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January 15, 2019
Top Ten Tuesday- Top Ten New-To-Me Authors I Read in 2018
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Artsy Reader. Each Tuesday, I will be bringing you a list of book-related “Top Tens.” I’ve never done this before so bear with me, please. I’m so excited about this year and the new books heading our way. Let’s get started.
Todays “Top Ten Tuesday” is to share the top ten new-to-me authors that I read in 2018. I’m also sharing the cover of the first book of each author’s that I read. Some of these may be debut authors and some may be long time authors...
Flights of Fancy Blog Tour and Giveaway
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Title: Flights of Fancy
Author: Jen Turano
Genre: Christian Historical Romance, Gilded Age
Release date: January 1, 2019
Publisher: Bethany House
Miss Isadora Delafield may be an heiress, but her life is far from carefree. When her mother begins pressuring her to marry an elderly and uncouth duke, she escapes from the high society world she’s always known and finds herself to be an unlikely candidate for a housekeeper position in rural Pennsylvania.
Mr. Ian MacKenzie is know...
January 14, 2019
Atoning for Ashes- A Book Review
Josie Chadwick dreams of marrying for love in Cornwall, England, but with her father’s debt threatening to destroy all she holds dear, her romantic options are dwindling. When her elder sister Delia is disowned, Josie finds herself heiress of Chadwick Park, torn between dreams and duty. After sacrificing her heart to atone for Delia’s sin, Josie clings to the hope she will learn to love a distant husband, whom she fears is incapable of requi...
January 11, 2019
First-Line Fridays- Atoning for Ashes
Josie had always detested black. As she watched the carriage struggle up the winding drive, the familiar sense of dread seeped into her bones in a damp echo of the rain against the window pane.
Who’s in the carriage? Why does it bring such a terrible sense of dread? Watch for my full review on Monday.
I had to give you a little more than just the first sentence. As a bonus, the second sentence gives you a wonderful sense of the pictorial language of Ms. Co...
January 10, 2019
His Encouragement 2019 #2- Come Boldly
I’ve joined my blogging friends for a new facet of my blog, called His Encouragement, inspiring scriptures shared each Thursday. My hope and my prayer is that these scriptures each week will bless your heart and encourage your soul.
[image error]Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16 KJV
Our pastor has begun preaching a series on prayer in our Wednesday night services. Last night, he spoke about our access to o...
January 8, 2019
Top Ten Tuesday- Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2019
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Artsy Reader. Each Tuesday, I will be bringing you a list of book-related “Top Tens.” I’ve never done this before so bare with me, please. I’m so excited about this year and the new books heading our way. Let’s get started.
[image error]Flights of Fancy by Jen Turano. The first book in her new American Heiress series. This book released on January 1st. I am part of a blog tour for this particular book, so check back on the 15th for my review and a giveaway!
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The Lieutenant’s Bargain- a Book Review
Hattie Walker dreams of becoming a painter, while her parents want her to settle down. As a compromise, they give her two months to head to Denver and place her works in an exhibition or give up the dream forever. Her journey is derailed when a gunman attacks her stagecoach, leaving her to be rescued by a group of Arapaho . . . but she’s too terrified to recognize them as friendly.
Confirmed bachelor Lieutenant Jack Hennessey has lo...
January 4, 2019
First-Line Fridays- The Lieutenant’s Bargain
If she’d known there were so few washrooms in Indian Territory, Hattie Walker wouldn’t have drunk three cups of coffee at breakfast that morning.
This is one of my favorite first-lines ever. It sets the stage for the rest of the story as well as the tone. Watch for my full review on Monday.
Get your copy today!
Purchase Link: https://www.amazon.com/Lieutenants-Bargain-Fort-Reno-Book-ebook/dp/B07D6XXJC4/
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January 3, 2019
His Encouragement #1- Personal Verse for 2019
I’ve joined my blogging friends for a new facet of my blog, called His Encouragement, inspiring scriptures shared each Thursday. My hope and my prayer is that these scriptures each week will bless your heart and encourage your soul.
Today, I want to share my personal scripture for the year 2019.
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race tha...
December 31, 2018
Best Books in 2018!
I read 68 books this year, which is double what I read last year and 16 more than my goal at the beginning of the year. I read so many amazing stories by both up-coming and established authors, but today on Stories By Gina, I’d just like to share those that I loved the most.
