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Character Spotlight ~ Nicole Baart’s Julia De Smit

And today the spotlight shines on…………………………………………………..Julia De Smit

If you haven’t read Nicole Baart’s beautiful stories, you are truly missing out! Nicole writes evocatively and poetically. Hope this spotlight inspires you to pick up her books and soak them in!

Over to Nicole and Julia:~

Appearance:

Julia is a sort of “every-woman.” She’s medium height, slender but not skinny, and pretty but not beautiful. Julia thinks she’s very plain,

but don’t most women feel that way about themselves? Her hazel eyes, dark waves, and perfect skin are lovely. Since she’s only nineteen, she has that in

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FIRST Day Blog Tour of Forsaken by James David Jordan

It is time for the FIRST Blog Tour! On the FIRST day of every month we feature an author and his/her latest book’s FIRST chapter!

The feature author is:

James David Jordan

and his book:

Forsaken

B&H Fiction (October 1, 2008)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

James David Jordan is a business litigation attorney with the prominent Texas law firm of Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. From 1998 through 2005, he served as the firm’s Chairman and CEO. The Dallas Business Journal has named him one of the most influential leaders in the Dallas/Fort Worth legal community and one of the

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Character Spotlight ~ Christa Bannister’s Sydney Alexander & signed giveaway!

Today the spotlight shines on………………………………………..Sydney Alexander

Christa Ann Banister has created one of the most engaging and smile-inducing characters in Sydney Alexander in her debut novel and its sequel. I have a sneaking suspicion that Christa has those same characteristics in spades!

Check out Christa’s take on Sydney:~

Physical Description

With her dark brown eyes, decidedly old-school, slightly bushy eyebrows and style that can be both cutting edge and laidback, she’s a modern-day Audrey Hepburn with shades of Jennifer Garner.

Rel:~ How cool that I stumbled upon MorphThing.com! This is Audrey and Jennifer morphed together …

Diamond Duo by Marcia Gruver ~ Blog Tour

What is it about?

When Abe and Annie step off the train in Jefferson, Texas, the entire town seems to stop and indulge itself in the vision of Annie’s beauty, particularly the men. Bertha Biddie decides then and there that she must befriend Annie and learn her secret to wooing men’s hearts in order to turn the heart of one Thaddeus Bloom for herself. What Bertha doesn’t realise is that Thad’s heart is already set on her, but for some reason holds himself back.

Henry and Sarah King work hard to eke out a simple existence for themselves. Despite …

CFBA Blog Tour of An Irishwoman’s Tale by Patti Lacy

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
An Irishwomans’ Tale
Kregel Publications (July 8, 2008)
by
Patti Lacy

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Patti Lacy graduated from Baylor University in 1977 with a B.S. in education. She taught at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois, until she retired in 2006 to pursue writing full time. She has two grown children with her husband, Alan, and lives in Illinois.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Far away from her Irish home, Mary Freeman begins to adapt to life in Midwest America, but family turmoil and her own haunting memories threaten to ruin her future.…

Around the World in 80 Dates by Christa Ann Banister

Sydney Alexander is a faithful friend, a devoted sister, dedicated to her job and walks the straight and narrow! You would think applying all these great qualities to her dating life would net her a great guy – but strangely, no. Sydney continues to find Mr Flaky, Stinky, Tardy, Selfish and even Mr I Like Your Friend Better!

Determined not to give up, Sydney continues her search for the man who just might be the one, until it seems she has exhausted all possible candidates in Greater Minneapolis. Realising it might not be meant to be, Sydney decides to let …