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Leave a comment today on Journey Thoughts for you chance to win a copy of Kathi's new book, Red Ink!

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Blessings,
Lynn
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It is with great delight that I announce the official release of my newest book: Heal the Wounded!

I invite you to read my latest blog: http://lynndove.wordpress.com/2010/11... and then tomorrow (Dec. 1) order your copy of Heal the Wounded from Amazon.com, Amazon.ca or through my website: www.shootthewounded.org on what I like to call "Blitz Amazon Day for Heal the Wounded"!

(If you live in the Calgary/Cochrane area, order through my website because I can guarantee delivery before Christmas).

I will have several book signings early in the New Year. When and Where details will be emailed out later.

Please do not hesitate to pass this information on to your friends so they can join in on the "Blitz" too!

Blessings,

Lynn Dove

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I had the pleasure of interviewing author, Susan May Warren on my blog today. Multi-winner of the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award, I'm sure you will enjoy the interview and she is also hosting a contest on her website.

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Thank you to all of you who participated in yesterday's book "Blitz" on Amazon for my newest book: Heal the Wounded.
We ended the day ranked #3,377 on Amazon.ca and many of you ordered books through my website. Again thanks for your support. I plan on having a Book Signing in Cochrane in the New Year, and you can order books directly from me if you live in the Cochrane/Calgary area or you can order through Amazon.com and Amazon.ca.

Blessings,

Lynn Dove

www.shootthewounded.org
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I welcome author, April Gardner to my blog, Journey Thoughts today. Join me as we discuss her new book, "Wounded Spirits".

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Lynn
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Cochrane author releases second book in trilogy
Dec 07, 2010 06:00 am | Trevor Bacque


A life of working with youth has inspired a Cochrane mother to turn her experiences into a book trilogy.

Lynn Dove’s fictional books series parallels the struggles of students she witnessed during her 30 years in education.

She began the three-part series by penning Shoot the Wounded, a book she started in 1999.

“It covers some of the angst of some of the real serious issues, particularly with bullying and gossip,” said Dove, a part-time teacher at Bearspaw Christian School.

Dove experienced her own trials when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001, relegating her novel to the shelf.

In 2003, Dove beat her cancer and enrolled at the Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary in Cochrane where she procured a Masters of Religious Education.

“After I graduated seminary and re-evaluated and saw what God wanted… suddenly God opened doors for me,” said the mother of three. It was a conversation with her husband in 2009 that encouraged her to pick up the pen.

After finishing Shoot the Wounded in November 2009, it took Dove less than a year to write the follow-up, Heal the Wounded, published by Word Alive Press.

“I thought Shoot the Wounded would be the end, but young adults and teens especially, seem to really like sequels,” said Dove. “Teens kept asking ‘when are you going to come out with the next one?’”

The series centres around three main characters and their adolescent battles, said Dove, who noticed teens tend to bully peers if they are going through hardships rather than build them up.

“I really wanted to point out a message to my young readers that that kind of behaviour isn’t tolerated,” said Dove. “My daughter was bullied something fierce when she was in high school but she still has the scars from those bullying incidents.”

For Dove, writing is more of an organic process, but when she gets on a roll, there’s no stopping her.

“With Heal, it took more thought and preparation because I wanted the characters to continue their journey,” she said. “Once it started going, it was nose to the grindstone for a couple months.”

Dove inserted herself into Heal the Wounded when main character Jake’s mother is diagnosed with breast cancer.

“I’ve elected to share a bit about my journey,” she said. “It took me 10 years to write about my experience.”

Dove is currently writing the final book of the trilogy, Love the Wounded, and hopes to release it next year.

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Shellie writes to a young adult audience as I do. She has a heart for youth and a passion for writing.
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Lynn
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Another book launch today! Stacy writes for a young adult audience and has just released the second book in her Montgomery Lake series.
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Lynn
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Congratulations to all the Carol Award finalists!
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So excited to announce that "Heal the Wounded" is a finalist in two categories: Christian General Fiction and Young Adult (Coming of Age) in the 2011 Readers Favorite Book Awards. My debut novel (and the first book in the "Wounded Trilogy" - "Shoot the Wounded") was a finalist in that same contest in 2010!

Winners will be announced in September but I am just thrilled to be included amongst such a great group of authors!