Reading/Listening Roundup: Best Books in 2023

This post is a seasonal installment for my blog and I both look forward to and dread it every year. While I love giving my favorite stories and authors a shout out, I hate leaving so many good books out because what’s exceptional for me might not strike a chord with you. Reading is such…

New Direction: One Word for 2024

Whether or not you choose a Word for yourself every year, you’ve probably heard of others who do. If not, then let me introduce you to the concept. I actually believe both the process and the purpose of choosing One Word for a year varies with each person. It is an individualized, very personal act….

January’s New Releases from members of American Christian Fiction Writers

January 2024 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: The Love Penalty by Carolyn Miller — With her fondness for tattoos and spider jewelry Sylvie Miles is used to being pre-judged and misunderstood. She has friends and connections but she still feels alone,…

The Importance of Now: Just in time for Christmas

If you’re like me, you’re always saying things like: tomorrow I’ll…, next week I’ll…, next vacation we’ll…, when I retire I’ll… etcetera, ad nauseum. From a right now perspective, these saying simply mean later. They are words of postponement. Ways to procrastinate or put off or delay something. Methods of planning which may or –…

December’s New Releases

For those looking to add wholesome reading to your holiday season, check out these new releases by ACFW authors. December 2023 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: Bidding on a Second Chance by Emily Conrad — His bid for a second chance…