Review: Evergreen by Susan May Warren

About the book: An empty nest has Ingrid Christiansen dreading the upcoming holidays, but her husband, John, couldn’t be more excited about this new season of life. He even has a surprise trip abroad planned. He’s sure she’ll love it. What’s more romantic than Christmas in Paris? Before he can stop her, however, Ingrid agrees to spearhead...

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Review: I Am the Weapon (The Unknown Assassin) by Allen Zadoff [mainstream YA]

About the book: Previously published under the title Boy NobodyThey needed the perfect assassin.Boy Nobody is the perennial new kid in school, the one few notice and nobody thinks much about. He shows up in a new high school in a new town under a new name, makes a few friends and doesn't stay long. Just long enough for someone to die -- of...

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Falling For Autum Read-a-thon | Wrap-Up

  This read-a-thon ended a couple days ago. I'm happy with what I read, even though I didn't read 150 pages every day or finish a book with a male protagonist. The weekend was just too busy to get a lot of reading done. ;) Read a total of four (4) books;   To read at least 150 pages per day;  To read a book with an autumnal...

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Review: The Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson

About the book: A daring rescue. A difficult choice. Sophie desperately wants to get away from her stepmother’s jealousy, and believes escape is her only chance to be happy. Then a young man named Gabe arrives from Hagenheim Castle, claiming she is betrothed to his older brother, and everything twists upside down. This could be Sophie’s...

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Weekly Giveaway Link-up #37

Welcome to Weekly Giveaway Link-up hosted by Crystal @ Just Another Book Lovin' Girl and me. This is a linky where you can submit your blog's Christian book and book-related giveaways and find other giveaways. A new link-up will be posted every Monday. var _rssimg = document.getElementById('wpImg450227'); if(_rssimg)...

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Weekend Wrap-up (September 26) & Giveaway Winner!

Weekend Wrap-up is where I share what I read this past week, am currently reading, and hope to read this coming week, and (when applicable) the current giveaways/giveaway winners. Occasionally I'll post some other stuff as well. Be sure to follow my Pinterest boards "Free Kindle Books" and "Book Deals" to see the good deals/freebies I share...

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Interview & Giveaway: Nadine Brandes ~ Author of A Time To Die!

  Welcome to Christian Bookshelf Reviews, Nadine!! Will you tell us a little about yourself?  Thank you for having me, Melanie! I’m an author of faith-based speculative fiction. I’ve been writing with a goal for publication for over 10 years and boy has it been an adventure! I love the Lord, traveling, season, chai...

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Did I Read All The Books In My "Beach Bag"?

You may have seen my Top Ten Tuesday post, Top Ten Books That Will Be In My "Beach Bag" This Summer, posted in June. I thought it'd be fun, now that summer is over, to share how I fared in reading those books....

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Review: The Stress Cure: Praying Your Way to Personal Peace

About the book: We live in a world filled to the brim with advice, and when it comes to dealing with stress, there's plenty of advice to go around. Sleep more, eat better, avoid this, seek out that. But more ideas about how to cope are not necessarily what we need if we're stressed and anxious. What we need is a cure. The true remedy to...

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Falling For Autumn 2014 Read-a-Thon ~ Sign-up & Goals Post!

“Falling for Autumn is read-a-thon where we welcome the Fall/Autumn by reading as many books as possible during a week. It’ll take place from September 22 to 28, with daily guest-posts, interviews, challenges and giveaways. Everyone is free to enter by signing-up and sharing the official blurb by leaving a link to this post ...

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Review: Love's Fortune by Laura Frantz

About the book: Sheltered since birth at her Kentucky home, Rowena Ballantyne has heard only whispered rumors of her grandfather Silas's vast fortune and grand manor in Pennsylvania. When her father receives a rare letter summoning him to New Hope, Rowena makes the journey with him and quickly finds herself in a whole new world--filled with...

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Review: MindWar by Andrew Klavan

About the book: Rick Dial has the potential to be a hero. He just doesn't know it yet. Rick’s high school football team couldn't be stopped when he was leading them as their quarterback. He was going to Syracuse on a scholarship. But then his dad abandoned them and a terrible accident left him crippled. Certain his old life is completely...

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

Hosted by Book Journey I haven't done one of these "It's Monday! What Are You Reading?" posts since 2012 (Wow! It's been a long time!), mainly because I've been posting what I've been reading on Fridays with my "Weekend Wrap-up" posts. But, last week I didn't do one of those because of the End of Summer Birthday Bash, so I decided to do...

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Weekly Giveaway Link-up #36

Welcome to Weekly Giveaway Link-up hosted by Crystal @ Just Another Book Lovin' Girl and me. This is a linky where you can submit your blog's Christian book and book-related giveaways and find other giveaways. A new link-up will be posted every Monday. var _rssimg = document.getElementById('wpImg448921'); if(_rssimg)...

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End of Summer Birthday Bash | Final Day ~ Interview with Lisa T. Bergren & Giveaway!

Welcome to Christian Bookshelf Reviews, Lisa!! Will you tell us a little about yourself? I’m a mom, wife and friend living in Colorado Springs. In between “life things,” I write books. Over forty so far! What is your latest book, Deluge, about? It’s the 5th in the River of Time Series, which follows the Betarrini and Forelli families in medieval...

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