Turn to Me by Becky Wade (with giveaway) All That It Takes by Nicole Deese (with giveaway) The Buy-In by Emma St. Clair Sunrise by Susan May Warren with giveaway

Sneak peek at Sandra Byrd’s Piece de Resistance

So tell me how I am not going to drool over the cover of this book when I get to read it??!! That cake looks fabulous and knowing Sandra, the writing will be just as delectable!

Piece de Resistance by Sandra Byrd

Having earned her chef’s hat, Lexi Stuart bids au revoir to her glamorous and deliciously satisfying pastry mentorship outside of Paris and returns to her hometown of Seattle, Washington. There, she finds life unexpectedly complicated.

She’s put in charge of a high-end catering bakery called Bijoux, which should be her dream job, but there’s a catch: She has

2009 RITA Finalists for Inspirational Romance

Another great list of books I’d hate to have to pick a winner from. I have read them all with the exception of Mulberry Park and Where Love Abides, and loved each one ~ sigh!

Which one would you pick?

You can check out all the other categories at the RWA website. The winner will be announced in July.


Deep in the Heart of Trouble by Deeanne Gist

Bethany House Publishers
David Long and Julie Klassen, editors

Faking Grace by Tamara Leigh
Random House Publishing, WaterBrook Multnomah
Julee Schwarzburg, editor

Finding Stefanie by Susan May Warren
Tyndale House Publishers

Special Spotlight Part 2 ~ Marlo Schalesky’s Jimmy Henley

Today the spotlight shines on……………………………………………………..Jimmy Henley


As promised, here is Marlo’s insight into Jimmy Henley – the man who captured Kinna’s heart and became her hero…….and then became human again. If Tomorrow Never Comes is a book that will challenge and inspire – don’t miss it.

JIMMY HENLEY

Brief physical description

Dark hair, brilliant sapphire blue eyes. 5’ 11” and muscular from years working construction. Think James McAvoy (in ten or so years)


Strengths and weaknesses


As the son of an alcoholic father, Jimmy has learned to walk away, to hide from trouble. He hates confrontation and prefers to pretend

Special Spotlight Part 1 ~ Marlo Schalesky’s Kinna Henley

Today the spotlight shines on……………………………………………….Kinna Henley

Marlo Schalesky’s amazing story, If Tomorrow Never Comes is on tour and I have two special spotlights in honour of this new release! Today you can learn more about Kinna Henley as she struggles with infertility and anger and tomorrow I will spotlight Jimmy Henley, her loyal yet broken husband. I hope to wrap up the tour with a review of If Tomorrow Never Comes, which I have just finished and loved.

Thanks Marlo:~

KINNA HENLEY

Brief physical description

Wavy, caramel-colored hair that’s grown darker through the years and now has some gray as

Sneak peek at The Seaside Letters by Denise Hunter

If you have spent any time at all hanging around here you know how much I adore Denise Hunter’s writing! So I am thrilled to preview her latest novel in her Nantucket Love Story Series, The Seaside Letters.

You will just have to enjoy the anticipation as it doesn’t release until October, 09 from Thomas Nelson!


A heartwarming love story that beautifully illustrates God’s delight in His children.

Sabrina Kincaid didn’t intend to fall for Nantucket native Tucker McCabe, the man she serves coffee to every morning-the man tied deeply to Sabrina’s most mortifying secret.

Then Tucker decides

Character Spotlight ~ Amanda Cabot’s Sarah Dobbs & Clay Canfield

Today the spotlight shines on…………………………………..Sarah Dobbs & Clay Canfield


Amanda Cabot’s debut novel historical novel has garnered very positive reviews which bodes well for the sequels in her Texas Dreams Trilogy. We hope you enjoy this behind the scenes look at Sarah and Clay……

Sarah Dobbs

Brief physical description

Sarah describes herself as “medium height, medium brown hair, medium brown eyes.” Can you tell that she does not consider herself beautiful? No one else – especially not Clay Canfield – would agree. Sarah’s most distinctive physical characteristic is a limp, the result of a riding accident when she