Dear Reader Friends,

It’s great to have Kindle Unlimited and have access to so many books. Sometimes, however, too many options can make it hard to know which books to choose. From now until the end of April, I’m partnering with other Christian fiction authors to share our books which are free to KU subscribers. I haven’t read all these books, but they should all be both clean and Christian. Why not try one out and find out about a Christian author who is new to you?

My books Short Poppies and Broken Windows are both featured in this promo. Due to a mistake that can’t be corrected, it looks like Broken Windows is no longer offered, but you can still find it on Amazon KU.

https://books.bookfunnel.com/KUChristianFiction/ylvbekxdfz

Many of my books are also now offered in Kindle Unlimited. Here’s a list of them:

New Beginnings Series:

Short Poppies

Give It a Go

Pop In for a Cuppa

Art Mystery Series:

Broken Windows

Déjà Who?

I Scream

True Story and Companion Bible Study:

Edges of Truth: The Mary Weaver Story

I Survived! :5 Bible Characters Who Survived Disasters

On a personal note, the most exciting thing that’s happened in our family since my last Book Blast is getting a new family member. Benji Barnabas Brammer is our new dog!

Since we got married 47 years ago, we’ve travelled a lot. Being missionaries meant leaving our fields of service for regular furloughs and extensive travels during those furloughs. That made owning a dog complicated. About 30 years ago, when we lived in Taiwan, we did have Muffin, a white toy poodle. Sadly, after two years, Muffin was killed in an accident. Other than those two years, we were completely dogless. By Christmas of 2024, however, we had settled down in our Iowa home for retirement. No more excuses. I really needed a dog!

Benji, a black miniature poodle puppy, became our dog! He stole our heart from the first moment. Since our two daughters currently don’t have a dog, Benji became the dog for the whole family.

While we love him dearly and can hardly keep our hands off him, we had never raised a puppy before so we weren’t quite prepared for the parenting job he would require. While human babies go through some stages of development one at a time, our puppy was going through potty training, teething (chewing), and crying (barking) through the night all at one time. Thankfully, he is mainly potty trained now and doesn’t bark much throughout the night. Whew! What a relief!

So, a couple of weeks ago, I had a great idea. “How come churches don’t allow dogs to come?” I asked. Benjie loves to meet people and dogs and I could imagine going to a church that allows dogs, showing Benji off and getting to know the dogs of my church friends.

It seemed like a good idea at the time!

Then we took Benji in for what we thought was a free nail trim at one of our local pet stores. He met a leashed dog in an aisle. Suddenly, the other dog snapped at our sweet little Benji! Another dog barked loudly from the grooming section. In the grooming area a large basset hound displayed serious signs of stress while a groomer gave him a bath. I realized then that dogs often feel stressed in unfamiliar places, especially while they are being groomed or have different restrictions they are used to. Can you imagine the pandemonium with a church full of dogs?

So much for dog church.

Spring is just around the corner, at least for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. May this be a joyful time for you wherever you are today. If you’re feeling stressed, I hope you have opportunity to read an uplifting Christian book.