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Janice ThompsonAuthor Bio:
Award-winning author Janice Thompson also writes under the pseudonym Janice Hanna. She got her start in the industry writing screenplays and musical comedies for the stage. Janice has published over eighty books for the Christian market, crossing genre lines to write cozy mysteries, historicals, romances, nonfiction books, devotionals, children's books and more. In addition, she enjoys editing, ghost-writing, public speaking, and mentoring young writers. Janice currently serves as Vice-President of CAN (Christian Authors Network) and was named the 2008 Mentor of the year for ACFW (American Christian |
Books by Author
 The Coffee Club MysteriesThe coffee shop on the corner of First and Main in Oak Grove, Kansas, seems to attract a series of mysterious events. Or perhaps it is the six women who frequent the shop for book club who are the magnets for trouble. . . . Morgan Butler, owner of the Coffee Perk, finds a project worker hanged at her… |
 Mail Order Brides: Sometimes Love is only an Advertisement Away (9 stories of mail order love)In a time when men outnumbered women, and women sought one of the only avenues available to them, mail order weddings were prominent out west. Nine authors came together bringing you everything from full length to short story, from springtime to Christmas. Settle back and enjoy a simpler time when men… |
 A Cup of Cozy 3From the authors of Cozy Mystery Magazine--a collection of cozy Christmas-themed travel mysteries, and scrumptious holiday recipes for our mystery fans. A short and sweet treat. Download A Cup of Cozy today. |
 Every Girl Gets Confused (Brides With Style)Katie Fisher and Brady James may be a match made in heaven, but that doesn't seem to guarantee them a happily ever after accompanied by angelic choirs. In fact, the sounds being heard at the bridal shop where she works are on the contentious side lately, as a bride- and groom-to-be try to mediate the… |
 Every Bride Needs a Groom: A Novel (Brides with Style)Small-town girl Katie Fisher is planning her wedding. Sure, her boyfriend hasn't managed to pop the question just yet, but that doesn't mean she shouldn't enter a contest in Texas Bride magazine to win the dress of her dreams, right? But when her boyfriend breaks up with her and takes a job in another… |
 A Bouquet of Love: A Novel (Weddings by Design) (Volume 4)Cassia Pappas didn't expect to become a florist and she didn't expect to fall in love-but there's more than roses blooming on Galveston Island. |
 The Dream Dress: A Novel (Weddings by Design) (Volume 3)Gabi Delgado's dreams include becoming a wedding dress designer and meeting the man of her dreams. The problem is, her prospects are slim in both places. |
 The Icing on the Cake: A Novel (Weddings by Design) (Volume 2)Scarlet Lindsey is making a name for herself as the best wedding cake designer in Texas, but will a handsome guy with designs of his own derail her dreams? |
 Picture Perfect: A Novel (Weddings by Design)Feisty wedding photographer Hannah McDermott has dealt with her share of difficult brides. But none can compare to the ultimate Bridezilla she's dealing with now. Still, she's trying desperately to impress Bella Neeley, Galveston Island's most sought-after wedding planner, so she can take the top spot… |
 Queen of the WavesWhen pampered Jacqueline Abingdon secretly elopes with the family gardener, she asks another woman to take her place on the much anticipated maiden voyage of the Titanic. Tessa Bowen hails from a poor corner of London but has been granted the opportunity of a lifetime—a ticket to sail to America aboard… |
 The Director's CutTia Morales is used to calling the shots. She's the director of the popular sitcom Stars Collide, and her life on the set is calculated and orderly. Well, most of the time. Life outside the studio is another matter. If only she could get other people to behave as well as her stars do! When she starts… |
 Love Finds You in Daisy OklahomaLove blooms in unlikely places. In 1912, two years after a tornado left many children homeless, the town of Daisy, Oklahoma, needs help with its orphanage. Enter Rena Jewel, 38 years old and still single, who longs to do something important with her life. A lover of flowers, Rena believes the letter… |
 Wedding BellesAgainst the backdrop of scenic Estes Park, Colorado, comes a story filled with mayhem, romance, and plenty of drama— most of it on the stage. The year is 1912, and tomboy Lottie Sanders would do just about anything to help the fella she secretly loves. When Gilbert Parker’s family lodge faces financial… |
 Love Finds You in Groom TexasAlways the groomsman, never the groom… It’s 1914, and Jake O’Farrell has gained an unusual reputation among the locals: He’s played the roles of groomsman and best man in all four of his older brothers’ weddings, but he’s never been able to find the woman to capture his heart. And now with… |
 The Perfect MatchWhen the local dating service, the Perfect Match, is burned down to the ground, Annie Peterson is determined to find the culprit. But the number of suspects seems daunting. Will Annie find the party responsible before another building is set on fire? Will her son find his perfect match in the process? |
 Love Finds You in Camelot TennesseeSteve Garrison is the newly elected mayor of the tiny town of Camelot, Tennessee. When his childhood friend Amy Hart comes up with a plan to revive the town’s economy, he jumps onboard. The townspeople will perform the musical “Camelot” in the city’s park, drawing in nightly crowds. While excitement… |
 Stars CollideKat Jennings and Scott Murphy don't just play two people who are secretly in love on a television sitcom--they are also head over heels for each other in real life. When the lines between reality and TV land blur, they hope they can keep their relationship under wraps. But when Kat's grandmother, an… |
 Jersey SweetsWalk the garden state with three sisters from a candy-making family. Taffie is determined to save the candy store along the boardwalk, but will Ryan Antonelli be equipped to help her? Candy’s dream job as a pilot has led to a romance with fellow pilot Darren Furst, but will union turbulence break… |
 Swinging on a StarBella Rossi's life is nearing perfection. She's got the perfect guy, she's running a successful business, and she's about to plan her most ambitious wedding yet, a Renaissance-themed fairy tale come true, complete with period costumes and foods, horse-drawn carriages, and even a castle. There's just… |
 Allegheny HopesAmong the rolling Pennsylvania hills, three couples face the future together by letting love reveal the past. Meeting her college boyfriend after eight years means Adrianne is forced to bring a long-held secret to light. Living in a football city makes football-hating Brianna disgusted...until she meets… |
 Fools Rush InBella Rossi may be nearing thirty, but her life is just starting to get interesting. When her Italian-turned-Texan parents hand over the family wedding planning business, Bella is determined not to let them down. She quickly books a "Boot Scoot'n" wedding that would make any Texan proud. There's… |
 Love Finds You in Poetry, TexasBelinda Bauer in her ivory tower. In the quaint community of Poetry, Texas, Belinda spies an opportunity. The tiny town is filled with farmers and railroad men in need of wives, so she sets herself up as a marriage broker. She writes little poems to be printed in newspapers all over the country and… |
 It Had to be YouBella couldn't be happier that her long-feuding Aunt Rosa and Uncle Lazarro have finally admitted their love for one another and are getting married. Their forties-style wedding is sure to be a night to remember. But when the Rossi house begins to fill up with family from Italy--and an old mobster from… |
 Spring Creek BrideCan't Ida Mueller walk to town without being harangued by rowdy railroad men? The formerly lovely town of Spring Creek, Texas, has been overtaken by saloons and disorderly conduct. So when a handsome stranger arrives with plans to open a gambling hall next to her family's mercantile store, Ida makes… |
 Pushing up DaisiesAnnie Peterson is beginning to feel like a perennial Mother of the Bride. . . She’s just married off her oldest daughter but still has another ceremony/reception to plan for Brandy’s twin sister, Candy. When Annie and her daughter visit the Clarksborough, Pennsylvania, florist shop, Flowers by Fiona,… |
 Texas WeddingsContemporary Romance: Three generations of Texan women find that the hardships of life sometimes get in the way of love. When Laura Chapman's husband of twenty years dies, she returns to college and finds a handsome professor who might just steal her heart. Jessica Chapman is looking forward to a happily-ever-after… |
 Gone with the Groomjitters caused Brandi's fianci to take flight, or are more sinister forces at work? Surely Annie can solve the riddle. But who could be behind this apparent kidnapping caper? Maybe the drug company Scott works for has hidden motives. Perhaps it's the handiwork of Otis, Scott's deceitful dad. But then… |
 The Wedding CaperWhen a $25,000 night deposit mysteriously disappears from the Clark County Savings and Loan, Annie Peterson, has reason to be concerned and to assume the role of amateur sleuth. Her husband's job at the bank makes him a potential suspect, but knowing him to be a godly man, she can't imagine it. Then… |
 Sugar and GritsBerta, Dottie Jean, Sassy, and Sue Ellen are all settled in their ways and pursuing their dreams. In these four separate stories, whether single or widowed, young or pushing fifty years, content in the home or running a business, God will throw an unexpected surprise at these strong and capable women.… |
 Love me TenderAs "Love Me Tender" plays in the background, Debbie Carmichael determines to salvage her family's restaurant, Sweet Sal's Soda Shoppe, when her father's health fails. Teen heartthrob Bobby Conrad agrees to perform at a fundraiser concert. But just two weeks before the highly publicized event,… |