Author Lin Stepp To Hold Huntsville, Alabama Book Signings April 24th AND 25th

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - April 14, 2015 - PRLog -- USA Today Best Selling author Lin Stepp will be signing her newest novel, Makin’ Miracles, at the Cold Water Books store in Tuscumbia, AL on Friday, April 24th, 3:00 to 5:00 pm.  Stepp will then sign at Books-A-Million Bookstore, 1001 Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, AL on Saturday, April 25th, 1:00 to 3:00 pm.  Both events are free and the public is invited.  Makin’ Miracles is the seventh novel in the Smoky Mountain Series and is published by Kensington Publishing Corp., New York.

With the charming small-town setting and light inspirational tone of Jan Karon’s beloved Mitford books, Lin Stepp’s Smoky Mountain series will delight readers looking for a sweet, satisfying novel of faith and friendship, filled with loving relatable characters.

Zola Devon has always been a little different. Half Tahitian, with long black hair and dark eyes, she’s especially distinctive in the mountain town of Gatlinburg. She even stocks her gift shop, Nature’s Corner, with items that reflect her island heritage and tantalize tourists. But it’s her spot-on intuition that truly sets Zola apart. When she gets a hunch about a person, she’s almost always right. And when the surly photographer who owns the gallery next door starts meddling in her business, she can only hope that, for once, her instincts are wrong.

The one thing Spencer Jackson loves more than his camera is the majestic scenery of the Smoky Mountains. Reeling from his painful past, he’s settled in a cabin in the woods to train his lens on the breathtaking landscape. A woman as uniquely beguiling as Zola could only throw his simple, uncomplicated days into chaos—and force him to lay bare his darkest secrets. But as their lives become unavoidably intertwined, they both may discover the beauty of the truth, and the joy of the unexpected.

Author Stepp will also be signing her Smoky Mountain Hiking Guide, The Afternoon Hiker, at both signing events.  Stepp and her husband, J.L. Stepp, co-authored the hiking guide. The beautiful Great Smoky Mountains provide the inspiration for this unique hiking guide—designed especially for the average tourist or hiking enthusiast seeking a morning or afternoon walk in the Smokies that will prove pleasant and fun. All 110 hikes in The Afternoon Hiker are easily accessible and average 6-8 miles roundtrip.

The 110 hikes in The Afternoon Hiker are arranged chronologically— in the order Lin and J.L. hiked them—but the book includes both a regional and alphabetical index to locate trails by name or area, along with a Smokies map. The hiking layout in the book is one of its most distinctive features. With every turn of the page, the reader encounters a new trail to read about. Each Tennessee or North Carolina hike description spreads over two pages, around accompanying photos, with the trail name, the season the trail was first hiked, a general rating of the hike, and clear directions to get to the trailhead. The book includes over 300 color photos to enhance the text plus a hiking patch created for each trail.

For more information and book tour schedule please visit Stepp’s website: www.linstepp.com.