Audra Jennings

Growing up, my Grandmother didn't have many children's books around the house, but she had Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day . Anytime we were up at her house, especially with my cousins, we read it. Just call Alexander b'mecause I've had one of those days. All. day. long. It's not even worth talking about. It was frustrating. All. day. long. I can't remember if I broke down in tears two or three times. After making pancakes for me and Paige after I picked her up from her UIL meet out at the school at my parents house, I am trying to chill in front of the TV to watch Grey's Anatomy and Scandal. However, I need to make my grocery list so I can go shopping tomorrow after work. I need to print the recipes of what I want to cook so that I can figure out what I need. After today, I'm || this close to buying every kind of melt-able chocolate on the baking aisle and finding something to dip in it. I'm just thankful...

It probably started off with the question, "have you read any good books lately?" More likely it was, "are you working on any good books?" It seems like the only question my Grandmother really asks me. At least anything that really has anything to do with me that doesn't end up being a gossipy kind of thing. There's another similar question about authors or anything neat or something. It's work related though. After 10 years, really, that's all you can focus on, what I'm working on? Do you ask anyone else about their job? It may sound innocent enough, but it seems to be more of a way of impressing her book club. If you actually know me, or have heard/read some of my stories below, you know why this is such an ordeal in my mind. Anyway. A few months ago, we did a blog tour for Robert Whitlow's The Choice . I actually had two copies of it because I had requested it from the publisher for review before I found out we were doing a blog to...

I really had not anticipated that I would just be getting home at 11:00 tonight. Especially from a book club get together at my grandmother's house. Some of you are thinking, "oh this is going to be good!" Others are thinking, "she's lost it." When the subject came up last night in the presence of Paige, she said, "please tell me you are not going." I will tell you all like I told her. "Brownie points." Maybe more accurately, guilty conscience. With that said, you'll have to wait for the rest of the story until I am at a computer without auto correct and predictive text because with this phone, I will make no sense whatsoever. Cliff hanger!

Dorothy Love is celebrating the new book in her Hickory Ridge Romance series, Every Perfect Gift with a "Home for the Holidays" 12 Days of Gifts contest. Celebrate the holidays with Dorothy Love and her protagonist, Sophie Caldwell, as they count down the days to Dorothy's author chat party with 12 Days of Gifts!  Dorothy will be giving away copies of Every Perfect Gift and other holiday essentials, as well as key items from the book that Sophie would have worn during or used to celebrate the holidays (a beautiful, red shawl, Victorian ornaments, stockings). It's all happening on Dorothy's Facebook page . She'll post a new giveaway each day. So bring on the Christmas cheer with Dorothy and the "Home for the Holidays" 12 Days of Gifts. Then join Dorothy on the evening of December 13 for her author chat party ! During the party, Dorothy will announce the 12 winners from the Home for the Holidays giveaway and host an author chat about Every P...

A certain 8 year old would have gotten a spanking if I weren't driving down the road at the time. Dear, usually sweet Peyton came close to driving me nuts today. Paige has been sick, and Peyton wanted to go to church this morning, so their mom texted and dropped off Peyton so that I could take her and arrange to get her back home later. Before I took Peyton home though, I needed to pick up some cold sore medicine for Paige. On the way to the grocery store, we were about ready to run over a woman doing her best turtle crossing the road impression. Let me just say the two worst people to take to the grocery store have names that start with P. I'm in the pharmacy of the grocery store, looking everywhere for this cold sore medicine. Up and down the aisles. Meanwhile: "Do you like cough drops?" "What's your favorite kind of cough drop?" "Oh there they are." I finally called a friend that works there (just not on Sundays) and asked wh...

Each year hundreds of Corsicana and Navarro County residents flock to downtown to witness the Christmas parade. Today many did so after trying to Christmas shop while sweating profusely because the weather refuses to cool down for more than one day at a time. The Corsicana Christmas parade is sort of a redneck experience as far as I am concerned. They have it at night so that people can light up their floats and vehicles. I think it's just to hide the pitiful level of the parade. (And I apologize for the blurry photos.) It's really kind of sad, but it's something to do on a Saturday night, and you have to try to kick off the season some way. The parade had one band. The Corsicana High School band. Maybe Mildred's wasn't in it because they weren't sure when their playoff game would be. The college had a game somewhere today. The parade always has lots and lots and lots of fire trucks from the volunteer departments. They like to use their sirens and f...

An interview with James L. Rubart, Author of Soul’s Gate James L. Rubart’s novels entertain readers while challenging them to reexamine their own lives. Soul’s Gate (Thomas Nelson/November 6, 2012/ISBN: 978-1-4016-8605-5/$15.99) explores healing from our deepest wounds and embracing God’s calling for our lives — challenges that often have a strong hold over us. Soul’s Gate poses the question: what if you could travel inside another person’s soul? What if you could battle for them and be a part of Jesus healing their deepest wounds? Thirty years ago, that’s exactly what Reece Roth did—until tragedy shattered his life and ripped away his destiny. Now God has drawn Reece out of the shadows to fulfill a decades-old prophecy about four warriors with the potential to change the world. In order to fulfill God’s plan, Reece will have to face his deepest regret in order to train them. Q: What drew you to write supernatural fiction? From the moment I read The Chronicles of Na...