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From the back of the book: Behind every broken vow lies a broken heart. When Eric and Kyra Yoshida first met, they thought their love would last forever. But like many marriages, theirs has gradually crumbled, one thoughtless comment and misunderstanding at a time, until the ultimate betrayal pushes them beyond reconciliation. Though Eric longs to reunite with Kyra, the only woman he has truly loved, he has no idea how to repair the damage Read more

Like gobsmacked. But by God. [Gobsmacked means astounded or astonished, by the way. In case you weren’t 100% sure. Like  me. 😉 And it’s derived from the words gob [apparently Irish for mouth] and smacked [to hit] – but that’s a bit easier to figure ;).] So God’s been smacking me upside the head with some stuff lately. Janice Thompson mentioned something the other day about God preparing her for “Such a time as this”. Okay. Read more

I have had the privilege of getting to know Janice Thompson just a bit through her Facebook fan pages and a couple of conversations at the recent ACFW Conference. She has a wonderful heart and a great sense of humor – and it shows in all of her books. These are the 5th and 6th books of hers I’ve read and most certainly won’t be the last! She’s over on Pentalk today – be sure Read more

* Guest post by Gail Pallotta This week kicks off spotlights on those who host the COTT posts! Like me :D. Read on to learn about those of us who support COTT!      MEET OUR PARTNERS After an early morning workout Joanne Troppello sits at her computer near two big windows. Working from an office in her home in the northeast, she “loves getting plenty of sunshine.” She munches on her breakfast as she Read more

A week and a half ago, I arrived in St. Louis to attend the ACFW Conference. The very cool Cindy Herron rode up with me, accommodating both my need to drive up Wednesday night and my desire to get there before registration closed so I could see who my appointments were with. Lo and behold, the first person I met was none other than Candace Calvert! And she was as excited to see me as Read more

RUN DON’T WALK to Amazon to get some GREAT free e-books!!!! [Thanks to Kindle Review for the head’s up!] Deeanne Gist Maid to Match – this is an AMAZING book! Laurie Alice Eakes Lady in the Mist – I’ve not read this one, but have wanted to! Tracie Peterson Embers of Love – Tracie was the Keynote Speaker at ACFW last weekend. Embarrassed I’ve not read any of hers that I know of. But that’ll change now! A couple Read more

I don’t normally post twice in one day but I’m still recuperating from ACFW’s annual conference [Three words: A. Maze. Ing. Will blog more about it later this week hopefully], so COTT’s post just went up. And this post has been in the works for two weeks… Yes. I took notes during service again. Both in my ‘these are sermon notes’ notebook and in my other notebook. This is the blog post that came out Read more

Congratulations to Delia Latham for taking the crown in last week’s Staff Clash. Two anonymous COTT staffers went into the ring and readers had another hard choice to make. Some said: “This was a cruel choice!! LOL! They were both excellent.”  (About Delia’s excerpt): “Beautiful words expressing emotion and making the reader want more.”  “Intense emotions on both excerpts! Great job!”  “Terrific excerpts!” (About Katie’s excerpt): “I need to know Wulf better! I have a Read more

Facebook Status and background: Well, I’m setting this ahead of time because – squeee! ACFW is this week!!! Here’s my review of The Art of Romance by Kaye Dacus. From the back cover: Sassy Evans and Perty Bradley are determined to get their older grandchildren married off, when twenty-eight-year-old Dylan comes home after being fired from his teaching position because of the betrayal of his ex-girlfriend.  Perty knows her grandson has more important issues to Read more

Happy Anniversary, Clash of the Titles! It’s been almost a year since COTT opened its voting-booth doors and invited everyone in. Over the past twelve months, readers have chosen 25 Clash winners and received 48 free books. And along the way, a family formed. That family consists of the voters, authors, staff, and the 25+ blogs who have banded together in mutual support with COTT. This is cause for major celebration! So COTT is doing Read more