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

Grace in Deep Waters (Christine Dillon) – Review

William Macdonald is at the pinnacle of his career. Pastor of a growing megachurch and host of a successful national radio programme. Clever and respected, he’s a man with everything, including a secret. His wife has left him and he can’t risk anyone finding out.

Blanche Macdonald is struggling. Her once rock-solid marriage is showing cracks. She promised to love her husband for better or for worse, but does loving always mean staying?

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29 July 2019

Author Chat + Giveaway with Catherine West

Welcome, book lovers! Today’s guest has single-handedly kept Kleenex in business this week with the release of her latest novel, Where Hope Begins. That’s right. It comes with it’s own tissue warning! Lol! But in all seriousness, it’s a fantastic read—full of hope, despite dealing with some heavy topics. You can find my review here. Right now, though, Cathy is joining me to answer some questions!

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24 May 2018

Where Hope Begins (Catherine West) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Sometimes we’re allowed to glimpse the beauty within the brokenness . . . Savannah Barrington has always found solace at her parents’ lake house in the Berkshires, and it’s the place that she runs to when her husband of over twenty years leaves her. Though her world is shaken, and the future uncertain, she finds hope through an old woman’s wisdom, a little girl’s laughter, and a man who’s willing to risk his own heart to prove to Savannah that she is worthy of love. But soon Savannah is given a challenge she can’t run

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21 May 2018

First Line Friday – 18 May 2018 – Where Hope Begins (Catherine West)

Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books! I’m having a particularly emotional week this week, thanks to some thoughtless book planning on my behalf. Perhaps I was doing it late at night (highly possible), because at some point I thought it would be a good idea to put Heidi Chiavaroli’s The Hidden Side and Catherine West’s Where Hope Begins (review to come) one after the other on my reading schedule. 😳 Can anyone say ’emotional overload’?! Seriously, though, they’re both fabulous books, and I highly recommend them. Just . . . perhaps not one after the other! Give yourself some recovery time in

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18 May 2018

First Line Friday – Shadows of Hope – 6 April 2018

Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books! Today’s book is one that caught my eye the minute I read the description: Shadows of Hope by Georgiana Daniels. It’s just released this month, and it was just as compelling as I thought. You can read my review here,

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6 April 2018