28 February 2025

bravo | first line friday + the friday 56

first line friday is hosted weekly by reading is my superpower.
book beginnings is hosted weekly by rose city reader.
the friday 56 is hosted weekly by my head is full of books.

happy friday!

it's the final day of february, and i'm finishing up this first book in a new romantic-suspense series from jessica ashley. it starts a little slow, as bradyn returns home after a mission, but there's definitely no shortage of action, danger, and how-can-this-end-well moments...

26 February 2025

anything | book review + giveaway

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Two guarded hearts.
He’s breaking down walls and she’s building them higher.
A match made in Heaven, or a blueprint for disaster?

After the fiery downward spiral of senior year, Kit Talbot crash-lands on a quirky college campus where traditions rule and dorm floors act more like family. It’s just weird enough to keep her mind off the wreckage she’s leaving behind.

Enter Levi Whitaker, known as the swooniest guy on campus. Magnetic, confident, and far too much like the ex who sent her life into that PTSD-tainted nosedive. Levi seems to be everywhere, focused on her like she’s the only girl in the world—even indulging her sugar addiction with delivered treats. But Kit’s self-preservation instincts are sharper than ever, and she deflects him like Wonder Woman blocking bullets.

That is, until Levi’s quiet faith and humble apology start to break down Kit’s defenses. He loves Jesus in the dreamiest way, looks like wow, and … somehow triggers the flashbacks she fights so hard to avoid. Every minute with him is a risk she isn’t sure she should take. Should she protect them both from the chaos of her life or learn a bravery that feels irresponsible?

As Kit fights to keep her life safe and manageable, she leans into her faith, clinging to the Bible verses God whispers to her heart. Clearly, he’s up to something, but the healing she prays for isn’t happening the way she wants.

Why is God silent on the prayer she needs most?

publisher: independently published
release date: february 1, 2025


every hour until then | can't wait wednesday

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happy wednesday!

yesterday, gabrielle meyer shared the cover for timeless book #6, so i've got a little extra excitement to continue the series right now.

25 February 2025

jesus loves me, this i know | book review + giveaway

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The words of a favorite childhood song in a crinkly cloth book for babies.

A cuddly way to introduce babies and toddler to Jesus through the beloved song many parents and grandparents learned as children.

This soft book features crinkle cloth fabric for sensory development and hours of baby fun. Charming illustrations teach infants and toddlers about Jesus as they see children holding hands with him and sitting on his lap! Jesus Loves Me, This I Know includes a shiny mirror on the last page, placing the baby at the heart of God’s love.

A Velcro closure and a hanging loop can attach the book to a stroller, purse, or toy so it can go wherever they do.

publisher: kregel children's books
release date: february 25, 2025


20 February 2025

the novel adventures of natalie daughtry | book review + giveaway

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In pursuit of a rare book, will Natalie and Mason find each other again?

With her twenty-plus-year marriage on the brink of collapse, bookish Natalie Daughtry immerses herself in her new bookstore job. When the mysterious Caspar gathers Natalie and her friends Everleigh and Brooke for the second time, she’s ready for an adventure to disperse the turmoil clouding her marriage. Caspar enlists their help in searching for a rumored copy of Lewis Carroll’s handwritten and illustrated manuscript of Alice’s Adventures Under Ground. Natalie is immediately enticed–this is the perfect distraction.

But then Mason joins the team, and suddenly Natalie and her husband are side-by-side on the search for this elusive treasure. Being forced to work together has them tumbling deep into their past, seeking answers to old misunderstandings. When they emerge from the rabbit hole, things aren’t the same. Will they rediscover the love that once held the pages of their life together?

publisher: kregel publications
release date: march 18, 2025


other books in the series

the hidden key of brooke sumner