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My maiden 'Novel' blues
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My maiden 'Novel' blues

When, in an absorbing story, these and other inimitable characters began to come alive in an intricate plot, I could sense that my maiden novel was turning out into a work of art on the Indian literary stage, and so I was desperate to live up to its completion in its poetic prose. Oh, how I feared death then, and what a relief it was as I lived to keep up with the muse to complete 'Benign Flame'!

Midwest Book Review Calls Hymns of Blue Hollow “A Simply Riveting Read from Cover to Cover”
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Midwest Book Review Calls Hymns of Blue Hollow “A Simply Riveting Read from Cover to Cover”

Set in 1941 East Tennessee, Hymns of Blue Hollow by Kemma MarShall follows Esther Primm as she seeks refuge at a secluded estate, where opening her heart to new attachments means risking everything. Selected for Midwest Book Review's October 2026 issue, this riveting historical romance explores love, grief, and survival in the American South.

Made For Each Other; A Contemporary Christian Romance

Lissa Davis came to New Mexico for a temporary job assignment, not to fall for a man whose faith challenges everything she believes about security and the future.

Karen Cogan Oct 13, 2026 👁 11 💬 0
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Do you love a good contemporary Christian romance?

Lissa Davis has built her life around one thing: security. She doesn't trust easily, not with her heart, her future, or her plans. Then she meets Jason, a man who trusts God with all three

Karen Cogan Sep 30, 2026 👁 14 💬 0
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Back to Square One on the Writing Board

However, as it seemed all was over bar sighing of the genuine writers, in came the internet with a formidable e-publishing space for their works as if to free the literature from the publishers’ prejudicial editorial grip and to directly deliver their e-books into the readers’ digital laps to sort them out for themselves.

BS Murthy Sep 28, 2026 👁 10 💬 0
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My maiden 'Novel' blues

When, in an absorbing story, these and other inimitable characters began to come alive in an intricate plot, I could sense that my maiden novel was turning out into a work of art on the Indian literary stage, and so I was desperate to live up to its completion in its poetic prose. Oh, how I feared death then, and what a relief it was as I lived to keep up with the muse to complete 'Benign Flame'!

BS Murthy Sep 23, 2026 👁 15 💬 0
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Midwest Book Review Calls Hymns of Blue Hollow “A Simply Riveting Read from Cover to Cover”

Set in 1941 East Tennessee, Hymns of Blue Hollow by Kemma MarShall follows Esther Primm as she seeks refuge at a secluded estate, where opening her heart to new attachments means risking everything. Selected for Midwest Book Review's October 2026 issue, this riveting historical romance explores love, grief, and survival in the American South.

Author.Kemma.MarShall Sep 19, 2026 👁 20 💬 0
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