Saturday, August 5, 2017

Of Rags and Riches Made the ECPA Bestsellers List!



God is so good! 

My agent emailed me last night with some news, and I liked to have jumped out of my seat! If you're Southern, you'll know what I'm saying here. She forwarded the link to August 2017's ECPA Bestsellers List and told me to check out #16. I was FLOORED. (Another Southern phrase? I'm not sure.) 




Someone was on the phone in the room with me, so I couldn't jump up and squeal and do a Scooby Doo dance like I wanted. So I held my breath a few seconds, ran and found my mom in the other room and told her, then my sister and Dad. What a fun surprise!

Congrats to all my sister-authors in this Collection! Getting this news felt like a God-hug to me, and just knowing He is in control means so much. 


While you're here, have a slice of cake! We have chocolate, caramel, birthday, red velvet, German chocolate, orange slice, coconut, strawberry, Italian creme, and a good Southern favorite, hummingbird cake. (Anyone know where that name came from?)

I want let you in on the celebrating, so I'm giving away a paperback copy of Of Rags and Riches Romance Collection! Winner will be announced August 14, 2017. Comment with your email to enter. (Remember, to avoid spammers, separate your email into pieces or use the emailaddressATserverDOTcom format.)


Comment Fodder: What's your favorite flavor of cake?

39 comments:

  1. Congratulations! What a huge honor and validation of your hard work.
    Dianna (dedezoomsalot at yahoo dot com)

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  3. Congrats! What an accomplishment! So wonderful! God is so good! Happy for you!!!

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  4. Congrats. What an Honor! I won a copy already! Can't wait for it to arrive!

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    1. PAULA, thank you for your kind words! Isn't it fun when you know a book is on it's way?

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  5. Congratulations on you and your sister authors hard work. What a joyous day the Lord has created!I just love white cake with peanut butter frosting!

    Cnnamongirl at aol dot com

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    1. Deanne, Mmmmm!! Peanut butter frosting! I had some in July. It was amazing. I'll have to look up a recipe for that and attempt to make it!

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  6. Congratulations, Natalie! So excited for you!!!!!

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  7. OH MY, this is, has been for a while, on my wish list! Congrats to all the authors and thank you for the chance to win a copy.

    wfnren at aol dot com

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    1. Wendy, thank you, and best wishes in the giveaway!

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  8. Yay! That is so awesome! Congratulations!!

    marisalaudadio97ATgmailDOTcom

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    1. Marisa! I miss you, girl. And your good hugs! Maybe we can chat in November--seems so far away!

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  10. Congratulations! What a great accomplishment!

    jparkerwood at gmail dot com

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    1. Thank you, Julie! I'll put your name in the giveaway!

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  12. Congratulations, Natalie! I'm so excited for you!

    These Barbour Romance Collections are a MUST read!
    psalm103and138 at gmail dot com

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    1. Hi, CARYL! Thank you! They are fun, aren't they? I love a book-length plot that I can read in an afternoon, and novellas are perfect for that. And finding new authors!

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  13. Congratulations!

    bonnijean dot marley at gmail

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    1. Hello, Bonni Jean! Thank you! I'll put your name in the giveaway drawing!

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  14. Congratulations! I love the collections! d[dot]brookmyer[at]yahoo[dot]com

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    1. Donna! Thank you! Best wishes in the giveaway!

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  16. Happy Dance! Happy Dance! Congratulations. I love these collection books. Thank you for the opportunity to win a copy.
    kmgervais(at)nycap(dot)rr(dot)com

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    1. Karen! So good to see you here! I love your profile picture. :) Thank you, and best wishes in the giveaway!

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  17. Thanks for this. Love to read it. Fav cake is red velvet. teshawATsbcglobalDOTnet

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    1. Red velvet is AMAZING!Thank you for coming over!

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  18. Wahoo!!! Love celebrating with you!

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  19. Congratulations to you all! I can't wait to read it. Also, hummingbird cake? What is that? If it is cake I am sure I'd love it though. Googling it after I leave this comment. :)

    LLWaltz [at] gmail [dot] com

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    1. Hummingbird cake is a delicious mix of pineapple, coconut, pecan and sometimes banana in cake with cream cheese, coconut, and pecan frosting. To. Die. For.

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  20. My favorite cake is German chocolate, hands down!
    Elly -Indiana-
    jcservantslaveATicloudDOTcom

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    1. My dad's favorite, too, which is fun, because whenever he gets one I sample it. :D

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  21. Wonderful. Congrats to you. Fav cake is red velvet. teshawATsbcglobalDOTnet

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  22. Thank you, Tammie! Red velvet is popular around here. And for good reason! :) Thanks for entering the giveaway!

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