Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey by Abigail Wilson
Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey by Abigail Wilson As many of you know, first-person perspectives are NOT my favorite. An author really has to engage me and make me forget I am in the first-person in order for me to really get through the story. That being said, I...
Letters for Phoebe by Sally Britton
Letters for Phoebe by Sally Britton This story was recommended to me by a critique partner because it has elements similar to a story idea we were discussing. Since I was traveling across the country and there are long periods on a plane where you can't have...
October 2020 ACFW New Releases
SOOOOOO many books and so little time. Which of these are top on your list? October 2020 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Children’s: The Firefly Warriors by Susan Count -- They chase a light and...
It’s a contract!
So I'm highjacking my normal schedule and doing the last Tuesday of the month today because the news of signing a contract couldn't wait. Here is the video if you want to watch the news as I nervously announced it on Facebook Live, or below is the transcript, minus my...
True Confessions of a Bookaholic
I don’t know about you, but I have an obsession with books. The movers we hired can attest to that as they moved over 60 boxes of books to our new house several years ago. If we had to move again, I’d say that number has increased by at least 20. Being a simple...
The Bride Bargain by Kelly Eileen Hake
The Bride Bargain by Kelly Eileen Hake I picked a copy of this book a thrift shop while on vacation in Amish Country. With the entire extended family in the car with us, I sat in the back with the shorter people--vertically challenged here--and I discovered I get car...
A Gilded Lady by Elizabeth Camden
A Gilded Lady by Elizabeth Camden I simply could not wait to read this story, especially when I discovered the hero was a Secret Service agent. The male POV of The Spice King enthralled me and I couldn't wait to get inside the head of a Secret Service operative,...
The House at the End of the Moor by Michelle Griep
The House at the End of the Moor by Michelle Griep This has been one of the hardest reviews I've ever written and thus will be a little different than normal. I have been a long-time fanatical fan of Michelle Griep and couldn't wait to read this book. However, when I...
September New Releases (ACFW)
Yay! Not only are we inching closer to it officially being Fall, but it's my favorite time of the month! Which books are on your TBR pile? I'm particularly excited about The Edge of Belonging as this story was written by one of my critique partners and it will...
Research: Love It or Hate It, You Gotta Do It
This month's "From the Author's Desk" is a long post about researching for your novel that I wrote for another blog meant to help other writers. I wanted to post it here too, so I could include it in my For Writer's Tab. I hope you'll find it an interesting look a the...
