Launch Day for Wedding at Sea + a GIVEAWAY

Good morning, dear reading friends . . .  If you read that greeting in any sort of calm or even-keeled way, I have to happily inform you that I’m nowhere near calm or even-keeled just now.  OH NO. I am beside myself with excitement . . . because it’s book launch day! Wedding at Sea is officially out in the …

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    Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #9

    Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes! The hunt BEGINS on 10/21 at noon MST with Stop #1 at LisaTawnBergren.com. Hunt through our loop …

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      My favorite blueberry lemon scones

      I wish I could tell you where I got this recipe…I have no idea where it came from! But I’ve made it many times and absolutely love it. Scones2 cups flour1 tbsp baking powder1/2 tsp salt2 tbsp sugar5 tbsp cold butter1 cup buttermilk1 1/2 cup blueberrieszest of 1/2 lemon Preheat oven to 400 degrees Mix dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, …

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        The book of my heart.

        Before I get long-winded, I should tell you two things: 1. The ebook of Autumn by the Sea is still only $4.99 but only for a few more days.2. There’s super sweet release day giveaway way down at the end of this post.Okay, onward… 🙂 It’s release daaaaayyyyyy!! True story: I wrote a long launch day post for today about …

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          Some Bright Someday . . . is here!

          Can I tell you a little story about a story real quick? 🙂 About three months ago, I was at the end of my writing rope. I’d been trying to write Some Bright Someday, the second book in my Maple Valley series, for nearly nine months. I was frustrated and discouraged . . . and frankly, a little upset at …

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            Royally Yours is here…and so is a giveaway!

            It’s book release day!! (So of course, there’s a giveaway…more info below!) Royally Yours—a collection including stories by me, Betsy St. Amant, Liz Johnson and Ashley Clark—is available in paperback and ebook (and in Kindle Unlimited too!) and oh my goodness, this snuck up on me so quickly. Like, whoa! It feels like it was just summer and I was …

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              Now and Then and Always is here! Plus, a special release day giveaway

              It’s here, it’s here, it’s here! Now and Then and Always has (finally!) made its way into the world and I…totally treated myself to Lucky Charms for breakfast this morning. (There’s currently like 30 people who will get why that’s significant. If you read the book—which I really hope you do—you’ll get it too. Haha!) To celebrate, I’m doing a …

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                It’s a Christmasy giveaway

                Guys! Did everybody have a great Thanksgiving? Did anybody else spend the weekend decorating for Christmas?! I may have been a teensy bit overly excited to decorate my new house. And I’m super happy with how it turned out. You can see pics on my Instagram or Facebook if you’re interested. Tell me if you can spot the goat ornament…lol! I think …

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                  Special Anniversary Giveaway (and thoughts on dreams-come-true)

                  UPDATE: We’ve got a giveaway winner—Katrina E.—and she’s been notified. Thanks everyone for entering the big giveaway! Five years ago today, my first book—Made to Last—launched into the big, wide world. I was nervous and excited and happily overwhelmed…and oh, what a great excuse it gave me to eat like a thousand cookies. (No but seriously…we had this intensely fun …

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