Tag: awards

First Line Friday (week 368): The Christy Award 2023 winners

First Line Friday (week 368): The Christy Award 2023 winners

Posted November 17, 2023 / 23 Comments

Happy Friday & 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, it is my absolute joy to share with you the first lines of all The Christy Award 2023 Winners! I love so […]


First Line Friday (week 216): The Christy Award 2020 winners

First Line Friday (week 216): The Christy Award 2020 winners

Posted November 13, 2020 / 10 Comments

Happy Friday! And welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books!!! Since it’s Friday, it’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today, I’m featuring the first lines of all The Christy Award 2020 Winners! learn more about each book […]


The Christy Award 2020 Finalists Spotlight

The Christy Award 2020 Finalists Spotlight

Posted October 30, 2020 / 1 Comment

I am delighted to partner with ECPA & my book sisters at JustRead Tours today (on the blog) and from Nov 2-13 (on IG) to feature – with my own very sincere and enthusiastic fangirl congratulations – The Christy Award® 2020 Finalists! The Christy Award® 2020 Finalists amazon affiliate links […]


First Line Friday (week 92): High as the Heavens

First Line Friday (week 92): High as the Heavens

Posted February 9, 2018 / 31 Comments

Happy Friday! And welcome to First Line Fridays, hosted by Hoarding Books!!! Since it’s Friday, it’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. I’m continuing my feature of recent award nominees/finalists that I haven’t previously used for a FLF post. The […]


First Line Friday (week 90): The Thorn Healer by Pepper Basham

First Line Friday (week 90): The Thorn Healer by Pepper Basham

Posted January 26, 2018 / 44 Comments

Happy Friday! And welcome to First Line Fridays, hosted by Hoarding Books!!! Since it’s Friday, it’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Since award season is beginning in bookdom, I thought it might be fun to feature some of the […]


2015 ACFW Carol Awards

2015 ACFW Carol Awards

Posted September 19, 2015 / 1 Comment

Tonight, the American Christian Fiction Writers Conference presented their annual Carol Awards.  You can see a full list of the finalists by clicking on the logo below: Thanks to Tyson Wynn, Ronie Kendig, and Allison Wilson, I was able to watch a livestream and a live update blog of the […]


Tags and Awards: Summertime Madness and Creative Blogger

Tags and Awards: Summertime Madness and Creative Blogger

Posted September 10, 2015 / 9 Comments

Fiddler Blue tagged me in the Summertime Madness Book tag, and Jane @ Greenish Bookshelf gave me the Creative Blogger Award tag.  Thanks, ladies! FTC Disclosure Let’s start with the Summertime Madness Book tag.  And I must say from the outset that summer does nothing for me.  I thrive in Fall […]


Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award

Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award

Posted September 4, 2015 / 0 Comments

So I was digging my way out of a TBR tower-collapse when I got the notification that CJ over at Not Another Dumb Blonde had nominated me for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award. Thanks, CJ!  Now, I normally don’t do tags/award because… well… SO MANY BOOKS! (See above graphic […]