Book Review – Focused Backstory

About the Book Book:  Focused Backstory Author: Carol Alwood Genre: Non-fiction, writing resource Release Date: June 26, 2019 Learn how to write characters readers will love. Has an industry professional told you not to dump character history at the beginning of your story? If so, you aren’t alone. But what’s the solution to this common advice? Most writers take the…

Book Review – Fire Storm

Fire Storm by Nancy Mehl When FBI profiler Kaely Quinn's mother is diagnosed with cancer, Kaely takes time off work to go to Dark Water, Nebraska, to help her brother care for their mother. Upon her arrival, she learns of a series of fires in the small town, attributed by the fire chief to misuse…

Book Review – Deadly Commitment

Deadly Commitment by Kathy Harris Will the truth about her fiancé be more unsettling than the stranger stalking her?  As Danielle Kemp walks out of her downtown Nashville condominium, she gets the eerie feeling someone is watching her. As days go by, she becomes convinced the homeless man outside her building is stalking her. But after learning…

Blog Tour – Brand of Light

About the Book Book:  Brand of Light Author: Ronie Kendig Genre: Christian Fiction, futuristic, space opera, Release Date: December 3, 2019 There’s a price on her head, and it has everything to do with the brand on her arm. Tertian Space Coalition has blessed every planet in the quadrants with high technology, save one: Drosero. But in spite of…

Books I want to read in 2020

Veiled in Smoke by Jocelyn Green Of Literature and Lattes by Katherine Reay Kings Falling by Ronie Kendig   Like Flames in the Night by Connilyn Cossette     On Wings of Devotion by Roseanna White Collateral Damage by Lynette Eason The Tea Chest by Heidi Chiavaroli   Desert Willow by Patricia Beal    …

My favorite reads of 2019

You've probably seen other lists like this...I've seen enough of them I've wondered whether it's necessary to do my own. But. I always find it interesting to see what people consider the best books they've read in the past year, so I decided to take some time and compile my own list. First off, if…

New book – Awful Beautiful Life

First Line Friday: I will share with you the first line (no, actually...the first paragraph) of the book: In all good stories, you have to understand who the character was to enjoy the journey to who she becomes. It's no different here, I guess, for fiction often tells the truth about life, and life is…

Blog Tour – The Wedding Dress Christmas

 About the Book Book:  The Wedding Dress Christmas Author: Rachel Hauck Genre: Romance, Christmas Release Date: October 22, 2019 December covers quaint Heart’s Bend, Tennessee with a blanket of white and the glitter of Christmas lights. For JoJo Castle there’s no place like home. It’s her safe place. Her one-time love of adventure ended when life in…

Blog Tour – The Dating Charade

About the Book Book:  The Dating Charade Author: Melissa Ferguson Genre: Contemporary Romantic Fiction, Romantic  Comedy Release Date: December 3, 2019 Cassie Everson is an expert at escaping bad first dates. And, after years of meeting, greeting, and running from the men who try to woo her, Cassie is almost ready to retire her hopes for a husband—and children—altogether. But fate has…

Blog Tour – A Time to Dance

 About the Book Book:  A Season to Dance Author: Patricia Beal Genre: Women’s Fiction, Romance Release Date: May, 2017 Ana Brassfield has her path to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House all figured out until her first love, renowned German dancer Claus Gert, returns to Georgia to win her back. Despite a promising start towards her ballet…