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First Line Friday – Crystal Witness (Kathy Tyers)

Happy Friday, book lovers, and welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books. I’m diving into the science fiction realm this week with Kathy Tyers’ upcoming release Crystal Witness. When I read the description for this book, it piqued my interest, especially since I’ve been wanting to give one of Kathy’s novels a try for a while now. (I’ve heard several people rave about Firebird, which I still have my eye on.) Look for my review coming soon!

26 June 2020

Where the Road Bends (David Rawlings) – Prism Book Tours Grand Finale Post & Giveaway

On tour with Prism Book Tours.

Fifteen years after college graduation, four friends reconnect to keep a long-ago promise and go on a trip of a lifetime in the Australian Outback.

Eliza needs to disconnect from her high-powered fashion job to consider the CEO position she’s just been offered. Lincoln hopes to rekindle a past relationship and escape from another one. Bree looks forward to a fun getaway from home and her deeply buried disappointments. Andy wants to disappear from the mess he’s made of his life—possibly forever.

Dropped at a campsite in the middle of nowhere, the friends quickly discover they aren’t the same people they once were, and they begin to confront hard truths about one another—and themselves. Then a bizarre storm sweeps across their camp, scattering them across the desert. Wondering if they are part of some strange escape game, each of the friends meets a guide to help them find exactly what they need: purpose, healing, courage, and redemption.

20 June 2020

The Story Hunter (Lindsay A. Franklin) – Review

Redeeming the past is a fatal quest.

In the wake of a deadly coup, the capital city of Urian has descended into chaos. Heartbreak and bloodshed await Tanwen and her friends as they discover the unlikeliest leader now rules Tir.

If they want to save the realm, Tannie and the Corsyth weavers must rescue Queen Braith and unmask the Master, ending the strife once and for all. But the success of their hunt depends upon an ally no one trusts.

The Master has a new target in sight: fragile, trauma-scarred Digwyn, whose unique weaving ability could turn the tide of any war. When the desire for vengeance proves too powerful for Digwyn to resist, Tanwen must face a terrifying truth: the fate of Tir rests in the hands of a volatile, shattered girl.

30 May 2020

Cover Reveal! Heart of a Princess (Hannah Currie)

Welcome to the cover reveal for Heart of a Princess by Hannah Currie.

To the watching world, Princess Alina has it all – maids to serve her, a kingdom to revere her, a prince to marry her, and a wardrobe filled with enough frills, flounces and shades of pink to rival a flower shop. But behind the smiles and designer clothes, Alina has a secret. She’s barely holding it together.

After a moment of panic almost ends in tragedy, Alina is sent to a refuge far from the palace to recuperate. Her family claim it’s for her own good but – faced with cows, knife-beaked ducks and far too many of her own insecurities – Alina is pretty sure it will kill her first. And Joha Samson, infuriating man that he is, will laugh as it does.

6 April 2020

Cover Reveal! Forsaken Island (Sharon Hinck)

Welcome to the cover reveal for Forsaken Island by Sharon Hinck.

On an uncharted world, happiness is effortless and constant … but can true joy exist without sacrifice?

The people of Meriel have long believed their island world floats alone in the vast ocean universe, so they are astonished when another island drifts into view. With resources becoming scarce, Carya and Brantley quickly volunteer to search the new land for supplies.

25 March 2020

Cry of the Raven (Morgan L. Busse) – Review

Lady Selene Ravenwood has come into her full power as a dreamwalker just as the war with the Dominia Empire begins. Working with the other Great Houses, Selene and Damien use their gifts to secure the borders and save those devastated by the war. But conflict, betrayal, and hatred begin to spread between the Great Houses, destroying their unity as the empire burns a path across their lands. At the same time, Damien Maris starts to lose his ability to raise the waters, leaving the lands vulnerable to the empire’s attacks.

The only one who can unite the houses and restore her husband’s power is Selene Ravenwood. But it will require that she open her heart to those who have hurt her and let go of her past…

19 March 2020

First Line Friday – Cry of the Raven (Morgan L. Busse)

Happy Friday, book lovers, and welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books. I’ve just started reading the conclusion to Morgan L. Busse’s Ravenwood Saga: Cry of the Raven. It’s been a great series so far, and I love the way the first lines of each of these books parallel one another. To jog your memory, here are the first lines from books one and two:

Mark of the Raven: Cold. So cold.
Flight of the Raven: Dark. So dark.

And now for the first line of book three!

13 March 2020

From Sky to Sky (Amanda G. Stevens) – Review

Zac Wilson can’t die.

Daredevil Zac Wilson isn’t the first celebrity to keep a secret from the world, but his might be the most marvelous in history: Zac doesn’t age and injuries can’t kill him. What’s more, he’s part of a close-knit group of others just like him.

Holed up in Harbor Vale, Michigan, Zac meets two more of his kind who claim others in their circle have died. Are their lifetimes finally ending naturally, or is someone targeting them—a predator who knows what they are?

20 February 2020

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