When pirate wreck tour guide Anne Norris finds evidence of an undiscovered shipwreck, she seeks the help of museum director Carter Hale to uncover the truth and treasure that could save her business. But can she trust him with her secrets and her heart?

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Liz Johnson’s A Glitter of Gold, book two in the Georgia Coast Romance series, is an absolute delight.  This story is has all the real life feels.  It’s about shame, trust and forgiveness; it’s about a pirate and a treasure hunt; and it’s about falling in love.  This story also has a bit of mystery, which adds to the fun and the charm of it all.  Johnson is a fabulous storyteller that pulls readers in from the turn of the first page.  This is an exciting and enchanting story that readers will absolutely delight in.
 
Series: Georgia Coast Romance
Genre: contemporary, romance, mystery, Christian
Publisher: Revell
Publication date: August 6, 2019
Number of pages: 368
 
Other books in the series:
1-A Sparkle of Silver
 
A review copy of this book was provided by the publisher via the author’s launch team.  A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are my own.

Small-town realtor Hannah Thornton has many talents--unfortunately, selling houses isn't one of them. When a developer sets his sights on the historic homes in Heritage, Hannah turns to her best friend Luke for help. Will Luke risk his future and confront his past to help her succeed?

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I have been writing fiction for more than twelve years. It has been an exciting journey for this math-loving-dyslexic girl. I had read less than a handful of novels by the time I graduated from college and I thought I would end up in the field of science or math. But God had other plans and I wouldn't trade this journey for anything. As someone told me once, God's plans may not be easy, and they may not always make sense but they are never boring.

In addition to my writing, I also work for My Book Therapy as a special project project manager and blog coordinator for LearnHowToWriteAnNovel.com and you can find me blogging over there on occasion.

​When I am not writing or working, I spend time with my amazing husband. We have been married for fifteen wonderful years and have three sweet children. In my free time, I love coffee, rock hounding with my husband and kids, and distracting myself from housework.

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What a great story.  From cover to cover, the author brings to life her characters and their historic town.  This story a beautiful and sweet romance that readers will immediately fall in love with.  It’s about two siblings and their love stories.  This story shares about real-life and has relatable characters that readers will not want to let go.  A theme in this story is that life isn’t always easy and it doesn’t always go as expected, but somehow with God it always works out how it’s supposed to.  Readers will not want to miss this new voice in Christian fiction.
 
Series: Restoring Heritage
Genre: contemporary, romance, Christian
Publisher: Revell
Publication date: September 3, 2019
Number of pages: 368
 
Other books in the series:
0.5-P.S Goodbye
 
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Jason Jennings made a tough call two years ago when he left behind his status as a
hard-partying star quarterback in order to serve the Lord. Recently returned from a mission now, he's ready to get back on the football field at UCAL. But despite turning his life around, his bad boy reputation is proving hard to shake.

Allie Hollis is everything a cheerleader should be--beautiful, outgoing, and smart--but her brilliant smile hides a devastating secret. So when Jason begins to show interest in her, there's no question: her answer is no.

Yet, in the face of Allie's chilly response, Jason's gentle persistence pays off, and a tentative friendship grows. Their chemistry is obvious, but Allie's determination to steer clear of a relationship with Jason goes deeper than he realizes. When the truth of her painful history comes to light, the couple must decide whether they will remain on the sidelines or jump back in the game of love. 

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Tiffany Odekirk believes cooking should take less than thirty minutes, frosting is better than ice cream, and all books should end with happily ever after. After graduating from Brigham Young University with a degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development, Tiffany completed an internship with LDS Family Services in adoption and then went on to work with homeless women and children in the non-profit sector. Married to a Broadway star, Tiffany’s days are filled with music, and her nights are spent writing the types of characters she hopes her children will one day marry.

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Author Tiffany Odekirk has written a beautiful and heart-warming story in the third book in her Jennings series.  This story is about overcoming past mistakes and showing that it really is possible to change.  It’s also about learning about oneself, having faith, and leaning on God.  And, it’s about finding a friend and eventually romance where and when you least expect it.  This is a fun story with football players and cheerleaders,that readers will love, especially as they relate to the real life situations within the story.  Readers will absolutely delight in and not want this fabulous story to end!
 
Series: Jennings
Genre: contemporary, romance, sports, LDS, Christian
Publisher: Covenant Communications
Publication date: September 1, 2019
Number of pages: 31
 
Other books in the series:
1-Love on Pointe
2-Love Unscripted
 
A review copy of this book was provided by Covenant Communications.  A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are my own.

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​Happy Friday and welcome to First Line Fridays!

Today I'm posting a line from

All You Wish
by Arlem Hawkes.

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Robin Windsor has spent most of her life under an assumed name, running from her family's ignominious past. She thought she'd finally found sanctuary in her rather unremarkable used bookstore just up the street from the marina in River City, Michigan. But the store is struggling and the past is hot on her heels.

When she receives an eerily familiar book in the mail on the morning of her father's scheduled execution, Robin is thrown back to the long-lost summer she met Peter Flynt, the perfect boy who ruined everything. That book--a first edition Catcher in the Rye--is soon followed by the other books she shared with Peter nearly twenty years ago, with one arriving in the mail each day. But why would Peter be making contact after all these years? And why does she have a sinking feeling that she's about to be exposed all over again?

With evocative prose that recalls the classic novels we love, Erin Bartels pens a story that shows that words--the ones we say, the ones we read, and the ones we write--have more power than we imagine.

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ERIN BARTELS is the author of We Hope for Better Things and The Words between Us, which was a finalist for the 2015 Rising Star Award from the Women’s Fiction Writers Association. Her short story “This Elegant Ruin” was a finalist in The Saturday Evening Post 2014 Great American Fiction Contest. Her poems have been published by The Lyric and The East Lansing Poetry Attack. A member of the Capital City Writers Association and the Women’s Fiction Writers Association, she is former features editor of WFWA’s Write On! magazine and current director of the annual WFWA Writers Retreat in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Erin lives in the beautiful, water-defined state of Michigan where she is never more than a ninety minute drive from one of the Great Lakes or six miles from an inland lake, river, or stream. She grew up in the Bay City area waiting for freighters and sailboats at drawbridges and watching the best 4th of July fireworks displays in the nation. She spent her college and young married years in Grand Rapids feeling decidedly not-Dutch. She currently lives with her husband and son in Lansing, nestled somewhere between angry protesters on the Capitol lawn and couch-burning frat boys at Michigan State University. And yet, she claims it is really quite peaceful.
Erin is represented by Nephele Tempest of The Knight Agency. Find her on Social Media (see below). Season One of her podcast, Your Face Is Crooked, just wrapped. Catch up on old episodes on iTunes before Season Two begins.

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Erin Bartels has written a beautiful and delightful story in her novel The Words Between Us.  This story is about a woman who is running from her past.  Book devotees will absolutely love this story because it’s about a strong bond of friendship built through the reading and sharing of books.  The author tells a wonderful story and does an excellent job of switching back and forth between the present and the past (remembering the teenage years).  It’s about pulling apart the pieces of life and putting them back together again.  This is a sweet and easy warm-fuzzy story that readers will thoroughly enjoy!
 
Genre: contemporary, romance, mystery, Christian
Publisher: Revell
Publication date: September 3, 2019
Number of pages: 358
 
A review copy of this book was provided by the publisher.  A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are my own.

Series: The Spinster Chronicles
Genre:  Adult, Historical, Regency, Romance
Publisher: Phase Publishing
Publication date: October 1, 2019
The spinster next door…
Grace Morledge is a failure. Or so her father believes, as she is unmarried despite her advantages. In his mind, Grace must have significant flaws to be a spinster and something must be done about them. To her mortification, he demands she be fully examined and all flaws recorded. And the man he chooses is the worst possible candidate of all.
Aubrey Flint, Lord Ingram, has known Grace since childhood, but he never anticipated Lord Trenwick demanding he examine her for flaws. How can perfection have faults? Reluctantly, he accepts the assignment, and finds far more than he bargained for, and perfection becomes more and more tempting.

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Don't you just love it!
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I  think this is my favorite book cover for this series!

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Genre: Historical, Romance
Publisher: Smitten an imprint of Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Publication date: September 16, 2019

To gain his wife, he must break her heart.

Past betrayal has turned John Kliest’s passion to his work as a builder and surveyor in the Moravian town of Salem, North Carolina. Now, to satisfy the elders’ edict and fulfill his mission in Cherokee Territory, he needs a bride. But the one woman qualified to record the Cherokee language longs for a future with his younger brother.
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Clarissa Vogler’s dream of a life with Daniel Kliest is shattered when she is chosen by lot to marry his older brother and venture into the uncharted frontier. Can she learn to love this stoic man who is now her husband? Her survival hinges on being able to trust him—but they both harbor secrets.

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Author Denise Weimer has written a captivating and intriguing historical romance in her novel, The Witness Tree.  It is obvious that Weimer has done her research, as she brings to life the characters in her story that starts in Salem North Carolina in August of 1805.  Although there is an underlying theme of romance and growth in the relationship between the main couple in the story, there is also a lot of focus on the different types of people and their ways of life.  This story is one that will teach readers about what it was like to be a missionary and live among the Cherokee and the knowledge, as well as the dangers it brings.  Readers will learn a lot from this historical novel.
 
Genre: historical, romance
Publisher: Smitten Historical Romance an imprint of Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Publication date: September 16, 2019
Number of pages: 284
 
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From 4-time Whitney Award winning author, H.B. Moore, comes the new biblical novel about Deborah the Judge, a woman who rises from oppression and leads her entire nation to victory.

After years of mistreatment, the Israelites prepare to defend themselves against the oppressive Canaanites. Readying for war not only takes secret military training but also an Israelite leader who is willing to both stand against generations of oppression and follow God.
Deborah, a young Israelite woman, lives a quiet and isolated life with her father and brothers. As a shepherdess in the hills near her home, she knows well the perils of her work. But when faced with incredible danger, she witnesses a series of remarkable events that preserve her life. The hand of the Lord is apparent, and it is clear that hers will be no ordinary life.                
Years later, Deborah is a faithful wife and mother when she learns that the Third Judge of Israel has died--and she has been called to take his place. It is a tumultuous time in history, and soon, Deborah--prophetess, judge, and military leader--faces a seemingly insurmountable task: alongside the commander of the Israelite army, Deborah must lead ten thousand soldiers in their final campaign against their Canaanite oppressors with only her faith in God to guide her.
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More Biblical Novels by H.B. Moore:
Esther the Queen
Ruth
Eve: In the Beginning
Anna the Prophetess
The Moses Chronicles

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Heather B. Moore is a four-time USA Today bestseller and award-winning author of more than fifty publications. Her historical novels are set in Ancient Arabia and Mesoamerica. She’s not old and doesn’t remember the time period, so Google has become a great friend. Although she spent several years living in the Middle East, she prefers to forget the smells. Heather writes historicals and thrillers under H.B. Moore. She also writes women’s fiction, romance, and inspirational non-fiction under Heather B. Moore, including The Newport Ladies Book Club, and the Amazon bestselling Timeless Romance Anthologies. Heather’s USA Today bestselling titles include Heart of the Ocean, Mail Order Bride, Mistress Grim, and Poetic Justice. Heather also writes Young Adult speculative under pen name Jane Redd, which includes the Solstice series. Foreign publications include Das Grab der Konigin (Germany), Drommen om lykke (Norway), and Sommer og kjaerlighet (Norway).

Heather graduated from Brigham Young University with a major in Fashion Merchandising and minor in Business Management–which has absolutely nothing to do with writing novels. But at least she can balance a mean checkbook and color-coordinate her kids’ school clothes.
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Deborah: The Prophetess of God by H.B. Moore is a beautiful and touching story.  Moore has crafted a tale about a young shepherdess and a chosen daughter of God and her influence.  This story tells of the oppressions of the children of Israel and their faith through their hardships.  But this is not only the story of the Israelite people, but one in particular.  It’s the inspiring story of Deborah, a women of strength and of faith.  This novel is excellently written and well researched, bringing to life the stories from the scriptures.  Readers will be enticed and mesmerized by this excellent biblical novel.
 
Genre: Christian, biblical
Publisher: Covenant Communications
Publication date: September 1, 2019
Number of pages: 232
 
A review copy of this book was provided by Covenant Communications.  A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are my own.

Elizabeth Black is the headmistress of a girls’ school and a well-respected author of “silver-fork” novels, stories written both for and about the upper-class ladies of Victorian society. But by night, she writes very different kinds of stories—the Penny Dreadfuls that are all the rage among the working-class men. Under the pseudonym Mr. King, Elizabeth has written about dashing heroes fighting supernatural threats and dangerous outlaws romancing helpless women. They contain all the adventure and mystery that her real life lacks.
 
Fletcher Walker began life as a street urchin, but is now the most successful author in the Penny Dreadful market, that is until Mr. King started taking all of his readers--and his profits. No one knows who King is, including Fletcher’s fellow members of the Dread Penny Society, a fraternity of authors dedicated to secretly fighting for the rights of the less-fortunate.
 
Determined to find the elusive Mr. King, Fletcher approaches Miss Black. As a fellow-author, she is well-known among the high-class writers; perhaps she could be persuaded to make some inquiries as to Mr. King’s whereabouts? Elizabeth agrees to help Fletcher, if only to insure her secret identity is never discovered. 
 
For the first time, Elizabeth experiences the thrill of a cat-and-mouse adventure reminiscent of one of her own novels as she tries to throw Fletcher off her scent. But the more time they spend together, the more she loses her heart. Its upper-class against working-class, author against author where readers, reputations, and romance are all on the line.

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Sarah M. Eden has written a fabulous Victorian mystery and romance novel in The Lady and the Highwayman.  This book is full of adventure, monsters, and headstrong women.  Oh and of course romance.  There are twists and turns in this story that pop out when readers least expect them.  Although the monsters in this story bring a bit of a different angle to Eden’s storytelling that some readers may not anticipate, Eden’s writing and storytelling is excellent as always, bringing this fascinating story to life.  Readers interested in the Victorian era with a bit of mystery will thoroughly enjoy this story!
 
Genre: historical, romance, mystery, Victorian
Publisher: Shadow Mountain Publishing
Publication date: September 3, 2019
Number of pages: 352
 
A review copy of this book was provided by Shadow Mountain Publishing.  A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are my own.

Genre: Christian, Contemporary
Publisher: Candlelight Romance an imprint of Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Publication date: August 30, 2019
She knows how to flip a home. What happens when he flips her heart?
The tragic death of Shelby Dodson’s husband—her partner in a successful Home Network house flipping business—stole love, status, and career. Now a bungalow redesign thrusts Shelby into the company of a new contractor. Scott Matthews remembers high-and-mighty Shelby from high school, and her prissy, contemporary style goes against his down-to-earth grain. When the house reveals a mystery, will its dark secrets—and their own mistakes—cost them a second chance at love?

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