Not Your Usual Beauty and the Beast Retelling...

After a motorcycle accident nearly a year ago, jewelry artisan, Duncan Grimwood, still suffers from the aftermath and keeps himself hidden away.

His personal assistant, Barbara, insists it's time he re-enters the real world. She's set up an extravagant holiday gala to display Duncan's latest works and hired the only decorating company willing to take on this big project at the last minute.

Decorating the huge, but neglected, Grimwood Manor for a holiday gala is the chance of a lifetime for Elisa Lucken.

The only catch: Do not disturb the reclusive Duncan Grimwood.
That's fine with Elisa--who simply wants to get her job done and get out of the strange mansion.

While absorbed in her work, Elisa doesn't hear the blizzard warning that sent the rest of her crew home. Now she's stuck at the cold, dark manor for the Thanksgiving weekend.
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Is there any a chance Duncan Grimwood will come around to reveal the true man hiding behind the beastly exterior?

If you've been keeping up with the Lavender Vale Farm family, you'll know that little brother Benjamin Brown had gotten himself into a bit of trouble in the last book, Lavender Vale Farm,  
Graceful Harmony. 

In the last Story World Newsletter, I offered a sneak peek at the newest cover. Today, I'd like to share the first couple of chapters.

For those who don't remember, the Lavender Vale Farm series started out as part of Melissa Storm's Sweet Grove Kindle World. 

After Amazon closed down the share worlds platform, the series was reverted back to me. I've changed up the names of places and certain characters, and have now republished it as my own mini-series. 

At this point, Blessed Gifts will be the last Lavender Farm book, unless people would like to see more from the little Texas town of Thistle. 
Please, let me know!

Oh, and if this town name sounds familiar? Perhaps you read it in the newest Madison Creek story, Season's End. Yep, Thistle Texas is where Lexie Hamilton came from. 

Co-winki-dink? I think not. Ha! 

So, read on, dear reader friends, and see what the next Lavender Vale Farm story holds for you!

Yes, another Madison Creek book is on it's way out into the big, wide world. 

I really enjoyed writing this one. It's quirky, had a few little tidbits of things that I've experienced in my life: such as the fated canoe ride. Yes, most of that happened. Ha!

There's also some tough topics in this story that many married couples have faced. Problems that threaten test the strength of a marriage. 

While I wrote this story, I chuckled sometimes, and other times typed with my heart in my throat. There might have been a tear or two...but we'll see what you think. 

Be sure to grab your copy. It is available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited for the first 90 days before I put it up at all ebook retailers. 

Since the Kindle Worlds closed down on Amazon, I've had the rights to my two Sweet Grove books reverted to me. Which makes me happy. I can now do even more with the books, than I could before. So check back often to the Lavender Vale Farm page to see what's going on with our friends in Thistle Texas.

I've re-titled Love's Mercy to Merciful Love. And I updated the cover and a few things with the story. However, if you've already read it, don't worry. The core story is the same, nothing has changed except for a few timeline issues I noticed needed defining. 

Today, I'm sharing the first chapter. I hope you enjoy your trip to Thistle, Texas and find beauty and a restful escape at the Lavender Vale Farm. 

Yesterday, my new fantasy series The Lionheart Province from the Chronicles of Alburnium released. 

Today, I want to talk about one of the themes in the story concerning our purpose and talents. 

Blood and Water is the first in a three book collection that follows the Grimm's fairy tale: The Maiden Without Hands. 

My hope is that the story will touch your spirit and encourage you in your daily walk. 

Whether we ever realize it or not, everyone has a God-given purpose in this life. Not everyone figures out that purpose. Not everyone even acknowledges it. But that doesn’t make it any less true. And if you wonder why I’m so sure of this, it’s because of what I read in the Word.