Hi everyone, I did my first guest post today at Jewels of Encouragement. It’s not my usual book review, but a devotional instead. The address is below. I hope you all have a great Easter.
http://www.jewelsofencouragement.com/
Category: Musings
Freezing Point by Elizabeth Goddard is sure to please with fantastic romance and suspense.
Homeland Security agent, Jesse Mitchell is working undercover as an ice sculptor. Just when things start to heat up, reporter Casey Wilkes shows up on the loading dock threatening Jesse’s mission. In order to get Casey to safety and out of sight he promises her an exclusive interview regarding an upcoming ice sculpture competition.
Fleeing a stalker Casey ends up at her aunt and uncles place in California. She convinces the editor of the local paper to give her a chance and attempts to start her life over. But danger seems to follow wherever she goes.
If you’d like to read more about the author and her other books you can visit her web site at http://elizabethgoddard.com/
I for one am a new fan of Goddard and will be looking for books by her in the future. I hope you enjoy Freezing Point as much as I did.
The four novellas in A Biltmore Christmas are sure to delight anyone who enjoys a sweet romance. Each story follows orphaned sisters as they venture out on their own, away from the orphanage.
In A Carolina Christmas, Charity Bradford moves to the Biltmore estate to be a servant and meets Clay while visiting the stable. She assumes he is an employee of the estate and the two strike up a fast friendship.
In A Proper Christmas, Selma Bradford is hired to be a chambermaid at the Biltford estate during the busy holiday season. On her first morning at work she walks into Jacob Sinclair’s bedchamber and is shocked to find he is there. He is intrigued by Selma, and you’ll just have to read it to find out the rest.:)
In A Honey of a Christmas, Peggy Bradford works in the kitchen at the Biltford estate. She is the oldest of the sisters and considers herself an old maid. One day while on a break she meets a boy who is struggling with reading. She decides to help him and is shocked to find out he is the son of the gardeners assistant, the same man she’d met along the road who assisted her when she was sent to find out what happened to the honey delivery.
In the final novella, An Accidental Christmas, Melissa Bradford wishes she’d been born a boy since she has no household skills and excels with mechanical things. After an unfortunate laundry incident, she takes a horse from the stable and races away. When she rounds a bend she is surprised by a horseless carriage which subsequently crashes.
Even though these are sweet romance stories they each had a fair amount of tension and had me rushing through to find out what would happen. Although I generally don’t read historical novels, I enjoyed the innocence of the heroines and the old fashioned men in A Biltmore Christmas.
Be sure to check back next week, when I post an interview with Pamela S. Meyers.
I hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving and find a little time to read.
Sandra D. Bricker’s, Always the Wedding Planner Never the Bride is a continuation of her Tanglewood Inn series. Actually I don’t know what the series is called, but this is the third book that takes place there, so I’m dubbing it the Tanglewood series.
In Always the Planner… we follow Sherilyn as she takes on the position of wedding planner at the Tanglewood Inn where her best friend is the baker. Her fiance is a sports medicine doctor and moves along with Sherilyn to Atlanta where he will be working at a sports clinic. Their first goal as a couple is to find and purchase the perfect house, but Sherilyn gets more than she bargained for when Andy discovers a stray dog on the edge of the property and decides to keep him. Sherilyn is not a dog person. Sherilyn continues to stay at the hotel while Andy moves into the house so he can be with his dog.
I enjoyed seeing the progression of their relationship and reading the craziness that every bride goes through to some degree, hopefully not as much as this couple though.
Always the Planner Never the Bride was an enjoyable read and I hope you like it also. The address below will take you to it on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Always+the+Wedding+Planner+Never+the+Bride&x=0&y=0
Have you ever wondered how to find out about all the Christian novels out there? Let’s face it, the book stores can’t carry all the novels available and it’s almost impossible to discover a new author at one of the one line retailers. American Christian Fiction Writers has come up with an answer to this problem. The organization better known as ACFW has created a fiction finder site that lists books by genre and gives you a blurb about the book.
Check out http://www.fictionfinder.com/ to find your next great read.
For those of you hoping to see a book review, check back next week. I’ve been extremely busy trying to finish my current manuscript and my reading time has dwindled. I anticipate having a fabulous book to tell you about next Monday.
Happy reading.
As the title suggests I like fall. Here in the northwest we have all four seasons. But the best part about fall for me is the cooler weather. Yes, I’m one of those people who prefer moderate temps and some rain now and then. Below is my top ten list of things I like about fall. I’d love to hear what season is your favorite and why.
If you were hoping for a book review, I’m sorry. I only review books I really like at last week was a dud. Hopefully I’ll have some exciting title to tell you about next week. Now on with the list in no particular order.
1. School is back in session
2. Cooler weather
3. The smell of the air
4. The change in daylight hours. I love long days, but I also enjoy how cool the nights get because of fewer daylight hours
5. Pumpkin anything
6. Fall flowers
7. Colorful leaves
8. Thanksgiving
9. Apple cider
10.The general feel of anticipation in the air about what’s to come–holidays, weather, work, etc… For me it’s strongest in the fall.
I attended the Oregon Christian Writers conference this week and was impressed with the quality of education and attending editors and agents. The conference was held at Aldersgate Conference Center just outside of Turner Oregon. The site was new for OCW and a challenge for many thanks to the steep climb to a residence lodge and a couple class rooms, but overall the place was excellent.
If you’re a writer, or even thinking about becoming one, Oregon Christian Writers put on a fantastic conference for both fiction and non-fiction writers. I’ve been attending conferences for six years now and this particular one is at the top of my “best” list.
If you don’t want to wait a year to attend a writers conference check out the ACFW national conference which takes place in September. Today is the last day to save $100.00 on registration, so hop on over to ACFW.com if you’re interested. I’ve been to three ACFW conferences and they are always stellar, but it is strictly a fiction conference.
Please check back Monday for my review of Code Blue. Until then have a great weekend!
Like many aspiring writers and those already published, the news that Heartsong Presents would be closing hit me in the gut. My agent had sent a proposal for a manuscript I had written specifically for them. There really is no other major outlet to submit it to.
I spent two days devastated over the news. Then another week thinking about what I should do. I’m tossing around the idea of posting a chapter every Friday on this blog. If I do, will I ruin any chance of ever getting my baby published?
What’s your opinion? As a teaser, I’ll post a summary below. Let me know what you think. Do you want to read this story?
Jen Connelly has a problem. She’s fallen for her best friend’s brother and he treats her like a sister. She’d do almost anything to win his affection, but she didn’t anticipate the destruction that awaited her.
While standing in line at the bank Jen witnesses a bank robbery. She recognizes the tattoo on the thief’s arm and without thinking looks at his face, earning herself a smack on the head with the butt of his gun. As the assailant flees the bank he turns and fires at Jen, hitting her in the chest.
Adam Miller’s gut clenches when he gets a call no man ever wants. The woman he is falling for has been shot in a bank hold up.
The police are unsuccessful in apprehending the robber. They suspect Jen knows the robber and push her to help their case. Unfortunately she is suffering from selective memory loss and can’t remember anything about the holdup.
Had breakfast here today. I saw this place on line and thought I’d try it out. I have to say it was amazing. The cafe is very small–only five tables inside and one outside, but the food, oh my. The servers were friendly and I suspect the place is family run, but I don’t know for sure. You can find the Beach Dog Cafe in Lincoln City Oregon.
For the past month I’ve struggled with blogging. Today I decided to start over. This blog will be about whatever is on my mind. I’ll try not to bore you.
Before I begin I’ll let you know a little about me. I’m a mom, wife, piano teacher, and writer. That’s the short of it. Oh, and I write Christian novels, not music.
My day in a nutshell. My son had surgery, which went very well. I wrote a little, shopped a little, exercised and brainstormed. No that wasn’t all I did, but I don’t want to bore you.
That’s it for today.
