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July 19, 2024
Author Interview: Heather Day Gilbert
Bonus if it’s about a writer? Read on…
HEATHER DAY GILBERT is an RWA Daphne Award-winning author who writes Hitchcock-style suspense with tenacious female leads who know how to fend for themselves. Like her characters, she’s a little bit sweet and a little bit dangerous. She loves nothing better than to surprise her readers���and herself���with unpredictable twists. A West Virginia native, she brings modern-day Appalachia to life in her n...
July 16, 2024
Book recommendations! What did I pick?
Click the image to discover the other 4 books!I had so much fun choosing my top 5 books for my “best Christian/clean books where mystery-suspense meets women’s fiction” list. And the format the team at Shepherd.com uses is refreshing: no hype-laden book blurbs, no long reviews. Just book covers and brief answers to the question, “Why did I love this book?”
So click the image above to see which books I chose and why I loved them. Then explore around the site and see what’s there. I hope y...
July 12, 2024
New Releases in Christian Fiction (July 2024)
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website
Contemporary Romance:
Renee by Sandra Ardoin — A bake-off competition can change widow Renee Burnette���s life and mend a frayed friendship. As the bake-off competition intensifies, Renee���s office relationships are strained, her sweet son becomes unruly, and the rift with her old friend widens. Can a decades-old cookbook help Renee restore the bonds every woman needs? (Romance from ...
July 5, 2024
Review: The Bad Reputations, by Karen V. Robichaud
The Bad Reputations, by Karen V. Robichaud (Word Alive Press, 2023)
In 1929, desperate to provide for themselves in a small town that���s turned against them, three young women choose to become rum-runners. They know it���s illegal and dangerous, and it doesn���t sit well with their faith, but they see no other way.
Local superstition blames Duska for the accidental death of her fisherman husband���because she���d been helping him on his boat and superstition marks a woman on board as...
June 28, 2024
Be Brave (Guest Post)
Image by gibbysocks from PixabayBe Braveby Steph Beth NickelIf you were to write a list of traits you felt were indispensable for a writer, would bravery make the list?
Have you ever considered how brave an individual must be to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard, organize their thoughts, and then send them out into the world?
Even after the writing has been reviewed by a writer���s peers and one or more professional editors, it may receive hurtful criticism, misinterpreta...
June 21, 2024
Review: Queen of Hearts, by Heather Day Gilbert
Queen of Hearts, by Heather Day Gilbert (WoodHaven Press, 2024)
“Her readers love her…
but one has gotten a little too attached.“
Queen of Hearts is a deliciously twisty, engaging read that keeps readers guessing.
Recovering from a messy divorce and struggling to meet the deadline for the final book in her bestselling suspense series, author Alexandra Dubois receives a threatening letter from a ���Highly Invested Reader.���
Determined not to give in to the demands���or to let the...
June 14, 2024
New Releases in Christian Fiction (June 2024)
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website
Biblical:
Petra: An Unbroken Legacy by Lisa L. Dorsey — Embark on a journey through time and faith. Witness as the survival of a family’s faith intertwines with pivotal moments in history to build a spiritual legacy anchored in God’s steadfast Love, timeless Word, and infinite Wisdom. (Biblical Adventure from hope*books)
June 7, 2024
Review: Praying the Bible, by Donald S. Whitney
Praying the Bible, by Donald S. Whitney (Crossway, 2015 ��� Audiobook from christianaudio, 2015)
This book could revolutionize your prayer life���if you don���t just read it but actually take time to try the principles yourself at the end of chapter 7. Chapter 8 assumes you���ve done that, and you���ll miss some of the value if you haven���t.
I���m familiar with taking a portion of text and praying it for people or situations, usually one of Paul���s prayers in his letters or of course...
May 31, 2024
Awesome Opportunities (Guest Post)
Image by Oberholster Venita from PixabayAwesome OpportunitiesBy Steph Beth NickelA couple of weeks ago, I was approached by one of the teachers who attends our church. Her goal? To see if I would be willing to speak to her Gr. 7/8 class about publishing a book���since one of their current assignments is to write books for the Kindergarten students.
I was over the moon!
Because she offered me an entire period (or two), I decided to walk the students through the entire process an...
May 17, 2024
New Releases in Christian Fiction (May 2024)
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website
Contemporary Romance:
A Cameo for a Cowgirl by Carolyn Miller — Welcome to Three Creek Ranch, home of the James family for over a hundred years, complete with its own Western movie set. Franklin James might be a famous pro hockey player, but just because he’s Cassie’s older brother doesn’t mean she wants to step into the limelight. She’s too busy helping her dad run the ranch and manag...
