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

Rose in Three Quarter Time (Rachel McMillan) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Some people marry for love; others marry for music… Rose McNeil is rising the ranks at the Mozarteum in Salzburg as a violinist to watch. Her musical Nova Scotian heritage has loaned an unparalleled technique to her interpretation of some of the most beautiful compositions in the world. The opportunity of a first chair assignment to the Rainer Quartet under the baton of Oliver Thorne is a dream come true— until her visa expires and the threat of leaving Vienna looms. As much as she grieves the prospect of leaving Vienna and the quartet, it

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30 September 2018

Rose in Three Quarter Time – Interview + Giveaway with Rachel McMillan

Oh, book-loving friends. I have such a treat for you today. And by treat for you, I really mean a treat for me that I’m sharing with all of you! 😉 If there is one thing in life I enjoy as much as books, it’s music. Especially the classical variety. So you can imagine how much a story featuring a conductor and a violinist in Vienna might appeal to me. As soon as I began reading this book, I knew I had to ask Rachel McMillan to share a little bit about these characters and the music that becomes part of

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28 September 2018

A Song Unheard (Roseanna M. White) – Review + Giveaway!

~ About the Book ~ Willa Forsythe is both a violin prodigy and top-notch thief, which makes her the perfect choice for a crucial task at the outset of World War I–to steal a cipher from a famous violinist currently in Wales. Lukas De Wilde has enjoyed the life of fame he’s won–until now, when being recognized nearly gets him killed. Everyone wants the key to his father’s work as a cryptologist. And Lukas fears that his mother and sister, who have vanished in the wake of the German invasion of Belgium, will pay the price. The only light he

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11 January 2018

Delightful Descriptions

Well, I haven’t had one of these posts for a while, but I finished reading Chris Fabry’s latest release, The Promise of Jesse Woods, yesterday, and found myself chuckling over some of the descriptions and the pithy observations made by the characters.  Make sure to watch for my review in the next couple of days! Anyway, if you have ever been involved in choirs or singing – participating or merely observing – or even if you just have a love of music, you will most likely find this description tickles you as much as it tickled me.  The context is

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1 July 2016

Song of Silence (Cynthia Ruchti) – Review

  Publisher’s Description Lucy and Charlie Tuttle agree on one thing: they’re committed to each other for life. Trouble is, neither of them expected life to look like this. While Charlie retired early, Lucy is devoted to a long-term career . . . until the day she has no choice. Forced to retire from her position as music educator in a small Midwestern K-8 school, Lucy can only watch helplessly as the program her father started years ago disintegrates before her eyes. As the music fades and a chasm separates her from the passion of her heart, Lucy wonders if

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14 April 2016