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

A Mother for His Family (Susanne Dietze) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Lady Helena Stanhope’s reputation is in tatters…and she’s lost any hope for a “respectable” ton marriage. An arranged union is the only solution. But once Helena weds formidable Scottish widower John Gordon, Lord Ardoch, and encounters his four mischievous children, she’s determined to help her new, ever-surprising family. Even if she’s sure love is too much to ask for. All John needs is someone to mother his admittedly unruly brood. He never imagined that beautiful Lady Helena would be a woman of irresistible spirit, caring and warmth. Or that facing down their pasts would give

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2 January 2018

Beneath the Blackberry Moon: The Red Feather (April W. Gardner) – Review

~ About the Book ~ On a moonless night in 1813, Adela McGirth encounters a set of wolves and the steely eyed warrior who slays them, searing himself on her heart. When he returns, it’s with a brand of a different sort–the flaming arrow that destroys her life. In the copper-haired captive, Totka Lawe finds the other half of his spirit. He vows he would die ten deaths to protect her, and he would kill any who tried to steal her away. With bluecoat soldiers pursuing him, a jealous cousin pursuing her, and the woman herself pursuing home, that vow

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28 December 2017

The Dishonorable Miss DeLancey (Carolyn Miller) – Review

  ~ About the Book ~ Will a damaged reputation and desire for society’s approval thwart the legacy of grace? Tainted by scandal and forced to leave London for the quieter Brighton countryside, the Honorable Miss Clara DeLancey is a shadow of her former society self. She’s lost the man she loved to another and, in a culture that has no patience for self-pity, is struggling with depression. A chance encounter brings her a healing friendship with the sisters of an injured naval captain. But Clara’s society mama is appalled at the new company she’s keeping. Captain Benjamin Kemsley is

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27 October 2017

First Line Friday – 20 October 2017 – The Dishonorable Miss DeLancey (Carolyn Miller)

Welcome to another week of First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. Can you believe October is half over? The end of the year is going to be here before you know it! This week I have the first line from an historical by fellow Australian Carolyn Miller! It’s the third book in her Regency Brides series and releases next Tuesday, 24 October. If you’ve read the first two books in the series, you’ll know a little bit of her background, and to be honest, she hasn’t been the most likable character so far, so I’m looking forward to getting to

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20 October 2017

First Line Friday – 13 Jan 2017 – A Noble Masquerade

I’m very excited to be joining some of my best book-blogging buddies for First Line Fridays this year.  If you’re not familiar with these posts, it’s pretty simple.  Open the book nearest to you (or go and pick up the book you’re currently reading – fiction or non-fiction) and share the first line in the […]

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13 January 2017