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  Latisha Sexton is a friend and fellow Christian Mommy Writer who I have featured here before, and I'm so excited to share about her newest book and sequel to Neverending Mercy!  Read my review below: Everlasting Love by Latisha Sexton is a Christian friends to love story that shows how God can take the broken things of this world and piece them together for something beautiful.  This story follows the life of Nora Burnham whose mother died when she was only four. She was left with letters from her mom for each of her birthdays through her 18th and she hopes to discover who her father is through them. Hard things from her mom’s past are tackled including addictions and pregnancy outside of marriage. We see how they have ripple effects in the future which sets the stage for an emotional journey.  The book jumps back-and-forth in time as we get to see Nora reading through many of her birthday letters from her mom. We find that her best friend, Kip Green, is there ...

Hannah Hood Lucero writes Christian romantic suspense often with military ties. This one is a perfect release for the USA's 250th celebrations. Read my review below: As You Were is a Christian romantic suspense that kept me riveted from page one. Don’t let the book length scare you off, there is something interesting or exciting happening the whole way through.  If you read Ashes to Ashes you know Luke Campbell’s backstory. And while I highly recommend reading that first, you can get by without it. If you did read it, you will feel so differently about Luke by the end. I was very disappointed in him after Ashes to Ashes. In As You Were he is finally getting to join the army which he had been looking forward to for years. The only problem is he has to buddy enlist with a pop star who’s all glitz and glam and he can’t imagine that she’s taking this seriously. From day one Luke and Bobbie Lynn Canter do not get along and seem to bring out the worst in each other. Throughout the book t...

  In May, my guest blogger was author Heather Wood, a Christian historical fiction author whose books I love, and who has also been my editor on many of my books. I recently listened to her audiobook of Until We All Run Free and really enjoyed it. Below you can read my thoughts on both the book and narration. Review: Until We All Run Free is the second story in the series about the Young siblings in the time soon after the American Civil War. I highly recommend reading the first book first. This story focuses on Jed’s life while continuing the stories of the other siblings to a lesser extent. In the first story much of Jed’s background was left a mystery. Here it is filled out as this marriage story progresses. His difficult past plays into his difficulties in marriage and it tactfully reveals difficulties marriages can have when the couple has trouble communicating.  This story masterfully blends love, faith, family, and history so realistically with flawed characters who g...

  I'm excited to share with you the inside scoop on my friend Drew Taylor! We connected as authors through instagram several years ago, and I finally met her in person this winter. She's coming to visit me this week, and we're doing an Instagram live on Monday, June 29, 2026 at 6:30pm so be sure to tune in as we talk about Jane Austen and her impact on Christian fiction. Drew has some books with nods to Jane Austens works, so we have a bond there. Her stories are contemporary Christian fiction with romance that she calls Christian chick lit romance. It's not quite romcom, dives into heavier themes, has romance, and is filled with Jesus.  One thing I'm excited about is that she is having new covers made for her "Designated" series. They are beautiful. Be sure to check them out on Amazon or her website in the links at the bottom. Find out more about Drew below! When did you feel called to become an author? I’ve always loved stories. When I was younger, I wro...

Nantucket Lighthouse-Brant Point: With my sidekick   It’s just over a week after our return from a family trip in Cape Cod. It was a perfect trip—great food, lots to do that everyone enjoyed, and best of all we had time with all of our kids and 2 grands. Despite the fun, it’s good to be home, especially since I’ve been bouncing from one place to another for the past month.  Just as Cape Cod is not my home here on earth, my earthly home is not my permanent home either. Hebrews 13:14 (ESV) For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. If you are a Christian, you are first a citizen of heaven. That is your forever home. While our time may begin to feel permanent, 70 to 100 years is nothing in light of eternity. I’ve been reading through Hebrews in preparation for a fall study on Hebrews I’ll be leading. If you’ve read my devotional book, Starry Night, you know that Hebrews is one of my favorite books of the Bible because of the way it ties together the ...