I occasionally read Christian fiction stories that tackle deep and challenging real life issues. Story can be an effective way to teach us how to empathise with people who are in difficult and messy situations. Through the character’s point-of-view we can gain valuable insights into how they think, feel and respond in specific circumstances. We …
Author Archives: Narelle Atkins
Fiction Friday – In Search Of A Prince by Toni Shiloh
Narelle here. Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for Toni Shiloh’s upcoming contemporary Christian romance release, In Search Of A Prince, set in the USA and a fictional West African Island. Royalty romances and princess stories are fun reads that are typically set in fictional European countries. I love reading fiction that …
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Fiction Friday – Upon a Midnight Snow by Tari Faris
Narelle here. Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for Tari Faris’ new Christmas novella, Upon a Midnight Snow, from her Restoring Heritage series set in Michigan, USA. The Restoring Heritage series is one the best contemporary Christian romance series I’ve read this year. I enjoyed reading Upon A Midnight Snow, that chronologically follows on …
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Fiction Friday Book Recommendation – Under the Magnolias by T. I. Lowe
Narelle here. Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing with you my book recommendation for Under the Magnolias by T. I. Lowe that’s releasing next week. Book Description: This night not only marked the end to the drought, but also the end to the long-held secret we’d kept hidden under the magnolias. Magnolia, South Carolina, 1980 …
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Fiction Friday Book Recommendation – Is It Any Wonder by Courtney Walsh
Book Description: Can a promise made as kids bring them back together as adults? In this Nantucket-set beach read, “master of the genre” (Midwest Book Review) Courtney Walsh delivers a sparkling inspirational romance about first love and second chances. Twelve years ago, Cody Boggs and Louisa Chambers made a pact that no matter where their …
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Tuesday Book Chat | Have you set a reading challenge for 2021?
Welcome to the Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Have you set a reading challenge for 2021? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this post or in a comment …
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Book Recommendation – Joy to the World (A Regency Christmas Collection)
Narelle here. Today I’m sharing with you my book recommendation for the Regency romance Christmas collection ‘Joy to the World’ by Carolyn Miller, Amanda Barratt and Erica Vetsch. Book Description: Inspirational Regency romance with a Christmas twist from three best-selling authors In Joy to the World, three popular authors come together to offer a heartwarming collection …
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Book Recommendation – Restoring Fairhaven by Carolyn Miller + #Giveaway
Narelle here. Today I’m sharing with you my book recommendation for Restoring Fairhaven: Merriweather Island (Independence Islands Book 6) by Aussie author Carolyn Miller. Book Description: Samantha Green of Greener Gardens gets more than she bargained for when she is employed to restore the overgrown gardens of the estate owned by a reclusive writer, whose romances …
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Book Recommendation – Organized Backup by Meredith Resce
Narelle here. Today I’m sharing with you my book recommendation for Organized Backup (Luella Linley: License to Meddle Book 1) by Aussie author Meredith Resce. Book Description: Regency romance author, Luella Linley, arranges her characters’ lives, making sure that they weather all storms and live happily-ever-after. Her characters are putty in her hands, but her …
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Supporting Local Authors – Tasmania
Today we’re continuing our Supporting Local Authors blog post series by spotlighting Tasmania. ‘Local’ at ACW refers to Australia, New Zealand and other countries within Australasia. In our ACW blogging group we have one blog member from this region – Keona Tann. Keona Tann writes encouraging and inspiring devotion posts for our blog and on her …