Laughter Lifts the Heart
Several years into it, and this blog still refuses to be categorized. It's eclectic and includes everything from writing posts to snippets from my ordinary life. Welcome to this crazy place. You're bound to find something you like.
"Now, may the Lord of peace give you peace always, in every way."
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Give the Lady a Ride
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 1
The Final Ride
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 2
Ride to the Altar
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 3
Circle Bar Ranch Coloring Book
The Cowboys
A Southern Season
Skydiving to Love: a Novella
The Cat Lady’s Secret
Writing in Obedience
A Christian Writers Guide
Author Archives: Linda W. Yezak
Loving a Harvey Girl Controversy
I had so much fun writing my contribution to The Cowboys novella collection because I got to play with the hero of this romance, Cal Stephens. Actually, I did what most authors do these days and went very deep into his … Continue reading
Posted in The Cowboys
Tagged Amazon, book reviewers, book reviews, Deep POV, dialect, Free, Harvey Girls, Historical, Kindle, romance, speech patterns, western romance, Writing
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Review: Christmas in Love
Okay, so I’m late to be writing a review of a Christmas collection, but I was late reading it. In December 2019—Christmas had already passed—I found Jessica Ferguson’s book in my Kindle. Jess is a dear, personal friend of mine, … Continue reading
Review: Every Breath You Take
Occasionally, I like a break from reading romance, and Every Breath You Take was the perfect break I needed. When I read the back-cover copy, I expected this to be a nail-biter of a suspense: “Detective Kristen Conner may not … Continue reading
Trad vs Indie Revisited
In December of 2018, I wrote “Trad vs Indie—again” and spoke of the temptation for me to try the traditional publication route. Then, I ended the post with “2019 should be an interesting year.” That last sentence was prophetic, but … Continue reading
Posted in The Business
Tagged agents, Book Sales, bookstores, indie publishing, publishers, publishing, traditional publishing
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To Be Judged
After we worked our fingers to the bones and our bodies into a state of utter fatigue, we finally had the house ready to be scrutinized by all those strangers who’d eagerly set up appointments to see it. We had … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged house cleaning, house hunters, house hunting, house sales, moving
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Take My Advice
Saturday morning, I finally got to sit down to take a break from an arduous cleaning spree. I decided to memorialize the moment with a shot of a reasonably clean house—and Ree Drummond. If you follow me on Facebook, you … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Asprecreme, home advice, house cleaning, moving, sore muscles, spring cleaning, Texas
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First Titles of the New Year!
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary Romance: A Rancher to Trust by Laurel Blount — After learning his ex-wife isn’t so ex after all, rebel turned rancher Dan Whitlock is … Continue reading
Posted in ACFW Releases, Reading
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Another New Year, Another Set of Unknowns
Here we go again! God blessed us with a new start-over! Every year, I write out my not-resolutions resolutions with full knowledge that they’re not going to happen. Oh, I’ll start out like a good girl, bound and determined to … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged 2020, God's guidance, God's plan, God's will, moving, New Year, resolutions
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Just in Time for the New Year!
From my own Selah Finalist, Ice Melts in Spring, to Ane Mulligan’s Christmas delight, A Magnolia Blooms in Winter, with Eva Marie Everson’s Lillie Beth in Summer and Claire Fullerton’s Through an Autumn Window, all four wonderful stories in this collection can be … Continue reading
