Sep 22

More Christian Romance & Women’s Fiction Book Recs

I’ve hidden in my writing cave the past few weeks, focused on completing the last book in The Tellarine Series—which I hope to release before Christmas—so I’ve not read much fiction recently. Tragic, I know. The reading part, not the writing part. 😉 But, fear not! The few books I read in August and September […]

by Sheridan

Sep 8

Book Review, Reading

Romance Your Enemy with Pop Culture and a Dash of Snark

I’ve been a Bethany Turner fan since I read The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck in May 2020 and sent Ms Turner a gushing (and borderline TMI) email about how much I loved her book and engaging writing style. If you enjoy edgy Christian fiction, which deals with some uncomfortable real-life “taboo” issues, I highly […]

by Sheridan

Aug 24

Book Review, Reading

Heart Capturing Historical Fiction Which Kicks You in the Guts

These days I mostly read contemporary fiction, but every so often I delve into the past and read a book heralding a world before my time. I finished reading Amanda Dykes poignant WWI story Yours is the Night late yesterday evening, and thought back on other historical novels and series I’ve read which have enthralled […]

by Sheridan

Aug 10

Book Review, Fun Facts, Reading

Positively, Penelope, Princess of the Stage

Pepper Basham released a new book, Positively, Penelope, last week, and I experienced the joy of reading her delightful novel. I also experienced the “joy” of reliving my 1998 VCE results. Miss E is in her final year of secondary school, so she and I dug out my results… just because. Yeah, I’m one of […]

by Sheridan

Jul 14

Book Review, Family Life, Reading

The Girl from the Papers

If you’re a regular to my blog, you might’ve noticed I haven’t posted since mid June. Mr Wonderful’s father passed away unexpectedly almost four weeks ago. I dropped many things to look after my mother-in-law and our family during this sad time. But as I’ve learned through these tough weeks, life goes on, so now […]

by Sheridan

Jun 13

Book Review, Reading

A Shadow in Moscow

Katherine Reay’s A Shadow in Moscow released today. I was privileged to read this remarkable women’s fiction tale early. I have a “thing” for WWII literature, films and documentaries, and have read and watched many heartbreaking stories within that era of history. But I’m less familiar with the Cold War and the plight of the […]

by Sheridan