The Cape Cod Creamery series has been one of my favorites by Suzanne Woods Fisher, and can I just say I was disappointed when I realized I hadn't ordered Love on a Whim before chatting with Suzanne. Listen in to see what's in this book! note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you.   Oh, and can I just say that I was 100% wrong?  Yeppers. 100%. Bakerbookhouse.com says I absolutely did order it.  Finally found it.  Guess where?  Yeah! It was with the other two (already devoured) books.  I put ..read more

 What better book option for Jane Austen July could you ask for than a time travel, time-slip novel full of all the romance and elegance of Regency England through the eyes of a contemporary US protagonist? Listen in to learn more from Linore Rose Burkard! note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you.  Beware shawls! You never know what they'll do to you?  Linore Rose Burkard has created a fabulous series full of wonderful characters and unique settings that converge in this portal time-travel series.     Fo ..read more

 The Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing comes to a close with Amanda Cabot's upcoming release of Into the Starlight. Listen in to learn more about the series and about the mystery that has kept us all curious as we read through this series! note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you.  This whole series has fascinated me since the first time Amanda and I chatted about it.  I was certain that book two, After the Shadows would be my favorite, but... I don't know. Now that I hear more from Amanda about this book, I'm n ..read more

If you've never heard of the Acadians, you're in for a beautiful treat in The Seamstress of Acadie by Laura Frantz. Listen in and hear why I am excited for this book and her upcoming release this month note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you.  I've seen Laura Frantz's books for years, and had even bought a couple. But when another author told me to read her Courting Morrow Little, I knew this gal someone I need to read.  And learning how hard it is to find that book, I went to eBay and bought another copy ju ..read more

Everyone knows I LOVE a good play on words, and when I listened to the audio sample of The Gardins of Edin, I was so excited that it really was a perfect one. But that's nothing to the story that unfolds in this book. Listen in to discover why Rosey Lee wrote this book. note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you.   What could be cooler than four women of the Bible inspiring characters in a contemporary novel--four women who weren't ALL contemporaries of each other!  You have Ruth and Naomi "types" and... Mary and Ma ..read more

You'll never look at postcards or silver cars the same in Laura Thomas' new romantic suspense, Captured in Frame. Listen in to learn all about Laura's new series, its cool location, and what we'll see with these three sisters. note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you.   When Laura and I chatted about her upcoming release, Captured in Frame, I hadn't yet read it, but I have now, and wow.  A blend of edge-of-your-seat moments, wild rides (literally) and a total Wuthering Heights moment, the mystery will keep yo ..read more

I'd never heard of the horses rescued from the hands of the Nazis and the Russians in WWII, so when I discovered debut novelist Nicole M. Miller wrote a book about it, I couldn't wait to talk about it with her. Listen in to learn more about this amazing story. note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you.  Nicole M. Miller's passion for horses shines through this WWII novel of the Arabian horses in Poland. We often think of horses being a part of WWI but to learn that most of Poland's army was still a mounted cavalry in WWII and tha ..read more

Chatting with Kay DiBianca is always a delight, and this award-winning author also has my all-time favorite opening scene of a book. Totally because of the characters. And now she's written a novel including a pilot! Listen in to learn more about her and Lacey's Star. note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you.  Kay and her husband just won awards for their respective stories, and when you listen to the episode, you can see why. This time a pilot is put in some seriously scary situations while Kay works through a mystery with her ..read more

When I found out that S. F. Baumgartner writes suspense/thriller but not romantic suspense, I knew I'd have to check out her books. Well, I did. And while I'm not quite done with the prequel, Buried Secrets (previously published as The Secret) to her Mirror Estate series, I'm enjoying it and totally lost (in all the best ways). Listen in to learn more about this series. note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you.  Lovers of romantic suspense will love to learn Sylvia's publishing story, why she writes suspense (and ..read more

 I don't think I've ever heard fantasy authors say they wanted to emphasize light in their books, so when I began chatting with Kylie Beevers about her Rise of the LivingWood and she explained her heart for the story, I knew I'd found a book I needed to read.  Listen in to learn more about how a thirteen-year-old decided to write her first fantasy novel. note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you.  Some might take Kylie Beevers' goal for her series (to emphasize light) to mean that the story is fluffy with no c ..read more