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

Rose in Three Quarter Time (Rachel McMillan) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Some people marry for love; others marry for music… Rose McNeil is rising the ranks at the Mozarteum in Salzburg as a violinist to watch. Her musical Nova Scotian heritage has loaned an unparalleled technique to her interpretation of some of the most beautiful compositions in the world. The opportunity of a first chair assignment to the Rainer Quartet under the baton of Oliver Thorne is a dream come true— until her visa expires and the threat of leaving Vienna looms. As much as she grieves the prospect of leaving Vienna and the quartet, it

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First Line Friday – 28 September 2018 – Rose in Three Quarter Time (Rachel McMillan)

Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books! I have such a treat for you today. I’m sharing the first line from Rose in Three Quarter Time, an absolutely gorgeous novella by Rachel McMillan that releases on 30 September 2018. You can pre-order it now for just $0.99, and I strongly encourage you to do so, especially if you love marriage of convenience stories, music, or the romance of Vienna. I also had a great time chatting with Rachel about her inspiration for the story and the music that was a part of Rose and Oliver’s story, so make sure you

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Deep Calling Deep (Carole Towriss) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Experience the psalms like never before — through heart-pounding fiction!  Praetorian Prefect Sextus Burrus has spent his life fighting for the glory of Rome, but that glory has lost its shine. As both his health and his career crumble, he is drawn toward the seemingly inexhaustible peace of one of his Jewish prisoners, the Apostle Paul.  The moment Timothy hears his mentor and surrogate father Paul has been arrested, he rushes to Rome. Under the looming threat of execution, Timothy struggles to make sense of what is happening. Finally, an unexpected crisis requires him to reexamine everything,

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The Cost of Betrayal – Blitz Tour

Welcome to THE COST OF BETRAYAL Blitz with JustRead Publicity Tours! ~ About the Book ~ Title: The Cost of Betrayal Authors: Dee Henderson, Dani Pettrey, Lynette Eason Publisher: Bethany House Release Date: 4 September 2018 Genre: Novella Collection / Romantic Suspense Faith will be tested. Trust shattered. Three bestselling romantic suspense writers reunite for novellas of deadly betrayal. Dee Henderson – “Betrayed” After serving six years of a twenty-year sentence for a murder she didn’t commit, Janelle Roberts is finally freed. But the truth is still waiting to be discovered, and a murderer is still at large. Janelle needs to

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Jane By The Book (Pepper Basham) & Crossed Out (Christina Coryell) – Review

Have you heard about the Once Upon a Laugh romance novella collection? It released in July this year, and is still available for just $0.99! Can you believe that? And not for just one novella, but eight! It includes a story from each of the following authors: Pepper Basham, Christina Coryell, Mikal Dawn, Heather Gray, Jessica R. Patch, Krista Phillips, Betsy St. Amant, and Laurie Tomlinson. And today, I’m going to be spotlighting two of these novellas for you!

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Top Ten Tuesday – Books to Combat Emotional Burnout

G’day, booklovers! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic from That Artsy Reader Girl is technically Books to Pull You Out of a Reading Slump. To be honest, I don’t have a lot of experience with reading slumps. 😊 Bookhangovers? Yes. But that’s not quite the same thing…

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Light My Fire (Susan May Warren) – Review

~ About the Book ~ When western Alaska erupts in a devastating fire, the elite firefighting crew of the Jude County Smokejumpers is called in to save the day. They’ll do anything to stop the fire, including fighting alongside a crew of local prisoners. The last thing they expect is a jailbreak and when the prisoners disappear into the forest with one of their own, they’ll have to fight not only the fire, but for the freedom of their friends…during the Summer of the Burning Sky.   Book 1: Light My Fire Former bad-boy Tucker Newman has learned his lesson—as

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Points Worth (D. C. Marino) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Genre:  Fantasy Series:  Kingdom of Ruins Novelette  Release date:  30 March 2018 Pages:  31 Publisher:  Celebrate Lit For centuries the small port town of Points Worth has been able to communicate with the ocean in its own language. But the water has just gone silent and its last word has shaken those able to translate it. A knowledge of sea-script won’t be enough to mend the broken relationship between man and the deep. Gil, a young nautical linguist, will have to break rules and search the past to discover why the ocean ceased its tides—or had them stolen.

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