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No Place for a Lady by Maggie Brendan

Synopsis:~

When sophisticated Crystal Clark visits her Aunt Kate’s cattle ranch, she quickly realizes that the locals don’t appreciate her refinement! Just as she grows accustomed to life in the wilderness, tragedy strikes and Crystal must help.

Will the gentle southern belle fold under the pressure? And can she resist the advances of the handsome ranch foreman?

My take:~

Readers who love a sweet historical will be delighted to discover Maggie Brendan’s No Place for a Lady, her debut novel and the first adventure in her Heart of the West series. Crystal and Luke are multi faceted characters and their …

Rachel’s Secret by B J Hoff ~ Tracy’s Take

What is it about?

Widow, Rachel Brenneman could not be more surprised when gravely injured Jeremiah Gant and his dark-skinned friend Asa, knock on her door in the middle of a stormy seeking help and shelter. Tempted to turn them away in fear for herself, her compassion for the deathly ill man overrules, demanding that she take them in and care for the sick man.

When her sister Fannie is attacked on Christmas Day, Rachel’s secret and subsequent fears return with full force. Her brother Gideon leaves the family home intent on seeking justice for not only Fannie’s attack,

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CFBA Blog Tour of Daisy Chain by Mary DeMuth

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Daisy Chain
Zondervan (March 1, 2009)
by
Mary DeMuth

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Mary E. DeMuth is an expert in Pioneer Parenting. She enables Christian parents to navigate our changing culture when their families left no good faith examples to follow.

Her parenting books include Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture (Harvest House, 2007), Building the Christian Family You Never Had (WaterBrook, 2006), and Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God (Harvest House, 2005).

Mary also inspires people to face their trials through her real-to-life novels, Watching The Tree Limbs (nominated for a Christy Award) …

Coming later this year from B&H Fiction

The fabulous team at B&H Fiction have some more goodies in store for us this year! I’m especially looking forward to the Tracy Higley and James David Jordan sequels 🙂

Click on the author links for more.

Seeing Things by Patti Hill

Birdie Wainwright, 72, isn’t concerned about seeing things that others can’t. For a woman who still climbs mountains with her dog (Miss Bee Haven) and likes to tango, the impractical visions brought on by macular degeneration are just another gift from God, adding more adventure to life. But when a tumble down the stairs breaks her ankle and …

Coming later this year from B&H Fiction

The fabulous team at B&H Fiction have some more goodies in store for us this year! I’m especially looking forward to the Tracy Higley and James David Jordan sequels 🙂

Click on the author links for more.

Seeing Things by Patti Hill

Character Spotlight ~ TL Higley’s Tessa of Delos

Today the spotlight shines on…………………………………………………Tessa of Delos

Tracy Higley has created a brilliant series based on the Seven Ancient Wonders. I was captivated by the first book, Shadow of Colossus and its main character, the lovely yet desperate courtesan, Tessa of Delos.

Over to you, Tracy:~

Brief physical description

Tessa is a tall, commanding Greek woman with dark, wavy hair that she insists on wearing down in spite of the cultural insistence on women tying their hair up. Think Rachel Weisz

Strengths and weaknesses

Tessa’s a brilliant woman, and her intellect has given her prominence in her culture in spite …