Yesterday's Embers hit the ECPA (Evangelical Christian Publishers Association) bestsellers list for June! I've only been on a bestsellers list once before, years ago with a Christmas novella, so I'm pretty excited. 
Okay...full disclosure, true confessions and all that: I'm #20 on the list which goes 1 through, um...20. But hey, on the list is on the list, and I'm delighted to be there with enduring and endearing bestsellers like Francine Rivers, Terri Blackstock, Karen Kingsbury, Beverly Lewis and Tamera Alexander! ; )
Above All Things (Steeple Hill) released early in June, on the heels of Yesterday's Embers and Insight, so it's been a very busy year.
I'm excited to be working on a brand new series with Howard/Simon & Schuster, set in a small Missouri town, and following the survivors of five firefighters who perish in a tragic blaze at a homeless shelter. 
Already the research for this book has stretched me and taken me way out of my comfort zone. That's always a good thing for a writer. This week I'm reading galleys, my final pass on the first book Almost Forever. Once that's finished, I'll be back on a tight deadline with the first draft of the second book, Forever After (due the first week of January). I'll be excited to share more with you as the Hanover Falls Novels series progresses. Almost Forever releases early in May.
I'm also happy to announce that Leaving November was a finalist for two writing awards this season: the National Readers Choice Award and the Booksellers Best Award.
For those of you who have asked, yes, there is a recipe for Wren's Peaches-and-Cream Cheesecake! It just happens to be a long-time Raney family favorite and I'm delighted to be able to share the recipe with you. (Click on the peaches.)
