Category: Writing

All the Quilts from Amish Quiltmaker Book 1

Jennifer Beckstrand March 22, 2021 2 Comments
I love quilts. It's one of the reasons I made my heroine in my latest series an Amish quiltmaker. I had so much fun writing about Esther Zook's quilts. Esther always has a quilt on her frames in her front room so that she can take a few stitches whenever she has time. The quilts I wrote about in the book are all quilts I have seen somewhere, quilts I own, or quilts I have actually made. Here is a...
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Amish Christmas Miracles Author: Lenora Worth

Jennifer Beckstrand September 14, 2020 0 Comments
Amish Christmas Miracles is coming. Release day is November 10! If you haven't preordered your ebook copy for 99 cents, there is still time before the price goes up to $9.99 on November 15! Preorder at BarnesandNoble.com or Amazon.com or the Apple Bookstore. You are going to love it! It's my pleasure to introduce another author participating in the collection. I met Lenora Worth last year when...
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You’re Invited!

Jennifer Beckstrand April 20, 2020 0 Comments
Tuesday, April 21, thirteen other Amish authors and I will be hosting our cover reveal and pre-order launch party for Amish Christmas Miracles, a collection of 14 Amish Christmas romances just for you. If you haven't joined the Amish Christmas Miracles Collection Facebook page, you can do it here. Please join us for the party. We'll be playing games, talking about books, and doing some giveaways....
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Abraham: Lots of Belly Laughs and Smiles

Jennifer Beckstrand January 13, 2020 0 Comments
If you haven't read Abraham, book 2 in the Petersheim Brothers series, what are you waiting for? Abraham is a feel-good romance that will pull you out of the winter blahs and make you want to give yourself and everyone you love a hug! I recently completed a blog tour for Abraham and here are some of the things bloggers and reviewers are saying about it! “Get prepared for adventure, matchmaking,...
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Meet Gail Kittleson, Author of Until Then

Jennifer Beckstrand October 07, 2019 0 Comments
Gail Kittleson is a fellow inspirational author who writes WWII romances. I’m delighted to have her on my blog today. An Iowa farm girl, Gail appeared with her thick glasses and a pile of books at the local library counter every Saturday.  After graduating from Wartburg College and earning her MA in TESOL at UNI, she taught English as a Second Language and college expository writing. After...
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The RITA Awards!

Jennifer Beckstrand August 19, 2019 3 Comments
The last week of July, I went to New York for the RITA Awards Ceremony at the Romance Writers of America Conference. The RITA Award is the highest honor a romance novel can receive, and just being nominated was humbling and so exciting. Home on Huckleberry Hill was my book that was nominated. Though I didn't win, I had a wonderful experience in New York. Here are some highlights.  
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