It’s easy for me to find the benefits of small town (or even small city) living, as I’ve never lived anywhere else. Growing up in the Bay Area (California) we even lived in the small town of Alameda—or at least considered small town to its residents who number around 79,000 today. Compare that to Oakland (over 400,000 residents), just across …
Great Reads for You
I write contemporary women’s fiction, and for the most part, that’s what I’ve read in the past. But, over the last several months, I’ve had the privilege of reviewing new books as well as interviewing some authors in all genres and it’s expanded my reading world. I’d like to highlight some of these (both books and authors) for those of …
How to Win at Love
Do you remember the first Valentine’s gift your spouse gave you? I do. I had all these expectations built up, even though we agreed to get each other an inexpensive symbol of our love. Or at least that was my idea. I don’t think Chris got the memo—at least not the “symbol of our love” part. He latched onto “inexpensive.” …
Review of The Seamstress
About the Book Title: The Seamstress Author: Allison Pittman Genre: Historical Fiction Release date: February 5, 2019 Publisher: Tyndale A beautifully crafted story breathes life into the cameo character from the classic novel A Tale of Two Cities. France, 1788 It is the best of times . . . On a tranquil farm nestled in the French countryside, two orphaned …
Book Release Coming Soon!
I’m excited to announce that my first novel, Surrendered, is being released by Celebrate Lit Publishing on April 30th. For those of you who are my loyal followers, this won’t be a big revelation. To be honest, even though I signed the contract back in June, I haven’t quite grasped the reality of it. To become a published novelist has …
Review of A Love to Behold
About the Book Title: A Love to Behold Author: Sharlene MacLaren Genre: Christian romance, historical Release date: January 8, 2019 Publisher: Whitaker House Two years after the Civil War, Lydia Albright, 27, is an established teacher in Boston when she senses God’s call to leave the comfort and security of her job and go south. She accepts a position to …
Review of 5 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom
About the Book Title: 5 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom Author: Dan Willis Genre: Finances/Christian living Release date: January 8, 2019 Publisher: Whitaker House As a young and naïve pastor, Dan Willis maxed out twenty-three credit cards and ruined his credit to support his ministry. It wasn’t until massive debt caused the cards to stop working that he realized …
Review of Texas my Texas
About the Book Title: Texas my Texas Author: Caryl McAdoo Genre: Christian Historical Romance Release date: February 11, 2019 He who puts his trust in God will possess the land and inherit the blessings. Scripture tells a husband to love his wife, but what if she loves the memory of a dead man? Lured to the Texas frontier …
30 Minutes a Day
I can waste a lot of time. For example, just this morning, as I started to make the bed, I got sidetracked by the electrical cords running to my husband’s nightstand… where no one but he will ever see them—unless they’re making the bed. I spent ten minutes rearranging them so they went behind the bed leg instead of in …
Review of Catching Christmas
About the Book Book: Catching Christmas Author: Terri Blackstock Genre: Christian Fiction, Romance, Christmas Release Date: October 9, 2018 This Year, Christmas Comes Just in Time As a first-year law associate, Sydney Batson knows she will be updating her resume by New Year’s if she loses her current court case. So when her grandmother gets inexplicably ill while she’s in …
