Book Review | I’ll Always Choose You by Lisa Renee

Dienece Darling’s book review of Lisa Renee’s contemporary romance I’ll Always Choose You. Book Blurb Leah Thompson is the Sheriff’s daughter of Trinity Lakes, Washington state. No one is good enough for his baby girl. At twenty-four, she should be able to choose who she wants to date, but her dad holds Justin’s past against …

Fiction Friday | Romance in Christian Fiction

I recently posted in a Facebook group a question that I’ve been pondering for a while now. Does it bother you as (presumably) a Christian reader to read about Christian characters pursuing relationships when they don’t know if the other person is a Christian or not? I recently read a contemporary novel by a hugely …

Fiction Friday | Art & Checked Impressions

Any other art fans out there? Do you enjoy reading books with artworks in it? Back in 2010 my husband and I were blessed with the opportunity to visit North America which saw this redheaded Aussie insist on a trip to every redhead’s spiritual home: Prince Edward Island, aka the home of Anne of Green …

Winter Olympics Dream Comes to Life

Wow. It’s hard to believe this day is nearly here – the release of the very first book I ever wrote! Years before any of my historicals were published, I was watching the closing ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, when I noticed an Aussie female athlete holding hands with a North American male …

Fiction Friday Book Recommendation – Is It Any Wonder by Courtney Walsh

Book Description: Can a promise made as kids bring them back together as adults? In this Nantucket-set beach read, “master of the genre” (Midwest Book Review) Courtney Walsh delivers a sparkling inspirational romance about first love and second chances. Twelve years ago, Cody Boggs and Louisa Chambers made a pact that no matter where their …

Book Recommendation – Restoring Fairhaven by Carolyn Miller + #Giveaway

Narelle here. Today I’m sharing with you my book recommendation for Restoring Fairhaven: Merriweather Island (Independence Islands Book 6) by Aussie author Carolyn Miller. Book Description: Samantha Green of Greener Gardens gets more than she bargained for when she is employed to restore the overgrown gardens of the estate owned by a reclusive writer, whose romances …

Book Recommendation – Organized Backup by Meredith Resce

Narelle here. Today I’m sharing with you my book recommendation for Organized Backup (Luella Linley: License to Meddle Book 1) by Aussie author Meredith Resce. Book Description: Regency romance author, Luella Linley, arranges her characters’ lives, making sure that they weather all storms and live happily-ever-after. Her characters are putty in her hands, but her …

Fiction Friday: Acceptable Content in Christian Fiction

Many things change in publishing, but there are some things that stay the same. One of those constants is the hot button topic of Acceptable Content in Christian Fiction. What are the rules for Christian fiction? Should there be any rules? A more important question: What do readers expect when they pick up a book …