JustRead Rendezvous

 

Welcome to the Takeover Blitz for JustRead Rendezvous, hosted, sponsored, and organized by JustRead Publicity Tours!

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JustRead Rendezvous 

November 16-17, 2023

Holiday Inn St Louis SW – Route 66

Join fellow readers and authors at the inaugural JustRead Rendezvous to celebrate Christian fiction and sweet reads with food, games, giveaways, and books. This event aims to sweeten reading and storytelling experiences with fellowship and encouragement and is modeled after Christian Fiction Readers Retreat. Friday's activities will include speaker sessions, author panels, small group discussions, and author signings. 

Top Ten Tuesday-Random books on my Shelves

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is The First 10 Books I Randomly Grabbed from My Shelf (close your eyes and touch/grab/point to 10 random titles and tell us what they are! And tell us what you thought if you’ve read them!) Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. 

Ten Books Randomly Grabbed From My Shelf: (if it has a star rating I have read it and you can click on the cover if you want to see my full review)

Top Ten Tuesday-Book Series I want start that I own

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Series I’d Like to Start/Catch up on/Finish. I am going to go with series I want to start.I feel like this will be a pretty easy topic. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. 

October Reading wrap-up

I can't even believe we are at the end of October (well, beginning of November, LOL!! This month has been insanely busy. We are packed up, our house closed on Tuesday, and we close on our new house next Friday! We are staying at my in-laws during this transition period.

I ended up reading 15 books in October and DNF 2. Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A Gem of Truth

Title: A Gem of Truth

Series: Secrets of the Canyon #2

Author: Kimberley Woodhouse

Genre:Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romance

Publisher: Bethany House

Source: Library

My review:

The beginning of A Gem of Truth immediately grabbed my attention:

Stacking the Shelves #45, Sunday Post #42, Sunday Salon #36

Hey bookish friends! How are things going for you? This weekend is my daughter's fall break, so we are back in Cleveland, house hunting again! We are hoping to find something today so we can enjoy the rest of the long weekend (and ya know, rest 😜).

Can't Wait Wednesday-A Gem of Truth

 Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Typically they are books that have not been released yet. This week I am sharing A Gem of Truth. It is the second book in the Secrets of the Canyon series. It comes out September 13, 2022. I enjoyed the first book, A Deep Divide and look forward to reading more about the Harvey Girls and being back at the Grand Canyon!

 

A Deep Divide

 Title: A Deep Divide

Series: Secrets of the Canyon #1

Author: Kimberley Woodhouse

Publisher: Bethany House

Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance, Christian Fiction,Mystery

Source: Bethany House

First Line Friday #26-A Deep Divide

Happy Friday! My hope for this weekend is to continue trying to catch up as I am still behind on some of my deadlines (but almost caught up)!! What are your plans for this weekend? Welcome back to First Line Friday hosted by Meez Carrie at Reading is My SuperPower!! To join in the fun grab the book you are reading and leave a comment with the first line (or your link).  This week I am reading A Deep Divide by Kimberley Woodhouse. This is the first book in the Secrets of the Canyon series. It was published October 5, 2021. I am about halfway through the book and enjoying it. I love books about the Harvey Girls!! They fascinate me.

TTT-Cover Love

 Welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday! I hope you are off to a great start to your week. This week’s topic features books that I would want to buy/read based on the cover. Since I just bought 33 books over the weekend, I will pick 10 from that book haul. If you want to see all 33 books or find out why I bought so many books at one time (trust me, not my normal!!!) you can read that blog post here. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what books others would buy/read or some other take on this week's topic.

Bridge of Gold

Title: Bridge of Gold

Series: Doors of the past

Author: Kimberley Woodhouse

Publisher: Barbour Books

Genre: Historical Fiction

My Review:

This was a very fascinating and original story. I am learning to appreciate dual-time period novels and what I can learn about the history that each novel portrays. In Bridge of Gold, the story is told around the Golden Gate Bridge. 

First Line Friday: Bridge of Gold

This is my second post for First Line Fridays and I am excited to be participating again! First Line Friday is hosted by Hoarding Books. 

 I am sharing from Bridge of Gold by Kimberley Woodhouse. Bridge of Gold is part of the Doors to the Past series. Each book is intended to be read as stand alone novels. Each book in the Doors to the Past series will feature a dual-time period romantic suspense story set against a historic American landmark.