Stepping Stones Magazine

For Writers and Those Who Love Them



August Issue

How sweet I roamed from field to field, and tasted all the summer's pride.
William Blake

The portrait above is traditionally believed to be that of Jenny Cameron of Lochiel by Allan Ramsey. My family is related to the Cameron Clan of
Scotland. So perhaps Jenny is a distant ancestor. She does look like my husband's grandmother, Mary Cameron Sullivan.


Marketing Tip of the Month

We've been remodeling our town home and had to make a trip to Home Depot last week to pick up some supplies. I noticed a group of blue boxes sitting on a shelf that had smaller boxes with magnets in them. I wish I had written down the name and the cost. Next time, I will. What was really neat about these magnets is they are for business cards. You peel of the paper and attach your business card to the flexible magnet. This would be ideal for giving out at book signings, or giving away when you send out correspondence.

You could reduce the size of your bookmarker to a business card size and adhere these to the magnet as well. Use your imagination. Have you ever thought of having a car magnet with your website on it?

Here is a website that has magnets of all kinds. This link will take you to the page for business card magnets. http://www.businesscardmagnets.com/store.php?crn=207&rn=329&action=show_detail
This page is interesting. http://www.businesscardmagnets.com/store.php?crn=206

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BOOK OF THE MONTH
http://www.mltyndall.com


The Falcon and the Sparrow
by
Marylu Tyndall

The intrigue and passion of The Falcon and the Sparrow will leave you breathless. Follow the trail of Dominique Dawson, a reluctant spy who is forced to betray England or never see her brother again. As she takes a position as the governess of a Rear Admiral's son, her real mission is to gather intelligence information for Napoleon. Chase Randal, irresistibly drawn to his son's new governess, reluctantly allows the attraction to grow. Is there a future for the spy and the rear admiral? Or will Dominique's deception crush any prospect of a lasting happiness?
From Amazon.com Book Description
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1602600120?ie=UTF8&tag=mltyndallwebp-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1602600120

This month's issue is dedicated to the finalists in the 2008 ACFW book awards.

Debut Author

Bayou Justice (Robin Miller writing as Robin Caroll)
In Between (Jenny B Jones)
Sushi for One? (Camy Tang)
My Soul Cries Out (Sherri Lewis)
Petticoat Ranch (Mary Connealy)


Contemporary Novella

A Cloud Mountain Christmas (Robin Lee Hatcher)
Finally Home (Deb Raney in Missouri Memories anthology)
Mississippi Mud (DiAnn Mills in Sugar And Grits Anthology)
Moonlight & Mistletoe (Carrie Turansky in Big Apple Christmas anthology)
Remaking of Moe McKenna (Gloria Clover in the Race to the Altar anthology)
Sweet Dreams Drive (Robin Lee Hatcher)

Historical Novella

Beyond the Memories (DiAnn Mills in Mississippi Memories anthology)
Finishing Touches (Kelly Hake in Missouri Memories anthology)
Love Notes (Mary Davis in Love Letters anthology)
The Spinster & The Cowboy (Lena Nelson Dooley in Spinster Brides of Cactus Corner anthology)
The Spinster & The Tycoon (Vickie McDonough in Spinster Brides of Cactus Corner anthology)

Lits

Around the World in 80 Dates (Christa Banister)
One Little Secret (Allison Bottke)
Renovating Becky Miller (Sharon Hinck)
Splitting Harriet (Tamara Leigh)
Sushi for One? (Camy Tang)
The Book of Jane (Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt)

Long Contemporary

Autumn Blue (Karen Harter)
Like Always (Robert Elmer)
Taming Rafe (Susan May Warren)
When the Nile Runs Red (DiAnn Mills)
Within This Circle (Deb Raney)

Long Historical

Courting Trouble (Deeanne Gist)
Fancy Pants (Cathy Hake)
Lady of Milkweed Manor (Julie Klassen)
Remember Me (Maureen Lang)
Then Came Hope (Louise Gouge)
Veil of Fire (Marlo Schalesky)
Where Willows Grow (Kim Vogel Sawyer)

Mystery

Days And Hours (Susan Meissner)
Death of a Garage Sale Newbie (Sharon Dunn)
Gone With The Groom (Janice Thompson)
Sticks And Stones (Susan Meissner)
Your Chariot Awaits (Lorena McCourtney)

Short Contemporary

Heart of the Family (Margaret Daley)
The Heart of Grace (Linda Goodnight)
The Perfect Blend (Allie Pleiter)
Wedded Bliss (Kathleen Y'Barbo)
When Love Comes Home (Arlene James)

Short Contemporary Suspense

Caught Redhanded (Gayle Roper)
Her Christmas Protector (Terri Reed)
Nowhere to Hide (Debby Giusti)
Pursuit of Justice (Pamela Tracy)
See No Evil (Gayle Roper)
Vanished (Margaret Daley)

Shrot Historical

A Time to Keep (Kelly Hake)
A Wealth Beyond Riches (Vickie McDonough)
Canteen Dreams (Cara Putman)
Corduroy Road to Love (Lynn Coleman)
Golden Days (Mary Connealy)
To Trust An Outlaw (Rhonda Gibson)

Speculative

Demon: A Memoir (Tosca Lee)
DragonFire (Donita Paul)
The Restorer (Sharon Hinck)
The Restorer's Son (Sharon Hinck)
Isle of Swords (Wayne Thomas Batson)

Suspense

Abomination (Colleen Coble)
Black Ice (Linda Hall)
Coral Moon (Brandilyn Collins)
Crimson Eve (Brandilyn Collins)
Ransomed Dreams (Amy Wallace)

Women's Fiction

A Promise To Remember (Katie Cushman)
Bygones (Kim Vogel Sawyer)
Remember to Forget (Deb Raney)
The Oak Leaves (Maureen Lang)
Watercolored Pearls (Stacy Hawkins Adams)

Young Adult

In Between (Jenny B. Jones)
On The Loose (Jenny B. Jones)
Sara Jane: Liberty's Torch (Eleanor Clark
Sarah's Long Ride (Susan P Davis)
Saving Sailor (Renee Riva)



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