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Character Spotlight: Angela Hunt’s Bathsheba with a giveaway

Meet a young wife in

Angela Hunt’s

Biblical retelling

Bathsheba

Bethany House

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The Story

A Vivid and Moving Portrait of a Reluctant Queen

After sending his army to besiege another king’s capital, King David forces himself on Bathsheba, a loyal soldier’s wife.

When her resulting pregnancy forces the king to murder her husband and add her to his harem, Bathsheba struggles to protect her son while dealing with the effects of a dark prophecy and deadly curse on the king’s household.

Combining historical facts with detailed fiction, Angela Hunt paints a realistic portrait of the beautiful woman who struggled

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The Reading Habits of Laura Frantz & a giveaway

The Reading Habits

of

Laura Frantz

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Are you a re-reader? Why, or why not? And if you are, what are some of the books you have read over and over?

I am not much of a re-reader unless the book just knocks me off my feet. There are so many good books out there that I just move on 🙂

When is your optimal time to read – do you prefer to read in one long block, or do you also read for five minutes here or there when you can?

I love big blocks of time where …

Coming soon from Waterbrook Multnomah

Time for another cover art reveal! This time from my friends at Waterbrook Multnomah. WM don’t publish a big fiction list, but it’s my experience that the books they do select are always of excellent quality and depth, and I do like they way they are heading with their covers.

I love the simplicity of Kim’s cover, although I feel like the title font is a little overwhelming of the very expressive photo. Adore the expression on the little girl’s face – perfect for the dreaded hair brushing! With three daughters I’ve become familiar with that look! Miriam captures …

Character Spotlight: Susan Anne Mason’s Brianna & Gilbert…with a giveaway

Meet a tomboy and a stable hand

Susan Anne Mason’s

historical romance

Irish Meadows

Bethany House

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The Story

Brianna and Colleen O’Leary know their Irish immigrant father expects them to marry well. Recently he’s put even more pressure on them, insinuating that the very future of their Long Island horse farm, Irish Meadows, rests in their ability to land prosperous husbands. Both girls, however, have different visions for their futures.

Brianna, a quiet girl with a quick mind, dreams of attending college. Vivacious Colleen, meanwhile, is happy to marry–as long as her father’s choice meets her exacting standards of …

Bookish Question of the Week

Firstly, a huge thank you to those who responded to my Relz Reviewz Info Gathering form last week. I value your feedback and you just may see a little change here or there coming up based on your suggestions. Your encouragement and support was such a blessing!

Now, for this week’s topic! As you know, most of the books I read are written by Christian authors with the CBA but I do love reading outside that niche as well. In addition to the classics, writers like John Grisham, Matthew Reilly, David Eddings, Chaim Potok, Wilbur Smith, Leon Uris, James Clavell, …

The Mistress of Tall Acre by Laura Frantz

Synopsis:~

The American Revolution is finally over, and Sophie Menzies is starved for good news. When her nearest neighbor, General Seamus Ogilvy, finally comes home to Tall Acre, she hopes it is a sign of better days to come. But the general is now a widower with a small daughter in desperate need of a mother. Nearly destitute, Sophie agrees to marry Seamus and become the mistress of Tall Acre in what seems a safe, sensible arrangement. But when a woman from the general’s past returns without warning, the ties that bind this fledgling family together will be strained to …