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Homecoming Book Review
Book Description A heart broken twice from love and family. Can a trip to the ranch give her a second chance with both? Sheryl Kyle isn’t the trusting type. After all, her abusive late husband and her disapproving stepfather haven’t given her much reason to feel otherwise. But when a rugged rancher named Mark seeks her out she learns her stepfather is on his deathbed. And his dying wish is for her to return to Sweet Creek for one last chance to reconcile… Mark can’t help but be fascinated by Sheryl. Despite hearing the worst about her from her stepbrother, he’s drawn to the hauntingly beautiful woman. When his ranching…
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Tidewater Bride Jewelry Giveaway
I am so sad that this week is coming to a close! It has been an absolute joy to welcome Laura here for an amazing and insightful interview, plus share three days worth of jewelry inspired by her latest novel, Tidewater Bride. If by chance Laura’s books are brand new to you, let me tell you what a treat they are! I could gush on and on for days, but you should just take my word for how good they are. What’s even more fascinating to me is her bio! Check this out… Award-winning, bestselling author Laura Frantz is passionate about all things historical, particularly the 18th-century, and writes her…
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Jewelry Inspired by Tidewater Bride – Day 3
Thanks so much for joining me for the last day of new jewelry designs and excerpts from Tidewater Bride! I have had a marvelous time this week sharing all things Tidewater with you, and I hope you’ve enjoyed the interview with Laura and all the new designs featured. In case you missed yesterday’s post, you can check it out here. Today’s feature is all about quotes taken straight from the book. If you don’t know by now, Laura has a way with words, and I truly loved pulling out all of these short little quotes and turning them into jewelry. Hope you enjoy! *** Xander shrugged. “The better question is,…
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Jewelry Inspired by Tidewater Bride – Day 2
Welcome back to Bliss, Books and Jewels as we continue with new jewelry inspired by Tidewater Bride! In case you missed yesterday’s post, click here to read three excerpts from Tidewater and see four designs created for this exquisite book. Hope you enjoy what’s new for Day 2 of jewelry inspired by Tidewater Bride! Each design is captioned with a link so you can view more photos and details. 🙂 *** “All I see are beautiful beads that took a little girl a very long time to fashion into something wearable. That itself is remarkable. Is there more?” He gave a nod. “Watseka is wiser than her years.” . .…
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Jewelry Inspired by Tidewater Bride – Day 1
Welcome back to our week of jewelry inspired by Tidewater Bride! In case you missed yesterday’s interview with Laura Frantz, pop on over to this link to get some of the history behind jewelry design and materials that were present in early James Towne. I hope you are ready for these next few days of jewelry because there are a total of TWELVE new designs that I have been planning and putting together since Tidewater Bride was released. I have bookmarked and highlighted my Kindle copy probably more than any other book I’ve ever read…and with good reason. 🙂 There were so many little nuggets of info and quotable portions…
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Jewelry Stories with Laura Frantz
I am over-the-moon excited today to begin a brand new feature – Jewelry Stories! If you’ve hung out here for any length of time, you know that I love creating jewelry inspired by some of my latest Christian fiction reads. I love it even more when the books I’m reading feature jewelry. While reading Tidewater Bride by Laura Frantz recently, I discovered several mentions of jewelry that I knew I had to recreate in my own way (more on that later). I also reached out to Laura with some specific questions about the James Towne settlement and how they used shells to make jewelry. She was so gracious to answer…
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Night Bird Calling Book Review
Book Description When Lilliana Swope’s beloved mother dies, Lilliana gathers her last ounce of courage and flees her abusive husband for the home of her only living relative in the foothills of No Creek, North Carolina. Though Hyacinth Belvidere hasn’t seen Lilliana since she was five, she offers her cherished great-niece a safe harbor. Their joyful reunion inspires plans to revive Aunt Hyacinth’s estate and open a public library where everyone is welcome, no matter the color of their skin. Slowly Lilliana finds revival and friendship in No Creek–with precocious eleven-year-old Celia Percy, with kindhearted Reverend Jesse Willard, and with Ruby Lynne Wishon, a young woman whose secrets could destroy…
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First Line Fridays #3
Thanks so much for joining me for First Line Friday which is hosted by Hoarding Books. This week, I’m featuring the first line from my newest read – Listening to Love by Beth Wiseman. Natalie pulled her coat snug as she crossed the yard, hurrying toward Mary and Levi’s house. She was anxious to get inside the warm home as she eyed smoke billowing from the chimney. Book Description Falling in love can only mean trouble for an Englisch girl and an Amish boy… unless there’s another way for them to listen to their hearts. Englischer Natalie Collins looks forward to Friday night suppers at Levi and Mary Shetler’s house every week: delicious food,…
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Hearts in Harmony Book Review
Book Description They both love music. Will God deny what brings them such joy? Musical prodigy Levi Shetler hasn’t touched a piano since he secretly played one years ago. His strict Amish community forbids instruments or the singing of any music not in their approved songbook. Levi asks God often why music tempts him when playing an instrument isn’t allowed in his world. One person knows Levi’s talents: Mary Hershberger, the girl who promised years ago to keep his secret. Mary comes from a more liberal district than Levi, but she’s facing family troubles of her own. The mutual care for an aging Englischer, Adeline, reunites Mary and Levi as young adults.…
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The Hesitant Heiress Book Review
Book Description After being unjustly expelled from the Boston Conservatory of Music, Amaryllis Brigham sees her dreams of founding a music academy in her hometown of Seattle, Washington, disappearing before her very eyes. Now, the only way to achieve her goal comes with high stakes for someone set on avoiding men as much as possible: Marry within the year to inherit the immense fortune of her estranged grandmother. Amaryllis reluctantly moves in to her aunt’s Boston home and rubs shoulders with fashionable society. Despite her own misgivings, she soon finds herself quickly falling in love with the most unlikely of men–Nathan Everstone, the envy of every eligible female, whose father…
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