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First Line Friday: Kate Breslin’s The Far Side of the Sea (with giveaway)

Welcome to another First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. The lovely Kate Breslin has made given us some of the best historical romance novels in the CBA over the past five years. With a focus on the World Wars, Kate has brought both eras alive for readers, on the homefront and in the trenches on the battlefront. Her most recent offering, Far Side of the Sea, commences in the closing stages of WWI with Lieutenant Colin Mabry – readers will recognise him from High as the Heavens – struggling from injuries and a broken heart.

If you …

Bookchat with David Rawlings (with giveaway)

Thrilled to have fellow Australian, David Rawlings chatting today about his debut novel, The Baggage Handler. Australians are well know for punching above their weight in the sporting arena, and it would seem David is making inroads in the publishing industry despite living on the other side of the world from a country of only 23 million people. He’s following in the footsteps of Mary Hawkins, Ian Acheson, Dorothy Adamek, Narelle Atkins, and other talented Australian writers (soon to include Jessica Kate) reaching readers across the globe!

There’s a lot packed in to this …

Bookchat with Patricia Bradley (with giveaway)

I’m delighted to have Patricia Bradley back here at Relz Reviewz. Pat is a talented writer of suspense and today releases her fourth Memphis Cold Case novel, Justice Delivered. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Pat when I was in the US a few years back and you’d never know she’s someone who works out ways to kill people off! In Justice Delivered, Patricia, on a more serious note, shines a light on the very present danger of sex trafficking that is, sadly, not a figment of her imagination.

I hope you enjoy our bookchat today about this story, Patricia’s …

Top Ten Tuesday: Things That Make Me Pick Up a Book

I’m back with another Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and this week’s topic made me think hard. I know what I don’t like and things that disappoint me, but I don’t always break down why I choose particular books, so giving it some thought was a great exercise! Here’s ten things I came up with that make me pick up a book!

An intriguing destination

I love reading about places other than those I’m familiar with, and after 40 years of reading CF, despite being Australian, a lot of American settings feel familiar as soooo …

The Traitor Prince by C.J. Redwine

Synopsis:~

Javan Najafai, crown prince of Akram, has spent the last ten years at an elite boarding school, far away from his kingdom. But his eagerly awaited return home is cut short when a mysterious imposter takes his place—and no one believes Javan is the true prince.

After barely escaping the imposter’s assassins, Javan is thrown into Maqbara, the kingdom’s most dangerous prison. The only way to gain an audience with the king — and reveal Javan’s identity — is to fight in Maqbara’s yearly tournament. But winning is much harder than acing competitions at school, and soon Javan finds …

First Line Friday: Melody Carlson’s Courting Mr. Emerson (with giveaway)

Welcome to another First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. It seems fitting given the milestone birthday I’ve just reached that I feature a contemporary romance novel featuring a man in his fifties…ahem…not that I’m looking for romance given I’ve been married for 26 years, but it’s refreshing that the prolific and talented Melody Carlson has penned a love story between a mature-aged couple, hardly the norm these days. If you don’t know the name Melody Carlson, you must be new to the Christian Fiction scene. Melody has been writing great stories for decades, including her pivotal teen series, …