Coming of Winter by Author Tom Threadgill

Don’t read late at night, if you’re home alone

Catherine Mae Blackston is missing. She is not the first. While investigating Blackston's recent activities, FBI Agent Jeremy Winter stumbles upon a string of missing persons within state parks. Unable to convince his boss that Blackston's disappearance is anything other than a lost hiker, Winter joins forces with a local police officer to continue the search.

As the clues mount, a dark figure from Jeremy's past emerges with an ultimatum — one that could force him out of the Bureau. Afraid that his girlfriend, fellow agent Maggie Keeley, will be dragged into a high-stakes political game, he delays his decision. But as the tally of missing persons increases, Winter closes in on the unlikeliest of suspects.
The bodies are out there.
He just has to find them before his past catches up with him.

Tom Threadgill turned his love of a good tale into a full-time profession. His books have a distinct focus on clean, suspenseful action with strong character development. When not writing, he teaches, edits, and mentors others in the art of storytelling. In his downtime, Tom enjoys woodworking, riding his Harley, and chasing the elusive Yard of the Month award. He currently resides with his wife in rural western Tennessee and can be reached through his website at TomThreadgill.com.

Tom’s novel of suspense and outright thriller releases July 25, 2018

Meet Delores Liesner author of Be the Miracle

April 2, 2018 release of Be the Miracle by Delores Christian Liesner

 

 

Always with a smile!

 

 

From her press release:

 
Writing, speaking or as one of God’s delivery girls, Delores’s life of activating faith often humorously reveals a dynamic hope and confidence found in the heritage of our personal God.  Delores has published hundreds of stories, devotionals, and articles as a columnist, writer, and teacher, and supports Fullness of Life Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ—providing treatment funding for children with life-threatening illness.

Delores' second edition now includes Scripture-guided journal pages, more about how to know God, Guide for group studies. Whether we title these unexplainable happenings miracles, God-sightings, or some other name, people love to hear about such occurrences. Why? They increase our faith by providing evidence of the miraculous in our everyday lives and heighten awareness of God’s desire to minister personally to us and through us. Unique connecting verses, defining thought, keywords, and personal challenges will help the readers go beyond the “good for her” feeling and bring each story’s teaching to life in their own daily walk. 

 

Delores isn't shy about sharing her ways to help you discover how you can put hands and feet to your faith and Be The Miracle for someone else!

Be the Miracle, Elk Lake Publishing
 

Meet Author Jodie Wolfe To Claim Her Heart

Meet Jodie Wolfe, author of:

To Claim Her Heart

In 1893, on the eve of the great race for land, Benjamin David prays for God to guide him to his 'Promised Land. Finding property and preaching to the lost are his only ways of honoring his deceased fiancée. He hasn't counted on Elmer (Elsie) Smith claiming the same plot and refusing to leave. Not only is she a burr in his side, but she is full of the homesteading know-how he is sadly lacking.

Obtaining a claim in the Cherokee Strip Land Run is Elsie Smith's only hope for survival, and not just any plot, she has a specific one in mind. The land's not only a way to honor her pa and his life, but also to provide a livelihood for herself. She's willing to put in whatever it takes to get that piece of property, and Elsie's determined to keep it.

Her bitterness is what protects her, and she has no intentions of allowing that preacher to lay claim to her land . . . or her heart.

If you LOVE a great western romance filled with humor, then To Claim Her Heart is for you!

Jodie writes with sass, plenty of historic details (this really hones in on the quest for land), and romance so sweet you won’t need cookies with your tea.

She was bitten by the writing bug as a young girl after reading and watching Little House on the Prairie. She loves writing stories about feisty heroines and strong, godly heroes. The power of story to influence lives and change hearts is what motivates her to weave tales that tell of the Savior's faithfulness and forgiveness. Her books provide history, hope, laughter and happily-ever-after. When not writing she enjoys spending time with her husband, reading, walking and being a Grammie.

Stop FB and visit Jodie: https://www.facebook.com/jodie.wolfe.1

How NOT to Get an Agent Linda S. Glaz

What on earth do agents want? Writers stumble through the motions as they do their best to guess what an agent is looking for. The answers are pretty simple if you know where and how to look. Learn from the mistakes of others: how NOT to get an agent.

First and foremost, don’t allow your work ethic to identify you as an amateur.

Agencies provide needed information

·         they generally outline exactly what they want

·         what they don’t want

·         exactly HOW to approach them

Agents outline their preferences

·         their sites should let you know what genres they handle

·         how they prefer to be queried

·         what they DO NOT want to see

Making professional contact need not be painful

·         DO NOT

-approach inappropriately

     -bathrooms 
DID SOMEONE REALLY DO THAT???? YES....not a good idea!!!

     -by mail if they tell you email only

     -stalking
AUTHOR STALKERS? Again...bad idea

     -GOD TOLD ME, this that and the other

Then what do I do?

·         ELEVATOR pitch, have it ready

·         DO NOT assume your writing is so wonderful that they will want to start looking at fantasy (any genre they specifically say they don’t handle) just because YOU wrote it, and think it’s better than Gone With the Wind

·         If they handle only e-submissions, don’t send a giant print copy to their homes

·         Don’t be cutesy!!!!

·         Give them time to evaluate the work before following up

Be pleasant, accept no if that’s the answer, and be sure to send a thank you.

            Believe it or not, agents WANT you to succeed. They want to be able to say yes.

          They are looking for new authors, but being professional and sending EXACTLY what they ask for shows them you will be awesome to work with, and all agents long for a dream client. If they ask for New Time Roman, 12 pt, which is standard, then don’t send something else. Show them your professional side and keep it neat and to the point.

          Be respectful of their time. They look at dozens or more proposals every day. Stand out in the crowd by knowing what to do and how to do it.

If you ever have any questions that I can help with, feel free to contact me:

linda@hartlineliterary.com

Copyright: Linda S. Glaz, 2014