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Chautona Havig

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In the Good Old Summertime: Is this Book Worth It?

In the Good Old Summertime: Is this Book Worth it

Summer reads—the staple of book lovers everywhere. Well, and Christmas reads, and TBR (to be read) piles, and RRs (recommended reads) and… and… Sometimes you see a book and the first thing you do is go, “THAT should be the top of a ‘Summer Reads’ list. That’s how I felt when the opportunity to Continue Reading

What 3 Life-Changing Secrets Is This Book Harboring?

“And there was thunder, thunder, over Thunder Road. Thunder was his engine and white lightnin’ was his load…” Robert Mitchum’s voice filled the car as we sped along the highway from Phoenix to California. To Ventura County. The beach. Back then, I never thought much about the bootleggers who Continue Reading

Can You Think, Pray, and Love in Numbers?

I’ve done it all my life—wondered. About books. Wondered about authors and how their thought processes worked. Did they know they had a great character when she appeared on the page, or did the character surprise them? Was it both? Neither? Once I began writing, I knew the answer. For Continue Reading

What Happens When You Explore the Ugly Side of “Adoption?”

Cars zipped in and out of lanes with not much more than a person’s width to keep them from crunching. It took five minutes to move from the parking structure of Terminal 1 to Terminal 2. And we hadn’t even touched rush hour traffic yet. Yay. She’d flown in from Wisconsin. Or should I say, Continue Reading

What Did I Think of This Second-Chance Novel? Restored Review

What Did I Think of This Second-Chance Novel?

We all know I’m not much of a sappy girl, but there are a few things that are “my jam.”  One of those: second-chance romances.  I love to see things that didn’t work… work!  So, when I had a chance to review the book Restored, by Tonya Eavenson, I jumped at it.   Note: Links may be affiliate Continue Reading

Did I Like Michelle Griep's Latest Regency Novel?

Did I Like Michelle Griep’s Latest Regency Novel?

Brown paper bags from Alphabeta Supermarkets—at least two of them. Inside, stacks of thin paperbacks with white covers and women and men in funny-looking historical clothes. The author: Barbara Cartland. I read one and found it interesting in its novelty. Being one of those voracious readers who Continue Reading

Is The Famine of the Human Dream Worth Reading?

Is The Famine of the Human Dream Worth Reading?

My big toe curled around a chunk of carpet. Hands behind my back. I probably rocked a bit. Up on the balls of my feet, back on my heels. “They borrowed a bed to lay His head when Christ the Lord came down.” Dad stopped me right there. I was practicing a poem I’d memorized to recite at Continue Reading

Why This is The Book to Read This Summer Summer by the Tides review

Why This is The Book to Read This Summer

It happens every year. Someone, somewhere asks the question. “Where's your favorite place to read?” The question holds heavy implications, though. It just doesn’t mean “at home” or “on the couch” or “at the beach.” Wrapped up in one six-word question are dozens of interrelated ones. Questions Continue Reading

What's Going on In the Christian Fiction World Right Now?

What’s Going on In the Christian Fiction World Right Now?

In January of 2018, I wrote a blog post about where I thought Christian fiction would be going in the next few years. One of my “predictions” is already becoming obvious—and not in the way I thought. I said: But what is weird is a new (but age-old) attitude of “I’m okay, you’re okay” in it…I Continue Reading

3 Reasons You'll Love and Hate This Book

3 Reasons You’ll Love and Hate This Book

How many times have I sat across from one parent or another and tried to explain what I’d done and why.  Here’s a hint.  I never knew. That’s why I couldn’t explain. When you know something is wrong, you don’t want to do it, and yet you do it anyway—well, Paul isn’t the first to do that.  I won’t Continue Reading

What Happens When a Good Book Lies?

What Happens When a Good Book Lies?

Hand-tooled, floppy leather. A bejeweled button closure.  If you opened it, hand-sewn blank pages emerged—pages that begged for a story to be written within.  It arrived in a Priority mail box—part of a Christmas gift swap. As things often do, it gave me the idea for a story.  A man would find Continue Reading

Will I Read the Rest of This Unique New Series?

Will I Read the Rest of This Unique New Series?

The argument raged. One woman insisted that if you said you didn’t like something that meant you disliked it. For what it’s worth, she also seemed to imply it wasn’t “nice” not to like everything that isn’t outright evil. The other woman, however, said well what I’ve often thought. “There’s a Continue Reading

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I picked a great big berry For a jaunty little hat I picked a great big berry
For a jaunty little hat.
It wont last long, I fear, 
But I think I'm okay with that. 
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Good morning, Virginia. It's a beautiful misty m Good morning,  Virginia.  It's a beautiful misty morn here. Continuing to wor on Take Cover. Eeep!
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Who is he, who is after him, and why is a woman ab Who is he, who is after him, and why is a woman abducted to protect her from him?  Bioterrorism, Russian mafia, and what? Another agency?  What's going on in The Agency now?
Listen to the whole book FREE, narrated by the fabulous @ChristaDelSorbo (don't forget to subscribe!!!). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-TZlGhUFcE&list=PLGJaJiSo6mQ1Cg738W1MSQlHIuFe45v_WListen to a chapter a day OR to the whole thing at the end of the month.  The previous four Agency books are also available to listen to FREE.
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Annual writing retreat has commenced. In my favori Annual writing retreat has commenced. In my favorite place because I'm with my favorite writy folks.
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Keith can’t help but wonder: will his first assi Keith can’t help but wonder: will his first assignment with The Agency be his last?

One missing man. One new agent. One chance to keep the (uncertain) client alive
The prequel novel to The Agency Files, Induction is Keith Auger's interview and... well.. induction into The Agency. Listen FREE on YouTube to the audiobook narrated by @ChristaDelSorbo .
Listen to each chapter separately for ease of finding where you are OR the whole book in one video (after Sept 30, 2024).
Also available from most audiobook retailers!

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Austria, 1939. Before the "death trains," Hitler's Austria, 1939. Before the "death trains," Hitler's regime deported ten thousand children to Holland, Sweden, and even England on what was known as the Kindertransport. Two desperate mothers send their only childrent to safety on this Kindertransport, but when those children arrive, nothing is as it seems or should be.  A war-time mystery twist on "Hansel and Gretel" set just before the invasion of Poland.
Available as an audiobook FREE on Youtube, narrated by @ChristaDelSorbo
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When I knew Lauren would be one of my protagonists When I knew Lauren would be one of my protagonists of this year's New Cheltenham novel, I knew she'd have to be reading some mystery.  She's been on Poirot kicks and Marple kicks. Josephine Tey and I think Elizabeth Peters.  This year, I decided she'd REALLY love one of my favorite mystery series--the Lord Edgington Investigates by @benedictbrownauthor  If you love mystery, they're a lot of fun.  What I didn't know is that practical, prosaic Lauren would disgust herself when she realized she has a "book boyfriend" in Christopher Prentiss. Even her actual boyfriend knows her secret crush on a fictional young man from the 1920s.
This year's Christmas Lights Collection is the 10th we've done!  We're so proud of it!  Four towns battle it out in a Christmas Lights Showcase you won't want to miss.  Join @JayceeWeaver , @lainaturnerauthor , @CatheSwanson and me in this year's battle of the lights!
And seriously, if you love mysteries, don't miss Benedict Brown's.  He's brilliant and Christopher is awesome.  Lauren has that right. ;)
Releases October 7th!!
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