Pam Watts Harris and I have written a Contemporary Romance, Smoky Mountain Brides, set in Memphis, Nashville, and near the Great Smoky Mountains. It was fun writing a book with Pam. She’s a great author, and we had a lot of fun doing it. The book releases today, October 17, 2017, and you can buy it on Amazon.com by going to this link  amazon.com/…book/dp/B075QQLKW6/ref=sr_1_1

Kyla Porter and Becki Hunley had been friends since childhood. They had gone to church and school together and had graduated from the University of Tennessee. They parted ways when Becki moved to Nashville to enter the country music field while Kyla continued her education in veterinary school and eventually moved to northern Mississippi to practice veterinary medicine.

Scarred by a tragic ending to a relationship, Kyla finds it hard to trust any man, even the handsome teacher she meets at Graceland, who seems too good to be true. Becki finds the perfect man for her, a handsome doctor she meets at church, and both she and Kyla become engaged within a few months of each other. They had always dreamed of being each other’s maid or matron of honor when they married, but their plans are in jeopardy when their wedding dates are in conflict. Will they be able to solve their dilemma, or will their dream die?

A native Tennessean and former Arizona resident, Pam Watts Harris developed an interest in writing at an early age. She writes historical and contemporary fiction for females of all ages and draws on her personal experiences and observations to create characters that reflect the Southern and western cultures with which she is most familiar. Pam has published three other books with Mantle Rock Publishing LLC, The Ghosts of Graceland, Music City Mayhem, and Aimee.

 

 

Kathy Cretsinger writes under the name of Katt Anderson. She lives in Kentucky with her husband of fifty plus years. They have two grown children, four grandchildren, no cats or dogs, but a few squirrels who live around the walnut trees. When not writing, you’ll find Kathy people watching, reading, enjoying her flower garden, going to activities her grandchildren are involved in, or helping authors with their manuscripts. Kathy also speaks at writers conferences. She and her husband, Jerry, are owners of Mantle Rock Publishing LLC. You can visit her at www.mantlerockpublishingllc.com

I’m pleased to introduce to you one of our newer authors, Micki Clark. Micki’s first published novel is Don’t Ask Me To Leave, and it’s based on the book of Ruth. Even the main character’s name resembles those in the story of Ruth, Naoim – Nadine, Ruth – Rachel, Orpha – Olivia, and Boaz – Beau. It is a beautiful love story. I think I cried more in reading this book than any we’ve published. Listen to the podcast and learn more about Micki and her writing. You can purchase Micki’s book at amazon.com/…book/dp/B06X6J7QLZ/ref=sr_1_1

Micki Clark was born in Lexington, Kentucky. A graduate of the University of Kentucky, she has loved the written word since childhood (when she was often captured hiding in the closet reading instead of doing mundane things like cleaning her room).

While at UK, she met a handsome young man and together they have worked hard at establishing a Christian home. They have three beautiful children that they cherish. Micki writes in her free time; by day, she is an English teacher in western Kentucky.

You can learn more about Micki Clark at her website: www.micki-clark.com

 

Newlywed Rachel Miller has everything she could want from life—the perfect husband, her dream job, and a cute little house in the country—but the daydream is shattered when her husband is killed in a tragic accident. Her mother-in-law, Nadine, takes her in as she tries to pick up the pieces, and their handsome neighbor Beau is willing to help…if Rachel will let him. Does she dare open her heart for a second chance at love?

Soon after we began taking proposals with Mantle Rock Publishing a wonderful love story was sent to me. It was so sweet and well written that I had to take it. That manuscript was Irish Encounter by Hope Toler Dougherty. From then until now this book has reached Amazon’s Top 100 several times. Last month we released Hope’s second book, Rescued Hearts. I’d like to invite you to get to know Hope Toler Dougherty.

Hope Toler Dougherty lives in North Carolina with her husband. She has four grown children, two daughters and twin sons. Hope has a Master’s Degree in English and has taught at East Carolina University and York Technical College. Hope’s children live away from home and she and her husband are enjoying their empty nest. She enjoys her children coming home, writing, cooking, reading, crocheting, books, and anything book related.

 

After almost three years of living under a fog of grief, Ellen Shepherd is ready for the next chapter in her life. Perhaps she’ll find adventure during a visit to Galway. Her idea of excitement consists of exploring Ireland for yarn to feature in her shop back home, but the adventure awaiting her includes an edgy stranger who disrupts her tea time, challenges her belief system, and stirs up feelings she thought she’d buried with her husband.

After years of ignoring God, nursing anger, and stifling his grief, Payne Anderson isn’t ready for the feelings a chance encounter with an enchanting stranger evokes. Though avoiding women and small talk has been his pattern, something about Ellen makes him want to seek her—and God again.

Can Ellen accept a new life different than the one she planned? Can Payne release his guilt and accept the peace he’s longed for? Can they surrender their past pain and embrace healing together, or will fear and doubt ruin their second chance at happiness?

 

Children’s clothing designer Mary Wade Kimball’s soft spot for animals leads to a hostage situation when she spots a briar- entangled kitten in front of an abandoned house. Beaten, bound, and gagged by the two thugs inside, Mary Wade loses hope for escape when a third villain returns with supplies.

Discovering the kidnapped woman ratchets the complications for undercover agent Brett Davis. Weighing the difference of ruining his three months’ investigation against the woman’s safety, Brett forsakes his mission and helps her escape, the bent-on-revenge brutes following behind.

When Mary Wade’s safety is threatened once more, Brett rescues her again. This time, her personal safety isn’t the only thing in jeopardy. Her heart is endangered as well.

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Today our podcast highlights Amy C. Blake. Amy has two books published with us, Whitewashed and Colorblind. Her next book will be coming out next year and it is the third in the On the Brink Series.

Amy is a wife, mother, homeschooler, a pastors wife, and author. She and her family live in Columbus, Ohio. Besides the books we have published, Amy has two more in the Fantasy genre.

Amy always loved reading especially Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys. When her last child graduated from diapers, she decided to take her writing more seriously. We are happy to have her as one of our Mantle Rock Publishing authors.

Eighteen-year-old Patience McDonough has a plan. Despite her parents’ objections, She will attend Verity College in Hades, Mississippi, and live with her grandparents. She’ll complete her degree in record time and go on to become a doctor. But things at the college are strangely neglected, her class work is unexpectedly hard. Grand gets called out-of-town, and Poppa starts acting weird─so weird she suspects he has Alzheimer’s. On top of that, she has to work extra hours at her student job inputting financial data for the college─boring! But soon her job gets more interesting than she’d like” she finds millions of dollars are unaccounted for and that something creepy is going on in the Big House basement. She discoveries secrets tying her family into the dark beginnings of Verity, founded on a slave plantation, and she is forced to question the characters of people she has always trusted. Finally, confronted with a psychotic killer, Patience has to face facts─her plans are not necessarily God’s plans. Will the truth set her free?

https://www.amazon.com/Whitewashed-Brink-Amy-C-Blake-ebook/dp/BOOTMAVQ5W/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1056348483&sr=1-1&keywords+whitewashed+by+amy+c+blake

 

Eighteen-year-old Christy Kane has always been Daddy’s princess. But on the first day of her music internship at his mega-church, reporters shatter her world with terrible news: Daddy’s had an affair with the church preschool director. Christy feels as betrayed by God as the man she’s always considered Prince Charming.

When Mom sends her to Buckeye Lake to help with Aunt Jo’s School of Music and Dance in the restored Pier Ballroom, Christy’s problems only increase. First, the ballroom sits on Buckeye Lake, making her face her greatest fear—water. Second, she must help lead a handful of semi-talented volunteers, who harbor racial tensions and mysterious underlying antagonisms, in a professional quality performance for the Grand Reopening of the ballroom. The stakes are high—Aunt Jo will lose the place if they fail. Third, Christy discovers a diary written by Lillian, who lived near Buckeye Lake in the 1920s, and becomes intrigued by the stories of thousands coming to play at the amusement parks and dance in the ballrooms. But her interest soon turns to concern as tragic events from the diary happen in Christy’s world, ninety years to the date of their first occurrence.

Between her shattered past, her uncertain future, and her dangerous present, Christy doesn’t know where to turn. Does Daddy’s God really exist? If so, does He care enough to rescue her?

https://www.amazon.com/Colorblind-Brink-Amy-C-Blake-ebook/dp/B01C0JFOHW/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506348448&sr=1-1&keywords=colorblind+by+amy+c.+blake

 

 

 

 

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Jacqueline is a multi-published author whose works range from short stories to a memoir of growing up during and after integration. Wheelock has been a member of several writers and critique groups and is currently a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, an organization which has afforded her valuable instruction and opportunity toward publication.

An avid reader and former high school and college English teacher, her first novel, A Most Precious Gift, debuted in 2014 via Mantle Rock Publishers. The sequel, In Pursuit of an Emerald, debuts in August of 2017. Jacqueline and her husband Donald reside in Madison, Mississippi and have two adult children and one beloved granddaughter.

All ex-slave Violette McMillan ever wanted was to see her troubled daughter Emerald grow up to be a better person than Violette has been, so when Benjamin Catlett, an old acquaintance, asks her to become his bookkeeper in 1869, in a business that is sinking due to southern backlash during the Reconstruction era, she agrees. But when his arrogance surfaces, their goals collide, and Violette wonders if she might be forced to renege at the expense of her daughter’s future education.

Benjamin Catlett is plagued by his past as a free man of color whose African American father was a slaveholder. Renouncing his father’s way of life, he moves to Natchez hoping to quietly atone. But his new hire, Violette McMillan, and her flirtatious teenage daughter, Emerald, test the limits of his good intentions one time too many, offending his straight-laced upbringing and tempting him to fire Violette.

Will the Lord who tugs at the heart of both Benjamin and Violette prevail in solidifying their efforts to tolerate each other and finally affirm the love already blossoming in their hearts?

Dinah Devereaux, New Orleans-born slave and seamstress, suddenly finds herself relegated to a sweltering kitchen on the Natchez town estate of Riverwood. Having never cooked a day in her life, she is terrified of being found out and banished to the cotton fields as was her mother before her. But when she accidentally burns the freedom papers of Jonathan Mayfield, a handsome free man of color to whom she’s attracted, her fear of the fields becomes secondary.

A gifted cabinetmaker, Jonathan Mayfield’s heart is set on finally becoming a respected businessman by outfitting a bedroom at the palatial Riverwood—until a beautiful new slave destroys his proof of freedom and his fragile confidence along with it.

When the mistress of Riverwood orders Dinah to work alongside the sullen Mr. Mayfield, sparks fly setting the two on a collision course. Is their mutual love for God strong enough to overcome deep-seated insecurities and set the couple on a path toward self-acceptance and love for each other?

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As a writer and a publisher, I constantly try to stay up to date on trends in marketing. For about eighteen months, I’ve wanted to start podcasting. Every place I looked it was so expensive, but in the eighteen months I’ve been rolling this concept over in my mind things have improved. So I have bit the bullet.

In the near future, our podcasts will be airing once a week with different authors, both published by Mantle Rock Publishing and other publishers. We will also explore writing tips and ways to grow your business through social media, marketing, and book launches.

The first podcast has probably already aired by the time this post is made.

The name of the podcast is “That’s My Book.” At this moment, they will air on Wednesdays. That’s one day I know I will be home, but the easy part about podcasting is it can be done ahead of time.

The podcast will also be here on mantlerockpublishing.com. I’m still learning, and I will know more by next week. I’ve never been a podcast listener, having only listened to a few, but I do enjoy what I have heard so far. “That’s My Book” will be an audio broadcast.

Thanks to Erin Howard for helping this old woman try to understand what we’re doing. Also a big thanks to her son, Daniel, for telling us how to use Skype. Sometimes you have to get an expert to consult with, even if he is eleven years old. He did know more than we did.

Several authors have already stated their desire to be on the podcast. If any other authors would like to participate, please email me at [email protected]. I will begin recording next week.

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