Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Evermore by Jody Hedlund

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Evermore by Jody Hedlund

Posted September 11, 2019 / 22 Comments

Evermore On Tour with Prism Book Tours You actually get a review double-feature today, as I’m looking at both Evermore and its prequel novella Always! Aren’t these covers stunning? ALWAYS SERIES: The Lost Princesses #0.5 GENRE: Inspirational YA Historical Romance PUBLISHER: Northern Lights Press RELEASE DATE: August 13, 2019 PAGES: […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Tanya Eavenson & The Rescue

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Tanya Eavenson & The Rescue

Posted September 11, 2019 / 5 Comments

Welcome to the Blog Tour for The Rescue by Tanya Eavenson, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! Title: The Rescue Series: All Roads Lead to Texas #1 Author: Tanya Eavenson Release Date: September 2, 2019 Genre: Historical Fiction Sometimes the path to freedom is found in an unexpected future. Upon the […]


Author Interview (and a Freebie!): Jessica Kate & The Kiss Dare

Author Interview (and a Freebie!): Jessica Kate & The Kiss Dare

Posted September 10, 2019 / 5 Comments

I’m delighted to welcome Jessica Kate back to the blog today to chat about her sassy short story The Kiss Dare! Australian author Jessica Kate is obsessed with sassy romances. She packs her novels with love, hate, and everything in between—and then nerds out over her favorite books, movies and […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Vannetta Chapman & The Amish Christmas Matchmaker

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Vannetta Chapman & The Amish Christmas Matchmaker

Posted September 10, 2019 / 14 Comments

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for The Amish Christmas Matchmaker by Vannetta Chapman, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! Title: The Amish Christmas Matchmaker Series: Indiana Amish Brides #4 Author: Vannetta Chapman Publisher: Love Inspired Release Date: September 1, 2019 Genre: Inspirational Amish Fiction She’ll find him a wife […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Diverse Reads

Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Diverse Reads

Posted September 10, 2019 / 18 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s Top Ten Tuesday theme wasn’t working for me so I decided to go rogue 😉 and talk about some of my favorite diverse reads, specifically with ethnically diverse characters & blended cultures. For more diverse reads, you can check out a blog I contribute to – Diversity […]


Book Review: Shadows of Ladenbrooke Manor by Melanie Dobson

Book Review: Shadows of Ladenbrooke Manor by Melanie Dobson

Posted September 9, 2019 / 9 Comments

SHADOWS OF LADENBROOKE MANOR GENRE: Inspirational Dual Timeline Fiction PUBLISHER: Howard Books RELEASE DATE: June 16, 2015 PAGES: 352 When Heather Toulson returns to her parents cottage in the English countryside, she uncovers long-hidden secrets about her family history and stumbles onto the truth about a sixty-year-old murder. Libby, a […]


Book Review (and a Freebie!): Who Shot the Serif? by Jessa Archer

Book Review (and a Freebie!): Who Shot the Serif? by Jessa Archer

Posted September 9, 2019 / 3 Comments

WHO SHOT THE SERIF? SERIES: Hand Lettering Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Archer Mysteries RELEASE DATE: July 7, 2019 PAGES: 218 When Jamie Lang finds one of her hand lettered quotes on the window of her shop, Flourish, with a hole shot through a serif, she knows someone’s trying […]


Some Goodreads Giveaways and Weekly Update for September 8

Some Goodreads Giveaways and Weekly Update for September 8

Posted September 8, 2019 / 0 Comments

Happy Sunday! Here are the Goodreads giveaways ending the week of September 8 that I thought might be of interest to y’all. Best of luck to each of you! As always, clicking on the covers will take you to the giveaways and neither myself nor my blog are in any […]


Author Interview: Jen Geigle Johnson & A Lady’s Maid

Author Interview: Jen Geigle Johnson & A Lady’s Maid

Posted September 7, 2019 / 3 Comments

Please join me in welcoming author Jen Geigle Johnson to the blog today to chat about her newest Regency romance, A Lady’s Maid! An award winning author, including the GOLD in Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, Jen Geigle Johnson discovered her passion for England while kayaking on the […]


Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Chronic Love by Brooke Bartz

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Chronic Love by Brooke Bartz

Posted September 7, 2019 / 10 Comments

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for Chronic Love by Brooke Bartz, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! Title: Chronic Love: Trusting God While Suffering with A Chronic Illness Author: Brooke Bartz Publisher: Ambassador International Release Date: September 1, 2019 Genre: Christian Living, Health and Wellbeing Suffering is inescapable in […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Fatal Memories by Tanya Stowe

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Fatal Memories by Tanya Stowe

Posted September 6, 2019 / 5 Comments

FATAL MEMORIES GENRE: Inspirational Romantic Suspense PUBLISHER: Love Inspired Suspense RELEASE DATE: September 1, 2019 PAGES: 224 She was framed! Or was she? If only she could remember… Border patrol agent Jocelyn Walker has no memory of how she turned up unconscious with a cache of drugs–or why a gang […]


First Line Friday (week 159): A Worthy Heart

First Line Friday (week 159): A Worthy Heart

Posted September 6, 2019 / 16 Comments

Happy Friday! And welcome to First Line Fridays, hosted by Hoarding Books!!! Since it’s Friday, it’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today, I’m featuring A Worthy Heart by Sara Beth Williams! And the first line is… A scream escaped Serena […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Laura Gallier & The Deception

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Laura Gallier & The Deception

Posted September 5, 2019 / 17 Comments

Please join me in welcoming Laura Gallier to the blog today to chat about her new novel The Deception! In a youth culture intrigued by the paranormal yet often skeptical of biblical claims, Laura Gallier seeks to bring awareness and understanding to issues surrounding the supernatural. Having battled her own […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Sweet Melody by Heidi McCahan

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Sweet Melody by Heidi McCahan

Posted September 5, 2019 / 25 Comments

Sweet Melody On Tour with Prism Book Tours SWEET MELODY SERIES: Seabrook Romance #1 GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary Romance PUBLISHER: Snug Corner Cove Press RELEASE DATE: August 1, 2019 PAGES: 242 When a struggling bakery owner is rescued by a wannabe songwriter with hidden culinary talents, they discover they can make sweet […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): DiAnn Mills & Fatal Strike

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): DiAnn Mills & Fatal Strike

Posted September 4, 2019 / 41 Comments

Always a pleasure to have DiAnn Mills stop by for a chat! Today, we’re talking about her suspense release Fatal Strike! DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure. She combines unforgettable characters with unpredictable plots to create action-packed, suspense-filled novels. Her titles have […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): V.M. Burns & Bark If It’s Murder

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): V.M. Burns & Bark If It’s Murder

Posted September 4, 2019 / 1 Comment

Please join me in welcoming author V.M. Burns back to the blog to celebrate her new cozy mystery, Bark If It’s Murder! BARK IF IT’S MURDER SERIES: A Dog Club Mystery #3 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Lyrical Underground RELEASE DATE: August 27, 2019 PAGES: 162 Lilly Echosby just witnessed a […]



Book Review: An Amish Home by Wiseman, Clipston, Reid & Fuller

Book Review: An Amish Home by Wiseman, Clipston, Reid & Fuller

Posted September 3, 2019 / 1 Comment

As y’all may remember, I reviewed books professionally for RT Book Reviews (aka Romantic Times) for three years until it shut its doors. Unfortunately, I wasn’t allowed to share these reviews with you here on the blog as long as they still belonged to the magazine. However, now that it […]


Top Ten Tuesday: ‘Ugly Cry’ Reads That I Loved

Top Ten Tuesday: ‘Ugly Cry’ Reads That I Loved

Posted September 3, 2019 / 53 Comments

Happy Tuesday, my friends! Today’s Top Ten Tuesday theme is ‘Books I Enjoyed That Are Outside of My Comfort Zone’. And let’s face it – one of my comfort zones is laughter and swoons. I am very picky about the books I choose to read outside of that ‘safe place’, […]


Book Review: With This Ring by Witemeyer, Jennings, Connealy, & Jagears

Book Review: With This Ring by Witemeyer, Jennings, Connealy, & Jagears

Posted September 2, 2019 / 2 Comments

As y’all may remember, I reviewed books professionally for RT Book Reviews (aka Romantic Times) for three years until it shut its doors. Unfortunately, I wasn’t allowed to share these reviews with you here on the blog as long as they still belonged to the magazine. However, now that it […]