Writing is Done… Not forever…Just on The Pharaoh’s Daughter! This manuscript has endured the poking, prodding, cutting, and snipping of substantive edits, line edits, copy edits, and proofreading. Now the project manager is finalizing front and back matter–including A FAMILY TREE (yes, we’re working on the graphic–woot!) and a MAP. Next stop is typesetting! After that, I’ll see it one more time–in galley form …
Probably most you know we recently adopted a dog, Theo, from our local humane shelter. Theo was our second rescue dog, a 3-year-old American bulldog mix, and he was a love. He was brought into the shelter as a stray with no history, but during his two months of observation at the shelter, he showed only a few behavioral issues …
Did you know that diamonds are the hardest known natural materials? The hardness of each individual diamond depends on the purity – bits of carbon or other material makes the diamond brittle and easier to break. These imperfections also affect the color, clarity and brilliance of the diamond. The purer the stone, the more brilliant the cut. Impure stones are …
Today is Halloween, but I’m not going to celebrate it or curse it. Most Christians have an opinion on this controversial subject, and I’ve lived on both sides. When I was in second grade, my family made the decision not to celebrate Halloween. Now, this was back in the days before “harvest parties” were PC. Only me and one other …
“Then Pharaoh’s daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the river bank. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her slave girl to get it. She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. ‘This is one of the Hebrew babies,’ she said.” Exodus …
When you must eat something you don’t like, do you eat it first or save it ‘til last? I’m an eat-it-first kind of gal. If I see a hard thing on the horizon, I get through it as quickly as possible. A chilly swimming pool? I dive in! Unavoidable mud puddle? I slog through! Why Ask About Eventuallys? I’ve started …
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A Noble First Love is a captivating prequel novella in the King David’s Brides series, offering a tender, heart-wrenching glimpse into the early life of Maakah, Princess of Geshur. Before she ever meets David—the future king of Israel—Maakah is bound by duty, trained for diplomacy, and caught in the web of her father Talmai’s political ambitions. When she is promised to a charming Aramean prince from a rival kingdom, Maakah dares to dream that love and loyalty can coexist in a world ruled by power. But as alliances shift and betrayal lurks beneath royal vows, Maakah must choose between her heart and her homeland.
