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August 30, 2019
Pursuing Your Passions from Home (Guest Post)
Image credit: Pixabay Pursuing Your Passions from Home By Steph Beth Nickel Know your why … we’ve all heard it. But what does it mean?
We don’t want to become self-obsessed, but it really is good to know why we do what we do … and why we want to pursue certain interests and passions.
If we work outside the home, one reason may be to earn a steady income. As much as I enjoy working in the church office, one of the primary reasons I continue to do so is to earn that paycheque every two weeks.
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August 27, 2019
Review: Whose Waves These Are, by Amanda Dykes
Whose Waves These Are, by Amanda Dykes (Bethany House, 2019)
This is the most beautiful and heartwarming novel I’ve read in a long time. Satisfying. Peace-inducing and hope-whispering. Amanda Dykes writes with a gentle, lyrical quality that invites readers to linger in this tale and savour every page.
Annie Bliss and her great-uncle Bob (“GrandBob”) have shared a special bond since the summer she spent with him in coastal Maine as a child. Now his need calls her back to the struggling town...
August 20, 2019
Review: On a Summer Tide, by Suzanne Woods Fisher
On a Summer Tide, by Suzanne Woods Fisher (Revell, 2019)
When their widowed father announces that he’s sold the family home and bought an island off the coast of Maine, Cam Grayson and her sisters are afraid he’s losing his mind. Partly due to this fear and partly due to life circumstances, each of the women decide to spend some time with him on Three Sisters Island.
Their father, Paul, plans to renovate the rustic island camp where he first met his wife. He hopes the family project will d...
August 16, 2019
Interview: Christine Dillon
Author Christine Dillon Author Christine Dillon’s third novel, Grace in Deep Waters, released in July, and I caught up with her for a few questions. You’ll find her author bio and the details of her book below, but first, let’s hear from Christine herself.
Janet: You’ve lived in a number of countries. Where are you based now? And what’s something you love about where you live?
Christine: I’m currently back in Taiwan where I’ve worked as a missionary for the past twenty years. As my parents we...
August 13, 2019
Review: Grace in Deep Waters, by Christine Dillon
Grace in Deep Waters, by Christine Dillon (Links in the Chain Press, 2019)
Should Blanche go home? But how can she resume life with her legalistic husband now that her growing faith conflicts with his dogma? And while he denies their shared grief over their daughter’s death?
William didn’t even go to the funeral. And he denies the existence of their other daughter, Rachel, who left home many years ago at 15.
Grace in Deep Waters is book 3 in the ongoing Grace series (there are more books to...
August 9, 2019
New Releases in Christian Fiction (August 2019)
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website.
Contemporary Romance:
The Butterfly Recluse by Therese Heckenkamp — Lila finds solace in her sheltered world by raising butterflies and surrounding herself with their gentle beauty. They’re all she needs—until a motorcycle-riding stranger roars up her driveway, invading her safe haven, throwing her life off-kilter, and forcin...
August 6, 2019
Hidden Secrets Release Week
This is the official release week for Hidden Secrets, with a physical book launch tonight and the ebooks releasing on Thursday. Print copies are available online now, too.
Why am I telling you this? To let you know the sale pricing for the ebooks will end after August 8. Right now, Unknown Enemy is reduced to $0.99 and Hidden Secrets to $2.99. They’ll move to $2.99 and $4.99 USD respectively. Save money while you can! (Or ask your library to order a copy, and let them pay for it!)
July 30, 2019
Survivors and Overcomers—In Fiction and in Real Life
Beyond the Borders | Survivors and Overcomers—In Fiction and Real LifeClick “continue reading” above to visit the International Christian Fiction Writers site and read the rest of this post.
July 27, 2019
Vacationing and the Writing Journey (Guest Post)
Original image by Alexas_Fotos from Pixabay . Text added. Vacationing and the Writing Journey by Steph Beth Nickel Are you traveling this summer?
Are you looking forward to the journey or only arriving at the destination?
How is vacationing like the writing journey?
We aren’t planning any big trips this year, but I realized on our way to Frankenmuth for a couple of days that I had a choice. I could enjoy the journey or merely endure it.
Writing is a little like planning and executing a vacat...
July 23, 2019
Review: Touched by Eternity, by Susan Harris
Touched by Eternity, by Susan Harris (White Lily Press, 2019)
I was eager to read this book, since I’ve communicated enough with author Susan Harris to respect her Christian faith and her integrity. Despite the popularity of books recounting near-death experiences (NDEs) I’ve avoided them until now because I had no way to verify the writer’s trustworthiness.
Subtitled “A True Story of Heaven, Healing, and Angels,” Touched by Eternity is a memoir of the author’s three NDEs and related visions...
