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Coming in early 2015 from Tyndale House

Thanks to the wonderful folk at Tyndale House, here are the releases Tyndale has for us in early 2015.

You may be able to tell by the placement in my collage that I ADORE the cover for Allison Pittman’s On Shifting Sand ~ the colours, the texture, the model’s face ~ all combine with the story outline to grip me. Love it!

The Song and Old Fashioned are both based on screenplays so obviously they have a bit of a different look from a traditional cover, blending stills from the movies. As they look more like DVD covers to me, …

The Seahorse Legacy by Serena Chase

Synopsis:~

a Pirate, bound by a centuries-old oath — a Knight, determined to prove her calling — a Legacy, demanding surrender

As Keeper of the Seahorse Legacy, Cazien de Pollis is a King among pirates, divinely appointed to dispense justice on the seas. Bound by the sacred oath of a long-dead ancestor, he must fulfill a contract to wed the green-eyed Oracle’s Daughter named therein—or risk losing everything he and his people hold dear. But at nineteen, with the identity of his betrothed only recently revealed, Cazien resents the contract—and the urgency within him to see it satisfied.

Erielle de …

Introducing Raela Schoenherr, Fiction Acquisitions Editor ~ Part 2

I know you have been eagerly awaiting the second part of my interview with Raela ~ hasn’t she been so incredibly gracious and forthright in responding to your questions? So, I won’t hold you up ~ it’s now over to Raela!

More of

Raela Schoenherr

Fiction Acquisitions Editor

Bethany House

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Rel: As an editor, what are you particularly looking for in a novel?

Raela: As an editor, I’m looking for books where the author has a strong and engaging writing voice, compelling and layered yet likable characters, and an intriguing and interesting story with plenty of well-crafted conflict. Pacing …

Character Spotlight ~ Sarah Loudin Thomas’ Perla with a giveaway

Meet a gifted cook in

Sarah Loudin Thomas’

debut novel

Miracle in a Dry Land

Bethany House

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The Story

In a Drought,
It’s the Darkest Cloud That Brings Hope

It’s 1954 and Perla Long’s arrival in the sleepy town of Wise, West Virginia, was supposed to go unnoticed. She just wants a quiet, safe place for her and her daughter, Sadie, where the mistakes of her past can stay hidden. But then drought comes to Wise, and Perla is pulled into the turmoil of a town desperately in need of a miracle.

Casewell Phillips has resigned himself to life …

Shadowed in Silk & Captured by Moonlight by Christine Lindsay ~ Tracy’s Take

Today I have two excellent reviews from my dear friend Tracy, focusing on Christine Lindsay’s Twilight of the British Raj series. Enjoy!

Shadowed in Silk

Publisher’s Synopsis

She was invisible to those who should have loved her. After the Great War, Abby Fraser returns to India, where her husband is stationed with the British army. She has longed to go home to the land of glittering palaces and veiled women . . . but Nick has become a cruel stranger and a cruel father to their three-year old son. It will take more than her American pluck to survive.

Major …

Introducing Raela Schoenherr, Fiction Acquisitions Editor ~ Part 1

Last year, it was my absolute pleasure to meet Raela Schoenherr at ACFW and share some delicious Japanese food…yum…but I digress! Raela graciously agreed to share more about her role here at Relz Reviewz and she shared such wonderful insights, I’m posting in two parts. Raela is happy to respond to any of your comments here on the blog ~ enjoy!

Introducing