It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. I’m reading Imminent Danger, a romantic suspense novel by Tara Grace Ericson. I used to read a lot of romantic suspense, but this is the first I’ve read in a while. Here’s the first line from … The post First Line Friday #348 | Imminent Danger by Tara Grace Ericson appeared first on Iola Goulton ..read more

This question was harder to answer than it should have been. I read a lot of books. And the more books I read, the harder it is to find stories that stick in my memory after I’ve closed the book (or switched off the Kindle. The title that sprang to mind for this question isn’t … The post Bookish Question #341 | What was your last five-star read? appeared first on Iola Goulton ..read more

John Mark Comer posits that Christianity should be more than praying a salvation prayer. It should also be a way of living. In Practicing the Way, Comer offers practical, Biblical suggestions as to how Christians can become true disciples—apprentices—of Jesus. The book is structured in four parts. In the first, Comer takes readers through the … The post Book Review | Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer appeared first on Iola Goulton ..read more

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. I’m quoting from Sure About You by Jaycee Weaver, a Christian rom-com I recently downloaded free on Kindle. Here’s the first line from the Chapter One: What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line? … The post First Line Friday #347 | Sure About You by Jaycee Weaver appeared first on Iola Goulton ..read more

I tend not to read novels based on true stories. I think that’s because I like to not know what’s going to happen during the story (even if I can guess how the novel is going to end, which is pretty much the case with every romance novel ever published). If a novel is based … The post Bookish Question #340 | What’s the best novel you’ve read based on a true story? appeared first on Iola Goulton ..read more

Loren meets her husband for a fancy dinner to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary, but something weird happens when she walks into the restaurant. Instead of meeting her husband, she meets his doppelganger—an alternative David who wears fancy suits and drives a fancy car. When he drivers her home, she finds they live in a … The post Book Review | Between You and Us by Kendra Broekhuis appeared first on Iola Goulton ..read more

Mine is Legacy by Susan Kay. It’s an older book, first published in the 1980s, and I haven’t read it in more than thirty years … On that basis, I should probably re-read it to see if it lives up to my memories. It’s my favourite book because it’s about the life of Queen Elizabeth I. … The post Bookish Question #339 | What’s your favourite novel based on a real-life person? appeared first on Iola Goulton ..read more

Travis Brock is a redactor for the US Department of Defence, which means he works in the depths of the Pentagon, reading endless documents in response to official information requests, and deciding what information can safely be released to the public without endangering the security of the USA and her citizens … and what can’t. … The post Book Review | Broker of Lies (Travis Brock #1) by Steven James appeared first on Iola Goulton ..read more

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. I’m quoting from On His Bended Knee by Shanae Johnson, the first story in the compilation Heroes of Purple Heart Ranch, which is currently free on Kindle. Here’s the first line from the Chapter One: What’s … The post First Line Friday #345 | Heroes of Purple Heart Ranch by Shanae Johnson appeared first on Iola Goulton ..read more

What is one character trait that will cause you to close the book? I finish most of the books I start, so it didn’t take long to come up with an answer to this question. Stupid. I don’t like stupid characters. I don’t like characters who make stupid decisions then spend the rest of the … The post Bookish Question #338 | What is one character trait that will cause you to close the book? appeared first on Iola Goulton ..read more