Posts

Fortification of Loneliness: The Celebrate Lit Blog Tour and Giveaway of Beauty Among Ruins

Image
About the Book Book:  Beauty Among Ruins Author: J’Nell Ciesielski Genre: Historical Romance Release Date: January 12, 2021   American socialite Lily Durham is known for enjoying one moment to the next, with little regard for the consequences of her actions. But just as she is banished overseas to England as a “cure” for her frivolous ways, the Great War breaks out and wreaks havoc. She joins her cousin in nursing the wounded at a convalescent home deep in the wilds of Scotland at a crumbling castle where its laird is less than welcoming. Alec MacGregor has given his entire life to preserving his home of Kinclavoch Castle, but mounting debts force him to sell off his family history bit by bit. Labeled a coward for not joining his countrymen in the trenches due to an old injury, he opens his home to the Tommies to make recompense while he keeps to the shadows. But his preference for the shadows is shattered when a new American nurse comes streaming into the castle on a burst of...

Looking Past Mistakes: The Celebrate Lit Blog Tour and Giveaway of Journey Back Home

Image
About the Book Book:  Journey Back Home Author: Cheri Swalwell Genre:  Christian Romance As you know, life isn’t always as it seems. Ten years, four children, two full-time careers, insane schedules—this is not what Jace and Simone signed up for. When the couple married a decade ago, they shared a passion for serving youth together. They believed their deep love for God and shared interests were all they needed to keep their marriage strong. With Jace busy as a youth minister on the weekends, and Simone taking care of their four children, as well as her second grade classroom, they barely find time to connect with each other. Travel up close and personal into the home of a youth pastor and his family as they deal with issues far-to-common in this fast-paced society. Tragedy strikes…an investigation begins…and it seems as though life will never return to the “happily-ever-after” of their dreams. When their world is turned upside down, the question becomes…will God give the fami...

Review of To Steal A Heart by Jen Turano

Image
  About the Book After a childhood as a street thief, Gabriella Goodhue thought she'd put her past behind her until a fellow resident at her boardinghouse is unjustly accused of theft. In the middle of breaking into a safe that holds the proof to prove her friend's innocence, Gabriella is interrupted by Nicholas Quinn, the man she once considered her best friend-until he abandoned her.  After being taken under a wing of a professor who introduced him to society and named him as heir, Nicholas is living far removed from his childhood life of crime. As a favor to a friend, Nicholas agreed to help clear the name of an innocent woman, never imagining he'd be reunited with the girl he thought lost to him forever.  As Gabriella and Nicholas are thrown together into one intrigue after another, their childhood affection grows into more, but their newfound feelings are tested when truths about their past are revealed and danger follows their every step.  Book Review I was so ...

The Siren Song: The Celebrate Lit Blog Tour and Giveaway of Of Ink and Sea

Image
  About the Book Book:  Of Ink and Sea Author: Clarissa Kae Genre: Romance with historical and paranormal elements The Bristol Sea divides Cornwall and Wales—and sings an enticing tale to Sienna Rothesay, an English born, American raised photographer.  Since childhood, she’s fought the temptation to listen to its siren song. When Ioan Waif, an enigmatic neighbor from her Welsh days calls her home to care for her ailing grandfather, Sienna is faced with an old myth that hints at a nefarious secret, linking her ancestors with Ioan’s. To uncover the truth, she must walk the blurry path between legend and reality but with more questions than answers, she fears giving into her heart will cost Sienna her head.     Click here to get your copy! Book Review I was so excited to read this book-I mean, who wouldn’t? It’s a split-time novel with fantasy elements such as myths and curses and it takes place in England. Not to mention, it involves an intriguing and mysterious ...

Review of the Lady in Residence by Allison Pittman

Image
About the Book Young widow Hedda Krause checks into the Menger Hotel in 1915 with a trunk full of dresses, a case full of jewels, and enough cash to pay for a two-month stay, which she hopes will be long enough to meet, charm, and attach herself to a new, rich husband. Her plans are derailed when a ghostly apparition lures her into a long, dark hallway, and Hedda returns to her room to find her precious jewelry has been stolen. She falls immediately under a cloud of suspicion with her haunting tale, but true ghost enthusiasts bring her expensive pieces of jewelry in an attempt to lure the ghost to appear again.   In 2017, Dini Blackstone is a fifth-generation magician, who performs at private parties, but she also gives ghost walk tours, narrating the more tragic historical events of San Antonio with familial affection. Above all, her favorite is the tale of Hedda Krause who, in Dini’s estimation, succeeded in perpetrating the world’s longest con, dying old and wealthy from her gho...

Terror and Tragedy: The Celebrate Lit Blog Tour and Giveaway of The Gold Digger

Image
  About the Book Book:   The Gold Digger Author:  Liz Tolsma Genre:   Christian/Historical/Suspense Release Date:   December, 2020 Men Are Disappearing in LaPorte, Indiana Book 9 in the True Colors series—Fiction Based on Strange-But True History Fiction Based on Strange, But True, History In 1907, shy but loyal Ingrid Storset travels from Norway to support her grieving sister, Belle Gunness, who owns a farm in LaPorte, Indiana. Well-to-do widow Belle, who has lost two husbands and several children, provides Ingrid with enough money to start a small business. But Ingrid is confused by the string of men Belle claims to be interviewing for her next husband. When Nils Lindherud comes to town looking for his missing brother, who said he was going to marry Belle, Ingrid has a sinking feeling her sister is up to no good.   Click here to get your copy! Book Review I would have to say, out of all the books I have read for the True Colors series, thi...