Love Finds You in Revenge, Ohio

I’m so excited to announce that Love Finds You in Revenge, Ohio will be released this month! To celebrate, I’m holding a contest on my blog to give away five free books at http://myblogintheheartofafrica.blogspot.com

Stop by and leave a comment on my Heart of Africa blog for a chance to win and check out my video trailer below!

Blessings!

Lisa

Lifeway Book Signing in Bellevue

Yesterday I took part in the National Fiction Day celebrated by the chain of Lifeway book stores. I traveled eight hours round trip to Bellevue, WA and signed books for about 2 1/2 hours. We had a good turn out, especially considering the manager feels that it’s a poor location for walk in traffic. He was quite excited about the number of books sold and signed, and said it was the best one they’ve hosted to date. The store will be relocating in September and he’s asked me to return, as it will be situated in a busy shopping area.

The bottom 2 rows are all Love Finds You titles!

The second picture shows the wonderful display of new releases. As you can see, over half of the titles are Summerside books!

The people at the store were lovely and gracious, and it was a pleasure meeting them and chatting with their customers. I do hope to return again in the future.

Miralee Ferrell

Love Finds You in Bridal Veil, Oregon

I’m tickled that Summerside Press is trusting me with a second title for their wonderful Love Finds You series. “Bridal Veil, Oregon” releases  Feb. 1st, next year, and will be another historical…set in 1902.

Bridal Veil is pretty much a ghost town now, with only a tiny P.O., a church and a handful of homes where a once vibrant sawmill town existed. My story will take place at the turn of the century when logging and milling were at their height.

Here’s a little ‘teaser’ to whet your appetite, and a couple of pictures of the falls and the present day P.O.

Amidst a backdrop of thievery and murder in historic Bridal Veil, Oregon, a teacher is torn between memories of a distant love and the man who could be her future.
Can’t wait to show you the book cover when I get an official copy! I’m loving how this book is shaping up!!   Blessings to you all, Miralee Ferrell

www.miraleeferrell.com

Taken fall of 2008...aren't the fall colors pretty?

Be Still … And Join Our Blog!

Andrea Boeshaar, Debby Mayne, Loree Lough and myself (Sandie Bricker) have collaborated on a new devotional called Be Still … and Let Your Nail Polish Dry from Summerside Press. In the spirit of the collaboration, we’ve also joined forces on a blog dedicated to women-on-the-go.

We would like to extend an invitation to you to come to the blog, and of course to become a regular follower, to post comments and to support us in this new endeavor.

http://bestilldevos.blogspot.com/

We’re very excited about this 2x-a-week-for-a-year devotional. BY women FOR women in the pursuit of keeping God’s Word alive in our hectic lives.

Be Still … and Let Your Nail Polish Dry
Andrea Boeshaar – Sandra D. Bricker – Loree Lough – Debby Mayne
Available in stores 11/09 – Available NOW for pre-orders at www.amazon.com

Meeting Summerside People at CBE in Dallas

I went to the Christian Book Expo in Dallas in March 2009. I spent one day in the exhibit hall visiting all the booths. A lot of fun meeting the people. I had my picture taken with many of my old friends in the publishing world. Then on Sunday, I signed books in the American Christian Fiction Writers booth.

The highlight of Friday was meeting the people of Summerside Press. I knew Rachel and Jason through email and mail. And I’ve known Susan Downs for a long time. Meeting Rolf and Carlton was interesting. I love this company and the products they produce.

Here I am with Jason Rovenstine.

This is Rolf Garborg with Ellie Claire and Summerside Press.

And with Carlton Garborg.

With other Love Finds You authors Anita Higman and Gwen Faulkenberry.

With Susan Downs and Rachel Meisel.

With Tyson and Jeane Wynn of Wynn & Wynn, Publicists for Summerside Press.

God blessed me when He allowed me to become part of the Summerside Press family. 

It takes a village

Ohio Farmland

 

My Book Launch Party

 After twenty-five years of writing, I had my first book launch party. It was an amazing evening. On March 7th, two wonderful sponsors, Brenda Jackson with Morgan Stanley, and Pat Durham, an image coach in Houston, sponsored a party to celebrate the release of my 24th book, Love Finds You in Humble Texas.

We had food and chocolate truffles and live music provided by my daughter who happens to be a talented guitarist.

 

There was a beautiful crowd of people, who all appeared to have a marvelous time.  Here are my dear friends, Randy and Andrea Ricks. In fact, it was Randy who took some of these photos!

And guests brought me gifts! Jim Reitz gave me this photograph he’d taken of me that he’d hand painted. What a surprise! Thank you, Jim.

I wish everyone could have shared the launch party with me. It was great to see old friends, and it was wonderful to make new ones. And I would especially like to thank Kathy Willis and her husband for attending, since they drove more than six hours to get to the party. Thanks so much! 

Even though it’s been five days since the party, I am still feeling kind of dreamy in my head. Thanks to everyone for making the launch party for Love Finds You in Humble Texas an evening I will never forget!

Blessings,

Anita Higman

www.anitahigman.com

Love Finds You in Humble Texas

I am happy to announce the release of my Summerside novel, Love Finds You in Humble Texas. I’ve had a book trailer created around the novel, so I’ll let the narrator tell you a bit more about the story. 

Click here. http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4269149/11475177     

I’d love to know what you think of the trailer, so please drop me a note at ahigman@msn.com.  I hope to hear from you!   

Blessings,

Anita Higman

Valentine Booksigning

On December 2, Willa’s Bible Book Store in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, hosted a booksigning for me, featuring my December book, Love Finds You in Valentine, Nebraska. I have lived in this part of WV all of my life and taught History and French at the Point Pleasant Junior High School for 23 years. I have a wide readership in the local area, and many of my faithful readers, as well as several new readers, attended the booksigning. As a thank you to my fans, I donated a monetary gift for each book sold during the event to a local charity for indigent citizens, Good Samaritan Fund. This amount was matched by store owner, Julia Messick, who is one of my former 9th grade students.

Carol Browning watches as I sign a copy of the book.

Alice Giles, Gallipolis, Ohio, buys books for herself and a sister.

Alma Stauffer, (also of Ohio) left, has recently discovered my books, and she brought her pastor, Catherine Loxley, with her to the booksigning.

Christmas on Main Street’s Miracle Book Signing

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of being back in Stanford, Kentucky. I signed my book Love Finds You in Miracle, Kentucky as part of the town’s Christmas on Main Street celebration. Miracle, as I explain in my story, is the rural area outside of Stanford, but it’s still considered part of the community.

On Main Street there was a Jiggle Jog in the morning to raise money for charity and that evening at 6pm there was a parade. The rest of the day dedicated to shopping!

The store that hosted my book signing was called Kentucky Soaps and Such.

It’s the most charming store that sells handmade soap and candles in a variety of tantalizing scents and fragrances and they’re all made from goat’s milk which is delivered to the shop by a local farm.

Above is a collection of the store’s handmade soap. Among a few of the bars I purchased are Geranium and Kentucky Mint Julip.

Kentucky Soaps and Such sells other products too, like Sally Arias’ Hot Pepper Jelly which is a favorite among the locals. Sally lives in the area and grows her own hot peppers. But the curious thing is the green jelly isn’t hot at all and tastes actually quite sweet with only a hint of spice. It’s delicious poured over a block of cream cheese and spread on crackers.

Kentucky Soaps and Such is also known for its amazing gift baskets. To find out more about this quaint country store, log onto: www.kentuckysoapsandsuch.com The owner, Gail Perrin, said she’ll ship anywhere!

But I digress…back to my book signing. I set up my table and books in a corner of the shop near the front door.

It wasn’t long before I had a stream of customers.

I really enjoyed meeting everyone. Like Nancy, who is the real owner of the house that appears in my book’s video trailer, and Sandy, who works in Mayor Miracle’s office and answered questions for me during the writing process.

The above picture is of me and my new friends: Sandy (on the left) and Mayor Bill Miracle.

Overall, the book signing was a success and I had a blast. It encouraged me to see how many people in the area are so excited about my novel – and the entire Love Finds You line of books!

That night as my husband Daniel and I walked along historic Main Street, waiting for the parade to start, we admired the light decorations in the store fronts and all around the stately, brick Lincoln County Courthouse. We watched the residents standing on the walks, sipping hot chocolate, talking and laughing together. We almost felt like it was our hometown.

It was a special day to be sure.

And for now, Daniel and I wish all the Summerside editors, authors, and readers a very Merry Christmas and Blessed New Year.