Living in California and flying out of LAX means that I often soar over the ocean as planes take off. They shoot out over the water and double back before starting across the country. The sun creates the look of sequins on a shimmering dress below—one of my favorite sights. I’ve flown over other Continue Reading
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The Quick and Dirty Guide to Easy Book Reviews
We've all seen them. Internet memes urging you to leave book reviews. (Note: links in this post may be affiliate links and as such, I may receive a small commission from them at no extra expense to you. Thank you!) Memes say things like, "Feed an author. Leave a review" or "Help an author. Continue Reading
You Can Never Have Enough Exciting YA Fantasy, Right?
What do you get when mesh elements of Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, and National Treasure? How about a YA Fantasy adventure that combines travel (especially in eastern countries and other worlds) with superpowers! Put out through Tyndale's Wander imprint, the Beacon Hill Series by D. J. Williams Continue Reading
What Do You Do When Freedom Adds a Strange Wife?
I love talking the Word with people who love The Word, and Mesu Andrews is definitely one of those folks. With her new book In Feast or Famine already raking in rave reviews, I knew I'd want to read this book as part of my quest to bring more Biblical fiction into my life, and after talking with Continue Reading
Rumor Has It, Murmur in the Mud Caves Promises to Be Excellent!
Kathleen Denly has done it again! Her next book in the Chapparal Hearts series releases on the sixteenth, and with a title like Murmur in the Mud Caves, it promises to be another delightful book. Everyone knows I'm a huge fan of this series, so listen in and learn some of the things Kathleen Continue Reading
In Order to Be Fearless, Two Friends Have to Confront the Past
There's nothing better than a book that focuses on friendship and faith, and Hallie Lee has a great series, the Shady Gully Series, that kicks off in Paint Me Fearless and goes through the series dealing with all the difficulties of young adulthood and into all the "adulting" that comes the older Continue Reading
World War II Had Really Scary Events Right Here at Home
I didn't want to read On My Honor last night. Not that I haven't been looking forward to reading it for a couple of months, but I was in the middle of a hair-raising mystery and frankly wanted to finish THAT. Okay, so I'm selfish and a bit stupid. Because this book has some mystery of its own... and Continue Reading
How a Reading Challenge Helped Me Discover a Great Book
Chantel of Chantel Reads All Day and Hey Reader runs an annual "Read Your Bookshelf Challenge." Simply put, she challenges you to read the unread (lonely, miserable, aching to come alive in your brain) books on your bookshelf. To do so, she gives you twelve prompts, one for each month, and Continue Reading
Crazy Things Happen When Science, Greed, and Love Collide in This New Book
The cover drew me in at first, even before I read the synopsis. It had that White Collar vibe, and the tagline, "if you can't invent it, steal it," only served to make me jump at the chance to review it. Who wouldn't? note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission Continue Reading
Could Your Favorite Books Contain Secrets You Didn’t Know About?
The Bookshop of Secrets. The cover grabbed me almost as quickly as the title did. I mean, come on. What could be better? Then I got an early copy from the publisher and read it like a crazy woman. Here's a hint. The inside... the inside is even better than the title and the cover combined. For a Continue Reading
I Loved This New Release the Minute I Saw It
We all have them--those authors who are insta-buy authors. A book goes up for preorder and bam! SOLD! Michelle Griep became one of those with the first book of hers that I read. If I recall correctly, I gave that book stars in dog years just so I could do more than five. So is it any wonder Continue Reading
Remember When ADHD Was So “New” No One Believed It Existed?
When I chatted with Suzanne Woods Fisher about her last book on Because Fiction Podcast, she mentioned her next Amish book and just listening to her talk about what she had planned reminded me again what I love about her Amish fiction. Amish fiction isn't my favorite, but when an author does it Continue Reading
