Greetings!

I just returned home from the American Christian Fiction Writers Conference in Minneapolis. What a wonderful conference! If you have any interest in writing, I highly recommend joining ACFW and going to this annual event.

I saw many old friends and met many new ones. I also participated in what has to be the largest Christian booksigning ever at the Mall of America--127 authors! I shared a table and did a panel talk with Deb Raney. . I also played drums for the conference worship team and helped teach a workshop with the fabulous Thomas Nelson Fiction Publisher, Allen Arnold. The whole conference was such a great experience! Never mind that my roommate, Diann Hunt, and I got lost too many times to count coming and going.

My Women of Faith novel Sweetwater Gap is hitting the bookstores! Click on "Denise's Books" to read more about this book. The love story, set on an apple orchard in North Carolina, features an apple pie bake-off. Click here to download the free recipe for Aunt Lola's Blue Ribbon Apple Pie. It's delicious!

As part of our summer family adventures, Kevin and I were able to take our boys on a cruise this past summer. They were so impressed with the ship and met so many new friends onboard we just about had to force them off the thing at each stop.

Friend, I hope you're faring well and finding time to curl up with a good book. May God bless you until next time . . .

Blessings!
Denise

Don't forget to visit my blog will fellow authors and friends Kristin Billerbeck, Colleen Coble, and Diann Hunt www.GirlsWriteOut.blogspot.com