Black 'n' Gold Girl's Book Spot

The Bride Backfire (Book 2, Prairie Promises) by Kelly Eileen Hake Copyright 2009 Barbour Publishers 286 pages ISBN: 978-1-60260-176-5 Fiction/Christian/Romance Synopsis: Nebraska Territory in 1857 is not a peaceful place. The feuding between the Speck and Grogan family that has been going on for generations is about to boil over to the point of bloodshed. Opal Speck and Adam Grogan will do just about anything to keep the peace. When Adam is caught crossing the boundaries onto Speck land, his life in in danger. Opal not wanting violence, blurts out the only thing she knows to keep Adam alive and that is that he is the father of her unborn child. Adam has to decide to deny Opal and die or accept what he knows is untrue to save his life. Their shotgun wedding just might lead to peace and so much more in this, book 2 of the Prairie Promises series. My Review : Four words...I. Loved. This. Book! As you know I'm a sucker for a marriage of convenience story, just because I know they...

Diamond Duo (Book 1, Texas Fortunes) by Marcia Gruver Copyright 2008 Barbour Publishers 318 pages ISBN: 978-1-60260-205-2 Fiction/Christian/Romance Synopsis: Bertha and Magda are complete opposites but the best of friends, when Annie "Bessie" Monroe comes to town their relationship is threatened. Bertha is taken with "Diamond Bessie" and quickly asks for her advice in wooing Thaddeus Bloom, her long time crush. But what Bertha doesn't know is that Thad is about to leave her to attend college and is having a hard time finding the courage to make a decision about her. The arrival of Annie and Abe make things worse and when a body is found in the woods things change forever in Jefferson, Texas. My Review: This is the second book that I have read by Marcia Gruver, I read book 2 first because I won it on a blog, reviewed it, and the author was nice enough to send me this one! I found Diamond Duo to be a good story even though it took me a few chapters to really get...

Vicki @ Reading at the Beach hosts a weekly meme that introduces different books whose titles feature a different letter of the alphabet each week. It's a great way to find new books to read or rediscover some classics. Here are the rules: ~ Post a photo of the cover and a short synopsis of the book, sites like Amazon.com and bn.com are great places to find cover blurbs! ~ Post a link to where the book is available for purchase. ~ Please swing by and leave a comment along with your A-Z post on Vicki's blog and be sure to visit the blogs of others to see their selection of the week! ~ Add a link to your review of the book if you have one. This week the letter is "M" Montana Rose (Book 1, Montana Marriages) by Mary Connealy Copyright 2009 Barbour Publishers 318 pages ISBN: 978-1-60260-1420 Historical Romance From Barbour Publishing : Fire up your love of romance with Montana Rose , where Cassie Griffin, a seemingly spoiled pregnant woman, is widowed one day...

MizB @ Should Be Reading hosts Teaser Tuesday every week at her blog! This gives everyone the opportunity to share a few lines from a new book they're reading or one of their old favorites. Here are the rules for Teaser Tuesday! 1. Grab your current read. 2. Let the book fall open to a random page. 3. Share two teaser sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. 4. Share the title of the book that the “teaser” comes from, so people can find the book if they like the teaser. 5. PLEASE avoid spoilers. Next week I will be participating in the FIRST blog tour for The Bride Backfire (Book 2, Prairie Promises) by Kelly Eileen Hake. Here's a preview of the book...stop back later in the week for a chapter from the book! The Bride Backfire (Book 2, Prairie Promises) by Kelly Eileen Hake Copyright 2009 Barbour Publishers 286 pages ISBN: 978-1-60260-176-5 Fiction/Christian/Romance Teaser from page 163: "Opal froze for a second. 'I only h...

Every week Marcia @ The Printed Page hosts Mailbox Monday. This is the chance for you to showcase all the great reads that you have received during the past week. Also it gives you an opportunity to check out what great books others received too! Be sure you stop by Marcia's page...you never know, you might get some ideas for your wishlist! Since I forgot to post last week I'm including the books that I received in the past two weeks for today's post! I've already read and reviewed two, and three others I'm passing on to friends! From various blog contests: Love Finds You in Snowball, Arkansas by Sandra D. Bricker Copyright 2008 Summerside Press 297 pages ISBN: 978-1-934770-45-0 Fiction/General/Romance My REVIEW The Swiss Courier by Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey Copyright 2009 Revell Publishers 324 pages ISBN: 978-0-8007-3336-0 Fiction/Historical My REVIEW Piece de Resistance (Book 3, French Twist series) by Sandra Byrd Copyright 2009 WaterBrook Press 304 pages ISBN...

Talking to the Dead by Bonnie Grove This month, CFRB presents Talking to the Dead by Bonnie Grove. About the Book: Is she losing her mind? Twenty-something Kate Davis can't seem to get this grieving widow thing right. She's supposed to put on a brave face and get on with her life, right? Instead she's camped out on her living room floor, unwashed, unkempt, and unable to sleep-because her husband Kevin keeps talking to her. Kate's attempts to find the source of the voice she hears areboth humorous and humiliating, as she turns first to an "eclectically spiritual" counselor, then a shrink with a bad toupee, a mean-spirited exorcist, and finally group therapy. There she meets Jack, the warmhearted, unconventional pastor of a ramshackle church, and at last the voice subsides. But when she stumbles upon a secret Kevin was keeping, Kate's fragile hold on the present threatens to implode under the weight of the past. And Kevin begins to shout. ...

Thank you everyone for your great response to my first contest! This month I am so excited to give away a copy of Tracey Bateman's newest release, Thirsty ! Thanks to the folks at WaterBrook Press I have an extra copy that one of my lucky readers will win! BE SURE TO READ BELOW FOR THE RULES! Thirsty by Tracey Bateman Copyright 2009 WaterBrook Press 384 pages ISBN: 9780307457158 Fiction/Suspense Here's a preview from WaterBrook's website : " 'Hello, I'm Nina Parker…and I'm an alcoholic." For Nina, it's not the weighty admission but the first steps toward recovery that prove most difficult. She must face her ex-husband, Hunt, with little hope of making amends, and try to rebuild a relationship with her angry teenage daughter, Meagan. Hardest of all, she is forced to return to Abbey Hills, Missouri, the hometown she abruptly abandoned nearly two decades earlier–and her unexpected arrival in the sleepy Ozark town catches the attention of someone–or so...

The Swiss Courier by Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey Copyright 2009 Revell Publishers 324 pages ISBN: 978-0-8007-3336-0 Fiction/Historical Synopsis : Gabi Mueller is a young Swiss-American working in the American Office of Strategic Services in WWII Switzerland. Thanks to her knowledge in cracking safes, she's asked to participate in some dangerous assignments. Proving that she is trust worthy, she is sent out on a mission to save a man she doesn't even know, a German scientist working on developing the atomic bomb. She risks her life while the fate of the world hangs in the balance. My Review : I am so happy that I got the chance to read this book. I've really had a hard time finding a good WWII novel, finding two in as many months is almost a miracle for me (my other WWII novel review HERE .) The Swiss Courier is a really fast paced book. I really enjoyed the different points of view that the authors used in the book, Bill Palmer, the American pilot, the Swiss workers for ...

Hi readers! If you like to read Christian fantasy fiction stop by and visit Lee over @ Butterfly Blessings blog . You can enter for your chance to win The Vanishing Sculptor by Donita K. Paul. If you want a chance, you have to stop by and enter before Monday, November 2!!!!! Click the cover to read an excerpt! Click HERE to enter!

Love Finds You in Snowball, Arkansas by Sandra D. Bricker Copyright 2008 Summerside Press 297 pages ISBN: 978-1-934770-45-0 Fiction/General/Romance Synopsis: Lucy Binoche is almost thirty...and still single. Desperate to find love before life passes her by she agrees to go on church singles retreat to Snowball, Arkansas, with her best friend Matt "Mattie" Frazier. To get the attention of the hunky and outdoorsy, Justin, Lucy tries to be something she's not. Will Lucy realize that true love is right under her nose? Will she learn to look for someone who'll love her just as she is, no pretending? My Review: I really enjoy this Love Finds You series from Summerside Press. Love Finds You in Snowball, Nebraska, is my favorite one to date. I received it today in the mail and I finished it today! The story of Lucy and her quest for romance on a wilderness trip in rural Arkansas is so cute. It's funny and reminded me more of a chick lit than strictly romance. Lucy lear...