Tag: romance

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Brandy Heineman & Like Honey for the Bones

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Brandy Heineman & Like Honey for the Bones

Posted July 26, 2023 / 29 Comments

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Like Honey for the Bones by Brandy Heineman, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! I’m delighted to have Brandy on the blog today to share more about her new book! LIKE HONEY FOR THE BONES by Brandy Heineman GENRE: Split-time Romantic Mystery (Christian) PUBLISHER: Independently […]



Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Starr Ayers & Emma’s Quest

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Starr Ayers & Emma’s Quest

Posted April 9, 2022 / 17 Comments

Please join me in welcoming Starr Ayers back to the blog today to chat about her new dual timeline novel, Emma’s Quest! EMMA’S QUEST by Starr Ayers SERIES: Dream Beyond Tomorrow #2 GENRE: Inspirational Dual Timeline Fiction PUBLISHER: Mountain Brook Ink RELEASE DATE: April 5, 2022 PAGES: 328 When Caroline […]


Cover Reveal: The Sword in His Hand by J. J. Fischer

Cover Reveal: The Sword in His Hand by J. J. Fischer

Posted November 21, 2020 / 4 Comments

I’m pleased today to bring you the cover reveal for The Sword in His Hand by debut author J. J. Fischer, releasing February 2021 from Ambassador International! SERIES: The Darcentaria Duology #1 GENRE: Inspirational Romantic Historical Fantasy PUBLISHER: Ambassador International RELEASE DATE: February 9, 2021 One is an opportunity. Two […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Jayme H Mansfield & Seasoned

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Jayme H Mansfield & Seasoned

Posted November 7, 2020 / 11 Comments

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour & Giveaway for Seasoned by Jayme H Mansfield, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! I’m delighted to have Jayme on the blog today to talk about her main characters in Seasoned! Title: Seasoned by Jayme H Mansfield Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing Release Date: November 3, […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): LoRee Peery & Hiding From Christmas

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): LoRee Peery & Hiding From Christmas

Posted January 9, 2020 / 26 Comments

Please join me in welcoming author LoRee Peery to the blog today to chat about her novella, Hiding From Christmas! Nebraska country girl LoRee Peery writes fiction that hopefully appeals to adult readers who enjoy stories written from a Christian perspective, focusing on the romance. These include novels and novellas […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Common by Laurie Lucking

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Common by Laurie Lucking

Posted January 8, 2020 / 7 Comments

COMMON by Laurie Lucking SERIES: Tales of the Mystics #1 GENRE: Young Adult Christian Fantasy/Romance PUBLISHER: Love2ReadLove2Write Publishing, LLC RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2018 PAGES: 299 Only one person knows of the plot against the royal family and cares enough to try to stop it—the servant girl they banished. Leah spends […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): I’ll Have What She’s Having by Erin Carlson

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): I’ll Have What She’s Having by Erin Carlson

Posted August 25, 2017 / 35 Comments

A backstage look at the making of Nora Ephron’s revered trilogy–When Harry Met Sally, You’ve Got Mail, and Sleepless in Seattle–which brought romantic comedies back to the fore, and an intimate portrait of the beloved writer/director who inspired a generation of Hollywood women, from Mindy Kaling to Lena Dunham. In […]


Book Review: My Unexpected Hope by Tammy L. Gray

Book Review: My Unexpected Hope by Tammy L. Gray

Posted July 23, 2017 / 8 Comments

After a year of grieving her divorce and living a life permanently stuck on pause, Laila Richardson is finally ready to have her own happy ending. Then a listing for a quaint cottage in another town answers her prayers for a fresh beginning—one that will bring her closer to her […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Engaged in Trouble by Jenny B. Jones

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Engaged in Trouble by Jenny B. Jones

Posted July 22, 2017 / 21 Comments

When a washed-up pop star inherits a wedding planning business, it’s all bouquets and bliss until a bride turns up dead. Paisley Sutton shot to stardom as a teenage rock sensation, but ten years later that star has fizzled out, just like her bank account. When she unexpectedly inherits her aunt’s wedding […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Dana R. Lynn

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Dana R. Lynn

Posted April 5, 2017 / 50 Comments

I had the privilege of meeting today’s guest at last year’s Christian Fiction Readers’ Retreat and I’m super-excited that she’ll be joining us for #CFRR2017 in August! Dana R. Lynn grew up in Illinois, but now resides in rural Pennsylvania with her husband, three children, and enough animals to start […]


Sunday Book Club: Shipping It

Sunday Book Club: Shipping It

Posted February 26, 2017 / 27 Comments

In honor of my fave candle company Novelly Yours getting her own website, I named today’s Sunday Book Club post after one of her candles – Shipping It. Because I’m OLD I had to look up what that meant when I first heard the term “shipping”. Because no… it does […]


Sunday Book Club: Romance Is In The Air

Sunday Book Club: Romance Is In The Air

Posted February 12, 2017 / 40 Comments

So… in case you didn’t know… Tuesday is Valentine’s Day! Today on the Book Club I thought we could talk about favorite tropes in romance books. For instance, do you love reading about best friends who fall in love? Or maybe you’re a fan of marriage-of-convenience stories – I am […]


Book Review: A Moonbow Night by Laura Frantz

Book Review: A Moonbow Night by Laura Frantz

Posted January 30, 2017 / 29 Comments

After fleeing Virginia, Temperance Tucker and her family established an inn along the Shawnee River. It’s a welcome way station for settlers and frontiersmen traveling through the wild Cumberland region of Kentucke–men like Sion Morgan, a Virginia surveyor who arrives at the inn with his crew looking for an experienced […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway): Until the Day Breaks by Paula Scott

Book Review (and a Giveaway): Until the Day Breaks by Paula Scott

Posted January 5, 2017 / 68 Comments

A young woman finds her loyalties tested beyond limit and her desires torn beyond measure in 1846 California. After sailing around Cape Horn, and barely surviving the perilous journey, devout Protestant Rachel Tyler, arrives in California just in time for her father’s wedding and the unfolding of the Bear Flag […]


Book Review: The Silent Songbird by Melanie Dickerson

Book Review: The Silent Songbird by Melanie Dickerson

Posted December 26, 2016 / 14 Comments

Evangeline longs to be free, to live in the world outside the castle walls. But freedom comes at a cost. Evangeline is the ward and cousin of King Richard II, and yet she dreams of a life outside of Berkhamsted Castle, where she might be free to marry for love […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Kiss or Miss? by Sondra Kraak

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Kiss or Miss? by Sondra Kraak

Posted December 8, 2016 / 49 Comments

Y’all know how much I love KissingBooks. So when author Sondra Kraak and I were talking about ideas for her guest post today – and when she suggested the kiss or almost-kiss concept – I immediately pronounced that the perfect topic for this blog! A chance to read some of […]


My Dream Book Boyfriend Panel

My Dream Book Boyfriend Panel

Posted November 23, 2016 / 45 Comments

Recently, I was inspired by Eventbrite to do a post about who I would choose if I got to plan my perfect panel of authors or characters. Eventbrite is the largest self-service ticketing platform in the world that helps people find and plan events. Their conference management page is a […]


Book Review: The Name I Call Myself by Beth Moran

Book Review: The Name I Call Myself by Beth Moran

Posted October 31, 2016 / 13 Comments

All Faith Harp wants is a quiet life–to take care of her troubled brother, Sam, earn enough money to stop the poverty wolves snapping at her heels, and to keep her past buried as deep as possible. And after years of upheaval, she might have just about managed it: Sam’s […]


Book Review: The Book Club Murders by Leslie Nagel

Book Review: The Book Club Murders by Leslie Nagel

Posted September 29, 2016 / 6 Comments

In a charming cozy mystery series debut, Leslie Nagel’s irrepressible small-town heroine finds that her fellow mystery book club members may be taking their Agatha Christie a bit too literally—and murder a bit too lightly. Charley Carpenter has poured heart and soul into her clothing store, Old Hat Vintage Fashions. […]