Tuesday Book Chat | Who is your favourite Christian romance heroine? What makes her so special?

Welcome to the Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Who is your favourite Christian romance heroine? What makes her so special? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this post …

Tuesday Book Chat | Which Christian romance has the best first date scene?

It’s Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Which Christian romance has the best first date scene? This is a tough question, partly because a lot of the romances I read don’t have a “first …

Book Review | Miss Serena’s Secret by Carolyn Miller

How can a wounded young woman ever trust a too-flirtatious earl with her heart? With devastating scars in her past, Serena Winthrop is sure no man can be trusted—especially not a man like the too-smooth Viscount Carmichael. His reputation as a flirt and a gambler is everything she despises. And the young artist makes sure …

Sheilas and Blokes and the Forgotten Romantic Hero

I posted this article two years ago, but I was only thinking about the concept a couple of days ago while watching television. It struck me that often in commercials, the female character is depicted as calm, capable and usually in control. In contrast, the male character is often depicted as incompetent, stupid or at …