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C. J. is the award-winning author of Thicker than Blood, Bound by Guilt, and Ties that Bind (June 2013). She has been in the antiquarian bookselling business for over fifteen years, scouting for stores similar to the ones described in her novels before cofounding her own online bookstore.

In 2006 C. J. started the Christian entertainment Web site TitleTrakk.com with her sister, Tracy, and has been actively promoting Christian fiction ever since. She is a regular contributor to Family Fiction Digital Magazine and NovelCrossing.com. A homeschool graduate, she makes her home in Pennsylvania with her family and their menagerie of dogs, a cat, and a Paint horse named Sky.

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	Thicker Than Blood 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 491 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bound by Guilt 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	112 Christian Authors and Publishing Professionals Share Their Best Advice for Novelists 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of Time 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ties that Bind 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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On The Threshold Christina Tarabochia and Sherrie Ashcraft

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Interviews with Indie Authors by Claire Ridgway

Interviews with Indie Authors: Top Tips from Successful Self-Published Authors
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Fascinating interviews. If you have any inclination to self-publish, then you need to read this book. Candid advice from some of today's most successful indie authors.

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The Choice
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If you're okay with HUGE coincidences in a novel, then you'll enjoy this Whitlow book. Kept me turning the pages.

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Damaged: A Violated Trust (Secrets, #3)
by Melody Carlson

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3 1/2 stars. A solid novel from one of the top YA authors in the CBA market. The Secrets series books are all about issues, and that at times seems a little forced (here's a book about date rape, here's a book about homelessness, etc.) so it feels pr...more

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Death Be Not Proud
by C F Dunn

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I had some mixed feelings about this book. First the positive: C. F. Dunn is clearly an excellent wordsmith. I was drawn right into the story from the beginning, wanting to know more about her character Emma. I loved the family dynamics between Emma...more I had some mixed feelings about this book. First the positive: C. F. Dunn is clearly an excellent wordsmith. I was drawn right into the story from the beginning, wanting to know more about her character Emma. I loved the family dynamics between Emma and her sister and parents. The dialogue was great. The plot was well paced and intriguing. Maybe I'm just not the target audience for this tale. I think Twilight fans would probably be much more suited for it (I haven't read Twilight personally though).

Granted, this is Book Two in a trilogy, and I haven't read Book One. That might be part of the problem as I didn't seen how the character of Matthew developed, and why Emma is so enthralled with him. My negative feelings about the story are really all about Matthew. The author paints him as the perfect guy... in some ways. He's handsome, charming, intelligent, cares deeply about his family ... but frankly, I have a problem with how controlling and borderline abusive he is. Now this might be the author's intention. Maybe I'll read Book Three and realize she was painting him in this light from the beginning, but I'm not sure if that's the author's intention or not. But for crying out loud, the guy actually bruised Emma when he kissed her (in Book One) and gets so mad that he threatens how he could rape and kill her if he really wanted to in this story. He feels horrible about it later, but this should send up red flags to any sensible girl. Emma comes across sensible in some ways, but acts like a complete idiot at times! I would think the absolute first thing she'd ask Matthew once she finds out he's really four-hundred-years-old is HOW? Yet we wait many chapters before she addresses it because Matthew puts her off saying it must wait until he takes her away from her family to his personal home in America. He arranges this without even asking her if she wants to go. (Another red flag... taking the girl away from her family.)

I really wanted to like this book. And in some ways I did. C.F. Dunn is a skilled writer. I just hope Matthew ends up being a bad guy in the end. We'll see.

This novel is being marketed as inspirational/Christian fiction, but be warned it does have more language than most CF (hell, damn, bastard, bitch) and the Lord's name is taken in vain by a character (though it is pointed out as being wrong). Maybe that's the way British CF is written, I don't know. Little as far as Christian content is included, though Emma does keep herself pure because of her beliefs, and this is brought up as the characters are strongly attracted to each other several times.

I'd still recommend to fans of Twilight-type novels with the warning to remember that if a guy in real life acts like Matthew, run away with everything you've got! Luckily, this is fiction. (I mean, there really aren't four-hundred-year-old guys walking around... right?) ;)(less)

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