Posts Tagged ‘Historical’
‘The Fault Between Us’ Author Q&A with Stephanie Landsem
Stephanie Landsem writes historical fiction for women, about women. She’s traveled the world in real life and traveled through time in her research and imagination. As she’s learned about women of the past, she’s come to realize that these long-ago women were very much like us. They loved, dreamed, and made mistakes. They struggled, failed,…
Read More‘The Fault Between Us’ Book Review
The Fault Between Us is a thoughtful historical novel written by Stephanie Landsem about a trio of sisters trying to find hope and reconciliation after a dramatic falling out. Main Themes Claire loves her husband, Red, and she loves their simple life out west, away from the city. But her family hates that she married…
Read More‘A Song in the Dark’ Book Review
Kimberley Woodhouse’s dedication to producing a historically accurate novel about World War II was admirable in A Song in the Dark. Her work allowed the reader to peel back the curtains of time and see Europe before WWII ravaged the land. The characters wrestled with the political uncertainty, the horrors quietly occurring under Hilter’s regime,…
Read MoreHistorical Q&A: Michelle Shocklee (The Women of Oak Ridge)
Michelle Shocklee is the author of several historical novels, including All We Thought We Knew; Count the Nights by Stars, a Christianity Today fiction book award winner; and Under the Tulip Tree, a Christy and Selah Awards finalist. Her work has been featured in numerous Chicken Soup for the Soul books, magazines, and blogs. She…
Read MoreHistorical Q&A: Donna Mumma (First Comes Marriage…Then Comes Murder)
Donna Mumma is an award-winning author, a native Floridian, farm kid and dreamer. She was blessed with two wonderful parents who taught her how stories enable readers to learn, escape, connect, and be inspired. Donna shares extensively about the research for her book, as well as her four main characters and how they surprised her…
Read MoreHistorical Q&A: Jennifer L. Wright (Last Light over Galveston)
Jennifer L. Wright grew up wanting to work for Dateline and become the next Jane Pauley, but it took only a few short months of working as a reporter in both print and radio journalism for her to abandon those aspirations for the greener pasture of fiction writing. She loves to reimagine and explore forgotten…
Read MoreLast Light Over Galveston Book Review
Jennifer L. Wright’s Last Light Over Galveston is certainly going on the bookshelf to stay! It’s a beautifully crafted story of a young woman finding her place in the world and discovering what parts of life are worth fighting for. Tedious Relationships Kathleen McDaniels was born into wealth and had a luxurious future planned for…
Read MoreSplendor of the Land Book Review
Connilyn Cossette’s Splendor of the Land is definitely one of my favorite books from 2025! Beyond the literary genius, her story resonated on a deeply personal level and challenged me to reconsider how I view parts of my own life. It left me saying, “Wow. What a story!” Splendor of the Land is biblical times…
Read MoreBiblical Fiction Q&A: Connilyn Cossette (Splendor of the Land)
Connilyn Cossette is a Christy Award–winning and bestselling author of stories that illuminate the ancient world of the Bible in hopes readers will dig deeper into the Word and encounter the Great Storyteller himself within their pages. A recent breast cancer survivor and adoptive mom of her two greatest gifts, she lives in a small…
Read MoreHistorical Q&A: Kelly Goshorn (The Undercover Heiress of Brockton)
Kelly Goshorn weaves her affinity for history and her passion for God into inspiring stories of love, faith, and family set in America’s vibrant past. Her debut novel, A Love Restored, won the Director’s Choice Award for Adult/YA fiction at the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference in 2019 and earned recognition as both a…
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