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Genre:
Romantic Suspense

Never Let Go
Uncommon Justice book 1
by Elizabeth Goddard

-From Amazon-

As a forensic genealogist, Willow Anderson is following in her late grandfather's footsteps in her quest for answers about a baby abducted from the hospital more than twenty years ago. The case may be cold, but things are about to heat up when someone makes an attempt on her life to keep her from discovering the truth.

Ex-FBI agent--and Willow's ex-flame--Austin McKade readily offers his help to protect the woman he never should have let get away. Together they'll follow where the clues lead them, even if it means Austin must face the past he's spent much of his life trying to forget. And even if it puts Willow's tender heart at risk.

In this fast-paced and emotional page-turner, bestselling author Elizabeth Goddard keeps the stakes high, the romantic tension sparking, and the outcome uncertain until the very end.

ISBN-13: 978-0800729844

Is it too late to find the girl? Is it too late for them?

I've really been looking forward to Elizabeth Goddard's first foray into full-length romantic suspense novels since I first heard several months ago that it would be releasing. Some authors have difficulty switching from either short to long stories or long to short stories, Elizabeth Goddard had no such trouble with Never Let Go. Exciting, spine-tingling, and definitely action-packed, from the very start, this book was a great start to the Uncommon Justice series.

This Book received a 4.5 Bark rating.

Elizabeth Goddard

Author Website

As a person fascinated by family history from a very young age, I found the heroine's profession to be unusual and perfectly intriguing. I had heard of genealogists before but the term 'forensic genealogist' was a new one to me.

I sincerely enjoyed Never Let Go, from the dramatic cover to the very last paragraph. The characters are engaging, the mystery is engrossing, the settings are striking, and the back-and-forth tug of romance between Willow and Austin is just right. Not to mention the elements of faith woven throughout the story are a perfect complement to the backdrop intrigue fraught with danger.

Whether you love the Elizabeth Goddard's shorter books or just romantic suspense in general, Never Let Go is a MUST read. Don't miss a single page!

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Never Let Go by Elizabeth Goddard a 4.5 Bark rating.

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Prism Book Tours - The Certain Hope by E.C. Jasckson + Excerpt & Giveaway

3/27/2019

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Love at first sight. It’s every girl’s dream. But Tara Simpkins is finding out it’s not as easy as it seems. Is this truly the man God sent to be her husband, or is she just desperate to escape her loneliness? The recent loss of both parents has left her reeling, and close friends don’t think she’s in any position to make major life decisions. She and her new-found love are convinced they can live happily ever after in the home of their dreams. His family thinks he’s moving way too fast and might disappoint the kind-hearted woman he’s fallen head over heels for. And then there’s Leah. Leah is supposed to be part of his past, but what if she decides she’s his future? Tara’s match made in Heaven may be over before it truly begins.

Christian Contemporary Romance
Paperback & ebook, 318 Pages
December 5th 2018

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Excerpt

Tara joined the line of cars headed from the park. Her haggard brain was ready for a nap. Approximately fifty buses stood between her car and the road home. She drummed her fingers on the steering wheel, instead of succumbing to what she really desired to do. Her mind hankered to blow the horn until reaching Kingshighway. Sort of a celebration cheer and “get out of the way” rant combined in one.

The relaxing evening she imagined with Luke fueled her determination to hurry home. Next on the agenda was a marvelous dinner. The legwork was prepared that morning. She only had to pop the casserole into the oven and prepare a salad.

The traffic moved at a tortoise’s pace, but Tara eventually rounded the corner to her house. With his hands behind his head and his legs crossed at the ankle, Luke sat on the porch’s top step.

She sprang from the car and dashed toward him.

He met her on the sidewalk.

“Heavy traffic? I almost drove to the park.” He kissed her lips then hauled Tara to his car.

“Get in. We’re late.”

Her brain exploded with possible things that could’ve gone wrong. “Get in? Where to?”

“A mercy mission regarding important stuff.” After tucking her into the passenger seat, Luke headed to his side.

“To do what, go where?” Tara fastened her seat belt while he buckled his.

E.C. Jackson

E. C. Jackson began her writing career with the full-length play Pajama Party. For three and a half years she published the Confidence in Life newsletter for Alpha Production Ministries, in addition to writing tracts and devotionals. Teaching a women’s Bible study at her church for eleven years naturally led to her current endeavor of writing inspirational romance novels and teen and young adult fiction. Her mission: spiritual maturity in the body of Christ through fiction.

A note from E. C. Jackson: “The Write Way: A Real Slice of Life” is the slogan on my website and
Facebook author page. If every person reading my book feels connected to the characters, my job
is done.

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Prism Book Tours - Daughters Of Northern Shores by Joanne Bischof + Excerpt & Giveaway

3/13/2019

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Heartache and regret, boldness and sacrifice. What will restoration cost the beloved Norgaard family?

Aven Norgaard understands courage. Orphaned within an Irish workhouse, then widowed at just nineteen, she voyaged to America where she was wooed and wed by Thor Norgaard, a Deaf man in rural Appalachia. That the Lord saw her along the winding journey and that Aven now carries Thor’s child are blessings beyond measure. Yet while Thor holds her heart, it is his younger brother and rival who haunts her memories. Haakon—whose selfish choices shattered her trust in him.

Having fled the farm after trying to take Aven as his own, Haakon sails on the North Atlantic ice trade where his soul is plagued with regrets that distance cannot heal. Not even the beautiful Norwegian woman he’s pursued can ease the torment. When the winds bear him home after four years away, Haakon finds the family on the brink of tragedy. A decades-old feud with the neighboring farm has wrenched them into the fiercest confrontation on Blackbird Mountain since the Civil War. Haakon’s cunning and strength hold the power to seal many fates, including Thor’s which is already at stake through a grave illness brought to him as the first prick of warfare.

Now Haakon faces the hardest choice of his life. One that shapes a battlefield where pride must be broken enough to be restored, and where a prodigal son may finally know the healing peace of surrender and the boundless gift of forgiveness. And when it comes to the woman he left behind in Norway, he just might discover that while his heart belongs to a daughter of the north, she’s been awaiting him on shores more distant than the land he’s fighting for.

From Christy Award–winning author Joanne Bischof comes Daughters of Northern Shores: the highly anticipated sequel to her moving novel Sons of Blackbird Mountain.

“The Norgaard brothers and their families will steal your heart.” --Catherine West, author of Where Hope Begins

Christian Historical Romance
Paperback & ebook, 368 Pages
March 12th 2019 by Thomas Nelson

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"VERDICT Christy- and Carol Award-winning author Bischof (The Lady and the Lionheart) creates endearing characters and a heartwarming story line in this unforgettable novel about the power of family, love, and the true meaning of home. Fans of Kristy Cambron, Julie Klassen, and Susan Meissner will love this one." - Library Journal

Excerpt

The air inside was dim and stagnant. Ripe with the scent of musty wood. A fresh leak had blossomed in the far corner, and sunlight hadn’t been kind to the curtains hanging on the windows. Aven stepped to them and fingered a hem just as she’d done when Haakon had stood beside her. He’d raised the curtain rod into place, giving her that boyish smile as he did. Just before the back of his hand had touched her arm. A coaxing—a pleading—for her to choose him.

A would-be lover who had lost her to Thor, losing his own way in the aftermath.

With a shuddering breath, Aven set the map on a wobbly table and turned away. Not wanting to linger, she stepped out and bolted the door before pressing the key back from sight.

Turning, she spotted a flash of white overhead and shielded her eyes to spy the lone herring gull dipping beneath the spread of clouds. She walked back toward Jorgan, still watching the sea bird that arced down to soar over the treetops of this land. It let out an urgent call, a cry for waters to rest upon, as it curved in a slow circle above towering pines.

“You are far from home, little one.” Chilled, she wrapped her arms around herself, thankful for the earthy scent of Thor’s shirt as she stepped farther down the lane. “But I do believe you’ll fare just fine,” she whispered.

As Aven neared Jorgan, the bird dipped and turned back the way it had come, wings spread sure and steady. Not so much as a falter in the steady pump, pump, pump as it rose higher. A determination. A steady climbing. And a reminder that just like a bird seeking a haven, the lost would do all they could to find their way home.

Taken from “Daughters of Northern Shores” by Joanne Bischof.
Copyright © 2019 by Joanne Bischof. Used by permission of http://www.thomasnelson.com/.

Joanne Bischof

Joanne Bischof is an ACFW Carol Award and ECPA Christy Award-winning author. She writes deeply layered fiction that tugs at the heartstrings. She was honored to receive the San Diego Christian Writers Guild Novel of the Year Award in 2014 and in 2015 was named Author of the Year by the Mount Hermon conference. Joanne’s 2016 novel, The Lady and the Lionheart, received an extraordinary 5 Star TOP PICK! from RT Book Reviews, among other critical acclaim. She lives in the mountains of Southern California with her three children.

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Celebrate Lit Blog Tour - The Secrets Of Paper And Ink by Lindsay Harrel + Review & Guest Post & Giveaway

3/10/2019

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Lindsay Harrel presents a powerful story of healing,
forgiveness, and finding the courage to write your own story.

A year after the death of her abusive fiancé, domestic violence counselor Sophia Barrett finds returning to work too painful. She escapes to Cornwall, England—a place she’s learned to love through the words of her favorite author—and finds a place to stay with the requirement that she help out in the bookstore underneath the room she’s renting. Given her love of all things literary, it seems like the perfect place to find peace.

Ginny Rose is an American living in Cornwall, sure that if she saves the bookstore she co-owns with her husband then she can save her marriage as well. Fighting to keep the first place she feels like she belongs, she brainstorms with her brother-in-law, William, and Sophia to try to keep the charming bookstore afloat.

More than 150 years before, governess Emily Fairfax knew two things for certain: she wanted to be a published author, and she was in love with her childhood best friend. But he was a wealthy heir and well out of her league. Sophia discovers Emily’s journals, and she and William embark on a mission to find out more about this mysterious and determined woman, all the while getting closer to each other as they get closer to the truth.

The lives of the three women intertwine as each learns the power she has over the story of her life.

Genre: Women’s Fiction
Release date: February 26, 2019
Publisher: Thomas Nelson

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My Review

Life can be messy, painful...and beautiful...

I read Lindsay Harrel's debut novel not that long ago, it truly moved me in a way that a novel seldom does. So it naturall followed that I would want to read her next book when it came out. The Secrets Of Paper And Ink was another excellent read, just a little different from its predecessor. I finished the book a short while ago but I know that it is one that I will be pondering, digesting, for awhile yet.

This book features the intertwined stories of three women. Two of them are contemporary and the third is from the Victorian Era. Over a century spans their lives but they intersect in a way that could only be called a God thing. Each of them has been hurt, by circumstances, and by the people closest to them. And each of them must work their way through the pain and find their identity in the only One who will always be there for them, and for us. This is the overarching theme that will resonate with women readers of all ages.

A thought-provoking story, The Secrets Of Paper And Ink is a book to both enjoy and ponder. It's easy to get immersed in the lives of Sophia, Ginny, and Emily, but it is equally as easy to see the parallels in our own lives. To see that when life hands you lemons, search for the sugar that can only come from the hand of God, and make it into lemonade.

Lindsay Harrel may be a new author in what I would call women's fiction but she is also one to watch. I for one, am looking forward to reading more from this talented author.

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives The Secrets Of Paper And Ink by Lindsay Harrel a 4.5 Bark rating.

(I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are entirely my own.)

Guest Post

from Lindsay Harrel

With every book I write, it seems God has something new to teach me. That certainly was true of The Secrets of Paper and Ink.

Lately, I am learning more and more about the power of our words. I’ve become more conscious of the words I speak over myself as well as what I say to other people. It’s more than “positive thinking”—the words we say ultimately contribute to the stories we weave, and I want my story to be as positive and hope-filled as possible, regardless of my circumstances.

I’ve also become much more aware of the lies that I tell myself—“you are not worthy, you are not enough, you will never achieve what you want to achieve”—and the need to replace those lies with the truths that God says about me. I have listened to Lauren Daigle’s song You Say on repeat lately, and it has become a theme not just of The Secrets of Paper and Ink, but one in the story of my very life.

So while I may not have experienced everything my characters have—I’ve never suffered emotional abuse, or been ostracized by my family, or been orphaned and alone in a world that seems against me at every turn—I have learned alongside them. I set out to write a book that would draw readers closer to the true healer and hope giver, and I ended up being drawn closer myself.

And that, to me, is the true power of story.

-Lindsay Harrel-

Lindsay Harrel

Lindsay Harrel is a lifelong book nerd who lives in Arizona with her young family and two golden retrievers in serious need of training.

She’s held a variety of writing and editing jobs over the years and now juggles stay-at-home mommyhood with writing novels.

When she’s not writing or chasing after her children, Lindsay enjoys making a fool of herself at Zumba, curling up with anything by Jane Austen, and savoring sour candy one piece at a time.

Connect with her at LindsayHarrel.com.

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Celebrate Lit Blog Tour - Ladies Of Intrigue by Michelle Griep + Review & Guest Post & Giveaway

3/6/2019

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3 Page-Turners Under One Cover from Reader Favorite Michelle Griep!

Can truth and love prevail when no one is as they appear?
The Gentleman Smuggler’s Lady
Cornish Coast, 1815
When a prim and proper governess returns to England from abroad, she expects to comfort her dying father—not fall in love with a smuggler. Will Helen Fletcher keep Isaac Seaton’s unusual secret?

The Doctor’s Woman (A Carol Award Winner!)
Dakota Territory, 1862
Emmy Nelson, daughter of a missionary doctor, and Dr. James Clark, city doctor aspiring to teach, find themselves working side by side at Fort Snelling during the Dakota Uprising. That is when the real clash of ideals begins.

A House of Secrets
St. Paul, Minnesota, 1890
Ladies Aide Chairman, Amanda Carston resolves to clean up St. Paul’s ramshackle housing, starting with the worst of the worst: a “haunted” house that’s secretly owned by her beau—a home that’s his only means of helping brothel girls escape from the hands of the city’s most infamous madam.

Genre: Christian Historical
Release date: February 2019
Publisher: Barbour

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My Review

Danger looms for three Ladies Of Intrigue...

Over the last year or so I've really come to enjoy Michelle Griep's historical romance so when I saw Ladies Of Intrigue it was a must read for me. I was curious to see if she could write novellas as well as she does her full length novels.

While the title indicates suspense I found that Ladies Of Intrigue was more historical romance with a healthy dash of adventure. What could be more adventurous than smugglers, a Native American uprising, and a haunted house with many secrets...?

One thing that I would like to note is that those who have difficulty with smaller print will not have that problem with this book. The font size is really nice and easy to read.

I found Michelle Griep's novella collection to be a fairly quick and easy read. The settings, Cornwall, Dakota Territory, and St. Paul, Minnesota, were quite interesting. And I really liked the fact that the stories covered the length of the 1800s, 1815, 1862, and 1890. So, if you are looking for a trio of adventurous and romantic novellas from a talented author Ladies Of Intrigue would be a great choice.

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Ladies Of Intrigue by Michelle Griep a 4 Bark rating.

(I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are entirely my own.)

Guest Post

by Michelle Griep

3 Reasons to Read Historical Fiction

Believe it or not, some readers snub historical fiction, preferring instead to stick to contemporary reads. Several have good reason to, simply preferring one genre over another. But others have never given historical fiction a try. If you fall into that camp, here are some reasons you should consider reading a tale from the past.

1. Historical fiction books are not as boring as your high school history class.
Does the thought of endless names and dates make you break out into hives? Good news! Historical fiction is a painless way to glean some historic facts without mindless memorization. You can experience a different era and culture vicariously through heroes and heroines that live on the pages of yesteryear.

2. Makes for great conversation.
In a world that prides itself on keeping up with the Kardashians, dare to add a little cultural zest to your next dinner conversation. Reading historical fiction arms you with interesting tidbits of things that’ve happened in years gone by.

3. Because truth is timeless.
Some people yearn to go back to a simpler time. The truth is, though, that the grass isn’t necessarily greener on the historic side of the fence. People have had tough issues to deal with no matter the era. . .but therein lies a great reason to read historical fiction: truth is timeless. Be it ancient, biblical, medieval, Victorian, or anything in between, truth never changes.

In my new release, Ladies of Intrigue, you’ll experience all these things and more. Find out about the smuggling trade in Cornwall in The Gentleman Smuggler’s Lady. Learn about the rough and dangerous life on a military fort during the 1860’s in The Doctor’s Woman. Find out why the gilded age wasn’t as glittery as we often think in A House of Secrets.

Don’t be doomed to repeat history. Grab a cup of tea and master it with a great read!

-Michelle Griep-

Michelle Griep

Michelle Griep has been writing since she first discovered blank wall space and Crayolas. She seeks to glorify God in all that she writes—except for that graffiti phase she went through as a teenager. She resides in the frozen tundra of Minnesota, where she teaches history and writing classes for a local high school co-op. An Anglophile at heart, she runs away to England every chance she gets, under the guise of research. Really, though, she’s eating excessive amounts of scones while rambling around a castle. Michelle is a member of ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) and MCWG (Minnesota Christian Writers Guild). Keep up with her adventures at her blog “Writer off the Leash” or visit michellegriep.com.

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Prism Book Tours - Never Past Hope by Janine Mendenhall

3/5/2019

Genre:
Historical Romance

Never Past Hope
Triangular Trade Trilogy book 2
by Janine Mendenhall

-From the back cover-

Miss Mary Hope Adsley always considered herself to be the sensible one. But now, her sensibilities are unraveling around a man she thought she knew. After he attempted to marry her best friend – for money, no less – authorities charge Sir Steven Likebridge with masquerading as a gentleman and abduction. With his execution days away, Mary Hope desperately seeks to learn the truth about the man she loves.

Will the truth turn out to be worse than his lies?

ISBN-13: 978-1946016591

She's a saint, he's a criminal, can they find love...

I started this book with some reservations. I mean, the object of the heroine's romantic affections is the despicable villain from the last book! I wasn't sure I wanted to give the rake a second chance. But ultimately that is what Never Past Hope is about, forgiveness and redemption. Each of Janine Mendenhall's characters struggle with some aspect of one of both of those words. A struggle which I think so many can identify with.

I'll confess that it took me a bit to get into the story, I was just so deadset on disliking Steven and I thought that Mary Hope was a naive fool for her persistence. But after awhile they both grew on me a bit and I began to take an interest in how the story could possibly have a happy ending.

This Book received a 3.5 Bark rating.

Janine Mendenhall

Author Website

Never Past Hope couldn't have been more perfectly titled, the play-on-words with the heroine's name, and even more the overarching themes of the story. I think I actually may have liked this book better than the previous one, especially with the addition of family secrets and a missing object. I'll be curious to see where Janine Mendenhall takes her characters in the last book of the Triangular Trade Trilogy.

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Never Past Hope by Janine Mendenhall a 3.5 Bark rating.

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Prism Book Tours - Starving Hearts by Janine Mendenhall

3/5/2019

Genre:
Historical Romance

Starving Hearts
Triangular Trade Trilogy book 1
by Janine Mendenhall

-From Amazon-

Plagued by nightmares, Annette yearns to find her anonymous rescuer — the man who saved her life from a near deadly assault. Deep inside she is starving for companionship and a mutually respectful relationship. When Mr. Peter Adsley, an abolitionist pastor dealing with his own emotional baggage, agrees to a clandestine meeting, the event appears providential. But self-doubt, deception, and the schemes of a mutual enemy threaten to keep the pair apart. A phantom adversary will stop at nothing to win Annette’s dowry for himself, even if it means killing Peter.

ISBN-13: 978-1938499845

Can they make a difference in a world of darkness?

I'm not exactly sure how to reign in my rather scattered thoughts about Starving Hearts. While the story didn't exactly capture my attention I did think that the the author's take on the horrible Triangular Trade, slavery, was both interesting and compassionate.

And while the heroine's constant vacillating about standing up to her mother or being a doormat, was quite annoying, I found her commitment to the abolition of slavery to be commendable and her desire to grow her faith to be inspiring. And sometimes I wanted to tell the hero he was being stupid but on the other hand his desire to be a pastor tending his flock was admirable.

This Book received a 3.5 Bark rating.

Janine Mendenhall

Author Website

The story had a good suspense thread with a truly despicable villain who was easy to despise. If you are into historical romance with an early Regency flavor, some danger and suspense, and a strong faith message, Janine Mendenhall's book might be right up your alley.

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Starving Hearts by Janine Mendenhall a 3.5 Bark rating.

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Prism Book Tours - A Desperate Hope by Elizabeth Camden + Review & Giveaway

3/1/2019

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Eloise Drake's prim demeanor hides the turbulent past she believes is finally behind her. A mathematical genius, she's now a successful accountant for the largest engineering project in 1908 New York. But to her dismay, her new position puts her back in the path of the man responsible for her deepest heartbreak.

Alex Duval is the mayor of a town about to be wiped off the map. The state plans to flood the entire valley where his town sits in order to build a new reservoir, and Alex is stunned to discover the woman he once loved on the team charged with the demolition. With his world crumbling around him, Alex devises a risky plan to save his town--but he needs Eloise's help to succeed.

Alex is determined to win back the woman he thought he'd lost forever, but even their combined ingenuity may not be enough to overcome the odds against them.

Christian Historical Romance
Paperback & ebook, 352 Pages
February 5th 2019 by Bethany House Publishers

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My Review

Can their differences bring them back together...?

It's been awhile since I've read one of Elizabeth Camden's books. Too long, as A Desperate Hope is the third book in her Empire State series, which, is actually her first ever series.

Maybe it was kind of dumb to start with the third book in a series but that's just how it turned out. Each book appears to be connected but can be read standalone.

While I found myself time and again annoyed by Alex, the hero, I did find myself genuinely liking the heroine, Eloise. The real draw for me was the storyline. I have personal connection as I, too, live near an area where several towns were inundated by water when the dam was built. And I even know people who lost land and homes when the decision was made to flood the landscape.

While probably not my favorite Elizabeth Camden novel I did find A Desperate Hope to be quite interesting. And the suspense angle was a good addition.

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives A Desperate Hope by Elizabeth Camden a 4 Bark rating.

(I received a copy of this book from the author. All opinions are entirely my own.)

Elizabeth Camden

Elizabeth Camden is the author of twelve historical novels and two historical novellas and has been honored with both the RITA Award and the Christy Award. With a master's in history and a master's in library science, she is a research librarian by day and scribbles away on her next novel by night. She lives with her husband in Florida.

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- One Grand Prize winner will receive print copies of all three books in the Empire State series: A Dangerous Legacy, A Daring Venture, and A Desperate Hope
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Prism Book Tour - Pajama Party: The Story by E.C. Jackson + Excerpt & Giveaway

3/1/2019

On Tour with Prism Book Tours

Most sleepovers are simple. Food, fun, and pillow fights. But sixteen-year-old Karen Duncan has bigger plans for her slumber party. Family troubles have changed her over the past year, and she’s no longer the petty, selfish girl she used to be. Now she’s ready to shake things up with her friends. The guest list comes as a surprise to some and a slap in the face to others. This popular girl has invited some not-so-popular guests. Even more shocking, she’s left out some of the girls she’s hung out with since middle school.

Diane and Evette are outsiders, nervous about being stuck in a house with the same girls who tease them at school. Kathy, Lisa, and Joann come to the party with the confidence of the in-crowd, but they’re masking inner-turmoil that is bound to surface. Sandy and Angela are usually the voices of reason…usually. And then there’s Linda, the friend that got away. She may not ever forgive the girls who abandoned her years ago. Karen hopes to change her mind.

Her agenda is ambitious, and it could spell disaster. But Karen is convinced God will use this party to spark a new beginning for everyone involved. This companion book to A Living Hope gives us the inspired story Sadie Cummings wrote for the girls of Shiatown.

YA Christian Contemporary
Paperback & ebook, 213 Pages
August 26th 2017 by E. C. Jackson

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Excerpt

Although it was freezing outside, Karen wanted to move the conversation onto the front porch. She hated that the girls were huddled in the foyer. Her mother and sister sat on the top step. They’d listened to every word so far. Annette stared at her. She probably thought about what had happened to Karen last May.

Stop worrying about me, Mom. I’m fine. That will never happen to me again.

Too bad the noise inside the family room had disrupted the entire household. Nevertheless, she could handle the situation without their help. At least her father remained upstairs inside his bedroom fast asleep. Unless he hid out of sight and secretly watched what happened too.

My mother will step in if we don’t patch up this trouble soon. Only God knows what she’ll say.

E.C. Jackson

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Tour Giveaway

One 1st Prize winner will receive:
- A Living Hope Paperback (the companion book to Pajama Party: The Story)
- 1 Key chain for Pajama Party: The Story
- 1 Key chain for A Living Hope

One 2nd Prize winner will receive:
- A $25 Amazon eGift Card

Open internationally
Ends March 6, 2019

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2019 Birthday Celebration - 3 Things You Didn't Know About. . .Far Side Of The Sea by Kate Breslin + Giveaway

2/27/2019

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â€‹In spring 1918, Lieutenant Colin Mabry, a British soldier working with MI8 after suffering injuries on the front, receives a message by carrier pigeon. It is from Jewel Reyer, the woman he once loved and who saved his life--a woman he believed to be dead. Traveling to France to answer her urgent summons, he desperately hopes this mission will ease his guilt and restore the courage he lost on the battlefield.

Colin is stunned, however, to discover the message came from Jewel's half sister, Johanna. Johanna, who works at a dovecote for French Army Intelligence, found Jewel's diary and believes her sister is alive in the custody of a German agent. With spies everywhere, Colin is skeptical of Johanna, but as they travel across France and Spain, a tentative trust begins to grow between them.

When their pursuit leads them straight into the midst of a treacherous plot, danger and deception turn their search for answers into a battle for their lives.

â€‹ISBN-13: 978-0764217821

#1. â€‹Shortly after finishing the manuscript for Far Side of the Sea, I searched for information about my great-uncle George, who fought in WWI in 1917-1918 and received a Purple Heart (once they were issued in 1932.) In my quest, I found his fatherâ€™s (my great-grandfatherâ€™s) genealogy that took me back to the year 1634, when my maternal ancestors lived in St. Eustache, Paris, Franceâ€”just blocks away from where my new novel takes place! My great uncle, I also learned, fought with the fearless American 32nd infantry division in France and they were awarded the French Croix de Guerre, which my hero, Colin Mabry, also received. It was such a thrill to know that unbeknownst to me, my own family had walked the same paths as my fictional story!
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#2. â€‹I traveled to Barcelona, Spain, while writing Far Side of the Sea and visited the famous 1000-year-old monastery at Montserrat, where a bit of my story takes place. It was so much fun reliving my vacation as I created story scenes, and there were many sights I included in my novel. Though my story takes place 100 years ago, itâ€™s fortunate that in Europe a century can go by and things pretty much remain the same.

Montserrat Monastery

#3. â€‹One of my writing habits is that before I begin typing a new story on my computer, I change the photograph on the monitor screen to a place that Iâ€™m writing about. I find that like Pinterest, visuals inspire me. For Far Side of the Sea, my screen saver is a picture of a beautiful French chÃ¢teau, just outside of Paris where Colinâ€™s adventure begins!

-Kate Breslin-

Kate Breslin

â€‹Former bookseller-turned-author Kate Breslin enjoys life in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and family. A writer of travel articles and award-winning poetry, Kate received Christian Retailing's 2015 Best Award for First Time Author and her novel, For Such A Time, won the 2015 Carol award for Debut Novel. Kate's third novel, High As The Heavens released in June 2017. When she's not writing inspirational fiction, Kate enjoys reading or taking long walks in Washington's beautiful woodlands. She also likes traveling to new places, both within the U.S. and abroad, having toured Greece, Rome, and much of Western Europe. New destinations make for fresh story ideas.

Contact info
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â€‹It's Time For A Giveaway!

Kate is generously giving away a
print copy of Far Side Of The Sea

USA Only

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2019 Birthday Celebration - Guest Post from author Lynnette Bonner + Giveaway

2/26/2019

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Hello Dear Readers of Jasmine’s blog!
I’m so honored to be here sharing my brand-new book, Beauty from Ashes, with you all today.

Do you ever feel the weight of your past mistakes?
Wonder if you’ll ever be able to get past them?

That’s exactly how Liora, the heroine in my story feels. She lived a sinful life, right up until God rescued her from herself. But she wonders if she’ll forever be stuck with the ashes she’s made of things.
Thankfully we all serve a God who can make beauty from ashes! (Isaiah 61: 1-3)

About the book:
Take the next stagecoach to Wyldhaven,
where the coffee's perked hot,
the sheriff likes his apple pie fresh from the oven,
and adventure invariably waits just around the next river bend.

Liora Fontaine wants nothing more than to help mistreated women escape from brothel owner, John Hunt. She understands the desperation and manipulation that force many women into his employ. But when she rescues a young girl, she is shocked by Hunt’s ruthless reprisal. Now as she cowers in her cabin, hiding from Hunt’s men, who are determined to kill her, she can’t help but think how much this day is a picture of her whole life. Ashes. Nothing but ashes.
Deputy Joseph Rodante can’t believe Liora took on a mission so dangerous without asking for his help! He arrives at her cabin to make sure she’s safe just as Hunt’s men start shooting up the place. Now they are stuck together inside with a long night looming. The Wyldhaven gossips are going to have a heyday over that! The only way to fix this is to make Liora his wife. But the stubborn woman turns him down flat.
Despite her protests, Joe vows to protect her—no matter the cost.
And it just might cost both of them everything!

I’m happy to give away an eBook copy to one commenter today.

So, to be entered, leave a comment sharing one way that God
has given either you, or someone you know, beauty for ashes.

Lynnette Bonner

Born and raised in Malawi, Africa. Lynnette Bonner spent the first years of her life reveling in warm equatorial sunshine and the late evening duets of cicadas and hyenas. The year she turned eight she was off to Rift Valley Academy, a boarding school in Kenya where she spent many joy-filled years, and graduated in 1990.

That fall, she traded to a new duet—one of traffic and rain—when she
moved to Kirkland, Washington to attend Northwest University.

It was there that she met her husband and a few years later they moved to the small town of Pierce, Idaho.

During the time they lived in Idaho, while studying the history of their little town, Lynnette was inspired to begin the Shepherd’s Heart Series with Rocky Mountain Oasis.

Marty and Lynnette have four children, and currently live in Washington where Marty pastors a church.

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2019 Birthday Celebration - Interview with the Island Aunties from Anna's Tower in The Great Lakes Lighthouse Brides Collection

2/23/2019