Audra Jennings

Conclude Deborah Raney's Chicory Inn novels with the final book, Home at Last , a story of acceptance, trying to overcome differences, and love.  Everything changes for bachelor Link Whitman one icy morning when a child runs into the street and he nearly hits her with his pickup—and then the girl's aunt Shayla enters Link's life. Can Shayla and Link overcome society’s view of their differences and find true love? Is there hope of changing the sometimes-ugly world around them into something better for them all? Join Deborah on Thursday, March 23, for a live author chat party on her Facebook group  with fun prizes to be won! Click the graphic below for more details and to RSVP. Hope to see you there—bring a friend or two who loves to read! {MORE ABOUT  HOME AT LAST } (Abingdon, February 2017) Why did their differences matter so much? Link Whitman has settled into the role of bachelor without ever intending to. Now he’s stuck in a dead-end...

Have your plans ever gone awry, only for you to realize what happened was God’s plan—and much better than what you had planned for yourself? You’ll want to read Deborah Raney’s  Another Way Home , the third Chicory Inn novel.  Danae, and her husband, Dallas Brooks, have been trying for years with no baby in sight. Danae is finally learning to live her life with gratitude, but then heart-wrenching events on Thanksgiving weekend threaten to pull the entire Whitman clan into turmoil—and leave them all forever changed. Enter to win a copy of  Another Way Home —five winners will be chosen! Click the image below to enter to win. The winners will be announced November 23 on  the Litfuse blog ! {MORE ABOUT  ANOTHER WAY HOME } A Chicory Inn Novel  (Abingdon Press, October 2015) Sometimes God’s ways are not at all what we expect... and exactly what we need. Grant and Audrey are adding grandchildren to their family left and...

Jump back into life at Chicory Inn as Corinne and Jesse find out if their marriage has what it takes to weather life’s rough patches in  Deborah Raney ‘s  Two Roads Home .  Too many business trips and trumped-up charges of harassment from a disgruntled coworker threaten their marriage and possibly put their three precious daughters at risk. With their life in disarray, God is tugging at their hearts to pursue other dreams. Can Corinne and Jesse pick up the pieces of what was once a wonderful life before it all crumbles beneath them? Click here to enter to win a copy of  Two Roads Home —five winners will be chosen! The winners will be announced July 6 on  the Litfuse blog ! {MORE ABOUT  TWO ROADS HOME } (Abingdon Press, June 2015) What if it’s too late for dreams to come true? Minor-but-nagging setbacks continue to sour Grant and Audrey Whitman’s initiation into the world of innkeeping, but larger challenges b...

An interview with Deborah Raney, author of Home to Chicory Lane They say blood is thicker than water, and in her latest release, Home to Chicory Lane (Abingdon Press/ August 19, 2014 /ISBN: 978-1426769696 /$14.99) , Deborah Raney writes a story that examines how the love of our family can help us weather life’s storms. The first book in the new Chicory Inn series introduces us to Audrey Whitman, a mother who has launched all of her children into life and now looks forward to fulfilling some of her own dreams during her empty-nest years. However, not all of her children are ready to stay out of the nest quite yet. Q: They say blood is thicker than water, and the closeness of family is a big part of the theme of Home to Chicory Lane. How did your own experience with family shape the way you wrote this book? We have four grown children and five grandchildren (so far!). I grew up the oldest of a family with four girls and a boy, and then I married the oldest of a fa...

The first book in Deborah Raney 's new Chicory Inn series, Home to Chicory Lane , introduces us to Audrey Whitman, a mother who has launched all her children into life and now looks forward to fulfilling some of her own dreams during her empty-nest years. However, not all of her children are ready to stay out of the nest quite yet. Deborah is celebrating the release of her new series with a $200 Bed and Breakfast Weekend Getaway and a Facebook author chat party .     One winner will receive: A B&B Weekend Getaway (via a $200 Visa cash card) Home to Chicory Lane  by Deborah Raney Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on September 9th. Winner will be announced at the  Home to Chicory Lane  Author Chat Party  on 9/9.  Deborah will be hosting a heartfelt book chat, giving away prizes, and answering questions from readers. She will also share an exclusive sneak peek at the nex...