by Olivia | Mar 26, 2019 | Books in Process, Tree of Life, Uncategorized
If you missed reading about Jillian from The Inn at Hidden Run, you can meet her here. Nolan Duffy is her dad. They share a restored Victorian Home in Canyon Mines, Colorado, where they have settled into their grooves where Jillian works from home all the time and...
by Olivia | Mar 13, 2019 | Books in Process
Note: This Scavenger Hunt is expired and prizes have been awarded, but many authors leave the links up on their sites. You may yet enjoy making the rounds and learning about new-to-you authors and their new releases. Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If...
by Olivia | Mar 5, 2019 | Books in Process, Tree of Life, Uncategorized
In a few weeks, The Inn at Hidden Run will release, and right there on page 1 you’ll meet Jillian Parisi-Duffy. This is the first book in my new Tree of Life series, so as I created Jillian, I settled in to get to know her not just for one story but four. A few quick...
by Olivia | Feb 26, 2019 | Books in Process
If you’ve never done one of the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunts, think about giving it a try! Dozens of authors, lots of giveaways and prizes. It’s a great way to discover new authors. I’ll be participating. (See the green cover with the tree?...
by Olivia | Jan 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Let’s get excited! I certainly am! The Inn at Hidden Run, the first book in my new Tree of Life series, releases May 1, which is starting to feel like just around the corner. I love this fabulous...
by Olivia | Jan 17, 2019 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
The other day I got dressed for church (I know. Some Sundays that in itself feels like an accomplishment worth celebrating!) and my mind started wandering as it so easily does. As I was flipping through my closet, I heard a voice from my past. “Your wardrobe is...
by Olivia | May 15, 2018 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Just for the record, in my last post, which I realize was…um…er…uh…a while ago, I specifically did not technically resolve to post on my blog more often. I merely said I might. Since then, ongoing shoulder pain only got worse while I was awaiting surgery, I had the...
by Olivia | Jan 8, 2018 | Lens on Life, Mama Says, Uncategorized
I admit I am not much on making New Year’s resolutions or choosing a word for the coming year. If those are meaningful practices for you, I do not mean to diminish them. I simply have never connected to them. One year, in talking about this topic with my mother,...
by Olivia | Oct 1, 2017 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Goodness, when I turned in the manuscript for Colors of Christmas back in February, an October 1 release day felt so far off! Yet here we are. October 1. Advance copies have been out in the world for a couple of weeks, but this was the target day in my calendar and it...
by Olivia | Aug 20, 2017 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
It’s Saturday night, August 19 as I write, and I’ve been having one of those weeks where I believe the maxim that the older you get the faster time goes. Blink, and another week has passed. That never happens to you, right? My daughter is a Head Start...
