CHRISTMAS MUSIC MONDAY!!!

CHRISTMAS MUSIC MONDAY!!!!
Thank you all for celebrating the birth of our Savior with me this CHRISTmas! :)
Have a Happy and Safe New Year!

Go Tell it on the Mountain by Mercy Me

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CHRISTMAS WEEK CELEBRATION!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Oh Holy Night
One of my personal favs.!
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CHRISTMAS WEEK CELEBRATION!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE!!!
O Come O Come Emmanuel
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CHRISTMAS WEEK CELEBRATION!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Born on CHRISTmas Day 
by Brad Paisley
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CHRISTMAS WEEK CELEBRATION!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Carol of the Bells/Sing We Now of CHRISTmas
performed by BarlowGirl
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At Love's Bidding Review!!!

At Love's Bidding by Regina Jennings

Book Description:

At Love's Bidding (Bethany House, December 2015)

She sells priceless antiques. He sells livestock by the pound. Is he really the man to make a bid for her heart?

After helping her grandfather at their Boston auction house, Miranda Wimplegate discovers she's accidentally sold a powerful family's prized portrait to an anonymous bidder. Desperate to appease the people who could ruin them forever, they track it to the Missouri Ozarks and make an outlandish offer to buy the local auction house and all its holdings before the painting can move again.

Upon crossing the country, however, Miranda and her grandfather discover their new auction house doesn't deal in fine antiques, but in livestock. And its frustratingly handsome manager, Wyatt Ballentine, is annoyed to discover his fussy new bosses don't know a thing about the business he's single-handedly kept afloat. Faced with more heads of cattle than they can count---but no mysterious painting---Miranda and Wyatt form an unlikely but charged partnership to try and prevent a bad situation from getting worse.

Purchase a copy: http://bit.ly/1QJGxOK

About the author:

Regina Jennings is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University with a degree in English and a history minor. She is the author of A Most Inconvenient Marriage, Sixty Acres and a Bride, and Caught in the Middle, and contributed a novella to A Match Made in Texas. Regina has worked at the Mustang News and First Baptist Church of Mustang, along with time at the Oklahoma National Stockyards and various livestock shows. She now lives outside Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with her husband and four children.

Connect with Regina: website, Twitter, Facebook

My Opinion:

A Completely Wonderful Book!  I absolutely LOVE Regina and I can't get enough of her writing!  I felt like this one had a touch of Pride and Prejudice and boy what a mess these characters make of things! LOL!  From the very beginning I Loved loved loved Miranda as a character!  :D  She immediately became one of those characters that you want to make your best friend!  From Boston society to the Ozarks Regina kept me entertained through it all, with twists and surprises around every turn!  I haven't had the pleasure of reading A Most Inconvenient Marriage yet, but after getting introduced to Abigail I want to all the more!  Interesting mystery and wonderful romance how can you go wrong! ;)  I highly recommend this read and can't wait for what else Regina's got coming!

Songs: "I Can Just Be Me" by Laura Story and "God Gave Me You" performed  by Dave Barnes
Songs etc. May be changed and/or added in the future. ~ASC

Jeremiah 29:11

~ASC

*I requested and received this book as a member of Litfuse for the purpose of reviewing it.  This in no way affected my opinion and the above are my true thoughts and feelings about At Love's Bidding. ~ASC

http://litfusegroup.com/author/rjennings

CHRISTMAS MUSIC MONDAY!!!!!!!

CHRISTMAS MUSIC MONDAY!!!
Have a safe and 
Very Merry CHRISTmas!

Silent Night
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Regina Jennings’ ‘At Love’s Bidding’ Cozy Winter Night Giveaway

After a cross-country trip to track down a sold painting that could ruin her family's business forever, Miranda Wimplegate forms an unlikely but charged partnership with livestock auctioneer Wyatt Ballentine in Regina Jennings' At Love's Bidding. Miranda and her grandfather discover their new auction house doesn’t deal in fine antiques, but in livestock. And its frustratingly handsome manager, Wyatt, is annoyed to discover his fussy new bosses don’t know a thing about the business he’s single-handedly kept afloat. Faced with more heads of cattle than they can count–but no mysterious painting–Miranda and Wyatt must try and prevent a bad situation from getting worse.

Join Regina in celebrating the release of At Love's Bidding by entering to win her Cozy Winter Night giveaway and RSVPing to her January 5th author chat party!

 

One grand prize winner will receive everything you need for a cozy winter night:

• One copy of At Love's Bidding
• A coloring book for adults
• A pie dish
• Gourmet hot chocolate
• A fuzzy throw blanket
• Warm slippers
• Wintery coasters

 

Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on 1/5. The winner will be announced at the At Love's Bidding Facebook party. RSVP for a chance to connect with Regina and other readers, as well as for a chance to win some great prizes!

RSVP today and spread the word—tell your friends about the giveaway via FACEBOOK, TWITTER, or PINTEREST and increase your chances of winning. Hope to see you on the 5th!

CHRISTMAS MUSIC MONDAY!!!

CHRISTMAS MUSIC MONDAY!!!

The First Noel
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A Thousand Shall Fall Review Part 1!!!!!

A Thousand Shall Fall by Andrea Boeshaar

+Andrea Kuhn Boeshaar 

Book Description:

A Thousand Shall Fall: A Civil War Novel (Kregel, November 2015)

A story of love, hope, and healing set in the midst of the Civil War

Nineteen-year-old Carrie Ann Bell is independent and spirited. The only thing she really fears are the Union soldiers fighting against her Confederate friends. When her youngest sister runs away from home, brave Carrie Ann is determined to find her and bring her back. Disguised as a soldier, she sets off---only to find she's fallen into the hands of the enemy.

Her childhood friend Confederate Major Joshua Blevins has warned her against these Yankees: they're all devils, ready to inflict evil on unsuspecting young women. When Colonel Peyton Collier arrests her for her impersonation of an officer, it seems to confirm all her fears.

Soon, though, she finds herself drawn to the handsome, gallant colonel. He rescued her, protected her, and has been every inch the gentleman. Carrie Ann discovers that her foe has become her ally---and more than that, someone she could love. But the arrival of Joshua in the Union camp as a spy will test her loyalties. Will she protect someone who has been like family or be loyal to this stranger to whom she wants to offer her heart? When her world is being torn apart around her, whom should she trust?

Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, A Thousand Shall Fall is framed around compelling characters and a very romantic setting in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Andrea Boeshaar's extensive research guarantees historical accuracy and romance genre enthusiasts and Civil War buffs alike will enjoy the Christian perspectives on actual historical events.

Purchase a copy: http://bit.ly/1jbj37T

About the author:

Andrea Boeshaar is the cofounder of American Christian Fiction Writers and runs "The Writer's ER," a coaching service for writers. She is the author of thirty published works, including Threads of Faith, a finalist in the Inspirational Readers Choice Awards. Andrea is also the author of a popular devotional and regularly blogs on a number of sites.

Connect with Andrea: website, Twitter, Facebook

My Opinion:
Lovely read!  This is the first of Andrea's books I've read and I REALLY enjoy it!  Anyone who follows my reading and reviews knows I enjoy a good Civil War read! :)  And that's exactly what I've found A Thousand Shall Fall to be!  I immediately liked Carrie as a heroine and felt for her as she tries to make things right in her family.  I also enjoy the way Andrea writes.  She throws you right into Carrie's life and fills you in on her past along the way!  Filled with battles and authentic feelings and settings you feel as though you're right there with characters in the thick of things!  This is one of those books that I don't really want to put down!  What will become of Carrie and her family and what twists await as the war fights on? TO BE CONTINUED!!!!!


Songs to come: Yankee Doodle, Amazin Grace
Songs etc. May be changed and/or added in the future. ~ASC

Psalm 91:7

~ASC

*I requested and received this book as a member of Litfuse for the purpose of reviewing it.  This in no way affected my opinion and the above are my true thoughts and feelings about A Thousand Shall Fall. ~ASC

http://litfusegroup.com/author/aboeshaar

Whispers in the Reading Room Review Part 1!!!

Whisper in the Reading Room by Shelley Gray

Book Description:

Whispers in the Reading Room (Zondervan, November 2015)

Lydia's job at the library is her world---until a mysterious patron catches her eye . . . and perhaps her heart.

Just months after the closure of the Chicago World's Fair, librarian Lydia Bancroft finds herself fascinated by a mysterious dark-haired and dark-eyed patron. He has never given her his name; he actually never speaks to a single person. 
All she knows about him is that he loves books as much as she does.

Only when he rescues her in the lobby of the Hartman Hotel does she discover that his name is Sebastian Marks. She also discovers that he lives at the top of the prestigious hotel and that most everyone in Chicago is intrigued by him.

Lydia and Sebastian form a fragile friendship, but when she discovers that Mr. Marks isn't merely a very wealthy gentleman, but also the proprietor of an infamous saloon and gambling club, she is shocked.

Lydia insists on visiting the club one fateful night and suddenly is a suspect to a murder. She must determine who she can trust, who is innocent, and if Sebastian Marks-the man so many people fear-is actually everything her heart believes him to be.

Purchase a copy: http://bit.ly/1lujxr6

About the author:

Shelley Gray is the author of The Heart of a Hero series. Her Amish novel (written as Shelley Shepard Gray), The Protector, recently made the New York Times best seller list. A native of Texas, she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in Colorado and taught school for ten years. She and her husband have two children and live in Southern Ohio.

Connect with Shelley: website, Twitter, Facebook

My Opinion:
Great read!  This is my favorite from Shelley so far! :)  I absolutely LOVE IT!  The suspense and suspicion rides high, but then I'll read something that just makes me laugh so hard!  Yes, I have been banned from reading this book in public! LOL!  I love the style Shelley writes, and the characters!  Be they sub characters or main they are fabulous and deep!  Each has their own secrets and past and as the layers peal away you just keep wanting to learn more!  And of coarse I probably feel a kin to Lydia and Sebastian because of their love of books! ;)  I haven't read the first two in this series yet, but if my love for Whispers in the Reading Room are any indication I NEED to! :)  What secrets will be revealed next and can the characters get out of the trouble they find themselves submerged in? TO BE CONTINUED In PART 2!  

Songs to come:"Press On" by Mandisa and "Just Be Held"  by Casting Crowns
Songs etc. May be changed and/or added in the future. ~ASC

Jeremiah 29:11

~ASC

*I requested and received this book as a member of Litfuse for the purpose of reviewing it.  This in no way affected my opinion and the above are my true thoughts and feelings about Whispers in the Reading Room. ~ASC

http://litfusegroup.com/author/sgray

CHRISTMAS MUSIC MONDAY!!!

CHRISTMAS MUSIC MONDAY!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I hope you'll all join me in celebrating with some awesome and beautiful music this month!

Let's kick this celebration off right with Christmas Is Coming by Jason Gray!
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