The power of fiction, the beauty of words, and the God who made us to wield them for His glory.

Best of 2017 – The Emoji Files, Part II: The LOL Awards

Welcome to Part II of my Best of 2017 series: The Emoji Files. You can find our more about this series in yesterday’s Part I post, which also includes the Swoony Awards, so I highly recommend you check it out! As you might well imagine from the title, today’s list contains books that I read in 2017 that tickled my funny bone. The humour in these stories raised everything from a wry smile to a gut-busting belly laugh.

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4 January 2018

Most Anticipated Books of 2018 – Suspense

Welcome to day three of my Most Anticipated Books of 2018 posts. If you missed days one and two, you can check them out here: Contemporary Settings; Historical Settings. Are you a suspense fan? I am. Danger, mystery, intrigue, action. I love it! And there are some great ones coming up in 2018. Here are my most anticipated: This post contains affiliate links. Click here for full disclosure.

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28 December 2017

Character Spotlight: Laila & Chad from My Unexpected Hope (Tammy L. Gray)

Friends, I’m introducing you to a couple who will tug at your heartstrings today. Laila and Chad were soulmates from the time they met in kindergarten and married at the tender age of eighteen, but Chad’s alcohol addiction came between them. Laila Richardson Age: 27 Brief physical description: 5’ 7”, long blond hair, blue eyes. Wears her hair in a long, over the shoulder braid. Resembles: Julianne Hough Inspiration for Laila: I wanted that small town, country girl-next-door vibe. A girl who was beautiful but didn’t know it and spent most of her life trying to please others. Five words

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6 July 2017