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		<title>Trouble Down the Road by Bettye Griffin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bettye Griffin is one of my favorite authors. I&#8217;m honored to host her today as she talks about her new book, Trouble Down the Road.  Read and enjoy!
Question: Can you give a brief overview of what Trouble Down The Road is about?
Bettye Griffin: Let’s see…secrets being found out, lies being exposed, marriages in trouble, misguided [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/TDTR.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1071" title="TDTR" src="http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/TDTR-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a>Bettye Griffin</strong> is one of my favorite authors. I&#8217;m honored to host her today as she talks about her new book, <strong>Trouble Down the Road</strong>.  Read and enjoy!</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> Can you give a brief overview of what <strong>Trouble Down The Road</strong> is about?</p>
<p><strong>Bettye Griffin:</strong> Let’s see…secrets being found out, lies being exposed, marriages in trouble, misguided loyalties…does that whet your appetite for a good book to devour? <strong>Publisher’s Weekly</strong> calls it a “tart and torrid tempest” and says that “Those who crave their drama fast and furious will surely enjoy.” And the editor of the <strong>Black Expressions Book Club</strong> (<strong>Trouble Down The Road</strong> will be offered as a <strong>Main Selection</strong> in their catalog) told me her staff loved the scenarios the book addresses.</p>
<p>Even with that very un-romantic plot overview, it’s important for me to note that <strong>Trouble Down The Road</strong> is not a romance, but women’s fiction. When you write both, as I do, you want to do all you can to make sure readers know which is which…and there will no doubt still be some who will write to me and say things like, “That was no way to end a romance.” Sigh….</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> Is this a sequel?</p>
<p><strong>Bettye Griffin:</strong> Yes, it focuses on characters first introduced in my 2005 novel <strong>The People Next Door</strong>. Also, the character of Micheline Mehu from <strong>Nothing But Trouble</strong> (2006) plays a prominent role (hence the title). If you haven’t read either previous book don’t worry; <strong>Trouble Down The Road</strong> contains sufficient backstory to fill readers in on what they need to know.</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> What prompted you to write a sequel after 5 years?</p>
<p><strong>Bettye Griffin:</strong> I’ve never been big on the idea of the never-ending story that has sequel after sequel after sequel, from either a reading or writing standpoint, but I couldn’t forget the reader mail I received asking me to write a follow-up. I actually found the gap in time to be beneficial. Not only did the characters feel fresh to me after the long break, but five years later was a nice point at which to develop a new storyline, particularly in relation to the younger generation, who are now adults in their early 20s. This years-later follow-up is the type of sequel that works for me, and the reader in me is pleased to see that other authors are doing this as well: Donna Hill’s sequel to her novel <strong>Rhythms</strong>, Sandra Kitt’s sequel to the classic romance <strong>Adam and Eva</strong>, and Terry McMillan’s sequel to <strong>Waiting to Exhale</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> Do you see yourself writing another sequel to this story 5 years from now?</p>
<p><strong>Bettye Griffin:</strong> That answer will largely depend on reader response, so it’s too soon to know.</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> You write both contemporary romance and women’s fiction. Which do you prefer?</p>
<p><strong>Bettye Griffin:</strong> Women’s fiction was always my first love. I started off in romance because it was what was open to writers at that time, but after just a few books I began to feel my collar tightening under the long list of ‘don’t’s.’ I had a story I loved that didn’t fit the mold (these days many romance novels are based on the premise of the one-night stand in order to get the hero and heroine in bed by page 40) and published it myself through my own <strong>Bunderful Books</strong>. I’m pleased to say that<strong> Save The Best For Last</strong> has met with positive response from readers, and <a href="http://Urban-Reviews.com" target="_blank"><strong>Urban-Reviews.com</strong></a> named it as an <strong>Honorable Mention</strong> on their <strong>Best Reviewed Books of 2009</strong> (my women’s fiction effort of last year, <strong>A New Kind of Bliss</strong>, made their <strong>Best Reviewed</strong> list).</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> What can readers expect from you in the future?<a href="http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Bettye-author-photos-color_0001.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1072" title="Bettye author photos color_0001" src="http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Bettye-author-photos-color_0001-215x300.jpg" alt="" width="215" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Bettye Griffin:</strong> I’ve been working on a synopsis that’s been kicking my butt for a complicated story that will be smoking, if only I can get it all worked out. I also see myself moving into more mainstream romance fiction, and I just completed a synopsis for a proposal to do just that (none of my previous mainstreams, <strong>Trouble Down The Road</strong> included, have contained significant romance threads). And I’m also working on another contemporary romance to be published by my own <strong>Bunderful Books</strong>. The rule I break here that would prevent this book from being published by a traditional romance publisher is having three very different romantic relationships unfold in a single novel.</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> What’s the best way to keep up with you?</p>
<p><strong>Bettye Griffin:</strong> My website, <a href="http://www.bettyegriffin.com" target="_blank"><strong>www.bettyegriffin.com</strong></a> (you can read an excerpt of <strong>Trouble Down The Road</strong> there and sign up for my newsletter as well), my Facebook page, and my YouTube channel, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/bundie702" target="_blank"><strong>http://www.youtube.com/user/bundie702</strong></a>, where my book trailers can be viewed.</p>
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		<title>Meet Ashea Goldson, author of The Lovechild</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ashea Goldson, originally born in Brooklyn, NewYork  is a wife of twenty three years, a mother of two daughters, a grandmother of one, a  graduate of Fordham University, a writer, a poet, a publisher, a reviewer, an internet radio host, an educator, and a co-founder of a Christian preparatory school. Active in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/DSC00713-254x300.jpg" alt="DSC00713" title="DSC00713" width="254" height="300" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-913" /><strong>Ashea Goldson</strong>, originally born in Brooklyn, NewYork  is a wife of twenty three years, a mother of two daughters, a grandmother of one, a  graduate of Fordham University, a writer, a poet, a publisher, a reviewer, an internet radio host, an educator, and a co-founder of a Christian preparatory school. Active in the ministry, she is a dedicated member of World Changers Church International for many years. She has a lifetime of experience with writing which ranges from being published in local newspapers, magazines, and online publications to full length books.</p>
<p>Her first Christian fiction novel is <strong>The Lovechild</strong>, published by Urban Christian Publishers  in 2008. Ashea’s short story entitled “The Kit Cat Trial” will be released in an anthology named Pets Across America  in September 2009. Her second Christian fiction novel, <strong>Joy Comes In The Morning</strong>, will be released in July 2010, also by Urban Christian Publishers.  She  has recently released a non-fiction title, <strong>Resurrecting Vision: 45 steps To Digging Up Your Destiny And Seeing It Through God’s Eyes</strong>, through her own publishing company.</p>
<p>Calling herself a kingdom writer, and passionate about this calling, she is currently working on her third novel, random poems, several short stories, a children’s book, and is organizing a literacy group for youth in her community. During her relaxation time she can be found hanging out with her family, snuggled up to a good book, or listening to gospel music.</p>
<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK</strong><br />
<img src="http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Lovechild.jpg" alt="Lovechild" title="Lovechild" width="157" height="232" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-910" />In The Lovechild, Makaeli Hunt, a successful fashion designer, has been driven far away from home by her family’s dysfunction. While living in Italy, trying to heal the wounds of yesterday, ambition becomes her comforter. When a family emergency forces her to return to her home, in seven life altering days, amidst  memories of a tumultuous past,will one revealed secret drive her away from her family and God forever? Or will she discover what it means to be God’s lovechild? Dealing with issues of racism, depression, self-esteem, drug addiction, mental illness, verbal and physical abuse,The Lovechild is a story of redemption and re-dedication, confirming our victory in Jesus Christ.</p>
<p><strong>READ EXCERPT</strong><br />
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Follow the blog tour at <a href="http://bit.ly/TheLovechild">http://bit.ly/TheLovechild</a></p>
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		<title>Meet Jacquelin Thomas, author of The Ideal Wife</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jacquelin Thomas is an award winning, bestselling author with twenty-nine titles in print. Her books have garnered several awards, including two EMMA awards, the Romance In Color Reviewers Award, Readers Choice Award and the Atlanta Choice Award in the Religious &#038; Spiritual category. Jacquelin was a 2005 honoree at the Houston Black Film Festival for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/JThomas42-218x300.jpg" alt="JThomas4" title="JThomas4" width="218" height="300" hspace="5" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-883" /><strong>Jacquelin Thomas</strong> is an award winning, bestselling author with twenty-nine titles in print. Her books have garnered several awards, including two EMMA awards, the Romance In Color Reviewers Award, Readers Choice Award and the Atlanta Choice Award in the Religious &#038; Spiritual category. Jacquelin was a 2005 honoree at the Houston Black Film Festival for the movie adaptation of her novel, Hidden Blessings. She was the first recipient to receive the Writers Achievement Award at the North Carolina Book Festival in Winston-Salem.</p>
<p>Although Jacquelin initially published in the romance genre, she decided to follow the call on her heart to write Christian fiction because she seeks to write books that will touch your heart and uplift your spirits with tales of characters who yearn to have an intimate relationship with God.  Committed to writing books that glorify God and her growing teen audience, Jacquelin published the first of her Young Adult Inspirational Fiction series titled Simply Divine in October 2006.  Her second book in the series, Divine Confidential was nominated for a 2008 NAACP Image Award.  She has since gone on to publish two more books in the series.  When asked why she is so passionate about writing teen novels, Thomas shares that teens are confronted with so much—sex, drugs, violence and abuse, physically and mentally. They need to not only listen to what the world says about these things but also to what the Bible says.</p>
<p>Jacquelin is a member of the National Writers Union, Romance Writers of America and the Society of Children&#8217;s Book Writers and Illustrators. She is happily married to her best friend and is the proud mother of three children. Jacquelin and her family live in North Carolina.</p>
<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK</strong><br />
<img src="http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/The-Ideal-Wife-192x300.jpg" alt="The Ideal Wife" title="The Ideal Wife" width="192" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-895" />Jana Collins loves her husband with all her heart. But what if love isn’t enough?</p>
<p>Marrying a handsome, wealthy lawyer and living in a Hollywood Hills mansion . . . it’s a dream come true for twenty-four-year-old Jana, from the moment Lawrence Collins swept her off her feet and into his luxurious world. True, she put her studies at a local Bible college on hold in order to wed after a six-month whirlwind romance. Beautiful and vivacious, with a stunning body, Jana knows men like Lawrence don’t come along every day, and she vows to be a perfect companion—the ideal wife—to this sexy, powerful man. But at what price?</p>
<p>From her wardrobe and hairstyle to her friends and her choice of church, Lawrence seems to want to change Jana into someone she’s not . . . and soon, the man Jana thought she knew will test her values and her faith with a shocking revelation that goes against everything she believes—how far will Jana be willing to go to keep the man she loves? With her “ideal” marriage falling apart, Jana—the real, modest, smart, and strong girl who knows what she stands for—must put her trust in God, and follow His guiding light out of the darkness of a broken relationship.</p>
<p>Drawing from a moving scripture tale with an insightful message for women today, Jacquelin Thomas delivers a provocative and enlightening new novel.</p>
<p><strong>BOOK REVIEW</strong><br />
With <em>The Ideal Wife</em>, Jacquelin Thomas demonstrates why she’s a leading voice in Christian fiction.  She explores the intersecting boundaries of marital sex, love and respect with the grace and sensitivity for which she’s known.  <em>The Ideal Wife</em> raises questions about sexual relations within marriage that I have not seen addressed in Christian fiction.  In the character Jana Collins we see a newly married woman struggle with doing what is comfortable for her and doing what pleases her husband.  In the character Lawrence Collins we see a husband with very rigid ideas of how a wife should act, dress and express her love for him.  <em>The Ideal Wife</em> will have you asking questions and examining your own beliefs.  It’s the perfect book to read with a book club or a women’s group.  I guarantee you’ll have a very lively conversation.  <em>The Ideal Wife</em> is a must read!</p>
<p><strong>READ EXCERPT</strong><br />
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<p>Follow the blog tour at <a href="http://bit.ly/TheIdealWife">http://bit.ly/TheIdealWife</a>.<br />
For more information about Jacquelin, visit her at <a href="http://www.jacquelinthomas.com/">http://www.jacquelinthomas.com/</a></p>
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		<title>Meet Vanessa Miller, author of Forsaken</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Vanessa Miller of Dayton, Ohio is an Essence best-selling author, playwright, and motivational speaker. Her stage productions include: Get You Some Business, Don’t Turn Your Back on God, and Can’t You Hear Them Crying and Abundant Rain. 
To date, Vanessa has written the Rain Series and the Storm Series. The books in the Rain Series [...]]]></description>
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<p>Vanessa Miller of Dayton, Ohio is an Essence best-selling author, playwright, and motivational speaker. Her stage productions include: <em>Get You Some Business</em>, <em>Don’t Turn Your Back on God</em>, and <em>Can’t You Hear Them Crying</em> and <em>Abundant Rain</em>. </p>
<p>To date, Vanessa has written the <strong>Rain Series</strong> and the <strong>Storm Series</strong>. The books in the Rain Series are: <em>Former Rain</em>, <em>Abundant Rain</em>, and <em>Latter Rain</em>. The books in the Storm Series are: <em>Rain Storm</em> and <em>Through the Storm</em>. These books have received rave reviews, winning Best Christian Fiction Awards and topping numerous Bestseller’s lists.</p>
<p><strong>FORSAKEN</strong> is Vanessa’s newest book. Forsaken is the story of a fallen pastor’s journey back to God. Vanessa believes that each of her books will touch readers across the country in a special way. It is, after all her God-given destiny to write novels that bring deliverance to God’s people.</p>
<p><img src="http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/FORSAKEN2-197x300.jpg" alt="FORSAKEN2" title="FORSAKEN2" width="197" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-871" /><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK</strong></p>
<p>Pastor Jerome Tyler “JT” Thomas is charismatic behind the pulpit, charming to all he comes in contact with, and lethal to those who linger too long. Since the age of twenty-two, when he prayed for God to keep him out of prison, JT knew he would preach the gospel. Bishop Turner makes it possible; but there are strings attached, and now JT isn’t sure he can stay tied down.</p>
<p>Cutting loose causes more problems than JT anticipated. When an old friend from his days on the streets resurfaces and his extracurricular activity comes knocking on his front door, JT’s life and the lives of those close to him spiral out of control. Now he will need divine intervention to make things right. But how much help can a man hope to receive when he feels he’s been forsaken by God?</p>
<p><strong>READ EXCERPT</strong></p>
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		<title>Take a Sneak Peek inside The Last Woman Standing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela</dc:creator>
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Bestselling author Tia McCollors entices the taste buds of her readers with a sweet blend of faith and fiction in her inspirational novels. After leaving a 10-year career in the corporate arena as a public relations professional, Tia has emerged as a steadfast author of faith-based books.
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<p><img src="http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Tia_TealDress_headshot.jpg" width="207" height="225" vspace="5" border="5" align="left" />Bestselling author <strong>Tia McCollors</strong> entices the taste buds of her readers with a sweet blend of faith and fiction in her inspirational novels. After leaving a 10-year career in the corporate arena as a public relations professional, Tia has emerged as a steadfast author of faith-based books.</p>
<p>In addition to being a novelist, Tia is an inspirational speaker and instructor for writing workshops. In 2006, Tia was voted as the Breakout Author of the Year by the Open Book Awards of the African American Literary Awards Show and was honored to be featured in the 2006 edition of Who’s Who In Black Atlanta.</p>
<p>As a founding author with the Anointed Authors On Tour, (AAOT) she has teamed with six other award-winning, best-selling authors of Christian fiction and non-fiction. Together, they have committed to write and publish integrity-based literature, touring as a testament to the power of using their gifts and talents for God’s glory.  In addition to AAOT, Tia is a member the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW).</p>
<p>She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina in 1996. A native of Greensboro, NC, she now lives in the Atlanta, Georgia area with her husband and children.</p>
<p>To find out more about Tia, visit her at<strong> <a href="http://www.tiamccollors.com/">www.TiaWrites.com</a></strong>. <img src="http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/TheLastWomanStanding-high.jpg" width="154" height="225" vspace="5" border="5" align="right" /></p>
<p><strong>About <em>The Last Woman Standing </em></strong></p>
<p>After being married to their careers instead of each other for ten years, “Ace” and Lynette Bowers ended their marriage.  Four years later however, it seems as though their love never ended – to both of their surprise and denial.  Sheila Rushmore is Ace’s current girlfriend and a woman who is used to getting what she wants – except Ace’s commitment to marriage.  When Sheila realizes Lynette may be the cause, she launches a plan to play the hand of God, instead of allowing God to bring the love they all desire in His way. </p>
<p><strong>Read the excerpt</strong><br /> <br />
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<p><strong>OR Listen to Tia Read an excerpt from <em>The Last Woman Standing</em></strong></p>
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<p>	      <strong>THE LAST WOMAN STANDING BLOG TOUR GIVEAWAY </strong></p>
<p>          Tia McCollors is the author of four Women&#8217;s Fiction books. Read the question below to see if you can answer it and provide the name of the book in which it was featured.</p>
<p><strong>In <em>A Heart of Devotion</em>, one of the main characters, Sherri Dawson, started her own line of clothing for petite women. What was the name of it? </strong></p>
<p>Leave your answer in the comment section. All post with correct answers posted to the blog comment sections will be entered in a random drawing for prizes. The more you post (with correct answers) the better your chances.  Winners will be contacted via email and also posted on Tia’s Blog, “From Tia’s Pen”.
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<p><strong>Contest prizes include:</strong></p>
<p>$5 gift card to Smoothie King or Panera Bread (Winner’s Choice)<br />
            $5 gift card to Chick-Fil-A<br />
            $10 gift card for Border’s<br />
            Autographed copy of The Last Woman Standing<br />
            Autographed copy of The Last Woman Standing
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<p><strong>Follow the rest of <em>The Last Woman Standing</em> Blog Tour at: </strong><br />
            <a href="http://www.tywebbin.com/blog-tours/2009/07/the-last-woman-standing-blog-tour-august-3-7-2009/"><strong>http://bitly.com/TheLastWomanStanding</strong></a></p>
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		<title>Mom&#8217;s the Word Blog Tour with Marilynn Griffith</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 06:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela</dc:creator>
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Marilynn Griffith stops by today to provide a peek into her world of motherhood  and family. She&#8217;s the author of eight novels, mother to seven children, wife to a deacon and proof of God’s  enduring mercy.  You can catch Marilynn sharing her family adventures all  week on the Mom&#8217;s the Word Blog [...]]]></description>
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Marilynn Griffith stops by today to provide a peek into her world of motherhood  and family. She&#8217;s the author of eight novels, <strong>mother to seven children</strong>, wife to a deacon and proof of God’s  enduring mercy.  You can catch Marilynn sharing her family adventures all  week on the <strong>Mom&#8217;s the Word Blog Tour</strong>.</p>
<p>&#8220;&#8230;You are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why<br />
do you want to swallow up the LORD&#8217;s inheritance?&#8221;</p>
<p><em>&#8220;Far be it from me!&#8221; Joab  replied, &#8220;Far be it from me to swallow up or<br />
destroy! &#8230;A man named Sheba son of Bicri, from the hill country of<br />
Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Hand<br />
over this one man, and I&#8217;ll withdraw from the city.&#8221;</em></p>
<p><em>The woman said to Joab, &#8220;His head will be thrown to you from the  wall.&#8221;</em></p>
<p><em>Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice, and they cut off  the head of Sheba son of Bicri and threw it to Joab. So he sounded the trumpet,  and his men dispersed from the city, each returning to his home. And Joab went  back to the king in Jerusalem.&#8221;<br />
(2 Samuel 20:1-22, NIV)</em></p>
<p>With Mother&#8217;s Day this past Sunday, mothers are on all our minds. My latest  novel, <strong><em>Mom&#8217;s the Word </em></strong>deals with motherhood and marriage and next  Sunday I&#8217;m headed back to Ohio to speak at Second Missionary Baptist Church in  Springfield, Ohio, where my own mother grew up. One thing I&#8217;ve thought a lot  about is the concept of being a &#8220;spiritual mother&#8221; to someone. I&#8217;ve  never been real big on the concept, simply because God has no grandchildren,  only children. Also, I&#8217;ve seen people use the &#8220;mother&#8221; or  &#8220;child&#8221; tag as excuses to either manipulate or never take  responsibility.</p>
<p>What I do have in my life, however, are women who I refer to as &#8220;Mothers  in Israel&#8221;,  woman who&#8217;ve thrown something over wall to save  something or someone. Women like the one in the passage above. When Joab came  riding to the wall with Amasa&#8217;s blood still wet on his<br />
dagger, the men gathered around the gate didn&#8217;t respond. Joab was ready to kill  anyone and everyone if necessary. But a woman, somebody&#8217;s mama, had the sense  to speak up and say, &#8220;Are you Joab? C&#8217;mere boy, listen to what I have to  say!&#8221; Though others were afraid, she only had one question: What do I need  to throw over this wall to get some peace up in here?</p>
<p>To me, that is a spiritual mother, a Mother in Israel. Behind all the pretty  suits, big hats and long titles it comes down to this:What have you thrown over  the wall? Who did you help? From the time I was young, God brought these kinds  of women into my life: Miss Juanita, my mother&#8217;s friend who raised all her  grandchildren and always had room for one more; Mrs. Schall, the blond  babysitter with a smile and a freezer full of deer meat; Mrs. Colaric, who had  more kids than I have now, but always had a place for me; Debbie, who had no  children but claimed me when I wandered the complex ; the Indian woman upstairs  who fed me curry for my colds and looked out for me; My aunts: Gertrude,  Charlene, Barbara Jean, Betty Lou and Donna Jean, who clothed me, fed me, read  to me, sewed for me and prayed for me; Miss Janie Wilcoxson from Canaan  Missionary Baptist Church, who taught me how to dance and how to pray; Shirley  Porter and Joyce Stone, who taught me to love words (and good shoes); Dr.  Margaret Peters, who told me I could write; Mary Harris, who taught me there&#8217;s  always more to do, more to be; Michelle Rogers, who showed me how to be  friends; Nancy Estes, who is my friend even when I forgot how to be one; Joy  Subramanyam, who taught me how to be a mother long after I&#8217;d become one; Dr.  Gail Hayes, who reminded me who I was; Claudia Mair Burney, who reminded me why  I was; Sharon Ewell Foster, for writing words that compelled me to write and  Donna Lee McElrath, for giving birth to me, both in the flesh and the Spirit.</p>
<p>And that&#8217;s the short list.  Mother&#8217;s Day has past, but still, take stock  and think about the women who not only caused you to be in the natural but  caused you to BE in the Spirit everything you are now and will become. As in  any harvest, some plant, some water and some reap. Who died to release the seed  that became you? Are you ready to become a Mother in Israel?</p>
<p><a id="zf11" name="zf11"></a><strong>About the Book</strong></p>
<p>When her tall, dark, delicious husband joins their three kids in calling her “Mom,”  Karol Simons has an identity crisis. Sure she loves the pint-size trio, but  what’s happened to her dreams of writing a novel? Determined to have it all, she turns to her neighbor  for help.</p>
<p>Dyanne Thornton is thrilled to stand in as Mom for three weeks so Karol can  write. Bursting with baby fever, the career-woman trades her glamorous clothes  a<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moms-Word-Steeple-Hill-Cafe/dp/0373786417/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1240976420&amp;sr=8-1"><img src="http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/0clip-image004.png" border="5" alt="" vspace="5" width="117" height="184" align="right" /></a>nd four-inch heels for the playground and potty training. She hopes to  convince her reluctant husband they should start a family of their own, right away.<em></em></p>
<p><em>Everyone’s in for some big surprises… </em></p>
<p>Order your copy of <em>Mom&#8217;s the Word</em> from <a id="le3n" name="le3n"></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moms-Word-Steeple-Hill-Cafe/dp/0373786417/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1240976420&amp;sr=8-1">Amazon.com</a><strong> </strong>.</p>
<p>Follow the blog tour at <a href="http://bit.ly/MomsTheWord">http://bit.ly/MomsTheWord</a>.</p>
<p>Visit Marilynn online at <a id="t0qn" name="t0qn"></a><a href="http://marilynngriffith.com/">http://marilynngriffith.com/</a>.</p>
<p>Join Marilynn&#8217;s social network at <a id="wvou" name="wvou"></a><a href="http://www.sistahfaith.ning.com/">http://www.sistahfaith.ning.com</a>.</p>
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		<title>Stacy Hawkins Adams: The Someday List Blog Tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela</dc:creator>
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WHAT IS ON YOUR SOMEDAY LIST?
 
Regardless of whether we sit down with pen and paper to craft a formal &#8220;someday list,&#8221; many of us secretly dream, or verbally declare what we want to someday accomplish.
 
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<div><strong><a href="http://www.stacyhawkinsadams.com"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-463" title="stacyhawkinsadams-highres" src="http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/stacyhawkinsadams-highres-198x300.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="300" /></a>WHAT IS ON YOUR SOMEDAY LIST?</strong></div>
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<div>Regardless of whether we sit down with pen and paper to craft a formal &#8220;someday list,&#8221; many of us secretly dream, or verbally declare what we want to someday accomplish.</div>
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<div>Sometimes we don&#8217;t tell others because we fear they&#8217;ll laugh or think we&#8217;re foolish. When I buckled down and got serious about finishing my first book, only one person knew I was writing, until I typed &#8220;The End.&#8221; I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it, and I didn&#8217;t want the pressure of having people ask how it was going or questioning whether it was any good. Once I finished that first draft, I asked a few fellow writers to critique it, but there was something special about pursuing this goal in solitude. I felt in sync with God and free to follow where He creatively led me.</div>
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<div>At other times, I&#8217;ve boldly declared my heart&#8217;s desire, and I&#8217;ve been humbled and delighted when God has worked through others to bring it to pass. Had I not shared my vision on those occasions, who knows whether those connections would have happened?</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Someday-List-Jubilant-Soul/dp/0800732669/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1229925251&amp;sr=8-1"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-464" title="thesomedaylist-highres" src="http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/thesomedaylist-highres-193x300.jpg" alt="" width="193" height="300" /></a>In <em>The Someday List</em>, Jillian describes how she made some bold declarations early in life that surely left some around her scoffing. As she shares her list in Chapter Four, even she seems amazed at all she has achieved.</div>
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<div>Rachelle, on the other hand, realizes that whatever she may have dreamed of as a 20-something student got derailed by fear, trying to please others, and striving to fit a mold of what her life should look like. Those choices have crippled her. As hard as she tries to pinpoint some personal goals, she can&#8217;t. She doesn&#8217;t know what she wants out of life anymore.</div>
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<div>Unfortunately, Rachelle&#8217;s dilemma isn&#8217;t farfetched. Many of us get consumed by the cares that come with working and paying bills, raising children, serving the community or in church, and nurturing relationships. Amid this busyness, we sometimes forget to nurture two of the most important relationships: the one between us and God, and the one between us and ourselves.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Yet, a vibrant connection to God and routine self-care are critical, if you are to become the woman or the man God has called you to be.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>We can&#8217;t fully walk in our purpose unless we take time to hear Him and understand the call He has on our lives. Once we embrace our purpose, we can&#8217;t fulfill it if we&#8217;re emotionally drained, lack positive support, or have no time to rest and just &#8220;be.&#8221;</div>
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<div>In the few quiet moments we do have, it&#8217;s important to take stock of where we are and where we want to go. It&#8217;s important to invite God to search our hearts and to show us anything that may be hindering our blessings. </div>
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<div>When we find the courage to purge those ills, to make ourselves a priority, and to take everything to God, we can trust that He&#8217;ll help us fill our &#8220;someday lists&#8221; with big things and small things that will make our hearts sing.</div>
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<div>My character Jillian understands that. Rachelle is on the journey to knowing.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Where do you find yourself? What&#8217;s on your list already? What small steps can you take now to avoid &#8220;someday regrets&#8221; and make your &#8220;someday&#8221; your today?</div>
<div>  <br />
Let&#8217;s chat about it.</div>
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<strong><br />
ABOUT THE BOOK</strong></div>
<p><strong>The Someday List<br />
</strong><em>Jubilant Soul Series Book One</em><br />
by Stacy Hawkins Adams</p>
<p>Rachelle Covington has it all. A fabulous home, a handsome and prestigious husband, two beautiful children, and a place in the upper crust that&#8217;s quite comfortable. But her life is not all it&#8217;s cracked up to be. When her husband goes away on business trip and the kids are sent off to the grandparents for a month, Rachelle takes up the challenge of a dying friend to start a list of things to do before she dies. She heads back to Jubilant, Texas, to reconnect with her past, her purpose, and herself. But when her ex shows up in town looking very fine and very single, Rachelle must confront feelings she thought she&#8217;d long buried. Will she give up everything to recover the past? Or will she find a reason to plan for the future? The Someday List is an honest look at what makes us who we are and what can throw us off track. Author Stacy Hawkins Adams writes with a voice that is fresh, sincere, and completely real. Her characters jump off the page and into her readers&#8217; hearts.</p>
<p>For more information about Stacy, visit her at <a title="stacyhawkinsadams.com" href="http://stacyhawkinsadams.com/" target="_blank">stacyhawkinsadams.com</a>.<strong><br />
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<div><strong><strong><em>THE SOMEDAY LIST</em> BLOG GIVEAWAY</strong></strong></div>
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<div><strong><strong>Tell Us One Item on Your Someday List.</strong><span> Leave your answer in the comment section. Participants will be entered into a drawing for the <em>The Someday List Blog Giveaway</em>. View the prize package below:</span><strong><br />
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<ul>
<li>$50 American Express Gift Card</li>
<li>Autographed Copies of all of Stacy&#8217;s books: <em>Speak to My Heart</em>, <em>Nothing But the Right Thing</em>, and <em>Watercolored Pearls, </em>and the anthologies <em>The Midnight Clear </em>and<em> This Far By Faith.</em></li>
<li>20% Discount Coupon from <a title="Tywebbin Creations" href="http://www.tywebbin.com/" target="_blank">Tywebbin Creations</a>. <em>(May apply to one service)</em></li>
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<p>Join Us for an Hour Long Chat with Stacy on <strong>January 30, 2009</strong>. We will announce the<strong>GRAND PRIZE WINNER</strong> of the <strong><em>THE SOMEDAY LIST</em> BLOG TOUR GIVEAWAY</strong> during the call.</p>
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<div><strong>THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!</strong></div>
<p><strong>Continue to visit other stops on <em>The Someday List </em>Blog Tour at:<strong><br />
</strong><a title="http://www.stacyhawkinsadams.com/blog" href="http://www.stacyhawkinsadams.com/blog" target="_blank">http://www.stacyhawkinsadams.com/blog</a></p>
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<p>Fin<a href="http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/stacyhawkinsadams-highres.jpg"></a>al general discussion</p>
<p>During this blog tour, I&#8217;ve spent two weeks sharing details about myself, my writing journey and a few things that have filled my personal someday list. But today, I thought I&#8217;d talk generally about the point of even having a list like this, and what it meant to the fictional characters in my novel.</p>
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		<title>CFBA Tour: Hometown Favorite</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela</dc:creator>
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This week, the
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is introducing
 Hometown Favorite
Revell (September 1, 2008)
by
Bill Barton and Henry O. Arnold 
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Bill Barton is a business partner with Compass Technologies. An active member and volunteer at his church, Hendersonville Chapel, Barton is a regular speaker at services and other events. He lives in Hendersonville, Tennessee, with his [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span><br />
<a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span><br />
<span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/080071914X">Hometown Favorite</a></span><br />
Revell (September 1, 2008)<br />
by<br />
<span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.barton-arnold.com/">Bill Barton and Henry O. Arnold</a> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHORS:</span></p>
<p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SOwcYFtRQMI/AAAAAAAAByU/FvpFMj2D4xQ/s1600-h/barton-bill.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254606065409016002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SOwcYFtRQMI/AAAAAAAAByU/FvpFMj2D4xQ/s200/barton-bill.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>Bill Barton is a business partner with Compass Technologies. An active member and volunteer at his church, Hendersonville Chapel, Barton is a regular speaker at services and other events. He lives in Hendersonville, Tennessee, with his family.</p>
<p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SOwb2calMII/AAAAAAAAByE/WgukJWhWKro/s1600-h/arnold-henry.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254605487389094018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SOwb2calMII/AAAAAAAAByE/WgukJWhWKro/s200/arnold-henry.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
Henry O. Arnold has been a professional actor, writer, and director in theatre, film, and television. He co-wrote and produced the film <em>The Second Chance</em> starring Michael W. Smith and wrote the screenplay for the first authorized film documentary on evangelist Billy Graham, God&#8217;s Ambassador. Arnold lives in Portland, Tennessee.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SOwYJpFPFLI/AAAAAAAABx8/6yauYOqzriw/s1600-h/hometownfavorite.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254601419160229042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SOwYJpFPFLI/AAAAAAAABx8/6yauYOqzriw/s200/hometownfavorite.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Talented, handsome, and personable, Dewayne Jobe rose from humble beginnings in rural Mississippi to play college football in Southern California and beyond. One of the best wide receivers in college ball, Dewayne is assured a promising career in professional football as one of those rare athletes whose exceptional abilities place him in a league of his own.</p>
<p>He easily finds success both on and off the field. Dewayne&#8217;s got a beautiful, intelligent wife running his lucrative endorsement business and carrying his child and the pristine white picket fence to boot. The only thing lacking is a road sign confirming his address on Easy Street.</p>
<p>But catastrophe looms right around the corner and ultimately strikes with a crushing vengeance. Will Dewayne&#8217;s faith and character stand the test of such tragedy? Or will he lose everything&#8211;including the love of his life?</p>
<p>This modern retelling of the story of Job will capture readers with the age-old question of why bad things happen to good people&#8211;and how good people can survive.</p>
<p><span style="color:#993300;">Combining realistic sports action and a deadly serious challenge to faith, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/080071914X"><span style="color:#993300;">Hometown Favorite</span></a><span style="color:#993300;"> is a story that won&#8217;t let you up off the turf until the game clock hits zero.</span></p>
<p>If you&#8217;d like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/080071914X">Hometown Favorite</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2008/10/hometown-favorite-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.</p>
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		<title>CFBA Tour: Faking Grace by Tamara Leigh</title>
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		<dc:creator>Angela</dc:creator>
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This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
 Faking Grace
Multnomah Books (August 19, 2008)
by
Tamara Leigh
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
After Tamara Leigh earned a Master’s Degree in Speech and Language Pathology, she and her husband decided to start a family, with plans for Tamara to continue in her career once she became a mother.
When the blessing of children proved [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span><br />
<a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%; color: #993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1590529294">Faking Grace</a></span><br />
Multnomah Books (August 19, 2008)<br />
by<br />
<span style="font-size: 130%; color: #006600;"><a href="http://www.tamaraleigh.com/">Tamara Leigh</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 100%; color: #ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span></p>
<p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SNcD4_GuA3I/AAAAAAAABws/eKrVt1NZJJM/s1600-h/tammy08sml.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248668168270775154" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SNcD4_GuA3I/AAAAAAAABws/eKrVt1NZJJM/s200/tammy08sml.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>After Tamara Leigh earned a Master’s Degree in Speech and Language Pathology, she and her husband decided to start a family, with plans for Tamara to continue in her career once she became a mother.</p>
<p>When the blessing of children proved elusive, Tamara became convicted to find a way to work out of her home in order to raise the children she and her husband longed to have.  She turned to writing, at which she had only ever dreamed of being successful, and began attending church.  Shortly thereafter, her agent called with news of Bantam Books’ offer of a four-book contract.  That same day, Tamara’s pregnancy was confirmed.  Within the next year, she gave up her speech pathology career, committed her life to Christ, her first child was born, and her first historical romance novel was released.</p>
<p>As Tamara continued to write for the secular market, publishing three more novels with HarperCollins and Dorchester, she infused her growing Christian beliefs into her writing.  But it was not enough, and though her novels earned awards and were national bestsellers, she knew her stories were lacking.  After struggling with the certainty that her writing was not honoring God as it should, she made the decision to write books that not only reveal Christianity to non-believers, but serve as an inspiration for those who have accepted Christ as their Savior.  Her inspirational romances are peopled with characters in varying stages of Christian faith, from mature believers to new believers to non-believers on the threshold of awakening.</p>
<p>Tamara Leigh enjoys time with her family, volunteer work, faux painting, and reading.  She lives near Nashville, Tennessee with her husband, David, and two sons, Skyler and Maxen.</p>
<p>Two of her latest books are <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1590529286">Splitting Harriet</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1590529278">Perfecting Kate</a>.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 100%; color: #ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SNcCfxCnf-I/AAAAAAAABwk/aDIxDv8Nc1U/s1600-h/fakinggrace.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248666635487117282" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SNcCfxCnf-I/AAAAAAAABwk/aDIxDv8Nc1U/s200/fakinggrace.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><strong><em>All she wants is a job. All she needs is religion. How hard can it be? </em></strong></p>
<p>Maizy Grace Stewart dreams of a career as an investigative journalist, but her last job ended in disaster when her compassion cost her employer a juicy headline. A part-time gig at a Nashville newspaper might be her big break.</p>
<p>A second job at Steeple Side Christian Resources could help pay the bills, but Steeple Side only hires committed Christians. Maizy is sure she can fake it with her Five-Step Program to Authentic Christian Faith–a plan of action that includes changing her first name to Grace, buying Jesus-themed accessories, and learning “Christian Speak.” If only Jack Prentiss, Steeple Side’s managing editor and two-day-stubbled, blue-jean-wearing British hottie wasn’t determined to prove her a fraud.</p>
<p>When Maizy’s boss at the newspaper decides that she should investigate–and expose–any skeletons in Steeple Side’s closet, she must decide whether to deliver the dirt and secure her career or lean on her newfound faith, change the direction of her life, and pray that her Steeple Side colleagues–and Jack–will show her grace.</p>
<p>If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1590529294">Faking Grace</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2008/09/faking-grace-chapter-1.html">HERE</a></p>
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		<title>Thanks to my CFBA Blog Tour Hosts!</title>
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		<dc:creator>Angela</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week (September 3-5) I participated in my first Christian Fiction Blog Alliance (CFBA) Blog Tour.  My publisher, HarperCollins, provided copies of Up Pops the Devil to somewhere around 50 &#8211; 60 CFBA reviewers who, in return, were to participate in the blog tour.  CFBA reviewers may post the generic review provided by CFBA or they [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="float: left; margin: 5px;" src="http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/cfbareviewer_gif.gif" alt="" width="150" height="74" />Last week (September 3-5) I participated in my first <a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com"><strong>Christian Fiction Blog Alliance (CFBA)</strong></a> Blog Tour.  My publisher, <strong>HarperCollins</strong>, provided copies of <strong>Up Pops the Devil</strong> to somewhere around 50 &#8211; 60 CFBA reviewers who, in return, were to participate in the blog tour.  CFBA reviewers may post the generic review provided by CFBA or they can write their own personal review.  As of today, 62 CFBA reviewers have participated in the tour, with 14 of those reviewers providing personal reviews of <strong>Up Pops the Devil</strong>.</p>
<p>I would like to thank the reviewers who requested <strong>Up Pops the Devil</strong> for review.  A special thanks goes to the 62 who participated in the tour and my deep appreciation to the 14 who took the time to read <strong>Up Pops the Devil</strong> and provide a personal review. I apologize to those reviewers who haven&#8217;t yet received their copy of <strong>Up Pops the Devil</strong> or who received it too late to post a review during the tour.</p>
<p>In addition to getting <strong>Up Pops the Devil</strong> into the hands of readers who had never read me before, this tour also allowed me to get to know some new blogs and bloggers.  It&#8217;s been a great experience.  I&#8217;ve provided the list here so that you can check some of them out for yourself.  I&#8217;ll be updating the list over the coming weeks as new reviews of <strong>Up Pops the Devil</strong> are posted.</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>50 Reviewers from CFBA List</strong></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;">Alexis at <a href="http://ajpr2.blogspot.com/2008/09/cfba-up-pops-devil.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Ramblings From Life</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Amy at </strong><a href="http://www.myfriendamysblog.com/2008/09/preview-up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;"><strong>My Life</strong></span></a><strong> (with review)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Andie at <a href="http://frommipov.blogspot.com/2008_09_03_archive.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">frommipov</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Angela at <a href="http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2008/09/book-tour-up-pops-devil.html" class="broken_link" ><span style="color: #00468c;">One Baby, Seven Dogs, and a Mommy</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>April at </strong><a href="http://projectinga.blogspot.com/search/label/Up%20Pops%20THe%20Devil"><span style="color: #00468c;"><strong>Projecting A</strong></span></a><strong> (with review)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">April at <a href="http://constantkansas.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Living In A State Of Constant Kansas</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Bonnie at <a href="http://bonniescalhoun.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Bonnie Writes</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Caleb at <a href="http://reviewsplus.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Reviews Plus+</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Camy at <a href="http://camys-loft.blogspot.com/2008/09/excerpt-up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Camy Tang</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Carol at </strong><a href="http://carolkeen.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;"><strong>Blogging With Carol</strong></span></a><strong> (with review)</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Carolyn at <a href="http://www.quiettimewithcarolyn.com/Serenity/2008/09/04/blog-tour-up-pops-the-devil/"><span style="color: #00468c;">Serenity</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>CeeCee at </strong><a href="http://booksplurge.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;"><strong>Book Splurge</strong></span></a><strong> (with review)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Cheryl at </strong><a href="http://cherylklarich.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson-blog.html"><span style="color: #00468c;"><strong>Writing Remnants</strong></span></a><strong> (with review)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Dave at <a href="http://www.daverhoades.net/reviews/?p=181"><span style="color: #00468c;">Dave Rhoades</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Dave at <a href="http://novelspotlight.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Novel Spotlight</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Deanna at </strong><a href="http://ldgermany.blogspot.com/2008/09/this-week-christian-fiction-blog.html"><span style="color: #00468c;"><strong>Deannna&#8217;s Corner</strong></span></a><strong> (with review)</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Debra at <a href="http://debrand387.blogspot.com/2008/09/book-review_03.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Soul Reflections</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Deena at </strong><a href="http://deenasbooks.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;"><strong>A Peek At My Bookshelf</strong></span></a><strong> (with review)</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Delia at <a href="http://gatorskunkzandmudcats.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Gatorskunkz And Mudcats</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Erin at <a href="http://noahandtaytay.blogspot.com/2008/09/book-review_07.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Life Around Here</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Janis at <a href="http://thenearsightedbookworm.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">The Nearsighted Bookworm</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Janna at </strong><a href="http://cornhuskeracademy.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-book-review.html"><span style="color: #00468c;"><strong>Cornhusker Academy</strong></span></a><strong> (with review)</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Jeni at <a href="http://jeniallen.blogspot.com/2008/09/book-review-up-pops-devil-by-angela.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Allen Family Circus</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Jennifer at <a href="http://somanybooksblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-blog-tour.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">So Many Books…So Little Time</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Karen at <a href="http://momofajl.blogspot.com/2008/09/cfba-presents-up-pops-devil-by-angela.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Mommy of Three</span></a> (up, review coming later)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Karla at <a href="http://www.roadstoeverywhere.com/blog.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Ramblin&#8217; Roads To Everywhere</span></a> (not up yet)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Kelly at <a href="http://disciplesteps.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-blof-tour.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">A Disciple&#8217;s Steps</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Kelly at </strong><a href="http://kellyklepfer.blogspot.com/2008/09/serials-and-scenarios-up-pops-devil.html"><span style="color: #00468c;"><strong>Scrambled Dregs</strong></span></a><strong> (with review and </strong><a href="http://kellyklepfer.blogspot.com/2008/09/serials-and-scenarios-angela-benson.html"><strong>interview</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Kim at </strong><a href="http://berlysue.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;"><strong>Window To My World</strong></span></a><strong> (with review)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong>Kristi at <a href="http://stampedwithgrace.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #00468c;">Stamped With Grace</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Kristinia at <a href="http://kristiniac.blogspot.com/2008/09/christian-fiction-blog-alliance-up-pops.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Loving Heart Mommy</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Kristy at <a href="http://ineedtoread.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">I Need To Read</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">LaShaunda at <a href="http://lashaunda.blogspot.com/2008/09/cfba-up-pops-devil-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">See Ya On The Net</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Leah at <a href="http://ponderingsfrommyheart.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #35556a;">Ponderings From My Heart</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Margaret at <a href="http://cherryblossommj.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Creative Madness</span></a> (up, review may be coming)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Marilynn at <a href="http://marilynngriffith.typepad.com/rhythmsofgrace/"><span style="color: #00468c;">Rhythms of Grace</span></a> (not up yet)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Michelle at <a href="http://edgyinspirationalauthor.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #00468c;">Edgy Inspirational Author</span></a> (up, review coming later)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Michelle at <a href="http://zanesmilkmachine.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #00468c;">Just A Minute</span></a> (up, in the sidebar)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Michelle at <a href="http://michellesgreatblogs.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Michelle&#8217;s Great Blogs</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Nora at <a href="http://psalm516.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Finding Hope Through Christian Fiction</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Pam at <a href="http://hip2bhomeschooling.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Pam&#8217;s Private Reflections</span></a> (up, review coming later)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Pam at </strong><a href="http://www.daysongreflections.com//?p=365"><span style="color: #35556a;"><strong>Daysong Reflections</strong></span></a><strong> (with review)</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Rachelle at <a href="http://zyphe.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Stifled Squeal</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Rel at <a href="http://relzreviewz.blogspot.com/2008/09/cfba-blog-tour-of-up-pops-devil-by.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Relz Reviewz</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Rulan at <a href="http://fictionshowcase.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Fiction Showcase</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Sean at <a href="http://seanslaglebookmarkcafe.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html"><span style="color: #35556a;">Bookmark Cafe</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Tabitha at <a href="http://123pizza.org/blog/2008/09/03/up-pops-the-devil-by-angela-benson/"><span style="color: #00468c;">123pizza&#8217;s Weblog</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Takiela at <a href="http://takiela.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil.html"><span style="color: #00468c;">Beauty 4 Ashes</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Tara at </strong><a href="http://tarasviewoftheworld.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil.html"><span style="color: #00468c;"><strong>Tara&#8217;s View Of The World</strong></span></a><strong> (with review)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Ty at </strong><a href="http://faithwebbin.net/cbreviews/?p=1167" class="broken_link" ><span style="color: #00468c;"><strong>CB Reviews</strong></span></a><strong> (with review)</strong></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>14 Additional CFBA Reviewers I Found</strong></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;">Jill at <a href="http://cwahmjill.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html">Christian Work at Home Moms</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Marcia at <a href="http://writer-lee.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html">Writer-lee</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Todd at <a href="http://anewnovelistsjourney.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html" class="broken_link" >A Place Called Fiction</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Diane at <a href="http://circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com/2008/09/author-angela-benson.html">Spunk on a Stick&#8217;s Tip</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Jenny at <a href="http://mybucklingbookshelf.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html">My Buckling Bookshelf</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Ashley at <a href="http://godslightuponme.blogspot.com/2008/09/cfba-blog-tour-up-pops-devil-by-angela.html">Ashley &#8211; A Daughter of the King</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Laura at <a href="http://laurawilliamsmusings.blogspot.com/2008/09/cfba-blog-tour-up-pops-devil-by-angela.html">Laura Williams&#8217; Musings<br />
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Patricia at <a href="http://readinnwritin.blogspot.com/2008/09/featured-book-up-pops-devil-by-angela.html">Readin N Writin with Patricia</a> (with review)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Georgiana at <a href="http://georgianad.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-man-i-wish-i-would-have.html">Georgiana Daniels</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Trish at <a href="http://booksandbookreviews.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil.html">Books and Book Reviews</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">AmyAnne at <a href="http://sprightly-amyanne.blogspot.com/2008/09/wounded.html">Sprightly</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://carolinachristianwriters.blogspot.com/2008/09/cfba-up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html" class="broken_link" >Carolina Chritian Writers Blog</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Christy at <a href="http://christylashea.blogspot.com/2008/09/up-pops-devil-by-angela-benson.html">Split Ends</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Brandy at <a href="http://brandyreneebruce.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/blog-tour-up-pops-the-devil-by-angela-benson/" class="broken_link" >Brandy Bruce</a></p>
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