Shadow on the Mountain: A review

Introduction:

When I first received this book, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I certainly didn’t expect this. “Shadow of the Mountain” was insightful, interesting, and made me think about parts of the Exodus story in a very different light.

Characters: .75/1

I loved how Cliff brought in so many different well known characters, but little mentioned, from the Bible to fit into the story. Characters like Othniel, Joshua, and others whose names escape me. It was sometimes hard to understand the motivation of some of the characters, but otherwise, the character development was great.

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Coffee Cake Days Blog tour

Today I have the privilege of introducing you to a sweet, short story called Coffee Cake Days by Amanda Tero.

About the Book

Meg has finally graduated and has the time she’s dreamed of for months: time to “sit at the feet of Jesus” and soak up His Word as she seeks what future plans He has for her.

She soon runs into a problem: her family. Unwanted interruptions and household duties tear her away from the time she longs to spend in the Bible. Journey with her as she strives to learn the balance of spending time in God’s Word and applying it to her daily life.

The Liebster Award

Raechel was kind enough to award me the Liebster Award. What is the award? Well, basically it just means she got the award and had to tag other bloggers to do it. 🙂 Here’s the rules:

The Rules:

1. Link back to the blogger who nominated you.

2. Answer the 11 new questions.

3. Nominate other bloggers (however many or few as you’d like).

4. Create 11 new questions for the bloggers you nominated.

5. Notify the new nominees of their award.

It’s that simple. So now to answer the questions she gave me. *trembles in fear and trepidation*

Half-Blood

I had a chance to beta-read this particular book and am really looking forward to reading the final version as well. After falling in love with the Ilyon Chronicles series, and Jace’s story in particular, this book is really exciting to me. And the cover is spectacular! Check out the cover of Jaye L. Knight’s upcoming novella, Half-Blood, and learn about this prequel story to Ilyon Chronicles! Make sure you also enter the giveaway at the bottom!

Looking for bloggers

I know I have a blog tour going, but I’m also working on getting three novellas published this summer. So, I am looking for bloggers who would be willing to post a cover reveal for me. There are three novella covers I will be revealing on June 4th. It is really easy to sign up (see form below), and even easier to do the blog post. I will send you all the needed text, photos, and links and even include an html post for you if you want to go super easy.

If you are interested, please sign up using the form below. Thank you!

Today dawn’s a new day

Wow. The last four weeks have been a whirlwind and very different. First, I published Amazing Grace on Kindle, then I finished the rough draft of Lily of the Valley and the editing of I Love Thee, next I had problems with the paperback for Amazing Grace. Through all of this, I resigned from my job, giving my boss a four week notice.

Yesterday was my last day working there and today is my first day of being home full-time to write full-time. It’s an exciting time and I am so thankful to have a supportive family. Without them, I wouldn’t be able to do this at all. So, thank you Dad, Mom, Lydia, Naomi, and Seth!

I’m really looking forward to what God has planned for me, but I also know I’m going to need accountability and support. If you would like to help hold me accountable, please email, Facebook message, or call me (if you have my phone number) and I would love to talk with you to figure out a way for you to hold me accountable. If you would simply like to support me you can either send me money (just kidding!), pray for me (requests listed below), or send me an encouraging note somehow at various times. Thank you!

The Collar and The Cavvarach Cover Reveal

An author friend of mine has a new book coming out and asked if I would like to post something about the book for her. I’m excited to present to you the cover for this book. The book itself sounds very interesting and the cover makes me want to read it even more. (Bonus fact: Today, Annie is on my blog, and tomorrow, I’ll be on her blog :D)

First, how about a little about the book?

About the Story:

Bensin, a teenage slave and martial artist, is desperate to see his little sister freed. But only victory in the Krillonian Empire’s most prestigious tournament will allow him to secretly arrange for Ellie’s escape. Dangerous people are closing in on her, however, and Bensin is running out of time.  With his one hope fading quickly away, how can Bensin save Ellie from a life of slavery and abuse?

Lookee here!!

Look at what arrived in the mail on Wednesday! That’s right, it’s the proof copy for Amazing Grace. Unfortunately, there were a few problems. Here’s one of them. Compare these two pictures. One is from my computer and the other is from the book.