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Irene Hannon: Discover more…and a giveaway

Discover more about

Irene Hannon

and her contemporary romance

Hope Harbor

Revell

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A book character that sticks in my mind is…Nancy Drew. She was smart, kind, clever, independent, loyal, fun-loving, morally strong—the perfect role model for me as a preteen the summer I devoured those books!

The last book that made me cry was…The Memory House by Linda Goodnight. A beautifully written story set in a Civil-War-era home in the South, it shifts back and forth between two different romances that took place there more than a hundred and fifty years apart.

The last book that made …

Bookish Question of the Week

There’s been a lot of chatter in the past week or so about the state of Christian Fiction (for want of a better term) stemming from a blog post by agent Chip MacGregor. Chip’s post was responded to by Lifeway’s book buyer Rachel McRae, and then Chip clarified some issues he felt were misunderstood. Agent Steve Laube also provided his view of the current status. Whether you read the articles or not, I’d love to know your thoughts as readers and buyers of books, as to the “state” of inspirational novels. Are they meeting your expectations? Do you …

Character Spotlight: Beth K. Vogt’s Vanessa & Logan

Meet a paramedic and a storm chaser in

Beth K. Vogt’s

contemporary romance

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Howard Books

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The Story

Growing up, Vanessa Hollister was always the new kid in town thanks to her father’s military career – but now as a successful paramedic, she is ready to put her adolescence behind her. While planning her elegant destination wedding in Florida, the reappearance of her first husband – a man with whom she eloped with as a teenager – threatens to interfere with her dream scenario.

Logan Hollister is used to taking risks as a professional storm

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Mini Reviews: Bylin, Warren, & Calvert

More contemporary romance mini reviews for you!

Enjoy…

Together With You by Victoria Bylin

When a Lost Child warning blares over the mall’s PA system, Carly Mason finds the little girl playing with a stuffed rabbit. Something about Penny Tremaine is different. An ex-social worker, Carly recognizes that the child suffers fetal alcohol effects, and a piece of Carly’s past suddenly confronts her. Never again will she become personally involved with a client. The risks are far too great. But something about Penny–and Penny’s handsome father–tugs at Carly’s heart.

Dr. Ryan Tremaine is trying to put his life back together. …

Character Spotlight: Kathleen Y’Barbo’s Sessa & Trey with a giveaway

Meet a widow and a doctor in

Kathleen Y’Barbo’s

contemporary romance

Firefly Summer

Redbud Press

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The Story

Trey’s biggest challenge isn’t performing surgery…it’s restoring Sessa’s heart!

Artist Sessa Chambers may never recover from losing her prodigal son. Even as she grieves the tragic decisions that led to his death, and left her with a toddler to raise, she’s asked to work on her dream project—restoring carousel horses for the Smithsonian. But she can’t do it on her own…

Dr. Trey Brown can’t pick up a scalpel again. Yes, he acted in self-defense, but the events of that awful night

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The Wood’s Edge by Lori Benton

Synopsis:~

At the wood’s edge cultures collide. Can two families survive the impact?

The 1757 New York frontier is home to the Oneida tribe and to British colonists, yet their feet rarely walk the same paths.

On the day Fort William Henry falls, Major Reginald Aubrey is beside himself with grief. His son, born that day, has died in the arms of his sleeping wife. When Reginald comes across an Oneida mother with newborn twins, one white, one brown, he makes a choice that will haunt the lives of all involved. He steals the white baby and leaves his own …