In Sincerely, Mayla—the heartwarming sequel to Just As I Am—Mayla Strong’s life is starting to seem normal. She has been working at the same job for four years, living with a good friend, and enjoying a deep relationship with God. But when Mayla is suddenly laid off, she learns the hard way that things aren’t always what they seem. One

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing The Warriors (Bethany House April 1, 2008) by Mark Andrew Olsen I grabbed the mail as we headed out to a day of errands, and The Warriors was in the stack. I had a couple of novels already started, but they were sitting at home. When I ended up waiting in

I sent out a newsletter today but failed to include a special promotion. This is from Mr. Olson himself: Tell your friends that if they read Fossil Hunter and love it and want to tell their friends about it (and CC me on the emails they send out), I’ll write them back personally and send every one of them a

John Olson is the Christy award winning author of the science thriller, Oxygen and other novels, including the sequel to Oxygen, The Fifth Man, and Adrenaline. For John Olson, growing up with biologist parents was always an adventure. While his friends went to Disney World on their vacations, he and his family traveled out into the desert so that his

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing The Big Picture (NavPress Publishing Group April 15, 2008) by Jenny B. Jones There are so many good books coming out. Even though I’m an author and reviewer, I still get books in the mail that I’m not familiar with. Such is the case with author, Jenny Jones. I didn’t know

Thanks for joining me on the CFBA Tour. When I received Winter Haven in the mail, the book cover immediately enticed me to read the cover copy. I was hooked with promises of something. . .gothic. Yes, the storyline reminded me of the gothic novels I grew up reading. I wasn’t disappointed, either. Athol Dickson brings the old gothic novel