Palmer Girl Release Day

It feels like I've been telling all of you about Palmer Girl for a long time now, but today, I'm happy to say, it's finally available to everyone! This book is part of the Historic Hotels collection. It's a stand-alone story, but I hope Sorrento Girl readers will have fun figuring out what the relationship is between Elizabeth Nordeman and Ann Brooks.

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The Origin of the Song, Amazing Grace

This is a story about a man named John Newton. He was born in London in 1725. His father was the commander of a merchant ship that sailed in the Mediterranean. Little was written about his mother, except that she taught John what he knew about God. She died when John was young. At the age of eleven, John began sailing on long voyages with his father.

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My Top 10 Favorite Books- Spring 2020

I have a new list of my favorite books that I’ve been reading over the past few months to share with you. There are several genres represented below: historical fiction, historical romance, romantic suspense, contemporary romance, Christian living, and writing technique. Some are categorized for the Christian market, some aren’t—but all are clean. I enjoy keeping track of, reviewing, and sharing the titles that mean something to me. Maybe there’s something here that will spark your interest!

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Sorrento Girl Release Day (with bonus gifts)

The story of Sorrento Girl, a historical romance, was inspired by a snippet from an old Seattle College newspaper from 1938 that I ran across. The article mentioned a group of coeds who were organizing a tea. It referred to them as the Sorrento Girls. They were given this name because they lived at the nearby Hotel Sorrento, one of Seattle’s oldest and most beautiful hotels. Seattle College (now called Seattle University) had recently begun admitting women, and they needed a place to house them. Since this was during the Great Depression and hotel bookings were light, it was a win-win situation for both the hotel and the college. I liked thinking about what it must have been like to not only live in this beautiful hotel but also, I enjoyed pondering what it would have been like to be among one of the first trailblazing women who attended Seattle College.

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