by Johnnie Alexander | Oct 31, 2014 | Authors, Books, Foreign Affaire Spotlights
Foreign Affaire: Finding Romance in Novel Places Featuring: Believe in Me by Autumn Macarthur Set in London, England Believe in Me is October’s Book of the Month on Foreign Affaires, a blog devoted to novels that take place in international (and imaginary) places....
by Johnnie Alexander | Oct 23, 2014 | Authors, Treasured Moments
I stood at the edge of a cliff, staring out across the valley. The brisk air chilled my face, but the jacket I wore warmed my body. Colors danced in the wind—crimson, gold, and bright orange—heralding in the late autumn. The scenic view is stunning, almost more than...
by Johnnie Alexander | Oct 20, 2014 | Authors, Books
Story inspiration: Riding the Katy Trail My husband and I love to ride our tadpole recumbents on the Katy Trail in Missouri—the longest rails-to-trails in the nation. The trail head in New Franklin tells the story of Joseph Kinney, a steamship company owner, who had...
by Johnnie Alexander | Oct 16, 2014 | Authors, Books
Christmas at Schoenbrunn in 1773 In the wilderness of Ohio in 1773, a band of missionaries and Lenape Indians celebrated Christmas at Schoenbrunn Village, the first settlement in Ohio. They’d come to this wilderness and started the village a year earlier to preach the...
by Johnnie Alexander | Oct 14, 2014 | Authors
I’m counting down the days till Saturday when I’ll pack up my little Pontiac Vibe and head east to the Blue Ridge for the Retreat. More information is available on the Ridgecrest Conference Center website. My mom and I have taken a few road trips along the Blue Ridge...
by Johnnie Alexander | Oct 9, 2014 | Authors, Books
A Stranger on My Land. Isn’t the cover beautiful?? Sandra: While researching another novel for the Civil War time period, I found fascinating books written by Union and Confederate soldiers. One of these soldiers wrote about the “Battle Above the Clouds” on Lookout...
