Preacher Man Reviews

  I won!  I won!  I won the EPIC Award for 2010!  It was a fun weekend (here's my trip report) and here's my acceptance speech when I won!


Big news!  Huge!  The biggest!!  Preacher Man is a finalist in the 2010 EPIC Award contest!  I couldn't be happier!

 

Highlights: "... an excellent love story.  The author give us a relationship that isn't easily built. She also shows subtly how God works in mysterious ways .... The characters and dialogue are well crafted to let us look inside the hearts of the players in a way that draws us to them. It's easy to get emotionally involved in many of the scenarios. This is a truly uplifting kind of book well worth the read."   Here's the full review.


Crystal from CK2S Kwips and Kritiques gave Preacher Man 3 1/2 clovers (I'm assuming out of 5, although I'm not sure what that means, exactly).  Here are the highlights:

 


I read your book this last weekend and thought it was wonderful! I think it's your best so far, and I'll be looking forward to your next book. :)
   -- Julie R, from Mahomet, Illinois


Joyfully Reviewed gave Preacher Man a very positive review.  Here are the highlights:

Here's the whole review.


My first review of Preacher Man was from Between the Lines.  "Andrea" rated it "Entertaining and Engaging" and here were some of her comments:

If you want to read the whole review, click here...


YIPPEE!  The Wild Rose Press offered me a publishing contract for Preacher Man.  The editor had the following wonderful compliments about the manuscript:  "I have read your partial and found your story to be engaging and promising."

After review of the full manuscript, "I have finished reading your full MS Preacher Man.  I found it engaging and absolutely delightful."

And next:  "And let me take this moment to say, that I LOVED your MS.  It was the best written MS I've read lately."

And after her first edits of the manuscript:  "I have only suggested a few changes throughout the novel.  Mostly everything was perfect!  Regan was the ideal heroine you couldn't help but love for her humanness and vulnerability.  Josh -- my goodness -- he is every woman's dream come true!!  I read the entire novel in one sitting -- couldn't put it down!!  5 stars, etc."
 


Preacher Man WON the Golden Acorn contest in the Inspirational category!!  The final round judge was Julie Swarzburg, an editor at Multnomah, and here's what she had to say :

"Great characterization!  I was immediately engaged.  Dialogue -- snappy." 


ANOTHER NEWSFLASH!!  Preacher Man is a finalist in the Golden Acorn contest in the Inspirational category!  Out of a perfect score of 155 points, three first round judges gave it a 145, 144 and 126.

Here are some verbatim comments from the judges!


NEWSFLASH!!  Preacher Man is a finalist in the Get Your Stiletto in the Door contest in the Inspirational category!!  Out of a perfect score of 135, three first round judges gave it a 134, 115 and 88.

Here are some verbatim comments from the judges!

So, now it's winging its way to New York City to meet with an editor from Warner Faith, and a literary agent who represents Inspirational Chick Lit!  Keep your fingers crossed for me!!


Pre-publication:  What a beautiful, spiritual, heart warming book. I predict that it will go far. Chapter 12 is perfect.  I had a box of Kleenex near by to dab at my tears of happiness for Reagan, Josh and Luke. WOW! Congratulations on the completion of it. I know that you said that you have to go back and rewrite, edit, etc., but the book itself is complete and it is majestic and awesome. I love it.

-- Mom (my biggest fan!)

 

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