Category: nonfiction

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Your One and Only Heart by Rajani LaRocca

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Your One and Only Heart by Rajani LaRocca

Posted September 14, 2023 / 15 Comments

YOUR ONE AND ONLY HEART by Rajani LaRocca, MD ILLUSTRATOR: Lauren Paige Conrad GENRE: Children’s Picture Book / Non-Fiction PUBLISHER: Dial Books RELEASE DATE: August 15, 2023 PAGES: 40 A lyrical introduction to the many wonders of the human heart, from award-winning author and practicing doctor, Dr. Rajani LaRocca In […]


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. […]



August 2023 New Releases

August 2023 New Releases

Posted August 4, 2023 / 2 Comments

Happy August! School started here in Georgia on Tuesday, which I think is crazy. But saying goodbye to summer takes a backseat to saying hello to a new month of new books. There are tons of great books on my radar in August! There are just over 100 titles on […]


July 2023 New Releases

July 2023 New Releases

Posted July 1, 2023 / 10 Comments

Happy July! This year is just flying by, isn’t it? But we know that a new month brings new books, and there are tons of great books on my radar in July! There are 85 titles on this list of July 2023 New Releases, and they comprise a range of […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Incurable Faith by Andrea Herzer

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Incurable Faith by Andrea Herzer

Posted June 26, 2023 / 23 Comments

INCURABLE FAITH: 120 Devotions of Lasting Hope for Lingering Health Issues by Andrea Herzer GENRE: Devotional / Chronic Illness PUBLISHER: Multnomah RELEASE DATE: June 20, 2023 PAGES: 304 Discover the riches of abundant life that pain and illness can never take away in this encouraging devotional full of hard-won insights and […]


June 2023 New Releases

June 2023 New Releases

Posted June 1, 2023 / 6 Comments

Happy June! A new month brings new books, and there are SO MANY great books on my radar in June! There are over 90 titles on this list of June 2023 New Releases, and they comprise a range of genres – contemporary, historical, cozy mystery, suspense, Amish fiction, children’s books, […]



Top Ten Tuesday: Book Covers With Less Common Animals

Top Ten Tuesday: Book Covers With Less Common Animals

Posted April 11, 2023 / 14 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is all about animals in the book or on the cover, and to be honest it took me a bit to figure out what direction I wanted to go with today’s post. I almost did recent cute dog covers but that quickly […]





Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Relational Reset by Dr. Laurel Shaler

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Relational Reset by Dr. Laurel Shaler

Posted February 2, 2023 / 7 Comments

Welcome to the Blog + Review Blitz for Relational Reset by Dr. Laurel Shaler, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! Keep reading for an excerpt! RELATIONAL RESET by Dr. Laurel Shaler GENRE: Christian Living (non-fiction) PUBLISHER: Moody RELEASE DATE: February 5, 2019 PAGES: 176 From the author of “Reclaiming Sanity: Hope […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Valerie Limmer & Captive Set Free

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Valerie Limmer & Captive Set Free

Posted January 13, 2023 / 10 Comments

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Captive Set Free by Valerie Limmer, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! I’m honored to have Valerie here today to share more about the topic of forgiveness! CAPTIVE SET FREE by Valerie Limmer GENRE: Non-Fiction, Christian Living PUBLISHER: Green Sap Publications RELEASE DATE: October 18, […]


New Releases I’m Excited About: Early 2023

New Releases I’m Excited About: Early 2023

Posted December 31, 2022 / 9 Comments

Happy New Year’s Eve! As we all try to hurry up and read all those books we fully intended to read in 2022, how about we add some more to the pile for 2023?!? Music to a bookworm’s ears, am I right? 😉 Normally this post would be focused on […]



Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Fostered by Tori Hope Petersen

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Fostered by Tori Hope Petersen

Posted October 18, 2022 / 6 Comments

I’m excited today to give you a peek inside Fostered by Tori Hope Petersen! Tori has received over 700,000 likes on a recent Instagram post in which she shares her powerful journey of being conceived out of abuse, overcoming trauma, and growing up in foster care… but her story does […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Amy Bloye & Between Ball Games

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Amy Bloye & Between Ball Games

Posted October 13, 2022 / 7 Comments

Besides our family and my Lyme Disease doctor being here, another reason we were so excited to move to Georgia was West Ridge Church. We actually started attending online, did the membership class online, and joined a Zoom small group during the pandemic – several months before we moved here […]



Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Heart of God by Elisabeth Elliot

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Heart of God by Elisabeth Elliot

Posted September 19, 2022 / 22 Comments

I’m excited today to give you a peek inside Heart of God: 31 Days to Discover God’s Love for You, a never-before-published devotional by one of my personal heroes – Elisabeth Elliot! HEART OF GOD: 31 Days to Discover God’s Love For You by Elisabeth Elliot GENRE: Christian Devotional Journal […]