NEWS: Liz Curtis Higgs & The Romans Project

TODAY:  On Ann Voskamp’s popular blog, A Holy Experience, best-selling author Liz Curtis Higgs unpacks Romans 1:1. Sharing fresh insights on every word of the verse, Liz also includes photos from her garden and a heartfelt word of encouragement.

Be sure to follow Liz’s own Bible Study blog each Wednesday this winter as she walks through the pages of Embrace Grace.

DOWNLOAD: God Gave Us Easter Coloring Page

The newest in the beloved God Gave Us series by Lisa T. Bergren, God Gave Us Easter, will be available January 15, 2013! Begin the journey toward Easter early with this downloadable coloring page from the book.

Click to download the God Gave Us Easter coloring page.

If you want even more coloring fun with Biblical truths from this series, click here.

Enter to Win: Scottish Gifts from Liz Curtis Higgs

Celebrate all things Scottish, all things Victorian, and especially, all things Christmas!

Against the backdrop of the Christmas season in Stirling, Scotland in 1894, A Wreath of Snow, a new novella from Liz Curtis Higgs, delivers a wonderful story of redemption and restoration.  In honor of its publication, we are offering the chance to win gifts from Scotland, brought home from Stirling by Liz Curtis Higgs.

Grand prize: One winner will receive a charming, antique sterling silver coin purse.

Runner up prize: Five additional winners will receive a pewter thistle pin.

All six winners will receive a copy of A Wreath of Snow.

Find complete details, rules and entry form HERE.

GIVEAWAY: Twice a Bride by Mona Hodgson

We’re celebrating the conclusion of Mona Hodgson’s debut series, The Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek series! The fourth and final book in this charming historical fiction, Twice a Bride, is now on sale, and we’re giving away ten copies. But that’s not all. Five lucky winners will also receive a collectible Sinclair Sisters mug!

To enter, simply fill out the form below. We’ll pick 5 first place winners (book and mug) and 5 second place winners (book only) on Oct 29th. (Giveaway expired.)

Don’t forget to check out Mona’s website for more fun contests and giveaways!

WINNERS

Congratulations to the following people, who were randomly selected as our giveaway winners!

1st place (Book and Mug)

Anita H.                Lawrenceville, GA

Pat M.                   Huntsville, Al

Misty J.                 Blackduck, MN

Denise B.             Largo, FL

Claudia C.            Elizabethtown, KY

2nd place (Book only)

Anne P.                Vale, NC

Marissa E.            Loveland, CO

Shirley  B.            Lutz, Florida

Melissa A.           Billings, Montana

Jamie L.                Austin, TX

CONTEST: Wagon Train Recipe Contest with Mona Hodgson

Entry period expires October 31st, 2012.

Mona Hodgson is hosting a recipe contest to celebrate the release of the final book in her Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek series, as well as to celebrate her upcoming Hearts Seeking Home series!

Enter your favorite family recipe, invite your friends and family to vote, and your recipe may be published in the first book of Mona’s Hearts Seeking Home series next year!

Entries must be received between Oct. 3, 2012 and Oct. 31, 2012. All entries must be original and unpublished, and are limited to one per person. Voting will be open to everyone starting Nov. 5, 2012 through Nov. 30, 2012, on Mona Hodgson’s website. Mona and her husband, Bob, will cook or bake the three recipes with the most votes by Nov. 30, and will select a winner. The winning entry will be published in the first book of the Hearts Seeking Home series, coming August 2013!

For  more details, visit Mona’s blog post about this contest.

Please read the complete rules here.

SNEAK PEEK: Everything Romance–Just in Time for Summer Weddings!

Celebrating love this summer?

If you have a wedding or two to attend this summer, why not give a gift the happy couple will love to share for years to come?

Click here to download the first chapter of Everything Romance now.

From classic to contemporary gems, Everything Romance is a treasure trove of cherished sentiments and creative ideas to celebrate the beauty and magic of love.

Lazarus Awakening for Book Clubs and Small Groups

Is your spiritual life struggling to breathe? Do you feel trapped in a tomb of regret or fear? Step out of your graveclothes and into a resurrected spiritual life.

A Sound Among the Trees

History can’t be undone, but truth uncovered can set the women of Holly Oak free.

Redeeming Love

A powerful retelling of the story of Gomer and Hosea, Redeeming Love is a life-changing story of God’s unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming love.

Shadows on the Sand

A café owner with a painful past loses two employees under mysterious circumstances. When she seeks the help of an ex-cop with his own tragic past, they discover dark secrets, hidden motives—and love.