New Releases | February 2025

Welcome to February's new releases. Today we have 2 books to share with you. Congratulations Milla and Jo on your new releases. Small Town Harmony by Milla Holt Publisher:‎ Reinbok Limited (Released: 5 February 2025) Faith, fame, and family collide as a Christian music power couple hides a secret discord. Ezra Falconer’s career with his brothers’ …

Book Review | Heart of Beauty by Danielle Grandinetti

Today I am reviewing Heart of Beauty by Danielle Grandinetti. Book Description: Discover the origin of Crooked Tooth Ranch in this 1870s western retelling of Beauty and the BeastHow can a beauty save a beast? Blue Spruce, Montana, 1871—When Caleb Orson's prize stallion escapes his ranch, Sal Beauregard rides to the rescue, revealing her true …

Book Review | Secrets Between the Shelves

Today I am reviewing Secrets Between the Shelves. Book Description Mysteries Leap Off the Page Murder and mayhem haunt four newly-opened bookstores. The mysteries enjoyed in books come to life, threatening four businesses. Amber's new bookshop and tearoom draws rare book collectors, but when one ends up dead in the mystery section, the shop's future …

Tuesday Book Chat | 4 February 2025

Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. As we are a faith-based group the questions refer mainly to Christian fiction or non-fiction. Today’s question is: Do you read more in different seasons? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in …

Devotional: Transformations from Darkness to Light

When darkness hangs like rain clouds overhead, believing in future sunny days isn't easy. Through the example of a weather pattern, God taught me about His power to bring me from darkness to light. On a bleak December morning, I had resigned myself to indoor activities despite my desire to take a walk for a …

Fiction Friday | Storm Warning by Elizabeth Goddard

Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for Elizabeth Goddard’s new romantic suspense novel, Storm Warning, that’s releasing on February 18, 2025. Here's the Book Description: Haunted by a half-forgotten past, former army photographer Remi Grant is working at an isolated storm-watching lodge on the rocky Washington coast when she receives a mysterious puzzle piece. …

Book Spotlight | As Sure as the Sea by Jamie Ogle

Narelle here. I’m delighted to welcome Jamie Ogle to our blog today and share an interview about her new book, As Sure as the Sea, that’s releasing on February 11, 2025. How did you decide on the title, As Sure as the Sea? This book was originally called A Determined Hope, which sort of fit, but I …

Tuesday Book Chat | 28 January 2025

Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. As we are a faith-based group the questions refer mainly to Christian fiction or non-fiction. Today’s question is: Do you have a favourite snack or drink when reading? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. …

DEVOTIONAL: Proclaim His Wonderous Works

We are doing a series at church on the book of ACTS, and I have found myself stuck in chapter two. On the day of Pentecost, with all the believers gathered in one room waiting, the Holy Spirit come upon them all and they all started speaking in other tongues. The bible tells us that …

Fiction Friday | An Overdue Match by Sarah Monzon

Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for Sarah Monzon’s new contemporary Christian romance, An Overdue Match, releasing on February 18, 2025. Here’s the Book Description: Can a librarian’s matchmaking mischief lead to a love that rewrites their stories?If the covers of every romance book ever published didn’t convince librarian Evangeline Kelly that she isn’t …