After a poverty stricken childhood Daniel Borden has achieved the stability and security he craves. A successful investment analyst with Capshaw-Crane, comfortable in his New Orleans home and the proud owner of a lab called Elvis.
Daniel’s Den by Brandt Dodson & Open Giveaway
CFBA BlogTour of Wanted by Shelley Shepard Gray
Character Spotlight ~ Jamie Carie’s Isabelle Renoir
Today the spotlight shines on……………………………………………….Isabelle Renoir
Jamie Carie’s latest novel, Wind Dancer, tells of Isabelle Renoir’s capture by Shawnee Indians and her fight to survive. A unique and passionate woman, Isabelle is a character who will remain with you long after the last page is turned. Enjoy reading Jamie’s thoughts on Isabelle below:~
There is a wildness and determination to Isabelle that I think Debra Sievers captured in this painting. I can just see Isabelle dancing in the forest, completely free (as this human body can get) worshipping God.
I think Rel and I have talked …
The Summer the Wind Whispered My Name by Don Locke ~ Tracy’s Take
Life for Davy Connors is as carefree and stable as a kid’s life can be in 1960. The one responsibility his young life contains is that of neighbourhood paperboy. He knows all the neighbours and their children, and the little neighbourhood idiosyncrasies that make life in his area comfortably normal. Until one day, the Jensen’s sell their home to the Buford’s, a coloured family. All of a sudden Davy’s neighbourhood is not the calm settled place he always believed it to be. Tensions begin to rise to the surface as racism rears its …
Spending time with family…..
Praying 2009 is one of adventure and discovery…and not just regarding books – LOL!
I will be spending extra time with my family over the next two weeks so my posting will be a little less regular. Do keep dropping by though, as my Character Spotlights kick off again on 5th January with Jamie Carie’s Isabelle Renoir from her just released, Wind Dancer and there will be reviews and other posts from time to time.
Here’s to another great year of encouraging, engaging and challenging reading 🙂
…Relz Reviewz Top 10 Reads of 2008
Oh, my this gets harder every year! I have had to be ruthless to narrow my favourite books of 2008 to only 10.
Here they are in no particular order (click on the links for my reviews):~
Havah by Tosca Lee
Fossil Hunter by John B Olson
The Convenient Groom by Denise Hunter
By Reason of Insanity by Randy Singer
Forsaken by James David Jordan
Healing Promises by Amy Wallace
Taming Rafe by Susan May Warren
The Restorer’s Journey by Sharon Hinck
Love Starts with Elle by Rachel Hauck
A Constant Heart by Siri Mitchell
And because I couldn’t bear …