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Never Far From Home by Mary Ellis ~ Tracy’s Take

Publisher’s Synopsis:

Emma Miller is on the cusp of leaving childhood behind and entering the adult world. She has finished school and started her own wool business, and she longs for someone to court. When the object of her affection is a handsome English sheep farmer with a fast truck and modern methods, her deacon father, Simon, knows he has more than the farm alliance to worry about.

Emma isn’t the only one with longings in Holmes County. Her mother yearns for relief from a debilitating disease, Aunt Hannah wishes for a baby, and Uncle Seth hopes he’ll …

Character Spotlight ~ Tamara Leigh’s Maggie Pickwick & Reece Thorpe

Maggie Pickwick & Reece Thorpe

I adore Tamara Leigh and her books! Nowhere, Carolina is the second book in her delightful Southern Discomfort series and tells the story of Maggie Pickwick, a single mum determined to atone for her past mistakes, including one Reece Thorpe!

Over to you, Tammy:~

Brief physical description

Maggie Pickwick is the 5’11” 31-year-old heroine of my new novel, Nowhere,Carolina. This gavel-pounding auctioneer has long, fiery red hair and blue eyes, is of medium build, and is well endowed. A real looker.

As for the man who captures her heart, that …

CFBA Blog Tour of Deadly Disclosures by Julie Cave

This week, the

Christian Fiction Blog Alliance

is introducing

Deadly Disclosure New Leaf Publishing Group/Master Books (February 15, 2010) by

Julie Cave

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Julie first heard a creation science speaker at her church when she was just 15, igniting her interest in creation science and sparking an enthusiasm for defending the Bible’s account of creation. She has obtained a degree in health science, and is currently completing a degree in law. Julie is married with one daughter and lives on the east coast of Australia.

ABOUT THE BOOK

A Suspense-filled mystery which answers an ominous question: How far …

She Walks in Beauty by Siri Mitchell

Synopsis:~

For a young society woman seeking a favorable marriage, so much depends on her social season debut. Clara Carter has been given one goal: secure the affections of the city’s most eligible bachelor. Debuting means plenty of work–there are corsets to be fitted, dances to master, manners to perfect. Her training soon pays off, however, as celebrity’s spotlight turns Clara into a society-page darling. Yet Clara soon wonders if this is the life she really wants. Especially when she learns her best friend has also set her sights on Franklin De Vries. When a man appears who seems to …

Lonestar Homecoming by Colleen Coble

Synopsis:~

With nothing but five dollars and the wedding dress she’s wearing, Gracie Lister flees with her daughter by train to West Texas, to the town she ran away from so long ago. There they find refuge in the home of Michael Wayne–devoted single father, seasoned soldier–who gives Gracie a job caring for his two children and the hiding place she needs from her former fiance.

Michael and Gracie aren’t looking for love, but it finds them right away. And then trouble comes to call in the form of Gracie’s ex-fiance who is now on the FBI’s most-wanted list. Together, …

Nowhere, Carolina by Tamara Leigh

Synopsis:~

Maggie Pickwick is a lifetime away from her days as head cheerleader and the mistakes she made in high school. Twelve years later, this single mom has traded pompoms for an auctioneer’s gavel, popularity for peace and quiet, and strives to be a good example for her daughter Devyn. She’s keeping it together just fine, too—until an old flame moves back to her little North Carolina town.

Renowned artist Reece Thorpe wants nothing to do with Maggie—not after what she did to him in high school—but he might also be Devyn’s father. Fed by her own pride …