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Aurora by Jane Kirkpatrick ~ Tracy’s Take

What is it about?

‘Aurora: An American Experience in Quilt, Community, and Craft’ details the communal society of Dr Wilhelm Keil, from its early beginnings in Bethel, Missouri to its move to Aurora, Oregon. Dr Keil founded his community based on the fundamental truth of Christianity to “love one another” and to make another’s life better than one’s own. Jane Kirkpatrick artfully describes the early days of the Aurora colonists, from the initial scouting trip to the challenges of beginning a new settlement. Throughout the book are stunning photographs of the hand-pieced and hand-quilted quilts, early tools …

Final cover for Tamara Leigh’s Leaving Carolina

Those of you who have been keeping tabs on Tamara Leigh’s upcoming novel, Leaving Carolina, the first in her Southern Discomfort series, will know it has been through some transition with covers. Here’s a look at the final cover which I love! How about you?

Having had the privilege of a sneak peek at this book, I know you are going to adore it! Vintage Tamara 🙂

Look for it in September, 2009 from Waterbrook Multnomah.

Piper Wick left her hometown of Pickwick, North Carolina, twelve years ago, shook the dust off her feet, ditched her drawl and …

Special Character Spotlight ~ Nicole Young’s Tish Amble

Today the spotlight shines on……………………………………………………..Tish Amble

Nicole Young has brilliantly combined her love of renovation and writing in her debut series, the Patricia Amble Mysteries. I loved the first two books in the series and will soon let you know my thoughts on the third, the just released Kiss Me If You Dare.

Tish is a fabulous character, searching for redemption from her past while trying to avoid the dead bodies that seem to plague her renovation projects.

Enjoy this insider’s look at Tish:~

Brief physical description

Tish Amble is one of those women who is beautiful without knowing it. …

Character Spotlight ~ Sibella Giorello’s Raleigh Harmon with US giveaway

Today the spotlight shines on…………………………………………………….Raleigh Harmon

Sibella Giorello’s debut novel, The Stones Cry Out received a Christy award and her sequel, The Rivers Run Dry, continues the gritty tale of geologist turned FBI agent, Raleigh Harmon.

Enjoy the behind the scenes look from Sibella:~

Brief physical description

In two words: Pared down. Raleigh Harmon stands 5-foot, 8-inches. Her brown hair looks chestnut in the sun, and her hazel eyes can appear green or brown, depending on her current mood. She doesn’t wear anything fussy. Her clothes are understated. Accessories are very simple: earrings and her Mt. Holyoke class …

Book Trailer for Nicole Baart’s The Moment Between

I’m off to my church’s women’s retreat tonight for the weekend! Looking forward to it 🙂 I’ll see you back here on Monday.

I will leave you with the trailer for one of the most amazing books I have ever read, The Moment Between by Nicole Baart ~ it is an evocative and heart wrenching read of the love between two sisters, a love that is as beautiful as it is dangerous.

My review will be up at TitleTrakk.com soon and then on my blog ~ trust me, you will want to read this book!

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Character Spotlight ~ Robin Lee Hatcher’s Guinevere Arlington & Morgan McKinley

Today the spotlight shines on……………………. Guinevere Arlington & Morgan McKinley

Robin Lee Hatcher has been writing prolifically for many years and hasn’t for a second, lost her touch! Whether it is historical romance, contemporary women’s fiction or even, no doubt a shopping list, Robin is an expert wordsmith and her characters shine! Enjoy an insider look into her latest release, the first in her Sisters of Bethlehem Springs series, A Vote of Confidence.