Category: contemporary

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Jackie Layton & Clutter Free

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Jackie Layton & Clutter Free

Posted September 12, 2023 / 31 Comments

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Clutter Free by Jackie Layton, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! I’m delighted to have Jackie on the blog today to chat about her new book! CLUTTER FREE by Jackie Layton SERIES: An Organized Crime Cozy Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: Level Best […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Some of My Fave Siblings in Fiction

Top Ten Tuesday: Some of My Fave Siblings in Fiction

Posted September 11, 2023 / 30 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s suggested theme for Top Ten Tuesday is ‘Favorite Character Relationships’. Of course we all know how much I love romance, but if I set out to talk about my fave couples we would be here until next year haha. So instead I decided to talk about some […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Who Lit the Whistling Kettle by Marilyn Leach

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Who Lit the Whistling Kettle by Marilyn Leach

Posted September 11, 2023 / 22 Comments

WHO LIT THE WHISTLING KETTLE? by Marilyn Leach SERIES: A Tibbyhill Lane Teashop Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy/British Mystery (Clean/Inspirational) RELEASE DATE: October 15, 2021 PAGES: 265 Something’s burning at Tibbyhill Lane Teashop and it’s not the scones. Poppy Ellis has exchanged London urban grind for a rural waterside teashop. But […]


Book Review: Until I Met You by Lara Van Hulzen

Book Review: Until I Met You by Lara Van Hulzen

Posted September 10, 2023 / 4 Comments

UNTIL I MET YOU by Lara Van Hulzen SERIES: The Endicotts of Silver Bay #3 GENRE: Contemporary Romance (Clean/Inspirational) PUBLISHER: Tule Publishing RELEASE DATE: July 20, 2023 PAGES: 208 When his parents move to Silver Bay, California, Dominic Endicott, ever the dutiful son, packs up his life and heads to […]



Book Review (and a Giveaway!): All’s Fair in Love and Christmas by Sarah Monzon

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): All’s Fair in Love and Christmas by Sarah Monzon

Posted September 8, 2023 / 63 Comments

ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND CHRISTMAS by Sarah Monzon GENRE: Contemporary Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: September 5, 2023 PAGES: 247 Two workplace rivals. One festive competition. And a romance that upends it all. Every December two things are guaranteed for graphic designer Mackenzie Graham–Christmas celebrations and the annual […]


Book Review: Until Then by Cindy Woodsmall & Erin Woodsmall

Book Review: Until Then by Cindy Woodsmall & Erin Woodsmall

Posted September 7, 2023 / 4 Comments

UNTIL THEN by Cindy Woodsmall & Erin Woodsmall GENRE: Time-Slip/Amish Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Tyndale House RELEASE DATE: September 5, 2023 PAGES: 375 Until then may I use my time as you desire . . . In 1985, Old Order Amish couple Celeste and Vin Lantz have been married for six […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Facing the Enemy by DiAnn Mills

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Facing the Enemy by DiAnn Mills

Posted September 6, 2023 / 13 Comments

FACING THE ENEMY by DiAnn Mills GENRE: Romantic Suspense (Christian) PUBLISHER: Tyndale House RELEASE DATE: September 5, 2023 PAGES: 345 For the past five years, FBI Special Agent Risa Jacobs has worked in the violent crimes against children division of the Houston FBI. She’s never had reason to believe there’s […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Toni Shiloh

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Toni Shiloh

Posted September 6, 2023 / 42 Comments

YOU MAKE IT FEEL LIKE CHRISTMAS by Toni Shiloh GENRE: Contemporary Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: September 5, 2023 PAGES: 198 As if going home for the holidays jobless and single wasn’t bad enough, she’s dragged into a holiday season full of activities leading up to her sister’s uber-romantic […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): DiAnn Mills & Facing the Enemy

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): DiAnn Mills & Facing the Enemy

Posted September 5, 2023 / 34 Comments

In Facing the Enemy, both protagonists are dealing with loss in some form, and I’m honored to welcome author DiAnn Mills back to the blog today to talk about coping with grief – a topic close to my own heart the last couple of years too. FACING THE ENEMY by […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Bearded Beaus Cover Love

Top Ten Tuesday: Bearded Beaus Cover Love

Posted September 5, 2023 / 32 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday was ‘Books That Defied My Expectations’ but I decided to go off topic and do a cover love post instead. And since World Beard Day was this past Saturday, how could I resist highlighting some of my recent fave bearded beaus on […]


Book Review: The Beacon Street Bookshop by Carla Laureano

Book Review: The Beacon Street Bookshop by Carla Laureano

Posted September 4, 2023 / 4 Comments

THE BEACON STREET BOOKSHOP by Carla Laureano SERIES: Haven Ridge #2 GENRE: Contemporary Romance (Clean) PUBLISHER: Laureano Creative Media RELEASE DATE: September 4, 2023 PAGES: 352 Ever since Olivia Quinn lost her husband to a freak plane crash, she’s been focused on one thing—making a stable life for her teen […]


Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): A Royal Christmas by Melody Carlson

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): A Royal Christmas by Melody Carlson

Posted September 4, 2023 / 57 Comments

A ROYAL CHRISTMAS by Melody Carlson GENRE: Contemporary Christmas Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Revell RELEASE DATE: September 5, 2023 PAGES: 167 Adelaide Smith is too busy for fairy tales. She’s been working hard to put herself through law school and now that the end is in sight, she’s determined to stay […]



Book Review: Amish Fugitive by Shelley Shepard Gray

Book Review: Amish Fugitive by Shelley Shepard Gray

Posted September 3, 2023 / 2 Comments

AMISH FUGITIVE by Shelley Shepard Gray SERIES: Love Inspired Cold Case GENRE: Romantic Amish Mystery/Suspense (Christian) PUBLISHER: Inspirational Cold Case Collection (Love Inspired) RELEASE DATE: July 25, 2023 PAGES: 216 An Amish outcast. A woman willing to help. A killer determined to silence them. Daniel Miller’s Amish community won’t accept […]


Book Review: A Louisiana Christmas to Remember by Smith, St. Amant & Worth

Book Review: A Louisiana Christmas to Remember by Smith, St. Amant & Worth

Posted September 2, 2023 / 1 Comment

A LOUISIANA CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER by Morgan Tarpley Smith, Betsy St. Amant & Lenora Worth GENRE: Contemporary Romance Collection (Christian) PUBLISHER: Barbour Fiction RELEASE DATE: September 1, 2023 PAGES: 435 A Rare Snowfall Leads to a Christmas to Remember Three heartwarming, interconnected stories of faith, love, and restoration, brought to […]


September 2023 New Releases

September 2023 New Releases

Posted September 2, 2023 / 8 Comments

Happy September! This year is just flying by for me – anyone else? This month, I celebrate my 23rd wedding anniversary and our nephew’s 18th birthday… and FALL!!! As I say hello to my favorite time of year, I am also saying hello to a new month of new books. […]


Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Unseen by Traci Hunter Abramson

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Unseen by Traci Hunter Abramson

Posted August 31, 2023 / 19 Comments

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Unseen by Traci Hunter Abramson, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! Keep reading for an excerpt! UNSEEN by Traci Hunter Abramson SERIES: Guardian #7 GENRE: Romantic Suspense (Clean) PUBLISHER: Covenant Communications RELEASE DATE: August 15, 2023 PAGES: 269 Laura’s work as a nurse practitioner has […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Cindy Woodsmall & Until Then

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Cindy Woodsmall & Until Then

Posted August 30, 2023 / 31 Comments

Please join me in welcoming Cindy Woodsmall back to the blog today to chat about her new Amish time-slip romance Until Then that she co-authored with her daughter-in-law, Erin! Cindy Woodsmall is a New York Times and CBA bestselling author of twenty-six works of fiction and one nonfiction book. Coverage […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): He Should Have Told the Bees by Amanda Cox

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): He Should Have Told the Bees by Amanda Cox

Posted August 29, 2023 / 75 Comments

HE SHOULD HAVE TOLD THE BEES by Amanda Cox GENRE: Contemporary Women’s Fiction (Christian) PUBLISHER: Revell RELEASE DATE: August 29, 2023 PAGES: 328 Uncovering long-held family secrets may sting at first–but the result can be sweeter than honey Beekeeper Beckett Walsh is living her dream, working alongside her father in […]