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14 Apr
Welcome to the Weekend Book Buzz! It's been a weekend of great excitement here—a weekend my children look forward to more than Christmas, if you can believe it! What is this momentous occasion, you ask? It's called Steamfest. It's an annual event in Maitland involving steam trains and all
13 Apr
Hi there, book lovers, and welcome to the weekend. Last Saturday I shared my first Discover a New Author post with you—a post that will be a regular feature here at Fiction Aficionado. Each Saturday, I'll be introducing you to an author you can try out for free either by...
12 Apr
Happy Friday, book lovers, and welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books. I have something extra special for you today, because this book can be yours for FREE at the moment, if you sign up for Tari Faris's newsletter: https://www.tarifaris.com/ And if you love contemporary romance,
11 Apr
Can truth and love prevail when no one is as they appear?The Gentleman Smuggler’s LadyCornish Coast, 1815When a prim and proper governess returns to England from abroad, she expects to comfort her dying father—not fall in love with a smuggler. Will Helen Fletcher keep Isaac Seaton’s unusual secret?
10 Apr
Good morning, word nerds! Thanks for joining me for another Word Nerd Wednesday.As I was reading this week, I was reminded of a phrase I haven't heard in quite some time: a fine kettle of fish. It's most often heard in this kind of context: "Well, this is a fine kettle of fish you've landed us in."
09 Apr
Welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday post, coordinated by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's topic is Outrageous/Crazy/Uncharacteristic Things I've Done for the Love of Books, but I'm not sure you could really call any of the things I could think of outrageous or crazy, so I've...
08 Apr
A psychologist paralyzed by fear.
A mother propelled by love.
A stalker bent on destruction.
Psychology professor Dr. Denilyn Rossi contends that the past is either a shadow that haunts us or a force that propels us. The choice is ours, she tells her students. What she doesn’t tell them is
07 Apr
Welcome to the Weekend Book Buzz, and a big hello to all my friends who attended the Christian Fiction Reader's Retreat yesterday. My Facebook feed has been full of photos all weekend, and the only thing that would have been better would be being there myself. But I have been promising myself