So apparently I’m a little behind on certain things… Like this Historical Fiction Challenge I found a while ago – the goal is to read 24 Christian Historical Fiction books in a year. So we’re to month 5 already, but I think I’m pretty even! Here’s a list of what I’ve read so far (many you can see reviews on my blog!) A Distant Melody (Revell 2010) by Sarah Sundin Scattered Petals (Revell, 2010) by Amanda Cabot Wildflowers at Terezin (Abingdon Press, 2010) by Robert Elmer From A Distance (Bethany House 2008) by Tamara Alexander Love Finds You In Poetry, Texas (Summerside Press) by Janice Hanna Love Finds You in...
Congrats to Jill, Christina and the rest!
Christy Award Nominations were released today – two of which included the amazing and talented Christina Berry and Jill Williamson from OCW and the Portland ACFW chapter. Both nominations are well deserved! Here is the full PDF press release: http://ajast.com/ChristyNomineesPR2010.pdf Congrats!
Review: Wildflowers at Terezin
Summary: When nurse Hanne Abrahamsen impulsively shields Steffen Petersen from a nosy Gestapo agent, she’s convinced the Lutheran pastor is involved in the Danish Underground. Nothing could be further from the truth. But truth is hard to come by in the fall of 1943, when Copenhagen is placed under Martial Law and Denmark’s Jews—including Hanne—suddenly face deportation to the Nazi prison camp at Terezin, Czechoslovakia. Days darken and danger mounts. Steffen’s faith deepens as he takes greater risks to protect Hanne. But are either of them willing to pay the ultimate price for their love? My Review: I was excited to see a new perspective on the World War II...
Blog, Interrupted…
By life. It’s 10:14 p.m. and I realized I’d forgotten my regularly scheduled Thursday blog. I apologize. Had planned on writing about the Christian Historical Fiction Challenge that I just now learned about (that started in January)… But I cannot devote my full attention to the matter now. Its definitely been one of those days where life simply gets in the way of everything. Even life. The to-do list gets longer. Pesky little issues keep coming up. Everything seems to go wrong. Then the dog has an accident by the door and you nearly step in it. Nearly. Thank goodness. Sigh. I’m sorry. I don’t mean to be a downer...
Author Interview: Tiffany Amber Stockton day 2
Welcome back, Tiffany! Liberty’s Promise, a repackaging of her three historical Delaware novels: Promises, Promises; Quills & Promises; Deceptive Promises, released last month. Publisher’s description: Relive the birth of a new country as three women battle for determining to whom they can entrust their hearts. Raelene is all alone, but is there peace in following the wishes of her deceased father? Elanna is intelligent for her young age, but will her love for an older man turn into a passing fancy when his integrity is questioned? Margret’s loyalties are torn when the colonists rebel, for how can a relationship with a British soldier built on deceptions survive? Will each woman...