Book Reviews and Author Q&As: UPDATES! Plus, a chat with Sandy.

Welcome! After several months of Book Reviews and Author Q&As, I have updates for you on some of the upcoming sequels we discussed. Also, I'm planning some big changes for the Timeless Love Blog and I want to tell you about them first.

Book Reviews and Author Q&As: Updates!

Remember. . .

Book Reviews and Author Q&As: Episode 1: Simon by Author Jennifer Jennings?

The sequel, Salome (Servant Siblings Series, Book 7) will be here: May 16, 2025 (Pre-Order Now!)

Salome by Author Jenifer Jennings

"Salome bat Joseph struggled to make herself heard as the youngest of eight siblings, often choosing silence over conflict. Raised fatherless and cared for by her oldest brother Jesus, His strong, nurturing presence was the only fatherly influence she had known.

After Jesus revealed Himself as the Messiah, Salome eagerly followed Him, inspired by His strength and the transformative power He represented. Under His guidance, she learns to use her voice to advocate for change and to speak the truth with boldness.

When the Pharisees send one of their own to hunt down followers of the Way, Salome bravely speaks out against them. Her defiance leads to her imprisonment by the Romans, leaving her fate uncertain. Will Salome’s words secure her freedom, or will they seal her doom?"

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Book Reviews and Author Q&As Episode 2: Take My Hand and Hold Your Breath by Author Kristen Hogrefe Parnell?

Watch Your Back (Crossroads Suspense Book 3) by Kristen Hogrefe Parnell is here!

"Private Investigator Avery Reynolds leads the charge to expose Tampa's supposedly “extinct” mob. The crime boss responsible for her foster brother’s death is within her grasp—until she hits a wall in the form of Ethan Bridger, a Coast Guard veteran who unknowingly derails her sting operation. When the elusive “Big Eddie” comes out of hiding, he targets their mutual friends about to tie the knot.

Avery sets aside her angst toward Ethan to focus on ending the crime boss’s reign of terror. But working together exposes her trust issues and his PTSD stemming from a comrade's tragedy. When Avery goes solo into a prisoner exchange operation, she discovers her vulnerability too late—and must lean on Ethan and the God she thought had abandoned her. But will that help reach her in time?"

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Book Reviews and Author Q&As Episode 4: Julia Monroe Begins Again by Author Rebekah Millet

The Sequel, Kate Landry Has A Plan (Beignets for Two) by Author Rebekah Millet is here!

"Forty-year-old Kate Landry's carefully planned life has become as messy as the powdered sugar on her famous beignets. Juggling the responsibilities of running her café, raising her teenage niece, and the emotional baggage from her breakup, Kate finds her world once again turned upside down when her first-ever crush, Micah Guidry, returns to town as the hunky local librarian.

As Kate struggles to implement her plans to expand her café amid the New Orleans Mardi Gras madness and the meddling of her conniving ex-fiancé, Micah becomes the unwitting hero of her misadventures, stirring up feelings she thought she'd long buried. How can falling in love in the Big Easy be this hard?"

And Remember . . .

Last month in Book Reviews and Author Q&As Episode 6, I told you about Author Sara Brunvold's new book, The Atlas of Untold Stories, which will be here on June 17, 2025 (Pre Order here!)

Here is more about The Atlas of Untold Stories by Author Sara Brunsvold:

"Pile into Chloe Vance’s questionably reliable yellow SUV along with her mom, Edie, and sister, Lauren, as they embark on a bookish road trip. The nine-day journey will bring them (and you) to significant literary sites throughout America’s heartland. And as they experience firsthand the adventure and wonder of the classics, they’ll have to come to terms with their own needs and desires, as well as those of the most important women in their lives–each other."

If you're looking for some marvellous stories, you'll find them in these books! I'd love to know if you've read any of them! Comment below.

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A Chat with Sandy

I'm so grateful for each of my readers. Especially for those wonderful subscribers who comment, like, share, and email their encouragement. Your support has helped me through some discouraging times on this crazy journey to becoming an author.

Early in my writing career, I received the advice to build a website and start a blog, and I did. Despite being seriously technologically challenged, I taught myself everything I know about those two online endeavors, and many other technical tasks necessary to do my job. Since 2018, I've faithfully written blog after blog, from poetry to short stories to novel research to book reviews and author interviews.

But I'm rethinking my methods, mainly because I'm facing some huge writing projects that will take many hours of work over the next few months at least. Though I've enjoyed learning and blogging, I want my efforts to appeal to a wider audience of Christian fiction readers, writers, and women in general.

Since my readers seem to respond to various blogs differently, I'm excited to say that beginning next month, I plan to have shorter sections which incorporate a variety of topics. The blog will become more like a newsletter. In fact, it will be my newsletter. But it won't just be about me. Instead, I'll include some of the more popular subjects from my past blogs and a few new ones, too.

Your turn. I want to hear what you think about this change in format.

In truth, no matter what style I use, unless these blogs/newsletters are shared, commented on, and liked, the algorithms will not put my posts in front of people. Thus, I need your help to grow.

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