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What I’ve Been Reading

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: May 19, 2014

It's been either feast or famine on reading lately. I definitely prefer the feast times! Here are a few of my recent Christian fiction reads (alphabetized by author!): Born of Persuasion by Jessica Dotta A regency with a …

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A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: March 24, 2014

I am not a book reviewer. I've never pretended to be. I simply tell y'all what I like, thus I often group together what I've been reading. But even as I composed such a post last week, I knew A Fall of Marigolds by Susan …

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Catching Up on My Reading

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: March 19, 2014

While I am always reading, there are some moments when I am whipping through books and others where life interferes and my time to read is severely limited. Lately I've been on a roll and here and some good ones I've …

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Twitter Fiction Festival

In: Reading, Uncategorized, Writing on: March 12, 2014

Are you on twitter? Do you love fiction? Then check out the Twitter Fiction Festival! It starts today and runs through the weekend. You can follow it with the hashtag #TwitterFiction and see #chrific if you want to narrow …

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Cry, The Beloved Country

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: February 10, 2014

I try to sprinkle books that are considered classics into my reading diet. For me, this generally means novels written prior to the 20th century. But sometimes I like to stretch myself. When my son brought home his copy …

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Love’s Awakening by Laura Frantz

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: September 18, 2013

There are some authors that you enjoy from the get-go. But you also know when their books take a decidedly different turn. One that propels their work from the "books I enjoy" category to the "books I must read." With the …

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Made to Last by Melissa Tagg

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: September 2, 2013

I didn't read contemporary romance for a long time. Especially Christian contemporary romance. But there are some great new voices out there and I've shared some of those with you. Today I'd like to introduce you to another: …

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You Don’t Know Me by Susan May Warren

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: August 12, 2013

There are just some authors that hit it every time. The level of their storytelling makes me wonder why I try. Susan May Warren is one of those authors. While I've only read 2 of the 6 Deep Haven series books, both My …

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How Do You Prefer Your Story Stress?

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: July 29, 2013

I read two books last week. Not unusual. But as I read--one contemporary, one historical--I kept having to stop each book and pick up the other. Over and over and over again! It wasn't that either story didn't hold my …

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I Love a Good Cinderella Story

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: July 11, 2013

I have to be in the right mood to read a romance, but a good Cinderella story gets me every time. I finished these two on our trip and loved them both!   Austenland by Shannon Hale How did I miss this one when it …

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