Facebook Groups to Hang Out In (for Authors and Readers)

Hi, Dienece Darling here. Today, I’m sharing some of the Facebook Groups I like to hang out in as both a reader and a writer. Let’s face it. Readers need authors and authors need readers, but we can’t all live in a bookstore for the rest of our lives (such a pity.) This forces us …

When God Stops You

Hi, it’s Dienece Darling doing something new today! I’m adding devotional blogs to what I write with ACW. Pondering God’s Word is something close to my heart, and I hope you enjoy looking through the Bible with me. So, settle in, and let’s start our journey together to the foot of God’s throne. Have you …

Book Review | Pixels and Paint by Kristi Ann Hunter

Hi, Dienece Darling here today. I’m excited to review Kristi Ann Hunter’s Pixels and Paints, a contemporary romance. It was such a good read.

Book Description:

For Emma Trinket, life is a delicate balancing act between loving her family and pursuing interests they don’t understand. When the opportunity arises to finally impress them with her job as a computer programmer, she jumps at it even if it means immersing herself in a world she’s despised since childhood.

Unfortunately the one man who could crush her prospects is also the best person to help her navigate the lessons she needs to be a success.

Artistic expression is both Carter Anderson’s safe space and his livelihood, but his fading inspiration has him worried about his place in life. His encounters with Emma spark a passion to create that he hasn’t felt in years and he isn’t ready to let go of his new muse even if she’s threatening the sanctity of his art world with her digital technologies.

As each tries to gain an advantage from the other, Emma and Carter discover they actually might be more compatible than they thought. Will that be enough to unify their opposing missions or will the real differences between pixels and paint tear them apart?

Dienece’s Review:
I loved this immersive and intriguing story. Click on the link to read more!

Book Review | Her Cowboy Blind Date by Narelle Atkins

Hi, Dienece Darling here today to review Narelle Atkins’s latest release Her Cowboy Blind Date. Book Blurb He’s a small-town guy, a cowboy at heart. She’s a city girl from the other side of the world. Will a blind date lead to a love that lasts a lifetime? Farm mechanic Sam Williams is on the …

Book Review | Iola Goulton’s Always by My Side

Book Blurb A hardworking introvert meets a handsome adventurer longing to settle down. Tabitha Thomas longs to leave Trinity Lakes and travel the world in honor of the beloved grandmother who raised her and her siblings. But she’s needed at home—she’s the responsible triplet, the one who stayed home to run the family inn while …

Book Review of Melissa Tagg’s Wedding At Sea

Today, Dienece Darling is reviewing her favourite (and recently released) book in a contemporary romance series with strong mystery elements Wedding at Sea by Melissa Tagg. Book Blurb Two enemies. One wedding. And a seaside mystery decades in the making. Lilian doesn’t remember anything about her life before the day Maggie Muir found her on her …

Book Review | I’ll Always Choose You by Lisa Renee

Dienece Darling’s book review of Lisa Renee’s contemporary romance I’ll Always Choose You. Book Blurb Leah Thompson is the Sheriff’s daughter of Trinity Lakes, Washington state. No one is good enough for his baby girl. At twenty-four, she should be able to choose who she wants to date, but her dad holds Justin’s past against …

Book Review | Down by the Water by Jo-Anne Berthelsen

Today, Dienece is reviewing Down by the Water, an Australian historical fiction novel by Aussie author Jo-Anne Berthelsen. Book  Description In 1909, Meg Porter heads to Brisbane to study art, but a family tragedy changes everything. Heartbroken, she decides to give up her art classes and accept a marriage proposal. After a miscarriage, Meg embarks on …

Book Review | Storm Breakers: Silence the Storm of Depression

Today, Dienece is reviewing a Christian resource for silencing the storm of depression, D.M. Samms’ Storm Breakers. Back Cover Copy A small phrase [pictured above] began a search to understand how and why depression is affecting so many people, and to find a biblically-based approach to overcoming its effects. This book is one author’s revelation, …