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Friday, January 29, 2021

Exciting News and a Giveaway!

UPDATE: The winners of my giveaway--Susie Q and dpruss--have been notified via email. THANK YOU to everyone who left a comment. And WELCOME to everyone who signed up as a NEW subscriber to the blog!! I appreciate you all very much! I'll have more giveaways in the coming months, so stay tuned! ~Michelle


Hello, Friends!

I want you to be the first to know my exciting news! 



I've just signed a contract with Tyndale House Publishers for my NEW historical time-slip novel, tentatively titled HOLD ON TO THIS MOMENT. Whoo-hoo! Release date to be determined, but look for it sometime in 2022! I'll share more details in the coming months, but for now I want to celebrate and you're invited to join the fun!!

I'm giving away TWO signed copies of UNDER THE TULIP TREE to TWO lucky subscribers of my blog (which is also my newsletter)! Here's all you need to do to be entered:

  1. Become a subscriber if you aren't already subscribed! It's easy to do. On the upper right hand corner of this page, you'll see a box that says "Sign up to receive my blog in your inbox." Type in your email address and submit. Done! If you're already a subscriber, you're already entered in the contest.
  2. Next, leave a comment on this post and tell me the name of your all-time favorite novel. (Nope, it doesn't have to be one of mine. Haha!) But remember, only subscribers who leave a comment will be entered in the contest. (If you're reading this in an email, click the link to the blog and pop over here to leave your comment.)
On Saturday, February 6, I'll draw ONE winner from the list of subscribers and ONE winner from everyone who leaves a comment. I'll notify the winners via email and post an update here. 

Thank you for your continued encouragement and support. I appreciate each one of you more than you'll ever know!

Okay! Let the fun begin!

Blessings,

~Michelle

53 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2021 at 8:53 PM

    Peter pan is my favorite

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  2. Margie KroekerJanuary 30, 2021 at 8:28 AM

    Besides your...
    True Women and Hill Country by Janice Windle Woods

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  3. Renee PJanuary 30, 2021 at 8:39 AM

    Oh, there are so many favorites! One of my favorites is The Butterfly and the Violin by Kristy Cambron.

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  4. Sarah WJanuary 30, 2021 at 8:52 AM

    I have no idea how to pick just one!! I think I'll have to go with Anne of Green Gables.

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  5. Morgan Tarpley SmithJanuary 30, 2021 at 11:01 AM

    Congrats, Michelle! So excited for you!

    My all-time favorite split time novel is The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley.

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  6. SusanneJanuary 30, 2021 at 11:21 AM

    It's hard to pick just one! I love anything with suspense!

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2021 at 11:54 AM

    I think my favorite novel is The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright. But I must admit that it is hard to pick a favorite. I’m already a subscriber.
    perrianne (DOT) askew (AT) me (DOT) com
    Perrianne Askew

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  8. WinnieJanuary 30, 2021 at 12:54 PM

    Well, right now my favorite novel is Whose Waves These Are by Amanda Dykes, but that could change from day to day. When I was growing up, my favorite was The Secret Garden.

    whthomas13 at yahoo dot com

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  9. Paula ShreckhiseJanuary 30, 2021 at 1:07 PM

    My all time favorite book is Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier.
    Although I love Amanda Dykes.

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  10. sunshinehdfanJanuary 30, 2021 at 2:26 PM

    Watchers by Dean koontz

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  11. Virginia WinfieldJanuary 30, 2021 at 2:28 PM

    I think one of my all time favorite novels is Where the Red Fern Grows and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

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  12. LynetteJanuary 30, 2021 at 2:29 PM

    The Sidelined Wife by Jennifer Peel

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  13. Ann LancasterJanuary 30, 2021 at 2:30 PM

    Oh my, I don't think I can pick one favorite book because I have so many. Anytime I read a book by Bodie and Brock Thoene, it becomes my favorite until the next time I read one.

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  14. Elizabeth LittonJanuary 30, 2021 at 2:39 PM

    Congratulations! I'm looking forward to reading your new book! I'm not sure I have an all-time favorite, but I love Whose Waves These Are by Amanda Dykes.

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  15. PattyJanuary 30, 2021 at 2:40 PM

    I don't think I could pick a favorite, but it would probably be something by Charles Martin, or Lori Benton.

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  16. AMHJanuary 30, 2021 at 2:40 PM

    Such a hard choice but right now my favorite is still The Thorn Keeper by Pepper Basham.

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  17. Susie-QJanuary 30, 2021 at 2:44 PM

    Picking just one is almost impossible since I have many favorites. Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers is one of my all-time favorites.
    I'm a newsletter subscriber.
    susiesellner at gmail dot com

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  18. Natalya LakhnoJanuary 30, 2021 at 2:48 PM

    Congratulations!!!

    Already a subscriber :)
    I would say one of many is Redeeming Love!

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  19. SonjaJanuary 30, 2021 at 2:51 PM

    I am subscriber. That is such a hard question. There are so many wonderful books. One of the best I have read recently is The Moonlight School by Suzanne Woods Fisher. It's excellent and based on true facts. I really recommend it!

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  20. Robin in NCJanuary 30, 2021 at 3:31 PM

    I don't have an all time favorite. I guess I'm fickle, whichever one I'm currently reading is my favorite. ;)
    The blurb from UNDER THE TULIP TREE sounds very interesting! Congratulations on your new contract!

    rw620 AT aol DOT com

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  21. Becky DJanuary 30, 2021 at 3:33 PM

    A couple of my favorites are "The Hiding Place" by Corrie Ten Boomband the Mark of the Lion series by Francine Rivers. I have read each of those at least 3 times or more.

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  22. Nicole SagerJanuary 30, 2021 at 3:37 PM

    Congrats on the contract! How exciting!
    I was only recently able to narrow my favorites down to 4 authors - how can I choose just one book?? LOL! I'll just pick one and say that Lady Jayne Disappears (Politano) was one that resonated with me. Definitely one of my favorites!

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  23. travelerJanuary 30, 2021 at 3:42 PM

    Congratulations! Wonderful news!
    My favorite is Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict. Memorable and beautiful.

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  24. NancyJanuary 30, 2021 at 3:48 PM

    So often the book I happen to be reading at the time is my favorite. ;p The first thing that came to mind was all Agatha Christie books prior to the ONE. Gone with the Wind is a favorite and a classic.

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  25. Roxanne C.January 30, 2021 at 3:55 PM

    My all-time favorite book is Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott.

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  26. Caryl KaneJanuary 30, 2021 at 4:27 PM

    Congratulations, Michelle! My all time favorite book is Chronicles of Narnia.

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  27. Alicia HaneyJanuary 30, 2021 at 4:28 PM

    My all-time favorite novel has been The Clan of the Cavebear Series. Thank you for the chance. aliciabhaney(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

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  28. Paty HinojosaJanuary 30, 2021 at 4:46 PM

    Congrats Michelle on your upcoming book!!
    My all time favorite could be Anne of Green Gables, I think...
    My current favorite is All Through the Night by Tara Johnson! Loved it!
    I would love to read Under The Tulip Tree! Sounds awesome! Thanks so much for the chance!!!

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  29. DarleneJanuary 30, 2021 at 4:51 PM

    My all time favorite books is Gone with the Wind.

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  30. LeanneJanuary 30, 2021 at 5:00 PM

    Redeeming Love is one of my favorites, but I have so many it's really hard to decide.

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  31. Joan AJanuary 30, 2021 at 5:19 PM

    Christy by Catherine Marshall. jarning67(at)hotmail(do)com

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  32. lady anselJanuary 30, 2021 at 5:52 PM

    Hi Michelle,
    Thank you so much for giving us all the opportunity to win a copy of your book.

    My all time favorite since childhood is the Anne of Green Gables series. I actually was wearing out the library copy in the tiny town I grew up in. The wonderful librarian who opened her house in town for everyone bought me my own copies of each book one year for Christmas. Once my Nieces were old enough I passed the books on to them. Now their daughters are reading them. I have the series on ebooks now and still read them now and again.

    The book I added to my all time favorite book shelf this past year is Amanda Cox’s debut The Edge of Belonging, which was sensational!

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  33. Alison BossJanuary 30, 2021 at 5:54 PM

    Congrats on your new contract, Michelle! How exciting! I love reading historical time-slip novels!

    I am already a subscriber. :)

    So hard to choose just one all-time favorite novel....I would have to say mine is actually a trilogy, the 'WINTER PASSING TRILOGY' by Cindy McCormick Martinusen. It is so good!!

    Thank you for the chance to win a copy of 'Under the Tulip Tree'. It sounds amazing!!

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  34. Connie R.January 30, 2021 at 6:00 PM

    No fair making me choose!!! I have favorite authors and I love all of the books they put out. Jane Kirkpatrick is close to the top of favorites.

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  35. PamJanuary 30, 2021 at 7:01 PM

    Congratulations! I'd love to win a copy of Under the Tulip Tree, especially since it is the book my book club will be discussing in February. I think it is way too hard to narrow down my favorite books to just one. There are so many.

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  36. Cheryl HartJanuary 30, 2021 at 7:15 PM

    Only one??? okay...

    Favorite one growing up: Big House in the Little Woods
    Favorite one as a teen: To Kill a Mockingbird
    Favorite one in recent years: Whose Waves These Are

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  37. HeidiJanuary 30, 2021 at 8:12 PM

    My favorite read of 2020 was Love and a Little White Lie by Tammy L. Gray

    It's super-exciting that you're writing time-slip!

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  38. Priscila PeralesJanuary 30, 2021 at 10:39 PM

    Congrats!! My all-time favorite is Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, though the first title that came to mind was Beneath the Blackberry Moon: The Red Feather by April W. Gardner.

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  39. JessicaJanuary 31, 2021 at 1:44 AM

    Congrats on your new contract! I don't have one favorite novel! Maybe one per category and even sub category. One of my favorite historical romance sub category war (lol) is Kate Breslin's High as the Heavens.

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  40. Teri DiVincenzoJanuary 31, 2021 at 2:13 AM

    Congrats on the new contract! That’s so exciting! There’s no way I can pick a singular favorite, but Anne of Green Gables was definitely one book that shaped my life.

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  41. KayleeJanuary 31, 2021 at 10:39 AM

    A recent favorite is Tidewater Bride by Laura Frantz!

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  42. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2021 at 11:26 AM

    Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

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  43. Sarah TaylorJanuary 31, 2021 at 1:16 PM

    I always loved The Little House on The Prairie books Thank you for the awesome giveaway I am already a subscriber to your blog! Have a Blessed Day!

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  44. Lucy Reynolds January 31, 2021 at 4:15 PM

    Congratulations! How to pick a favorite. Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers is one and more recently The Reason by William Sirls. Thank you for the wonderful chance.
    Blessings

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  45. Alicia B.January 31, 2021 at 6:43 PM

    I can’t choose just one, but one of my all-time favourites is When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke!

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  46. MarileneFebruary 1, 2021 at 12:44 AM

    Congratulations! I love so many books but one of my all-time favourite is More Than Meets The Eye from Karen Witemeyer.

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  47. JulieFebruary 1, 2021 at 10:06 AM

    Congratulations on your new book deal! Looking forward to hearing more about it. Choosing just one book is incredibly difficult, but if I have to pick... I guess it is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, just based on how many times I have re-read it.

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  48. KlynnFebruary 1, 2021 at 12:57 PM

    Congratulations on your book contract. One of my favorite books is Stay With Me by Becky Wade. She writes romantic suspense and it is very good.

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  49. Angela JohnsonFebruary 2, 2021 at 9:23 AM

    Congratulations on your new book deal....I'm looking forward to reading it!! I had to ponder which book to post as a favorite, as I have SEVERAL books and authors that I enjoy a lot. I finally decided on "A Proper Pursuit" by Lynn Austin....this book clinched historical fiction as my favorite genre. Thanks for having this giveaway!

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  50. UnknownFebruary 3, 2021 at 8:40 PM

    THANKS MICHELLE,
    I LOVE THE BOOK OF ACTS and look forward to reading Under The Tulip Tree.
    I love Thomas Hardy novels, esp. Mayor of Casterbridge and Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
    Melissa Finifrock
    finifrockm@yahoo.com

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  51. Melissa FinifrockFebruary 3, 2021 at 8:42 PM

    THANKS MICHELLE,
    I LOVE THE BOOK OF ACTS and look forward to reading Under The Tulip Tree.
    I love Thomas Hardy novels, esp. Mayor of Casterbridge and Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
    Melissa Finifrock
    finifrockm@yahoo.com

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  52. Judie PairanFebruary 9, 2021 at 5:02 PM

    not a novel, but Library of Congress Collection: Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writer's Project 1936-1938. So much poignant information. also loved The Widow of Rose Hill.

    Judie Pairan
    drjhart20@hotmail.com

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  53. Jeanette DavisMarch 7, 2021 at 4:21 PM

    Well I am late for the contest but wanted to leave a comment anyway. I just subscribed and think you your books sound wonderful. My all time favorite (although this changes) is Unlocked by Karen Kingsbury. Heartwarming book about an autistic high school student, bullying and the young lady who 'unlocks' this young man.









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