“The Girl in the Gatehouse” Book Review...

May 18, 2015 by Rachel

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing another one of Julie Klassen’s books, The Girl in the Gatehouse. I absolutely love reading Julie’s books and I hope you will too!   As is my custom, if I could ask Julie one question about The Girl in the Gatehouse, it would be — “What led you to write a book that resembled Mansfield Park?” 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!                                                        ...

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“From the Start” Book Review...

May 11, 2015 by Rachel

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing Melissa Tagg’s newest novel From the Start which is the first book in her new series, the Walker family!   As is my custom, if I could ask Melissa one question about From the Start it would […]

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing Melissa Tagg’s newest novel From the Start which is the first book in her new series, the Walker family!   As is my custom, if I could ask Melissa one question about From the Start it would be — “Why football??” 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, on to Rachel’s Back Talk! From the Back Cover: Kate Walker used to believe in true love and happily ever after. While her own love life may have left her brokenhearted, it hasn’t kept her from churning out made-for-TV romance movie screenplays…until a major career slump and...

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“Three Little Words” Book Review...

Apr 27, 2015 by Rachel

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing Melissa Tagg’s novella Three Little Words which introduces her new series, the Walker family!   As is my custom, if I could ask Melissa one question about Three Little Words it would be — “Was it fun […]

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing Melissa Tagg’s novella Three Little Words which introduces her new series, the Walker family!   As is my custom, if I could ask Melissa one question about Three Little Words it would be — “Was it fun to have Ava and Seth arguing about everything?” 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, on to Rachel’s Back Talk! From the Back Cover: Ava Kingsley and Seth Walker might be the most unlikely friends ever. The only thing these two polar opposites have in common is a knack for wordsmithing. Back in college, they were known for...

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“Dauntless” Book Review...

Apr 20, 2015 by Rachel

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing Dina Sleiman’s newest novel, Dauntless. I had the wonderful privilege of meeting Dina at a writer’s conference last summer and I absolutely love reading her books! She is a wonderful writer and an even more wonderful person! […]

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing Dina Sleiman’s newest novel, Dauntless. I had the wonderful privilege of meeting Dina at a writer’s conference last summer and I absolutely love reading her books! She is a wonderful writer and an even more wonderful person!   As is my custom, if I could ask Dina one question about Dauntless, it would be — “What intrigued you to create a ‘Robin Hood’ type of story?” 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, on to Rachel’s Back Talk!                                  ...

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