DUAL REVIEW: Wingfeather Saga Books 3 & 4 by Andrew Peterson!

Hey everyone!  Today I have a double-review post featuring the third and fourth books in the Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson: The Monster in the Hollows and The Warden and the Wolf King .  I was super excited for the opportunity to read the whole series for review, and just yesterday, I got the …

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THE LADY OF LANARIA: You Have to Have a Villain

(Photo credit: Pinterest, Canva) I usually write books where situations are antagonistic, so this was new for me.  And I hated the villain.  But then again, if I loved this crazy person, I might have to have my head checked.  (No offense to the folks who do end up liking her.  I have my own little c…

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REVELL REVIEW: THE CHRISTMAS SWAP by Melody Carlson!

Hey everyone!  Autumn may be starting soon, but the Christmas reading season is almost upon us!  Today I have a review for Melody Carlson's latest release, The Christmas Swap.   BLURB All Emma Daley wants this holiday season is a white Christmas. But the young teacher and struggling musician sur…

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REVELL REVIEW: THE EDGE OF BELONGING by Amanda Cox

Hey everyone!  Today I have a review for Amanda Cox's  The Edge of Belonging .  This is a debut novel that fans of contemporary Christian fiction will not want to miss.  It rapidly took a spot in my "top favorites for 2020" list, and I absolutely love it.  BLURB When Ivy Rose returns to …

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THE LADY OF LANARIA: Forming the Characters

Coming up with the characters for The Lady of Lanaria was both one of the hardest and most interesting parts of writing the retelling -- especially for the male lead.  Once you've seen Eugene Fitzherbert in Tangled , there's no going back. It was also an interesting endeavor because there are…

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REVELL Review: NINE by Rachelle Dekker!

Hey everyone!  Today I have a review for Rachelle Dekker's new release, Nine .  This book is a Christian mystery/suspense novel that just released at the beginning of the month.  Thought-provoking is definitely one word I could use to describe it, but I'll let you get to the blurb and autho…

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THE LADY OF LANARIA: Apothecaries and Healers and Ancient Medicine

(Credit: Canva) I will cry if I have to read one more incorrect blog post about medieval medical intervention.  I mean, their ideas about the human body were so off-the-wall to begin with, it's easy to be distracted by articles that appear completely logical, but end up being inaccurate to the t…

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ARC READERS WANTED!

Have you been following along to stay updated with my progress on The Lady of Lanaria ?  Are you looking for a clean fall read full of mysterious woods, daring plots, and just enough romance?  And do you love the idea of a "Rapunzel" x "The Lady of Shallot" mashup? If you do, and …

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THE LADY OF LANARIA: Light Meets the Dark

The Lady of Lanaria , hands-down, has got to be the strangest novel I've worked on.  I don't mean that it's weird, but...the way it came together definitely was.  I got the idea for a Rapunzel/"The Lady of Shallot" mashup back in the first semester of senior year of college (oka…

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CELEBRATE! Release day for THE CROWNLESS KING by Kara Linaburg!

Hey everyone!  Today's release day for Kara Linaburg's new novel, The Crownless King !  I had the privilege of editing this book with Ms. Linaburg, way back in the spring, and I still think about it.  It's a novel that I immediately put on my "want to read" list, and I can'…

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