Tag: Southern fiction

Book Review: Indigo Isle by T.I. Lowe

Book Review: Indigo Isle by T.I. Lowe

Posted June 12, 2023 / 12 Comments

INDIGO ISLE by T.I. Lowe GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary Romantic Southern Fiction PUBLISHER: Tyndale House RELEASE DATE: June 6, 2023 PAGES: 370 “Storms show up and there ain’t a thing we can do to stop them.” Sonny Bates left South Carolina fifteen years ago and never looked back. Now she’s a […]



Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Devotion by Jo Huddleston

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Devotion by Jo Huddleston

Posted June 3, 2023 / 13 Comments

DEVOTION by Jo Huddleston SERIES: Emotions of the Heart #2 GENRE: Inspirational Southern/Historical Romance PUBLISHER: Winged Publications RELEASE DATE: May 6, 2023 PAGES: 313 An outgoing woman. A sensible bachelor. A happily ever after? Bernice Thompson is an extroverted legal secretary. When her boss sends her to an out-of-state assignment, […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Cindy Morgan & The Year of Jubilee

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Cindy Morgan & The Year of Jubilee

Posted April 19, 2023 / 40 Comments

Pardon me a brief moment to (as professionally as possible) fangirl while welcoming today’s guest to the blog! I belted out several Cindy Morgan songs – albeit, woefully off key – while getting ready in the morning during high school or while doing homework in the evening. And I still […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Heather Norman Smith & Songs for a Sunday

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Heather Norman Smith & Songs for a Sunday

Posted February 10, 2023 / 12 Comments

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Songs for a Sunday by Heather Norman Smith, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! I’m delighted to have Heather on the blog today to share some behind-the-scenes facts about her new book! SONGS FOR A SUNDAY by Heather Norman Smith GENRE: Inspirational Women’s/Southern Fiction PUBLISHER: Iron […]


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, […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Cathy Gohlke & A Hundred Crickets Singing

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Cathy Gohlke & A Hundred Crickets Singing

Posted April 6, 2022 / 21 Comments

I’m delighted to have Cathy Gohlke on the blog today to talk about her new novel, A Hundred Crickets Singing, and the appeal of Southern fiction! A HUNDRED CRICKETS SINGING by Cathy Gohlke GENRE: Inspirational Dual Timeline/Historical Fiction PUBLISHER: Tyndale RELEASE DATE: April 5, 2022 PAGES: 425 In wars eighty […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Valerie Fraser Luesse & Under the Bayou Moon

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Valerie Fraser Luesse & Under the Bayou Moon

Posted August 2, 2021 / 24 Comments

Please join me in welcoming Valerie Fraser Luesse to the blog today to share some fave scenes & a playlist from her new novel, Under the Bayou Moon! UNDER THE BAYOU MOON GENRE: Inspirational Historical/Southern Fiction PUBLISHER: Revell RELEASE DATE: August 3, 2021 PAGES: 348 Restless with the familiarity of […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Donna Mumma & Fresh Scars

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Donna Mumma & Fresh Scars

Posted June 23, 2021 / 16 Comments

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for Fresh Scars by Donna Mumma, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! I’m delighted to chat with Donna about her book today! FRESH SCARS by Donna Mumma Publisher: Firefly Southern Fiction (Iron Stream Media) Release Date: June 15, 2021 Genre: Southern Fiction Time heals […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): T.I. Lowe & Under the Magnolias

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): T.I. Lowe & Under the Magnolias

Posted May 4, 2021 / 45 Comments

Y’all. I am SO EXCITED to have T.I. Lowe on the blog today because – you’re going to love this – she’s here to chat about why her newest hero, Vance Cumberland from Under the Magnolias, is the ideal book boyfriend!! She is definitely speaking my book-boyfriend-collecting heart’s language 🙂 […]



First Line Friday (and a Giveaway!): Dust

First Line Friday (and a Giveaway!): Dust

Posted March 26, 2021 / 5 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 line of Dust by Eva Marie Everson, currently on tour with JustRead Publicity […]



Cover Reveal: For the Love of Joy by Janet W. Ferguson

Cover Reveal: For the Love of Joy by Janet W. Ferguson

Posted October 28, 2020 / 14 Comments

I think it’s safe to say that 2020 has been a rough year for all of us, and I’m a firm believer in the power of laughter, good stories, and swoony kisses to cheer the heart. That’s what I’m delighted to share the cover of For the Love of Joy […]


Book Review: The Cedar Key by Stephenia H. McGee

Book Review: The Cedar Key by Stephenia H. McGee

Posted October 7, 2020 / 17 Comments

THE CEDAR KEY GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary Romance PUBLISHER: By the Vine Press RELEASE DATE: October 6, 2020 PAGES: 270 Could the key to Casey’s future be hidden in someone else’s past? Casey Adams unexpectedly inherits an old Victorian house full of other people’s memories. Stuck in a quirky little Mississippi […]



Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Claire Fullerton & Little Tea

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Claire Fullerton & Little Tea

Posted June 11, 2020 / 7 Comments

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour & Giveaway for Little Tea by Claire Fullerton, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! I’m delighted to have Claire on the blog today, chatting about the significance of lifelong friendships. Title: Little Tea Author: Claire Fullerton Publisher: Firefly Southern Fiction Release Date: May 1, […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Pepper Basham & A Match For Emma

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Pepper Basham & A Match For Emma

Posted November 23, 2019 / 17 Comments

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour & Giveaway for A Match for Emma by Pepper Basham –  hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! Title: A Match for Emma Author: Pepper Basham Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: November 21, 2019 Emma Mitchell may enjoy sprinkling romance into the lives of others, […]


Book Review: The Hideaway by Lauren K. Denton

Book Review: The Hideaway by Lauren K. Denton

Posted October 21, 2019 / 5 Comments

As y’all may remember, I reviewed books professionally for RT Book Reviews (aka Romantic Times) for three years until it shut its doors. Unfortunately, I wasn’t allowed to share these reviews with you here on the blog as long as they still belonged to the magazine. However, now that it […]