Before I was a writer, I was a reader, of course.  Here are some books that I have loved for years -- and some I've recently discovered (I'll update regularly as I discover new loves):

• Knowing the Heart of God, by George MacDonald
• A Swiftly Tilting Planet, by Madeleine L'Engle
• Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
• The Keeping Days, by Norma Johnston
• Touch Not the Cat, by Mary Stewart
• There's a Yak in My Bed, by Kay Pluta (see Links page)
• In the Name of God, by Paula Jolin (see Links page)
• The Miner's Daughter, by Gretchen Laskas
• Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling (yes, I am a Harry Potter fan)
• Protector of the Small Quartet, by Tamora Pierce
• I Heart You, You Haunt Me, by Lisa Schroeder (see Links page)
• The Mysterious Universe, by Ellen Jackson (see Links page)
• Wake, by Lisa McMann