Love's Pursuit by Siri Mitchell - CFBA

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:
Love's Pursuit by Siri Mitchell
Bethany House (June 1, 2009)

About the Author:
Siri Mitchell graduated from the University of Washington with a business degree and worked in various levels of government. As a military spouse, she has lived all over the world, including in Paris and Tokyo. Siri enjoys observing and learning from different cultures. She is fluent in French and loves sushi.

But she is also a member of a strange breed of people called novelists. When they’re listening to a sermon and taking notes, chances are, they’ve just had a great idea for a plot or a dialogue. If they nod in response to a really profound statement, they’re probably thinking, “Yes. Right. That’s exactly what my character needs to hear.” When they edit their manuscripts, they laugh at the funny parts. And cry at the sad parts. Sometimes they even talk to their characters.

Siri wrote 4 books and accumulated 153 rejections before signing with a publisher. In the process, she saw the bottoms of more pints of Ben & Jerry’s than she cares to admit. At various times she has vowed never to write another word again. Ever. She has gone on writing strikes and even stooped to threatening her manuscripts with the shredder.

A Constant Heart was her sixth novel. Two of her novels, Chateau of Echoes and The Cubicle Next Door were Christy Award finalists. She has been called one of the clearest, most original voices in the CBA. (ISBN#9780764204326, 336pp, $13.99)

For More Details:
Click the title above to purchase your own copy or read more about the book. Visit Siri's site by clicking her photo or name above. Also see what other CFBA bloggers are saying by visiting the participating blog links posted on the main blog and look for my review here it will be coming as soon as I get the book read. Finally read an excerpt.

A Bride In the Bargain by Deeanne Gist - CFBA

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:
A Bride In the Bargain by Deeanne Gist
Bethany House (June 1, 2009)

I apologize for being a bit late with this post but enjoy the info and excerpt while I get back to reading so I can get some reviews out next week and catch up with the tours I've been posting the last month. I haven't read this book yet but am looking forward to doing so soon and will share a full review when I have.

About the Author:
Deeanne Gist, the bestselling author of A Bride Most Begrudging and The Measure of a Lady, has a background in education and journalism. Her credits include People magazine, Parents, and Parenting. With a line of parenting products called "I Did It!® Productions" and a degree from Texas A&M, she continues her writing and speaking. She and her family live in Houston, Texas.

Since the debut of those novels, her very original, very fun romances have rocketed up the bestseller lists and captured readers everywhere. Add to this two consecutive Christy Awards, two RITA nominations, rave reviews, and a growing loyal fan base, and you’ve got one recipe for success. (ISBN#9780764204074, 368pp, $13.99)

For More Details:
Click the title above to purchase your own copy or read more about the book. Visit Deeanne's site by clicking her photo or name above. Also see what other CFBA bloggers are saying by visiting the participating blog links posted on the main blog and look for my review here it will be coming as soon as I get the book read. Finally read an excerpt.

Breathe by Lisa T Bergren - CFBA

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:
Breathe by Lisa T. Bergren
David C. Cook (June 1, 2009)

I haven't read this book yet but based on reading other novels by this author I am looking forward to digging this one out of the TBR pile one of these days and I will share a full review when I have done so.

About the Author:
Lisa T. Bergren is the best-selling, award winning author of over thirty books, with more than 1.5 million copies sold. A former publishing executive, she now splits her time between writing and freelance editing and parenting her three young children with her husband Tim. She lives in Colorado Springs. (ISBN#9781434767080, 416pp, $14.99)

For More Details:
Click the title above to purchase your own copy or read more about the book. Visit Lisa's site by clicking her photo or name above. Also see what other CFBA bloggers are saying by visiting the participating blog links posted on the main blog and look for my review here it will be coming as soon as I get the book read. Finally read an excerpt.

Rose House by Tina Ann Forkner - CFBA

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:
Rose House by Tina Ann Forkner
WaterBrook Press (May 5, 2009)

I apologize for being late with this post. I was in the midst of moving over the last couple weeks and that took all my time. So here's the post now and a review will be coming soon. After reading her first book Ruby Among Us I was looking forward to more about La Rosaleda and the characters I met in that book. Now although I can't look forward to this book anymore, I was not disappointed in my expectations when I did read it. I do not know if Ms Forkner has any more stories for us from this insulated little wine country town but I will definitely be looking for them if they do happen to appear on the bookstore shelves virtual or otherwise.

About the Author:
Tina Ann Forkner writes contemporary fiction that challenges and inspires. She grew up in Oklahoma and graduated with honors from CSU Sacramento before settling in Wyoming. She lives with her husband, their three bright children and their dog and stays busy serving on the Laramie County Library Foundation Board of Directors. She is the author of Ruby Among Us, her debut novel, and Rose House, which recently released from Waterbrook Press/Random House. (ISBN#9781400073597, 320pp, $13.99)

For More Details:
Click the title above to purchase your own copy or read more about the book. Visit Tina's site by clicking her photo or name above. Also see what other CFBA bloggers are saying by visiting the participating blog links posted on the main blog and look for my review here it will be coming soon. Finally read an excerpt.

Deceptive Promises by Amber Miller - CFBA

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks


This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:
Deceptive Promises by Amber Miller
Barbour Publishing, Inc (October 15, 2008)

About the Author:
Hi, I'm Amber, but my friends call me Tiff, short for Tiffany, my first name. I am in my 30's, married the love of my life in July 2007, live in Colorado and just had an incredibly beautiful daughter named Victoria.

I love to travel and visit new places. Ultimately, my dream is to own horses and live in a one-level rancher or log cabin nestled in the foothills of the mountains. For now, I will remain where I am and do what I love—design web sites and write.

I got involved with web design in 1997, when I was asked to take over running the official web site for the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. That eventually led to a series of negotiations where I was offered the job of running world-renowned actress Jane Seymour's official fan site. That has branched into doing web sites for a variety of clients, including: authors J.M. Hochstetler, Trish Perry, Kathy Pride, Louise M. Gouge, Susan Page Davis, and Jill Elizabeth Nelson, actor William Shockley (the voice of AT&T and Toyota) and many others. With the help of a handful of other web site "technos," Eagle Designs was born! Feel free to visit and see our other clients.

Amber's very first book, Promises, Promises, released in February 2008. It's a historical fiction set in Delaware during the Colonial period and the Great Awakening. The other 2 books in the series are Quills And Promises (July 2008) and this one, Deceptive Promises (December 2008). In 2009, they will be repackaged for a state set entitled Liberty's Promise. She has also sold another series set in historical Michigan during the Industrial Revolution. The 3 books in that series will begin releasing in May 2009 and will be repackaged in 2010. (ISBN#9781602601895, 176pp, $2.97)

For More Details:
Click the title above to purchase your own copy or read more about the book. Visit Amber's site by clicking her photo or name above. Also see what other CFBA bloggers are saying by visiting the participating blog links posted on the main blog and read my review in today's posts. Finally read an excerpt.

The Secret by Beverly Lewis - CFBA

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:
The Secret by Beverly Lewis
Bethany House Publishers (March 31, 2009)

This week CFBA is featuring a new Beverly Lewis book that I fell in love with, The Secret. Thankfully this book starts a new series so I'll have plenty more reading coming with these characters.

Visit the CFBA blog to read about the book and author and visit other bloggers posting about this book. Stop by and read the first chapter as well. You'll also find my review in today's posts. (ISBN#9780764205712, 368pp, $13.99)

CFBA This Week - The Centurion's Wife by Davis Bunn and Janette Oke

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:
The Centurion's Wife by Davis Bunn and Janette Oke
Bethany House Publishers (January 1, 2009)

About the Authors:
Davis Bunn is an internationally acclaimed author who has sold more than six million books in fifteen languages. His audiences span reading genres from high drama and action thrillers to heartwarming relationship stories, in both contemporary and historical settings.

Honored with three Christy Awards for excellence in historical and suspense fiction, his bestsellers include My Soul To Keep, and Full Circle. A sought-after lecturer in the art of writing, Bunn was named Novelist in Residence at Regent's Park College, Oxford University.

He and his wife, Isabella, make their home in Florida for some of each year, and spend the rest near Oxford, England, where they each teach and write.

Her first novel, a prairie love story titled Love Comes Softly, was published by Bethany House in 1979. This book was followed by more than 75 others.

After Love Comes Softly was published, Oke found her readers asking for more. That book led to a series of eight others in her Love Comes Softly series. She has written multiple fiction series, including The Canadian West, Seasons of the Heart and Women of the West. Her most recent releases include a beautiful children's picture book, I Wonder...Did Jesus Have a Pet Lamb and The Song of Acadia series, co-written with T. Davis Bunn.

Janette Oke's warm writing style has won the hearts of millions of readers. She has received numerous awards, including the Gold Medallion Award, The Christy Award of Excellence, the 1992 President's Award for her significant contribution to the category of Christian fiction from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, and in 1999 the Life Impact Award from the Christian Booksellers Association International. Beloved worldwide, her books have been translated into fourteen languages.

She and her husband live nearby in Alberta, Canada.

About the Book:
Janette Oke has dreamed for years of retelling a story in a biblical time frame from a female protagonist's perspective, and Davis Bunn is elated to be working with her again on this sweeping saga of the dramatic events surrounding the birth of Christianity...and the very personal story of Leah, a young Jewess of mixed heritage trapped in a vortex of competing political agendas and private trauma.

Caught up in the maelstrom following the death of an obscure rabbi in the Roman backwater of first-century Palestine, Leah finds herself also engulfed in her own turmoil--facing the prospect of an arranged marriage to a Roman soldier, Alban, who seems to care for nothing but his own ambitions.

Head of the garrison near Galilee, he has been assigned by Palestine's governor to ferret out the truth behind rumors of a political execution gone awry. Leah's mistress, the governor's wife, secretly commissions Leah also to discover what really has become of this man whose death--and missing body--is causing such furor.

This epic drama is threaded with the tale of an unlikely romance and framed with dangers and betrayals from unexpected sources. At its core, the story unfolds the testing of loyalties--between two young people whose inner searchings they cannot express, between their irreconcilable heritages, and ultimately between their humanity and the Divine they yearn to encounter. (ISBN#9780764205149, 384pp, $13.99)

Codicil:
For more information or to purchase click the bookcover or title. Visit the authors' sites by clicking their names or photos. Read the first chapter. Visit the CFBA Blog entry and use the links to see what other CFBA members are saying. Also don't forget to read my review.

Beloved Captive by Kathleen Y'Barbo - CFBA

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:
Beloved Captive by Kathleen Y'Barbo
Barbour Publishing, Inc (November 1, 2008)

About the Author:
There’s never a dull moment in the Y’Barbo household! From hockey and cheer mom to publicist to bestselling author, Kathleen Y’Barbo somehow manages to do it all - and well. While wearing her publicist’s hat, Kathleen has secured interviews with radio, television, and print media for clients at NavPress, Hatchette, Integrity, Barbour Publishing, and Broadman & Holman, to name a few. She also brings her own unique blend of Southern charm and witty prose to the more than 350,000 award-winning novels and novellas currently in print. Her novels have been nominated for American Christian Fiction Writers Book of the Year in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006; and 2007 will see the release of her 25th book.

Kathleen is a tenth-generation Texan and a mother of three grown sons and a teenage daughter. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University. Kathleen is a former treasurer for the American Christian Fiction Writers, and is a member of the Author’s Guild, Inspirational Writers Alive, Words for the Journey Christian Writers Guild, and the Fellowship of Christian Authors. In addition, she is a sought-after speaker, and her kids think she’s a pretty cool mom, too…most of the time, anyway.

The first book in this series is Beloved Castaway.

About the Book:
In this sequel to Beloved Castaway, Emilie Gayarre is learning to accept her mixed race heritage while finding fulfillment in teaching children of the key. There is no denying the attraction between Emilie and the handsome young naval commander, Caleb Spencer, who is shadowed by his own flock of secrets. But if her heritage is found out, even greater things than his career are at risk. Enjoy this historical romance full of risk and redemption. (ISBN#9781602602304, 304pp, $10.97)

Codicil:
For more information or to purchase click the bookcover or title. Visit the author's site by clicking her name or photo. Read the first chapter. Visit the CFBA Blog entry and use the links to see what other CFBA members are saying.

Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin - CFBA

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:
Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin
Bethany House (October 1, 2008)

About the Author:
For many years, Lynn Austin nurtured a desire to write but frequent travels and the demands of her growing family postponed her career. When her husband's work took Lynn to Bogota, Colombia, for two years, she used the B.A. she'd earned at Southern Connecticut State University to become a teacher. After returning to the U.S., the Austins moved to Anderson, Indiana, Thunder Bay, Ontario, and later to Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Lynn resigned from teaching to write full-time in 1992. She has published twelve novels. Three of her historical novels, Hidden Places, Candle in the Darkness, and Fire by Night have won Christy Awards in 2002, 2003, and 2004 for excellence in Christian Fiction. Fire by Night was also one of only five inspirational fiction books chosen by Library Journal for their top picks of 2003, and All She Ever Wanted was chosen as one of the five inspirational top picks of 2005.

Lynn's novel Hidden Places has been made into a movie for the Hallmark Channel, starring actress Shirley Jones. Ms Jones received a 2006 Emmy Award nomination for her portrayal of Aunt Batty in the film.

Among her lastest books are A Proper Pursuit and A Woman's Place

About the Book:
Life in Sweden seems like an endless winter for three sisters after their mother's and father's suicide. Ellin feels the weight of responsibility for her sisters' welfare and when it circumstances become unbearable, she writes to her relatives in Chicago, pleading for help.

Joining sixteen million other immigrants who left their homelands for America between 1890 and 1920, Ellin, Kirsten, and Sophia begin the long, difficult journey. Enduring the ocean voyage in steerage and detention on Ellis Island, their story is America's story. And in a journey fraught with hardships, each woman will come to understand her secret longings and the meaning of home.(ISBN#9780764204951, 432pp, $13.99)

Codicil:
For more information or to purchase click the bookcover or title. Visit the author's site by clicking her name or photo. Read the first chapter and my review. Visit the CFBA Blog entry and use the links to see what other CFBA members are saying.

An Irishwoman's Tale by Patti Lacy - CFBA

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:
An Irishwoman's Tale by Patti Lacy
Kregel Publications (July 8, 2008)

About the Author:
Patti Lacy graduated from Baylor University in 1977 with a B.S. in education. She taught at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois, until she retired in 2006 to pursue writing full time. She has two grown children with her husband, Alan, and lives in Illinois.




About the Book:

Far away from her Irish home, Mary Freeman begins to adapt to life in Midwest America, but family turmoil and her own haunting memories threaten to ruin her future.

A shattered cup. Cheap tea. Bitter voices asking what's to be done with the "little eejit." Mary, an impetuous Irishwoman, won't face the haunting memories--until her daughter's crisis propels her back to County Clare. There, in a rocky cliffside home, Mary learns from former neighbors why God tore her from Ireland forty-five years earlier. As she begins to glimpse His sovereign plan, Mary is finally able to bury a dysfunctional past and begin to heal. Irish folk songs and sayings add color to the narrative. (ISBN#9780825429873, 320pp, $13.99)

Watch the Trailer:

Codicil:
For more information or to purchase click the bookcover or title. Visit the author's site by clicking her name or photo. Read the first chapter. I will post a review if/when I receive this book. Visit the CFBA Blog entry and use the links to see what other CFBA members are saying.

Dangerous Heart by Tracey Bateman - CFBA

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:
Dangerous Heart by Tracey Bateman
Avon Inspire (October 14, 2008)

About the Author:
Tracey Bateman published her first novel in 2000 and has been busy ever since. There are two other books in the Westward Hearts Series, Defiant Heart (#1) and Distant Heart (#2)

She learned to write by writing, and improved by listening to critique partners and editors. She has sold over 30 books in six years.
She became a member of American Christian Fiction Writers in the early months of its inception in 2000 and served as president for a year.

Tracey loves Sci-fi, Lifetime movies, and Days of Our Lives (this is out of a 21 year habit of watching, rather than enjoyment of current storylines).

She has been married to her husband Rusty for 18 years, has four kids, and lives in Lebanon, Missouri. (ISBN#9780061246357, 256pp, $12.95)

About the Book:
For the past seven years, Ginger Freeman has had one goal: find Grant Kelley and make him pay for allowing her brother to die. Growing up motherless with a father who leads an outlaw gang, Ginger isn’t exactly peaches and cream. So when she finally tracks down Grant on a wagon train headed west, she figured providence had stepped in and given her the chance she’s been waiting for.

On the wagon train, finally surrounded by a sense of family and under the nurturing eye of Toni Rodde, Ginger begins to lose her rough edges. She’s made friends for the first time and has become part of something bigger than revenge. Not only has her heart softened toward people in general, but God has become a reality she never understood before. And watching Grant doctor the pioneers, she’s realized she can’t just kill him and leave the train without medical care. Putting her anger aside, before long, Ginger’s a functioning part of the group.

But when the outlaw gang, headed by her pa, shows up and infiltrates the wagon train, she is forced to question her decision. Only self-sacrifice and her new relationship with God can make things right. But it might also means she loses everything she’s begun to hold dear.

Codicil:
For more information or to purchase click the bookcover or title. Visit the author's site by clicking her name or photo. Read the first chapter. I will be posting a review in a couple days. Visit the CFBA Blog entry and use the links to see what other CFBA members are saying.

A Beautiful Fall by Chris Coppernoll - CFBA

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:
A Beautiful Fall by Chris Coppernoll
David C. Cook (October 2008)

About the Author:
Chris Coppernoll is the founder of Soul2Soul Ministries, with his interviews with Christian artists airing weekly on 650radio outlets in thirty countries. He has conducted hundreds of interviews on faith issues with personalities such as Amy Grant, Max Lucado, Michael W. Smith, and Kathie Lee Gifford. He also serves as a Deacon at The People’s Church in Franklin, Tennessee, and is currently working toward a Masters in Ministry Leadership degree through Rockbridge Seminary.

His "Inspirations" column is published monthly in the mid Michigan newspaper, The Jackson Citizen Patriot.

Chris Coppernoll is the author of four other books including Soul2Soul, Secrets of a Faith Well Lived, and God's Calling. Providence, his first novel, is his fourth book. (ISBN#9781434768520, 298pp, $13.99)

About the Book:
High-powered Boston attorney Emma Madison is celebrating her latest courtroom victory when she gets a call from a number she doesn't recognize. Area code 803 home. Juneberry, South Carolina eight hundred miles, twelve years, and a lifetime away from Boston. Emma's father has had a serious heart attack. Emma rushes to his bedside, and a weekend trip threatens to become an extended stay. She has to work fast to arrange the affairs of his small-town law practice so she can return to her life and career in Boston.

And then Michael Evans shows up. They'd shared hopes, dreams, and a passionate love as young college students during a long-ago summer. But Emma walked away from Michael and from Juneberry to finish college and start a new life. Michael has never forgotten her.

Enveloped in the warmth of family and small-town life and discovering that she still cares for Michael Emma knows she'll have to make a choice between the career she's worked so hard to build and the love she left behind.

Codicil:
For more information or to purchase click the bookcover or title. Visit the author's site by clicking his name or photo. Read the first chapter. Review to come. Visit the CFBA Blog entry and use the links to see what other CFBA members are saying.

Home Another Way by Christa Parrish - CFBA

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:

Home Another Way by Christa Parrish
Bethany House (October 1, 2008)

About the Author:
Christa Parrish graduated high school at 16, with every intention of becoming a surgeon. After college, however, her love of all things creative led her in another direction, and she worked in both theatre and journalism.

A winner of Associated Press awards for her reporting, Christa gave up her career after the birth of her son, Jacob. She continued to write from home, doing pro bono work for the New York Family Policy Council, where her articles appeared in Focus on the Family’s Citizen magazine. She was also a finalist in World magazine’s WORLDview short story contest, sponsored by WestBow press. She now teaches literature and writing to high school students, is a homeschool mom, and lives with her family in upstate New York, where she is at work on her second novel. (ISBN#9780764205231, 352pp, $13.99)

About the Book:
After her mother’s death and her father’s abandonment, tiny infant Sarah Graham was left to be raised by her emotionally distant grandmother. As a child she turned to music for solace and even gained entrance to Juilliard. But her potentially brilliant music career ended with an unplanned pregnancy and the stillborn birth of her child.

In an attempt to escape the past, Sarah, now twenty-seven, is living life hard and fast–and she is flat broke. When her estranged father dies, she travels to the tiny mountain hamlet of Jonah, New York to claim her inheritance. Once there, she learns her father’s will stipulates a six-month stay before she can recieve the money. Fueled by hate and desperation, Sarah settles in for the bitter mountain winter, and as the weeks pass, she finds her life intertwining with the lives of the simple, gracious townsfolk. Can these strangers teach Sarah how to forgive and find peace?

A story of grace, of God’s never-ceasing love and the sometimes flawed, faithful people He uses to bring His purpose to pass.

Here's a Video Teaser:

Codicil:
For more information or to purchase click the bookcover or title. Visit the author's site by clicking her name or photo. Read the first chapter. Review to come. Visit the CFBA Blog entry and use the links to see what other CFBA members are saying.

A Constant Heart by Siri Mitchell - CFBA

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:

A Constant Heart by Siri Mitchell
Bethany House (October 1, 2008)

About the Author:
Siri Mitchell graduated from the University of Washington with a business degree and worked in various levels of government. As a military spouse, she has lived all over the world, including in Paris and Tokyo. Siri enjoys observing and learning from different cultures. She is fluent in French and loves sushi.

But she is also a member of a strange breed of people called novelists. When they’re listening to a sermon and taking notes, chances are, they’ve just had a great idea for a plot or a dialogue. If they nod in response to a really profound statement, they’re probably thinking, “Yes. Right. That’s exactly what my character needs to hear.” When they edit their manuscripts, they laugh at the funny parts. And cry at the sad parts. Sometimes they even talk to their characters.

Siri wrote 4 books and accumulated 153 rejections before signing with a publisher. In the process, she saw the bottoms of more pints of Ben & Jerry’s than she cares to admit. At various times she has vowed never to write another word again. Ever. She has gone on writing strikes and even stooped to threatening her manuscripts with the shredder.

A Constant Heart is her sixth novel. Two of her novels, Chateau of Echoes and The Cubicle Next Door were Christy Award finalists. She has been called one of the clearest, most original voices in the CBA.
(ISBN#9780764204319, 384pp, $13.99)

About the Book:
In a world of wealth, power, and privilege...love is the only forbidden luxury.

Trust was a valuable commodity at court. Traded by everyone, but possessed by no one. Its rarity was surpassed only by love. Love implied commitment and how could any of us commit ourselves to any but the Queen? Love implied singularity and how could any of us benefit another if our affections were bound to one in exclusivity? Love was never looked for and rarely found. When it was, it always ended badly.

In Queen Elizabeth’s court where men and women willingly trade virtue for power, is it possible for Marget to obtain her heart’s desire or is the promise of love only an illusion?

A riveting glimpse into Queen Elizabeth's Court...

Born with the face of an angel, Marget Barnardsen is blessed. Her father is a knight, and now she is to be married to the Earl of Lytham. Her destiny is guaranteed ... at least, it would seem so. But when her introduction to court goes awry and Queen Elizabeth despises her, Marget fears she's lost her husband forever. Desperate to win him back, she'll do whatever it takes to discover how she failed and capture again the love of a man bound to the queen.

Codicil:
For more information or to purchase click the bookcover or title. Visit the author's site by clicking her name or photo. Read the first chapter. Review to come. Visit the CFBA Blog entry and use the links to see what other CFBA members are saying.

It's Not About Me by Michelle Sutton - CFBA

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:

It's Not About Me (A Second Glances Novel #1)
by Michelle Sutton
Sheaf House Publishers (September 1,2008)

About the Author:
Michelle Sutton has lived in Arizona and since 1991 and has two sons and a husband of 18 years. She began writing fiction in August 2003 when God inspired her to write a novel with realistic characters that would glorify Him. In 2004 she joined ACFW - American Christian Fiction Writers. In 2006 Michelle ran for Volunteer Officer on the ACFW Operating board and ACFW members elected her to serve a two year term. She sold her first manuscript Then Sings My Soul (now re-titled It's Not About Me) to Sheaf House and her debut novel was released in Sept. 2008. The second book in the Second Glances series - It's Not About Him - will be released the following fall (Sept. 2009.)

Last, Michelle is Editor in Chief of the new Christian Fiction Online Magazine. The debut issue released in July 2008. The magazine is sponsored by the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance. (ISBN#9780979748516, 352pp, $12.99)

About the Book:
Annie has it all. She's attractive, graduated with honors, was accepted at the college of her choice, has supportive parents, good friends, and a steady boyfriend who loves her. One night an unexpected visitor appears and Annie's safe world is destroyed by a brutal attack. As she tries to pick up the pieces of her broken life, she is torn between two brothers, both of whom claim to love her. She is attracted to both, but which one does she love? How can she choose when her decision may cause a permanent rift between them? And more important, will she give her heart to the One who will sustain her even when human love fails.

"...the exquisitely written spiritual content shows the reader that redemption is available, no matter what the circumstances."
- 4 Stars, Romantic Times!

Instead of dealing with timely issues like alcoholism, premarital sex and pornography in a preachy, oh-so-tired fashion, Michelle Sutton's It's Not About Me gets to the heart of the matter with a shocking dose of realism and poignant storytelling. From the first paragraph, Sutton weaves together a thoroughly entertaining story that'll keep readers intrigued for the long haul as they get to know Annie, Dan, Tony and Susie—young adults that probably don't look and sound all that different from themselves. Now that's a seriously refreshing turn for Christian fiction."
~Christa Ann Banister~, author of Around the World in 80 Dates, (NavPress 2007) and Blessed are the Meddlers (NavPress 2008)

It's Not About Me is a wonderfully entertaining and deliciously suspenseful read that will keep you turning the pages. Sutton doesn't back away from the drama and with all of the twists and turns, It's Not About Me is hard to put down. I cannot wait for the sequel! Bravo!"
~Victoria Christopher Murray~, Essence best-selling author of multiple titles including The Ex Files and the upcoming YA series The Divine Divas

“Annie captured my heart on the first page and kept me enthralled to the very end. This edgy, yet surprisingly poignant story travels the inroads of intimate relationships – man to woman, brother to brother, parent to child, friend to friend. But especially satisfying is the author’s delicate handling of the relationship between a searching soul and the loving Savior who alone possesses the power to work all things out for the good. A terrific debut for Michelle Sutton. I can’t wait to read more from this talented author!”
~Virginia Smith~, author of Just As I Am and Sincerely, Mayla

"Michelle Sutton's gritty writing style will very likely go straight to the hearts of teens, addressing what they deal with every day in what is all too often grim reality for our youth. Sutton is no doubt a refreshing and much needed voice in today's YA fiction."
~Tina Ann Forkner~, Author of Ruby Among Us
Waterbrook Press/Random House

Codicil:
For more information or to purchase click the bookcover or title. Visit the author's site by clicking her name or photo. Read the prologue and first chapter. Read my review. Come back tomorrow to learn more about this author in my interview with her. Visit the CFBA Blog entry and use the links to see what other CFBA members are saying.

CFBA Features

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:

Faking Grace by Tamara Leigh
Multnomah Books (August 19, 2008)

Read my review. Also be sure to visit the CFBA blog entry for a list of tour participants to see what other Bloggers have to say. (ISBN#9781590529294, 400pp, $12.99)

AND

When the Soul Mends (Sisters of the Quilt Book 3)
by Cindy Woodsmall
WaterBrook Press (September 16, 2008)

This and the prior book are next in my reading list. In the meantime read the first chapter and visit the CFBA blog entry for a list of tour participants to see what other CFBA bloggers are saying. (ISBN#9781400072941 , 368pp, $13.99)


Be sure and click the bookcovers or titles for more info, click the authors' names to visit their websites and check out what other CFBA members are saying using my blogroll or the list on the CFBA blog entry for that book.

CFBA Features

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:

Twice Loved
by Lori Copeland
Avon Inspire (July 22, 2008)

I hope to be posting a review soon. I am waiting on a copy of the book to arrive. In the meantime read the first chapter and visit the CFBA blog entry for a list of tour participants to see what other Bloggers have to say. (ISBN#9780061364914, 288pp, $12.95)

AND

A Passion Redeemed (Daughters of Boston Book 2)
by Julie Lessman
Revell (September 1, 2008)

I'll be posting my review soon. Am about half done with this book. Loved A Passion Most Pure and am enjoying this book now that I got going on it. In the meantime visit the CFBA blog entry for a list of tour participants to see what other CFBA bloggers are saying. (ISBN#9780800732127, 480pp, $13.99)

Be sure and click the bookcovers or titles for more info, click the authors' names to visit their websites and check out what other CFBA members are saying using my blogroll or the list on the CFBA blog entry for that book.

CFBA Features

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks



This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:

The Jewel of Gresham Green by Lawana Blackwell
Bethany House (August 1, 2008)
(ISBN#9780764205118, 416pp, $13.99)

I'll be posting my review soon. In the meantime read the first chapter and visit the CFBA blog entry for a list of tour participants.

AND

That's (Not Exactly) Amore (Drama Queens Book 3) by Tracey Bateman
FaithWords (August 14, 2008)
(ISBN#9780446698955, 304pp, $13.99)

I'll be posting my review soon. In the meantime read the first chapter and visit the CFBA blog entry for a list of tour participants.



Be sure and click the bookcovers or titles for more info, click the authors' names to visit their websites and blogs, and check out what other CFBA members are saying using my blogroll or the list on the CFBA blog entry for that book.

CFBA Features...

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks

This week The Christian Fiction Blog Alliance presents:

The Falcon and the Sparrow by M L Tyndall

Read my review and the first chapter. Also visit the CFBA blog entry for a list of tour participants.

and

DragonLight by Donita K Paul

Read my review and the first chapter. Also visit the CFBA blog entry for a list of tour participants.



Be sure and click the bookcovers or titles for more info, click the authors' names to visit their websites and blogs, and check out what other CFBA members are saying using my blogroll or the list on the CFBA blog entry for that book.