A friend showed me Vine a couple weeks ago, and the other day I downloaded the app. I tried to think of ways I could use it that would be fun and let you in to my writing world. So here’s my first attempt. What do you think? And if you’re on Vine, how do you use it? Any tips …
Road to the Christy’s Reviews
On Monday evening, the 2013 Christy Award winners will be announced. The list of 2013 nominees is impressive (you can find it here). I’ve read many of them, but am in the mood for suspense, so wanted to tell you about two of my favorite books from last year (the authors are men I am honored to know, too). Randy …
Barefoot Summer: Perfect Summer Romance
Denise is a master of creating characters and stories that I enjoy. Hers are always romance focused, and I am swept into a world where you know the hero and heroine can get together even though you know they should. This is also a story laced with the thread of regret over the past and forgiveness. You can’t move into …
The Bare-Naked Truth : like a big sister coming alongside
As the mom of an almost teenager, I’m always on the lookout for books that will help us have the important conversations. This book addresses to lies regarding dating, waiting and God’s purity plan. Each chapter starts with a story from the author that ties to the lie. Then she shares other peoples’ stories. People who’ve been in all kids …
A Story of Hope and Forgiveness: The House that Love Built
I have known Beth Wiseman for several years, but never read any of her books. Then I was asked if I would like to read one of her contemporary novels. Because Beth has won many awards, I knew she had to be a great writer — boy, was I right! The House that Love Built is a story of hope …
Are you a writer? My #1 tip!
If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you know that I am a huge proponent of American Christian Fiction Writers. I firmly believe I wouldn’t be the writer I am and published like I am but for ACFW and attending its conference. I’ve also served for years on the operating board and now executive board because I …
Multi-Layered Summer Read
I know Irene Hannon through her romantic suspense, which I love. That’s why when I heard she had a new book out and it was straight romance, I hesitated before jumping on the blog tour. When I love an author for one genre, it can be hard to transition with them to another. Irene did it successfully for me. That …
Treasuring the Life I have
Summer is here…and with it I keep waiting for life to slow down. To settle into a dull, boring routine. We haven’t found that yet in Putman-ville. How about y’all? It has me on a quest to define normal. Yesterday we went strawberry picking and to the library. Follow that with a chaser of school (yes, I am that mom …
A Most Peculiar Circumstance
I loved Jen Turano’s free novella Gentleman of Her Dreams and thoroughly enjoyed her debut novel A Change of Fortune. While I enjoyed A Most Peculiar Circumstance, it didn’t have the same level of fun that floated through the other two. Arabella is a heroine determined to do good in the world with a penchant for finding trouble. Toward the …
Catch a Falling Star Review
If you’re looking for a romance with a few twists, but that stays focused on the true north of finding a lifelong love, then this book may be for you. Kendall is someone with a plan, who finds her plans not going as she’d imagined. Instead, she’s 36, a successful doctor, but resigned to staying single. Griffin is an Air …