My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 Wow, this book. With Julie Lessman, you think they can't get any heavier…and then they do. 😭 A Dare and a Prayer wrestles with painful topics like human trafficking, with uncomfortable topics like sexual purity. And yet despite it being her heaviest, it's also one of her most faith-filled and powerful. Because… Continue reading Book Review | A Dare and a Prayer by Julie Lessman
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Review of “A Hope and A Prayer” by Julie Lessman
Julie Lessman is releasing the second book in the Cousins O'Connor series, focusing on Lieutenant Hope Dennehy and Lieutenant Bren O’Neill, both of whom we met in A Wing and a Prayer! Read on for my review, the blurb and author information, and an awesome giveaway! Enjoy! My Review *long, happy sigh* SO GOOD!!! This… Continue reading Review of “A Hope and A Prayer” by Julie Lessman
We Need Realistic Fictional Families (a bookish rant)
More specifically, we need Christian families in fiction. I was reading A Hope Undaunted by Julie Lessman and realized all over again how much we NEED more good families - especially Christian families - in fiction. A Hope Undaunted is primarily a historical romance but the heroine, Katie, comes from the O'Connor family, and those… Continue reading We Need Realistic Fictional Families (a bookish rant)
How to Write a Book (hint: it’s not the “right” way.)
When you get serious about writing, one of the most natural things (in my case anyway) to do is to look to other authors for guidance on how to write. Should you make obsessive outlines before lifting a finger to write the actual first draft, or fly by the seat of your pants? Should you… Continue reading How to Write a Book (hint: it’s not the “right” way.)
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