BECOMING ENTHRALLED WITH BOOKS OF A CHRISTIAN NATURE

Those of you who know me, know that besides being a Romance author I’m also a rather voracious Book Reviewer who enjoys reading a very broad spectrum of genres, from early reader picture books for children all the way to hot, steamy, erotic stories for adults. But lately, as can be seen from the listing of my last 10 books that I’ve reviewed that 5 of them have something to do with The Good Book aka The Bible with some way or another.

The bold entries in the below listing are 5 The Bible related books I’ve reviewed. Right now, about 50%, if not more, of the books on my TBReviewed pile are for books of a Christian nature.

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The Life Your Spirit Craves
https://www.amazon.com/review/RGCAMKK1O2YNM

915

Save Your Life with the Power of pH Balance:…

916

Sex in the Name of God
https://www.amazon.com/review/R2S3CBAKU8W2EB
[a plausible satirical interpretation]

917

Crossroads (Revving It Up Book 3)

918
A Christian Woman's Guide to Finding Prince Charming and Keeping the Toads away!

https://www.amazon.com/review/R1KXHGKJQ5134L

919

Erotic Short Story Anthology: Adult Bedtime Stories 

920

Is It Just Me or Is Dating Again Completely F*cked?

921

Injustice for Gold in Africa

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MisBelieving: Unmasking 'Fake Truths' in the Church
https://www.amazon.com/review/R1ZPJ59259BVO9

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God's Light of Grace: A Dear Gentle Reader Series
https://www.amazon.com/review/RZF6OZI6ZK7ZZ

RRBC "TREAT" READS BLOG HOP #5 - ROBERT FEAR

I’m a stop on this year’s RRBC “TREAT” Reads Blog Hop, and today [Day 5] I’ve got the pleasure of introducing Robert Fear

About Robert Fear

Born in Leicester in 1955, Robert's family moved to Surrey when he was 11. He was educated at Reigate Grammar School. After this he worked in a bank in the city for several years before getting the travel bug. Fred, a nickname he got at school, stuck throughout his travels and has remained with him to this day. His travels took him to Ibitha for the summer of 1977, hitch-hiking around Europe in 1978 and the USA and Canada in 1979. During this time he also settled and worked in Germany. Fred's Diary 1981 was written during the 158 days he spent travelling around Asia. 

These days Robert is happily settled in Eastbourne, East Sussex where he lives with his wife and three cats. He works as a software consultant and has been able to combine work with some travel during the past fifteen years, having visited countries as far apart as Australia, Singapore, Ghana and Suriname.

TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/fredsdiary1981

Book: EXCLUSIVE PEDIGREE

AMAZON LINK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HDWF1CY

Book Blurb: John Fear was born into a religious sect known as the Exclusive Brethren. This sheltered him from the outside world as he grew up, but could not hide him from its influences. A struggle began in his mind that led him to leave the Brethren, along with his young family. Rather than reacting as many do and totally abandoning any belief system, John remained true to his convictions and continued a strongly religious way of life. Still serving God he worked in many places throughout the world, rubbing shoulders with famous people such as Billy Graham, Mother Teresa and Cliff Richard.

The writing style of this book is dynamic and engaging. John’s personality shines through and he paints an insightful account of his personal life and surrounding historical events. This account is not a sensationalised expose of the Exclusive Brethren. Instead, it follows one man’s life journey and is brought to life through his diary entries and family letters. This beautifully edited book is more than a memoir. It is a delightful mix of history, social customs, travel and belief. An honest, personal and emotive account of how religion can touch and shape a person's life - forever.

RRBC "TREAT" READS BLOG HOP #4 - PEGGY HATTENDORF

I’m a stop on this year’s RRBC “TREAT” Reads Blog Hop, and today [Day 4] I’ve got the pleasure of introducing Peggy Hattendorf

About Peggy Hattendorf 

Peggy Hattendorf spent most of her life in Southern California where she met her husband in college and raised their family. With a Master's Degree in Human Services, she served as a senior executive in a number of name recognized non-profit organizations where she composed and created technical and operational handbooks for staff and volunteers before applying the same skill set to the travel and leisure industry.

The venture in the travel industry spanned more than twenty years and encompassed owning a number of travel management companies. This led to the co-founding of a marketing consortium for small full service and cruise travel agencies as well as independent contractors - with annual sales over $180 million. She negotiated the travel product contracts with the major suppliers for the nationwide network of more than 5000 sellers of travel. In addition, she wrote daily travel advisories and supplier updates. Her bi-weekly e-news column called Peggy's own perspectives (POP) encompassed general travel information, personal travel choices and news on the industry.

She has lived in New York, Austin, San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles.

"Son of My Father - A Family Dynasty" is her first novel. Currently she is working on the sequel.

TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/PeggyHattendorf

Book: SON OF MY FATHER

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DIKH570/

Book Blurb: It was always "Father" never "Dad." The love and respect was manifest so was the distance - the distance not as evident. Christiana Lynn Barrington's life was a carefully constructed world built, presented and controlled by her billionaire father, Jonathan Robert Barrington. She never knew anything else.

Frequently, she wondered if her father had wished to have had a son instead of a daughter but never posed the question. Maybe she was afraid of the answer.

As the only child of Jonathan and Elizabeth Matthews Barrington, she was the heir apparent to the behemoth Barrington Holdings International. But a threat to her hard-earned succession waits in the shadows ready to take everything she's worked for away from her.

RRBC "TREAT" READS BLOG HOP #3 - GWENDOLYN M. PLANO

I’m a stop on this year’s RRBC “TREAT” Reads Blog Hop, and today [Day 3] I’ve got the pleasure of introducing Gwendolyn M. Plano.

About Gwendolyn M. Plano

Gwendolyn M. Plano, aka Gwen M. Plano, grew up in Southern California and spent most of her professional life in higher education. She taught and served as an administrator in colleges in Japan, New York, Connecticut, and California. Gwen's academic background is in theology and counseling. Recently retired, she now lives in the Midwest with her husband and enjoys writing and travel. 

Gwen's first book is an acclaimed memoir. In Letting Go into Perfect Love: Discovering the Extraordinary After Abuse, Gwen bravely recounts a violent marriage and the faith that opened her heart to hope, to trust, and to awe. Alternately heart-wrenching and joyful, Letting Go into Perfect Love is a powerful story of triumph over adversity--one woman's inspiring account of learning how to forgive the unforgivable, recover her sense of self, open her heart, and honor the journey home.

Gwen's second book, written under the name Gwen M. Plano, The Contract between Heaven and Earth, is a thriller fiction novel co-authored by John W. Howell. It will be available June 1, 2018. A pre-publication reviewer, author Jan Sikes, wrote that "The Contract is the perfect blending between the physical and unseen world with unbreakable bonds between human and spirit."

TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/gmplano

Book: LETTING GO INTO PERFECT LOVE

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K7WYTW6/

Book Blurb: Inspiring and unforgettable, Letting Go into Perfect Love is a riveting account of a journey through the terror of domestic violence to a faith that transforms all. As a college administrator, Gwendolyn M. Plano lived her professional life in a highly visible and accountable space--but as a wife and mother, behind closed doors, she and her family experienced unpredictable threat. The statistics are staggering--every 9 seconds in the United States, a woman is assaulted or beaten--but to Gwen, this was her secret; it was her shame. When her husband eventually turned his brutality on her son, she knew she could no longer remain silent.

Alternately heart-wrenching and joyful, this is a story of triumph over adversity--one woman's uplifting account of learning how to forgive the unforgiveable, recover her sense of self, bring healing into her family, and honor the journey home. Accompanied by glimpses of celestial beings, Gwen charts a path through sorrow to joy--and ultimately, writes of the one perfect love we all seek

REVIEW:

Back on July 13, 2015 I had the pleasure of reviewing this book by Ms. Plano and here is the link to my review. I hope you’ll enjoy reading it:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1LP7X476Y6F48

:RRBC: "TREAT" READS BLOG HOP #2 - MARY ADLER

I’m a stop on this year’s RRBC “TREAT” Reads Blog Hop, and today [Day #2] I’ve got the pleasure of introducing Mary Adler

About Mary Adler

I escaped the university politics of "the ivory tower" for the much gentler world of World War II and the adventures of homicide detective Oliver Wright and his German shepherd, Harley. I live with my family in Sebastopol, California, where we have created a garden habitat for birds and bees and butterflies, and other less desirable critters. (Unintended consequences at work again.) I love dogs and books, crows and compassion, writing and writers, and all things Italian, especially Commissioner Montalbano and cannoli, not necessarily in that order. I remind myself daily of the question poet Mary Oliver asks: "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"

TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/MAAdlerWrites

Book: IN THE SHADOW OF LIES

Amazon Link:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K7WYTSU

Book Blurb: Richmond, California. World War II.  Marine Lieutenant Oliver Wright comes home from the war in the Pacific injured and afraid his career as a homicide detective is over.  But when an Italian Prisoner of War is murdered the night the Port Chicago Mutiny verdicts are announced, and black soldiers are suspected of the crime, the Army asks Oliver to find out the truth.

He and his canine partner Harley join forces with an Italian POW captain and with a black MP embittered by a segregated military. During their investigation, these unlikely allies expose layers of deceit and violence that stretch back to World War I and uncover a common thread that connects the murder to earlier crimes.

In the Shadow of Lies reveals the darkness and turmoil of the Bay Area during World War II, while celebrating the spirit of the everyday people who made up the home front. Its intriguing characters will resonate with the reader long after its deftly intertwined mysteries are solved.

:RRBC: "TREAT" READS BLOG HOP #1 - RONALD E. YATES

I’m a stop on this year’s RRBC “TREAT” Reads Blog Hop, and today I’ve got the pleasure of introducing Ronald E. Yates.

Ronald E. Yates is an award-winning author of historical fiction and action/adventure novels, including the popular and award-winning Finding Billy Battles trilogy. His extraordinarily accurate books have captivated fans the world over who applaud his ability to blend fact and fiction.

Ron is a former award-winning foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and Professor Emeritus of Journalism at the University of Illinois where he was also the Dean of the College of Media.

His book, "The Improbable Journeys of Billy Battles," is the second in his Finding Billy Battles trilogy of novels and was published in June 2016. It has won multiple awards, including the 2017 KCT International Literary Award, the 2017 John E. Weaver Excellent Reads Award for Historical Fiction, the 2016 New Apple Literary Award in the Action/Adventure category and First Place in the 2016 Chanticleer International Book Awards in the Literary Category. It was also a finalist for the United Kingdom’s Diamond Book Award. 

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/jhawker69

THE IMPROBABLE JOURNEYS OF BILLY BATTLES
Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GKU3P28

Book Blurb:

The year is 1894 and Billy is aboard the S S China sailing to the inscrutable Far East. Trouble is not far behind. He has met a mysterious and possibly dangerous German Baroness. He has locked horns with malevolent agents of the German government and battled ferocious Chinese and Malay pirates in the South China Sea.

Later, he is embroiled in the bloody anti-French insurgency in Indochina–which quite possibly makes him the first American combatant in a country that eventually will become Vietnam. Then, in the Philippines, he is thrust into the Spanish-American War and the brutal anti-American insurgency that follows. But Billy’s troubles are only beginning.

As the 19th century ends and the 20th century begins, he finds himself entangled with political opportunists, spies, revolutionaries, and an assortment of vindictive and dubious characters of both sexes. How will Billy handle those people and the challenges they present? The answers are just ahead.

BECOMING A CHRISTIAN BOOK REVIEWER

To all of my dear followers, as you might know, besides being a rather voracious Book Reviewer; I’ve got 918 reviews of a wide variety of genres posted on Amazon, and so far this read I’ve already posted 221 of the 250 reviews for my 2018 GoodReads Reading Challenge, I also an author of romance who’s currently engaged in writing four stories, two of which are erotic.

Lately I’ve begun reading/reviewing quite a few Christian Books. The thing is I can’t seem to stop, especially since I’ve now got about 12 books on my ToBeReviewed listing. I’m reading them between the books of the other genres I enjoy reading like Children, Romance and True Crime books [for which I’m a Top Contributor for].

The only thing I seem to be missing is a little feedback regarding my reviews which is why I’m inviting everyone to check my reviews and give me a little feedback here. Here’s the link to my Amazon reviews:

http://tinyurl.com/y8318h4m

THANKS and have a BLESSED WEEK with whatever you’re going to do !!!  😊 😊 😊