It’s the first Thursday of December, so I’m over at The Write Conversation today. Stop by for some tips to help you keep writing, even during this crazy time of year!

Placebo by Steven James Placebo is the first book in Steven James’ new series, The Jevin Banks Experience. Jevin Banks is an illusionist with a successful stage show, a wife, and twin sons. Until tragedy lays him bare. Placebo opens with a first chapter that is so painful to read, I kept having to remind myself that… [ read more ]

It’s November 1st. The day when writers all over the world flex their fingers and dive in to the wild and crazy ride that is NaNoWriMo . In case you aren’t familiar with that acronym it stands for National Novel Writing Month and the idea is to write 50,000 words in 30 days. I’ve done it… [ read more ]

I recently had the opportunity to take part in a unique blog tour. Instead of reviewing the book myself, I could ask a friend to read and review Life with Lily by Mary Ann Kinsinger and Suzanne Woods Fisher. I knew exactly who I would ask—my dear friend, Emily. Emily is an avid reader and a fabulous writer… [ read more ]

I usually post over at The Write Conversation on the first Thursday of the month. In October, I’m crashing  The Write Conversation for two weeks in a row as I take another look at my favorite writing software – Scrivener . I’d love for you to come by and say hello!

A few months ago several of my writer friends mentioned that Laura Frantz writes great historical fiction. So when the fine folks at Revell gave me the opportunity to review her latest, Love’s Reckoning, I decided to see for myself. Oh. My. Goodness. Love’s Reckoning drew me in, transported me to post-Revolutionary Pennsylvania and reminded me of how much… [ read more ]

It’s the first Thursday of September, so I’m over at The Write Conversation . My first Thursday posts are usually focused on writers, but today’s review applies to all book lovers. Come by and check out my thoughts on Goodreads .

It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Steven James . His Patrick Bowers thrillers are so beautifully written that even though they walk the very edge of what my wimpy self can handle in the blood and gore department, I cannot resist them. Steven James knows how to tell a story. So I was excited to see how he… [ read more ]

I broke one of my personal reading rules for this book. I never (well, I guess now that would be almost never) read the books from a series out of order. I worry that I might be missing something important that came up in a previous book. I’m re-thinking my rule. Because Lethal Legacy by Irene Hannon was fantastic,… [ read more ]

I know I said I’d be reviewing books and such every other week, but I had the opportunity to review two great books from Revell—one fiction, one nonfiction—but both reviews needed to be posted during the same week. I decided to go for it. Today, we’ll hit the nonfiction and tomorrow, you’ll get an Extra Edition.… [ read more ]