Happy Thursday, reading friends! I’m delighted to share the blog today with one of my very favorite people, Cynthia Ruchti, to talk about one of my very favorite things… the unique author-reader connection in our bookish community! Cynthia Ruchti tells stories hemmed in Hope through her novels, novellas, devotions, and […]
Happy Wednesday, reading & writing friends! Each week until the Art of Writing Conference, I will be spotlighting a different session that is available in this year’s line-up. As one of the directors of the Art of Writing Conference (with the fabulous Jamie Lapeyrolerie) I’m super excited about each of […]
Happy Christmas Eve & 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. (My apologies for not posting last week – you can read my explanation here) Today, I’m featuring the first line of An […]
Having your spouse home all. the. time. isn’t just for retirees anymore. With more people working from home than ever before in my lifetime, many of us (including yours truly) have had to adjust to sharing their space 24-7. Cynthia Ruchti and Becky Melby are here today to chat about […]
When I am looking for a book that will entertain & encourage me, uplift me & challenge me, make me laugh & make me cry (sometimes all of these at the same time), the very first author to come to mind is Cynthia Ruchti. She is one of my fave […]
It’s always such a treat for me to chat with the fabulous Cynthia Ruchti. She is one of my very favorite people in the world – if you don’t follow her, you are really missing out! Today she’s here to share about her new book, Afraid of the Light! Cynthia […]
Happy Monday! Starting today and continuing through Saturday (culminating with a list of winners), I have the privilege of sharing mini interviews with nearly all of the 2019 ACFW Carol Award Finalists! Today I’m covering the contemporary category, including Cynthia Ruchti and her nominated book Miles From Where We Started! […]
GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary Fiction PUBLISHER: Gilead RELEASE DATE: October 16, 2018 PAGES: 352 These no-longer-newlyweds want out of this road trip—and their marriage. Too bad they can’t find the off ramp. Weeks away from their one-year wedding anniversary, Mallory and Connor Duncan can’t even agree on how to end their […]
Anytime I get to hear from Cynthia Ruchti, I feel as though I’m being hugged. Her gentle spirit, quick humor, and warm heart touch everything she writes. Her newest book, which you’ll learn more about in a moment, is a collection of 52 “me-too” reflections on the ups and downs, […]
Hope grows when seeds are planted-even in the muddy middle of life. Josiah Chamberlain’s life’s work revolves around repairing other people’s marriages. When his own is threatened by his wife’s unexplained distance, and then threatened further when she’s unexpectedly plunged into an unending fog, Josiah finds his expertise, quick wit […]
Hooray for Friday! Since it’s Friday, it’s also time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line! The book I’m featuring today is A Fragile Hope by Cynthia Ruchti And the first few lines are… “This wave of pain will pass. So will the […]
It is always an absolute delight any time I am fortunate enough to talk with today’s guest! The fact that she is a speaker at this year’s Christian Fiction Readers’ Retreat? Dream come true for me. Cynthia Ruchti tells stories-hemmed-in-hope through her award-winning novels, novellas, nonfiction, devotions, and speaking events […]
Alexis Blake has one chance to land her own show on the Home Project Network and nothing, not an uncooperative client, a job site without indoor plumbing, or a challenging videographer, is going to stand in her way. Elsie, at seventy-plus, is far from the ideal client, but she knows […]
Happy post-Thanksgiving Friday!!! I hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving and were able to spend it with someone you love. Since it’s Friday, it’s time to take a break from the crazy Black Friday crowds, grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line! The […]
Welcome to a Back to School freebie edition of Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly linkup hosted as always by the marvelous team at The Broke and the Bookish. Since we were given much freedom with our topics today, I opted to feature some of my favorite books with teachers as […]
Hi everyone! We are kicking off summer today on Top Ten Tuesday with our lists of beach reads! After last week’s atrociously difficult prompt for which I was only to come up with an embarrassing FOUR books (it still hurts a little), I have gone above and beyond this […]
As the music fades and a chasm separates her from the passion of her heart, will Lucy’s faith song go silent, too? Find out in Cynthia Ruchti’s new book, Song of Silence. The musical score of her life seems to be missing all the notes. When a simple misstep threatens to silence Lucy forever, […]
This week’s theme is books that make you laugh. My first thought was, “Really?” Because it feels like I just did that topic (probably since I did). So I thought about doing some bookish humor instead… but … eh. At the end of the day, I decided I have enough […]
One of the things I enjoy so much about Cynthia Ruchti’s books is her writing voice. It’s graciously down to earth with a dry wit that has me grinning even through tears, laughing even around the lump in my throat, and always always unable to put down the story until I’ve savored every word.
Cynthia Ruchti’s books were new to me when I started blogging, but oh my goodness was I missing out! The heart and the humor and the characters captivate me from word one – no matter which book I pick up. Yesterday on Straight Off the Page, my blogging cohort Melissa […]