Just as I love novels that show authentic, messy lives, I love music that speaks to the broken–music that allows the Christian to remove their smiling, church mask and show true feelings. Every once in a while a song comes out that hits me right where I’m at, a song that speaks my feelings better than I can myself. One …
My Favorite Literary Heroes
I’m blogging over at Inkspirational Messages today, talking about the kind of literary “hero” that populates my bookshelves: those created by male authors. I’d love it if you’d stop by Inkspirational Messages and say “Hi!” https://inkspirationalmessages.com/2013/02/a-mans-man/
Fiction for the Lenten Season
The other day I searched for Easter fiction, novels that would add depth to the Lenten season. I was surprised at how few I found for adults, barely a handful (although there are many for children). Now, if I’d performed a search for Christmas novels, the results would have been entirely different. I wonder why that is. I suppose the argument could …
The Winner of THE BREATH OF DAWN Is …
*** Veronica Sternberg *** Congratulations, Veronica! To claim your copy of The Breath of Dawn by Kristen Heitzmann, please e-mail me at BrendaBryantAnderson (at) comcast (dot) net with your mailing address. Thank you to everyone who stopped by and shared your favorite romance novels. I’d love it if you’d come by again for Book Talk Tuesdays and Hot Dish Thursdays
Favorite Love Song
There are few things that speak the language of love better than music. Music has a way of unlocking emotions in even the most stoic of people (like myself). So, I couldn’t think of a better post for Valentine’s Day than spotlighting my favorite *Love* song. Having grown up listening the music of the 80’s, I had several favorites to …
Favorite Romance Novels
Book Giveaway – The Air We Breathe by Christa Parrish – see rules below *** While I typically don’t read straight romance, I do enjoy a romantic undercurrent in novels. Last night I finished The Air We Breathe by Christa Parrish (a heart-breaking, heart-reviving story–Highly recommended). While it wasn’t about romance, the potential for romance gave the reader hope in …
The Joy of Retreat
Oftentimes, there’s nothing better for our mental health than getting away from it all: our work, volunteering, classes, family. I’m blessed to have a bucolic place I can escape to. About once a year, usually in January or February, I head off to Christmas Mountain Village in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin for three to four days. It’s a cozy resort nestled …
The Perfect Scene
I’m blogging today at Inkspirational Messages, talking about Perfecting Your Scenes within a novel. Come on over and say “Hi!” https://inkspirationalmessages.com/2013/02/perfecting-your-scenes/
February 2012 – Novel Anticipation
New and upcoming releases I’m looking forward to reading: ISCARIOT: A NOVEL OF JUDAS (Howard Books) by Tosca Lee In Jesus, Judas believes he has found the One—the promised Messiah and future king of the Jews, destined to overthrow Roman rule. Galvanized, he joins the Nazarene’s followers, ready to enact the change he has waited for all his life. But soon …
Are Today’s Novels Too Vanilla?
In Tuesday’s post (The Breath of Dawn – Novel Recommendation), I talked about one of my favorite series published in the CBA, the A Rush of Wings series (though not technically a series as all books stand alone) by Kristen Heitzmann. One thing stood out to me as I was reading those books again, a question that nagged at me: …