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Bookish Questions with Melissa Jagears

I think Melissa Jagears has inspired a new feature on my blog. Wanting to do something different, Melissa decided to answer some of my Bookish Questions of the Week for her feature here, celebrating the release of A Bride at Last (my review is coming soon!). I love it and I hope you do, too!

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Bookish Questions

with

Melissa Jagears

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I’d love your thoughts on novellas. Are you thumbs up or down? Or does it depend?!

I used to be a thumbs down all the way, baby. (Even though I don’t recall ever reading one….) Because how good …

Cover Art Reveal: Coming in early 2016 from Revell

Revell’s covers are here! I must say I’m loving that Revell are breaking out from the usual CF constraints with some of these covers. That said, there are a few that are same old, same old but for many readers that is exactly what they are after. There is a lot of comfort in the familiar so I understand publishers producing covers that faithful readers will know immediately what to expect.

Lynette’s, Mike Nappa’s, and Sandra’s particularly stand out for me in this regard. Johnnie’s and Liz’s are sweet but still appealing and Irene’s certainly draws the eye.

I’m excited …

Cover Art Reveal: Coming in early 2016 from Bethany House

Bethany House 2016 covers are now live! I’m coming off a three day migraine so my brain is not really working at any optimum level so I’m going to leave most of the comments to you.

While I’m not a huge fan of faces on covers, the girl on Susan Anne Mason’s book is captivating – those eyes! I love that Jody’s cover features Jody’s own photo of the lighthouse, taken while she was on a research trip, and Julianna’s is another fabulous cover reflecting both the era and genre of her story.

Love that Dani’s features the male lead …

Announcing the 2015 INSPY AWARD WINNERS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

2015 INSPY Awards Winners Announced

June 28, 2015—The INSPY Advisory Board is pleased to announce today that the following books have been awarded INSPYs in their categories. Recognizing the need for a new kind of book award, The Inspy Awards — http://inspys.com — was created by bloggers to discover and highlight the very best in literature that grapples with expressions of the Christian faith. The 2015 awards season covers books published from January 1st 2014 and December 31st, 2014.

Debut Novel

Miracle in the Dry Season by Sarah Loudin Thomas (Bethany House)

Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense…

Character Spotlight: Becky Wade’s Jake & Lyndie with a giveaway

Meet a horse trainer and an exercise rider in

Becky Wade’s

contemporary romance

A Love Like Ours

Bethany House

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The Story

Former Marine Jake Porter has far deeper scars than the one that marks his face. He struggles with symptoms of PTSD, lives a solitary life, and avoids relationships.

When Lyndie James, Jake’s childhood best friend, lands back in Holley, Texas, Jake cautiously hires her to exercise his Thoroughbreds. Lyndie is tender-hearted, fiercely determined, and afraid of nothing, just like she was as a child. Jake pairs her with Silver Leaf, a horse full of promise but lacking

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Carla Laureano: Discover more…and a giveaway

Discover more about

Carla Laureano

and her contemporary romance

London Tides

David C. Cook

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A book character that sticks in my mind is…

Jane, from Jane Eyre. She was one of the few female characters in English literature who wasn’t a victim of her circumstances and whose refusal to compromise was rewarded—the first true feminist heroine.

I’m completely immersed in their storytelling, whenever I read a book by…

Tamara Leigh. It doesn’t matter what she writes—contemporary, historical, time-travel—it always turns into a marathon reading session until I’m finished.

The first person who encouraged me to pursue my writing …