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Coming in October from Tyndale House

Here are some books that I can’t wait to read and review which release from Tyndale House in October this year. All the covers appeal to me but especially Chris’ Almost Heaven ~ just gorgeous.

How about you?

Almost Heaven by Chris Fabry

Billy Allman is a hillbilly genius. People in Dogwood, West Virginia, say he was born with a second helping of brains and a gift for playing the mandolin but was cut short on social skills. Though he’d gladly give you the shirt off his back, they were right. Billy longs to use his life as an ode …

Book trailer for Kristen Heitzmann’s Indivisible

I have just completed my review of Kristen Heitzmann’s psychological thriller, Indivisible, for TitleTrakk so I will post it here in a week or so with some Aussie giveaways.

I was thoroughly engaged with this one, although the content might be a little too much if you are particularly sensitive.

Check out the trailer while you are waiting!

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Character Spotlight ~ Maggie Brendan’s April McBride & Wes Owen

Wes Owen & April McBride

Maggie Brendan’s Heart of the West series have delighted readers of historical fiction. Rich in characters and historical details with tender romance, if you are looking to add to your collection, Maggie’s stories are just right! The third novel, A Love Her Own reintroduces April McBride from No Place for a Lady ~ let’s see if she has changed!!

Over to you, Maggie:~

Brief physical description

Wes Owen is tall and lanky, but hard-bodied with hazel eyes and sandy blond hair. He only wears the best of hand-tooled leather boots and belt.

April McBride …

CFBA Blog Tour of Predator by Terri Blackstock

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance

is introducing

PredatorZondervan (May 25, 2010)

Terri Blackstock

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Terri Blackstock’s books have sold six million copies worldwide. Her suspense novels often debut at number one on the Christian fiction best-seller lists, and True Light, published last year, was number one of all Christian books—fiction and non-fiction. Blackstock has had twenty-five years of success as a novelist.

In 1994 Blackstock was writing for publishers such as HarperCollins, Harlequin and Silhouette, when a spiritual awakening drew her into the Christian market. Since that time, she’s written over thirty Christian …

This Fine Life by Eva Marie Everson

Synopsis:~

It is the summer of 1959 and Mariette Puttnam has just graduated from boarding school. When she returns to her privileged life at home, she isn’t sure where life will take her. More schooling? A job? Marriage? Nothing feels right. How could she know that the answer is waiting for her within the narrow stairwell of her father’s apparel factory, exactly between the third and fourth floors?

In this unique and tender story of an unlikely romance, popular author Eva Marie Everson takes readers on a journey through the heart of a young woman bound for the unknown. Readers …

Coming soon from Whitaker House

Whitaker House author, Sharlene MacLaren has long been a favourite author of mine so it is great to see she has a new contemporary novel releasing in September, 2010. Whitaker is obviously extending its fiction line with Vanessa and Penny’s September releases also.

Click on the links and enjoy:~

Tender Vow by Sharlene MacLaren

Michigan-born brothers John and Jason Evans took a ski trip in the Rockies, but only one came home alive-John was tragically killed on a daring descent down Devil’s Run, an infamously dangerous slope.

In an attempt to soothe his guilt and grief, Jason sets out to …