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Today's newsletter is about Jann Franklin, a small-town mystery writer. Jann lives in Grand Cane, Louisiana, population 298. Many of her ideas come from weekly interactions with her fellow villagers. Like her protagonists, she never appreciated her small-town upbringing until her husband John forced her to live in one. Now…

World War II has inspired so many novels that I often wonder if its story will ever end, as the conflict itself did almost eighty years ago. Thankfully, some authors occasionally bring a fresh perspective to the subject. That’s the case with Terrie Todd’s novel, Even if We Cry. Todd…

  December 2024 Book Releases Happy Friday, Chevron Ross followers! Below you'll find information on newly released books by members of American Christian Fiction Writers. More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW website. Contemporary Romance: Always In My Heart by Iola Goulton -- Broke solo…

It was just by chance that I read this novel while studying the book of Acts. Rainy, the main character in I Cheerfully Refuse, endures a sea voyage much like that of the apostle Paul. His experience tells us much about the kind of faith it takes to risk one’s life…

Friday, November 22, is a milestone in American history. It was on this day in 1963 that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Today, sixty-one years later, is a good time to review the extraordinary book recording the events of that traumatic weekend. In the weeks following the assassination, Kennedy’s…

Today it’s my privilege to feature author B.D. Lawrence. He’s a member of Brave Authors, a Facebook collaboration of Christian fiction writers. Author Background B.D. Lawrence writes stories about justice, vengeance, and redemption. His latest release is a collection of short stories and novellas set in the fictional town of…

November 2024 Book Releases Happy Friday, Chevron Ross followers! Below you'll find information on newly released books by members of American Christian Fiction Writers. More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW website. Contemporary Romance: Matchmaking the Cowboy by Emily Conrad -- What’s a little covert…

What if you woke up one morning and found yourself back in first grade? For Eve Monroe, the narrator of Sophie Kinsella’s latest novel, life starts over again when a brain illness wipes out her memory. And that’s only the beginning of her problems. What Does It Feel Like? follows…

Sometimes you have to wonder if there is a shred of decency in the human heart. Framed, the non-fiction collaboration between novelist John Grisham and Jim McClosky of Centurion Ministries, is a shocking exposé of criminal cases in which innocent people went to prison because law enforcement officials deliberately twisted…

  October 2024 Book Releases Happy Friday, Chevron Ross followers! Below you'll find information on newly released books by members of American Christian Fiction Writers. More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW website.   General Contemporary: I’ll Be Home by Darlene L. Turner, by Sara…