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

First Line Friday – Christmas in Three Quarter Time (Rachel McMillan)

Happy Friday, and welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. If you’re missing being able to travel this year, then this Christmas read is for you! Christmas in Three Quarter Time by Rachel McMillan immerses you in a Viennese Christmas complete with Christkindl markets, Sachertorte, and a man who rescues a bunny. It’s simply delightful!

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Katie & Rel’s Novel Gift Guide

Welcome, reader friends! Christmas is fast approaching, and if you’re anything like me, you’re still searching for the perfect gift for some of your family and friends. 😬 Last year, my dear friend Rel (from Relz Reviewz) and I put our heads together to give you some great recommendations to make your Christmas shopping a little bit easier, and we had so much fun we decided to do it again! As a result, here is Katie & Rel’s Novel Gift Guide for 2019!

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The End of the Magi (Patrick W. Carr) – Review

Following his vision of the coming Messiah, the prophet Daniel creates a select group of men who will count down the calendar to the arrival of Israel’s promised king. Centuries later, as the day nears, Myrad, a young magi acolyte, flees for his life when his adoptive father and others are put to death by a ruthless Parthian queen.

Having grabbed only a few possessions, Myrad escapes the city, and searching for a way to hide from the soldiers scouring the trade routes, he tries to join the caravan of the merchant Walagash.

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Katie & Rel’s Novel Gift Guide

It’s the Thursday before Christmas . . . and if you’re anything like me, you’re scrambling to get those last few (or more) presents bought in time for Christmas! That’s where this post comes in! The lovely Rel (from Relz Reviewz) and I have teamed up, drawing on our *muffled and indistinct number* years reading…

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First Line Friday – His Mistletoe Miracle (Jenny B. Jones)

Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books! I have a great little read for you today if you’re looking for a Christmas novella. Jenny B. Jones is one of my favourite authors when I’m looking for a healthy dose of humour in my story, and this one delivers on that and more. You can read my full review here. But for now, I give you the first line of His Mistletoe Miracle.

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Advent Reading: Prepare Him Room (Marty Machowski) and A Better December (Steven Estes)

~ About the Book ~ Title:  Prepare Him RoomAuthor:  Marty Machowski Make Room for a New Christmas Tradition. Christmas traditions become a treasured part of a family’s heritage, passed down from generation to generation. This brand new, four-week devotional guides your family on an unforgettable advent journey, exploring some of the most wonderful prophecies in the Bible and how God fulfills them in Christ. From Bible devotions which tell the Christmas story through the eyes of the prophets to an original Christmas short story called “Bartimaeus,” Prepare Him Room helps you build family Christmas traditions around Christ. The memorable and meaningful

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