Janet Sketchley's Blog: Tenacity, page 9
March 15, 2024
3 Fun Mysteries Set in Nova Scotia
Out of the many mysteries set in Nova Scotia, here are three I’d suggest you try (in alphabetical order):
Crafting for Murder, by Barbara Emodi
Secrets and schemes and small-town murder. Read my review.
Murder in Hum Harbour, by Jayne E. Self
Mystery and romance in a small coastal town. Read my review.
Oak Island Revenge, by Cynthia d���Entremont
Coming of age in the 1950s. Small-town secrets–with rumours of treasure. Read my review.
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March 8, 2024
New Releases in Christian Fiction (March 2024)
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website
Contemporary Romance:
For Better or For Granted by Amy R. Anguish — Divorce was never in the plans for Genevieve Stewart. Only four years into marriage, and everything has gone wrong. If only she could find her way back to the way things were before Scott���s job took all his time and energy, leaving nothing for her. Scott Stewart achieved his goal of becoming a high school principal...
March 1, 2024
Review: The Divine Proverb of Streusel, by Sara Brunsvold
The Divine Proverb of Streusel, by Sara Brunsvold (Revell, 2024)
Sometimes when life hurts, you run away. Even from the people you love.
Nikki has so much going for her: a solid faith, a loving mom and sister, a good friend at the school where she teaches, and a caring guy who���s been talking about rings. But second-hand news of her unfaithful father���s remarriage���so soon after the divorce that bankrupted her mother���leaves her unable to face any of them.
She flees to the one ...
February 23, 2024
You Learn Something New Every Day (Guest Post)
Image by WOKANDAPIX from PixabayYou Learn Something New Every DayBy Steph Beth NickelWhen you stumble across information you didn���t know previously, do you find yourself saying, ���You learn something new every day���?
We cannot, however, hope to stumble across the facts and insights we need simply by chance. It���s important to develop a reliable system to expand our knowledge base.
Here are nine of my favourite ways to learn new things:
Read both fiction and nonfiction ...February 16, 2024
New Releases in Christian Fiction (February 2024)
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website
Contemporary Romance:
Finally Forever by Karin Beery — Former competitive dancer Caroline Novak dreams of leaving the corporate world to work with special needs women at the Pathways nonprofit, but the organization can���t afford a fulltime director. All-American defensive end Ben Allen was on his way to the NFL when a knee injury sent him home and into the same office as Caroline...
February 9, 2024
Review: A Shimmer of Hummingbirds, by Steve Burrows
A Shimmer of Hummingbirds, by Steve Burrows (Dundurn, 2017)
���The cold lay across the land like a punishment.���
How���s that for an opening line to set the scene? In this classic mystery, the cold land is coastal northern England in December. When readers start getting too vicariously chilly, the next chapter will take us to the heat of Colombia.
Not only is there a murder for the local British constabulary to solve, but Detective Chief Inspector Domenic Jejeune has left the coun...
January 31, 2024
New Releases in Christian Fiction (January 2024)
January 2024 New Releases
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website.
Contemporary Romance:
The Love Penalty by Carolyn Miller — With her fondness for tattoos and spider jewelry Sylvie Miles is used to being pre-judged and misunderstood. She has friends and connections but she still feels alone, and works several jobs while daydreaming about finding a guy who sees further than skin deep and won���t shy away from her battered heart. So when a hot pro...
January 26, 2024
Prioritizing Your Goals (Guest Post)
Image by Gerd Altmann from PixabayPrioritizing Your Goalsby Steph Beth NickelNow that January is drawing to a close, you���re likely reconsidering the goals you made at the end of 2023 or the beginning of this year. I know I am.
Instead of giving up entirely on those goals we haven���t yet achieved, it may be time to prioritize them. Of course, there may be those we have to set aside, but the answer could be to 1) categorize them, 2) prioritize them, and 3) choose one small step t...
January 15, 2024
Picks from 2023
Goodreads tells me I read 51 books in 2023. That’s way down from previous years, and I feel good. I’ve had more quiet time to think. That said, there are some books I really want to read this year!
From those 51 books in 2023, here are my top picks:Book of the year, fiction: All the Lost Places, by Amanda Dykes, and The Color of Sky and Stone, by Sara Davison (Both chosen for their effect on the heart)
Book of the year, nonfiction:��Breath as Prayer, by Jennifer Tucker
Christian...
January 12, 2024
Breath as Prayer, by Jennifer Tucker
Breath as Prayer, by Jennifer Tucker (Thomas Nelson, 2022)
In this charming gift book, Jennifer Tucker combines proven breathing techniques with Scripture-based prayer to offer tools to ���Calm your anxiety, focus your mind, and renew your soul.���
Everyday anxiety is something most of us experience more than we���d like. And if it���s not anxiety, it���ll be something else that agitates or distracts or stirs us up. Settling down can be easier said than done.
These 84 short reading...
