Romantic Suspense Book Recommendation | Deadly Currents by Elizabeth Goddard

Today I’m sharing my book recommendation for Deadly Currents by Elizabeth Goddard, the third book in her Hidden Bay series that’s releasing this month. Here’s the book description: USA Today Bestselling Author Elizabeth Goddard Presents a Gripping Thrill RideInvestigative journalist Cressida Dane arrives in Hidden Bay after a worldwide journey to finish her late father’s manuscript …

Fiction Friday | Her Mistaken Identity Cowboy by Karen Baney

Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for Her Mistaken Identity Cowboy, the first book in Karen Baney’s Love at Vargas Ranch series that’s releasing next week. Here’s the book description: He’s running from his twin’s crimes. She’s haunted by the man who betrayed her. Can she open her heart to his identical …

Fiction Friday | The Lies We Trade by Kristine Delano

Narelle here. I’m delighted to welcome Kristine Delano to our blog today and share an interview plus my recommendation for her debut book, The Lies We Trade, that’s releasing on January 20, 2026. How much of Meredith’s story is inspired by your own career on Wall Street? My time on Wall Street gave me a front-row …

Fiction Friday | Meddling with Mistletoe by Liz Johnson

Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for Liz Johnson’s contemporary Christmas romance, Meddling with Mistletoe, set on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Here’s the Book Description: Whitney Garrett is preparing to enter culinary school in the spring, but first she has to sell enough homemade pies at the local Christmas markets to pay …

Fiction Friday | The Christmas Ring by Karen Kingsbury

Today I’m sharing my book recommendation for The Christmas Ring, a delightful contemporary romance short novel from Karen Kingsbury. Here’s the Book Description: Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. While searching for her family’s long-lost heirloom ring, military widow Vanessa Mayfield meets handsome antique dealer Ben Miller. The two are drawn …

Fiction Friday | The Rules of Falling for You by Mollie Rushmeyer

Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for The Rules of Falling for You by Mollie Rushmeyer, a fun Jane Austen regency inspired contemporary romcom set in Minnesota. Here’s the Book Description: She thought she knew the rules of love. Turns out, love makes its own.  The perfect match can’t be far–certainly not …

Fiction Friday | A Heart to Treasure by Dienece Darling

Today I’m sharing my book recommendation for A Heart to Treasure, Dienece Darling’s delightful romance novella set in Georgian England. Here’s the Book Description: The vicar’s son and the draper’s daughter have fought against all odds to be together, but a storm is coming. One that will shatter everything.Life hasn’t been easy for Obadiah Howard, …

Fiction Friday | The Fault Between Us by Stephanie Landsem

Narelle here. I’m delighted to welcome Stephanie Landsem to our blog today and share an interview plus my recommendation for her new book, The Fault Between Us, that’s releasing on November 4, 2025. What inspired this story? Since my parents lived in Yellowstone at the time, I’ve heard stories of the Hebgen Lake Earthquake all my life …

Fiction Friday | The Second Story Bookshop by Denise Hunter

Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for Denise Hunter’s new contemporary romance, The Second Story Bookshop, set in North Carolina. Here’s the Book Description: She inherits the bookshop of her dreams . . . But she has to run it with the ex she vowed never to speak with again. Shelby Thatcher …

VANITY PUBLISHING — A VERY BAD DEAL FOR AUTHORS

Since 2013, when Australasian Christian Writers (ACW) was born and we started our original blog at Blogspot (Blogger), we have stood firm in our strong belief that vanity publishing—sometimes called assisted self publishing, hybrid publishing, partner publishing, pay-to-play publishing—is a terrible deal for authors. In recent years vanity publishing has evolved to specifically target independent …

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