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Wishing on Buttercups by Miralee Ferrell ~ Tracy’s Take

Publisher’s Synopsis:

Can Love Survive When Secrets Collide?

She’d kept her secrets safely hidden—those from her past, and those in the present. Some things, Beth Roberts knows, a lady simply doesn’t share, even in the 1880’s West. The townspeople would never understand. No one ever has.

Jeffery Tucker, a handsome young writer, has kept his own secrets. He doesn’t have a right to pry into Beth’s affairs but finds himself strangely drawn to her and intrigued by the whiff of mystery surrounding her.

Beth knows that one day someone will unravel the threads of her past. And when two men …

Pop Quiz ~ Dr Harry Kraus with a giveaway

Discover more about

Dr Harry Kraus

and his medical thriller

Lip Reading

David C Cook

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What was a favourite childhood book of yours?

I loved “The Boxcar Children” by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Do you remember the title of the first story you ever wrote? What was it about?

“Stainless Steal Hearts” (yes, the first story I wrote was a novel) . It was about a surgical resident who discovers unethical research done on aborted babies. I know, that sounds gross, but I was intrigued by the idea that we could legally abort the same aged babies that we were …

Coming in late 2014 from Revell

Here’s the lineup from Revell Books for late 2014 and I hate to say it but I’m quite disappointed with the majority of these covers. This is all about personal preference and most of these don’t ring my bell but I’m sure other readers will adore them. So, for me, the ones that do catch my eye are Jane’s, Bonnie’s, and Laura’s.

While I’m looking forward to reading Patricia’s, Lynette’s, and Irene’s their covers while they aren’t terrible, they are a bit more of the same. I think the plain block font, and the stark white, just seem harsh to …

Bookish Question of the Week

I’ve been super impressed recently with the exceptional quality of books written by debut novelists, ones whose books read as if penned by an experienced published writer. Katherine Reay and Lori Benton are two writers whose names immediately jump to mind. I’d love to hear your pick of a debut novelist (recently or in the past) whose first novel was exceptional.

Whose debut novel impressed you more than you anticipated?

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Character Spotlight ~ Siri Mitchell’s Ellis Eton with a giveaway

Meet an unusual heroine in

Siri Mitchell’s

historical romance

Love Comes Calling

Bethany House

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The Story

A girl with the best of intentions.
A heart set on Hollywood.
An empty pocketbook.

That’s all it takes for Ellis Eton to find herself working as a telephone operator for a look-alike friend. For Ellis, this job will provide not only acting practice but the funds to get her a start in the movies. She’s tired of always being a disappointment to her traditional Boston family, and though she can’t deny the way he makes her head spin, she knows she’s …

Healer of Carthage by Lynne Gentry

Synopsis:~

A twenty-first-century doctor. A third-century plague. A love out of time.

First-year resident Dr. Lisbeth Hastings is too busy to take her father’s bizarre summons seriously. But when a tragic mistake puts her career in jeopardy, answering her father’s call seems her only hope of redeeming the devastating failure that her life has become.

While exploring the haunting cave at her father’s archaeological dig, Lisbeth falls through a hidden hole, awakening to find herself the object of a slave auction and the ruins of Roman Carthage inexplicably restored to a thriving metropolis. Is it possible that she’s traveled back …