FORGOTTEN PAST After her broken engagement, Nicki Jackson hoped her move to Cedar Key would give her a fresh start—instead she quickly learns someone’s out to destroy her. Are the attacks tied to her mother’s recently reopened murder case…or to the nightmares Nicki’s beginning to suspect are actually hidden memories? […]
I’m so excited to be part of the Christian Fiction Readers Retreat again this year, its second year, and we are off to a fabulous start!! Here are the important details: When: August 12th, 2017 from 9-6 Eastern Where: Cincinnati, OH (the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Blue Ash/Sharonville to […]
I’m turning the blog over to author Vannetta Chapman in a moment, but first I wanted to tell you a little bit about Vannetta and her new book, Raging Storm. Vannetta Chapman writes inspirational fiction full of grace, including romantic suspense and Amish romance novels. She is the author of […]
Check out this awesome press release from Zondervan! Zondervan author Amy Clipston sells 1 Million book units Author’s momentum continues with May 9 release of “The Beloved Hope Chest” The Fiction team at HarperCollins Christian Publishing announced [in January 2017] that sales of author Amy Clipston’s books have exceeded 1 […]
Hi, everyone! Zuzu here. Apparently you guys enjoy these little interviews I’ve been doing with authors’ dogs, so Mom is letting me continue. Today I get to talk with everyone’s favorite mischievous terrier, Junie! (aka author Dana Mentink’s dog) Dana Mentink (Junie’s mom) is a two time American Christian Fiction […]
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is books we wish had more/less of something in them. And of course, I’m going to tweak that just a bit 🙂 In June last year, I did a post about Why I Love Christian Fiction. It’s still one of my most-read posts, and every […]
When Tobi Tobias decided to open her own ad agency, having to moonlight in a pet shop wasn’t part of her vision . . . of course, neither was murder. Sometimes when opportunity knocks, the door you open leads to a closet. That’s certainly the case for Tobi, whose weekends […]
I enjoyed getting to meet today’s guest at last year’s Christian Fiction Readers Retreat, and I’m excited to chat with her today! Marie Wells Coutu’s newest novel, The Secret Heart, releases Feb 21, 2017, from Write Integrity Press. Loosely based on the lives of Bathsheba and David, The Secret Heart is the third […]
I have a special treat for y’all today! Author Christy Barritt recently released the first book in a brand new series about Joey Darling, the worst detective ever. Well, today we get the chance to talk with Joey and learn a bit more about her story! But first, let’s learn […]
On Tour with Prism Book Tours. I am delighted to be participating in the Prism Book Tours blog tour for A Cowboy to Keep by Karen Rock. Around the middle of January, I did an early review of this book and said, “From the gorgeous Rocky Mountain setting to the action-packed […]
Special thanks to Bookworm Mama for the use of her beautiful quote memes! Grammy nominated Kari Jobe is the premiere female worship leader in Christian music. Coming off her last live album, Majestic, which featured the worship anthem “Forever” and radio hit “I Am Not Alone,” Kari Jobe has returned […]
Happy Sunday morning to you, my dear reading friends! Today on the Book Club, let’s talk about Book Pushing. By definition, Book Pushing is the habit of … pushing … a book … at your friends. Or family. Or complete strangers. You know the kind of book I’m talking about, […]
Happy February! Here are the Goodreads giveaways ending this week 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 way affiliated […]
On Tour with Prism Book Tours. Lawman in Disguise Getting taken hostage by a gang of train robbers wasn’t in dime novelist Essie Vanderfair’s plans, but interviewing these men could make her career soar. Especially since the gang includes legendary outlaw Tex Beckett, better known as the Texas Titan. Tex […]
Funny story about when I met my guest today – I happened to be hanging out in the vendor’s room at ACFW this past August, a place where publishers and the like can set up tables and sell stuff. Or give things away for free. I was waiting on my […]
January was Human Trafficking Awareness month, but I didn’t meet today’s author early enough to get an interview in during those particular 31 days. I’m calling February 1st close enough, and really we don’t want to limit ourselves to only talk about powerful issues in their designated months anyway! Grace […]
Fixing up homes can be tricky. Finding true love can be even trickier. But finding a killer can be plain old deadly . . . Twin sister divorcees Sunny Taylor and Eve Vaughn have had their fill of both heartaches and headaches. So when they settle down in the small […]
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is all about the visual, so I decided to talk about a few of my favorite picture books! These range from newer to more classic, but they are all in my arsenal of go-to reads for the nieces and nephews. In fact, I asked my […]
Introducing a new series of historical romances created for readers who love historical destinations. Fashion artist Priscilla Hutchens has a grudge against the army that has ruined her family and taken the people she holds most dear. When her niece and nephew are left orphaned at Fort Bliss, Texas, she […]
After fleeing Virginia, Temperance Tucker and her family established an inn along the Shawnee River. It’s a welcome way station for settlers and frontiersmen traveling through the wild Cumberland region of Kentucke–men like Sion Morgan, a Virginia surveyor who arrives at the inn with his crew looking for an experienced […]