Love is patient,
love is kind,
it does not envy,
it does not brag,
it is not puffed up,
it does not behave inappropriately,
it does not seek its own way,
it is not provoked,
it keeps no account of wrong,
it does not rejoice over injustice
but rejoices in the truth,
it bears all things,
it believes all things,
it hopes all things,
it endures all things.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Rotten Peaches is a gripping epic filled with disturbing and unforgettable insights into the human condition. Love, lust, race and greed. How far will you go? Two women. Two men. One happy ending. It takes place in Canada, the U.S. and South Africa. Nature or nurture. South Africa, racism and old prejudices — these are hardly old topics but what happens when biological half-siblings meet with insidious intentions? Can their moral corruption be blamed on genetics — were they born rotten to begin with? And what happens when they meet up with more of their ilk? What further havoc can be wreaked, with devastating familial consequences?
“Wow. Just wow. Lisa de Nikolits’ Rotten Peaches blew me away. A dark, compulsive, and addictive story in which the characters’ secrets and needs conflict with each other and fold back in on themselves in an ever-tightening noose, Rotten Peaches will keep readers gripped until the very last page. Highly recommended!”
—Karen Dionne, internationally bestselling author of The Marsh King’s Daughter
Book Details:
Genre: Noir Suspense Thriller Published by: Inanna Poetry & Fiction Series Publication Date: September 20th 2018 Number of Pages: 300 ISBN: 1771335297 (ISBN13: 9781771335294) Purchase Links: Amazon | Inanna | Goodreads
Originally from South Africa, Lisa de Nikolits has lived in Canada since 2000. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Philosophy and has lived in the U.S.A., Australia and Britain. Her seventh novel, No Fury Like That will be published in Italian, under the title Una furia dell’altro mondo, in 2019. Previous works include The Hungry Mirror, West of Wawa, A Glittering Chaos, Witchdoctor’s Bones; Between The Cracks She Fell and The Nearly Girl. Lisa lives and writes in Toronto and her very new book, Rotten Peaches is hot off the press to reader and literary acclaim. Lisa a member of the Sisters in Crime, Toronto Chapter, Sisters in Crime, Mesdames of Mayhem, The International Thriller Writers.
Praise Adonai, for He is good, for His lovingkindness endures forever.
Praise the God of gods, for His lovingkindness endures forever.
Praise the Lord of lords, for His lovingkindness endures forever,
who alone did great wonders, for His lovingkindness endures forever,
who made the heavens by wisdom, for His lovingkindness endures forever,
who spread the earth on the waters, for His lovingkindness endures forever,
who made great lights, for His lovingkindness endures forever –
the sun to rule by day, for His lovingkindness endures forever,
the moon and stars to rule by night, for His lovingkindness endures forever.
Psalm 136:1-9
These coloring books contain Bible stories and scripture on every page to enhance your child’s coloring adventure through God’s story. Featuring beloved characters from the bestselling video series Buck Denver Asks…What’s in the Bible?, this collection is sure to bring hours of fun and connection for your family.
ISLAND BREEZES
These two coloring books take a child all the way through the Bible. The pictures are easy for a child to read and color.
I like that the pages are perforated making it easier to remove the page to hang on the front of the fridge or to send in a letter or card to aunties and grandparents.
These two books make me want to break out a box of crayons and start coloring. Thank you JellyTelly Press.
***Book provided without charge by Canaan Byrd at Hachette Book Group.***
JellyTelly is a unique online network for families, developed with VeggieTales© and What’s In the Bible? creator Phil Vischer. As a faith-based alternative to other children’s entertainment, JellyTelly provides families with a safe place to learn and play online and help raise the next generation of Christians. JellyTelly hosts faith-based videos, games, and devotionals created and curated to entertain your children while teaching them about God and faith.
Go here to find out more about JellyTelly.
God Made the World
By Hannah C. Hall
Brothers Clive & Ian go on a picnic and discover that God created the whole world for us to enjoy.
From the bestselling video series Buck Denver Asks…What’s in the Bible? comes a new series of fun, easy-to-read board books designed just for preschoolers. Written by bestselling children’s book author, Hannah Hall, the series features charming illustrations and helps parents teach their children about God’s Creation and His love for them.
ISLAND BREEZES
This is a delightful board book. It’s a good book to help teach toddlers about God and His creation. Clive asks questions that any young child might ask, including “Why?” Ian always has a good answer which is simple enough for a child to understand, yet deep as well.
There are three other books in this series which I’m sure are good mates for this one. The set of four are complimentary and expand on God’s creations.
***Book provided without charge by Canaan Byrd at Hachette Book Group.***
Hannah C. Hall writes books for kids, blogs for their moms, and many a forgotten grocery list. She loves Jesus, her husband Josh, their five incredible kids, crock pot dinners, extra desserts, and those rare and wonderful occasions when the laundry room is tidy. Visit her at HannahCHall.com.
Who I Am with You
By Robin Lee Hatcher
For these two broken hearts, the first step toward love will be a huge leap of faith.
Jessica Mason isn’t looking for love when she meets Ridley Chesterfield. Instead she is still reeling from the tragic, unexpected loss of her husband and daughter—and awaiting the arrival of her unborn child. Harboring the secret of her husband’s betrayal, her pain is deeper than anyone knows.
Ridley Chesterfield is hiding out in Hope Springs, Idaho, avoiding a political scandal and the barrage of false media headlines that have tarnished his good name. The last thing Ridley wants is a relationship—but when fate leads Ridley to form a friendship with his reclusive and pregnant neighbor, he wonders if this small-town hideout might be more of a long-term destination.
When Jessica begins to read her great-grandfather’s Bible, she finds a connection with a man she never knew. Somehow the verses he marked and the words he wrote in the margins open her heart to healing. And as Ridley and Jessica help each other forgive the people who have broken their hearts, they must decide if the past will define them or if they will choose to love again.
Who I Am with You weaves together a modern-day romance with Jessica’s great-grandfather’s story from the 1930s, reminding us that some truths can cross generations and that faith has the power to transform families forever.
Who I Am with You is the first book in Robin’s new “A Legacy of Faith” series.
ISLAND BREEZES
Two Neighbors. Both alone and with secrets. Both hiding from the world.
A stray dog decides to adopt Ridley, and because of this dog, the neighbors slowly begin to interact.
Eventually, they become friends although misunderstandings get in the way at times.
There’s also a backstory woven in that’s just as intriguing as Jessica and Ridley’s present day relationship.
These two stories show that two together are much more than each alone.
Thank you, Ms Hatcher, for the two-in-one experience in this book.
***Book provided without charge by Audra Jennings PR.***
Robin Lee Hatcher is the author of over 75 novels and novellas with over five million copies of her books in print. She is known for her heartwarming and emotionally charged stories of faith, courage, and love. Robin is an ACFW Carol Award winner and an eight-time finalist and has won two RITA Awards and been a finalist eleven times. Her numerous other awards include the Christy Award, the HOLT Medallion, the National Reader’s Choice Award, and the Faith, Hope & Love Reader’s Choice Award. She is also the recipient of prestigious Lifetime Achievement Awards from both American Christian Fiction Writers and Romance Writers of America.
When not writing, she enjoys being with her family, spending time in the beautiful Idaho outdoors, Bible art journaling, reading books that make her cry, watching romantic movies, and decorative planning. A mother and grandmother, Robin and her husband make their home on the outskirts of Boise, sharing it with a demanding Papillon dog and a persnickety tuxedo cat.
For more information, visit www.robinleehatcher.com, Facebook: robinleehatcher, Twitter: @robinleehatcher and Instagram @robinleehatcher.
Boise Montague’s life in Los Angeles has fallen apart. After his wife dies, he returns to the tiny island where he grew up. Unfortunately, coming home doesn’t bring him the peace he’s looking for. Things have changed drastically since his last visit. The island has moved on and so have the people he once knew. When Boise tries to find the one friend he thinks he can count on to be there for him, he’s confronted with another death. A murder. A murder that the police did not think important enough to investigate thoroughly. Boise wants answers. He enlists a local reporter named Dana, who has theories of her own, to help him dig deeper. With not much left to lose, a bone to pick with the justice system, and a relentless partner, Boise sets out to do what the police would not: solve the murder of Roger Black. The island of St. Thomas is a gleaming tropical paradise. Welcome to the Caribbean, where murder is as common as sunshine.
Book Details:
Genre: Mystery (Caribbean Noir)
Published by: Acorn Publishing
Publication Date: June 25, 2018
Number of Pages: 336
ISBN: 1947392166 (ISBN13: 9781947392168)
Series: Boise #1
Purchase Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Goodreads
ISLAND BREEZES
It’s hard to go back home, especially if you’ve been gone very long. it’s never the same. Boise thought he was going home to his island paradise. Lots of luck with that one.
People change. Sometimes they die. That can really mess with your head. Boise found that out. Was he running away or was he running to? It didn’t really matter. All he wanted to do was find his friend. Then he wanted to find out the truth about his death.
He and Dana, a reporter, teamed up to uncover the mess that was happening on the island. In the midst of their investigation, Boise seemed to be in over his head.
This was another one of the books that kept me guessing just who dun it. I loved the location. I used to be in St Thomas every week with one of my prior jobs. Mr. Desrochers made me just a bit homesick for St Thomas and its people.
I’m really looking forward to another book pairing up Boise and Dana.
***Book provided without charge by PICT.***
Behind me, the door I’d entered through opened. A very tan redhead showing signs of aging from many days spent in the sun entered carrying a laptop bag and shouldering a camera. A red Carnegie Mellon University baseball cap that looked like it had been run over by a garbage truck covered part of her tough, but beautiful face. She looked me over like I was a mongrel who’d wandered in begging for table scraps.
“You need something?” She dropped her stuff down on the cushioned chair next to the counter.
“Uh, yes, I wondered if I could get some clippings or microfilm or copies or whatever it is newspapers give for issues two to eight years old. Are they digitized yet?” I stammered.
“Seriously, what do you want?” She pulled her Ray-Bans off and the gray-blue of her eyes stunned me for a moment. Using her sunglasses, she tapped my shoulder. “Hello?”
The faint odor of cigarette smoke assaulted me when she got close.
“Clippings, you know, news from the past,” I said.
As she slipped the glasses into a case from her purse she said, “Yes, but you implied that something here was digitized.” She pursed her thin lips. “This newspaper went online three years ago, so, the last three years are available online in the archives section if you buy a subscription. You a subscriber?”
“I don’t have a subscription,” I said defensively.
“Figures. This is why my job is constantly in danger. Everyone expects news for free.” Her fine hair moved in a blur as she shook her head derisively while she rummaged for something in her bag.
“Hey, I’m happy to buy a subscription. I support journalism,” I said. It sounded lame.
We both flinched as a thunderous banging rang through the room as something or someone hit the other side of a door to my left.
She threw her hands up, exclaiming, “Not again!”
“What? What’s that?” I said.
“Calling the cops,” she sang out. “They said they’re gonna start charging us if this happened again,” she whispered.
Another, more urgent banging erupted through the room. The reporter had her cell out.
“Wait,” I said. “Is it really that dangerous?”
“No, just annoying.” She pressed a button on her phone. “You believe this? Now I’m on hold. I could probably walk over to the police station faster. He’ll probably take a dump on the floor by the time we get back.”
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Excerpt from Dark Paradise by Gene Desrochers. Copyright © 2018 by Gene Desrochers. Reproduced with permission from Gene Desrochers. All rights reserved.
Gene Desrochers hails from a dot in the Caribbean Sea called St. Thomas. He grew up with minimal supervision and free-roaming animals in a guesthouse that also served as a hospital during wartime. He has spent his life steadily migrating west, and now finds himself in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife, cats, and kids. After a lifetime of writing and telling short stories, he ventured into the deep end, publishing his first novel, Dark Paradise in 2018. If you ask, he will regale you with his Caribbean accent and tennis prowess.
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Do you make New Year’s resolutions? You shouldn’t. I quit making them years ago. I learned to make SMART goals. They’re much more attainable. this is something you should try. What makes them smart?
An example of a resolution – “I want to eat healthier this year.”
An example of a goal – “I will start reading nutrition labels each time I go grocery shopping.”
Try it. SMART is smarter.
Now we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.
What then shall we say in view of these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how shall He not also with Him freely give us all things?
Romans 8:28, 31-32
TLV
The beginning and end of the life of Jesus, our Messiah.
For to us a child is born,
a son will be given to us,
and the government will b upon His shoulder.
His Name will be called
Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God
My Father of Eternity,
Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
And then a new beginning for us all.
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal live. God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him.
John 3:16, 17
