The Lady of the Vineyard is now available to pre-order!
I know I shouldn’t be posting this today, but I just thought you’d like to know that you can now pre-order The Lady of the Vineyard on Amazon! 😀 Are you excited? Are you clicking on that link and rushing to Amazon? You aren’t? WHAT KIND OF A BLOG-FOLLOWER ARE YOU???!!! Just kidding, of course. […]
A Refuge at Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky
Title: A Refuge at Highland Hall Author: Carrie Turansky (carrieturansky.com) Series: Edwardian Brides, #3 Genre: Christian historical romance Age-Range: young adult/adult Era: WW1 (1915) Setting:Â England with some scenes in France will our darling Alex. Publisher: Multnomah Books Source: library Rating: 5/5 stars Content: 2/5. Okay for any highschool teen. One of the characters (a servant) […]
Beyond All Dreams by Elizabeth Camden
Title: Beyond All Dreams Author: Elizabeth Camden (http://elizabethcamden.com/) Series: n/a Genre: Christian Historical Romance Age-Range: Young Adult/Adult Era: 1890s Setting: Washington D.C., USA Publisher: Bethany House Source: library Rating: 4/5 stars. Although it was a great book, I find I couldn’t get into the era as deeply as I would have liked to, and I […]
To Win Her Favor by Tamera Alexander
Title: To Win Her Favor Author: Tamera Alexander Series: A Belle Meade Plantation Novel, #2 Genre: Christian Historical Romance Age-Range: Upper Teens/Adults Era: early 1870s Setting: Kentucky, USA Publisher: Zondervan Source: library Rating: 4/5 stars. Content: 4/5. Not for anyone under 13 due to sexual content (well, more like innuendo, but …) To Win Her […]
To Whisper Her Name by Tamera Alexander
Title: To Whisper Her Name Author: Tamera Alexander Series: A Belle Meade Plantation Novel, #1 Genre: Christian Historical Romance Age-Range: young adults/adults Era: late 1860s Setting: Kentucky, USA Publisher: Zondervan Source: library Rating: 3/5 stars. If I were just rating the characters, writing, and the main plot, I’d give it five stars, but there were […]
The Silent Blade by Jesseca Wheaton
Title: The Silent Blade Author: Jesseca Wheaton (http://jessaswhimsicalwritings.blogspot.com/) Series: n/a Genre: Christian Historical Adventure/Romance Age-Range: Middle Grade/Young Adult Era: 925 A.D. Setting: Dromiskin, Ireland Publisher: Jesseca Wheaton Source: author Rating: 4/5 stars. An amazing novel that could use just a little improvement. Content: 1.5/5, okay for all ages. There is some romance, but there were […]
A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist
Title: A Bride Most Begrudging Author: Deeanne Gist (http://www.iwantherbook.com/#deeanne-gist) Series: The Trouble with Brides Genre: Historical Christian Romance Age-Range: upper teen/adult Era: 1643 Setting: Virginia, USA Publisher: Bethany House Source: library Rating: 2/5 stars Content: 3/5, parental guidance suggested for most teenagers. Lots of desire/lust/attraction. Multiple mentions of the marriage bed, consummating marriages, etc. although no […]
Dares for August 2016
When I was walking into Spooky’s (local pizza place) a week or so back with the fam, I was stopped by someone shouting, “Hey, you!” I turned to the sound of the “Hey, you.” (I tend to respond to them …) She, a girl about my age: *makes eye contact* “Do you remember me?” Me: […]
The Lady of the Vineyard, Blog Tour Sign-ups
A few quick updates before we begin … Giving away an autographed copy of The Dressmaker’s Secret on Goodreads. Actually making progress on Ivy Introspective! 😀 I’ve chosen some titles for The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy, Book 4. Vote here! Still looking for beta-readers for The Lady of the Vineyard. Well, guys, it’s time […]
The Silent Blade by Jesseca Wheaton
Hi guys! It’s time for a review of The Silent Blade by Jesseca Wheaton! I’m a proud member of her blog tour, and today is my scheduled posting day, so I’m posting when I wouldn’t usually (according to my new schedule … which I should mention to you sometimes includes no weekend posts unless I’m […]
More on The Lady of the Vineyard
In a post last Monday, I told you that I’m going to publish The Lady of the Vineyard on September 10th of this year. Well, that’s still holds true, and today I’ll be sharing a brief excerpt plus me rambling about my novella a little … which will happen, knowing me. First, the excerpt! An […]
How to Avoid the Nightmares of Editing
If you think I’m about to tell you how NOT to edit, you’re wrong. I’m just going to tell you how to edit without pain. What? you say. That’s impossible! The definition of editing is ‘a painful process by which authors attempt to improve their books.’ That’s not true! Editing doesn’t have to be awful! Of […]
