Reading
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Even More Bookish Christmas Gift Tags for Book Lovers!
Do you have a LOT of books to gift this year? If so, I have your gift tag needs totally covered with this new set of bookish Christmas gift tags! This collection is the second set here at Bliss, Books, and Jewels, so if these designs aren’t exactly what you’re looking for, visiting this link will take you to another set of 9 other options. No matter which set of gift tags you choose (but feel free to download both! 🙂 ), your bookish gifts will have a funny saying to go along with them, and should be the delight of the gift recipient! To access your own free printable…
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Bookish Christmas Gift Tags for the Ultimate Book Lover!
Are you gifting books this year for Christmas? Dress them up with some pretty ribbon and these fun bookish Christmas gift tags! There’s bound to be a great option for you with this downloadable file because you’ll find funny, quirky, and casual sayings on each one. There are even two options that are not particularly for book lovers so you can share the fun with your other gift recipients. These will all fit on one size of A4 paper, and I recommend printing to cardstock if you have it. Look for the download link below, save them to your computer, then print as many copies as you need. Like this…
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Top Ten Tuesday – How My Reading Habits Have Changed Over Time
Well, it’s been a HOT minute since I compiled a Top Ten Tuesday post! Life has been absolutely crazy this year, and my blog has suffered most of all. Here’s hoping today’s post will inject a bit of life into it, and get me back in the rhythm of books that I’ve missed. Today’s topic is about reading habits and how they’ve changed over time. To be honest, this is not a topic I would even give a second thought, but now that I’ve mulled it over a bit, I can see how they’ve changed since I started reading Christian fiction so many years ago. Here’s my attempt at finding…
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Top Ten Books from 2023
Did you have a great reading year? I certainly did! It’s a miracle that this list has been whittled down to just 10 because I could easily add at least 5-10 more books to it! 2023 has been a spectacular year for Christian fiction, and I have been so impressed with the quality of books that continue to be published in this genre. For those who have wondered whether they should dip their toes into Christian fiction genre, believing it to be your grandma’s kind of stories, I think you’ll find that things have changed – and definitely for the better! This list has a consistent theme of historical fiction…
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Top Ten Tuesday – Atmospheric Books
It has been ages since I last participated in a Top Ten Tuesday post. Today’s prompt sounded like a load of fun, so I couldn’t resist. What comes to mind when you think of Atmospheric Books? I honestly have never given it a second thought, but after looking back in hindsight, there are definitely some books that have had an uncanny way of completely transporting me to a particular place and time. Hopefully, there will be 10 books by the time we get to the end of this list! This description is mentioned at That Artsy Reader Girl today — The Novelry explains this concept as: “A novel feels atmospheric when…
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A Hope and a Prayer Blog Tour and Book Review
About the Book She’s in love with her best friend.He’s in love with her cousin.But when the war reveals a gift so rare,will they be saved by a hope and a prayer? As Head Nurse at 2d Hospital in Nancy, France, Lieutenant Hope Dennehy is known for her healing touch, especially when it comes to mending the wounds and spirit of her best friend, Lieutenant Bren O’Neill. When Hope’s cousin breaks Bren’s heart, Hope is always there, helping to heal him with a friendship so anointed and deep, it threatens to break her heart too. Flying high as a daredevil aeromedical evac pilot in the European Theatre, “Lieutenant Love” O’Neill…
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Special Book Feature & Excerpt – Every Star in the Sky by Sara Davison
About the Book Book: Every Star in the Sky Author: Sara Davison Genre: Romantic Suspense Release date: March 2, 2022 She is willing to testify against her trafficker. If she can stay alive that long. “You’re safe here, Starr.” How many times has Detective Cole Blacksky said that to her since helping her escape the life she’d been forced into eight years earlier? Starr desperately wants to believe him, but she knows Brady Erickson, her former captor, too well. Although Cole has promised her protective custody on his family’s remote ranch, no place on earth is safe enough. Brady will stop at nothing to permanently silence her before she ever reaches the witness stand.…
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Special Book Feature and Book Excerpt – Broken Together by Brenda Anderson
About the Book Book: Broken Together Authors: Brenda S. Anderson & Sarah S. Anderson Genre: Christian Women’s Fiction Release date: December 1, 2021 How do you persevere when you have no more will to fight? Jennifer and Chad Taylor had dreamed of opening a coffee and cocoa shop since before they said, “I do.” When Chad is sent to prison for murder despite claiming innocence, that dream—along with their family—is shattered. After years of fighting for Chad’s release, Jennifer finally breaks free from her shame, anger, and hopelessness, and forges ahead with the dream the two of them once shared. With the help of their college-aged twins, she begins to move forward. Without Chad.…
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Special Book Feature & Excerpt – Unintended Detour by D.L. Wood
About the Book Book: Unintended Detour Author: D.L. Wood Genre: Christian Suspense/Romantic Suspense Release date: October 21, 2021 A hundred-year-old secret might be the cause of and the key to solving a murder. Jack and Chloe Bartholomew just wanted a romantic second honeymoon in the beautiful Hudson River Valley at the legendary hotel his family recently acquired. However, instead of spa treatments and horseback rides through the snow, things are all wrong at the Stonehall Estate Resort. First, she learns of months of unexplained mishaps. And now murder. It soon becomes clear someone wants the resort to fail and will stop at nothing to make that happen. The question is…why? In an effort to help the family business,…
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Special Book Feature & Excerpt – Wonders of the Galaxy: A Collection of Cosmic Tales
About the book Book: Wonders of the Galaxy Author: Various Elk Lake Authors Genre: Speculative Fiction Release date: September 15, 2021 A series of space tales based on parables from the Holy Bible. We are a people of stories. We use them to entertain, to teach, and to instruct. Sometimes they warn us of the dangers of wandering too far into the woods, or they can be a detailed story to explain how magnificent landscapes came to be. Story has always been the way we pass time, the way we connect to each other, and most importantly, how we promote our values. Parables, especially, have a dual purpose. Not only do they keep us…
