My Top 10 Winter TBR Pile
Everyone is doing their top ten lists from 2021, but I'm looking forward to my reading pile for January through March. In the order I hope to read them, these are the top ten books on my TBR pile for cozying up this winter. Of course, these are just goals. Last year...
2021 Reading Challenge Grand-Prize Winner & Wrap Up Announcement
2021 came with the first-ever Unlocking the Past Reading Challenge with a theme of American History. We traveled from the Colonial Era all the way through Contemporary times. Here are some fun facts from the 2021 Reading Challenge: The group collectively read 177...
Giveaway & Meet Sadie Bauer of Time will Tell by Donna Schlachter
UPDATE: Donna is offering a giveaway! See below! Last year when I asked what you would like to see more of, the most popular answer was more interviews. It is my joy and privilege to be able to meet that need in this coming year with TWO types of interviews: Character...
Free Books
Just dropping in for a quick moment to let you know about a Bookfunnel Promotion I'm participating in. If you are looking for some new-to-you authors to possibly try out, this promotion allows you to browse through some titles and descriptions and sign up to receive a...
Endorser Spotlight: Misty Beller
One of the most nerve-racking parts of being an author is sending your book out into the world for the first time, knowing you can no longer change a single word of your book. Thankfully, the first people to read my novel outside of my critique partners and the Kregel...
Beyond These War-torn Lands by Cynthia Roemer
Beyond These War-torn Lands by Cynthia Roemer The Civil War is a complicated time in history and far from black and white. Not every Confederate was a villain and not every Unionist a hero, and depending on where you live today, the opposite might be the light they...
January Reading Challenge Suggestions
Welcome to the FIRST month of the Unlocking the Past 2022 Reading Challenge: Around the World. This month focuses on books that take place in Africa. While I will generally focus on Historical Fiction novels, I have included plenty of contemporary options as well. The...
December RCR: Stealing Jake
Welcome to the LAST month of the Unlocking the Past 2021 Reading Challenge. This month focused on YOUR favorite time period, and my choice of story was Stealing Jake by Pam Hillman. Once you read my review, don't forget to comment to be entered for your chance to win...
How do you plan a book’s storyline?
As I'm still trying to read through my book for the challenge, I'm going to post another answer to one of the questions a local 8th grader posed to me during her "Ask an Expert" project. As a reader, I thought you might find it fascinating, and if a writer, I thought...
2022 Reading Challenge Announcment
Hi guys! Apparently, I am unintentionally taking the month off or writing book reviews, but there are some other great announcements to make like . . . After having such a great year of reading books with other historical fiction fans, I've decided to do it again with...
