Conflict in ministry? Never! Author Lori DeJong explores what happens when two people have different goals for the same ministry in her debut (and award-winning!) release, Love's True Calling. Listen in and learn how a writing assignment both changed how Lori writes her books and how it sparked a Continue Reading
Why I Can’t Wait to Get This Fabulous New Book
Author Hedi McCahan has a new book coming out on Tuesday--one you won't want to miss. One Southern Summer is Heidi's first foray into women's fiction and with Love Inspired's wonderful trade line (read: full-length novel, baby!). So, listen in to find out why I preordered that sucker faster than Continue Reading
Can I Be More Excited about a New Middle-Grade Book?
One of the most underrated and underrepresented genres in Christian fiction is middle grade, so when I learned that Becca Wierwille had a new middle-grade series coming out, I was all in. No, really. She happened to chat at just the right time for me to add her book and the Kickstarter campaign Continue Reading
What Makes Me Think a Cyber Attack Sounds Like a Good Read?
I kept seeing the cover everywhere. On Facebook, Instagram, on Facebook again. The cover grabbed me. The obvious suspense/thriller feel got me, too. However, I missed one obvious thing until I was chatting with Tracie Peterson one day--it was written by Kimberley Woodhouse. *insert scratched Continue Reading
Just What Does God Have to Do With Her Love Life, Anyway?
Sovereign Love. The words evoke that rich, deep, faith-filled fiction I love so much, and Joan Embola has a whole series focused on God's sovereignty in all areas of our lives--even love. What more could a romance lover ask for? Rich characterization? Got it. Diverse cultures? Yep. More books to Continue Reading
Why Are Avid Suspense Readers Looking Forward to Summer Heat?
Twelve authors, twelve novels, one sizzlin' summer! What's not to love? I don't know about you, but usually, when someone says they're turnin' up the heat this summer, I picture someone who needs a nice padded room somewhere. This time, however... I'm all in. Literally. I mean, Lisa Phillips sent Continue Reading
What if God Decided to Use Ordinary Kids to Battle the Underworld?
Remember when you were a kid and you wanted to help with whatever the family was doing, so Great Aunt Tissy gave you a stack of napkins and told you to put one at each plate? Remember how she commented on what a "big girl" you were? And then, as if that weren't bad enough... remember how you Continue Reading
Just What Is Your Idea of Fun? Battle of the Bikes!
He's short. I'm tall--no wait. That's the other way round. He's tall. I'm short. He's skinny. Um... I'm most definitely not (but I was when I married him. Does that count?). While I love oldie moldie music (seriously, pre-50s is best, pre-70s is a must--for reference, I was born in 1970)... He loves 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
Why Losing Your Memory Makes You Feel Like You Lost Your Mind
I've always been fascinated by Janine Rosche and her books. I even have several on my shelf (unread, but not for long!). However, when I chatted with her about her upcoming release next week, I discovered a book that I feel like saying (and I think I actually did say), "Where have you been all my Continue Reading
Why Did This Author Write a Rom-Com about a Loveable Shrew?
Shannon Sue Dunlap isn't new to rom-coms, and her first book in the Sweetheart Series promises to be a literary riot, and it lives up to that promise. I'm only halfway through it and am thinking mean, ugly thoughts of everything keeping me from being able to escape into the crazy small-town politics Continue Reading
What Made This Author Use Hell as Inspiration for His Novel?
When I saw that Bryan Timothy Mitchell had written a book that took inspiration from Dante's Inferno, I knew I'd want to check out Infernal Fall right away. Listen in to see why Bryan decided to write this book! Note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no Continue Reading
