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Happy BIRTHDAY to Christy-Award Winning "The House on Foster Hill"

Can you believe it's been a year since The House on Foster Hill first released to the world? It's been a whirlwind year and it's so fun to go back and revisit the characters of the book.

Some little known trivia facts about THOFH:

1. The idea of finding a body in a hollowed out tree was not based purely on my imagination. In fact, it's happened more than once in history. This particular story was the one that first planted the idea in my head Click Here To Read (Warning: black and white historical photos of skeletal remains)

2. Human trafficking on the Great Lakes was not uncommon, although it's definitely not something heralded or glorified in the upper midwest history books. One such trafficker of women and other questionable cargo was a pirate by the name of Dan Seavey.

3. In THOFH, Grant Jesse--our modern day hero--has a pet pit bull name Sophie. Contrary to popular
myth, pit bulls are not naturally violent or aggressive dogs. In fact, in the 1800's, pit bulls were dog of choice to serve as "nanny-dogs", protectors of infants and toddlers--not unlike a service dog today. Sophie was based off of a real pitbull friend of mine, who is, for the record, a most AMAZING snuggler!

To celebrate the birthday of The House on Foster Hill, I am giving away a PAW-TOGRAPHED copy of the The House on Foster Hill, paw-printed by Sophie herself! (Also autographed by me, but who cares about that in light of a paw print!). I'm also including a furry, gray book cozy made by my FAVORITE cozy-company, The Cozy Life.



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Comments

  1. Clemmie jacksonNovember 29, 2018 at 12:47 PM

    I have read the book thought there were some good interesting characters🤗

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  2. Emilee DouglasNovember 29, 2018 at 1:57 PM

    Loved it! Grant was a beautiful character! And yes, men like him do exist. People are too negative. Look for the good in others and you will find it!

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  3. PattyNovember 29, 2018 at 2:36 PM

    I have not read it yet!

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  4. MommaBearNovember 29, 2018 at 7:52 PM

    Happy book birthday!! Congrats on a wonderful story. Thanks for the opportunity. 😄

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  5. thebeccafilesNovember 30, 2018 at 1:30 AM

    This is such a fun and cute idea! Thanks!! And Happy Book Birthday!

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  6. JosieNovember 30, 2018 at 6:03 PM

    I have read the book, but I’m not sure I can pick a favorite character. I think I need to re-read it!

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  7. JessicaNovember 30, 2018 at 6:05 PM

    I heard the audio on my Christian audio app! I love Ivy and you scared me at the end with her romance! 💕

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  8. RaechelDecember 1, 2018 at 6:50 AM

    Yes I have most certainly read and loved THOFH! <3 Favorite character is a heard one though...I might say Ivy, but I loved all of them (the good ones ;)) pretty equally! <3

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  9. ChristineDecember 1, 2018 at 8:22 PM

    What a fun giveaway! I'm not sure that I have a favorite character (that's too hard) but I did, of course, love Ivy! Happy book birthday!

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  10. Chanel M.December 2, 2018 at 9:30 PM

    I haven't read this book yet, but I want to! It's been on my TBR for a while now, so I'm excited to check it out! Thanks for the giveaway and Happy book birthday!

    Also, I subscribed to your newsletter!

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  11. deedee43December 7, 2018 at 9:50 PM

    I have not read it yet.

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  12. Kasey bDecember 7, 2018 at 9:55 PM

    Havent read it yet but looks amazing

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