![]() But for someone who claims to be innocent, he, like many spouses, seems to have a lot to hide. Later, when Joy goes missing, and Savannah is nowhere to be found, the police question the one person who remains: Stan. The Delaneys are more than happy to give her the small kindness she sorely needs. One night a stranger named Savannah knocks on Stan and Joy’s door, bleeding after a fight with her boyfriend. ![]() ![]() But after fifty years of marriage, they’ve finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. They’re killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable. The parents, Stan and Joy, are the envy of all of their friends. " The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. ![]()
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There is something so incredible about the creative process that keeps me writing books over and over again. ![]() For me, actually writing the book is by far my favorite part of the publication process.įor months, I plotted and planned The Dreaming Beauty in the back of my mind while I finished other projects, anxious for a chance to immerse myself in the story and discover all the twists and turns writing it would present. And interestingly enough, my opinions are not the same as my friends. Having traditionally published with a publisher tied to brick-and-mortar stores, a small-press publisher, self-publishing collaborations, and my own self-published projects, I have experienced several different avenues to bringing a book into print. I love questions about publishing because the umbrella is so big and there is so much to talk about. ![]() The hardest part about publishing books and the best thing about publishing books When she isn’t dreaming up a happy ending for a story, she is busy living her own with her husband and adorable children.Ĭonnect with Anneka by visiting to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates. The result was a bachelor’s degree in English and history. ![]() After being fed a steady diet of books, she decided to learn about writing. Anneka Walker is an award-winning author raised by a librarian and an English teacher turned judge. ![]() ![]() ![]() In Genius, James Gleick, author of the acclaimed best-seller Chaos, shows us a Feynman few have seen. His curiosity moved well beyond things scientific: he taught himself how to play drums, to give massages, to write Chinese, to crack safes. 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At the end of this post there will be a link to the full list of all of Angela’s published works. So this time, I decided to just feature the books of Angela’s that I’ve already read, plus a few more that are on my to-read list. ![]() ![]() When I say she has done it all, she has done it all! And she does a fabulous job of it!Īll that said, there is no way I could include all of her works in this post, as I normally would do for one of these author of the month posts. I’m excited to share with you my last Author of the Month post of 2020! My pick for December is one of the queens of the Christian fiction world, a writer that has been publishing for decades now–Angela Hunt!Īngela has dozens and dozens of titles to her name in basically every genre you can think of, from Biblical fiction to contemporary romance to children’s books. ![]() Merry Christmas! Can you believe we are at the end of the year already (though I can’t say I’m too sad about that fact)? ![]() |