Tuesday Tidbits: GOING TO CAMP! SORTA?

It’s that time of year when people go to camp and/or go camping.

I’m excited to say that I’m going to camp this summer in July! I never had the opportunity to go to camp as a child, except for that one time in sixth grade when the whole sixth grade went for a few day as part of the curriculum. I did go camping with my family a lot when I was young and backpacking with my dad. I’ve also gone on church and writing retreats, which are a little like going to camp.

But the camp I’m going to this summer is different from all of those. It’s Camp NaNoWriMo!

It’s a virtual camp that I’ll be attending to make progress on my current writing project, The Damsel’s Intent, book 3 in my Quilting Circle series. Each November, hundreds of thousands of writers participate in NaNoWriMo (NAtional NOvel WRIting MOnth) by aiming to write 50,000 words in 30 days. Seems daunting, but is achievable. I have won several times. It’s a great feeling.

“Wait a minute, Mary. You said you were doing this in July. July isn’t November. Not even any of the same letters in the two words.”

Throughout the year—when it’s not November—NaNoWriMo isn’t sleeping or off on vacation. They put on events a lot of months of the year if not all months, from revision months to script writing months to camp months. April and July are designated Camp NaNoWriMo months.

Camp is super loosey-goosey. A participant can set whatever goal they want, big or small. Not just fiction and words goals, but page or hour goals, nonfiction, revision, poetry, script writing, etc.

And there are cabins. A participant can create a private cabin and invite their friends, or choose to join a public cabin and make new friends. I created a private one called the Plucky Purple Pixies. So far we are just three. I’ve set a 10,000 word goal, another has set a page goal, and another an hour goal. We can leave messages and encouragement on our cabin message board.

I find that if I tell someone my goal and need to check in and record my progress, I’m much more likely to achieve that goal or at least write more than if no one would know if I made any progress or not. I find it easy for me to get discouraged at not having writing as much as I had hoped to and give up for the day. But if I know I need to tell someone I wrote zero words for the past week, I’m more likely to write a handful of words, just so I don’t have zeros. And other times, the words flow and I don’t need any outside encouragement or prodding.

The great thing about this camp is there are no mosquitoes, no bears or skunks wandering into our cabin, no being woken at 3 AM because a fellow cabin mate screamed having a bad dream, no shaving cream put in your hand when you’re asleep and having your nose tickled so you splat the shaving cream all-over your face, and no calories in the virtual s’mores! And I get to sleep in my own comfy bed. The only critter wandering in there will be my cats.

NaNoWriMo and Camp NaNoWriMo are free to join and free to participate in. This kind of thing isn’t for everyone, but for those who like a little bit of structure, NaNoWriMo might be helpful or just fun. Camp NaNoWriMo is a great introduction to the NaNoWriMo process.

So I’ll be at camp next month and having fun. As July progresses, I’ll try to remember to leave Camp updates at the end of my posts for those who are interested.

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Love Stitched into Four Women’s Lives

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“Bygones” by Mary Davis

Texas, 1884

Drawn to the new orphan boy in town, Tilly Rockford soon became the unfortunate victim of a lot of Orion Dunbar’s mischievous deeds in school. Can Tilly figure out how to truly forgive the one who made her childhood unbearable? Now she doesn’t even know she holds his heart. Can this deviant orphan-train boy turned man make up for the misdeeds of his youth and win Tilly’s heart before another man steals her away?

Other stories in this collection:

“The Bridal Shop” by Grace Hitchcock, “Mending Sarah’s Heart” by Suzanne Norquist, and “Binding Up Wounds” by Liz Tolsma

THE DAUGHTER'S PREDICAMENT (Book 2 in the Quilting Circle series)
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Can a patient love win her heart?

   As Isabelle Atwood’s romance prospects are turning in her favor, a family scandal derails her dreams. While making a quilt for her own hope chest, Isabelle’s half-sister becomes pregnant out of wedlock and Isabelle--always the unfavored daughter--becomes the family sacrifice to save face. Despite gaining the attention of a handsome rancher, her parents are pressuring her to marry a man of their choosing to rescue her sister’s reputation. A third suitor waits silently in the wings, hoping for his own chance at love. Isabelle ends up with three marriage proposals, but this only further confuses her decision.
   A handsome rancher, a stranger, and an unseen suitor are all waiting for an answer.  Isabelle loves her sister, but will she really allow herself to be manipulated into a marriage without love? Will Isabelle capitulate and marry the man her parents wish her to, or will she rebel and marry the man they don’t approve of? Or will the man leaving her secret love poems sweep her off her feet?

HEARTBEATS IN TIME

5 books of Old West Christian Romance (4 novels and 4 novellas) by 7 bestselling, award-winning authors, including my book, The Widow’s Plight. You'll love these 8 unique stories of love! Get it here: https://amzn.to/2VzRBoI

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The Widow’s Plight (Book 1 in the Quilting Circle series) by Mary Davis
A single mother steps out of the shadows of abuse and into the sunshine. But will a secret clouding her past cost her the man she loves?
Finding Love In Last Chance, California by Miralee Ferrell
Dreams of My Heart by Barbara Scott
Hills of Nevermore by Janalyn Voigt
Heart of a Cowboy Novella Collection--four Old West romances by Susan Page Davis, Miralee Ferrell, Yvonne Lehman, and Vickie McDonough

#ChristianRomance #HistoricalRomance #Romance

MARY DAVIS s a bestselling, award-winning novelist of over two dozen titles in both historical and contemporary themes. Her 2018 titles include; "Holly and Ivy" in A Bouquet of Brides Collection (January), Courting Her Amish Heart (March), The Widow’s Plight (July), Courting Her Secret Heart (September), “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in The MISSAdventure Brides Collection (December), and Courting Her Prodigal Heart (January 2019). Coming in 2019, The Daughter's Predicament (May) and "Bygones" in Thimbles and Threads (July). She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.

Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of over thirty-four years and two cats. She has three adult children and two incredibly adorable grandchildren. Find her online at:

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ThrowBACKLIST Thursday: ROMANCING THE SCHOOlTEACHER

ROMANCING THE SCHOOLTEACHER (Book 2 in the Island Hearts series)

BRIDGET GREENE HIDES IN PLAIN SIGHT

Escaping her father’s unreasonable demands, Bridget flees to a remote mining town far from all she knows. To her surprise, her schoolhouse becomes her refuge. When a new family arrives in town, Bridget feels a special bond with the two adorable children—and their handsome widowed father.

Lindley Thompson is on a mission he can’t reveal to anyone, let alone the lovely schoolteacher who’s caught his eye. His children are flourishing under Bridget’s maternal touch, and Lindley’s heart is healing, too. But when their carefully hidden secrets come to light, will true love be enough to overcome all obstacles?

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I loved exploring various aspects of the Washington State San Juan Islands. I love these islands with so much history and so much to do. ROMANCING THE SCHOOLTEACHER takes place on the main island, San Juan Island, just north of the British Camp from book 1.

The problem with writing about books on my backlist is that I’ve forgotten many of the fun details.

For instance, other than the three stories in this series taking place on the San Juan Islands in Washington State, I couldn’t remember the other connections I made between the stories. Like all three stories take place on the the same island, the near biggest and main island with the only incorporated town. I had thought I had set each story on a different island, but I realized that was a contemporary series I developed but haven’t sold yet.

For this series, I chose to focus on different places on San Juan Island. This one takes place on the north end of the island in Roche Harbor.

One view of the harbor.

Another view of the harbor from a different angle.

Hotel De Haro in Roche Harbor

History of the hotel

Another connection I made was with the characters. The younger brother of the heroine in book 1 is the hero in this book, book 2. And a couple of the heroine’s students from Romancing the Schoolteacher are the hero and heroine in book 3.

As authors, we go to the trouble of creating side characters in one story that help that story to be told. It’s a shame not to build on what we have already done to create characters for following books. So I like to use those secondary or incidental characters in future stories in that series as either continuing secondary or incidental characters or bring one or more to the forefront and make them the lead.

I enjoyed taking Lindley from book one and showing him grown up as a devoted father and having a second chance at falling in love. He worked for the lime mining company.

This is the old lime kiln in
Roche Harbor.

This is that little opening at the bottom
of the previous picture.

History of the lime mining in Roche Harbor.

I do hope to go back to the San Juan Islands and set many more stories there.

Happy Reading!

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THIMBLES AND THREADS: 4 Love Stories Are Quilted Into Broken Lives

Love Stitched into Four Women’s Lives
Enjoy four historical romances that celebrate the arts of sewing and quilting. When four women put needle and thread to fabric, will their talents lead to love? #thimblesandthreadscollection
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“Bygones” by Mary Davis
Texas, 1884
Drawn to the new orphan boy in town, Tilly Rockford soon became the unfortunate victim of a lot of Orion Dunbar’s mischievous deeds in school. Can Tilly figure out how to truly forgive the one who made her childhood unbearable? Now she doesn’t even know she holds his heart. Can this deviant orphan-train boy turned man make up for the misdeeds of his youth and win Tilly’s heart before another man steals her away?

Other stories in this collection:
“The Bridal Shop” by Grace Hitchcock, “Mending Sarah’s Heart” by Suzanne Norquist, and “Binding Up Wounds” by Liz Tolsma

THE DAUGHTER'S PREDICAMENT (Book 2 in the Quilting Circle series) FREE Preview
Can a patient love win her heart?

As Isabelle Atwood’s romance prospects are turning in her favor, a family scandal derails her dreams. While making a quilt for her own hope chest, Isabelle’s half-sister becomes pregnant out of wedlock and Isabelle--always the unfavored daughter--becomes the family sacrifice to save face. Despite gaining the attention of a handsome rancher, her parents are pressuring her to marry a man of their choosing to rescue her sister’s reputation. A third suitor waits silently in the wings, hoping for his own chance at love. Isabelle ends up with three marriage proposals, but this only further confuses her decision.

A handsome rancher, a stranger, and an unseen suitor are all waiting for an answer.  Isabelle loves her sister, but will she really allow herself to be manipulated into a marriage without love? Will Isabelle capitulate and marry the man her parents wish her to, or will she rebel and marry the man they don’t approve of? Or will the man leaving her secret love poems sweep her off her feet?

HEARTBEATS IN TIME – 5 books of Old West

Christian Romance (4 novels and 4 novellas) by 7 bestselling, award-winning authors, including my book, The Widow’s Plight. You'll love these 8 unique stories of love! Get it here: https://amzn.to/2VzRBoI
#HeartbeatsInTimeSet
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The Widow’s Plight (Book 1 in the Quilting Circle series) by Mary Davis
A single mother steps out of the shadows of abuse and into the sunshine. But will a secret clouding her past cost her the man she loves?
Finding Love In Last Chance, California by Miralee Ferrell
Dreams of My Heart by Barbara Scott
Hills of Nevermore by Janalyn Voigt
Heart of a Cowboy Novella Collection--four Old West romances by Susan Page Davis, Miralee Ferrell, Yvonne Lehman, and Vickie McDonough

#ChristianRomance #HistoricalRomance #Romance

MARY DAVIS s a bestselling, award-winning novelist of over two dozen titles in both historical and contemporary themes. Her 2018 titles include; "Holly and Ivy" in A Bouquet of Brides Collection (January), Courting Her Amish Heart (March), The Widow’s Plight (July), Courting Her Secret Heart (September), “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in The MISSAdventure Brides Collection (December), and Courting Her Prodigal Heart (January 2019). Coming in 2019, The Daughter's Predicament (May) and "Bygones" in Thimbles and Threads (July). She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.

Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of over thirty-four years and two cats. She has three adult children and two incredibly adorable grandchildren. Find her online at:

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Tuesday Tidbits: PAPER MARBLING WITH SHAVING CREAM?

I had a blast! You can too!

While researching for a blog post on the marbled endpapers in old books for Heroes, Heroines, & History (HHHistory.com), I stumbled across a super easy, albeit messy, method to marble paper using shaving cream. Not only is it fun for adults who don’t mind getting a little messy, but fun and easy for children of all ages with great results. I found this was almost impossible to mess up. I saw a YouTube video of a three-year-old doing this, so I figured I could too.

Here is the link to my marbled endpapers post on 6/23/19 on HHHistory.com. In that post, I touched on this marbling technique, but it's mostly about the history and art marbled endpapers in books.

This would make a great outdoor summer activity for kids.

Here is what you need.
Supplies:
~Paper
~Food coloring
~Shaving cream (not the gel kind)
~A stick (or something to pull through the colors to make designs)
~Squeegee (or something else with a flat side to scrape off the shaving cream)
~Container to hold shaving cream big enough to fit your paper (You can put the shaving cream directly on the table or counter but the food coloring may stain. You can put down a plastic table cloth and put the shaving cream directly on it.)

STEP 1: Set out supplies
STEP 2: Shake shaving cream and put about a half of an inch in the bottom of your container and smooth it out with squeegee.
STEP 3: Put several drops of food coloring on the shaving cream, use one color or several different colors.
STEP 4: Swirl the stick back and forth and/or around and around in the shaving cream to streak the food coloring.
STEP 5: When you are happy with the pattern, place a piece of paper over the surface and press it gently into the shaving cream.
STEP 6: Lift out the paper and lay it shaving-cream-side up on plastic and scrape off excess shaving cream with squeegee to reveal the marbling.
STEP 7: Swirl the shaving cream again and make another print. You can add additional colors and swirl and print over and over.

Then I added blue and
swirled and printed.

Then I added green and swirled and printed.
Added yellow and swirled and printed.
And swirled and printed and printed.

The shaving cream stuck
more to the index cards,
than to the regular paper,
so the reveal is more
dramatic.

It started getting a bit muggy, so I added
more shaving cream, swirled, and printed.
Then I added red again, swirled, and printed.

Another dramatic reveal.

Since the shaving cream didn’t really stick to my paper, I had very little to scrape off, but still created beautiful marbling.

I had so much fun that I kept printing and printing and could have kept going.

These were some of the last prints I did.

Here are all the prints I made, and I still had shaving cream.

Here's what my tray of colored shaving cream
looked like when I finally called it quits.

There was still a lot of use I could have gotten out of it by adding more colors and shaving cream and swirling it around.

So much fun! More fun than playing in the mud as a kid.
=0)

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THIMBLES AND THREADS: 4 Love Stories Are Quilted Into Broken Lives

Love Stitched into Four Women’s Lives
Enjoy four historical romances that celebrate the arts of sewing and quilting. When four women put needle and thread to fabric, will their talents lead to love? #thimblesandthreadscollection
Click HERE to order yours today.
FREE Preview
#thimblesandthreadscollection 

“Bygones” by Mary Davis
Texas, 1884
Drawn to the new orphan boy in town, Tilly Rockford soon became the unfortunate victim of a lot of Orion Dunbar’s mischievous deeds in school. Can Tilly figure out how to truly forgive the one who made her childhood unbearable? Now she doesn’t even know she holds his heart. Can this deviant orphan-train boy turned man make up for the misdeeds of his youth and win Tilly’s heart before another man steals her away?

Other stories in this collection:
“The Bridal Shop” by Grace Hitchcock, “Mending Sarah’s Heart” by Suzanne Norquist, and “Binding Up Wounds” by Liz Tolsma

THE DAUGHTER'S PREDICAMENT (Book 2 in the Quilting Circle series)
Can a patient love win her heart?

As Isabelle Atwood’s romance prospects are turning in her favor, a family scandal derails her dreams. While making a quilt for her own hope chest, Isabelle’s half-sister becomes pregnant out of wedlock and Isabelle--always the unfavored daughter--becomes the family sacrifice to save face. Despite gaining the attention of a handsome rancher, her parents are pressuring her to marry a man of their choosing to rescue her sister’s reputation. A third suitor waits silently in the wings, hoping for his own chance at love. Isabelle ends up with three marriage proposals, but this only further confuses her decision.

A handsome rancher, a stranger, and an unseen suitor are all waiting for an answer.  Isabelle loves her sister, but will she really allow herself to be manipulated into a marriage without love? Will Isabelle capitulate and marry the man her parents wish her to, or will she rebel and marry the man they don’t approve of? Or will the man leaving her secret love poems sweep her off her feet?
#TheDaughtersPredicament

HEARTBEATS IN TIME – 5 books of Old West

Christian Romance (4 novels and 4 novellas) by 7 bestselling, award-winning authors, including my book, The Widow’s Plight. You'll love these 8 unique stories of love! Get it here: https://amzn.to/2VzRBoI
#HeartbeatsInTimeSet
The Widow’s Plight (Book 1 in the Quilting Circle series) by Mary Davis
A single mother steps out of the shadows of abuse and into the sunshine. But will a secret clouding her past cost her the man she loves?
Finding Love In Last Chance, California by Miralee Ferrell
Dreams of My Heart by Barbara Scott
Hills of Nevermore by Janalyn Voigt
Heart of a Cowboy Novella Collection--four Old West romances by Susan Page Davis, Miralee Ferrell, Yvonne Lehman, and Vickie McDonough

#ChristianRomance #HistoricalRomance #Romance

MARY DAVIS s a bestselling, award-winning novelist of over two dozen titles in both historical and contemporary themes. Her 2018 titles include; "Holly and Ivy" in A Bouquet of Brides Collection (January), Courting Her Amish Heart (March), The Widow’s Plight (July), Courting Her Secret Heart (September), “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in The MISSAdventure Brides Collection (December), and Courting Her Prodigal Heart (January 2019). Coming in 2019, The Daughter's Predicament (May) and "Bygones" in Thimbles and Threads (July). She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.

Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of over thirty-four years and two cats. She has three adult children and two incredibly adorable grandchildren. Find her online at:

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Tuesday Tidbits: FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS

What do Judy Garland, the Beatles, and New York Socialite Florence Foster Jenkins have in common?

 

These are the three most inquired about performances from Carnegie Hall's history.

You have likely heard of Judy Garland, and who hasn't heard of the Beatles? But unless you are a classical singer, you probably haven't heard of Florence Foster Jenkins (a.k.a. Little Miss Foster, Lady Florence, or Madame Jenkins). I had never heard of her until I ran across a DVD of a movie of her famed singing performance at Carnegie Hall in 1944, played by Meryl Streep with Hugh Grant. I laughed so hard when Meryl Streep sang for the first time in this movie. You see, to Florence's own ears, she sang like an angel, hitting every note pitch perfect. To everyone else, she hit every note flat or sharp. Rarely did she achieve the note she was supposed to.

So how could this woman have sung at Carnegie Hall? Let's travel back.

The Early Years

Narcissa Florence Foster was born in Wilkes-Berre Pennsylvania on July 19, 1868. She was an American socialite who dreamed of becoming a famous opera soprano. She began her lifelong passion of public performance at age seven. As a talented pianist, she played for social function and gave a recital at the White House for President Hayes.

When her left hand received severe nerve damage, her dream of being a concert pianist ended. She wanted to study music in Europe after she graduated high school, but her father refused, so she eloped with Frank Thornton Jenkins (sixteen years her senior) in 1885. A year later, she ended the relationship with him when she found out he'd given her syphilis and never spoke to him again. Though no documentation can be found, she claims to have gotten a divorce in 1902.

Since her father had cut her off for wanting to pursue music, she taught piano lessons in Philadelphia to support herself. Around 1900, her father had given her a monthly stipend, and she moved to New York City with her mother. She loved society life and was the "chairman of music" for many New York City social clubs and even started her own social club called the Verdi Club. She gave many private performances—by invitation only—in these clubs, where she wore elaborate costumes of her own design; an angel complete with large wings, a viking woman, clothed in a gown of silver or gold sheen with crown, her Russian peasant costume, and many others.

In 1909, she began a strange cohabitation relationship with St. Clair Bayfield, a British Shakesperean actor. Because of her syphilis, they never had a physical relationship. While she lived in a posh hotel, he lived in a little apartment. Bayfield managed her career.

Florence never sang in public productions, because the public wouldn't be prepared for what they would hear. Bayfield saw to it that the audience was always one who would receive her well. The reviews she did receive were carefully worded and veiled compliments. “…real musical feeling”, “…excellent enunciation”, “…coloratura of technique of high degree with extreme Cs and D”, “…covered remarkable range with facility”. No came right out and said she was good—or bad.

Despite Bayfield's efforts to insulate her singing from public exposure, Florence managed to book herself at a record recording studio and made records to give to her friends and family. One or more of her recordings somehow ended up on the radio. RCA has continued to make these recordings available, even on CD.

On October 25, 1944, at age 76, Florence's dream to sing in Carnegie Hall came true. How could that ever happen you might ask. She booked and paid for the hall herself. Bayfield tried unsuccessfully to talk her out of it. Though the audience held many of her regular spectators, it comprised mostly of the people who weren’t prepared. People couldn’t help but laugh at how terrible she was, though they tried to cover their laughter with cheers and applause. Florence still thought she sang beautifully. Because this was a public performance, Bayfield couldn't control the newspaper reviews. When Florence read them, she was crushed.

Five days later, she suffered a heart attack and died on November 26, 1944,

She said that she only wanted her singing to make other people happy, she succeeded in that.

"Some may say that I couldn't sing, but no one can say that I didn't sing."

-Florence Foster Jenkins

Though Florence Foster Jenkins might not have been able to sing well, I admire her heart and passion for what she loved.

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Enjoy four historical romances that celebrate the arts of sewing and quilting. When four women put needle and thread to fabric, will their talents lead to love? #thimblesandthreadscollection
Click HERE to order yours today to lock in the pre-order discounted price.

“Bygones” by Mary Davis
Texas, 1884
Drawn to the new orphan boy in town, Tilly Rockford soon became the unfortunate victim of a lot of Orion Dunbar’s mischievous deeds in school. Can Tilly figure out how to truly forgive the one who made her childhood unbearable? Now she doesn’t even know she holds his heart. Can this deviant orphan-train boy turned man make up for the misdeeds of his youth and win Tilly’s heart before another man steals her away?
Other stories in this collection:
“The Bridal Shop” by Grace Hitchcock, “Mending Sarah’s Heart” by Suzanne Norquist, and “Binding Up Wounds” by Liz Tolsma

NEW!
THE DAUGHTER'S PREDICAMENT (Book 2 in the Quilting Circle series )
Can a patient love win her heart?

As Isabelle Atwood’s romance prospects are turning in her favor, a family scandal derails her dreams. While making a quilt for her own hope chest, Isabelle’s half-sister becomes pregnant out of wedlock and Isabelle--always the unfavored daughter--becomes the family sacrifice to save face. Despite gaining the attention of a handsome rancher, her parents are pressuring her to marry a man of their choosing to rescue her sister’s reputation. A third suitor waits silently in the wings, hoping for his own chance at love. Isabelle ends up with three marriage proposals, but this only further confuses her decision.

A handsome rancher, a stranger, and an unseen suitor are all waiting for an answer.  Isabelle loves her sister, but will she really allow herself to be manipulated into a marriage without love? Will Isabelle capitulate and marry the man her parents wish her to, or will she rebel and marry the man they don’t approve of? Or will the man leaving her secret love poems sweep her off her feet?

HEARTBEATS IN TIME – 5 books of Old West Christian Romance (4 novels and 4 novellas) by 7 bestselling, award-winning authors, including my book, The Widow’s Plight. You'll love these 8 unique stories of love! Get it here: https://amzn.to/2VzRBoI
#HeartbeatsInTimeSet
The Widow’s Plight (Book 1 in the Quilting Circle series) by Mary Davis
A single mother steps out of the shadows of abuse and into the sunshine. But will a secret clouding her past cost her the man she loves?
Finding Love In Last Chance, California by Miralee Ferrell
Dreams of My Heart by Barbara Scott
Hills of Nevermore by Janalyn Voigt
Heart of a Cowboy Novella Collection--four Old West romances by Susan Page Davis, Miralee Ferrell, Yvonne Lehman, and Vickie McDonough

#ChristianRomance #HistoricalRomance #Romance

MARY DAVIS s a bestselling, award-winning novelist of over two dozen titles in both historical and contemporary themes. Her 2018 titles include; "Holly and Ivy" in A Bouquet of Brides Collection (January), Courting Her Amish Heart (March), The Widow’s Plight (July), Courting Her Secret Heart (September), “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in The MISSAdventure Brides Collection (December), and Courting Her Prodigal Heart (January 2019). Coming in 2019, The Daughter's Predicament (May) and "Bygones" in Thimbles and Threads (July). She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.

Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of over thirty-four years and two cats. She has three adult children and two incredibly adorable grandchildren. Find her online at:

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