Cover Reveal: The Little Antique Shop Under the Eiffel Tower by Rebecca Raisin

Cover Reveal: The Little Antique Shop Under the Eiffel Tower by Rebecca Raisin

Posted May 18, 2016 / 6 Comments

Book Information Title: The Little Antique Shop Under the Eiffel Tower Author: Rebecca Raisin Series: The Little Paris Collection, Book 2 Standalone?: Yes Release Date: July 1, 2016 Genres: Contemporary Romance Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Don’t miss the exciting new title The Little Antique Shop Under the Eiffel Tower by Rebecca […]


Author Interview (and TWO Giveaways!): the one and only Becky Wade

Author Interview (and TWO Giveaways!): the one and only Becky Wade

Posted May 18, 2016 / 70 Comments

  Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! For those of you who require translation, that was me … fangirling … because I’m talking with BECKY WADE on the blog today! I get to meet her in person in August, and I may just go into fangirl apoplexy. Stay tuned. (Note to Becky: don’t worry. I’ll […]


Book Review: Her Texas Family by Jill Lynn

Book Review: Her Texas Family by Jill Lynn

Posted May 17, 2016 / 8 Comments

Moving to a small Texas town, Lucy Grayson is looking to live life on her own terms. When she agrees to take a job in Doctor Graham Redmond’s office, the two instantly clash. The same can’t be said for the widower’s daughter. They quickly form a bond when Lucy begins […]



Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Hope in My Heart by Alexis A. Goring

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Hope in My Heart by Alexis A. Goring

Posted May 16, 2016 / 4 Comments

  I am so pleased to kick off Singing Librarian Books’ tour for Hope in My Heart by Alexis A. Goring! Genre: Romance Publisher: WestBow Press Publication date: November 25, 2015 Number of pages: 148 Hope in My Heart is a collection of short, heartwarming stories with characters in need of hope. In Love Unexpected,a […]


Sunday Book Club – Picture Books

Sunday Book Club – Picture Books

Posted May 15, 2016 / 18 Comments

  Happy Sunday to y’all! I am currently visiting family, celebrating my nephew’s FIRST birthday! (Still wondering how a year has gone by already!) As reading is my superpower, I am of course the aunt who buys books as presents. Much to my delight, my nephew already loves being read […]


Book Review: Sister Dear by Laura McNeill

Book Review: Sister Dear by Laura McNeill

Posted May 14, 2016 / 8 Comments

All Allie Marshall wants is a fresh start. But when dark secrets refuse to stay buried, will her chance at a new life be shattered forever? Convicted of a crime she didn’t commit, Allie watched a decade of her life vanish — time that can never be recovered. Now, out […]


Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): God’s Will by Meghan M. Gorecki

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): God’s Will by Meghan M. Gorecki

Posted May 14, 2016 / 8 Comments

  God’s Will by Meghan M. Gorecki turns TWO today! (cue the confetti and noise makers) Eh… what am I saying?!? It’s Meghan’s debut novel. Cue the SONG!!! 😀 “Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear God’sWillbyMeghanMGoreckiiiiiiiiiiiiii, happy birthday to you!” Yay! Birthdays make me happy! Book […]


First Line Fridays – #7 (and a Giveaway!)

First Line Fridays – #7 (and a Giveaway!)

Posted May 13, 2016 / 42 Comments

Yaaaaay!! It’s Friday again! Time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line! Today, I am happy to once again include my friend Rachel from Bookworm Mama in First Line Fridays. If you’d like to join us, send me a note and let […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Hunting Hope by Nika Maples

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Hunting Hope by Nika Maples

Posted May 13, 2016 / 7 Comments

At twenty, Nika Maples learned that when hope was all she had, she claimed it boldly while defying all odds to recover from a devastating stroke. The lessons from that struggle are powerful and universal, and she shares those lessons in her new book, Hunting Hope. Doctors warned that she had […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Julianna Deering

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Julianna Deering

Posted May 12, 2016 / 96 Comments

  Guys! Guys! I get to chat with the super cool Julianna Deering today! We started talking through the blog a while back – she blames me for her ever-growing TBR list.  Pffft. What’s up with that? lol. Well…. it works both ways. Since “meeting” her, I’ve added the entire […]


Sins of the Past Mystery & Mayhem Tour (plus Character Profiles)

Sins of the Past Mystery & Mayhem Tour (plus Character Profiles)

Posted May 11, 2016 / 14 Comments

Mystery! Mayhem! Dani Pettrey! Lynette Eason! Clues to solve! Characters to Profile! I have been waiting for this day since I read my first Nancy Drew book! Ok mystery fans, have you SEEN the letter yet from “Anonymous” that Dani Pettrey received in the mail just before the launch of Sins of […]


Book Blitz (and a Giveaway!): The Neverland Wars by Audrey Greathouse

Book Blitz (and a Giveaway!): The Neverland Wars by Audrey Greathouse

Posted May 10, 2016 / 14 Comments

The Neverland Wars Audrey Greathouse Published by: Clean Teen Publishing Publication date: May 9th 2016 Genres: Fairy Tales, Retelling, Young Adult Magic can do a lot—give you flight, show you mermaids, help you taste the stars, and… solve the budget crisis? That’s what the grown-ups will do with it if […]


A Few of My Favorite Websites (That *gasp* Aren’t Book-Related)

A Few of My Favorite Websites (That *gasp* Aren’t Book-Related)

Posted May 10, 2016 / 60 Comments

  I’m not gonna lie.  This week’s topic? It’s been causing me much angst ever since I first saw it, innocuously blinking at me from The Broke & The Bookish‘s Top Ten Tuesday page. I read (and reacted to) it in stages. “Websites i love” – oh, this will be fun! […]



Book Review: At Work Within by Rick Osborne

Book Review: At Work Within by Rick Osborne

Posted May 9, 2016 / 0 Comments

Salvation * Discipleship * Transformation God saw you and determined to make you into His image and likeness long before you were born. His vision for you and your life is so amazing, it’s beyond your imagining. What if you could be that person now? Well, you can be. God […]


Sunday Book Club – Fictional Moms

Sunday Book Club – Fictional Moms

Posted May 8, 2016 / 18 Comments

  Welcome to this special Mother’s Day edition of the Sunday Book Club! Today I thought we’d (appropriately enough) talk about our favorite fictional moms. This is my mom: She’s not fictional, of course, but she is my favorite.  (You know, they do say that truth is stranger than fiction…. I […]


An Open Book – May 2016

An Open Book – May 2016

Posted May 7, 2016 / 6 Comments

  Author Carolyn Astfalk invited me to participate in her “An Open Book” link-up that she does the first Wednesday of each month at both MyScribblersHeart and CatholicMom.com. What a fun idea!! And as y’all know, I’m always reading a lot (haha! understatement.) and most of it winds up here on the […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Without a Doubt by Nancy Cole Silverman

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Without a Doubt by Nancy Cole Silverman

Posted May 7, 2016 / 10 Comments

As radio reporter Carol Childs investigates a series of Beverly Hills jewelry heists, she realizes her FBI boyfriend, Eric, is working the same case. Even worse, she may have inadvertently helped the suspect escape. The situation intensifies when the suspect calls the radio station during a live broadcast, baiting Carol […]


First Line Fridays – #6

First Line Fridays – #6

Posted May 6, 2016 / 38 Comments

WHOOHOO!! It’s Friday again! Time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line! Today, I am happy to once again include my friend Rachel from Bookworm Mama in First Line Fridays. If you’d like to join us, send me a note and let […]