Inspirational Fiction – Fiction Aficionado

The Holiday Husband (Jenny B. Jones) – Review

Annie made a holiday wish to be reunited with the one who got away.
She should’ve been more specific…

Museum curator Annie Bristow has spent years regretting a marriage proposal she turned down from her college sweetheart. When a fateful ride on a holiday train gives Annie the opportunity to make it right, she wishes for a do-over. She wants to go back and say yes to her one true love. Who better than a twinkly-eyed Mrs. Claus to make it happen? What could possibly go wrong?

Getting a second chance at love should’ve been a dream come true. But when Annie wakes up married to the wrong ex-boyfriend, she’ll have to pretend to be Mrs. Holden Thomas until the holiday train returns on Christmas Day. She’s determined to find a way to reunite with the right true love, but obstacles keep foiling her efforts.

14 November 2020

The Gentleman and the Thief (Sarah M. Eden) – Review

A standalone novel in The Dread Penny Society set in 1865 London brimming with secrets, scandal, suspense, and romance.

From the moment Hollis Darby meets Ana Newport, he’s smitten. Even though he’s from a wealthy, established family and she isn’t, he wishes he could have a life with her by his side. But Hollis has a secret: the deep coffers that have kept his family afloat for generations are bare, so he supports himself by writing penny dreadfuls under a pseudonym. If not for the income from his novels, he would be broke.

Ana Newport also has a secret. Though she once had a place in society thanks to her father’s business, bankruptcy and scandal reduced the family fortune to nothing more than a crumbling town house. So Ana teaches music during the day, and at night she assumes the identity of the “Phantom Fox.” She breaks into the homes of the wealthy to reclaim treasures she feels were unjustly stolen from her family when they were struggling.

12 November 2020

Promised (Leah Garriott) – Review

Margaret Brinton keeps her promises, and the one she is most determined to keep is the promise to protect her heart.

Warwickshire, England, 1812

Fooled by love once before, Margaret vows never to be played the fool again. To keep her vow, she attends a notorious matchmaking party intent on securing the perfect marital match: a union of convenience to someone who could never affect her heart.

8 March 2020

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.

11 December 2019

Cover Reveal! The Last Shot (Amy Matayo)

It’s the same routine every night, and country music superstar Teddy Hayes wouldn’t have it any other way.

7:00 pm:  Arena doors open, and fans fill the stands.
7:45 pm:  Lights go out, and spotlights come on.
7:46 pm:  Energy from concert-goers reaches an ear-splitting crescendo.
7:47 pm:  Teddy takes the stage and begins to sing.

But tonight, something is off.

3 December 2019

First Line Friday – Her Stand-In Cowboy (Crystal Walton)

Happy Friday, book lovers, and welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books. I have a confession to make this week. My TBR’s just a liiiiiittle bit backed up right now. Anyone relate? I mean, I always have plenty of books on my TBR; that’s nothing unusual. But my reading time is a lot more scarce than I’d like at the moment, hence I haven’t had a chance to read today’s First Line Friday choice yet: Her Stand-In Cowboy by Crystal Walton.

Another confession: I don’t usually go for cowboy stories. Especially ones that actually have “cowboy” in the title. 😊 But I’ve been a fan of Crystal’s stories for a while now,

22 November 2019

The Aftermath (Amy Matayo) – Review

According to Riley Mae Floss, life is a ten-page menu of possibilities. As the owner of a cupcake shop in small-town Missouri, she thrives on candies and rainbows and spreading joy every chance she gets. Even her hair is the color of bubble gum. Life is just the way she likes it, so why would she want anything to change now?

But when a tornado rips into Riley Mae’s southern town and destroys nearly everything in its path…

3 October 2019

First Line Friday – The Aftermath (Amy Matayo)

Happy Friday, book lovers, and welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books. I’m itching to get started on my first line choice for this week, which only released yesterday: The Aftermath by Amy Matayo. And I’m still besotted with that cover. 😍

13 September 2019

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