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movie review: catching fire

Yesterday, Jerry and I took our oldest granddaughter to see Catching Fire as part of her birthday celebration (delayed a bit).

I listened to the audiobooks of the series about three years ago, and I rated them thus: 5 stars for Hunger Games; 4 stars for Catching Fire; 3 stars for Mockingjay. But even though the individual ratings dwindled with each book, I still can say I loved the series. I found it compelling in many ways. Surprising, really, since I don’t naturally reach for dystopian ficti...

read more books using whispersync

I love audiobooks. It is a great disappointment that not all of my Christian novels are available in that format. But quite a few of them are available.

Audible.com has been go-to source for audiobooks since December of 2000 when I downloaded my first books. In 2005 I became an Audible member which means I get 12 unabridged books a year for about $15 each (paid annually in advance), plus I get discounts on other books as well. It used to be, if I bought an unabridged audiobook on CDs, it would...

christian fiction wednesday 11-20-13

I know many, many authors of Christian fiction, and I love to help readers find them and their books. I like to feature their books whenever possible. So be sure to check out my Christian Fiction Wednesday blog posts. You just may find another favorite author or two.

~robin

SUGARPLUM HOMECOMING

by Linda Goodnight

A New Mommy For Christmas …

Widower Davis Turner doesn’t need to hear his children’s whispered wishes for a new mom to recognize that new neighbor Lana Ross is a beautiful woman. But he w...

pin 12 for a chance to win 12

Want to win 12 novels from 12 award-winning authors? Here’s your chance.

This giveaway is for all you Pinterest fans out there. All you have to do is pin all 12 of the books in the Rafflecopter form below for a chance to win these books!

The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate

Once Upon a Prince by Rachel Hauck

Barefoot Summer by Denise Hunter

Stars in the Night by Cara C. Putman

Catch a Falling Star by Beth K. Vogt

Rosemary Cottage by Colleen Coble

Silver Bells by Deborah Raney

A Lasting Impression by Tamera...

congratulations to the winner of the iPad mini!

Drum roll please . . .

The winner if the iPad Mini is …

Rachael Koppendrayer

Rachael, please contact info@litfusegroup.com with your mailing address!

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winner announcement coming soon

Sorry for the delay, folks.

I have yet to be notified of the iPad Mini winner from the firm overseeing theBeloved giveaway. I will get the name posted just as soon as I receive the information. Obviously my notification was messed up by the weekend.

Sorry for the wait, but hopefully it will be worth it.

And if you don’t win this time, be advised that there will be another great giveaway coming early in the new year in celebration of the release of A Promise Kept.

~ robin

Are you new to my web site...

how is a website like furniture and hair?

So yesterday I said to my dear husband (DH), “I changed the background on my website. Look at it and tell me if you like this one better than the solid color background I was using before.”

He looked and answered (like any wise DH), “Yeah, that looks good.” Of course, if he was truly wise, he would have stopped there. He didn’t. “Does it really matter? You’ll change it again soon anyway.”

Oh, that man!

“Why do you do that all the time?” he asked.

“Because,” I told him, “it’s less strenuous than r...

christian fiction wednesday 11-13-13

I know many, many authors of Christian fiction, and I love to help readers find them and their books. I like to feature their books whenever possible. So be sure to check out my Christian Fiction Wednesday blog posts. You just may find another favorite author or two.

~robin

THE RECLUSE (ebook)

by Eric Wiggin

THE RECLUSE (novel) tells the story of Amy Miller, who travels with her family to the seaside village of Portugal, Maine in 1942. Her dad, who was reared in an Amish home, was pushed out of h...

meet allison kavanagh from a promise kept

Since characters are the key for me as a novelist, I thought it might be fun to tell about some of those characters in what I’m calling the Character Blog Post Series. So here is my third entry in said series.

A Promise Kept:

Meet Allison Kavanagh

Genre:

Stand-alone women’s fiction

Release date:

January 2014 (the ebook is on a pre-order special for only $4.99, including from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, CBD, Kobo, and iTunes.)

Setting:

Kings Meadow, Idaho, early 21st century

Boise and Kings Meadow, early...

movie review: captain phillips

I abandoned my manuscript yesterday afternoon and went with my DH to see the movie, Captain Phillips.

This is the true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

You can tell a movie is engrossing when it is over two hours in length and the passing of time means nothing to the viewer. I was literally on the edge of my seat for much of the last half of the film....