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Relz Reviewz Top 10 Reads of 2011

The challenge of compiling a Top 10 list is often overwhelming and frustrating as choosing 10 usually means excluding fantastic reads! Still, I enjoy looking back over my year’s reading and selecting books that may be literary masterpieces, books that struck a chord within me or simply one out of the box. Here’s my list (in no particular order), sneaking in a few extras by way of a series nomination, and some others at the end of my post that I was loath not to include in some way!

I’d love you to post the link to your Top 10 or …

7 Stories 7 Writers 7 Hours

Check out this fabulous new project from 7 amazing writers and Tyndale House! I love the concept and can’t wait to read the anthology. Click on the links below to stay in touch:

Mike Dellosso

Rene Gutteridge

Ronie Kendig

Robin Parrish

Tom Pawlik

Travis Thrasher

James Andrew Wilson

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(The writers have some great giveaways going on if they reach 500 Likes today!)

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Coming in 2012 from Howard Books

I’m excited about a number of these 2012 books from Howard Books! I adore Nicole Baart and Deb Raney’s writing and you can’t go past a Peretti book for innovation and creativity.

What do you think, my friends?

Far From Here by Nicole Baart

How long do you hold on to hope?

Danica Greene has always hated flying, so it was almost laughable that the boy of her dreams was a pilot. She married him anyway and together, she and Etsell settled into a life where love really did seem to conquer all.

Danica is firmly rooted on the …

Introducing FamilyFiction Edge

The fabulous FamilyFiction digital magazine I write for is splitting into two magazines to be more reader specific. My Historical and Romance columns will remain with the original FamilyFiction magazine with Amish, Contemporary and Women’s fiction, and Children’s books and DVDs. The new FamilyFiction Edge magazine will include the Suspense, Speculative, YA/Teen genres along with Movies & DVDs, and Comics.

I’ll have articles in both magazines which will be great fun, beginning with a 5 Author Love Inspired Suspense Feature in FamilyFiction Edge’s debut edition, releasing in February, 2012.

Here’s the official press release which has all the info!

NASHVILLE,

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Winners of Protection for Hire & more

Well, it has been a little quiet around here while I was busy with my eldest’s birthday, finished up work for the summer holidays and prepared for Christmas! I’ll be back into things again next week but then I take my annual blogging break for the first two weeks in January 🙂

There’s going to be some fun stuff happening at Relz Reviewz in 2012, beginning with a great giveaway to celebrate the release of Ronie Kendig’s FIRETHORN, the final story in her brilliant Discarded Heroes series, so stay tuned.