Laughter Lifts the Heart
Several years into it, and this blog still refuses to be categorized. It's eclectic and includes everything from writing posts to snippets from my ordinary life. Welcome to this crazy place. You're bound to find something you like.
"Now, may the Lord of peace give you peace always, in every way."
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Give the Lady a Ride
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 1
The Final Ride
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 2
Ride to the Altar
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 3
Circle Bar Ranch Coloring Book
The Cowboys
A Southern Season
Skydiving to Love: a Novella
The Cat Lady’s Secret
Writing in Obedience
A Christian Writers Guide
Tag Archives: book review
Keep a Quiet Heart, a review
What a treasure Elisabeth Elliot was! A no-nonsense, pragmatic Christian, she unapologetically measured everything against the Word of God. Popular culture, popular beliefs, popular—you name it. If it didn’t measure up, she discarded it, but not without putting in her … Continue reading
Review: Every Breath You Take
Occasionally, I like a break from reading romance, and Every Breath You Take was the perfect break I needed. When I read the back-cover copy, I expected this to be a nail-biter of a suspense: “Detective Kristen Conner may not … Continue reading
A Review: Night Side of Dark
I met Caleb Pirtle III at the ETBU Conference in Marshall, TX, this year, and what a treasure that was! He has written numerous books and three teleplays for network TV, including “Gambler 5: Playing for Keeps,” the fifth in … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Caleb Pirtle III, Night Side of Dark, noir, WWII novels
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Deadly Devotion, by Sandra Orchard
Kate Adams doesn’t believe her best friend killed herself. Detective Tom Parker is under orders not to reopen the case. But when Kate refuses to take “suicide” as an answer to her friend’s death, she investigates on her own, and … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, mystery, novel, Sandra Orchard
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The God Hater, by Bill Myers
What a stunning book! Bill Myers wrote the quintessential novel involving Christian apologetics, wrapped in a compelling plot and peopled with lively characters. Travis Mackenzie has developed an amazing computer program that tests the different socio-economic philosophies on a tribe … Continue reading
Review of Wings of Glass, by Gina Holmes
At 18, Penny Carson married the first man to look at her as a woman. Trent Taylor was handsome, confident, bad-boy appealing, and his touch brought shivers to her soul. She left a steel-cold father for a hot-blooded, hot-tempered devil. She … Continue reading
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Thirteen Moons Review
Sometimes I come across a book that will draw me in and keep me steadily turning pages without me clearly understanding why. America, America, by Ethan Canin, was that way, and so was this one. Maybe that’s part of the magic … Continue reading
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Tagged America, book review, Charles Frazier, Cherokee, fiction, Literary, literature, Thirteen Moons
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The Brass Verdict, by Michael Connelly
The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly My rating: 4 of 5 stars For a while now, I’ve been squeezing into my meager reading time books Donald Maass used as examples in his writer’s manual The Fire in Fiction. Connelly’s The … Continue reading
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