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Featured Book: Beyond the Ashes

Posted by on Aug 6, 2015 in Faith, Fiction | 14 comments

Featured Book: Beyond the Ashes

Karen was inspired to write Beyond the Ashes back when she was researching the first book of the Golden Gate Chronicles, Out of the Ruins.

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Summer Reading

Posted by on Jul 31, 2015 in Faith, Fiction, For Girls! | 2 comments

Summer Reading

The best part of summer is taking time out of our busy schedules and reading some awesome books! Over the next couple of months, I’m going to interview the authors or share a review because I think you’ll enjoy my summer reading list too.

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5 Benefits of Sharing a Meal with your Family

Posted by on Feb 19, 2015 in Faith, Family | 2 comments

5 Benefits of Sharing a Meal with your Family

What is your favorite time of the day? For me, it’s dinnertime. I enjoy gathering my family around the table and enjoying a good meal. We chat, eat, laugh, and many times have important discussions about life.
There are many benefits of sharing a meal with your family, but these five stick out in my mind . . .

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Featured Book: Brentwood’s Ward

Posted by on Jan 22, 2015 in Faith, Fiction | 7 comments

Featured Book: Brentwood’s Ward

What’s your favorite scene in Brentwood’s Ward? Call me a romantic, but I love the part where Emily descends the stairs, dressed and ready to attend a ball, and faces Nicholas, who for the first time is clean-cut and impeccably attired. The electrical charge in the air is positively zingy.

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Thrilled to Announce

Posted by on Jan 15, 2015 in Faith, Fiction, For Girls! | 10 comments

Thrilled to Announce

As an author I enjoy writing in multiple genres, including novels for women and books for middle grade girls. Seeing that my last published book was a novel, I think it’s time for some middle grade fiction, don’t you? I’m thrilled to announce I signed a contract for Love, Lexi: Life in the Middle with Tyndale House Publishers to release in 2016.

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Aunt Clara’s Mini Peach Cobbler

Posted by on Jan 8, 2015 in Faith |

Aunt Clara’s Mini Peach Cobbler

This dessert recipe inspired by Aunt Clara from Watercolor Dreams is easy and delicious, and the perfect size to keep portions under control—unless you eat more than one.

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