What child doesn’t read fairy tales and find themselves on adventures full of derring-do, heroic quests, and magical beasts? Today, rather than reading The Blue Fairy Book, I enjoy reading modern interpretations of those tales. The derring-do, adventure, and magic are still there, just in a different format. I’d never even considered writing a fairy tale retelling. That is, until… Read More
Hello, my fellow BookDragons! Writing a good magic system is tough. I mean, have you ever tried to write a story and stopped in the middle because the world didn’t seem complete or the magic/technology system wasn’t fitting into it? Or you accidentally wrote an OP character and needed to fix it to get that manuscript back on track? Possibly… Read More
My Review Killer Harvest by Tanya Stowe is an inspirational romantic suspense novel that pulls from current events to create a tense, fast-paced story about a race to find a formula that could destroy the world. What really made the story shine were the details Ms. Stowe weaves into it, like the Kingsburg area, the university, motherhood. It helped bring… Read More
My Review of Child of Prophecy by T. E. Bradford Child of Prophecy by T. E. Bradford is a YA fantasy novel with strong Christian themes. The author weaves experiences most teens face, like bullying, feeling different than everyone else, and first love, seamlessly into a fantasy adventure that crosses from our world into a new one. In this sense,… Read More
My Review of The Fifth Avenue Story Society by Rachel Hauck Five lives touched by kismet…or is it God? The Fifth Avenue Story Society by Rachel Hauck explores the intersection of five peoples’ lives after they each receive an invite to the mysterious Fifth Avenue Story Society. And each person is changed for the better. As an author, I am… Read More
My Review The Duke’s Refuge by Lorri Dudley is a historical romance with Christian themes. It’s set on a tropical island that’s part of the British Empire and is a love story that isn’t so sweet it makes your teeth ache but one that puts a smile on your face. The main characters have deep hurts that they must overcome… Read More
