Marnie Pehrson's Inspirational Writing

Marnie Pehrson started her home business back in 1990 as a computer trainer and consultant. In 1994 she wrote her first book, How to Run a Computer Training Business and began marketing it on AOL and Compuserve. By 1996, she and a friend (Alanna Webb) opened the first online mall. In 1998 Marnie combined her love for writing with her knack for marketing to create IdeaMarketers.com which has become the longest running article directory on the Web. SheLovesGod.com came along in 2000 and Marnie launched her inspirational writing career through this site.

In 2004, Granite Publishing and Distribution began distributing several of Marnie's inspirational titles including Lord, Are You Sure? Her author friend Marcia Lynn McClure encouraged her to branch into fiction. After pitching the idea for The Patriot Wore Petticoats to Granite, they suggested she run with it. The novel is based on the true story of Marnie's 4^th Great Grandmother, Dicey Langston, a Revolutionary War heroine.

Once Marnie dipped her toe into fiction, she never wanted to leave. Other Southern novels followed including Waltzing with the Light, Rebecca's Reveries, Beyond the Waterfall, Angel and the Enemy, In Love We Trust and two titles in the Granite LoveNotes series, Hannah's Heart and Savannah Nights.

Marnie, who was born and raised in the Chattanooga Tennessee area, is an avid enthusiast of family history. She integrates elements of the places, people and events of her Southern family and heritage into her historical fiction novels. Marnie's life is steeped in Southern history from the little town of Daisy that she grew up in (the setting for Waltzing with the Light) to the 24 acres bordering the famous Chickamauga Battlefield upon which her family resides. The Chickamauga Battlefield inspired Rebecca's Reveries, In Love We Trust and Marnie's BarnesAndNoble.com best-seller Angel and the Enemy (December 2006).

Marnie hopes to hit the national market hard with her current work-in-progress, An Uncertain Justice. It’s a fact-based historical fiction novel about the last legal hanging in the state of Georgia. The hero of the story is Marnie's grandfather who must come to grips with his mentor's murder. It's a story about saints and sinners, forgiveness, and of course a twist of romance.

Marnie’s motivational book, You’re Here for a Reason: Discover & Live
Your Purpose, shares lessons about experiencing the true joy that can only be found in a close relationship with the Savior, Jesus Christ. She says, “We must grow so close that our life purpose is in sync with what He created us to do. Just as an eagle is happiest when it’s soaring through the air and a horse is happiest when it’s galloping across a field, you are happiest when living the life you were born to!”

Her message is: Don’t let anything stand in your way. Not worry, not fear, not the adversary and, especially, not your own limiting beliefs about yourself!

You could open to any page, read for only ten minutes, and come away changed. A delightful and profound handbook for life--filled with wisdom, humor, compassion, and just plain good advice. Don't even consider living the rest of your life until you've read this book!
Kerry Blair, author of "Counting Blessings" www.KerryBlair.com

Visit all Marnie’s projects at www.pwgroup.com and read experts from her books at www.MarniePehrson.com.

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