Jennifer Erin Valent's Blog

For the month of December, the e-book of Fireflies in December is available for only 99 cents! It's a great way to get started on the series yourself or to introduce it to someone else. Click here to find a list of retailers.

It's been a while since we've had a visit with Jessilyn and Gemma, and it seemed like a good time to take us back to Calloway County. In this new short story (48 pages on Kindle), Jessilyn has a difficult meeting with someone from her past-someone who deeply affected her life and the lives of those closest to her. Will this mysterious reappearing reignite the bitter trials of the past, or will

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I'm so grateful to be featured on Winterville First Baptist Church's blog. We're chatting about books, life, writing and inspiration so stop by their blog to check out the interview and leave a comment there for a chance to win a copy of Fireflies in December!

I'm so grateful to be featured on Winterville
First Baptist Church's blog. We're chatting about books, life, writing and inspiration so stop by their blog to check out the interview
and leave a comment there for a chance to win a copy of Fireflies in December!

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Congratulations to Peter Bekendam, winner of the latest Christian Writers Guild's Operation First Novel contest for his book Prime of Life! Can't wait to read it!

Excited to be a guest-blogger over at Wendy Paine Miller's blog Thoughts That Move discussing the importance of theme in writing fiction. Stop by and check it out!

I'm a bit of a slow-mover when it comes to social media, and it appears I've waited a little long to jump on the Pinterest bandwagon... but I'm glad I did! It could easily become an addiction, I'll admit, but I've been able to keep myself pretty disciplined about it. And it's proven to be a fun way to interact with readers!Two of the boards I've created are directly related to my Calloway Summers

Congratulations to Peter Leavell, the newest winner of the Christian Writers Guild's Operation First Novel contest! Peter's novel, Songs of Captivity, will be published by Worthy Publishing.Working on a novel? Think you've got something good? Keep an eye out on the Christian Writers Guild's website for information on the next First Novel contest. I have first-hand experience that it's a fantastic