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Synopsis:~

Charlotte Graham is at the center of the most famous kidnapping in Chicago history.

The task force of FBI and local cops found her two abductors, killed them, rescued her, but it took four very long years. The fact she was found less than three miles from her home, had been there the entire time, haunts them. She’s changed her identity, found a profession she loves, and rebuilt her life.

She’s never said a word–to the cops, to her doctors, to family–about those four years.

A family legacy has brought her back to Chicago where a reporter is writing …

Character Spotlight ~ Katherine Reay’s Samantha Moore

Meet an athlete in

Katherine Reay’s

contemporary novel

Dear Mr Knightley

Thomas Nelson

The Story

Samantha Moore has always hidden behind the words of others—namely, her favorite characters in literature. Now, she will learn to write her own story—by giving that story to a complete stranger.

Sam is, to say the least, bookish. An English major of the highest order, her diet has always been Austen, Dickens, and Shakespeare. The problem is, both her prose and conversation tend to be more Elizabeth Bennet than Samantha Moore.

But life for the twenty-three-year-old orphan is about to get stranger than fiction. An …

Bookish News…

I love sharing author news, and it is especially fun when said authors happen to be two of my very favourite writers and if that’s not enough, also exceptional and gorgeous women!

First up is Ronie Kendig and her soon to be released, Beowulf: Explosives Detection Dog. Beowulf is the final in her A Breed Apart series and has Timbrel and Candyman front and centre. If you have not read Trinity and Talon, you really must do so before Beo arrives to get the full Ronie Kendig experience! Here’s the trailer for your enjoyment ~ so love the …

Character Spotlight ~ Todd Johnson’s Ryan, Emily, Poppy, & Kieran

Meet four people determined to make a difference in

Todd Johnson’s

legal thriller

Critical Reaction

Bethany House

The Story

After decades of turning out plutonium for the arms race, the Hanford Nuclear Facility has long been shuttered, though its deadly legacy cannot be fully contained. The men who guard the facility from sabotage or monitor its buildings for radiation leaks are told the risks are under control. They believe it, until the worst happens: a thunderous explosion in the dead of night.

Two workers, lifer Poppy Martin and new hire Kieran Mullaney, believe themselves lucky to survive the blast. But …

Coming in mid 2014 from Tyndale House

Now it’s Tyndale House’s turn to be put under the microscope with their new titles, releasing in mid 2014.

I’m excited about these stories and the cover art is great for the most part. Saving Amelie is my favourite – I adore its simplicity yet clear communication of the story and era. Likewise Wish is another that retains clean lines and gives no doubt about the storyline. No doubt Aaron is going to frustrated with the decapitation on Jessica’s second novel, and I’m with him, which is a shame as I love everything else about the cover.

Firewall is quite …

Character Spotlight ~ Kathleen Bauer’s Charlotte Stevenson

Meet a grandmother in

Kathleen Bauer’s

contemporary novel

Before the Dawn

Guideposts

The Story

Charlotte Stevenson’s world is turned upside-down by the death of her daughter, Denise, whose three children are now coming to Nebraska to live on Heather Creek Farm. Sam is fiercely protective of his younger siblings; Emily desperately misses her friends; and young Christopher, a sweet soul, just wants to fit in. While Charlotte helps the grandchildren she barely knows adjust to their new life, she also wrestles with her own grief.

What if she makes the same mistakes she made with Denise? Is this her chance …