BOOK REVIEW | The Scent of Lilacs by Ann H. Gabhart

Title: SCENT OF LILACS Author: Ann H. Gabhart Publisher: Revell March 2013 ISBN: 978-0800730802 Genre: women’s fiction After the summer of 1964, life for Jocie Brooke will never be the same. Life-changing events rarely happen in quiet Hollyhill, Kentucky, and when they do, they are few and far between. But for young Jocie Brooke and her family, they happen all at once during the humid summer of 1964. Though on the surface things are just fine, it seems like everyone in Jocie's life has Read more ...

BOOK REVIEW | Broken Wings by Carla Stewart

Title: BROKEN WINGS Author: Carla Stewart Publisher: Faith Words June 2011 ISBN: 978-0-446-55656-9 Genre: Women’s fiction Onstage, the singing duo of Gabe and Mitzi Steiner captured America's heart for more than two decades. Offstage, their own hearts have throbbed as one for sixty years. Only now, Gabe has retreated into the tangles of Alzheimer's, leaving Mitzi to ponder her future alone. On the other side of Tulsa, everyone believes Brooke Woodson has found the perfect man--a handsome Read more ...

BOOK REVIEW | Beside Still Waters

Title: BESIDE STILL WATERS Author: Tricia Goyer Publisher: Broadman & Holman April 2011 ISBN: 978-1-4336-6868-5 Genre: Inspirational/Amish/Women’s fiction Marianna Sommer was born the night her sister’s died—and she’s always known that part of her history. Just once, she wishes she could have a birthday without being reminded about the sadness that occurred, but that will never happen. Now at nineteen, Marianna plans to marry Aaron Zook, but with one of Marianna’s Read more ...

BOOK REVIEW | The Pastor’s Wife

THE PASTOR’S WIFE Author: Jennifer AlLee Publisher: Abingdon Press February 2010 ISBN: 1-426-70225-9 Genre: Inspirational/contemporary women’s fiction Maura Sullivan couldn’t handle being married to a pastor. Nick Shepherd was more into his congregation than he was her. They called, he was there. But when she needed him, he wasn’t. Now, six years later, Maura is back in the small town of Granger, Ohio, to meet the conditions of a will. In order to inherit a theatre, which Read more ...

Q & A with Kristin Billerbeck

Questions & Answers with Kristin Billerbeck, Author of A Billion Reasons Why Q: Kristin, you are one of the leaders in the Chick Lit movement. What exactly is Chick Lit and do you consider it an honor to be a writer of this type of genre? Chick Lit is women’s fiction with an attitude. It embraces a woman’s entire world: her work, her friends, her romances, and her social surroundings. They say Jane Austen was the first Chick Lit author because she used humor and the written world to Read more ...