Title: First Impressions: A Contemporary Retelling of Pride and Prejudice Written By: Debra Smith White Genre: Contemporary Christian Romance Recommended Ages: 15 and up (due to mention of out-of-wedlock pregnancy and drug use) Introduction: One of my favorite Jane Austen books is Pride and Prejudice, so when I had the opportunity to read this book, […]
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I used to be a panster. Then I started doing basic outlines, but often ended up not following them. Around the time I started writing my first mystery novel, I was a planster, with no big ties to either camp. Having never written a mystery before, I wasn’t sure how to do it. But I
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Title: Deadly Proof Written By: Rachel Dylan Genre: Contemporary Christian Thriller Recommended Ages: 15+ Introduction: I like lawyer novels, but so many of them have content I don’t care for. This book was refreshing for it’s thrilling, but clean content.
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Everyone faces hard times in their life. Some are harder than others. Some seem hard at the time, but in the long run aren’t that hard. Other things feel like they will break you and that life can never get back to normal. Today, I would like to share a little bit of encouragement in
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Happy May! A month ago, I said that April in Wisconsin could mean either temperatures of 70 or we could get snow. Well, we got both. Over 30″ of snow this month, including one weekend snowstorm where we got about 20″! Then yesterday, the temps got to 77 degrees! Talk about crazy weather. My goals
Title: Marrying Raven Written By: Melanie D. Snitker Genre: Contemporary Romance Recommended Ages: 15+ Introduction: I signed up to receive this book in advance. I didn’t end up getting it finished before the release, but I wanted to review it anyway. And I’m glad I read it! Characters: 1/1 I haven’t read the first book
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Title: Dead Drop Written By: Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick Genre: Espionage/Short Story Recommended Ages: Any Review This story took me by surprise. I didn’t expect the twist at the end. I loved all the kids in the story. Each one had a unique personality. The writing was very good and I enjoyed the story from
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Title: Hearts Entwined Written by: Karen Witemeyer, Mary Connealy, Regina Jennings, Melissa Jagears Genre: Christian Western Romace Recommended Age: 15 and up The Love Knot by Karen Witemeyer This is the best novella in the book. The uniqueness of the plot and the completeness of the story definitely had something to do with it. This
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Title: You Are a Writer (so start ACTING like one) Written By: Jeff Goins Genre: Writing Helps/Non-fiction Recommended Ages: Any Introduction: You are a writer. You just need to write. It’s time to kill the excuses and start writing. Time to become a writer again. Not a marketer or an entrepreneur. Not a blogger
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Happy April! Spring is just about here. Of course, in Wisconsin, that can mean just about anything. We might have more snow yet sometime this month, or it might get up to 70 degrees (Fahrenheit). All in all, March was a good month for me. I didn’t get as much done as I thought I
