Turn to Me by Becky Wade (with giveaway) All That It Takes by Nicole Deese (with giveaway) The Buy-In by Emma St. Clair Sunrise by Susan May Warren with giveaway

Interview with Nicole Baart

Nicole Baart’s debut novel, After the Leaves Fall, has been enthusiastically received and I for one, am eagerly anticipating the sequel, Summer Snow to be released by Tyndale in May, 2008. I was delighted when Nicole was able to fit in this interview and share with us her thoughts:~

On Writing…

Why Christian fiction?

Honestly, I never set out to write Christian fiction. I’m a Christian and I write fiction, but I didn’t intend to write a specifically Christian fiction novel. In fact, I was quite convinced that the CBA (Christian Booksellers Association) market would not be interested in

I’m back…


…after a fabulous camping trip to Narooma in New South Wales. Here is a pic of my hubby with our three girls and their cousins about to climb through Australia Rock, a natural shape made by the sea – pretty cool!!

I managed quite a bit of reading so check back for reviews of some wonderful books soon to be released including Talk of the Town, Fossil Hunter, Red Helmet and recently released Skizzer, A Passion Most Pure and Elvis Takes a Back Seat 🙂

I will post my latest author interview tonight ~ Nicole Baart 🙂

Looking forward to …

CFBA Blog Tour of Christian Writers’ Market Guide 2008 by Sally Stuart

This week, the

Christian Fiction Blog Alliance

is introducing

Christian Writers’ Market Guide 2008


WaterBrook Press (January 15, 2008)

by

Sally Stuart

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Sally Stuart has been writing for the last 40+ years, and has been putting out the annual “Christian Writers’ Market Guide” for the last 23 years. Her other writing includes several Christian education resources books, a children’s picture book, a basic writing text, writing resources, and a western novel–plus hundreds of articles and marketing columns. She writes marketing columns for the “Christian Communicator,” “Advanced Christian Writer,” and the Oregon Christian Writers’ Newsletter. She speaks and …

CFBA Blog Tour of Happily Even After by Marilynn Griffith

This week, the

Christian Fiction Blog Alliance

is introducing

Happily Even After (#3 – Sassy Sistahood Series)

(Steeple Hill January 1, 2008)

by

Marilynn Griffith

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Marilynn Griffith is mom to a tribe, wife to a deacon and proof that God gives second chances. While best known for her colorful novels about friendship, family and faith, Marilynn is also a speaker and nonfiction writer.

Her nonfiction has been included in CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE CHRISTIAN WOMAN’S SOUL and several other devotionals and magazines. Currently, Marilynn is editor of the SISTAHFAITH:BELIEVING BEYOND SHAME anthology. She is also the founder

RelzReviewz is taking a break….


but never fear, I will still be reading so look for more reviews, author interviews including Jamie Carie, Rebeca Seitz, Nicole Baart AND great giveaways, when I am back posting!

I will still post CFBA blog tours on the next three Wednesdays so there will be something new to read once each week!

My reviews and author interviews are listed in the sidebar links so browse away! Why not take the opportunity to subscribe to email updates as I post at any given time and not to a schedule. That way you won’t miss any of the giveaways! Simply insert

Top 10 reads for 2007

Happy New Year to you all 🙂

This list is always difficult as the majority of the books I read in 2007 were excellent. And yes, I can count but 10 wasn’t enough! Here are 13 of my favourites (click on all the links for Amazon and author websites):~

My Hands Came Away Red by Lisa McKay ~ review

Splitting Harriet by Tamara Leigh ~ review

What Lies Within by Karen Ball ~ review

Echoes by Kristen Heitzmann ~ review

Just Beyond the Clouds by Karen Kingsbury ~ review

Return of the Guardian King by Karen Hancock ~ review

Snow