Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Saturday, April 15, 2017
Check Out My New Post!
Check out my new post on the Daily Megaphone to learn more about life and the power of prayer. I hope that you and your family have a very Happy Easter (Matthew 28:6). God bless.
Hope in the Midst of Sorrow
by Heather Snyder
Friday, April 14, 2017
First Line Fridays
This week I wanted to highlight the first book in a trilogy series, Rachelle Rea Cobb's book The Sound of Diamonds, which is the first book in the Steadfast Love series. I am excited to read each of these books--this first book has been collecting dust in my Kindle waiting to be read. :) At the end of the month, I will be talking about the third book, The Sound of Emeralds, for Rachelle's Birthday Blog Tour. So do not forget to check that out! As always, please be sure to check out the book lines from these other amazing bloggers too:
Carrie from Reading is My SuperPower
Sydney from Singing Librarian
Rachel from Bookworm Mama
Beth from Faithfully Bookish
Andie from Radiant Light
Katie from Fiction Aficionado
Bree from Bibliophile Reviews
Kathleen from Kathleen Denly
Lauraine from Lauraine's Notes
Amanda from With a Joyful Noise
Jessica from A Baker's Perspective
Click the links above to be taken to their posts and...
If you would like to join us, send Carrie a message and let her know!
Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line!
Today I am going to post a line from:
If you would like to join us, send Carrie a message and let her know!
Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line!
Today I am going to post a line from:
The Sound of Diamonds
by Rachelle Rea Cobb
And the first line is...
Leiden, the Low Countries, the Netherlands
23 august 1566
"A crash shook the nun's cell I had called my own since seeking refuge in my mother's homeland. My gaze snapped to the door."
Happy reading and Happy Friday!
Thursday, April 13, 2017
A Stolen Heart - My Review
Amanda Cabot’s book A
Stolen Heart is the first book in the Cimarron Creek Trilogy. After reading this text, I am excited to
learn about the next two books Cabot will write for this series. This particular story is set in Texas during the late 1800’s, and focuses on Lydia
Crawford’s journey from New York to Texas. At first, her traveling purposes are to
reconnect with her fiancé, but soon the reader will discover that her life is
anything but settled. Lydia believes her life will fall into balance
after her marriage, yet surprises await her in this southern town of Texas.
Lydia
believes her betrothed loves her; however, her hopes get dashed and are
replaced with unanswerable questions as soon as she steps off the
stagecoach. The future she had counted
on beings to unravel as she starts to figure out what to do next. She never dreamed she would be walking the
streets of this town alone. On top of
her bad news, she realizes Southerners still do not care for Northerners—even
though the Civil War ended over a decade ago. There are many in this town who would like to see her go back to
where she came from—especially considering another Yankee has already recently
come to reside in Cimarron Creek.
Travis Whitfield is the newly appointed sheriff in town. So far, there have been only small troubles
in town, yet things begin to come to a crashing halt when a man goes
missing. Already, it is presumed he is
dead, but Travis must figure out where this man could have gone and why. Was he kidnapped? Did he abandon his wife and child? Things become even more confusing after he
meets a woman named Lydia. Her manner of speech is foreign to this
state, but what is worse is who she is seeking.
How can Travis do his duty in caring for the town and this new guest
while also declaring that he cannot keep up with all the new crime that has
come to town?
There are so many twists and surprises within the pages of
this story—more than I ever considered, which made for a better read. Although some of the turns are heartbreaking,
they make the story stronger and the characters more relatable. This book is more than your typical Christian
fiction book, because it contains an element of mystery to it. Even though the plot of fiction prevails, I
would still categorize it completely different.
After the characters reveal this part of the story to the reader, the
entire text comes alive with several sub-plots.
Both Lydia
and Travis find themselves in places they never dreamed, and both are put to
the test. Can they withstand what life
throws at them? And can Lydia embrace a
new life? Soon all these characters will
understand that man plans his ways but the Lord directs his steps (Proverbs
16:9).
I highly recommend this new novel by Amanda Cabot. In fact, I plan on checking out her other
books. Happy reading!
This review is my honest opinion. Thanks to Revell
Publishers for my copy.
About The Book
*From afar, Cimarron
Creek seems like an idyllic town tucked in the Texas Hill Country. But
when former schoolteacher Lydia Crawford steps onto its dusty streets in
1880, she finds a town with a deep-seated resentment of
Northerners--like her. Lydia won't let that get her down, though. All
will be well when she's reunited with her fiancé. But when she discovers
he has disappeared--and that he left behind a pregnant wife--Lydia is
at a loss about what to do next. The handsome sheriff urges her to trust
him, but can she trust anyone in this town where secrets are as
prevalent as bluebonnets in spring?
Bestselling author Amanda Cabot invites readers back into Texas's storied past to experience love and adventure against a backdrop of tension and mystery in this first book in a brand-new series.
Bestselling author Amanda Cabot invites readers back into Texas's storied past to experience love and adventure against a backdrop of tension and mystery in this first book in a brand-new series.
*Synopsis is from the back cover of the novel.
About The Author
Amanda Cabot is the bestselling author of At Bluebonnet Lake, In Firefly Valley, and On Lone Star Trail, as well as the Texas Dreams series, the Westward Winds series, and Christmas Roses. Her books have been finalists for the ACFW Carol Awards and the Booksellers' Best. She lives in Wyoming. Learn more at: www.amandacabot.com
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Dreams in Deadwood - Spotlight Book Tour
Series: Seven Brides of South Dakota
Genre: Christian, Historical, Romance
Publisher: Indie
Publication date: February 28, 2017
Number of pages: 298
Jennie Arnsby wants nothing more than to turn around and go home. Her family is on their way to Deadwood, SD, when Aiden finds his way to their small wagon train. His teasing and banter leaves her wanting to toss him out the back and in the dust. When, they are separated outside the city, she is left wondering if she’ll ever see him again.
Aiden Bradly wants to find his gold and return home, nothing more. He can’t afford to get tangled with a woman. He’s doing just that until he meets the feisty Jenny. She gets him thinking about his past and forgiveness, but what’s more important, his past or his new future?
Will Aiden be able to redeem both his past and his future and find a greater treasure than he ever imagined?
Genre: Christian, Historical, Romance
Publisher: Indie
Publication date: February 28, 2017
Number of pages: 298
Jennie Arnsby wants nothing more than to turn around and go home. Her family is on their way to Deadwood, SD, when Aiden finds his way to their small wagon train. His teasing and banter leaves her wanting to toss him out the back and in the dust. When, they are separated outside the city, she is left wondering if she’ll ever see him again.
Aiden Bradly wants to find his gold and return home, nothing more. He can’t afford to get tangled with a woman. He’s doing just that until he meets the feisty Jenny. She gets him thinking about his past and forgiveness, but what’s more important, his past or his new future?
Will Aiden be able to redeem both his past and his future and find a greater treasure than he ever imagined?
Dreams in Deadwood is book one of the Seven Brides of South Dakota
series by Kari Trumbo. A romantic, Wild West romp in pioneer South
Dakota.
Kari Trumbo is an inspirational romance au-thor, blogger and proud home
schooling mother to four great kids. She interacts often on reader
groups on Facebook and volunteers at the local library when needed. When
she isn’t writing, she is obsessively reading and expanding her skills
as a wordsmith. Kari lives in her great-grandfather’s remodeled
1890-built home in central Minnesota with her husband, children, cats,
and one hungry wood stove.
1. What or whom inspired you to become an author?
This
may sound strange, but it was watching storm chasing shows on
television. I’d wanted to write for some time, but a story involving a
tornado and its aftermath was the one that invaded my dreams every night
for almost two years before I couldn’t stand it and wrote the story.
Writing the story freed me from the dreams, but now I write all the
time, I can’t keep myself from it.2. Who are some of your favorite authors? Do these authors inspire your own writing?
Karen Witemeyer and Sarah Sundin are two of my absolute favorites, but I have a LONG list that I consider inspirational. I’m always open to finding new authors whose prose leave me wanting more. Sometimes a sentence is built so well that you must stop and read it again, soak it in. Let it touch your soul.
3. What does a typical writing day look like for you?
I get up and start my day, help the kids with school (I home school) and check in on Facebook and email. I try to be very accessible. After school, the kids do chores or play and I get busy with focused writing time.
4. What do you want readers to take away from reading Dreams in Deadwood?
Dreams in Deadwood is about the prodigal relationship we have not only with Christ, but with ourselves. We run away from what we know to get and learn bigger and better things, but those things aren’t always what’s best for us. Sometimes, you need to go home and be whole.
She gingerly tip-toed over the rough concrete block floor, careful to
check each stall. Her heart pumped in her ears as she waited for him to
jump out and scare her, that would be just his way. She’d almost reached
the end when a few blades of straw rained softly down on her head. She
peered up as Aiden sat on a beam above her. His thickly muscled arms
held him for a moment as he swung down then he extended them, releasing
his body from the rafters above. He landed right in front of her and she
gasped, nose to nose with him. His hazel eyes swept over her face,
stalling on her lips, then he turned from her and scraped his hand over
the back of his neck expelling a huge breath. She wanted to stalk over
there and yank him back, she wasn’t done with him yet.
He grasped her arm and tugged her along with him. She lost her footing and slid along for a moment until she gained her feet and yanked herself free.
“Just wait one minute! You haven’t shown me anything except that you know how to hide.” Her breath ached to be free of her stays, she was breathing too hard to calm herself.
He returned to her, just a bare few inches away. “You don’t understand, M’fhíorghrá. I can hardly stand to breathe if I’m not with you, but I know you’ll never want to be with me, so I have to stay away. You’re tearing me apart.”
April 3--Zerina Blossom's Book
April 5--Reading Is My SuperPower
April 6--Paulette's Papers
April 7--Encouraging Words from the Tea Queen
April 10--Cafinated Read
April 11--Wishful Endings
April 13--A Baker's Perspective
April 14--Remembrancy
April 15--Singing Librarian Books
April 5--Reading Is My SuperPower
April 6--Paulette's Papers
April 7--Encouraging Words from the Tea Queen
April 10--Cafinated Read
April 11--Wishful Endings
April 13--A Baker's Perspective
April 14--Remembrancy
April 15--Singing Librarian Books
Friday, April 7, 2017
First Line Fridays
This week I want to post a line from one of my Kindle books. I confess that not only do I have a to-be-read list for my print books, I also have a list for my Kindle books as well! There are so many $.99 books on Amazon I consistently purchase...the book list is growing. Do any of you have a never ending to-be-read list for your Kindle novels? As always, please be sure to check out the book lines from these other amazing bloggers too:
Carrie from Reading is My SuperPower
Sydney from Singing Librarian
Rachel from Bookworm Mama
Beth from Faithfully Bookish
Andie from Radiant Light
Katie from Fiction Aficionado
Bree from Bibliophile Reviews
Kathleen from Kathleen Denly
Lauraine from Lauraine's Notes
Amanda from With a Joyful Noise
Jessica from A Baker's Perspective
Click the links above to be taken to their posts and...
If you would like to join us, send Carrie a message and let her know!
Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line!
Today I am going to post a line from:
If you would like to join us, send Carrie a message and let her know!
Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line!
Today I am going to post a line from:
The Pattern Artist
by Nancy Moser
And the first line is...
1911
New York City
""Annie Wood! I demand you wipe that ridiculous smile off your face. Immediately.' Annie yanked her gaze away from the view out of the carriage and pressed a hand across her mouth to erase the offending smile."
Happy reading and Happy Friday!
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