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

Off-Script and Over-Caffeinated (Rhonda Rhea & Kaley Rhea) – Review

Finding the beauty of Not-Like-Me!

If there’s one thing Harlow Cruise hates more than those schmaltzy Heartcast TV movies, it’s the fact that she loves those schmaltzy Heartcast TV movies. She loves them angrily. With popcorn. Pop-scorn? As if she doesn’t get enough drama in her day-to-day–directing a ministry-minded community theatre that cranks out three shows a month and trying to keep up with her aspiring screenwriter bestie, Teagan, a self-described “dramagician.”

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First Line Friday – Off-script and Over-Caffeinated

Happy Friday, book lovers, and welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books. Yesterday was moving day for us! Hence my regular readers will notice I’ve been pretty quiet on here this week. While we still have a lot to do, it’s nice to finally have the move itself out of the way. In the meantime, I’ve found the perfect book to relax with when I need to take a break, and it releases today! 

Off-Script and Over-Caffeinated is the long awaited (by me, anyway) second novel from mother-daughter writing duo Rhonda Rhea and Kaley Rhea.

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First Line Friday – The Dating Charade

Happy Friday, book lovers, and welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m in need of some light reading fare at the moment. Life is B.U.S.Y! And I’ve been hearing great things about Melissa Ferguson’s debut release, The Dating Charade, so guess what’s next on my TBR?

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Her Stand-In Cowboy (Crystal Walton) – Review

When a wary farm girl takes on a big city chiropractor as her stand-in boyfriend, convincing her family they’re in love might be easier than convincing themselves they’re not.

There are certain things a single country mom learns to accept. Like the fact that she now shares a sacred bond of empathy with her dairy cow, that spit-up can reach places it never should be able to, and that a pretend relationship is far less complicated than one her southern mama insists on setting her up in. At least, it is when you have anyone’s luck besides Ainsley Jamison’s.

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Top Ten Tuesday – Favourite Meet-Cutes

Happy Tuesday, reader friends, and welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday post thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s topic is Favourite Tropes (in other words, a commonly used theme or plot device), and one of my favourite plot devices is the meet-cute.

In a kind of literary “breaking the fourth wall” moment, Bethany Turner defines the meet-cute…

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Love and Other Mistakes (Jessica Kate) – Review

There’s a fine line between love and hate . . . And for the last seven years, Natalie Groves has hated Jeremy Walters.

Natalie Groves was meant for great things. But soon after her fiancé left, Natalie’s father was diagnosed with cancer. Suddenly her grand plans evaporated . . . and God felt very far away.

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Debut Author Spotlight + Giveaway: Jessica Kate

Welcome, book lovers! I’m so excited to be introducing you to a fellow-Aussie today! Jessica Kate’s debut novel Love and Other Mistakes releases this coming Tuesday, 30 July 2019, through Thomas Nelson Publishers, so how could pass up the opportunity to interview her and get her thoughts on being a debut author? 

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Cover Reveal! A Match for Emma by Pepper Basham

Welcome, book lovers! If you’ve enjoyed Pepper Basham’s Mitchell’s Crossroads series, I have some great news for you. You’re about to see the cover for book three in the series, A Match for Emma! If you’re a contemporary romance fan, especially one who loves a healthy dose of laughter, and you haven’t discovered…

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