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Review: Flabbergasted by Ray Blackston

Flabbergasted is a curious mix, a story that is at once light and humorous but also manages to speak on a deeper level. In fact, if the word chick-lit wasn’t out of favor, and if the story’s one-and-only main character … Continue reading

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Navel-Gazing Scenes

The past few weeks I’ve been pushing on word count on the Green Acres 1 novel to the detriment of the fact that I haven’t gotten my ACFW Genesis contest entries in yet. Deadline is ticking! I’d had both sets … Continue reading

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Ruby’s Slippers by Leanna Ellis

I’d been hearing good things about Ruby’s Slippers, the most recent release by multi-published author Leanna Ellis, so when I saw it in the bookstore at the ACFW conference in September, I bought myself a copy. Who doesn’t love The … Continue reading

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Offworld Day 2

The opening scene of Offworld by Robin Parrish is the first time we see a recurring dream of Commander Christopher Burke, head of the Mars mission. Each time throughout the novel that the dream recurs, Burke recalls a little more … Continue reading

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The Enclave Day 2

This week the Christian Science Fiction Fantasy Blog Tour is discussing The Enclave by Karen Hancock. I’ve followed Karen’s blog for a number of years now and therefore watched, from a distance, as she wrote and edited this novel. She’s … Continue reading

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