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Interact with Lynette Sowell
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Loves: Shopping,
Travel,
Cooking,
Eating ethnic food--you name it,
I'll try it at least once.
Hanging out with my family and friends,
Watching a good movie,
Road trips on the back roads,
Candles,
coffee,
chocolate.
Curling up with a good book and a warm cat (we have 5 to choose from--cats,
not books).
The Beach,
Bible study,
Missions.
Hates: Stoopid drivers.
Traffic.
Bad restaurant service.
Slow metabolism.
Beets and black olives.
Bad movie endings--the movie "Next" comes to mind.
I want to rewrite that one.
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My ACFW buddies' work.
I'd leave someone out if I started naming names.
:) My favorite author voices range from Brandilyn Collins to Kristin Billerbeck--from shivers up my spine to laughing out loud.
Anything that tugs at my heart without melodrama.
Once upon a time,
though,
I discovered the Little House books,
then Little Women,
and then when I was 11 or 12,
a friend of my mother's lent me her Narnia books.
I've lost track of the number of times I've read the series,
and I still own my first dogeared paperback set.
I can't remember the name of the woman who lent me hers,
but I owe her many,
many thanks.
After that I learned to love sci fi,
fantasy,
romance,
suspense/thriller,
and mystery books.
Mostly it's the story and the characters that pull at me,
not a genre label.
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A Suspicion of Strawberries (2008)
Available now from Heartsong Presents: Mysteries
The heartbreaker diva of Greenburg, Tennesee is dead. Andromeda Clark knows that her cherry facial scrub didn't accidentally kill Charla Rae Thacker from anaphylactic shock. But Andi's soap business is in trouble and tongues are a-waggin'. To save her business, she searches for the one who tampered with her product. And now Andi's long-time, long-haul trucker boyfriend Ben decides it's time to settle down and stay in Greenburg for good. How can a woman breathe?
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The Wiles of Watermelon (2008)
After the most rain Greenburg, Tennessee has seen in years, Andi and Ben Hartley's watermelon patch yields more than watermelons when Andi's kitten discovers remains in the field. Then Honey Haggerty, the fiery and notorious owner of Greenburg's yummiest down-home eatery, is found murdered. Fingers point at Ben and a lineup of other suspects. The more Andi discovers, the more she believes the two deaths are related. She races to find a killer--or is it killers?--before it's too late.
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A Big Apple Christmas -- September 2007 (2007)
Enjoy a contemporary romance collection of four novellas that capture the sights and sounds of Christmas in New York City. Christmas plans are set askew when a schedule-bound professional organizer meets a free-spirited poet. Holiday bustle is the means two tourists try to use to get lost in the crowds. Christmas in Rockerfeller Center puts a widow's dreams on center stage. The gift of the Magi comes full circle for two lonely Latinos. Romance is in the air from Fifth Avenue to Chinatown, but can faith bring the love home?
My novella Where The Love Light Gleams tells the story of widowed Gwynn Michaud who gets surprised by her children with a trip to NYC--after her spruce in the front yard is selected to be the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. I loved writing this 'mature' heroine, and her gallant hero Dr. Theo Stellakis, a set-in-his-ways professor who doesn't plan on a holiday houseguest.
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Bayou Brides (2006)
Four generations return to a cabin in Cajun country to discover their family's secrets of love and redemption. After Capucine Louet is exiled from Nova Scotia and heads for Bayou Teche, she's given a journal while passing through New York City and reconciles with God as she writes. Josee Broussard continues fifty years later, discovering the journal while struggling with her husband's love. Nic LeBlanc returns home looking for familiarity, but the journal broadens his horizons. Justin LeBlanc brings an exclamation point to its last pages, scrawling a proposal that sets the stage for future generations.
-- My novella, Joie de Vivre, follows the story of Josee Broussard. Married off to the brother she didn't choose, Josee learns to choose joy.
I love writing what I call "lunch hour reads."
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Brothers of The Outlaw Trail (2006)
Set in the historic Wild West, each of the stories in this collection features one of a band of outlaw brothers, who seek faith in God and true love amid much struggle. Can Reuben Wilson free himself from the mountain of regret he feels for turning his younger brothers into outlaws? Will God help Caleb Wilson create a new life as sheriff of Dime Box, Arizona? Will Colt Wilson administer revenge on the bounty hunter who put him in jail? Will a miracle of God's love transform the life of professional gambler Benjamin Wilson-an outlaw with no use for God?
~ This collection came about after brainstorming with Kathleen Y'Barbo at least three years ago or more. What fun to think up this family! Then we found two other authors who liked the idea, too.
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Windswept Weddings (2006)
Wedding bells are ringing, but there are storms on the horizon that may keep everyone from reaching the church. Christine's perfect wedding plans are sorely tested when the worst snowstorm in over a decade hits central Minnesota. Tornado warnings blare on Marie's wedding day, which is great for the storm-chasing best man, but not so great for uniting the bride and groom. As Allie is finishing wedding preparations in Florida and her fiance works in New York, a nasty hurricane bears down on the coast. The wind is changing on Krista's wedding day, sending a wildfire right toward the church. Will these brides find their grooms in the midst of raging storms?
~My novella, Heart's Refuge, is set in northern California during wildfire season. I learned how much I love research while writing this story. At the time, I'd never been to California and depended on resources plus fellow writers in ACFW to help me keep the facts straight.
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I'm a wife, mom, author, medical transcriptionist, women's group leader at church. I love to travel--and I believe reading a good book should be like taking a trip. I believe books can entertain while at the same time offering reflections of God's truth. Sometimes the truth makes us comfortable, and sometimes it doesn't.
I'm a Massachusetts Yankee by birth and adopted Texan now for 16 years. Looking back I see that my life has been a series of transplants. I've learned you can't sink your roots into a place or people. The Lord is the ultimate constant in our lives. I seek to remember that as much as I can. With Him, we always have a home. :) |
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Don't Forget To Say I Love You
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8/29/2008 - 7:09 PM
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I love pizza.
I love Saturday morning breakfast.
I love the full moon.
I love swimming at twilight.
I love my kitten.
I love my husband.
I love hearing the still small Voice.
One word and so many different meanings. Love is...
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Blogging about Loss
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6/11/2008 - 11:32 PM
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Author Darlene Franklin is one of my friends and critique partners. This spring she lost her daughter, and afterward Darlene started a blog to journal about her grief. It's a way for us to look over her shoulder and also see her heart during this dif...
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Transitions
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6/10/2008 - 10:58 PM
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Life is all about change. I know this. Just look at the book of Ecclesiastes. "There is a time for every purpose under heaven."
One of our biggest changes around here is our teenagers' entry into the working world. This spring I prayed that both ...
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Money-Saving Monday: Family Movie Night
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6/09/2008 - 12:09 AM
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Gas is four bucks a gallon. What a shock, right? We also have two teenagers who are working. We don't have time or a lot of extra money to do much this summer as a family. This means we have to get creative.
One thing we're going to do is have a ...
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Writing, writing, writing...
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6/06/2008 - 12:27 AM
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...and writing, writing, writing...
I'm working on my third book in the Scents of Murder series, titled The Perils of Peaches. While it's been fun to travel with Andromeda Clark Hartley, I'm looking forward to what's ahead. I'm also compiling a tr...
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