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May 2, 2017
Review: Sapped, by Emily James
Sapped, by Emily James (Stronghold Books, 2016)
The worst way to find out that your boyfriend is already married is to see it on the news. The only way it could be worse than that is if his wife died under suspicious circumstances. [From the book description on Goodreads.]
And that’s how things start for the heroine in Sapped.
Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes is the daughter of two over-achieving lawyers. She’s a lawyer herself, and although her people skills are an asset to her parents’ firm, she know...
April 28, 2017
The Journey Continues (Guest Post)
Matthew 6:19-21 says, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (ESV*)
During Lent I participated in Kathi Lipp’s clutter free challenge. It was easy to get rid of 10 items per day. In fact,...
April 25, 2017
Review: Recruits, by Thomas Locke
Recruits, by Thomas Locke (Revell, 2017)
Seventeen-year-old twins Dillon and Sean have never had a happy home life, but for the past ten years they’ve been imagining this amazing, gravity-defying train station that couldn’t exist on Earth.
Now they discover it’s real – and on another planet. One they can create a portal and step onto.
They may be the first gifted humans found on Earth, and an ex-military human from still another planet is assigned to train them. He, at least, sees their poten...
April 22, 2017
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April 21, 2017
Author Interview: Gail Kittleson
Today I’d like to introduce Gail Kittleson, who writes World War Two-era fiction.
Janet: Welcome, Gail, and thanks for taking time to join us. Your novels feature courageous women, who aren’t service personnel but who still find key ways to support their loved ones and to stand for truth. When I think of WWII stories, I think military and battles, but you’ve chosen to work with civilian women. What drew you to these stories?
Gail: It’s probably my tendency to feel more comfortable behind the...
April 18, 2017
Review: Justice Delayed, by Patricia Bradley
Justice Delayed, by Patricia Bradley (Revell, 2017)
Andi Hollister’s sister, Stephanie, was murdered 18 years ago. Finally, the man convicted of the crime will be executed, and Andi’s glad justice will be done.
Except another crime, and sudden fragments of new information, suggest the man on death row may not be the killer.
As an investigative reporter, Andi has a working relationship with the local police, as well as a personal connection: her brother is a detective, as is their long-time fr...
April 14, 2017
Good Friday
Crucifixion was shameful, degrading, and cruel beyond measure. It made a spectacle of the victim’s suffering and death.
The Lord Jesus endured this for us – by choice, a willing victim in our place, bearing what we could not in order to win the ultimate victory.
The New International Version* describes “…Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2).
At the Las...
April 11, 2017
Review: Something Buried, Something Blue, by Lorena McCourtney
Something Buried, Something Blue, by Lorena McCourtney (Rogue Ridge Press, 2016)
I thoroughly enjoyed the Ivy Malone series, and it seems only fair that with Ivy and Mac planning to get married, we should have a new series to celebrate it. Something Buried, Something Blue is The Mac ‘n’ Ivy Mysteries, Book #1.
Mac should have known there’d be more bodies ahead. Ivy attracts them, and it’s probably contagious. In this new series, Mac gets point of view chapters to balance Ivy’s, and they each...
April 7, 2017
New Releases in Christian Fiction (April 2017)
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website.
Contemporary Romance:
Sandpiper Cove by Irene Hannon — When a police chief and an ex-con join forces to keep a young man from falling into a life of crime, sparks fly. Given their backgrounds, it’s not a promising match—but in Hope Harbor, anything is possible. (Contemporary Romance from Revell [Baker])
April 4, 2017
Review: As the Ink Flows
As the Ink Flows, by Glenda Dekkema, Melony Teague, Carol Ford, Claudia Loopstra, and Marguerite Cummings (Judson Press, 2016)
As the Ink Flows is a collection of ninety devotions from five Canadian writers and speakers. The contents are divided by topic: “the craft, inspiration, know yourself, well-being, personalities, and faithfulness.”
The devotional component of each entry is the standard Scripture quote, devotional thought, and prayer, but what sets these devotions apart is the applicat...
