• BOOKS

    May Reading Wrap UP

    What I Read: Blaggard’s Moon (Prequel to the Trophy Chase Trilogy) by George Bryan PolivkaNightmare’s Edge (Echoes from the Edge, Book #3) by Bryan Davis A Passion Denied (Daughters of Boston, Book #3) by Julie Lessman Beloved Counterfeit (Fairweather Keys, Book #3) by Kathleen Y’BarboGold of Kings by Davis BunnJillian Dare by Melanie Jeschke The links above will take you to the reviews previously posted on my blog. Here are some trailers of the above mentioned books too for your enjoyment..

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    FIRST: Who Made You A Princess? by Shelley Adina

    It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old…or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book!You never know when I might play a wild card on you! Today’s Wild Card author is: Shelley Adina and…

  • BOOKS

    Amish Love & Cindy Woodsmall

    Amish Love What’s all the hubbub about Amish fiction? Major media outlets like Time and ABC Nightline are covering it, and authors like Cindy Woodsmall are making the New York Times bestseller list regularly. What makes these books so interesting? Check out the recent ABC Nightline piece here about Cindy and her titles When the Heart Cries, When the Morning Comes, and When the Soul Mends. It’s an intriguing look at Amish culture and the time Cindy has spent with Amish friends. And don’t forget that Cindy’s new book The Hope of Refuge hits store shelves August 11, and is available for preorder now.

  • #christianhistorical,  BOOKS

    B&H: Shadow of Colossus by T.L. Higley

    Shadow of Colossus by T. L. Higley 2009 Christy Award Historical Nominee In a world enslaved by money and power, one woman dares to be free. Will an explosive secret enslave her again? The place is the island of Rhodes; the time, 227 BC. In the ten years that Tessa of Delos has been in bondage as a hetaeira, a high-priced Greek courtesan to a wealthy politician, she has learned to abandon all desire for freedom and love. But when her owner meets a violent death, Tessa is given the chance to be free if she can hide the truth of his death and maintain a masquerade until escape is…

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    CFBA: Rose House by Tina Ann Forkner

    This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducing Rose HouseWaterBrook Press (May 5, 2009)byTina Ann Forkner ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tina Ann Forkner writes contemporary fiction that challenges and inspires. She grew up in Oklahoma and graduated with honors from CSU Sacramento before settling in Wyoming. She lives with her husband, their three bright children and their dog and stays busy serving on the Laramie County Library Foundation Board of Directors. She is the author of Ruby Among Us, her debut novel, and Rose House, which recently released from Waterbrook Press/Random House. ABOUT THE BOOK A vivid story of a private grief, a secret painting, and one woman’s search for hope Still…

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    pediped™ to host special shoe promotion to benefit the Make-A-Wish FoundationÒ

    pediped™ to host special shoe promotion to benefit the Make-A-Wish FoundationĂ’ HENDERSON, Nev. (May 2009) — Beginning May 27 and running through June 10, pediped™ Footwear will host a Purchases with Purpose fundraiser to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. During this period, select styles of both Originals and Flex shoes will be marked down. Fifty percent of sales from this fundraiser will be donated to the charity to help grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. pediped™ very rarely marks down the price of their shoes. In fact, this will mark the third time in the company’s five-year history that such an event will occur. The first two events…

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    Jillian Dare (or is it Jane Eyre?) by Melanie Jeschke

    Jillian Dare: A Novel by Melanie M. Jeschke Jillian Dare leaves her Shenandoah Valley foster home behind and strikes out on her own as a nanny at a large country estate in northern Virginia. She is delighted with the beauty of her new home, the affection of her young charge Cadence Remington, and the opportunity for frequent travel to the Remington castle in England. She is less certain about her feelings for her handsome but moody employer, Ethan. In spite of herself, Jillian realizes she is falling for her boss. But how can a humble girl ever hope to win a wealthy man of the world? And what dark secrets…

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    Dream Belly Review

    Stretch marks are probably one of the banes of pregnancy for most women. When I first became pregnant I was terrified of after pregnancy what my poor stretched out belly would appear to look like. At 7 weeks, to me and my husband I was already showing a bit, but it was not until my third or fourth month when the first dreaded stretch mark appeared. Soon after a friend of mine acquired a fabulous product for me that I wanted to share with you today. Dream Belly info straight from their website: DreamBelly is uniquely formulated to address the dermatological needs of pregnant women during times of sudden bodily…

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    CFBA: Jillian Dare by Melanie Jeschke

    This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducing Jillian Dare: A NovelRevell (May 1, 2009)byMelanie M. Jeschke ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Melanie Morey Jeschke (pronounced jes-key), a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, grew up in Richmond, Virginia, and graduated from University of Virginia as a Phi Beta Kappa with an Honors degree in English Literature and a minor in European and English History. A free-lance travel writer, Melanie contributed the Oxford chapter to the Rick Steves’ England 2006 guidebook. She is a member of the Capital Christian Writers and Christian Fiction Writers as well as three book clubs, and taught high-school English before home-schooling most of her nine children. Melanie lectures on Lewis…

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    B&H: Perfect Piece by Rebeca Seitz – Coming Soon!

    Perfect Piece (Sisters, Ink, #4) by Rebeca Seitz Perfect Piece is a perfectly conceived conclusion to the charming Sisters, Ink series of novels for women. At the heart of each story are four unlikely sisters, each separately adopted into the home of Marilyn and Jack Sinclair where they still meet as adults in their late mother’s attic to work on scrapbook projects and work through life together. The Sinclair sisterhood is about to be rocked from its foundation when Meg—the bedrock sibling most like Momma—collapses with a brain tumor. Surgery removes the invading mass but leaves a sister full of mood swings, depression, anger, and bitterness. Tandy, Kendra, and Joy…

  • Creativity

    Quilting – two finished tops and a cross stitch quilt

    Over the last couple months I have been quite busy. I found out last fall that my Sister L was expecting baby #5 and so I set to work on my tradition. With each niece and nephew I have made them a cross stitch quilt. This was one was probably the hardest to work on because at first I was working on it without much distraction except needing to read and then I found I was pregnant in December and while working on this one I kept thinking about the one I would make for my own child! Now, I have finally finished this one… and I am excited about…

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    B&H: Scrapping Plans by Rebeca Seitz – a review

    Scrapping Plans by Rebeca Seitz Scrapping Plans is book three in the SISTERS, INK series of novels for women. At the heart of each story are four unlikely sisters, each separately adopted into the loving home of Marilyn and Jack Sinclair where they still meet as adults in their late mother’s attic to work on scrapbook projects and work through life together. The focus moves now to youngest sister Joy who was adopted from China as an infant. Always the quiet one, she and her husband’s struggle with infertility is being drowned out by sister Kendra’s wedding day, her daddy’s new romance, and another Sinclair sister who may see that…

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    Baby gift arrives by UPS!!

    This morning, I awoke to the doorbell. Not a first, actually the third time this week. First was Monday with an envelope of two ARCs from B&H, then on Tuesday, an envelope of one book from B&H. Then this morning. Yesterday, my Mama came to play so I was on my feet a lot longer than normal and was really feeling it in those relaxin pregnant hips later in the day, so my husband dearest told me I was to stay in bed all day and read whether I want to or not. (I think I’ll keep him…) I debated getting up, but I was curious what could be awaiting…

  • #christianhistorical,  BOOKS

    CFBA: Deceptive Promises by Amber Miller (Stockton)

    This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducing Deceptive PromisesBarbour Publishing, Inc (2008) byAmber Miller ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Hi, I’m Amber, but my friends call me Tiff, short for Tiffany, my first name. I am in my 30’s, married the love of my life in July 2007, live in Colorado and just had an incredibly beautiful daughter named Victoria. I love to travel and visit new places. Ultimately, my dream is to own horses and live in a one-level rancher or log cabin nestled in the foothills of the mountains. For now, I will remain where I am and do what I love—design web sites and write. I got involved with…

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    Operation Kid-to-Kid

    Operation Kid-to-Kid Brings Comfort to Kids in Crisis Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX—What do think about when you read headlines about economic hardships, natural disasters, and politically charged conflict? Circumstances like these set families and entire communities reeling, and few people are affected as profoundly as the children involved. How do the littlest victims cope with the changes and uncertainty around them? And what can the church do to reach out specifically to these little ones? Group Publishing, the premier publishers of children’s Bible curriculum including Sunday school and VBS, believes that some of the best ministers to children experiencing disaster and hardship are other children. That’s why they have created a…