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Book Review: If We Make It Home by Christina Suzann Nelson

Book Review: If We Make It Home by Christina Suzann Nelson

Take a journey to the wilds of Oregon in this unpredictable,  tumultuous, yet hope-filled novel by debut author Christina Suzann Nelson. This post contains affiliate links, see disclosure for more details. About the Book: Four friends lived in the same residence at the University of…

Book Review: Magnolia Storms by Janet Ferguson + GIVEAWAY!

Book Review: Magnolia Storms by Janet Ferguson + GIVEAWAY!

Magnolia Storms is a very timely book for this year–partly set in the midst of a hurricane, it also deals with the lingering emotional and physical scars from Hurricane Katrina. The author has kindly offered up a paperback copy of this novel for me to…

Book Review (and a bonus recipe for Apple Cider Doughnut Bread): Hometown Girl by Courtney Walsh

Book Review (and a bonus recipe for Apple Cider Doughnut Bread): Hometown Girl by Courtney Walsh

Courtney Walsh’s latest book is a sweet tale about second chances and finding out and following your true dreams in life. This novel had me longing for fall and a bite of a delicious apple cider doughnut! This post contains affiliate links, please see disclosure…

Book Review–12 Days at Bleakly Manor by Michelle Griep

Book Review–12 Days at Bleakly Manor by Michelle Griep

If you enjoy getting into the Christmas spirit by reading holiday themed books, 12 Days at Bleakly Manor by Michelle Griep, the first book in the Once Upon a Dickens Christmas series, will fit the bill with its combination of mystery and Victorian-era holiday setting.…

2017 Carol Awards Results from ACFW Conference

2017 Carol Awards Results from ACFW Conference

I just returned from a whirlwind of meetings and classes and hanging out with friends both old and new in the Christian publishing industry at the American Christian Fiction Writers annual conference. Here is the press release about the ceremony and the award recipients. This…

Book Review: Hold the Light by April McGowan

Book Review: Hold the Light by April McGowan

Amber discovers she has a progressive form of macular degeneration that will cause her to go blind rather rapidly. In this recent Christian fiction book release, April McGowan takes readers on a journey with Amber through the massive changes she is experiencing, as well as…

Book Review: If I Believe by Kim Cash Tate

Book Review: If I Believe by Kim Cash Tate

If I Believe is the second novel in Kim Cash Tate’s Promises of God series. The first book in the series is Though I Stumble, which is amazing in its own right, and definitely should be read first in order to get the continuity with…

Book Review: Then There Was You by Kara Isaac

Book Review: Then There Was You by Kara Isaac

Another fantastic book by Kara Isaac! She has a unique way of both transporting you to another place (this time to Australia and New Zealand) and making you feel right at home at the same time. I completely fell in love with the characters–flaws and…