Books on the Ridge

Join managing editors Tamera Lynn Kraft and Michelle Levigne as they chat with author (and translator) Jerah Alvarado about her new children's book, WOULD YOU RATHER? Bible adventures .... in water! More adventures on the theme of "Would You Rather?" are planned for future books, so stay tuned. Join the chat for a fun look behind-the-scenes to what inspired this picture book, how it came about, and Jerah's writing journey. Including how she came up with her pen name! And remember: Save $1 on a copy of WOULD YOU RATHER? until July 1, by using the code WATER on the Mt. Zion Ridge Press website. MtZionRidgePress.com

Join managing editor Tamera Lynn Kraft and marketing director Penny Frost McGinnis, chatting with author Michelle Levigne about the next title in the Quarry Hall suspense series, ANNE. After a rough assignment catching people out to destroy battered women's shelters, Anne needs a break. Being assigned to observe operations at Common Grounds Legal Clinic seems like a cake assignment. Xander Finley, the head lawyer, is a friend of Joan. The clinic is already supported by the Arc Foundation, so Arc is simply expanding its support. But then Anne is carjacked, and her guard dog, Argus, is shot. Off balance, worried about Argus, and wearing borrowed clothes, things keep getting worse. Face-to-face with someone from her painful past and feeling antagonism from Xander's employees, Anne stumbles into one problem after another. Her frustration grows when allies became enemies, and she is accused of entrapment and then attempted murder. How come prayer is her last resort, when it should have been her first reaction to every problem? Through the end of May, save $1 off ebook, print or audio by using the code ANNE at MtZionRidgePress.com

Join us for a fun chat with new Mt. Zion Ridge Press author, Kim Garee, about her historical romantic suspense, "Pressed Together," book 1 in her Together series. This lovely, lively, fun, thoughtful novel takes place just after the close of WWII, as the people of Buckeye Lake, Ohio, try to get life back to normal. It's spring and the amusement park on the piers of Buckeye Lake is going full steam, loud and bright and ready for fun. Underneath the noise and music and lights and fun chaos, multiple stories converge in the hunt for a murder witness and justice, and tangle with a newspaper owner publisher, an MP, and the quest to save the lake from developers. Until June 1, save $1 on a print, ebook or audiobook copy of "Pressed Together" by using the code PRESSED, all caps, at MtZionRidgePress.com

Join managing editors Tamera Lynn Kraft and Michelle Levigne as they chat with Mt. Zion Ridge Press author Bettie Boswell, about her new children's book, I LOVE MOM. A perfect Mother's Day gift, available NOW from Mt. Zion Ridge Press. www.MtZionRidgePress.com Save $1 using the discount code MOM on the site, through the end of April. A military family faces big changes as Dad comes home injured and needs help with rehabilitation. Mom and daughter work together through the year, and Mom shows how to give and care for others. Told in both English and Spanish! Bettie is published in children's books, romance, suspense, and non-fiction. She writes and illustrates, and has many more books in the works. We look forward to working with her for many years to come!

JPC Allen is back with her newest novel, the 2nd full-length Rae Riley Mystery: A STORM OF DOUBTS. In the series launched by her short story, "A Rose From the Ashes," Allen's heroine, Rae Riley, is a gutsy young woman armed with smarts, courage, and her camera, as she tackles huge questions and searches for her identity, and a place in her new-found family. Rae wants to help people, and that brings her into conflict with her sheriff father, Mal, when her choices bring her into danger and expose her to manipulation and lies. Join publishers Tamera Lynn Kraft and Michelle Levigne as Allen takes us behind the pages to the story, the process of writing, her own writing journey, and gives some hints about what's coming next for Rae and her family in a fictional southern Ohio small town.

Today, February 15, is release day for the next Tabor Hts. small-town inspirational romance novel. Book 4 of Year 1, WHITE ROSES is also a romantic suspense novel, as it continues to deal with the White Rose Killer, who appeared in the previous Tabor Hts., Novel, COMMON GROUNDS. Join managing editor Tamera Lynn Kraft and marketing director Penny Frost McGinnis as they chat with managing editor and novelist Michelle L. Levigne about the Tabor Hts. series and the inspiration for the story, including real life events that serve as the background. Take advantage of the code, ROSES, through the end of February, to get a nice discount on the paper, ebook, or print version of WHITE ROSES on the Mt. Zion Ridge Press website: www.MtZionRidgePress.com

The newest cozy mystery is now available at Mt. Zion Ridge Press. Join managing editor Tamera Lynn Kraft and marketing director Penny Frost McGinnis as they grill managing editor Michelle Levigne about her newest entry in the series set in a fictional, formerly quiet little town in Northeast Ohio. (We're talking about a place that's starting to feel like Cabot Cove, folks ...) Who's in trouble this time around? Who's making life hard for them, and trying to frame them for murder? What's the gang at Book & Mug doing to help them and untangle the newest mess? And ... what's the tentative title for Book 4 in the series? Find out by listening. And take advantage of the code CANDLES at the Mt. Zion Ridge Press website, to get a nice discount on the print, ebook or audiobook version of BRIGHTEN YOUR CORNER. www.MtZionRidgePress.com

Join us on a fun, informative chat with Bettie Boswell, as she takes us inside her new Forest Glen suspense novel, HIDDEN NAMES. This book ties into her previous Mt. Zion Ridge Press titles, with familiar characters giving cameo appearances, and visiting familiar locations from other Forest Glen stories. Our heroine, Amber Whitney, sets off, not quite voluntarily, on a cross-country quest that turns into a race against time, as she tries to unravel clues to a dangerous secret left by her estranged father. Visit www.MtZionRidgePress.com for more information on this novel, and other Forest Glen stories by Bettie Boswell!

Join our hosts in a chat with new Mt. Zion Ridge Press author Gordon S. Jackson to discuss his thoughtful, something humorous, always insightful and thought-provoking collection of 101 parables and analogies for living in today's world. New release December 15, in ebook, audiobook, and print. Save $1 by ordering from the Mt. Zion Ridge Press website, using the code PHOTO www.MtZionRidgePress.com

Welcome to Books on the Ridge, the podcast for readers and fans of Mt. Zion Ridge Press: Books Off the Beaten Path. Today is something of a roundtable discussion with the authors of the CHRISTMAS IN OHIO anthology. Bettie Boswell, author of the Forest Glen novels: On Cue, Free to Love, and Hoping for Treasure, and the upcoming Hidden Names -- discussing her short story, STOLEN GIFT EXCHANGE. Penny Frost McGinnis, author of the Abbott Island novels: Home Where She Belongs and Home Away From Home -- discussing her short story, HOME FOR CHRISTMAS. Tamera Lynn Kraft, author of historical novels, Forks in the Road, The Seasoning of Elizabella, Red Skies Over America and Lost in the Storm, as well as children's church curriculum -- discussing her short story, ANNA'S CHRISTMAS PROMISE. Michelle Levigne, author of the Tabor Heights sweet romance series, the Quarry Hall women's fiction/suspense series, and the Book & Mug Mysteries cozy series -- discussing her short story, CHRISTMAS IN CADBURN TOWNSHIP. CHRISTMAS IN OHIO releases December 1. Listen for a code to save $1 on the Mt. Zion Ridge Press site on print, ebook or audiobook copies.

Welcome to Books on the Ridge, the podcast for readers talking about books from Mt. Zion Ridge Press: Books Off the Beaten Path. Today, Tamera Lynn Kraft, co-managing editor, and Penny Frost McGinnis, promotions director, put co-managing editor Michelle Levigne in the hot seat, talking about the 3rd Tabor Heights re-release, COMMON GROUNDS. The timing is appropriate, since Common Grounds spans the Christmas and New Year's holidays, and goes further into events mentioned in previous Tabor Heights releases. It ties closely into the next novel coming out in February, WHITE ROSES. How? You'll have to listen and find out! Welcome to Tabor Heights, a friendly little town on Ohio's North Coast, where sweet romance (and in this case, romantic suspense) is always in the air.

Join Penny Frost McGinnis and Michelle L. Levigne, hosts, as they chat with Pastor Tamera Lynn Kraft about her newest children's church curriculum offering, Building a Fortress in God. Part of her curriculum offered through Revival Fire For Kids. Our children nowadays are under attack, spiritually, and they need to be trained to defend themselves in spiritual warfare.

Celebrate the release of the special edition hardback of Christmas Fiction Off the Beaten Path: 6 stories that aren't your granny's Christmas stories. Laurie Lucking, JPC Allen, Patricia Meredith, Sandra Merville Hart, Ronnell Gibson and Michelle Levigne chat about the stories behind their stories, Christmas memories and traditions, and the "extra" that has been added to the new hardback edition. Now through the end of November, you can buy a copy of the book in print, ebook and audiobook for $1 off at the Mt. Zion Ridge Press website, using the code CHRISTMAS. (all caps is important!) www.MtZionRidgePress.com

Join editor Tamera Lynn Kraft and promotions manager Penny Frost McGinnis, as they chat with Mt Zion Ridge Press author and editor, Michelle Levigne, about the re-launch of her women's fiction/suspense series, Quarry Hall, with the first title, JOAN. Podcast episodes include a discount code for purchasing the featured book from the Mt. Zion Ridge Press website, good through the end of the month when the podcast appears. www.MtZionRidgePress.com

Join editors Tamera Lynn Kraft and Michelle Levigne chatting with Penny Frost McGinnis about her newest children's book, BETSY AND BAILEY, which also happens to be the first bilingual (English/Spanish) book produced by Mt. Zion Ridge Press. Podcast episodes include a discount code for purchasing the featured book from the Mt. Zion Ridge Press website, good through the end of the month when the podcast appears. www.MtZionRidgePress.com

Join editors Tamera Lynn Kraft and Michelle Levigne chatting with Bettie Boswell about her newest novel, a split-time romance, HOPING FOR TREASURE. This book is a follow-up to her previous novels with Mt. Zion Ridge Press: ON CUE and FREE TO LOVE. Ginny and Scott, our heroine and hero from ON CUE, are newlyweds. As the months pass, they deal with disappointments and losses and challenges, while learning about the romance of Ginny's grandparents post-World War II.

Join editors Tamera Lynn Kraft and Michelle Levigne chatting with Bettie Boswell about her newest novel, a split-time romance, HOPING FOR TREASURE. This book is a follow-up to her previous novels with Mt. Zion Ridge Press: ON CUE and FREE TO LOVE. Ginny and Scott, our heroine and hero from ON CUE, are newlyweds. As the months pass, they deal with disappointments and losses and challenges, while learning about the romance of Ginny's grandparents post-World War II.

This week is Part 2 of our chat with Mt. Zion Ridge Press author Penny Frost McGinnis, about her newly released devotional, "Hope for Today's Heart," a collection of nature-themed devotions. Get ready for a fun, insightful chat with Penny, discussing what went into writing this book, how long she's been writing nature-themed devotionals, her love for nature, and future writing projects for Mt. Zion Ridge Press.

This week is Part 1 of our chat with Mt. Zion Ridge Press author Penny Frost McGinnis, about her newly released devotional, "Hope for Today's Heart," a collection of nature-themed devotions. Get ready for a fun, insightful chat with Penny, discussing what went into writing this book, how long she's been writing nature-themed devotionals, her love for nature, and future writing projects for Mt. Zion Ridge Press.

Join host Tamera Lynn Kraft and guest host Penny Frost McGinnis, as they chat with author (and managing editor) Michelle Levigne about "The Second Time Around," Book 1 in Year 1 of the Tabor Heights, small-town inspirational romance series. Tabor Heights is "A friendly little town on Ohio's North Coast, where sweet romance is always in the air." This is a re-launch of the series, with new cover art, offering the books in print, ebook and audiobook, when originally they were only offered in ebook. "The Second Time Around" is a story of second chances at love -- and forgiveness. College sweethearts Danial and Lynnette meet 20 years later, after their daughter walks into his classroom on the first day of school. When and how will they tell Kat that her favorite teacher is her father? More important, how can they forgive themselves and each other?