Guest Post and Book Spotlight: As My Parents Age by Cynthia Ruchti

Guest Post and Book Spotlight: As My Parents Age by Cynthia Ruchti

Posted June 7, 2017 / 15 Comments

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, […]



Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Romancing Daphne by Sarah M. Eden

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Romancing Daphne by Sarah M. Eden

Posted June 6, 2017 / 12 Comments

As her first London Season looms before her, the thought of the impending social whirl fills Daphne Lancaster’s timid heart with dread. She hasn’t her sisters’ beauty nor their talent for conversing easily. Even her family’s enviable connections may not be enough to prevent disaster. But Daphne’s misery turns to […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The Man She Knew by Loree Lough

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The Man She Knew by Loree Lough

Posted June 6, 2017 / 13 Comments

On Tour with Prism Book Tours. Don’t they both deserve a second chance? Fourteen years ago, one reckless act cost Ian Sylvestry everything, including the girl he planned to marry. Since then, he has fought hard to turn his life around. Returning to his Baltimore town after serving a prison term […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Recent YA Additions to my TBR

Top Ten Tuesday: Recent YA Additions to my TBR

Posted June 6, 2017 / 32 Comments

Today on Top Ten Tuesday, we’re talking about books we’ve recently added to our TBR piles from a genre of our choice. I decided to look at Young Adult novels since that’s not my most-read genre, but it’s something I’m trying to branch out into more. In no particular order, […]



Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Laurie Alice Eakes

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Laurie Alice Eakes

Posted June 5, 2017 / 55 Comments

It is always a pleasure to chat with Laurie Alice Eakes, and today you get to eavesdrop! “Eakes has a charming way of making her novels come to life without being over the top,” writes Romantic Times of  bestselling, award-winning author Laurie Alice Eakes. As a child, Eakes began to […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Dark Deception by Nancy Mehl

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Dark Deception by Nancy Mehl

Posted June 5, 2017 / 56 Comments

Kate O’Brien has been leading a quiet life in small-town Shelter Cove, Arkansas, for the past four years when her past suddenly comes roaring back to life. Four years ago, she and her twin sister were attacked by an elusive serial killer. Only Kate survived, and it was her drawing […]


My Fave Reads in April and May

My Fave Reads in April and May

Posted June 3, 2017 / 40 Comments

I am in a perpetual state of ‘behind’ lately, it seems, and as such May was over before I had even thought about a “My Fave Reads in April” post. Soooooo… y’all get a bonus today!                     (May was the month […]


Some Goodreads Giveaways and Weekly Update for June 3

Some Goodreads Giveaways and Weekly Update for June 3

Posted June 3, 2017 / 9 Comments

Happy first Saturday of June! I hope the weather is nice where you are and that you’re able to enjoy it today 🙂 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, […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Amish Brides by Beckstrand, Jebber, and Lillard

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Amish Brides by Beckstrand, Jebber, and Lillard

Posted June 2, 2017 / 24 Comments

Under bright blue skies, wedding bells ring–fulfilling sweet dreams, impossible wishes, and joyous new beginnings . . . THE RELUCTANT GROOM Jennifer Beckstrand Spirited Suvie Newswenger has three marriage proposals–but not from the man she truly loves. No matter how lonely widower Aaron Beachy is, he seems determined to stay […]


First Line Friday (week 60): Someplace Familiar

First Line Friday (week 60): Someplace Familiar

Posted June 2, 2017 / 34 Comments

It’s Friday!!! Hooray! Since it’s Friday, it’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line The book I’m featuring today is Someplace Familiar, the recently-released debut novel of Teresa Tysinger! And the first line is … “Not much had changed about Laurel […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Jenna Victoria

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Jenna Victoria

Posted June 1, 2017 / 14 Comments

I am delighted to welcome Jenna Victoria as a guest on the blog today! Ever since her grandfather co-created Twinkies, Snowballs & Hostess cupcakes for Intercontinental Baking Company, circa 1955, Jenna has yet to taste a cake she hasn’t liked. Jenna writes books for readers who enjoy sweet & compelling […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Sailing out of Darkness by Normandie Fischer

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Sailing out of Darkness by Normandie Fischer

Posted May 31, 2017 / 30 Comments

An unexplained apparition, wanderings through Italy, and mayhem back home push four lives toward their day of reckoning.​​​ The last thing on Samantha’s mind is another entanglement. Fleeing a disastrous affair with her childhood best friend, she hopes for peace and forgetfulness in a trip to Italy.​ Teo Anderson copes […]



Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Cindy Patterson

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Cindy Patterson

Posted May 30, 2017 / 27 Comments

Happy Tuesday, y’all! Please join me in welcoming a new-to-me author, Cindy Patterson! Cindy Patterson believes in life changing fiction and happily ever afters that start with Jesus. Her passions include Jesus, her husband, and her family. She’s an ordinary girl wanting to do extraordinary things for Christ. In her […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Debuts, Sequels, and Finales Oh My!

Top Ten Tuesday: Debuts, Sequels, and Finales Oh My!

Posted May 30, 2017 / 24 Comments

Today on Top Ten Tuesday, I want to spotlight the debuts, sequels, and finales I’m looking forward to that are releasing this summer! I’m sure I have inadvertently omitted a book or two – please know this was not intentional. Boston, 2015 Two years after nearly losing her life in […]


Author Interview: Deron Spoo

Author Interview: Deron Spoo

Posted May 29, 2017 / 1 Comment

As part of the Litfuse blog tour for The Good Book, I am pleased to welcome Deron Spoo to the blog today! Deron Spoo is the pastor of First Baptist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Over the past 16 years, Spoo has guided the church as it transitions from being simply […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Claudia Loopstra

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Claudia Loopstra

Posted May 29, 2017 / 17 Comments

I am so honored to welcome Claudia Loopstra back to the blog! Today, she’s here to talk about her book Redemptive Love: Living with an alcoholic father. As my own uncle died from alcoholism two weeks ago, this is a subject very close to my heart right now. As well […]