Think Murder Adina Donati, Accidental Sleuth Book 1 By Cassidy Salem Genre: Cozy Mystery   Good friends, wine and conversation… Great fun – until somebody turns up dead.     Adina Donati came to Washington D.C. to find excitement, not a dead body. When a friend is murdered, Adina is drawn into the middle of the police investigation. Tensions rise […]

Imagine the Kiss Crystal Creek Book 7 by Laura Haley-McNeil Genre: Clean Romantic Suspense   Two people open themselves to the truth and open themselves to each other.     Her marriage in ruins, violinist Teagan Whitloch Munroe escapes into her music and the solace she finds at the Crystal Creek Ranch. Practicing in the woods helps her piece together […]

About the Book   Title: Castle on the Rise   Author: Kristy Cambron   Genre: Christian Historical Romance   Release date: February 5, 2019   Publisher: HarperCollins   A storied castle. A band of rebels. A nation chasing a centuries-old dream of freedom. And three women who rise above it all . . . When Laine Forrester travels overseas to […]

About the Book   Title: Brunch at Bittersweet Cafe   Author: Carla Laureano   Genre: Christian Romance   Release date: February 5, 2019   Publisher: Tyndale Baker and pastry chef Melody Johansson has always believed in finding the positive in every situation, but seven years after she moved to Denver, she can’t deny that she’s stuck in a rut. One […]

Literary / YA (older teen) Publisher: Cur Dog Press Published Date: February 7, 2019 Seventeen-year-old Kelly is in a spartan boarding school in northern Idaho, sent away for drugs—as planned. Her little brother Sammy is left home in Missouri, getting ready for high school. He is twitchy, quick, writes dark poetry and longs to play football. He’s also got a […]

Prison Fellowship presents The Restoration Series: Jonathan’s Walk, a 5-part documentary film series following one man as he re-enters his community after 15 years in prison. It demonstrates in imagery, powerful storytelling and social interaction what it means to be human and the shared need of all people to see communities restored. Though America is home to only 4% of […]

I have been meaning to write this particular post for quite some time, but with Christmas, Winterfest, and more, I have been so busy! And since we currently have some snow days, I am taking this time to finally share some insight into what happened with me personally and professionally in the year of 2018. It was overflowing with such […]

About the Book Title: Ellie’s Redemption Author: Molly Jebber Genre: Christian fiction, Amish Release date: January 29, 2019 1912, Charm, Ohio Ellie Graber is determined to restore her bad reputation in Charm, Ohio. She regrets leaving Amish life and the danger and heartache she caused her family and friends. Ellie loves working with Liza, and her best friend and cousin, […]

About the Book Title: The Amish Candy Maker Author: Laura V. Hilton Genre: Amish Christian Fiction Release date: February 5, 2019 Publisher: WhitakerHouse Agnes Zook finds herself on her own in a small Amish community in Mackinac County after a tragedy kills her family. Most of the Amish call her “off in den Kopf” (strange) since she’s starting her own […]

Raising the literary bar to a new level, Jerome Charyn re-creates the voice of Theodore Roosevelt, the New York City police commissioner, Rough Rider, and soon-to-be twenty-sixth president through his derring-do adventures, effortlessly combining superhero dialogue with haunting pathos. Beginning with his sickly childhood and concluding with McKinley’s assassination, the novel positions Roosevelt as a “perfect bull in a china […]