by Jennifer Hallmark | Oct 30, 2017 | Author news, Small Acts of Kindness
By Maria I. Morgan It wasn’t what I wanted to hear. An unusual shape on an x-ray prompted me to head to my gynecologist. Sure enough, following an ultrasound, it was confirmed: I had two large fibroid tumors – one directly behind the other. Because of the...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Oct 27, 2017 | Favorite Friday Fiction, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
The Mermaid’s Sister is a different type book than I usually read but when I heard it won Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel for YA fiction and the Realm award for best Speculative fiction, I had to check it out. The book did not disappoint. It combines...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Oct 23, 2017 | Author news, Small Acts of Kindness
By Lindsey P. Brackett I passed a church sign today. Give thanks in all circumstances. I use that verse in my debut novel, and when my main character, who’s had her share of tragedy, reads it, she wonders if it’s possible, really, to always give...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Oct 16, 2017 | Author news, Small Acts of Kindness
By Beth Ann Ziarnik Only one day stood between me and the big party I would host Sunday afternoon at church. Standing in my kitchen, I wondered how I would ever be ready. I was also a little sad that Jim would not be with me for that special day. He had died just...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Oct 13, 2017 | Favorite Friday Fiction
The Healer’s Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson is an extremely well-written book of fairy-tale romance. It is rich in historical detail and makes it easy to imagine being right in the story. It’s listed as YA but I’d recommend it to anyone who likes...