W. Dale Cramer        June, 2009

    Dale is a husband, father, jack-of-all-trades, and author of the highly acclaimed novels Sutter’s Cross, Bad Ground, as well as
    several other published works.

    Levi’s Will is to be re-released by Bethany in fall 2009 and will explain what has happened to W. Dale Cramer’s family as a
    result of this astonishing story.

    His books have earned two Christy Awards, a listing among Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2004, and numerous other
    Best Book of the Year lists. Dale Cramer has made an enormous impact with his talent and creativity. Since 2003, he’s been
    spiraling up, up, up the “author ladder of success.”


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    Denise Hunter        August, 2008

    Denise Hunter lives in Indiana with her husband Kevin and their three sons. In 1996, Denise began her first book - Christian
    romance - writing while her children napped. Two years later it was published, and she's been writing ever since!
    Having given us so many titles; the most recent The Convenient Groom, arrived in bookstores everywhere! It features Kate
    Lawrence, a marriage expert who gets jilted on her own wedding day. This book, just like Surrender Bay, is surely headed for
    the best sellers list.

    Currently Denise is busy writing Sweetwater Gap, this tale will be ready in December… a love story, which takes place in
    the Blue Ridge Mountains!



    Tamara Leigh        September, 2008

    Tamara Leigh is the best-selling author of Splitting Harriet, Perfecting Kate and Stealing Adda. Her first seven novels earned
    awards and became national bestsellers, but Tamara was dissatisfied that the stories were not God-honoring. In 2003, she
    was determined to write books that more directly represented her faith. Tamara and her husband, David, live with their two
    sons in Tennessee.


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    Athol Dickson        October, 2008

    His name is Scottish and is pronounced with a long A and O, like “eighth-ol,” with the accent on the first syllable. Born in
    the fifties, Mr. Dickson’s life journey has been filled to the brim. He’s been a clothing salesman, carpenter, architect and
    more. After years of diversity he took yet another path and in the mid 1990s began writing.

    His novels have been award winners, and have made the top ten on best novel booklists, such as Christianity Today and the
    Christian Fiction Review. The Gospel According to Moses, River Rising, The Cure, and Winter Haven are a few of his titles.
    Raised in Texas, Mr. Athol Dickson currently resides in California with his wife, Sue.

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    Siri Mitchell        November, 2008

    This month’s interview is with Siri L. Mitchell. As a military spouse, she has traveled and lived in different parts of the
    world, including Paris and Tokyo. She currently resides in the Washington DC metro area. She is fluent in French and is
    currently mastering the skill of sushi making.

    A graduate of the University of Washington, Siri has written several chick lits, including Chateau of Echoes and The Cubicle
    Next Door, which were Christy Award finalists. Out this fall, Siri’s latest novel is headlining in historical romance.



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    Allison Pittman        December, 2008

    This month's interview is with Allison Pittman, the author of the Crossroads of Grace Series: Ten Thousand Charms, Speak
    Through the Wind, and With Endless Sight. She also has a work of nonfiction, Saturdays with Stella, which takes the reader
    through the journey of learning spiritual truths in dog obedience school.

    When she’s not writing, Allison is busy being a wife to her husband, Mike, and mother to three sons. She resides in Texas in
    a town just outside of San Antonio.




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    Creston Mapes        January, 2009

    Creston’s debut novel, Dark Star: Confessions of a Rock Idol, was published in 2005. The sequel, Full Tilt, hit shelves in
    March 2006, and a third stand-alone novel, Nobody, released September 2007.

    Scoring extra points, the talented storyteller, Creston Mapes resides in the Atlanta metropolitan area with his hometown
    sweetheart and four children. He loves reading, painting, morning runs with his dog, family outings, and dates with his wife.

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    Victoria Christopher Murray        February, 2009

    Victoria always knew she would become an author. Never having lost the dream to write, she answered the call when the
    “bug” hit her in 1997.

    Victoria originally self-published her first story; however, in 2000, Time Warner republished Temptation. Life changed as
    she made numerous best-seller lists and remained there for nine consecutive months. To top that, in 2001, Temptation was
    nominated for an NAACP Image Award in Outstanding Literature.

    Joy; Truth Be Told; Grown Folks Business; A Sin and A Shame; The Ex Files; and Too Little, Too Late followed on the
    same path. In 2008, Victoria’s first novels in her Christian fiction teen series—The Divine Divas—were published. A great
    writer, award-winning author, and more . . .


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    Liz Curtis Higgs        March 2009

    Liz is the author of twenty-six books. With more than three million copies in print, she breathes new life into ancient tales
    about the most infamous—and intriguing—women in scriptural history, from Jezebel to Mary Magdalene. Biblically sound
    and cutting-edge fresh, these popular titles have helped more than one million women around the world experience God’s
    grace anew. Her nonfiction book Embrace Grace, winner of a 2007 Retailers Choice Award, presents her message of hope in
    an engaging and personal way, speaking directly to the hearts of her readers. Audiences of appreciative fans in all fifty states
    and ten foreign countries have gathered to hear Liz’s inspirational encouragement.

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    Robin Lee Hatcher        April, 2009

    Robin pursued her vocation as a novelist after many years of literally reading everything she could put her hands on. During
    her career she has won many outstanding awards: the Christy Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction, the RITA Award
    for Best Inspirational Romance, two RT Career Achievement Awards (Americana Romance and Inspirational Fiction), and
    the RWA Lifetime Achievement Award. Robin is also listed with the Library Journal as having one of the Best Books of
    2004.

    Robin resides in Boise, Idaho, and enjoys being with her family, her loyal canine friend, and spending time in the beautiful
    Idaho outdoors. She loves reading books that make her cry and watching romantic movies. Robin is passionate about her life
    as a writer . . . an enthusiasm brought out by her relationship with God and her continuous desire to serve Him.

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    Rachel Hauck        May, 2009

    Rachel is a best-selling, award-winning author. She lives in central Florida with her husband, Tony, who is a pastor; a very
    cute little dog named Lola; and in her own words, a cranky cat named Red 17.

    A graduate of Ohio State University, she left the corporate software marketplace in ’04 to write full time. She’s forty-
    something, quirky, and quick-witted. Rachel has traveled to Ireland, Spain, Venezuela, Mexico, Australia, and Canada, and
    has traversed the U.S. from California to Maine. Her latest book, Love Starts with Elle, was published in ’08 and is a RITA
    finalist!

    A fantastic must see: The book trailer “starring” Rachel and Elle is one she scripted, animated, and directed (with some help
    from friends).

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    Robert Liparulo        July, 2008

    Robert Liparulo, is an award-winning author of over a thousand published articles and short stories, and is currently filling
    our bookshelves with acclaimed thrillers, like “Comes a Horseman” and “Germ”, which have been optioned by Hollywood.
    His latest thriller; “Deadfall”, is a techno retelling of, “Deliverance”.

    And…Just released; a young adult series named Dreamhouse Kings. Robert Liparulo’s, 2008 summer sizzler begins with
    two titles, House of Dark Shadows and Watcher in the Woods.

    An avid scuba diver, swimmer, reader, traveler, and law enforcement and military enthusiast, he lives in Colorado with his
    wife and four children.

    Whew… How does he do it? Robert is one busy man!

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    W. Dale Cramer        June, 2009

    Dale is a husband, father, jack-of-all-trades, and author of the highly acclaimed novels Sutter’s Cross, Bad Ground, as well as
    several other published works.

    Levi’s Will is to be re-released by Bethany in fall 2009 and will explain what has happened to W. Dale Cramer’s family as a
    result of this astonishing story.

    His books have earned two Christy Awards, a listing among Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2004, and numerous other
    Best Book of the Year lists. Dale Cramer has made an enormous impact with his talent and creativity. Since 2003, he’s been
    spiraling up, up, up the “author ladder of success.”


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    Karen Kingsbury         July, 2009


    Bestselling author Karen is America's #1 inspirational novelist. She has sold more than 10 million copies of her award-
    winning books. Ever After, Oceans Apart, and One Tuesday Morning are amongst them. Best selling series include The
    Redemption Series and Firstborn Series.

    Some recent novels, including; Like Dandelion Dust, A Thousand Tomorrows and Gideon's Gift are being created into full-
    length movies with major motion picture companies and will be in theaters soon.

    Karen lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Don, and their six children, three of whom are adopted from Haiti.

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    Lisa Samson      October, 2009

    Lisa , adventurous and diverse as the city she lives in. A Christy Award–winning author, including the Women of Faith
    Novel of the Year, Quaker Summer, Lisa Samson has been hailed by Publishers Weekly as “a talented novelist who isn’t
    afraid to take risks.” She lives in Lexington with her husband and three children.


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    Colleen Coble        November, 2009

    Multi-award-winning author Colleen was born and raised in the Midwest area of Indiana. Her upbringing, as well as her
    voracious reading appetite, gave her the tools to create some thirty-five-plus novels. In her own words she explained, “I
    remember the night I finished a book and told the Lord how tired I was of reading books that assumed He didn’t exist. I told
    God I’d do my best to write for Him, but He would have to open the doors.”

    In the summer of 1990, God unlocked a lot of doors, and He has been blessing her ever since. Ms. Coble is enjoying life . . .
    with her extended family, a loving church family at New Life Baptist Church, and her wonderful publishing family at Nelson
    Books.


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    Eric Wilson        August, 2009

    Eric was born in California in 1966, raised in Oregon, and has traveled in over thirty-five countries. He brings to his writing
    an international perspective and historical intrigue, as well as struggles of faith.

    While earning a BA with high honors from Life Pacific College, he published nonfiction articles and served on the editorial
    staff for his campus newspaper. He married his wife, Carolyn Rose, after his junior year, in 1990, and they went on to
    youth pastor together, run an espresso cart business, and raise two daughters, who are both now in their teens.

    After years of dreaming to be a novelist, Eric signed his first contract with WaterBrook Press, a division of Random House,
    and published his first novel in 2004. Since that time, he’s written a total of ten novels, and will soon have a million words in
    print.


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    Tamera Alexander        September, 2009

    Tamera and her prose have earned her devoted readers, multiple industry awards, and many best-selling titles: Rekindled,
    Revealed, and Remembered, the critically acclaimed Fountain Creek Chronicles, to name a few. For over ten years she has
    entertained us with many inspiring novels. Her 2009 and 2010 scheduled releases will just get better!

    After living in Colorado for seventeen years, Tamera returned to her Southern roots. She and her husband make their home in
    a small town just south of Nashville, Tennessee, with a rich history dating back to 1799. There they enjoy life with their two
    college-age children, and Jack, a precious—and precocious—silky terrier.

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    John Olson        December, 2009

    John is an award-winning novelist, with a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin. Postdoctoral research at
    the University of California brought him to live in an area near to San Francisco where he lives with his wife Amy and two
    children.

    After eight years as a director and principal scientist for a major scientific software company, John quit his day job to devote
    himself to a full-time ministry of writing and speaking. He has won several awards, including a Christy Award, a Silver Angel
    award, and placement on the New York Public Library’s list, Books for the Teen Age.


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