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This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing When The Soul Mends WaterBrook Press (September 16, 2008) by Cindy Woodsmall ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Cindy Woodsmall is a veteran homeschool mom. Her first novel, When The Heart Cries, released in 2006 to much acclaim and became a Christian Book Association best seller. Cindy was a 2007 ECPA Christian Book Award finalist, along with Karen Kingsbury, Angela Hunt, and Charles Martin. Her last book, When the Morning Comes, hit the New York Times best-sellers extended list and the Christian Book Association best-sellers list. Cindy’s real-life connections with Amish Mennonite and Old Order Amish families enrich herRead More →

Actually, September’s Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Tour is for Marcher Lord Press, a new internet venture headed up by Jeff Gerke‘s (as in agape love rather than mouth agape, though he might prefer “as in Foxy rather than Foxe”- kidding!) But I chose to focus on one of the three titles Marcher Lord Press is opening their doors with, The Personifid Invasion by R. E. Bartlett. I found the novel both mentally engaging and entertaining, not to mention more balanced on than is typical on such issues. For instance, when a couple feels led to leave their nice safe cave and move into aRead More →

First, I nearly didn’t sign up for this review because I hate writing negative reviews and the plot summary I read at Amazon for Broken Angel by Sigmund Brouwer sounded more like Anti-Christian liberal propaganda than a Christian novel. But I decided not to judge a book by it’s Amazon blurb and read it with an open mind, or at least as open as a Christian can be and stay true to Christ. I found Broken Angel a fairly well written, fast paced read that will suck the reader right in. Even this one. Brouwer commends himself as a writer and should be proud ofRead More →

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing That’s (Not Exactly) Amore from FaithWords (August 14, 2008) by Tracey Bateman ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tracey Bateman published her first novel in 2000, including two more books in the Drama Queen Series, Catch A Rising Star (#1) and You Had Me At Goodbye (#2) She learned to write by writing, and improved by listening to critique partners and editors. She has sold over 30 books in six years. She became a member of American Christian Fiction Writers in the early months of its inception in 2000 and served as president for a year. Tracey loves Sci-fi,Read More →