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BREAKING NEWS: The Celebrate Lit Blog Tour and Giveaway of The Red Ribbon

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About the Book Book: The Red Ribbon Author: Pepper Basham Genre: Christian historical/suspense Release Date: October, 2020 An Appalachian Feud Blows Up in 1912 Book 8 in the True Colors series—Fiction Based on Strange-But True History In Carroll County, a corn shucking is the social event of the season, until a mischievous kiss leads to one of the biggest tragedies in Virginia history. Ava Burcham isn’t your typical Blue Ridge Mountain girl. She has a bad habit of courtin’ trouble, and her curiosity has opened a rift in the middle of a feud between politicians and would-be outlaws, the Allen family. Ava’s tenacious desire to find a story worth reporting may land her and her best friend, Jeremiah Sutphin, into more trouble than either of them planned. The end result? The Hillsville Courthouse Massacre of 1912.   Click here to get your copy!   Book Review   This book is officially my favorite in the True Colors series. I loved learning a little bit about the Hillsville Co...

Always Looking Over Your Shoulder: The Celebrate Lit Blog Tour and Giveaway of The Refrain Within

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  About the Book Book: The Refrain Within Author: Liz Tolsma Genre: WWII Fiction Release Date: September 29, 2020 To save a life, would you betray everyone you love? Hungary in 1944 is a dark place. The Nazis have invaded and turned the country upside down, their evil making its way into every life. Clarinetist Eva Bognar is engaged to conductor and composer Patrik Kedves, happily planning her wedding. At first she doesn’t think the war will affect her directly; everyone around her can be trusted to do the right thing. Then her Jewish best friend and sister-in-law Zofia goes missing–and instead of the Gestapo being to blame, a friend says it was Patrik who led Zofia away. Has he betrayed Eva and everything the family stands for? When the rest of the family’s lives are directly threatened, Patrik’s secrets must come to light. The Bognars flee for the border in hopes of getting out of the country to the safety of Palestine. Eva must put her life and the lives of everyone she loves i...

The Apple of God's Eye: The Celebrate Lit Blog Tour and Giveaway of Glorious Mess

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  About the Book Book:  Glorious Mess Author: Mary McCullough Genre:  Christian Nonfiction/Biblical Studies Release Date: March 10, 2020 A woman struggles with a messy home situation, brokenness, rejection, and shame. Know a woman like this? Are you a woman like this? Hannah, a powerful biblical example, was just such a woman. Through her life women can glean answers for their own life problems. Hannah didn’t stay in her grief and pain. She came to the end of her own striving and poured out her heart to the Lord—who answered her prayer. Experience God’s love and healing in your own “messy” situations as you explore Hannah’s heartbreak and struggles in a Bible study just for women who don’t have it all together. This interactive six-week daily Bible study will help you pray transparently, praise wholeheartedly, and break off the shackles of spiritual barrenness, the need for approval, and perfectionism. Hannah’s story will empower you to rise from your ashes, leave your m...

Magic, Ghosts, and Puppies: The Celebrate Lit Blog Tour and Giveaway of Legend of the Storm Sneezer

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  About the Book Book: Legend of the Storm Sneezer Author: Kristiana Sfirlea Genre: Middle-Grade Fantasy Release Date: May 5, 2020 Legend Seeker. Part-time Ghost Hunter. Time Traveler. Thirteen-year-old Rose Skylar sneezed a magical storm cloud at birth, and it’s followed her around ever since. But when “Stormy” causes one too many public disasters, Rose is taken to Heartstone, an asylum for unstable magic. Its location? The heart of a haunted forest whose trees have mysteriously turned to stone. They say the ghosts are bound to the woods … then why does Rose see them drifting outside the windows at night? And why is there a graveyard on the grounds filled with empty graves? Guided by her future selves via time traveling letters, Rose and Marek—best friend and potential figment of her imagination—must solve the mystery of the specters and the stone trees before the ghosts unleash a legendary enemy that will make their own spooks look like a couple of holey bed sheets and destroy H...