Book Review | Seeing Jess by Jenny Glazebrook

Dienece Darling here today, offering a book review of Aussie author Jenny Glazebrook’s contemporary YA romance Seeing Jess. Book Blurb Jess Cardelle likes to fix people. She’s used to being the helper, the dependable one. But losing her brother Toby in an accident was never part of the plan. Why didn’t God give her a chance …

New Releases | November 2024 New Releases and Giveaway winner

Welcome to November’s new releases. Today we have 2 books to share with you. Hearts Unknown by Dienece Darling Self published. (Release date: November 15, 2024) When the heart longs for what it cannot have, toes aren’t safe in the ballroom.Edith Howard has long mourned the loss of Clarence. He was more than the boy …

Encouragement From My Garden and the Prophet Isaiah

Have you ever looked at your life and thought, “No one would ever be inspired by me?” This post is for the not-quite-right roses and failed daylilies. Take encouragement from my garden and a prophet who felt as you do. In Australia, it’s wintertime. In some parts of the world, winter means no flowers, but …

Book Review | Her Cowboy Blind Date by Narelle Atkins

Hi, Dienece Darling here today to review Narelle Atkins’s latest release Her Cowboy Blind Date. Book Blurb He’s a small-town guy, a cowboy at heart. She’s a city girl from the other side of the world. Will a blind date lead to a love that lasts a lifetime? Farm mechanic Sam Williams is on the …

Book Review | Iola Goulton’s Always by My Side

Book Blurb A hardworking introvert meets a handsome adventurer longing to settle down. Tabitha Thomas longs to leave Trinity Lakes and travel the world in honor of the beloved grandmother who raised her and her siblings. But she’s needed at home—she’s the responsible triplet, the one who stayed home to run the family inn while …

Author Interview | Introducing Dienece Darling

Today we’re introducing a new blogger to Australasian Christian Writers: Dienece Darling. Welcome, Dienece! Fast Five Kiwis or koalas? Koalas. They bring back special, childhood memories of going to the local sanctuary in Hervey Bay, Queensland with my family. Mangoes or kiwifruit? Mango lassi! My sister’s mother-in-law grew up in Pakistan, and she got me …