Featured
Wells and Wanderers – new book, new series, new genre

Wells and Wanderers – new book, new series, new genre

Comments 4 comments

Blurb for Wells and Wanderers – Amorites Sometimes freedom and family are found in unexpected places. Inanna, an Amorite chieftain’s daughter, craves to be free as the eagles that fly above her hometown.Utu, her loyal twin, just wants to keep his wayward sister out of trouble.Neither succeeds, and their dreams are uprooted as they’re sold into slavery. During their forced travels, they encounter nations they’d only known from stories, palaces beyond description, and fickle kings claiming to be all-powerful deities.Yet…

Read More Read More

Top ten (only nine) reads 2024

Top ten (only nine) reads 2024

Comments 0 Comment

2024 is the eighth year that I’ve kept a file on my top ten Christian reads for the year. You can follow my reviews on Goodreads or BookBub. Sadly I felt that only nine books were worthy of being mentioned. I hope for more good books next year. I continued to read quite a few Biblical-era fiction authors because this is the genre of the series I am currently writing (and will be for some years). 1. River of Life…

Read More Read More

Bronze and Brokenness – Book 4 in the Light of Nations series

Bronze and Brokenness – Book 4 in the Light of Nations series

Comments 0 Comment

Blurb: Master at mending copper. Failure at mending family.Reuel’s family have been traveling coppersmiths for generations, but it’s not enough. His Israelite customers don’t respect any Midianite, and his father only takes pride in what his older brother does. When Israel’s power wanes and Midianite raids shift who’s on top, all that could change. Has the time come when a second son can outshine the eldest?Jael married Reuel with dreams of a home filled with love and respect, but her…

Read More Read More

2024 Biblical-era fiction giveaway

2024 Biblical-era fiction giveaway

Comments 26 comments

Welcome to my annual Biblical-era fiction giveaway. Again I have chosen some of my favorite authors in the genre/favorite books and offer two books from each author. There will be twelve prizewinners because eight will choose two books, and the remaining four will choose one book each. Please read the instructions below as in every giveaway there have been prizewinners who don’t answer their email and the prizes go to others. This usually happens because the prizewinner did not CONFIRM…

Read More Read More

Easter 2024 – multi-author contemporary Christian fiction giveaway

Easter 2024 – multi-author contemporary Christian fiction giveaway

Comments 28 comments

This year I will only run this contemporary Christian fiction multi-author giveaway at Easter. For June and November, I will run a Biblical-era fiction giveaway as this is the new genre I’m writing. WARNING! If anyone contacts you and asks for financial info, it’s a scam! How to enter 1. Answer the question – this ensures real people are entering! Please answer the question in the multiple-choice drop-down section within the giveaway app NOT in the comments below the post….

Read More Read More

Trust and Trickery, Book 3 in the ‘Light of Nations’ series

Trust and Trickery, Book 3 in the ‘Light of Nations’ series

Comments 2 comments

Blurb for Trust and Trickery: Everyone he loves is about to be annihilated. When Danel is suddenly orphaned, his childhood dream of becoming a warrior is lost in the relentless grind of running the family bakery. To make matters worse, his grandfather’s mind has fled and he keeps disturbing the peace with prophecies of doom. Prophecies that seem destined to come true when a vast army encamps on the borders of their lands. Who are these people and why does…

Read More Read More

2023 – top ten reads

2023 – top ten reads

Comments 0 Comment

2023 is the seventh year that I’ve kept a file on my top Christian reads for the year. You can follow my reviews on Goodreads or BookBub. I continued to read quite a few Biblical-era fiction authors because this is the genre of the series I am currently writing (and will be for some years). These books aren’t listed in any particular order. 1. In the Shadow of the Queen by Kim Stokely This was my only 5-star review for…

Read More Read More

Plagues and Papyrus, Book 2 in ‘Light of Nations’ series

Plagues and Papyrus, Book 2 in ‘Light of Nations’ series

Comments 0 Comment

Blurb for Plagues and Papyrus – Egyptians What if life is built on the wrong foundation? Kheti and his family have farmed papyrus along the Nile for generations. Kheti is confident the gods of Egypt and the harmony maintained by the divine Pharaoh are the sources of his prosperity. Then he watches his beloved river turn to blood, his crops fail, and his nation descend into chaos. The Hebrew God wants his people released from slavery. When the gods remain…

Read More Read More

First-time ever Biblical novels giveaway – June 2023

First-time ever Biblical novels giveaway – June 2023

Comments 34 comments

As I am now publishing Old-Testament-era novels, I have also been reading lots of authors who write Biblical novels. I have chosen some of my favourite authors in the genre/favourite books and offer two books from each author. There will be fourteen prizewinners because ten will choose two books, and the remaining four will choose one book. Please read the instructions below as in every giveaway there have been prizewinners who don’t answer their email and the prizes go to…

Read More Read More

Easter 2023 – Multi-author contemporary Christian fiction giveaway

Easter 2023 – Multi-author contemporary Christian fiction giveaway

Comments 27 comments

This year I will only run this contemporary Christian fiction multi-author giveaway at Easter. For June and November, I will run a Biblical-era fiction giveaway as this is the new genre that I am now writing. How to enter 1. Answer the question – this ensures real people are entering! Please answer the question in the multiple-choice drop-down section within the giveaway app NOT in the comments below the post. 2. You will then be asked for your FIRST name…

Read More Read More