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Here’s Amy’s question:~

Today’s Topic

One of area of Christian fiction that is thriving is Biblical Fiction. Biblical fiction, in case you don’t know, is when an author takes a story from the Bible and imagines more of the details. Tosca Lee’s Havah would be a recent example of Biblical fiction.

What I want to know today is how you feel about Biblical fiction. Have you ever read any Biblical fiction? Did you enjoy it? Do you think Biblical fiction helps us to understand people who lived during Biblical times better or do you think that it’s unnecessary? Have you …

The Apothecary’s Daughter by Julie Klassen

Synopsis:~

Lillian Haswell, brilliant daughter of the local apothecary, yearns for more adventure and experience than life in her father’s shop and their small village provides. She also longs to know the truth behind her mother’s disappearance, which villagers whisper about but her father refuses to discuss.

Opportunity comes when a distant aunt offers to educate her as a lady in London. Exposed to fashionable society and romance-as well as clues about her mother-Lilly is torn when she is summoned back to her ailing father’s bedside. Women are forbidden to work as apothecaries, so to save the family legacy, Lilly …

On tour with Virginia Smith’s Age Before Beauty

Desperate to stay home with her baby, Allie Harrod launches a new career. Sure, she dropped out of Girl Scouts because she was lousy at cookie sales, but makeup is different, right?

She’ll do anything to make enough money to cover her share of the household bills, but how can she focus on her business when her list of problems is growing? None of her pre-baby clothes fit, her checking account is dwindling, and her mother-in-law has decided to move in! To top it off, her husband’s attractive coworker suddenly needs his help every weekend.

Middle sister Joan insists that …

Character Spotlight ~ Rachel Hauck’s Aubrey James

Today the spotlight shines on………………………………Aubrey James and Scott Vaughn

What can I say? I love Rachel Hauck ~ her books, her integrity and her beautiful nature all reflect the love of her Father and His son, Jesus! If you haven’t read Rachel’s books, what are you waiting for??!! Thanks Rach:~

Brief physical description:

Aubrey is sort of a Faith Hill meets Amy Grant. At least that’s what I pictured when writing her. She’s tall, thin, long thick golden hair, expressive eyes. Sort of the delicate beauty type. I had to take into account the pressure of celebrity on a

woman’s …

Sneak Peek at Christa Parrish’s Watch Over Me

Christa Parrish’s debut novel Home Another Way was a breath of fresh air in the Christian Fiction market. I’m really looking forward to being equally engaged in her next novel, Watch Over Me, releasing later in the year.

I love this cover ~ what do you think?

Watch Over Me by Christa Parrish

Deputy Benjamin Patil is the one to find the infant girl- hours old, abandoned in a field. When the mother can’t be located, Ben and his wife, Abbi, seem like the perfect couple to serve as foster parents. But the baby’s arrival opens old wounds for Abbi …

The winner of the Monster Liparulo Giveaway is….

The Random Number Generator chose Kristi ~ congratulations!

Kristi entered the four alternate ways so I think her efforts have been rewarded.

As far as voting for which character you would like Bob to spotlight, here are the results:~

Toria & Xander ~ 6 votes each
Nana & Taksidian ~ 2 votes each
Jesse & Keal ~ 1 vote each.

So it looks like Bob needs to consider spotlighting Toria and Xander – LOL! We will bring those spotlights to you around July, 2009 to celebrate the release of Timescape.

Thank you to you all for your interest and …