New Releases | September 2024 New Releases

Welcome to September's new releases. Today we have 3 books to share with you. The Niece's Aussie Patient by Meredith Resce Publisher: ‎Golden Grain Publishing (Release date: 20 September 2024) Newly graduated in hospitality management, Stephanie Delafonte is looking forward to managing her aunt’s guest house for three weeks while Lina takes a well-earned break. …

Top 10 Tips for your First Writing Conference

Do you live in Australia or New Zealand? Are you signed up to attend the Omega Writer’s Conference in northern Sydney from 20 to 22 September? If you are, great! (If not, day registration is still open - click here to sign up now!) Some of you might be nervous about attending. Don’t be—there will …

Book Review | The Christmas Tree Farm by Melody Carlson

Today I am reviewing The Christmas Tree Farm by Melody Carlson Book Description When Madison McDowell returns from several years teaching overseas, she has high hopes of picking up where she left off at her family's Christmas tree farm in Oregon. But between damage from a recent wildfire and the neglect due to her sister …

Tuesday Book Chat | 3 September 2024

Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Do you like to read fairytale retellings? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared in our …

Devotional | Reinstated

Recently, my husband and I headed north without Google maps guiding us. We have travelled that way many times but somehow, we ended up taking a wrong turn.  Hence we lost some ground making our trip slightly longer. Turning Google maps on helped to re-orientate us. It was frustrating knowing that although we were familiar …

Fiction Friday | Lowcountry Lost by T. I. Lowe

Narelle here. I’m excited to welcome T. I. Lowe to our blog today and share an interview for her new book, Lowcountry Lost, that's releasing next week on September 3, 2024. Without giving too much away, can you tell us a little bit about the storyline of Lowcountry Lost? It’s about one woman who feels like a …

Book Spotlight | Lethal Standoff by DiAnn Mills

Narelle here. I’m excited to welcome DiAnn Mills to our blog today and share our interview about her new book, Lethal Standoff, that's releasing next week on September 3, 2024. Where did you come up with the idea for the plot of Lethal Standoff? As a Texan, I’m aware of the undocumented immigrant situation that affects not …

Wednesday Writing Wins from Beyond the Borders

Members of the Beyond the Borders zone of American Christian Fiction Writers have been busy writing and publishing over the last few months … Contest Finalists and Winners Snow Globe Secrets by Laura Thomas won the 25th Annual Faith, Hope, & Love Christian Writers (FHLCW) Reader’s Choice Award in the 2024 novella category and is …

Tuesday Book Chat | 27 August 2024

Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What’s your favourite non-bookmark bookmark? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared in our Australasian Christian …

Encouragement From My Garden and the Prophet Isaiah

Have you ever looked at your life and thought, "No one would ever be inspired by me?" This post is for the not-quite-right roses and failed daylilies. Take encouragement from my garden and a prophet who felt as you do. In Australia, it's wintertime. In some parts of the world, winter means no flowers, but …