15 March 2024

a noble masquerade | first line friday + the friday 56

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happy friday!

i'm excited to finally be getting into this laugh-out-loud historical romance!

13 March 2024

the mercy seat | excerpt + giveaway

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about the book


Hells Canyon is a neighborhood in Richland, Tennessee where tourists never venture, and locals fear to tread. Maxwell Crane, former Marine chaplain and pastor of The Mercy Seat church, struggles to provide a beacon of hope.

But others have their eyes set on Hells Canyon: power elites, robber barons, and street gangs seek their own gain at the cost of the beleaguered urban neighborhood. For the people who live there, it’s been a fight to exist their whole lives, and that fight is getting harder.

Maxwell doesn’t have to stay in Hells Canyon. He and his family could leave to live a comfortable middle-class existence. Instead, Maxwell chooses to risk his life—and the lives of those around him—to stand against the oppressors.

But what happens when this pastor crosses a line, taking justice into his own hands? Will his family, his community, and his God ever forgive him? Will he ever forgive himself?

publisher: mountain brook ink
release date: march 5, 2024


the burning of rosemont abbey | can't wait wednesday

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happy wednesday!

i love a good mystery like the ones agatha christie wrote.

12 March 2024

books i probably wouldn't give five stars a second time | top ten tuesday

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happy tuesday!

talking about rereading today, which i love to do. however, i probably won't be rereading the following ten books (and more, probably); i'm a different reader now compared to when i read them, so i just don't think i'd enjoy them nearly as much.