Tag: debut novel

The Christy Award 2023 Finalists (and a Giveaway!)

The Christy Award 2023 Finalists (and a Giveaway!)

Posted October 27, 2023 / 8 Comments

Welcome to the Blog Blitz for The Christy Award Finalists 2023 organized by ECPA and hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! We extend our sincere and enthusiastic congratulations to The Christy Award 2023 Finalists & Winners (announced on November 16th)! YOU ARE INVITED The Christy Award Gala 2023 Via webcast November […]



Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Elizabeth Jacobson & Not By Sight

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Elizabeth Jacobson & Not By Sight

Posted August 21, 2023 / 17 Comments

Please join me in welcoming Elizabeth Jacobson to the blog today to chat about her debut novel, Not By Sight, which is a double semifinalist for this week’s Carol Awards – in the debut & historical categories! Elizabeth Jacobson is a middle-school math teacher in sunny California who loves the […]



Top Ten Tuesday: More 2023 Debuts I Can’t Wait to Read

Top Ten Tuesday: More 2023 Debuts I Can’t Wait to Read

Posted June 27, 2023 / 24 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is our Most Anticipated Books Releasing During the Second Half of 2023. Since I talk about these already a couple of different ways here on the blog, I decided to narrow the focus to More 2023 Debuts I Can’t Wait to Read. […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Ifueko Ogbomo & A Divine Romance

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Ifueko Ogbomo & A Divine Romance

Posted February 11, 2023 / 3 Comments

Welcome to the Blog Tour for A Divine Romance by Ifueko Ogbomo, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! So honored to have Ifueko here today to chat about her debut novel! A DIVINE ROMANCE by Ifueko Ogbomo GENRE: Inspirational Historical Romance / Biblical Era PUBLISHER: InspiroLogos Publishing RELEASE DATE: February 14, […]


Top Ten Tuesday: 2023 Debuts I Can’t Wait to Read

Top Ten Tuesday: 2023 Debuts I Can’t Wait to Read

Posted February 6, 2023 / 21 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is the 2023 debuts I can’t wait to read. To be fair, there are more than the 10 i’ve listed here today but some of the ones I’m excited about don’t have covers yet 🙂 I also went strictly with debut novels, […]



First Line Friday (week 326): Rescuing Rose

First Line Friday (week 326): Rescuing Rose

Posted January 26, 2023 / 24 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, I’m featuring the first line of Rescuing Rose, the debut novel of Susan Pope Sloan & the first in a new Civil […]


First Line Friday (week 316): The Christy Award 2022 winners

First Line Friday (week 316): The Christy Award 2022 winners

Posted November 18, 2022 / 9 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s still Friday, right? I apologize that this wasn’t up on time today but I was out of town for the Art of Writing conference & Christy Award gala and my laptop refused to be cooperative last night after the […]


2022 ACFW Carol Award Winners

2022 ACFW Carol Award Winners

Posted September 11, 2022 / 5 Comments

Hello dear readers! Book award season is upon us and I’m so delighted today to present to you the 2022 ACFW Carol Award winners & finalists! While I took a break from doing my annual interviews this year because … life … I’ve still been cheering on all of the […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead

Posted July 13, 2022 / 6 Comments

DEATH AND THE CONJUROR by Tom Mead SERIES: Joseph Spector #1 GENRE: Historical Mystery PUBLISHER: Mysterious Press RELEASE DATE: July 12, 2022 PAGES: 254 A magician-turned-sleuth in pre-war London solves three impossible crimes In 1930s London, celebrity psychiatrist Anselm Rees is discovered dead in his locked study, and there seems […]



Top Ten Tuesday: More 2022 Debuts I’m Excited About

Top Ten Tuesday: More 2022 Debuts I’m Excited About

Posted July 5, 2022 / 14 Comments

Happy Tuesday! In March, I looked at debuts I wanted to read through June (and I’ve read three of them so far – and all three will be on my ‘fave reads of 2022’ list for sure). Today for Top Ten Tuesday, I’m sharing some more 2022 debuts that I’m […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Dulcie Dameron & Not Since You

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Dulcie Dameron & Not Since You

Posted June 11, 2022 / 13 Comments

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Not Since You by Dulcie Dameron, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! I’m delighted to have Dulcie on the blog today to chat about her debut novel! NOT SINCE YOU by Dulcie Dameron SERIES: Secrets of River Hollow #1 GENRE: Christian Contemporary Romance RELEASE DATE: […]




Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Shadows in the Mind’s Eye by Janyre Tromp

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Shadows in the Mind’s Eye by Janyre Tromp

Posted April 21, 2022 / 43 Comments

SHADOWS IN THE MIND’S EYE by Janyre Tromp GENRE: Inspirational Historical Suspense / General Fiction PUBLISHER: Kregel RELEASE DATE: April 19, 2022 PAGES: 323 “Tromp weaves a complex historical tale incorporating love, suspense, hurt, and healing–all the elements that keep the pages turning.” –Julie Cantrell, New York Times and USA […]



Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Counterfeit Love by Crystal Caudill

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Counterfeit Love by Crystal Caudill

Posted March 16, 2022 / 26 Comments

COUNTERFEIT LOVE by Crystal Caudill SERIES: Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age #1 GENRE: Inspirational Historical Romantic Suspense PUBLISHER: Kregel RELEASE DATE: March 15, 2022 PAGES: 381 Can this undercover agent save the woman he loves–or is her heart as counterfeit as the money he’s been sent to track down? […]