The Swaddling Clothes By Amber Schamel About the Book Through the ages, many stories have been told about Mary, Joseph and the birth of the Messiah. Stories of shepherds and sheep, kings, angels, and stables. But there is one story that has never been told. One story that has remained hidden in the fabric of…
Month: March 2014
Prism Tours: Death by the Book Grand Finale
A themed review tour by Prism Book Tours… It’s the Grand Finale for Death by the Book by Julianna Deering Did you learn a little more about Drew Farthering and this suspenseful series? If you missed any of the posts, go back and check them out now! Then go on and enter the giveaway, if…
CSFF Blog Tour: The Staff and the Sword
The central question of The Staff and the Sword is who will be the next king – Illustra’s soteregia, who will die to save the kingdom. When the church casts the lots for the answer, half the lots say Liam and half say Errol. Errol is the staff, for this is his weapon, the weapon…
CSFF Blog Tour: A Draw of Kings
The kingdom of Illustra is faced by a two-front war. Or a three-front war. It depends at how many different points the foreign hordes can force their way into the country. Illustra needs to find their soteregia, their savior-king. Then they will crown him. Then he will go and fight for them. Then he will…
CSFF Blog Tour: A Draw of Kings, and an Irish Prayer
First came A Cast of Stones, and then The Hero’s Lot. What could be next but A Draw of Kings? With A Draw of Kings, Patrick W. Carr concludes The Staff and the Sword trilogy. The first books of the trilogy have both been nominated for the 2014 Clive Staples Award, making it really easy…
Interview: Anne Elisabeth Stengl (+ Giveaway!)
Anne Elisabeth Stengl is the author of the popular Tales of Goldstone Wood – a series boasting six full-length novels and one novella, with a seventh novel due out in autumn. Her novel Shadow Hand was released just this month. Here is my interview with Anne Elisabeth, discussing Shadow Hand, the Tales of Goldstone Wood,…
Feature: Shadow Hand and Golden Daughter
I have a fun announcement today. On Wednesday, I will be interviewing Anne Elisabeth Stengl, author of the Tales of Goldstone Woods, including the newly-released Shadow Hand. She has generously provided a copy of Shadow Hand for a giveaway, so along with the interview I’ll be hosting a giveaway. You will find, directly below, the…
Cover Art, Maps, and The Valley of Decision
I am pleased to announce that the cover of The Valley of Decision (due to be published May 31, 2014) has been completed. Some of the concept art centered around mountains, valleys, and the image of a soldier, but I’m glad we went with this one. The map is actually a map of the countries…
Character Profiles: The Long-Lost …
She felt like she was talking to a scared animal, and her heart went out to him, much as it had gone out to Nugget when she’d found him as a puppy. Something about his face looked familiar – a thought that had never occurred to her before. She’d seen him bouncing through town, but…