Christian Fiction

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Christian Fiction: An Inconvenient Friend Book Trailer

Today Christian Fiction Blog is spotlighting Rhonda McKnight's An Inconvenient Friend for our Trailer Park Tuesday feature. Click the video to learn more about this book and how to purchase it.

Christian Fiction: Don’t Blame the Devil

My Reviews

Don’t Blame the Devil by Pat G’Orge Walker

Delilah Dupree Jewel believes she inherited a family curse, so years ago she left her husband and placed her son Jessie in foster care. She has regretted it ever since. When she gets a second chance to reunite with them years later will the curse return or will she find a way to remove it in time?
Deacon Thurgood Pillar couldn’t believe that Delilah would show up at his church six months after his wife Cindy passed. He couldn’t believe he still had feelings for the woman after she run off and took their son. But he has a secret that he needs to reveal to Delilah. Will he forgive her and tell her the truth about their son?

Read the full review and my rating in the current issue of RT Book Reviews Magazine (Dafina, 320pp, $15.00)

Monday, August 09, 2010

Are You the Answer to Your Writing Problem?

Realizing Our Greatness in Our Writing Part 1

“I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” -John 14: 12(NIV)

Last week, as I completed the August 2010 Top Ten Release List for Christian Fiction Blog, I found myself concerned. Although the titles that were chosen deserve to be there, I was hoping for more competitive works to choose from.

I was hoping to read prose better than Mick Silva’s “Upon Being Laid Off” post last week. I was hoping to read something indulging and awe-inspiring like Sharon Ewell Foster’s upcoming historical The Resurrection of Nat Turner. I was hoping to be moved in such a way, while reading that I would stop and kneel, lay prostrate on the floor, run to God’s voice, and move on up a little higher, because those words were so caught up in magnifying Him that my soul glowed from the inside out. Selah.

I was hoping for greatness What I found—what I’ve been finding these last few months-- was mediocrity and lots of it, which troubled me(myself included). Because somehow, somewhere we have decided to settle for less in our writing (myself included.) We have decided to publish less than greatness. We have allowed the world to dictate to us what is good. We sprinkle itself on us. Unfortunately, I have good news for us.

I don’t believe God created us to be mediocre. I don’t believe He anointed his artists to lack great craftmanship. Even in Christ word’s to us He says that we can do even greater things through Him. So what are we doing? Why are we slipping?

I believe it’s because we do not realize who we are. We have forgotten how GREAT we are. So for a while, I think I need to remind you. But I also have to warn you of a few things.

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Win a Bath & Body Works Spa Bag for your Inconvenient Friend

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Do you have a friend, who is a bit…inconvenient? What about a friend, who’s really a frienemy? Hmmm…What about a friend like Samaria Jacobs?

Samaria Jacobs has her sights set on Gregory Preston. A successful surgeon, he has just the bankroll she needs to keep her in the lifestyle that her credit card debt has helped her grow accustomed to. Samaria joins New Mercies Christian Church to get close to Gregory’s wife. If she gets to know Angelina Preston, she can become like her in more than just looks, and really work her way into Greg’s heart. Just when Samaria thinks she’s got it all figured out, she finds herself drawn to Angelina’s kindness. Will she be able to carry out her plan after she finds herself yearning for the one thing she’s never had . . . the friendship of a woman?

Share your friendmares (friend nightmare) at Rhonda McKnight’s An Inconvenient Friend Social Media Tour. Participants get a chance to win eligible to win a Bath and Body Works Spa Bag that includes::

an autographed copy of An Inconvenient Friend by Rhonda McKnight
an autographed copy of Secrets and Lies by Rhonda McKnight
a $25 Gift Card courtesy of Tywebbin.com.

And one Christian Fiction Blog Bunny, who mentions me and this here blog when they hop over there get’s a gift from me. How convenient is that?

Click here to Hop on Over to An Inconvenient Friend Social Media Fest

Friday, August 06, 2010

August Top Ten

We are proud to announce Christian Fiction Blog’s August 2010 Top Ten Releases. These books were selected based on bookstore recommendations, our blog community buzz, book review ratings, bookclub queries, and our seal of approval. This list is not an ordered list, just the top ten.

Love for Tomorrow (Second Chance at Love #2) by Vanessa Miller
$9.99

Vigilante's Bride, The by Yvonne L. Harris
$10.19 Used & New from: $9.76
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Winning in Troubled Times: God's Solutions for Victory Over Life's Toughest Challenges by Creflo A. Dollar
$14.84
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Premiere (On the Runway) by Melody Carlson
$9.99 Used & New from: $0.58
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More Church Folk by Michele Andrea Bowen
$16.49 Used & New from: $13.90
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Resurrection in May by Lisa Samson
$10.19 Used & New from: $9.00
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The Fearfully and Wonderfully Made Diamond by Chizelle T. Archie
$19.99 Used & New from: $16.95
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The Bridge of Peace: A Novel (An Ada's House Novel) by Cindy Woodsmall
$9.44
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Naomi and Her Daughters: A Novel by Walter Wangerin Jr.
$11.99 Used & New from: $9.99

The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven: A Remarkable Account of Miracles, Angels, and Life beyond This World by Kevin Malarkey
$14.61 Used & New from: $13.98

To be considered, please have your publicist contact me three to six months before your release date.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Christian Fiction TPT: Premiere

This week's Christian Fiction Trailer Park Tuesday Spotlight is Melody Carlson's Premiere.

Synopsis:
Book one in the new dynamic fashion-themed On the Runway teen novel series by favorite young adult fiction author Melody Carlson. When Paige and Erin Forrester are offered their own TV show, sisterly bonds are tested as the girls learn that it takes two to keep their once-in-a-lifetime project afloat.

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Sunday, August 01, 2010

Christian Fiction Publishing Outside the Proverbial Box

My August MD Column for Christian Fiction Online Magazine

This summer I have been blessed to feature women’s voices in Christian fiction. Last month I shared four women authors who have inspired us by telling American history through their eyes. This month I want to step into the future.

With the digitization of publishing and the changing formatting of book creation, the publishing industry is evolving, changing at a rate so fast the industry still hasn’t caught up. ABA publishers are purchasing CBA houses. Marquee authors are losing book deals or changing houses, while other authors, especially women authors, are riding these shifts like a soft ripple on a lake. Click link to continue.