Many congratulations to all the RITA finalists!!

Below are listed the INSPIRATIONAL finalists! WAY TO GO!!!

BEST INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCE

1.   Katie’s Way by Marta Perry (Berkley Publishing Group; Ellen Edwards, editor)

2.  The Measure of Katie Calloway by Serena Miller (Revell; Vicki Crumpton, editor)

3.  My Foolish Heart by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers; Karen Watson, editor)

4.  Deadly Pursuit by Irene Hannon (Revell; Jennifer Leep, editor)

5.  Love on the Line by Deeanne Gist (Bethany House Publishers; David Long and Julie Klassen, editors)

6. Save the Date by Jenny B. Jones (Thomas Nelson; Natalie Hanemann and Jamie Chavez, editors)

7.  The Ladies’ Room by Carolyn Brown (Avalon Books; Lia Brown, editor)

8. The Christmas Child by Linda Goodnight (Harlequin Love Inspired; Allison Lyons

Y’all, I am beside myself. Lynette Eason, author of amazing romantic suspense titles, including her recent release, WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS, has offered this fantastic endorsement of TRINITY: Military War Dog!!

“Ronie Kendig strikes gold with book one in her new series! Gritty, honest characters that grab your heart and don’t let go. Heath, Jia and Trinity make an exceptional team. The suspense rocks, the romance sizzles and the danger escalates at a rapid pace. Ronie’s accurate and in the headlines portrayal make will make you get on your knees and thank God for people who are willing to put their lives on the line to fight terrorism. This is a book you won’t want to put down until you finish it–and even then the characters will stay with you long after THE END. I’m eagerly awaiting the next installment of the Military War Dogs series.” – Lynette Eason – bestselling, award-winning author of the Women of Justice series.

What a gracious and amazing review!! And if you haven’t read Lynette’s books, you need to hop on over to AMAZON or your favorite retailer and grab a copy now! You won’t be disappointed!

So I got the kewlest Facebook message this week from Cory Clubb. He’s been really cool on FB and I’ve enjoyed getting to know him a bit and have LOVED seeing his amazing skillz in graphic design.

Cory said that the cover for Trinity, in his mind, didn’t really capture the essence of the story, so…he made his own.

What do you think? Is that not RAWKIN?!?! I was so stoked and impressed that I actually asked Barbour if it was too late to use Cory’s concept/layout for the cover. Alas, their version of the cover (see below) has already been set up for catalog, etc., and Talon’s is already in progress (Beowulf too), so we’re too late.

But I tell you–I’d LOVE to have Cory design a future cover. In fact, i heartily recommend him to anyone who might be doing self-publishing or have the option of using your own cover designer. Take a peek at his site and portfolio! http://coryclubb.carbonmade.com/