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Online Status: Last On: Jan 13, 2010 - 9:17 PM
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Member Since: February 17, 2008
Location: Wyoming, WY
ShoutLife Address: shoutlife.com/tinaannforkner
Website: www.tinaannforkner.com
Genre: Women's Fiction
Primary Publishers: Waterbrook Press/Random House
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Published Works
Rose House (2009)
Four years after a tragic accident has destroyed her family, Lillian Diamon returns to the nearby Rose House, a cottage in the lush Sonoma Valley where she once poured out her anguish among the tangle of vines and fragrant blossoms. Wandering in the nearby town of La Rosaleda, Lillian stumbles into a small art gallery and comes face-to-face with that heartbroken moment. The painting renders every detail of her grief, from the sorrow etched across her face to the sandals on her feet.

Stunned, Lillian wonders who watched her private lament, and who would dare to capture on canvas such a personal scene. As she searches for the painter, a mystery surrounding the portrait entangles not only the artist, Truman Clark, but also Lillian's sister, Geena, whom she believes was instrumental in the accident that claimed the lives of her husband and children.

A captivating novel rich in detail, Rose House explores how our lives are like a canvas capturing shadow and pain, but also light and transcendence?and how, like a work of art, a master can work wonders in a creation.

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Ruby Among Us (2008)
Sometimes, the key that unlocks your future lies in someone else's past...

Lucy DiCamillo is safely surrounded by her books, music, and art -- but none of these reclusive comforts or even the protective efforts of her grandmother, Kitty, can shield her from the shadowy memory of the mother she longs to recall. Lucy senses her grandmother holds the key, but Kitty seems as eager to hide from the past as Lucy is eager to find it.

From the streets of San Francisco and Sacramento, to the lush vineyards in the Sonoma Valley, Lucy follows the thread of memory in search for a heritage that seems long-buried with her mother, Ruby.

What she finds is enigmatic and stirring in this redemptive tale about the power of faith and mother-daughter love.

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About Tina Ann Forkner
Welcome to my Shoutlife space! I am the author of the novels Rose House and Ruby Among Us from Waterbrook Press/Random House.

I live in Wyoming with my husband and our three children. Besides writing, I also enjoy gardening, spending time outdoors with family, and serving as Vice President of my local Library Foundation Board of Directors.

I am also a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, a great organization for aspiring and published writers alike. www.acfw.com

I hope you will give my books a try this year. Have a wonderful 2010.

-Tina
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Happy 2010   1/04/2010 - 12:30 PM
Hi Everyone. I hope you have a wonderful 2010. My goal this year is to be more organized and to find more beauty in life and writing. Thanks to all of you who have been supportive of my books and who have just been good, supportive friends. Many ble... (login or sign up to read more)
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Win The Sound of Sleigh Bells at my Blog   10/20/2009 - 8:44 AM
Hi everyone. It's been awhile since I've posted, so I thought I'd drop by and invite you to visit my blog where you can have an opportunity to receive a free copy of The Sound of Sleigh Bells, by Cindy Woodsmall. Just visit my blog and find the post ... (login or sign up to read more)
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Rose House is August ACFW Book Club Selection   8/18/2009 - 11:55 AM
Would you love to get involved in a book club? Here is your opportunity. I am absolutley thrilled that Rose House is this month's ACFW Book Club Selection. The discussion is starting now online through email threads and will continue through the ... (login or sign up to read more)
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What the Bayou Saw   7/01/2009 - 8:32 AM
What the Bayou Saw, by Patti Lacy, is the most courageous book I have read in years. I highly recommend it to any reader who is looking for exceptional writing that has the power to change lives. Lacy's sensitive, but truthful, exploration of race re... (login or sign up to read more)
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Guest Blogging at Novel Journey and Contest   5/21/2009 - 9:08 AM
I blogged about needing more hopeful fiction over at Novel Journey. Join in the conversation. Leaving a comment also makes you available to win a copy of Rose House! (login or sign up to read more)
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