A Long Time Love

Announcements

We have a winner for the 2024 LiteraryScape March Madness. Thank you all for participating. This year’s winning series is The Carnton series by Tamera Alexander. Those of you who voted for the championship series were entered to win the Carnton series. The lucky winner is Julie Lessman. Congratulations!  I will send you an email to get shipping information. Thank you all for joining in on the fun. I look forward to next year’s March Madness.

Authors learn how to use Scrivener’s tools to increase your writing productivity. Join us on Wednesday, April 3rd from 5:00-6:00pm EST as author Liz Tolsma shows us the ins and outs of Scrivener. This training is free for HCRW members and $17 for non-HCRW members. You register with the button below.

Our next Coffee and Books event will be on Saturday, April 20th from 1:00-2:00pm EST. Join us for a live Q&A and discussion with authors Karen Witemeyer, Sarah Sundin, and Jodi Bayse. You can sign-up for this FREE event with the link in this blog post.

Authors we have exciting mini online HCRW conference coming the week of May 6th. Author Crystal Caudill will be providing a 1-hour workshop on how to plot your magnet reader. Following her session, there will be a small group work session where participants can plot their magnet reader with her. Then Misty M. Beller will provide a 1-hour workshop on building your email list and newsletter subscribers. Following her session, there will be a small group work session where participants can develop their email and newsletter plan with Misty. Finally, I will offer a 1-hour workshop on how to use Canva as an author. My session will be followed by a small group work session where participants can create images on Canva with my assistance. Stay tuned for dates, times, and registration information!

Now let’s jump into this week’s book discussion!

Episode Notes

In this episode Jamie and Melissa discuss One Final Breath by Lynn H. Blackburn. This is the final book in her Dive Team Investigations series. We have enjoyed this contemporary Christian suspense romance and are looking forward to our interview with Lynn next week.

Topics we discuss:

·      Holding conversations with God.

·      Being a witness instead of judge and juror.

·      Embarrassing hospital gowns.

·      Projecting our fears.

·      The importance of God’s calling on our lives.

·      Not putting our big God in a small box.

LiteraryScape gives the following ratings for each story element:

·      Romance = mocha/espresso

·      Suspense = latte

·      Action = latte

·      Mystery = latte/mocha

·      Drama = latte

·      Inspiration = mocha/latte

One Final Breath by Lynn H. Blackburn earns 3 lassos from LiteraryScape. This book will have you hooked and hog-tied!