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May!

It is completely unfair that we had SNOW on May 2nd! Yes! When, oh when will it end?

The good news is that it vanished by Sunday, and I'm seeing cute little peony buds trying to force their way from the earth. Go, little peonies, go!

Sometimes writing a story is like that -- I have to force the story from my brain, where it's running in loops, trying to break free. It's been that way for two weeks while I work on a brand new series, a funny novel about a woman who just can't seem to stay out of trouble. But, I can see the end, and hopefully I'll come out of hiding in a few weeks.

I had a fun month in April teaching at the South Suburban EV Free church spring brunch and the Minnesota Christian Writer's Guild spring seminar April 12th & 14th. Thank you to both for their kind hospitality! Below is a picture of my daughter Sarah, me, and my good pal Julie Morgenstern.

Spring Brunch

My next big event is ICRS in Orlando, Florida! And then, I'll be at RWA in San Francisco, and then Philadelphia teaching at the Greater Phili Writer's Conference! Oh, I'd better get this story written!

Oh, and I had a nice review of Rafe the Celebrity Cafe -- thank you!

Before you leave, don't miss my current CONTEST!!

The FIGHT FOR JUSTICE contest!

Did you know that there are 27 million people around the globe held as slaves today – more thank 80% of them women and children, and up to 50% minors. In fact, there are MORE slaves today than were in the time of William Wilberforce. That leaves me horrified, and it was those stats that compelled me to write a story with a human trafficking plotline.

Wiser than Serpents is a continuation of the Mission:Russia series, a thriller about Yanna, whose sister is snatched through a Russian dating service, and disappears. Yanna enlists the help of Delta Force Captain, David Curtiss to find and rescue her. Readers who’ve read, In Sheep’s Clothing and Sands of Time will recognize Yanna as the tech expert, and David as the solid Christian of the group.

The book is written from the point of views of the rescuers, not the victims, and offers hope and empowerment, instead of feelings of helplessness. It raises awareness without lowering the standards of Christian fiction.

However, the world is real, and the need to get involved is great. I so greatly admire people who take their beliefs and put action to them –hence why a portion of the proceeds of Wiser than Serpents is going to help the International Justice Mission, (www.ijm.org), an organization dedicated to rescuing victims and fighting the scourge of slavery.

AND, because I believe my readers are also of the type who want to make an impact on their world, I’m having a very special contest.

IJM holds a banquet every year in Minneapolis (Tuesday, May 27th) and Susan May Warren Fiction has a table for this event. I have 2 sets of tickets for two readers and their guests to join me on this special night. One night’s stay at the Hyatt Regency (http://www.minneapolis.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/) in Minneapolis is also included. I’ve heard that the IJM dinners are tasteful, elegant, filled with hope and a night not to be missed. For more information about the Minneapolis dinner go to http://www.ijm.org/getinvolved/2008minneapolisbenefitdinner

**Winners will spend the evening with me and some friends, and wil also receive an advanced copy of Wiser than Serpents.**

Stop by my CONTEST page for more details and enter! I hope you'll join me for this special night! I'll be announcing the WINNERS on MAY 11th in my newsletter!

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God bless,