Scripture: Luke 6:20-23 Do you know the hymn “Count Your Many Blessings”? Written in 1897, it was one of 5000 songs that Johnson Oatman Jr. composed during his lifetime – he died in 1922 - as a way to preach the Gospel. The song's message? Despite whatever hardships life may throw at us, God has …
Fiction Friday | I’m In A Reader’s Slump
Right now, I am in a reader’s slump. Or maybe if writers have writers block readers could have readers’ block. Either way that is me. It started around the time I moved. I had several books I needed to read, and a couple of the deadlines changed dramatically. I had agreed to read a few …
Tuesday Book Chat | 23 January 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: Have you ever completed a "read the bible in the year" challenge? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the …
DEVOTIONAL: New Year, Same God
2024 has well and truly begun. It’s easy to be excited at a new year starting; there is a sense of anticipation the coming year will be better than the year before. Some of us had a great 2023 and some of us were counting down the minutes so we could farewell 2023. Some people …
Fiction Friday | The Love Penalty
I've written all kinds of romances over the years, with tropes ranging from friends-to-more (The Breakup Project), to best friends-to-more (Tangled up in Love), opposites attract (too many to name), arranged marriage (The Captivating Lady Charlotte, Midnight's Budding Morrow), to various others. One thing I haven't done too much of the 'bad' girl. I feel …
Tuesday Book Chat | 16 January 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 the last book you read that made you laugh? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post …
Devotion | Doing Things Differently
Scriptures: Romans 12:2 and Ephesians 5:1-2 “The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.” Novelist L. P. Hartley's opening line in “The Go-Between” resonates with me. It does so because I'm an author of historical fiction set during the English Reformation. My research has shown me how different life was in 1500s …
Fiction Friday | Rocky Road by Becky Wade
Today for Fiction Friday I'm sharing my book recommendation for Rocky Road by Becky Wade, book 2 in her Sons of Scandal Romance series that's releasing on February 14, 2024. Here's the book description for Rocky Road: Christy Award Hall of Fame Author FBI Agent Jude Camden handles every aspect of his job with by-the-book …
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Tuesday Book Chat | 9 January 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: Have you set yourself a reading challenge for this year ? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog …
New Releases | January 2024 New Releases
Welcome to January 2024 new releases. Today we have one new release. Congrats. The Love Penalty by Carolyn Miller Self published. (Release date: 25 January 2024) Sometimes there's a hefty price to pay when two opposites attract...With her fondness for tattoos and spider jewelry Sylvie Miles is used to being pre-judged and misunderstood. She has …