I love a good suspense series. Especially when the action is tense and the characters multi-dimensional. The Cross series gives us exactly that. The first book opens with a punch of activity then eases to a breath before building again in intensity. John Cross is also wrestling with how to marry his past with his faith. He doesn’t do it …
Read to Not be Alone + Giveaway
Anyone else feeling a bit isolated and alone? We are still largely sheltering in place in our corner of Indiana, and the weeks are getting long. A friend posted something on Friday about it being 70 days since she’d seen her husband — they were separated when the country she’d traveled to locked down — and the number made me …
Fiction Friday: The Best We’ve Been
My friend Beth Vogt joins us this week as she launches her latest novel, The Best We’ve Been. I had the privilege of reading this book for endorsement. There is so very much to love about it. The Best We’ve Been is a beautiful story of what happens when life doesn’t go as planned and how it can pull us closer together. …
Suspense Recommendations for a Quarantine: CBA Go-Tos
Physical distancing is hard for this extrovert. Still I’m hunkered down with my family for the foreseeable future to help protect others. There are a few things I’m doing to help keep us in a good place. Light a few candles so your space smells good. Choose music to play in the background that puts you in a good headspace. …
Fiction Friday: Books to add to Your TBR Pile + Giveaway
Ready or not it’s December and we 19 days from Christmas. Is anyone else wondering how on earth this happened and where 2019 had disappeared? I wanted to sneak one more Fiction Friday into the year…Maybe I’ll have a chance to post a couple more, but with the speed this year has passed in, I’m not making promises! If you …
Fiction Friday Returns & Giveaway
The start to the semester has been hectic, but I’m back…with Fiction Friday. I’ve squeezed in time to read some really good books, and in classic Cara fashion, they are from a wide variety of genres. Truly something for every reader. Diamond in the Rough is a great example of why Jen Turano is a go-to for me. I spent …
Fiction Friday: It’s a Smorgasborg
Today I wanted to highlight a few different books. As you know, I read widely in lots of different genres. This collection of books reflects that. I’ve got a romantic suspense mixed with a rom com and a general market mystery. A little bit of this, a dash of that, and a sweetner or two. I’d love to know what …
Fiction Friday: Books, Sales, & Giveaway
It’s July and thatmeans the countdown to back-to-school is starting. In four weeks my three younger kids start 11th, 6th, and 4th grade. Two weeks later our oldest starts her sophomore year at Purdue. There’s so much I still want to do, but the reality is days are ticking down. But it also means many of us have some sort …
Fiction Friday: The Memory House
Today I wanted to let you know that my friend Rachel Hauck’s latest book The Memory House has released. I love Rachel’s writing. She writes characters I love with spiritual themes I’m still thinking about years later…and that get incorporated into my repertoire like “Love Well.” This novel is a welcome addition to her timesplit novels. You’ll walk through two heroine’s …
Soul Care and a Free Ebook
I’m not very good at slowing down. I tend to push forward through exhaustion, writer’s block, life obstacles. I’m a pretty determined person, so it’s easy to just keep moving. This last weekend, I stepped out of life for 24 hours and spent it with two of my heart sisters. These are women who were my neighbors…and then they moved …