This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Shadows on the Sand Multnomah Books (July 19, 2011) by Gayle Roper Love this book! The pacing isn’t as intense as some suspense I read. Instead, it has the feel of a vacation to the beach with puzzle that gets more complicated with each chapter. And that heroine is a fighter …
CFBA Tour: Falls Like Lightening
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Falls Like Lightning Bethany House (July 1, 2011) by Shawn Grady Because this book arrived at the end of last week, I haven’t had time to read it yet. It’s sitting on my desk teasing me, but I’m being a good girl and finishing edits before I dive in. But I …
CFBA Tour: Sweetest Thing
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing The Sweetest Thing • Bethany House (June 1, 2011) by Elizabeth Musser ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Elizabeth Musser, an Atlanta native, studied English and French literature at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. While at Vanderbilt, I had the opportunity to spend a semester in Aix-en-Provence, France. During her Senior year at Vanderbilt, …
Review & Giveaway: The Lady of Bolton Hill
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing The Lady of Bolton Hill Bethany House (June 1, 2011) by Elizabeth Camden This book has a fascinating set up. Set during the Industrial Age, right as labor woes exploded across the United States, The Lady of Bolton Hill highlights those issues in Baltimore, MD. The historian in me loved that …
CFBA: The Reluctant Detective
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing The Reluctant Detective Monarch Books (April 30, 2011) by Martha Ockley I really enjoyed this book. The British flavor is a delightful change and the heroine is far from perfect. She’s like me — struggling to live her faith in the midst of an often confusing situation. She’s also a …
CFBA Tour: To Win Her Heart
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing To Win Her Heart Bethany House (May 1, 2011) by Karen Witemeyer Karen Witemeyer has a gift for creating characters that are at odds for each other, yet as a reader I totally root for her. Her heroines are strong women in an age that didn’t necessarily encourage that. In To …
CFBA Tour: Tea For Two and GIVEAWAY
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Tea For Two Harvest House Publishers (April 1, 2011) by Trish Perry I enjoy Trish’s book. If you’ve never read one and would like to try, then leave a comment at the end about your favorite type of tea or tea desert. Personally, I LOVE scones. I have a recipe for …
CFBA Tour: Wolves Among Us
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Wolves Among Us David C. Cook; New edition (April 1, 2011) by Ginger Garrett ABOUT THE BOOK This richly imagined tale takes readers to a tiny German town in the time of “the burnings,” when pious and heretic alike became victims of witch-hunting zealots. When a double murder stirs up festering …
These are a few of my favorite things: Vicious Cycle by Terri Blackstock
Terri Blackstock is a master of suspense…not intense like Steven James, but good, page-turning, she-isn’t-going-there-oh-she-just-did suspense. Vicious Cycle was a book I’d been waiting for since hearing her talk about the plot at a writers retreat. I enjoyed the first book in the series (if you can enjoy a book that deals with addiction, murder, and a family trying to …
CFBA Tour: In the Shadow of Evil
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing In The Shadow of Evil by Robin Caroll With a story ripped from the headlines, Robin Carrol is back with her trademark southern suspense. When a body is found in a burned Homes of Hope house that Layla Taylor built her life begins to unravel. In the running for a …