Xavier isn’t your average ten-year-old Tasmanian boy. He likes wearing brightly coloured clothes. His best friend—well, his only proper friend—is a girl. His mother is a hippie. His parents are on a break for reasons he doesn’t understand. They say it’s not forever. It’s just for the meantime. And his constant companion is a big …
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Today we’re interviewing Jeanette Grant-Thomson, who will be joining our group of frequent contributors to the ACW blog. Fast Five Kiwis or koalas? Koalas Mangoes or kiwifruit? Mangoes Books or TV? Books Desert or sea? Sea Plotter or pantser? A bit of each. I have to do a bit of plotting or I let the …
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 fictional Service: Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog …
Hebrews 12 verse 1 (NIV). Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perserverance the race marked out for us. Recently I had the wonderful treat of flying to Queenstown. On the …
Today I will be reviewing a new boxset featuring three of our authors. Love, Faith and Tender Kisses features seven novellas including stories by Narelle Atkins, Carolyn Miller and Meredith Resce. Boy meets girl. Man meets woman. Sparks fly. All good love stories start here and usually face a myriad of challenges before the young …
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When I was nineteen, I read the The Footsteps of Anne Frank by Ernst Schnabel. This follow-up to the famous diary gives more of the background about the people who helped to hide Anne and her family, what happened on the night the Gestapo found their hiding place, and the events leading up to Anne’s …
My book review of The Well-Watered Woman by Gretchen Saffles Description: “Discover the bottomless, refreshing Well of God's Word-and experience a fullness and peace beyond your circumstances. In the chaos of our everyday, it can be difficult to live out and apply the truths of Scripture. We want more of Jesus, but we find ourselves …
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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 enjoy novels with military themes? 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 …
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Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need - Hebrews 4:16 Like most people, I have many flaws and faults. I've said and done things that have left me questioning my own sanity. I've unintentionally hurt …
Today I am reviewing Susan Page Davis's 100th release Cliffhanger Blurb A charming themed inn, breaking waves, and a missing guest. What more could one ask? The Novel Inn’s reopening goes smoothly until a guest vanishes. The new owners prepare for their first large group—a former squad of cheerleaders meeting for a reunion. Things go …
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