Lyn Cote welcomes other authors to her "Strong Women, Brave Stories" blog to share stories of women who triumph over the challenges common to all women.
AGAINST ALL ODDS by Irene Hannon Book 1—Heroes of Quantico series Prologue “Sir? I think you need to hear this.” With a preoccupied frown, David Callahan looked up from the security briefing in his hand. His aide, Salam Farah, stood … Continue reading →
Simple Secrets by Nancy Mehl My rating: 4 of 5 starsI truly enjoyed Nancy Mehl’s Simple Secrets, the first in her “Harmony” series. Her heroine was a believable, complex character. Her hero was a man any woman would fall for. … Continue reading →
Today’s book is Cowboy for a Rainy Afternoon by Award-winning Author Stephen Bly. “A 10-year-old boy with red straw cowboy hat, cap gun, and silver-painted wooden bullets. Six story-telling, cribbage playing old cowboys. A ’49 Plymouth with open trunk. A … Continue reading →
Way back in February, I announced that anyone who sent me a family love story to post on my blog would be entered in a drawing to win a copy of my June release, Her Abundant Joy. The winner of … Continue reading →
My guest today, Author Cara Putman, is so young and perky that sometimes I have to blink to be sure she’s real. But she is. We just saw each other at a Christian booksellers Convention, the ICRS in St Louis … Continue reading →
Today’s First Page is from IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES by Author Marlo Schalesky: First Page Only the fog is real. Only the sand. Only the crashing of the sea upon the restless shore. The rest is a dream. It has … Continue reading →
Watermelon Cowboy by Lyn Cote-Part 2 The first part of this story was posted on Friday July 2nd- “The county’s Sweet Corn Festival was the last big summer celebration. Sarah just wasn’t in the mood for festivities, but Grandma wouldn’t … Continue reading →
WATERMELON COWBOY Short Story by Lyn Cote (Copyright 2010 Lyn Cote) “Hi, are you a cowboy?” Danny asked. Sarah stood behind her freckled, about-to-enter-kindergarten son. Affectionately she finger-combed his red curls. On the way home from her new job and … Continue reading →
I met my Grandmother Roberts only a few times in my life, but I always felt close to her. She lived in Alaska and I lived in Washington State. Although we lived far from one another, she made sure to … Continue reading →
THE PRINCE OF VAL-FEYRIDGE, April 30, 2010, The Wild Rose Press A warrior with a destiny, a woman with a gift. Can loving the enemy restore a broken kingdom? Or will forbidden love destroy it—and them—first? by Debut Author Helen … Continue reading →