Book Review: Resurrection in May

May Seymour graduated from college with the world at her feet and no idea what to do with it. A mission trip to Rwanda brought her a sense of purpose in loving others. So when the genocide began she chose to remain in the village, which was subsequently slaughtered....

OCW Conference, here I come!

The Oregon Christian Writers Conference in Canby, Ore., is just around the corner and it’s been a year-long wait for me. Immediately after last summer’s conference I began counting down for the next one. It is a time unlike any other and I love all the...

Review: Sons of Thunder

Description Sophie Frangos is torn between the love of two men and the promise that binds them all together. Markos Stavros loves Sophie from afar while battling his thirst for vengeance and his hunger for honor. Dino, his quiet and intelligent brother, simply wants...

Story behind the Story: Diana Symons

  A few years ago, I had been laid off from work and wasn’t sure what to do with myself. I started a novel, which sadly, I didn’t finish. Then one day, like a bolt from the sky, I realized that I had forgotten my best friend’s birthday –...

Story Behind the Story: Caitlin Muir

Goodbye Mr. 7:45 was sparked by a game of “what if.” As a young and bored barista, I met many men at the coffee shop that I worked at. Some were good, some were horrible, and all of them had stories. Mr. 7:45 is based on a specific guy I had the hugest...