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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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On Distant Shores by Sarah Sundin and A Heart Deceived by Michelle Griep

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: November 13, 2013

My life has been crazy lately. Between quick-drafting a new novel during Nanowrimo and traveling with my husband on business, reading time has almost fallen by the wayside. Almost. But lately I've read two great historical …

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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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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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Stealing the Preacher by Karen Witemeyer

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: May 28, 2013

We first met the Archer brothers--all four named after Texas heroes at the Alamo--in Short Straw Bride by Karen Witemeyer. They were funny and charming and strong and sweet. The moment I heard that brother Crockett was …

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Unrivaled by Siri Mitchell

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: February 27, 2013

There are just some authors that make me wonder why I choose to continue writing, for their books are flawless. The characters, the settings, the plots, the very words on the page. Siri Mitchell is one of these authors for …

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Captured by Moonlight by Christine LIndsey

In: Reading, Uncategorized, Writing on: February 18, 2013

One of my favorite things about historical fiction is learning about places/eras/historical events I didn't previously know much about. Such is the case with Christine Lindsey's series Twilight of the British Raj, set in …

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The Tutor's Daughter

The Tutor’s Daughter by Julie Klassen

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: January 14, 2013

Oh, how I love Regency-set books! And Julie Klassen's stories are some of the best. The Tutor's Daughter is no exception. Set on the dangerous Cornwall coast, in a manor house high on the cliffs, the tutor and his daughter …

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Choices of the Heart by Laurie Alice Eakes

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: January 4, 2013

I have loved Laurie Alice Eakes's Midwives series. Each story has been unique--and wonderful. This third installment, focusing on the daughter of the midwife from the first book, is no exception. Set against the backdrop of a …

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No Safe Harbor by Elizabeth Ludwig–With a Giveaway!

In: Reading, Uncategorized, Writing on: November 12, 2012

In February of 2011, I met Elizabeth Ludwig at a writers retreat. She and I instantly connected. That weekend, she pitched her historical romantic suspense series to a Bethany House editor. Now the first book in that series, …

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