Pepper, Dana and Jaime Jo: WELCOME TO SEEKERVILLE!

 Ladies & Gents, boys & girls, hear ye! Hear ye! 

SEEKERVILLE IS THRILLED TO WELCOME THREE NEW SEEKERS!!!!

For those unfamiliar with our story, Seekerville was started fourteen years ago by the fifteen original Seekers, ladies who banded together to pray one another into royalty-paying publication. It took a bunch of years but WE DID IT!!!! All fifteen Seekers became published authors. Along that interesting and humbling journey, we started this blog with the intent to help aspiring authors along the path. We did that because it is not easy! We knew that and wanted to help even though many of us weren't contracted as yet.

Helping them helped us stay focused on the goal!  When several Seekers retired, new gals came on board... and now we're welcoming three more authors. Three wonderful women who have worked hard, have helped others and who understand that giving back is a wonderful thing even as we all move forward.

So today we welcome Pepper Basham, Dana R. Lynn and Jaime Jo Wright to Seekerville! They'll start blogging in June and we are thrilled to have them on board. They bring their experience and histories, labors and successes to the blog and a wealth of information along with! Without further adieu, here's a look at the newest Seekers!            

Pepper Basham!

Growing up in the Appalachian culture of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Pepper Basham fell in love with stories from an early age. In fact, she started telling her own stories well before she could write them (and SOME of them were true). Now she writes historical and contemporary romance “seasoned” with grace, humor, and…kisses! Lots of times she tosses small-towns, cute kids, her undying Anglophilia, and her beloved mountains into her tales. SOME of those might be true too. She’s closing in on 20 published books and loves getting to bring characters and stories to life. 

Pepper works as a speech-language pathologist by day, using her specialty in communication disorders to help individuals of all ages understand the social world a little better. She’s a wife, mom to five amazing kiddos, Lord of the Rings nut, Austenite (she’s not dedicated enough to be a Janeite), and lover of chocolate (of which she is incredibly dedicated). She also has a book tree that she’ll brag about at any available moment and adores talking about her faith with anyone who’ll listen.

Pepper loves connecting with authors and readers, and will occasionally attack people with hugs, so be warned. 

You can get to know her better on Facebook, Instagram, or by visiting her website.

Facebook: Pepper D. Basham

Instagram: pepperbasham

Website: www.pepperdbasham.com

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/~/e/B00W0IZ1F4

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/pepper-d-basham

Dana R. Lynn!

Hi all! Dana R. Lynn here! I am so thrilled to be joining Seekerville. I’ve been fan-girling these authors for so many years. I’ve also felt very drawn to mentoring others, but never knew how to begin. I guess God had some plans…

Anyhow, I’m originally from Illinois near Chicago. In 1995, I was the Maid of Honor to my best friend Amy, who lives in Pennsylvania. I met the Best Man and told my parents I’d met the man I was going to marry. And 19 months later, Amy and Doug were our Matron of Honor and Best Man. Today, I live in rural PA with my sweet hubby, and I thank God for bringing us together. We have three kids, and they are my heart. Our daughter is our equestrian, and she trains horses for a living. Our middle child is a Corporal in the Marines. And our youngest is a senior and our science minded child. He’ll be off to college in the fall if he can ever decide which one to accept. I’m not afraid that we’ll be bored when we’re empty nesters, though. The cats, dogs and chickens will still be there to keep us on our toes. I’m just glad we’re out of the rat phase. Although I kind of miss the rabbits.

As for me, I have been in love with the written word my since I was in first grade. My mind was always full of stories, and I was forever holding conversations in my head. It never occurred to me that other people didn’t do that. I signed my first contracts in 2014. Since then, I’ve written 17 books for Love Inspired Suspense, four for Annie’s Fiction, three for Clean Reads, three independent stories and one short story. I have won some awards and been on best selling lists, but my biggest thrill is engaging with reading and other writers. I am so happy to be with you and see what God does next!

www.danarlynn.com

Dana Balluff Roae (@danarlynn) • Instagram photos and videos

(5) Dana R. Lynn | Facebook

Dana R Lynn Books - BookBub

Amazon.com: Dana R. Lynn: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle

 Jaime Jo Wright!!!

Jaime Jo Wright is the author of nine novels, including Christy Award winner The House on Foster Hill and Christy Award Finalist Echoes Among the Stones. 

She's also the Publishers Weekly and ECPA bestselling author of two novellas. Jaime lives in Wisconsin with her cat named Foo, beta fish named Hornigold, and her leopard gecko named Flash (yes, she's a comic fan). 

She's been married over 20 years to her husband, Cap'n Hook who pirated away with her heart and has held it hostage with some ferocity. Homeschooling keeps her pretending to be smart, and her fierce daughter CoCo is a whiz in the kitchen, while her son, fondly called Peter Pan, is pretty much an all around mama's boy (she'll keep it that way as long as she can). 

Along with her writing, Jaime also manages MadLit Mentoring & Assist which offers mentorships workshops and quarterly group mentoring to aspiring and established authors, as well provides assistant services to established authors who don't share Jaime's love of all things social media and marketing. You can find out more about Jaime at jaimewrightbooks.com or madlitmentoring.com 

www.jaimewrightbooks.com

www.madlitmentoring.com

https://linktr.ee/jaimejowright

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LADIES..... WELCOME TO SEEKERVILLE!!!!!