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Character Spotlight ~ Marlo Schalesky’s Paul Tilden

Today the spotlight shines on………………………………………………………..Paul Tilden

The lovely and amazingly talented Marlo Schalesky is eagerly awaiting the arrival of her fifth child and her first son as I prepare this post and unless he makes an appearance overnight I won’t have news on that front!

Beyond the Night is Marlo’s first book in her new Love Stories with a Twist series and Paul is an unforgettable character. We recently discussed this book at my Book Club – it was a great selection.

Enjoy!

Brief physical description

Tall, lanky, athletic, sandy hair, green eyes. Think Paul Bettany.

Strengths and weaknesses:

Paul …

Character Spotlight ~ Christy Barritt’s Gabby St. Claire

Today the spotlight shines on……………………………….. Gabby St Claire & Co

Christy Barritt’s Squeaky Clean Mystery series is fabulous and unique. Christy herself shares the same qualities! How do I know? Well, Christy is A Peek at My Bookshelf’s Author of the Month so drop by Deena’s blog to discover more about this talented author.

In the meantime, enjoy Christy’s thoughts on her characters below:~

Gabby St Claire

Physical Description:

Gabby St. Claire has a sweet, heart-shaped face that belies her inner oddball. She has curly red hair that’s hard to tame. She loves to wear snarky

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Bethany Books for Blokes!

Well, actually I’m very keen to read them all too 🙂 There’s nothing like a great suspense/thriller novel to get the blood pumping!

I hear great things about Robin’s books (must get them out of my TBR pile!), I love Tom Morrisey’s stories, especially Deep Blue and love the premise of Pirate Hunter and then there is debut author, Shawn Grady! His book looks and sounds fantastic and I’m always up for discovering a new author to add to my must read list.

Each of these books release in July, 2009 from Bethany.

Offworld by Robin Parrish

The return …

Every Now & Then by Karen Kingsbury

Losing his firefighter father in the Twin Towers collapse of 9/11 left Alex Brady a shattered man. Determined to prevent further atrocities happening again, Alex fled from the people who loved him and became a police officer with the K9 unit in Los Angeles, California. Sharing the remaining remnants of his heart on his beloved police dog, Bo, Alex only makes time for his dog, his work and staying in the best shape he can, all the better to catch the ones planning evil.

Holly Brooks followed Alex Brady to California hoping to mend the rift in their relationship but …

2009 Bethany House Releases ~ Historicals

Bethany continues to select beautiful covers for their books. Here are more of what’s on offer in 2009.

Click on the titles to pre-order from Amazon or on the author name for more information. Check back tomorrow for more previews with my post, Bethany’s Books for Blokes!

And I have a new idea here at Relz Reviewz which will pop up now and then – Tell Rel – it will be a question I would love to know your answer to! You’ll see the first one at the bottom of the post!

A Bride in the Bargain by Deeanne Gist…

Sneak Peek at A Passion Denied by Julie Lessman

Julie Lessman’s books are such a treat! I was so taken with Brady in A Passion Redeemed I can’t wait for his and Beth’s story in A Passion Denied ~ sigh!

Hang in there until it releases in May, 2009. For now here’s a look at the final cover…..

A Passion Denied, is the story of Faith and Charity’s little sister, Beth (Lizzie), a shy bookworm who dreams of a fairy-tale romance. It unfolds a man’s dark past and a young girl’s shattered dreams … and the God who redeems it all.