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How are you spending your weekend?

March 15, 2024 By Robin Lee Hatcher

At the time I prepared this post on Wednesday, Cara had nothing scheduled for Thursday, so I wrote about the hunt. When her post came out yesterday afternoon, it was too late for me to write a different post as other things were on my schedule. So here you go. A second reminder to join the hunt. Yesterday, the Spring Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt kicked off. Several of the Inspired by Life … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Writing

If the Boot Fits – Coming Soon!

March 7, 2024 By Karen Witemeyer

Book 2 in my Texas Ever After series releases in just 5 days! I'm so excited to share this story with you. Reimagining the Cinderella fairy tale in an 1800's Texas setting has been so much fun. I was inspired by the classic line from Woody in Toy Story 2 – If the boot fits. What could be a more perfect premise for a western Cinderella, than to replace the glass slipper with a cowboy boot? That … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reading, Writing Tagged With: Behind the Book, If the Boot Fits, New Releases

Books I want to re-read

March 6, 2024 By D'Ann Mateer

While cataloging and arranging my home library recently, I ran across several books I haven’t read in a long while. Of course, that’s the majority of them, right? But a few I marked as ones I want to re-read.  But first, why re-read? Because yes, I have sooooo many books waiting to be read for the first time! 1, I re-read for the sake of nostalgia. This happens when I rediscover a book that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reading Tagged With: children's classic books, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Frances Parkinson Keyes, Madeleine L'Engle, old books

Book Club Reads

March 1, 2024 By Robin Lee Hatcher

Do you belong to a book club? I’ve found that a book club expands my reading a lot simply because I’m not always reading my own choice. I'm not always reaching for my favorite genres or authors. Years ago (circa 2007-2008) I participated in a book club. I don’t remember for how long the club lasted or how many books we read. But I do remember two of the selections: The Kite Runner by Khaled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reading

A Marathon of Kindess is available!

February 21, 2024 By D'Ann Mateer

My final book in the Guideposts series Secrets from Grandma’s Attic has been released! In fact, the entire series is now drawing quickly to a close. What a fun experience it has been! But let me share with you a little about this final book of mind, A Marathon of Kindness.  When looking for my last story, I was combing the history of St. Louis (the biggest city near the setting of Canton, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: cozy mystery, secrets from grandma's attic series, split-time story

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