New Releases | October 2024 New Releases

Welcome to October’s new releases. Today we have 2 books to share with you. Hold Her Close by Hannah Currie Publisher: WhiteCrown Publishing (Date Released: October 1, 2024) Firstborn of King Lior and heir to the throne of Raedonleith, Lady Rose has always known what was expected of her—marry a prince, bear a child, continue …

Fiction Friday | Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble

Today for Fiction Friday I'm sharing my book recommendation for Fragile Designs, an excellent romantic suspense novel by Colleen Coble. Here's the Book Description: There’s only one thing more dangerous than family secrets. Since her police-officer husband Eric’s mysterious murder, Carly Harris has been struggling to support herself and their infant son. Her career as …

Guest Post | What’s the Story, Morning Glory? by Julie Lessman With Giveaway

Today we welcome Julie Lessman to our blog to talk about her new book What's the story Morning Glory. What do you hope readers take away from this book? The number one thing I hope readers take away from this book is how much POWER we Christians possess when we utilize the Word of God. …

Book Review | Tea with Elephants by Robin Jones Gunn With Interview

Today I am reviewing Tea with Elephants by Robin Jones Gunn. Robin also answered a couple of interview questions for us which will start this post. Interview What inspired you to write this book and new series Suitcase Sisters? Would you believe it was a simple FaceBook post that started the wheels in motion? I …

Tuesday Book Chat | 8 October 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 stopped reading a series before the end? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post …

Writers Life | Training Day

Brisbane Training Day for Writers. The Brisbane Training Day for Writers is fast approaching on Saturday 12 October. The Omega Writers biennial Conference in Sydney just a few short weeks ago reminded me what a joy it is to meet together as writers – inspiring, encouraging and learning from each other.  What a fabulous weekend …

Book Review | A Match Made at Christmas

Today I am reviewing A Match Made at Christmas Book Description A-parent-ly Christmas (by Amy R Anguish)—Noel and Joy Davidson didn’t mean to separate, but a job promotion and educational opportunities were too much for their marriage to withstand. Now, it’s Christmas and their son Andy wants them together. Between his mischief, an unexpected snowstorm, and …

Writers Life | Watch Those Deadlines Whoosh By

Deadlines. Love them or hate them, deadlines seem to define the life of a writer. For some, they’re a motivation. For others, they’re a source of dread. But whether we rush to meet them or let them whoosh by, deadlines shape our writing habits and productivity. A few weeks ago, I signed up for a …

Writers Life | The Spiritual Rewards of Writing

What are we doing this for, anyway? These are challenging times for authors. I’ve heard from many of my author friends about the frustrations of the past few months. So many are seeing downturns in the number of books sold, fewer Kindle Unlimited pages read, lower ROIs on paid advertising. Things that were working well …

Tuesday Book Chat | 1 October 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 read a series of novels from start to finish? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the …