The closest I ever got to liking anything "country" was the Marshall Tucker Band, and I didn't really consider their first album "country". It was just good ol' "rock 'n' roll" to me with their own unique and much loved sound and lyrics. The two Caldwell brothers who started the group both died…

                                    If you like strong female characters who can be feisty and a little flighty, Sara Davison gives you another one in Lost Down Deep, Book One of the Rose Tattoo Trilogy.  If you like male characters who…

  For whoever finds me finds life    and receives favor from the Lord. But whoever fails to find me harms himself;    all who hate me love death.   Proverbs 8:35-36 (NIV)

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                      After release, I asked a few of my manly writer friends to read this romantic novel since I wrote it from a man's point of view. I ran across this comment from an old post the other day and couldn't resist reposting it today:…

Time for some springtime beauty. In the midst of frustrations, anger, tests and trials, it's always good to reflect on the beauty that remains in this world.    Father, thank you for leaving us with some beauty. In spite of the sin that remains . . . In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

    This can definitely be said about some cities then and now . . .    Father, we're all desperate for you whether we know it or not. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.  

                                  Secrets She Knew by D. L. Wood is Book 1 in the Secrets and Lies Suspense Series.  For thirteen years now Detective Danielle (Dani) Lake has searched for anything that would lead to whom she believes is the…

  Remember this, fix it in mind,    take it to heart, you rebels. Remember the former things, those of long ago;    I am God, and there is no other,    I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning,    from ancient times, what is…

            As a reader, consider these questions: How do you want a new novel advertised (or marketed)? What sells you on a new book? What in your opinion is overkill? How do you want to be convinced to invest in a new story?    Authors, how would you answer the…