Category: Christian

Book Review: Happily Ever Amish by Shelley Shepard Gray

Book Review: Happily Ever Amish by Shelley Shepard Gray

Posted March 19, 2023 / 6 Comments

HAPPILY EVER AMISH by Shelley Shepard Gray SERIES: The Amish of Apple Creek #1 GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary/Amish Romance PUBLISHER: Kensington RELEASE DATE: October 25, 2022 PAGES: 274 Combining the appeal of a small-town Amish setting and favorite romance tropes, New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray—one of the most […]


First Line Friday (week 333): Code Name Edelweiss

First Line Friday (week 333): Code Name Edelweiss

Posted March 16, 2023 / 25 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem – a new historical fiction based on a little-known true […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Alyssa Roat & Castelon

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Alyssa Roat & Castelon

Posted March 15, 2023 / 54 Comments

Please join me in welcoming Alyssa Roat back to the blog today! She’s here to talk about her new YA Fantasy novel, Castelon and the legend on which the series is based! CASTELON by Alyssa Roat SERIES: The Wraithwood Trilogy #3 GENRE: Inspirational Young Adult Fantasy PUBLISHER: Mountain Brook Ink […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway)!: Jocelyn Green & The Metropolitan Affair

Guest Post (and a Giveaway)!: Jocelyn Green & The Metropolitan Affair

Posted March 14, 2023 / 60 Comments

I’m so excited to have author Jocelyn Green here to talk about her new book, The Metropolitan Affair, and give us a tour of the NYC setting! The Metropolitan Affair has been getting some fantastic early reviews from places like Library Journal, BookPage, and Publishers Weekly, AND an Starred Review […]


Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Woodencloak by Dawn Ford

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Woodencloak by Dawn Ford

Posted March 14, 2023 / 2 Comments

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Woodencloak by Dawn Ford, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! Keep reading for an excerpt! WOODENCLOAK by Dawn Ford SERIES: Band of Unlikely Heroes #1 GENRE: Middle Grade Fantasy PUBLISHER: Scrivenings Press RELEASE DATE: February 7, 2023 PAGES: 243 Thirteen-year-old troll princess Horra Fyd’s life […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Picture Books on my Spring 2023 TBR List

Top Ten Tuesday: Picture Books on my Spring 2023 TBR List

Posted March 13, 2023 / 15 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is books on our Spring 2023 TBR lists but since I’ve already talked about that in a broad overview, I’m going to narrow it down to a specific type of book releasing in Spring 2023. As the self-proclaimed ‘cool aunt’ of several […]


Book Review: Beyond These War-Torn Lands by Cynthia Roemer

Book Review: Beyond These War-Torn Lands by Cynthia Roemer

Posted March 13, 2023 / 6 Comments

BEYOND THESE WAR-TORN LANDS by Cynthia Roemer SERIES: Wounded Hearts #1 GENRE: Inspirational Historical Fiction PUBLISHER: Scrivenings Press, LLC RELEASE DATE: August 3, 2021 PAGES: 384 The War brought them together ~ Would it also tear them apart? While en route to aid Confederate soldiers injured in battle near her […]


Cover Reveal: Who Brought the Dog to Church by Tracy L. Smoak

Cover Reveal: Who Brought the Dog to Church by Tracy L. Smoak

Posted March 13, 2023 / 6 Comments

I’m pleased today to bring you the cover reveal for Who Brought the Dog to Church by Tracy L. Smoak, releasing June 2023 from Ambassador International! GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary Fiction PUBLISHER: Ambassador International RELEASE DATE: June 20, 2023 PAGES: 306 Betty is sure that Ida Lou does not belong in […]


Some Goodreads Giveaways and Weekly Update for March 12

Some Goodreads Giveaways and Weekly Update for March 12

Posted March 12, 2023 / 0 Comments

Happy Sunday! Here are the Goodreads giveaways ending the week of March 12 that I thought might be of interest to y’all As always, clicking on the covers will take you to the giveaways and neither myself nor my blog are in any way affiliated with Goodreads or its giveaways. […]


Book Review: Strong Currents by Delores Topliff

Book Review: Strong Currents by Delores Topliff

Posted March 11, 2023 / 4 Comments

STRONG CURRENTS by Delores Topliff SERIES: Columbia River Undercurrents #2 GENRE: Inspirational Historical Romance PUBLISHER: Scrivenings Press RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2023 PAGES: 335 Is any price too great to pay for love and freedom? When German Christian, Erika Hofer, opposes Hitler, church leader Dietrich Bonhoeffer helps her flee to […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Carmen Peone & Captured Secrets

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Carmen Peone & Captured Secrets

Posted March 11, 2023 / 15 Comments

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Captured Secrets by Carmen Peone, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! I’m delighted to chat with Carmen today about her new book! CAPTURED SECRETS by Carmen Peone SERIES: Seven Tine Ranch Romance #1 GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary Romance / Western PUBLISHER: Iron Stream Media RELEASE DATE: […]


First Line Friday (week 332): River of Mercy

First Line Friday (week 332): River of Mercy

Posted March 9, 2023 / 14 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of River of Mercy by Paula Scott! Paula’s books are always so powerfully redemptive and full of […]


Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Under Fire by Lynn H. Blackburn

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Under Fire by Lynn H. Blackburn

Posted March 9, 2023 / 40 Comments

UNDER FIRE by Lynn H. Blackburn SERIES: Defend and Protect #3 GENRE: Inspirational Romantic Suspense PUBLISHER: Revell RELEASE DATE: March 7, 2023 PAGES: 350 USSS Special Agent Zane Thacker has landed his dream assignment protecting the president of the United States. When the president plans a fundraiser at the exclusive […]



Book Review: Forged in Love by Mary Connealy

Book Review: Forged in Love by Mary Connealy

Posted March 8, 2023 / 6 Comments

FORGED IN LOVE by Mary Connealy SERIES: Wyoming Sunrise #1 GENRE: Inspirational Historical/Western Romance PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: February 28, 2023 PAGES: 297 When sparks begin to fly, can a friendship cast in iron be shaped into something more? Mariah Stover is left for dead and with no memory […]


Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Second Time Around by Melody Carlson

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Second Time Around by Melody Carlson

Posted March 7, 2023 / 49 Comments

SECOND TIME AROUND by Melody Carlson GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary Romance PUBLISHER: Revell RELEASE DATE: March 7, 2023 PAGES: 290 Who doesn’t love a second chance? When empty nester Mallory Farrell inherits her grandmother’s run-down tourist shop in Seaport, Oregon, it seems the only sensible thing to do is to sell […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Janalyn Voigt & The Whispering Wind

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Janalyn Voigt & The Whispering Wind

Posted March 6, 2023 / 28 Comments

Always delighted to have author Janalyn Voigt on the blog, and today she’s here to take us behind the scenes of her new historical romance, The Whispering Wind! THE WHISPERING WIND by Janalyn Voigt SERIES: Montana Gold #6 GENRE: Inspirational Historical/Western Romance PUBLISHER: Mountain Brook Ink RELEASE DATE: April 5, […]


Some Goodreads Giveaways and Weekly Update for March 5

Some Goodreads Giveaways and Weekly Update for March 5

Posted March 5, 2023 / 0 Comments

Happy Sunday and Happy March! Here are the Goodreads giveaways ending the week of March 5 that I thought might be of interest to y’all 🙂 As always, clicking on the covers will take you to the giveaways and neither myself nor my blog are in any way affiliated with […]


Series Review: Triple Threat series by Irene Hannon

Series Review: Triple Threat series by Irene Hannon

Posted March 5, 2023 / 10 Comments

Irene Hannon is one of my favorite suspense authors, and I get positively giddy when she has a new series. I’m sadly behind on reviewing them, but until recently I was only behind on reading her Triple Threat series … which I have now corrected (as the title of this […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): God’s Beloved Community by Michelle T. Sanchez

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): God’s Beloved Community by Michelle T. Sanchez

Posted March 4, 2023 / 10 Comments

GOD’S BELOVED COMMUNITY by Michelle T. Sanchez GENRE: Inspirational Children’s Picture Book (ages 3-7) PUBLISHER: WaterBrook RELEASE DATE: November 1, 2022 PAGES: 41 This children’s book from the author of Color-Courageous Discipleship makes the God-inspired dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., accessible to all, helping kids and parents answer […]