Charmed R.

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Blue Moon Bay

Charmed R. posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 11:12 am
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Blue Moon Bay Bethany House (February 1, 2012) by Lisa Wingate ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lisa Wingate is an award-winning journalist, magazine columnist, popular inspirational speaker and a national bestselling author of sixteen books...
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Wishful thinking…..

Charmed R. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 2:58 pm
Well tomorrow we take off for the Big city of Durham NC. Youngest has an appointment at Duke Children’s hospital with a pediatric cardiologist specialist. Hopefully this will be our first and last visit. I don’t relish the thought of my son having a specialist. Don’t get me wrong, I’m ...
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The Sound of Red Returning

Charmed R. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 5:04 pm
I had a bit of a hard time getting into The Sound of Red Returning by Sue Duffy. I’m not sure why. In fact, I still haven’t finished it. I plan on finishing it, just now isn’t the time for me and this book. I have found that any time I have difficulty with a book, I just need to lay it dow...
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Toxic?

Charmed R. posted an article on - Feb 5, 2012, 4:52 pm
I have a friend, shocking huh… lol small attempt at humor there… Anyhow, this friend has decided she no longer wants to be my friend, sounds so high school doesn’t it. She doesn’t want to be my friend because I chose not to support the relationship she is currently in. In the past 2 years...
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Guest Post by Roxanne Packham!

Charmed R. posted an article on - Feb 4, 2012, 9:21 pm
Showing Love and Hospitality to Others By Roxanne Packham, author of Inspired Design Before we are inspired about how to show love to others, we must first ask why? Quite simply it is because in Romans 12:10 & 13 we are told to be devoted to one another in brotherly love, to honor one another ab...
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In Too Deep

Charmed R. posted an article on - Feb 3, 2012, 3:39 pm
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing In Too Deep Bethany House (February 1, 2012) by Mary Connealy ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mary Connealy writes romantic comedy with cowboys. She is a Christy Award Finalist, a Carol Award Finalist and an IRCC Award finalist. The Lasso...
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Alienation

Charmed R. posted an article on - Feb 1, 2012, 6:32 pm
About the book: After his parents were killed in a car accident, Colt McAllister was drawn into a world he thought only existed in comic books-one where mind control, jet packs, and flying motorcycles don’t even scratch the surface. Along with his best friends Oz and Danielle, Colt is now traini...
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Chasing Mona Lisa

Charmed R. posted an article on - Jan 26, 2012, 11:41 pm
I absolutely adore Trisha Goyer! The way she puts her all into the research and making sure facts and figures are correct for her books shows how much she cares for her readers! Chasing Mona Lisa is no disappointment! With twists, turns, intrigue, a touch of romance… Chasing Mona Lisa has it al...
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Folly Beach

Charmed R. posted an article on - Jan 25, 2012, 11:51 am
Several years ago, I read Sullivan’s Island by Dorothea Benton Frank and was hooked! I knew then and there I wanted to go to the South Carolina Low Country. I was able to do so a couple of years ago by going to Pawley’s Island, which happens to be the title of another of Dorothea’s books. I...
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Firethorn

Charmed R. posted an article on - Jan 24, 2012, 12:39 am
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST...
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The Mulligans

Charmed R. posted an article on - Jan 20, 2012, 11:57 am
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing The Mulligans of Mt Jefferson David C. Cook (January 1, 2012) by Don Reid ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Don is one of the original members of the STATLER BROTHERS, the most award-winning act in the history of country music. He and his br...
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Zippo

Charmed R. posted an article on - Jan 20, 2012, 12:36 am
I think this cold I have has clogged up my creative juices… either that or they all ran out when my nose was running like a faucet yesterday. Either way, I got nothing tonight!
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Hometown Girl

Charmed R. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2011, 11:12 pm
... of St. Dennis, and the familiar comfort of the family farm. Surrounded by her ... life fighting to escape the shadow of his irresponsible father. Now he’s ... himself caught between the unbreakable law of attraction and Brooke’s resolve to ... romance and romantic suspense. A native of ...
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Explain this….

Charmed R. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2011, 7:50 pm
To show you how serious we are about books around here, Son’s 3 and 5 were up at 1am, fighting over a book. Now, that in itself isn’t unusual around here, well the 1am thing is, but not the fighting over a book. What is so unusual is how they were carrying on this disagreement. See, Stud an...
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Maggie's Journey

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 31, 2011, 7:02 pm
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Maggie’s Journey Realms (October 4, 2011) by Lena Nelson Dooley ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Award-winning author, Lena Nelson Dooley, has more than 675,000 books in print. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers http:/...
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Lethal Remedy

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 31, 2011, 9:03 am
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST...
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To be or not to be…

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2011, 9:17 pm
As I mentioned before, I’ve been thinking of coming out of the bloggy closet and making myself known again. When I first started blogging, I was all out there, using my name, location and everything. Then my siblings started reading my blog. My husband started pastoring a church and frankly w...
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I think I'm in ….

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2011, 2:09 pm
I am watching the first Transformers movie. I think I may be in love. Tell me you don’t love a man in uniform. Or better yet, out of uniform.
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Teens and Their Supernatural Pursuits — Guest Blogger!

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2011, 1:30 am
Today, we are blessed to have a very special Guest Blogger with us! Please welcome amazing author, Melody Carlson! Teens and Their Supernatural Pursuits By Melody Carlson Have you even wondered why some teens are drawn toward things like Ouija boards or psychics? Or why séances are still popul...
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The Baker's Wife

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 27, 2011, 11:10 pm
I haven’t got to review this book as of yet. With work and everything taking up so much time…. I will read and add the review this weekend! To save her husband and son, Audrey Bofinger must rescue her enemy. The Bofinger family has lost their church ministry in a scandal exposed by Officer Ja...
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The Wonder of Your Love

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 27, 2011, 11:10 pm
I finished this book this evening, I read it in one sitting, it was that good! I love meeting Eli and Kati Ann. Although I did find myself wanting to smack some sense into them sometimes. I think the thing I enjoyed most about them and their relationship was the fact they are older, more mature....
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God Makes Lemonade

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 27, 2011, 8:43 pm
“We know that one aspect of pure religion is to serve widows and orphans. Single moms face many of the same difficulties widows endure-parenting solo while fulfilling two parental roles. We all need to help however we can. Brenda and I think this series can help fund initiatives that serve single ...
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Refuge on Crescent Hill

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 24, 2011, 11:09 pm

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Baby, It's Cold Outside

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 24, 2011, 7:15 pm
To view other reviews on Baby, It’s Cold Outside, go to Litfuse. About the book: Baby, It’s Cold Outside Hope finds the hopeless when a storm hits. It’s Christmas weekend 1949, and despite the threat of a storm, the townspeople of Frost are determined to continue their holiday traditions,...
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The Opposite of Art

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2011, 11:09 pm

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Wonderland Creek

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2011, 11:08 pm
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Wonderland Creek Bethany House (October 1, 2011) by Lynn Austin ABOUT THE AUTHOR: For many years, Lynn Austin nurtured a desire to write but frequent travels and the demands of her growing family postponed her career. When her...
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A Dime A Dozen

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2011, 1:49 am

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And so it begins.

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 18, 2011, 10:46 am
I started my 2nd job yesterday. I already work four 10 hour days on my first job, and will be working 3 hours a day on my 2nd job. That makes for a long day. A very long day. Yesterday I spent 13 hours attached to my desktop computer. I love my computer evidently. BUT It will be worth i...
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What's For Dinner

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2011, 1:48 am
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST...
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Sunrise on the Battery

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2011, 12:44 am
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST...
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New injury

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 15, 2011, 10:41 pm
I had an allergic reaction last night. to this: Not that particular one, the one that bit me is now squished never to bite again. But Yes, I got bit by a baby praying mantis. A baby. It hurt like the dickens. At 3am no less. On the belly. What I want to know is what was the little ...
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Necessities

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2011, 6:46 pm
So, I got another job. Between the rise in fuel oil prices, the rise in grocery prices, the lowering of the temps here in the south and the fact we have a car on its last legs, not to mention a son getting ready to head off to college in January, it was inevitable. It is a second work from hom...
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Reclaiming Lily

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 12, 2011, 11:07 pm
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Reclaiming Lily Bethany House (October 1, 2011) by Patti Lacy ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Patti Lacy, Baylor graduate, taught community college humanities until God called her to span seas and secrets in her novels, An Irishwoman’s T...
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fried or scrambled?

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 11, 2011, 1:10 am
I got nothing. Seriously. Trying to write, and nothing is there. Hmmm, My brain has finally fried…
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A Wedding Invitation

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2011, 11:06 pm
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing A Wedding Invitation Bethany House (October 1, 2011) by Alice Wisler ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Alice was born in Osaka, Japan in the sixties. Her parents were Presbyterian career missionaries. As a young child, Alice loved to walk do...
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Control?

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2011, 3:58 pm
While going to pick Stud up from work yesterday, I was in city traffic, just before 5pm. So it was relatively busy. I notice coming towards me in one of the lanes on the opposite side of the road was an adult man, riding a skateboard. In the road. Impeding traffic. Suddenly the man decided to...
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A Place to Belong

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2011, 11:39 am
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST...
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Along Wooded Paths

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2011, 11:06 pm
Along Wooded Paths by Tricia Goyer is the second in her Big Sky series. I was blessed enough to win an autographed copy of the first book of the Big Sky series, Beside Still Waters, and truly loved the book. Along Wooded Paths has been an enjoyment from page one. I find myself wanting to knock s...
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House of Secrets

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 5, 2011, 11:06 pm
House of Secrets by Tracie Peterson was a strange book for me. I enjoyed it, ... her boss would have a minor in psychology? It was little things like that. I did enjoy the book, the ... week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing House of Secrets Bethany House (October 1, 201...
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Important stuff…

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 4, 2011, 11:49 pm
Go! Read it….. We all need it.
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The Inconvenient Marriage of Charlotte Beck

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 3, 2011, 11:43 pm
I absolutely LOVED The Inconvenient Marriage of Charlotte Beck, and not for the reason you would think. To be honest, I found the heroine to be a spoiled, whiney, self-absorbed brat! But I still loved the story. Kathleen Y’Barbo does an excellent job of making you care about her characters, even...
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The Mercy

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 3, 2011, 11:05 pm
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing The Mercy Bethany House (September 6, 2011) by Beverly Lewis ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Beverly’s first venture into adult fiction is the best-selling trilogy, The Heritage of Lancaster County, including The Shunning, a suspenseful...
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A Celebration

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 2, 2011, 3:53 pm
I just got back from the Celebration of life service for my nephew. While the Minister was talking My nephew’s youngest son, who is 3 years old, made his way to the podium, looked up at the minister and says “My Daddy’s in Heaven!”. It tore the place up. I had been tearing… a tear dr...
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Heiress

Charmed R. posted an article on - Oct 1, 2011, 11:04 pm
Heiress by Susan May Warren is like no other book I’ve read by her. Up until now I had only read her contemporary fiction which I absolutely LOVE! Now I am a fan of her historical fiction as well. Susan May Warren takes the story of two sisters, Esme, the oldest, destined to marry for money...
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Can you say YES!

Charmed R. posted an article on - Sep 30, 2011, 9:35 pm
Today was a busy day. To say the least. It started out with my appt with the GYN. It resulted in a good news/ bad news sort of thing. Good News- My girly parts look good and healthy! No sign of cancer! No sign of endo, or ando…. whoohooo… Bad news- it looks like my pain is all caused ...
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Never thought I'd say it

Charmed R. posted an article on - Sep 30, 2011, 1:12 am
I go to the GYN tomorrow… or rather later on today… I’m nervous, but excited! Hopefully tomorrow will be the beginning to the end of the pain! I never thought I would be excited to go to the GYN….
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Dangerous Mercy

Charmed R. posted an article on - Sep 28, 2011, 11:39 pm
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Dangerous Mercy David C. Cook (October 1, 2011) by Kathy Herman ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Suspense novelist Kathy Herman is very much at home in the Christian book industry, having worked five years on staff at the Christian Bookselle...
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Dangerous Mercy

Charmed R. posted an article on - Sep 28, 2011, 1:21 am

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Cherished

Charmed R. posted an article on - Sep 27, 2011, 11:04 pm
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST...
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Fear realized

Charmed R. posted an article on - Sep 27, 2011, 7:42 pm
Yesterday I posted about fear. Today my brother realized one of those fears. His son passed away this afternoon. My nephew was 31 years old, the father of 3 gorgeous children, and husband of an amazing wife. He served his country in the Army where he was exposed to something that somehow aff...
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