This MONTH, my second book in the Penned in Time series releases!! YAY! To help kick off the exciting release of The Thorn Keeper, here's a wonderful opportunity for you! If you've pre-ordered a digital copy of my book, you're invited to hang out with me on February...

I finished my first 'second' book in October 2015. What do I mean by that? Well, when I received 'the call' to publication I had 5 novels completed, but all of those were 'first' novels in potential series. So when Vinspire bought a 3-book historical series from me,...

Tis the season of ‘newness’ each time one year flips into another, and as many authors know, we have this little tradition of choosing a ‘one word’ for our new year. I haven’t seen it celebrated as much this year as it has been in the past, but, for me, it was a good...

So it's TIME!!! Finally time!! Since signing my first publishing contract with Lighthouse of the Carolinas at ACFW 2014, I've been waiting and hoping for the day to introduce you all to one of my favorite novels - A Twist of Faith. In this modern-day retelling of the...

I wrote this story in 2009 and read it to my kids every Christmas Eve. I hope you'll enjoy it too! Merry Christmas! copyright 2009 Pepper D. Basham Powerpoint of the picsTwas the Night Jesus Came

Life is busy. Believe me, I know this truth all too well. Between being a mom to 5 awesome kids (one who is applying to COLLEGES right now), wife of a music minister, working as a speech-language pathologist, and writing books (3 coming in 2016), I sometimes feel like...