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June 30, 2020
Review: Set the Stars Alight, by Amanda Dykes
Set the Stars Alight, by Amanda Dykes (Bethany House, 2020)
Lyrical, beautiful, heart-warming and satisfying, Set the Stars Alight is a must-read.
Page one welcomed me in like I was coming home.
Before I even reached that page, the dedication spoke to me—the part about wonder:
Hang on to it, brave ones.
And more—hang on to the Giver of it.
Though darkness may fall and times grow hard,
hold fast to this given light. [Kindle location 45]
Timely words for a hard year like 2020.
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June 26, 2020
In Search of Joy and Wisdom (Guest Post)
Image by PIRO4D from PixabayIn Search of Joy and Wisdom
by Steph Beth Nickel
In the English Standard Version, James 1:2-5 says, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.”
I...
June 23, 2020
New Releases in Christian Fiction (June 2020)
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website.
Contemporary Romance:
Forever Home by Amy Grochowski — A Canadian Amish farmer proposes a convenient marriage to a Lancaster Amish businesswoman so they can join a new community welcoming married couples only. They are both surprised when a Prince Edward Island foster child finds her way to them in need of a home. Yet wha...
June 19, 2020
Giveaway and Interview
Remember a while back I posted about my new reader’s journals? Nope? That’s fair, we’ve had a lot going on in our world. Want a chance at a free copy?
Book Stack Edition
Books With Tea EditionIf you like to keep track of what you read, maybe with some extra details beyond author – title – date, pop over to Reading is My SuperPower. I’m giving away two copies of the Reads to Remember journal, and there’s a fun interview as well. [Giveaway ends June 24, 2020, and it’s limited to Canada/US. S...
June 16, 2020
Review: A Dangerous Legacy, by Elizabeth Camden
A Dangerous Legacy, by Elizabeth Camden (Bethany House, 2017)
New York City, 1903: Can a plumber and a telegraph operator win a decades-long battle of lawsuits and intimidation? When the opponent is their rich and unscrupulous uncle?
Siblings Lucy and Nick have each other’s backs. They have to. There’s nobody else—their uncle has seen to that. When Lucy uncovers a murderous plot, the stakes rise even higher.
Amid the war of wills and mounting intrigue, Lucy finds another ally in a ...
June 12, 2020
Hidden Secrets: Sale Pricing + You’re Invited!
I posted earlier how happy I am that Hidden Secrets (Green Dory Inn Mystery #2) is one of three suspense novels short-listed for The 2020 Word Awards. Here’s a link to that post, which tells you more about the other two finalists: )
In celebration, the ebook version of Hidden Secrets is on sale for 99 cents this week (ends June 14, 2020). This link will take you to international links for Amazon, Apple, Kobo, and Nook: books2read.com/hidden-secrets.
One unexpected side benefit of The Wo...
June 9, 2020
Review: When Mountains Sing, by Stacy Monson
When Mountains Sing, by Stacy Monson (His Image Publications, 2019)
Mikayla Gordon’s discovery of a family secret sets her on a quest to find answers. In the process she may find herself—and find God.
Mikayla is the outdoor, adventurous type, thriving from childhood on fishing with her father. Her journey takes her away from her magazine-writer job on a cross-country trek, with a tiny dog as her travel buddy.
From her native Minnesota, Mikayla ends up Colorado, where the mountains...
June 2, 2020
Review: The Traitor’s Pawn, by Lisa Harris
The Traitor’s Pawn, by Lisa Harris (Revell, 2020) Shootings, abduction, traitors, and national security risks in Corpus Christi, Texas. The danger in The Traitor’s Pawn starts almost immediately and doesn’t let up.
Somehow the abduction of Detective Bree Grayson is linked with FBI agent Jack Shannon’s investigation. The crisis reunites these two former best friends, and as they work together they discover romantic feelings that have lain dormant since college. Bree finds herself again...
May 29, 2020
An Extrovert’s Journey through Months of Social Distancing (Guest Post)
An Extrovert’s Journey through Months of Social Distancing
by Steph Beth Nickel
I gave up listening to the news … well, when one still did so at 6:00 PM on network television.
And then the headlines became virtually unavoidable thanks to the worldwide web.
And then … COVID-19.
Our world changed overnight.
Some people got sucked into the 24/7 coverage of the virus. Some tried to avoid it altogether. Whether sheltering in our homes or trying to live life as we’ve always done,...
May 26, 2020
Review: No Filter, by Heather Day Gilbert
No Filter, by Heather Day Gilbert (WoodHaven Press, 2020)
Mystery readers will love the sister and brother duo—and Coal, the Great Dane—in Heather Day Gilbert’s new Barks & Beans Café Mystery Series.
Newly-single Macy Hatfield is lured home to the West Virginia town of Lewisburg when her brother Bo moves back to open his own business—The Barks & Beans Café. It’s a trendy, upscale coffee shop with a difference: there’s an attached space where patrons can get their pet fix by visiting w...
