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

Winning Miss Winthrop (Carolyn Miller) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Years ago, the man who stole Catherine Winthrop’s heart rejected her–and she’s never recovered from the grief. Now tragedy has brought him back into her life. This time it isn’t her heart he’s taking, it’s her home and her family’s good name. Jonathan Carlew’s serious demeanor and connection to trade, not to mention the rumors surrounding his birth, have kept him from being a favorite of the ladies, or their parents. Now, suddenly landed and titled, he finds himself with plenty of prospects. But his demanding society responsibilities keep pressing him into service to the

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The Weekend Book Buzz – 24/25 March 2018

Happy weekend, book lovers! I’m only just getting in this edition before the end of the weekend here, because whew am I a busy girl at the moment. And I have lots coming up on the blog this week, too. And it’s already the end of March! How did that happen? I hope you get a chance to slow down this weekend and read a good book. There’s plenty of them around, and you’ll find quite a few of them right here…

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Best of 2017 – The Emoji Files, Part V: Take Me Away . . .

Well, it’s the end of the first week of 2018, and it’s also the final post for my Best of 2017 series, The Emoji Files. I hope I’ve been able to remind you of some of your own favourites from 2017, as well as perhaps add to your 2018 TBR! 😉 Today’s post is going to list those books that transported me to another time and/or place. These were immersive reads that made me forget the here and now and took me to places as diverse as Ancient Israel, World War I England, and a modern-day Californian vineyard. Not only

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Top Ten Tuesday – New-To-Me Authors in 2017

Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, book lovers! This week’s topic from the girls at The Broke and the Bookish is ‘New-to-me Authors I Read in 2017’. Folks, I found some FANTASTIC new-to-me authors in 2017, and they are all—without exception—on my ‘must read’ list now. Who are these writers, you ask? Allow me to introduce you! Karen Barnett I was part of Karen Barnett’s launch team for The Road to Paradise in June 2017, which have me my first taste of Karen’s writing. The setting came to life, particularly the trek up Mount Rainier at the end of the book, and

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Most Anticipated Books of 2018 – Historical Settings

Hello again, book lovers. Welcome to the second of my ‘Most Anticipated Books of 2018’ posts. Yesterday I shared the contemporary releases I’m most anticipating, so today I’m going to share my most anticipated historical releases, in order of release: This post has affiliate links. Click here for full disclosure.

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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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Weekend Book Buzz – 21/22 October 2017

Another weekend already? Sure is! I hope it’s a relaxing one for you, refreshing and restoring you for the week to come. And I hope you manage to find some time to fit in a little reading, because there’s nothing quite like a good book!

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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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