Craft fair, cross country, and colds
Craft fair, cross country, and colds
and other book news
It’s been another one of those weeks. I feel like I say that every week, but it’s true. We had a cross country meet on Wednesday that thankfully went well. My son Spenser is running and a few weeks ago he had a bad race due to being sick. Since then it’s been in his head, but he finally kicked it and had another good run. Unfortunately, he gave his cold to his dad who then gave it to me. I took a sick day today to try and get more sleep because I had to speak at a donor event tonight and then get set up for a craft fair tomorrow, but I still don’t feel great. So, it’s off to bed shortly for me.
I’m still working on Fighting for Love, but it’s looking like I’ll have to ask for an extension unless God gives me the words quickly. I’m praying he will.
I’ve almost finished narrating Beneath the Surface, so look for that soon, and I just had a reader reach out asking if there will be more books in the Men of Fire Beach series. Though I hadn’t planned it, she reminded me that Nick’s story is untold, so when the story hits me, I’ll definitely give him his story.
Thank you for sticking with me even though these newsletters have been sporadic and send some prayers for a quick recovery so I can get back to writing. I hope you have a blessed week.
Lorana
Featured book of the week:
From when she was a child, Sienna Pinedecker always assumed she would get married and have a family. But sometimes, people get in the way of the life you assumed you wanted, and you end up with something completely different.
These are the stories of five friends who discover lifelong friendships when they meet as kids at Pinedecker's Christmas Tree Farm. Join them as they navigate love and loss together while growing up in a small town on the New Jersey Shore. Five vignettes make up this novella, the beginning of the Church Ladies League series.
This FREE short novella is a five-story chapter book with a cliffhanger ending and is continued and completed in the novel, The Church Ladies League.
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They promised to get along for his sister’s wedding. Keeping their word could change everything.
Jessa Landry’s best friend is getting married, making her the last single member of her friend group, the Solo Sisters. Now more than ever, she feels destined to end up alone like she always feared she would. But no matter how much she wishes things would stay the same, she wants Ellie to have the perfect wedding.
So, she’ll play nice, pretend like donning a pink bridesmaid dress doesn’t make her want to crawl out of her skin, and curb her tongue around Ethan, Ellie’s annoyingly cheerful brother. They might be famous for their bickering, but they agreed to keep the peace for the weekend.
As wedding festivities unfold, Jessa finds herself constantly paired with Ethan. The more time they’re together, the more she sees what’s really behind his jovial facade, and her grumpy shell begins to crack.
But Jessa’s issues with abandonment and betrayal could make it impossible for her to open her heart. Even to the man who might be exactly what she needs.
First comes a lifelong crush, then comes . . . a marriage of convenience to her sister?
Marrying Lois Jones was the only future Bram Baxter ever planned for. Until she returns home from Europe with another man’s ring on her finger. Devastated, Bram struggles to envision a different future for himself. When Lois’ sister, Quinn, receives an unexpected medical diagnosis, Bram offers to help in any way he can.
Quinn Jones is the thread that has held her family together since her dad’s death. Until a trip to the doctor brings her life to a screeching halt. Grappling with a new diagnosis, Quinn’s determined to not let it slow her down. But with her funds dropping into a bottomless pit of medical bills, Quinn finds herself at a place she never could have imagined.
At the altar. With Bram.
When Bram and Quinn learn the hard way that love is a choice, will they choose each other?