Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): A Royal Christmas by Melody Carlson

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): A Royal Christmas by Melody Carlson

Posted September 4, 2023 / 57 Comments

A ROYAL CHRISTMAS by Melody Carlson GENRE: Contemporary Christmas Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Revell RELEASE DATE: September 5, 2023 PAGES: 167 Adelaide Smith is too busy for fairy tales. She’s been working hard to put herself through law school and now that the end is in sight, she’s determined to stay […]



Some Goodreads Giveaways and Weekly Update for September 3

Some Goodreads Giveaways and Weekly Update for September 3

Posted September 3, 2023 / 4 Comments

Happy Sunday and Happy September! We celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary this past week – so crazy that it’s been that long! Thankful to still be married to my best friend (there’s a reason it’s my fave romance trope lol). Here are the Goodreads giveaways ending the week of September […]


Book Review: Amish Fugitive by Shelley Shepard Gray

Book Review: Amish Fugitive by Shelley Shepard Gray

Posted September 3, 2023 / 2 Comments

AMISH FUGITIVE by Shelley Shepard Gray SERIES: Love Inspired Cold Case GENRE: Romantic Amish Mystery/Suspense (Christian) PUBLISHER: Inspirational Cold Case Collection (Love Inspired) RELEASE DATE: July 25, 2023 PAGES: 216 An Amish outcast. A woman willing to help. A killer determined to silence them. Daniel Miller’s Amish community won’t accept […]


Book Review: A Louisiana Christmas to Remember by Smith, St. Amant & Worth

Book Review: A Louisiana Christmas to Remember by Smith, St. Amant & Worth

Posted September 2, 2023 / 1 Comment

A LOUISIANA CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER by Morgan Tarpley Smith, Betsy St. Amant & Lenora Worth GENRE: Contemporary Romance Collection (Christian) PUBLISHER: Barbour Fiction RELEASE DATE: September 1, 2023 PAGES: 435 A Rare Snowfall Leads to a Christmas to Remember Three heartwarming, interconnected stories of faith, love, and restoration, brought to […]


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. […]


First Line Friday (week 357): Of Hearts and Home

First Line Friday (week 357): Of Hearts and Home

Posted August 31, 2023 / 13 Comments

Happy Friday (and happy September!) & 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. Today I’m featuring the first line of Of Hearts and Home by Ann Elizabeth Fryer! I’m excited that Ann is […]



Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Unseen by Traci Hunter Abramson

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Unseen by Traci Hunter Abramson

Posted August 31, 2023 / 19 Comments

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Unseen by Traci Hunter Abramson, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! Keep reading for an excerpt! UNSEEN by Traci Hunter Abramson SERIES: Guardian #7 GENRE: Romantic Suspense (Clean) PUBLISHER: Covenant Communications RELEASE DATE: August 15, 2023 PAGES: 269 Laura’s work as a nurse practitioner has […]



Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Cindy Woodsmall & Until Then

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Cindy Woodsmall & Until Then

Posted August 30, 2023 / 31 Comments

Please join me in welcoming Cindy Woodsmall back to the blog today to chat about her new Amish time-slip romance Until Then that she co-authored with her daughter-in-law, Erin! Cindy Woodsmall is a New York Times and CBA bestselling author of twenty-six works of fiction and one nonfiction book. Coverage […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): He Should Have Told the Bees by Amanda Cox

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): He Should Have Told the Bees by Amanda Cox

Posted August 29, 2023 / 75 Comments

HE SHOULD HAVE TOLD THE BEES by Amanda Cox GENRE: Contemporary Women’s Fiction (Christian) PUBLISHER: Revell RELEASE DATE: August 29, 2023 PAGES: 328 Uncovering long-held family secrets may sting at first–but the result can be sweeter than honey Beekeeper Beckett Walsh is living her dream, working alongside her father in […]


Road Trip Reads Giveaway (Oregon): Hero Debut by Angela Ruth Strong

Road Trip Reads Giveaway (Oregon): Hero Debut by Angela Ruth Strong

Posted August 29, 2023 / 17 Comments

today’s book: Hero Debut by Angela Ruth Strong on tour with JustRead Tours We are moving right along on our summer-long Road Trip Reads Giveaway where we will be visiting all 50 states on the pages of recently released books. Because road trips are always better with friends – and […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Water, Water Everywhere Book Titles

Top Ten Tuesday: Water, Water Everywhere Book Titles

Posted August 29, 2023 / 37 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s suggested theme for Top Ten Tuesday is ‘water’. I debated which body of water to feature but ultimately I decided to go with a ‘water, water everywhere’ approach to the book titles I included. I’m featuring book titles that mention 10 different bodies of water, from the […]


Book Review: Track Star by Kelly Starling Lyons

Book Review: Track Star by Kelly Starling Lyons

Posted August 28, 2023 / 0 Comments

TRACK STAR by Kelly Starling Lyons ILLUSTRATOR: Wayne Spencer SERIES: Miles Lewis #4 GENRE: Children’s Chapter Books (Clean) PUBLISHER: Penguin Workshop RELEASE DATE: August 29, 2023 PAGES: 91 From the award-winning author of the Jada Jones chapter books comes an illustrated spinoff series perfect for STEM fans! The annual Fun Run […]



Book Review: Reclaiming the Spy by Lorri Dudley

Book Review: Reclaiming the Spy by Lorri Dudley

Posted August 28, 2023 / 9 Comments

RECLAIMING THE SPY by Lorri Dudley SERIES: Agents of Espionage #2 GENRE: Historical Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Wild Heart Books RELEASE DATE: August 29, 2023 PAGES: 385 How can he protect her from himself when she keeps winding up in his arms? She never gave up hope. After ten years of […]


Some Goodreads Giveaways and Weekly Update for August 27

Some Goodreads Giveaways and Weekly Update for August 27

Posted August 27, 2023 / 0 Comments

Happy Sunday! Here are the Goodreads giveaways ending the week of August 27 that I thought might be of interest to y’all 🙂 As always, clicking on the covers will take you to the giveaways and neither myself nor my blog are in any way affiliated with Goodreads or its […]


Book Review: Great Is His Faithfulness by C. Borden

Book Review: Great Is His Faithfulness by C. Borden

Posted August 26, 2023 / 4 Comments

GREAT IS HIS FAITHFULNESS by C. Borden GENRE: Historical/Biblical Fiction (Christian) PUBLISHER: ‎ C.B. Writing Solutions RELEASE DATE: May 31, 2023 PAGES: 186 Naomi, faithful wife and devoted mother, finds herself in a foreign land surrounded by people who hate and distrust her family simply for being Judaean. Ruth, a […]


Book Review: An American Immigrant by Johanna Rojas Vann

Book Review: An American Immigrant by Johanna Rojas Vann

Posted August 25, 2023 / 7 Comments

AN AMERICAN IMMIGRANT by Johanna Rojas Vann GENRE: Women’s Fiction (Christian) PUBLISHER: WaterBrook RELEASE DATE: August 15, 2023 PAGES: 343 A Colombian American journalist tries to save her career by taking an assignment somewhere she never thought she’d go—Colombia—in this heartwarming debut novel about rediscovering our family stories. “A beautiful […]