Book Talk: Shelley Shepard Gray Listen to the episode with Shelley Shephard Gray Shelley Shepard Gray has been writing her award-winning Christian novels since 2000. Today I’m delighted to have her on Book Talk to discuss her latest, Unforgiven. Like many, when she started writing, it was a new hobby. She wanted to be a principal, but one day forgot …
Book Talk: Nicole Deese
Book Talk: Nicole Deese Listen to the episode with Nicole Deese Nicole Deese is one of those people I would love to hang out with. Our two extroverted selves would have too much fun catching up on all things life and writing. Until we can actually do that, recording Book Talk episodes is a fun way to connect and welcome …
Celebrating The Vanished with a Big Giveaway!
The Vanished Celebration! I love to Celebrate! So I decided to throw an online party for The Vanished. I know. Most people celebrate the week that the book releases, but life was full. So I’m celebrating now. The beginning of May. And I didn’t want to celebrate by just giving a book away, not that there’s anything wrong with that. …
The Vanished is 2 weeks old and a Giveaway!
This is finals week on campus, and I’m furiously grading as students take finals and pack up their dorm rooms and apartments. At the same time, I’m working on the second round of edits for the sequel to The Vanished while beginning to think about the main characters for the third book in the series. Writing is a lot like …
The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple
Since 2017, Joanna Davidson Politano has entertained readers with her immersive novels steeped in history, intrigue, and romance. In her newest narrative, The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple, Politano once again whisks readers away to Edwardian England, where an unlikely duo—an underground investigator and a silent-film actress—join forces to uncover secrets and solve cases. But the most baffling case still …
Making Hard Choices
Have you ever had a season where you’ve had to make hard choices? Choosing to say no to one thing to say yes to another? This week I had to say no to a book contract with an independent collection that I really wanted to say yes to, to make space for my family. I agonized over the choice. I …
Night Falls in Predicament Avenue
Y’all know I love Jaime Jo Wright and her books. In fact she was on Book Talk Friday for Night Falls in Predicament Avenue and you can find the links to listen or watch here. BOOK DESCRIPTION As the walls of the house at Predicament Avenue reveal their hidden truths, two women–generations apart–discover that fear and foreboding are no …
Book Talk: Jaime Jo Wright
Book Talk: Jaime Jo Wright Listen to the episode with Jaime Jo Wright Jaime Jo Wright is no stranger to Book Talk or to award-winning fiction, so it is delightful to have her back for a conversation about her latest novel Night Falls on Predicament Avenue. We talk about everything from how she comes up with her spooky ideas. I …
The Vanished Releases Next Week! Preorder Giveaway!!!
The Vanished releases next week! Some of you may have already received your copy in the mail or on your ereader. To celebrate, I’m holding a preorder giveaway. It’s simple to enter. All you have to do is use the form below to let me know where you’ve preordered your copy. You can find links to order on my website …
What the Mountains Remember Blog Tour & Review
What the Mountains Remember is a gripping story of one woman’s journey to find herself in the place in between her past and her future. When her father died, her mother made the desperate decision to turn her back on everything they had known in an effort to survive. As a result they moved from the mountains of West Virginia …
