Christmas. Yes, it’s now just over five weeks away. I haven’t bought many of my presents yet, so there’s a job for December. I did buy an emergency ‘turducken’ (one of those combo turkey / duck / chicken roasts) this week, just in case we need to have Christmas here again this year. (Last year, …
Category Archives: Fiction Friday
Friday Fiction | Wish Me Gone
For Friday Fiction I am reviewing Wish Me Gone by D.J. Blackmore “Up close, the heritage listed house is nothing but a beautiful disaster, but while there are acres of orange trees to lose herself amongst, Isabella realises there’s no escaping the new school. But when intolerance towards Damaska and her family—whom Isabella’s family has …
Discovering New Books to Read
Back in the good old days, last century, the library was my go-to place to discover new books. I knew the floor plan layout and had memorised the shelving systems via genre and book category. I’d gravitate to the shelves that held hidden treasures waiting to be explored. I’d talk about books and pick up …
Friday Fiction | Writing A Series
I’ll forever be grateful to Narelle Atkins for talking at an Omega conference in 2015 about the value of writing in a series. When I heard this, I’d just finished writing my third historical (Winning Miss Winthrop), and was primed to write a sequel to this as a NaNoWriMo project in November that year. Little …
Fiction Friday | Book Review of Flight by Kristen Young
Welcome to Fiction Friday. Today, I am reviewing “Flight”, the final instalment in The Collective Underground Series by our very own Kristen Young. Book Blurb: On the cusp of graduation, Cadence is finally feeling in control. She’s about to become one of the prestigious Elites working in the Hall of Love. Plus, she can take …
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Fiction Friday Book Recommendation – In a Far-Off Land by Stephanie Landsem
Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for In a Far-Off Land by Stephanie Landsem, a historical fiction novel set in 1930’s Hollywood. Book Description: It’s 1931 in Hollywood, and Minerva Sinclaire is on the run for a murder she didn’t commit. As the Great Depression hits the Midwest, Minerva Sinclaire runs away …
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Fiction Friday | Romance in Christian Fiction
I recently posted in a Facebook group a question that I’ve been pondering for a while now. Does it bother you as (presumably) a Christian reader to read about Christian characters pursuing relationships when they don’t know if the other person is a Christian or not? I recently read a contemporary novel by a hugely …
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Fiction Friday – Exploring Prince Edward Island in Beyond the Tides by Liz Johnson
It’s interesting how we yearn for things and experiences that are unobtainable. International border closures in recent years made arm chair traveling via reading fiction books a wonderful and affordable alternative. Who can resist delightful escapes to distant lands and far away places? Prince Edward Island in Canada has been on my travel wish list …
Fiction Friday | Book Review of Seaside Proposal by Narelle Atkins
Today for Friday Fiction I am reviewing Seaside Proposal by Narelle Atkins. This book is the third in the series and releases today. Book Description: Billie Radcliffe has a secret. And she isn’t sharing it with anyone, including Zach Montford. Even though she feels an instant connection with the good-looking banker and youth leader, she’s …
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Fiction Friday | The Sign of the Calico Quartz by Jan Drexler
Welcome to Fiction Friday. Today I am reviewing The Sign of the Calico Quartz by Jan Drexler. A new cozy mystery. Book Description: Emma Blackwood’s favorite pastime is solving literary murder mysteries…until the body in her living room makes everything a little too real. When Emma comes to the Black Hills to work at her …
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