tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59877099652446958252020-02-29T08:33:11.471+11:00Aussie sisters' thoughts on books and writing - Christian contemporary fiction, Christian historical fiction and a few others inbetween.Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126018825779210662noreply@blogger.comBlogger387125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987709965244695825.post-13232549533648764002015-12-16T13:00:00.000+11:002015-12-16T13:00:01.616+11:00

I'm never going to enter, let alone win, any 'How many books did you read this year?' contest. Between mothering, my church commitments, doing courses and now, editing, I have limited time to read. Which is why, I'm sorry to say for all our readers, I have not been reviewing. That said, I have picked up a few books this year.  I've been very selective though—90% of the books I gave my time

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Anchor of Hope by Kiah Stephens February 24, 2015 27 year old Ashley Harper has it all – a secure job in the city, a cozy apartment in a great neighbourhood, and a high-profile boyfriend who is on his way to becoming one of New York's top business attorneys. She is successful and has it all. . . or so she thought. After fleeing from Sweet Home eight years ago following the

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Sabotaged by Dani Pettrey Bethany House Publishers 3rd February, 2015 Finally Returned Home, Reef McKeenaFinds His Beloved Alaska Facing Its Greatest ThreatGrowing up, goody-two-shoes Kirra Jacobs and troublemaker Reef McKenna were always at odds. Now, working together as search-and-rescue for Alaska's arduous Iditarod race, a growing attraction seems to be forcing aside old arguments.

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Can't Let You Go by Jenny B. Jones Sweet Pea Productions 19 September 2014 An old love whose kisses make her weak, but whose secrets threaten to destroy all she holds dear... Fresh out of college, Katie Parker had it all—a charming romance, a role in a famous stage production, and an idyllic life in London. Until she found her boyfriend cheating and got herself fired from the play. Leaving

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Here to Stay by Melissa Tagg Bethany House Publishers, 29 April 2014 After playing nomad for five years, Blake Hunziker has finally had enough of adventure. Not sure what reception he'll get from everyone back in Whisper Shore, he's stunned at not only a warm welcome from his hometown but also a job offer. The job is his if he can successfully pull off the annual Christmas Festival. If

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Shaken by Kariss Lynch Realms, February 4, 2014 When her world is shaken, will her foundation survive? Idealistic and sheltered with a passion to change the world, Kaylan Richards leaves her comfortable life in Alabama to serve in poverty-stricken Haiti. Despite her inexperience and the opposition of a voodoo priest, Kaylan develops a love for the country and the Haitian people. But

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With Every Breath by Elizabeth Camden Bethany House Publishers, August 5, 2014 In the shadow of the nation's capital, Kate Livingston's respectable life as a government worker is disrupted by an encounter with the insufferable Trevor McDonough, the one man she'd hoped never to see again. A Harvard-trained physician, Trevor never showed the tiniest flicker of interest in Kate, and business

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Wildflowers From Winter By Katie Ganshert Waterbrook Press, May 8th, 2012 Like the winter, grief has a season. Life returns with the spring. A young architect at a prestigious Chicago firm, Bethany Quinn has built a life far removed from her trailer park teen years. Until an interruption from her estranged mother reveals that tragedy has struck in her hometown and a reluctant

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Something has been bothering me lately about books - Christian and Non-Christian alike. I am finding myself increasingly dissatisfied with the quality of the books being published. We at the Book Review Sisters halved our number of book reviews last year for a couple of reasons: We no longer had the time to read as much as we'd like We no longer had anything "new" to say about the books

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The Bridge Tender by Marybeth Whalen Zondervan, June 3, 2014 A surprise gift from her late husband will give a young widow the chance to do the hardest thing in the world . . . move on. On their honeymoon, the new Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Shaw made a pact: No matter the sacrifices along the way, one day they would return to Sunset Beach, North Carolina—this time to buy their own home.

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Hi All,  We hope you had a great end to 2014 and that 2015 is already bringing lots of fun new adventures! We've been doing - well - not much since we're in the middle of summer. So it's hitting the beach or local pool, lazying in front of the tennis and cricket on TV and generally just hanging out. As I write this, the picture below does two things: Makes me long to go there and hang

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It has been quiet here on the blog for a few weeks now. Why? Well life sped up to some degree and slowed down in other ways. Also I have not read a new book since June this year. In many ways, I have been on a journey with God that has forced me to simply wait on him for answers and directions. Which has made me unable to read or take in new "friends". These times of waiting and seeking have not

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Tried and True by Mary Connealy Bethany House Publishers, August 26th, 2014   Saddle up for a wildly fun ride with the Wilde sisters! Kylie Wilde is the youngest sister--and the most civilized. Her older sisters might be happy dressing in trousers and posing as men, but Kylie has grown her hair long and wears skirts every chance she gets. It's a risk--they are homesteading using the special

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Fatal Exchange by Lisa Harris Revell, April 29th 2014 Emily Hunt might come from a family of cops, but she never goes looking for an adrenaline rush. She lives the quiet--well, relatively quiet--life of a teacher and thrives on making a difference in the lives of her students. But she'll have to draw on a well of strength and savvy she didn't know she had as student Rafael Cerda takes her

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Full Steam Ahead by Karen Witemeyer Bethany House Publishers, 27th May 2014   When love simmers between a reclusive scientist and a wealthy debutante, will they abandon ship or is it full steam ahead? Nicole Renard returns home to Galveston, Texas, to find her father deathly ill. Though she loves him, Nicole's father has always focused on what she's not. Not male. Not married. Not able to

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Imogen's Chance by Paula Vince Even Before Publishing, April 1st, 2014 Imogen Browne longs to make up for past mistakes before she can move on. She quietly resolves to help the Dorazio family, whose lives she accidentally upset. Her biggest challenge is Asher, the one person who may never forgive her. And he is facing a crisis of his own. Imogen must tread very carefully, as trying to fix

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In Perfect Time by Sarah Sundin Book 2, Wings of the Nightingale Revell, 05 August 2014 Bold, sophisticated, and flirtatious, Army Air Force flight nurse Lt. Kay Jobson collects hearts wherever she flies, leaving men pining in airfields all across Europe. So how can ruggedly handsome C-47 pilot Lt. Roger Cooper be all but immune to her considerable charms? In fact, he seems to do everything

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One More Last Chance by Cathleen Armstrong Revell, April 29, 2014 Sarah Cooley has come home to Last Chance, New Mexico, for one reason--because it doesn't change. After an engagement gone bad with a man who wanted to change everything about her, Sarah is more than ready for the town whose motto may as well be, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."Chris Reed, on the other hand, wants nothing

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One Perfect Spring by Irene Hannon Revell, April 29, 2014 Claire Summers is a determined, independent single mother who is doing her best to make lemonade out of the lemons life has handed her. Keith Watson is a results-oriented workaholic with no time for a social life. As the executive assistant to a local philanthropic businessman, he's used to fielding requests for donations. But when

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Stuck Together by Mary Connealy Bethany House Publishers, 3rd June, 2014 Bestselling Author Mary Connealy Delivers Laughs, Romance, and Western AdventureTina Cahill, newly arrived from the East, is determined to get the saloon in Broken Wheel, Texas, closed for good. To that end, she pickets outside the place every afternoon. Unfortunately, so far no one has paid any attention.Vince Yates

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Undetected by Dee Henderson Bethany House Publishers, April 29th, 2014 When asked what he does for a living . . .Commander Mark Bishop is deliberately low-key: "I'm in the Navy." But commanding the ballistic missile submarine USS Nevada, keeping her crew trained and alert during ninety-day submerged patrols, and being prepared to launch weapons on valid presidential orders, carries a burden

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I recently went on a spiritual retreat. I went to a small country town just outside of the city I live in. I spent two days and one night at a convent and had a surprising and meaningful experience. I live in a city of about 250,000 people and I grew up in a small town of 10,000 people. Normally the size of my city doesn't bother me, but the other day it did. I recall exclaiming to my husband:

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Gathering Shadows by Nancy Mehl Bethany House Publishers, May 6, 2014 Wynter Evans is a promising young reporter for a television station in St. Louis, but even a bright future doesn't take away her pain over the disappearance of her brother nine years ago. So when she stumbles across a photograph of a boy with an eerie resemblance to him, she can't pass up the chance to track him down.

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Meant to Be Mine by Becky Wade Bethany House Publishers, April 29, 2014 Ty Porter has always been irresistible to Celia Park. All through high school--irresistible. When their paths cross again after college--still irresistible. This time, though, Ty seems to feel exactly the same way about Celia. Their whirlwind romance deposits them at a street-corner Las Vegas wedding chapel.The next

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A Distant Melody by Sarah Sundin Revell, 01 March 2010 A Distant Melody was Sarah's debut novel, and the first in the Wings of Glory trilogy about three brothers.  I wasn't sure what I felt like reading the other day as I scanned my bookshelf.  But then I saw I hadn't yet read this book, I decided now was the time. And I was totally hooked within the first two chapters. In this first

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