Book Review: At His Command by Brenda Coulter

I don’t pass up a book by Brenda Coulter.  That’s how I am with authors I like.  And I’ve liked Brenda Coulter since her first book, Finding Hope. More about that in a minute.
I was really looking forward to reading At His Command, and it did not disappoint. (I really hope it’s ok for me [...]

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Book Review: The Jewel of Gresham Green by Lawana Blackwell

Several years ago, I was browsing the “Christian fiction” shelves at my local Books-A-Million, and I picked up a book that looked promising. It was The Widow of Larkspur Inn by Lawana Blackwell, and it turned out to be one of my all-time favorite novels. I ended up buying the other two [...]

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The Lewis Carroll Method for Chosing a Pen Name

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve wanted to be a writer, and for as long as I’ve known about pen names, I’ve wanted to have one of my own. (More about my reasons in another post.)
It took me a while to find a pseudonym that suited me. The first time I tried, [...]

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Book Review: Grace in Thine Eyes by Liz Curtis Higgs

Liz Curtis Higgs has wowed us again with her fourth installment in the tale of the McKie family. Grace in Thine Eyes (2006, WaterBrook Press) parallels the Genesis 34 account of Dinah. It picks up the series which includes Thorn in My Heart, Fair is the Rose, and Whence Came a [...]

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