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The Husband’s Secret, book review

Maybe you’ve already noticed, but this month’s She Reads Book Club pick, The Husband’s Secret, catapulted within weeks of its U.S. release to the very tippy-top of the New York Times bestsellers list. And there is […]

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The Prayer Box, book review

Ever since reading my first Lisa Wingate novel some years ago, I’ve awaited her new releases with great anticipation. Today I’m delighted to feature her latest, The Prayer Box, which now joins her A Month of Summer […]

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Q&A with Rachel Phifer, storyteller

Earlier this week, I featured Rachel Phifer’s lovely novel, The Language of Sparrows, which kept me in such pleasant company on a long flight. Today I’m equally delighted to feature the author herself on Story Matters. […]

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The Language of Sparrows

It’s my pleasure to introduce The Language of Sparrows, Rachel Phifer’s debut novel. The daughter of missionaries, Rachel grew up in Malawi, South Africa and Kenya, and attended eleven schools by the time she graduated from high […]

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Deadly Devotion, book review

Deadly Devotion is the first installment in a new mystery series–Port Aster Secrets–by Sandra Orchard, an award-winning author of Christian romantic suspense. She majored in math in college and home-schooled her children. A mom and grandmother, she […]

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Q&A with author Mary Aucoin Kaarto

Funny how God works sometimes… A few weeks ago, I received an email from a stranger named Mary Aucoin Kaarto, a warm-hearted Christian author wondering if I’d be interested in featuring her book on my […]

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Barefoot Summer, book review

Introducing Barefoot Summer, the first of a new series by multi-published, bestselling romance novelist Denise Hunter. Set in a Midwestern river town, the four-book Chapel Springs series will feature the close-knit McKinley family, with each of […]

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Q&A with Jolina Petersheim, storyteller

By now, if you’ve been following me here or on Facebook for any time at all, you’ve realized my enthusiasm for this delightful young writer. Let me officially introduce you to Jolina Petersheim–wife, mom, friend, […]

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The Outcast, book review

Every once in a while, a book leaps into your life and make you thankful for it. That’s what happened to me when I read Jolina Petersheim’s debut novel, The Outcast. I started it when […]

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Ragged Hope, book review

“Storytelling with Hope at its heart.” I’ve been a fan of Cynthia Ruchti’s ever since she led ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers, of which I’m a member) as president a few years back. A gifted […]

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