Tag: Christian Fiction

Dec 19
Book Review, Fun Facts, Reading

Not Exactly Mr Darcy (and Exactly My Kind of Read)

There’s something special about discovering a new series from an author you already trust. When that series is inspired by Pride and Prejudice, written by one of your favourite Aussie authors, and infused with faith, history, and heart… well, it’s guaranteed to land on my happy-reading list. Not Exactly Mr Darcy by Carolyn Miller is […]

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Jul 17
Author, Book Review, Family Life, Reading

Untold Stories, Unspoken Pain

My girls and I are soaking up the slower pace of the winter school holidays right now, which has meant I’ve finally curled up with Sara Brunsvold’s latest release, The Atlas of Untold Stories, a powerful Christian women’s fiction novel exploring family, faith and forgiveness. The story focuses on two generations of Vance women—Edie and […]

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Apr 25
Author, Book Review, Fun Facts, Reading

Lurgy, Laundry, and Loads of Books

Earlier this month, I battled a rather annoying lurgy that sapped my energy and stuffed my head with so much congestion I could barely sleep for several nights in a row. Not the most delightful way to kick off the post–Term 1 school holidays. My grand plans to tackle Mount Washmore and get some solid […]

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Feb 11
Author, Book Review, Fun Facts, Reading

Uneasy Street

I’m a self-professed Becky Wade fan. I gushed about her writing last year when I reviewed the first two books in her Sons of Scandal contemporary romance series. (If you’re unfamiliar with these wonderful stories, see my reviews here.) So, imagine my joy when I was blessed with an advanced copy of the series’ last […]

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Dec 13
Book Review, Reading

There’s Something Special About Those Summerses…

The third instalment of Julie Klassen’s On Devonshire Shores series, The Seaside Homecoming, filled my “spare” (ha!) time last week and kept me enraptured. I reviewed the first two books in the Regency romance series back in August. The family saga continues with eldest Summers’ sister, Claire, who was exiled to Scotland two years earlier […]

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Oct 4
Author, Book Review, Fun Facts, Reading

The One and Only Susie May

Two weeks ago, I caught a flight to Sydney and attended the 2024 Omega Writers Conference. It was my first in-person conference with local Christian authors, so I enjoyed meeting writers I had only connected with at our online meetings. Mingling with unpublished and published authors (whose books I’d read!) was a treat, but the […]

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