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

Most Anticipated Books of 2018 – Suspense

Welcome to day three of my Most Anticipated Books of 2018 posts. If you missed days one and two, you can check them out here: Contemporary Settings; Historical Settings. Are you a suspense fan? I am. Danger, mystery, intrigue, action. I love it! And there are some great ones coming up in 2018. Here are my most anticipated: This post contains affiliate links. Click here for full disclosure.

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Top Ten Tuesday – Books On My Winter (In Other Words, Summer) TBR

Hello, reader friends. We’re just two days away from Summer here in Australia, so while the girls at The Broke and the Bookish have nominated ‘Books on my Winter TBR’ for today’s Top Ten topic, I will, of course, be giving you the books that I’ll be reading over the glorious (and, let’s face it, sometimes stinking hot!) days of the Australian summer. Not that it makes much difference to the books that will actually be on my list, but . . . you know. Just so you’re all picturing sunshine instead of snow. 🙂

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Weekend Book Buzz – 25/26 November 2017

Hello, dear readers! Welcome to the last weekend in November! 😳 Sorry if you just stumbled a bit there. Perhaps I should have warned you to sit down for before just blurting that out! But it’s true. As I type this it is, it is one month until Christmas. And suddenly I feel like I have about three months of activity to fit into the next four-and-a-bit weeks. So let’s all take a deep breath together—ready: *breathe in slowly through nose, two…three…four… and exhale through the mouth, two…three…four…* Feeling better? Then let’s get to it!

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A Matter of Trust (Susan May Warren) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Champion backcountry snowboarder Gage Watson has left the limelight behind after the death of one of his fans. After being sued for negligence and stripped of his sponsorships, he’s remade his life as a ski patrol in Montana’s rugged mountains, as well as serving on the PEAK Rescue team. But he can’t seem to find his footing–or forget the woman he loved, who betrayed him. Senator and former attorney Ella Blair spends much of her time in the limelight as the second-youngest senator in the country. But she has a secret–one that cost Gage his

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Top Ten Tuesday – Ten Series Recommendations for Lovers of Small-Town Settings

Top Ten Tuesday is back! The girls at The Broke and the Bookish have given us a certain amount of free rein this week with the topic of Ten Book Recommendations for . . .  After much umming and ahhing I decided I would do some series recommendations for those readers who lover small-town settings. Because when you find a place you really like, you want to be able to keep visiting, don’t you?

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Romance Tropes – The Love Triangle

Top Ten Tuesday is on a six-week hiatus at the moment, and while I may still come up with some top ten posts for you during that time, I’m taking the opportunity today to do something a little different. If you’ve read some of my recent posts, you’ll know that the final book in the Serena Jones Mystery Series releases today (YAY!), and you’ll also know that it has been much anticipated by me (and countless other readers) because it will give us the answer to the big question: Which man will win Serena’s affection? Nate Butler or Tanner Calhoun?

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