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Gelato at the Villa Book Review

August 30, 2025

Robin Jones Gunn delivered another absolutely delightful novel in Gelato at the Villa, the second installment in the Suitcase Sisters Series. The character were so relatable, and the settings in Italy made me jealous of their adventures. Suitcase sisters Grace and Clair both needed a trip away from home to clear their heads. They decided Italy would…

Mollie Rushmeyer

August 29, 2025

Mollie Rushmeyer writes whimsical romance with heart and humor. She has a deep and abiding love for all things British, bookish, and filled with history and mystery. A modern girl herself—she wouldn’t want to go a day without modern plumbing and central air!—she’s always felt a special connection to the past and anything with a…

‘The Bitter End Birding Society’ Book Review

August 24, 2025

Amanda Cox blends history and contemporary elements in The Bitter End Birding Society. With alternating viewpoints at different points in history and with different members of the same extended family, the main theme in the book is how to deal with a difficult past. Whether it’s generational hurt that was never dealt with or traumatic…

Contemporary Q&A: Robin Jones Gunn (Gelato at the Villa)

August 23, 2025

Robin Jones Gunn is the bestselling and award-winning author of more than one hundred books, including Tea with Elephants, the Sisterchicks Series, and the Christy Miller Series for teen girls. Her books have sold more than six million copies worldwide. Robin and her husband have two grown children and four grandchildren and live in Southern…

Gelato at the Villa

August 23, 2025

The Suitcase Sisters find themselves immersed in the magnificent works of art, scrumptious gelato flavors, and endless pasta variations of Italy.

Contemporary Q&A: Amanda Cox (The Bitter End Birding Society)

August 18, 2025

Amanda Cox is the Christy Award–winning author of The Edge of Belonging, The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery, He Should Have Tol the Bees, and Between the Sound and Sea. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Bible and theology and a master’s degree in professional counseling, but her first love is communicating through story.…

The Bitter End Birding Society

August 18, 2025

A forbidden romance, a fractured family, and one woman’s journey to piece it all together

Reconnecting Jayne

August 16, 2025

Jayne longs to reconnect with her long-lost sister.

Teresa Shields Parker

August 16, 2025

Teresa Shields Parker is an author, coach, and speaker. A self-proclaimed sugar addict, she once weighed 430 pounds. She chronicles her physical journey of extreme weight loss in the long-standing #1 Christian Weight Loss Memoir, “Sweet Grace: How I Lost 250 Pounds”. The “Sweet Grace Study Guide” helps guide others on the journey. Her most…