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Love’s Kindling—Selah Award Finalist!

March 7, 2020 by emcoop 10 Comments

Dear friends, It may seem as if I’ve been AWOL from my website but, in fact, I’ve been having work done on it to get it updated. Thank you, Angie Hammond at Pixel Dust!!

The update is just in time to announce something unexpected and exciting: My most recent historical romance, Love’s Kindling, is a Finalist in the prestigious Selah Awards.

Unexpected because it took awhile to see Love’s Kindling published. It was rejected by more than one publisher and I began to think no one cared about the love story between my characters, Zadok and Aurinda. But I was wrong. The manuscript was published by Burnett Young publishing, has received excellent reviews (thank you reviewers!!), and is now an award finalist. All I can say is, praise the Lord!

Thank you to my publisher Meaghan Burnett, my author care rep Jessie Anderson, and my editor Alycia Morales. You encouraged me along the way and I am grateful.

Thanks to Eva Marie Everson and the judges who deemed it worthy of being a finalist. I am truly grateful.

Mostly I thank all of my readers who have followed my books through the years. I count you all as precious and pray I can continue bringing you stories worthy of your interest. May the Lord bless you.

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  1. Janet Grunst says

    March 7, 2020 at 9:17 pm

    I’m thrilled for you, Elaine.

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    • emcoop says

      March 22, 2020 at 2:09 am

      Thanks so much, Janet!

      Reply
  2. Fred Pratt says

    March 7, 2020 at 9:48 pm

    Congratulations!

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    • emcoop says

      March 22, 2020 at 2:10 am

      I appreciate that, Fred!

      Reply
  3. Melissa Henderson says

    March 8, 2020 at 12:44 pm

    Congratulations! This is very exciting! I am so happy for you! 🙂

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    • emcoop says

      March 22, 2020 at 2:11 am

      It is exciting and never gets old. Thank you, Melissa!

      Reply
  4. Beth Ziarnik says

    March 8, 2020 at 1:19 pm

    Congratulations, Elaine. You are an awesome novelist.

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    • emcoop says

      March 22, 2020 at 2:11 am

      Back atcha, Beth! Thank you!!

      Reply
  5. Renee Ford says

    March 8, 2020 at 8:54 pm

    Not surprised! Congratulations!

    Reply
    • emcoop says

      March 22, 2020 at 2:12 am

      Well, I sure was surprised! Thank you for your confidence in me. 🙂

      Reply

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