“Newton & Polly” ~ Book Review...

Oct 3, 2016 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing Jody Hedlund’s book, Newton & Polly.   As is my custom, if I could ask Jody one question about Newton & Polly it would be — “What enticed you to write a story about John Newton?” And if you want to know why I asked that question, I guess you’ll just have to read the book to find out!   And without further ado, onto Rachel’s Back Talk! From the Back Cover: Now remembered as the author of the world’s most famous hymn, in the mid-eighteenth century as England and France stand on the brink of war, John Newton is a young sailor wandering aimlessly through life. His only duty is to report to his ship...

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“A Heart Most Certain” ~ Book Review...

Sep 12, 2016 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing Melissa Jagear’s newest release, A Heart Most Certain.   As is my custom, if I could ask Melissa one question about A Heart Most Certain it would be — “Was it difficult to write about the red-light district?” And if you want to know why I asked that question, I guess you’ll just have to read the book to find out!   And without further ado, onto Rachel’s Back Talk!                                                                   From the Back Cover: While Lydia King’s reasons for joining the Teaville Moral...

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“Courageous” ~ Book Review...

Aug 29, 2016 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing Dina Sleiman’s book, Courageous.   As is my custom, if I could ask Dina one question about Courageous it would be — “What made you want to write about the crusades?” And if you want to know why I asked that question, I guess you’ll just have to read the book to find out!   And without further ado, onto Rachel’s Back Talk!                                                                     From the Back Cover: Inspired by the vision of the Young Lady Sapphira, Rosalind of Ipsworth joins a group...

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Amber Perry ~ Author Interview

Aug 26, 2016 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! Today’s interview is with Amber Lynn Parry. This past Monday, I had the reviewed her book, So Fair a Lady. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition!  RR: Hi Amber! It’s great to have you here today. To start off, when did you know that you wanted to be a writer? AP: Hi, Rachel!! First of all, thank you so much for having me—what a treat to be here! I love this first question. I never really grew up with the idea that I wanted to be a writer, actually. I mean, I loved to daydream and even came up with a few story ideas (which I’ll mention more about in a little bit) but I always figured writing would be too difficult for...

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“So Fair A Lady” ~ Book Review...

Aug 22, 2016 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing Amber Lynn Perry’s book, So Fair A Lady.   As is my custom, if I could ask Amber one question about So Fair A Lady it would be — “Was it difficult to keep Officer Martin’s actions a secret since Eliza and Tom knew different sides of him?” And if you want to know why I asked that question, I guess you’ll just have to read the book to find out!   And without further ado, onto Rachel’s Back Talk!                                                                      From the...

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