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Thursday, October 17, 2024

FrontGate Media Blog Tour: Indescribable Atlas Adventures by Louie Giglio








With more than 50 infographic maps, this illustrated world atlas for kids will stretch your children's understanding of the world as they discover more about God, science, and His amazing world!

Indescribable Atlas Adventures offers a self-guided tour for your favorite explorer throughout the seven continents and over 50 countries. Easy-to-read maps, more than 1,500 facts, and a world map that helps kids identify each continent and country will help your child to think globally and discover new insights into God's incredible creation.

Perfect for ages 6 to 10, this book is a perfect "my first atlas of the world" gift for curious kids.








WOW!!! JUST WOW!! I am totally in AWE of Altas Adventures book! I have truly never seen such an informative and beautifully Illustrated Book! 

I really LOVE the Layout of the book. The Infographics and Illustrations of the over 50 Geographical locations throughout the world is SPECTACULAR! Each Geographical location spans 2 pages and has short blurbs of info near each picture on the pages. The book is also Christian Based and has Bible Verses and info as related to God creating the World. I feel this book is a WONDERFUL resource for Families, for Homeschool Curriculum and Sunday School Classes. I HIGHLY recommend this Book! AMAZING!! 





Louie Giglio is Pastor of Passion City Church and the Original Visionary of the Passion Movement, which exists to call a generation to leverage their lives for the fame of Jesus.

Since 1997, Passion has gathered collegiate-aged young people in events across the US and around the world, and continues to see 18-25-year-olds fill venues across the nation in pursuit of lives lived for God’s glory.



MEET THE ILLUSTRATOR & WRITER

Nicola and Tama

Nicola Anderson has been an illustrator and graphic designer since she could hold a crayon in her hand, but has been working professionally since 2001.

After many years working in the design industry, she now crafts imaginary worlds from her home studio, Ando Twins Studio, in Manchester, UK. During this time she has worked with an eclectic range of clients and has loved every minute.

Tama Fortner is a bestselling writer and ghostwriter with more than forty titles to her credit, including the ECPA Christian Book Award Winner How Great Is Our God with Louie Giglio.
With over twenty-five years of publishing experience as a writer, ghostwriter, and editor, Tama has never tired of the clickety-clack creations of the keyboard. Over the course of her career, she has been blessed to work with some of the biggest names in Christian publishing to create inspirational books for children, teens, and adults.










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Celebrate Lit Blog Tour: Trail to Love by Susan F. Craft





Book: Trail to Love

Author:Susan F. Craft

Genre: Christian Historical Romance

Release date: September 17, 2024

A widowed father…a heartbroken nanny…and a wagon train journey that will change their lives forever.

Since the death of her fiancĂ©, Anne Forbes has given up on the life she thought she’d have. After taking a role as nanny to her two young nephews, she’s grown close to her brother’s family—a replacement for the one she never had the chance to start. But when she accompanies them on the wagon trail to their new life in South Carolina, a handsome and gallant widowed father who’s also part of the group catches her eye and her heart, making her wonder if God might have plans of love for her after all. If only the beautiful woman the man escorts didn’t have her sights set on him.

Michael Harrigan never considered remarrying after the death of his wife. No woman could ever compare. But when he meets the gentlehearted Anne while escorting his sister-in-law on their journey to the Blue Ridge Mountains, he’s taken aback by Anne’s lovely voice and her compassion. As they face the trials and adventures of life on the trail, he finds himself open to the idea of marriage for the first time in many years.
But when disaster strikes the wagon train, Michael and Anne must work side-by-side to save lives. In the midst of their struggles, can they find a way to abandon their separate trails of grief and hardship for the trail to love?

 

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Christian Historical Romance is one of my favorite genre of books. Trail to Love by Susan F. Craft is Book 3 in the Great Wagon Road Series. I have been read this series from the beginning and have enjoyed the first 2 books. 

The storyline grabbed my attention from the very beginning. I really LOVE the time setting of the book, the 1700's. The 2 main characters are Anne Forbes and Michael Harrigan. Both have recently lost the love of their life and are both trying to move forward with life. Anne lost her fiance and Michael lost his wife. Michael and Anne meet on the Wagon Train that is heading to South Carolina. Anne will be a caregiver to her 2 nephews and Michael has one daughter. The journey to South Carolina had many dangers and struggles. I really LOVE how Michael stepped up to help Anne and protect her from the dangers of the Wagon Trail. Anne and Michael work together to make sure their families and others on the Wagon are kept safe from the Disease going through the Wagon Trail. I truly love how their frienship grew into something more. There were many twists in the storyline, but those kept me intrigued in the storyline. The book is filled with Faith, Romance and showing care to others. I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Christian Historical Romance. FABULOUS BOOK!






Susan F. Craft retired after a 45-year career in writing, editing, and communicating in business settings.

She authored the historical romantic suspense trilogy Women of the American Revolution—The Chamomile, Laurel, and Cassia. The Chamomile and Cassia received national Illumination Silver Awards. The Chamomile was named by the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance as an Okra Pick and was nominated for a Christy Award.

She collaborated with the International Long Riders’ Guild Academic Foundation to compile An Equestrian Writer’s Guide (www.lrgaf.org), including almost everything you’d ever want to know about horses.

An admitted history nerd, she enjoys painting, singing, listening to music, and sitting on her porch with her dog, Steeler, watching geese eat her daylilies. She most recently took up the ukulele.

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A History of Buttons

In my Christian Historical Romance, my main character, Anne Forbes, is a tailor and seamstress. When she arrives in Philadelphia from Scotland in 1753, she visits several shops and is amazed by the huge supply of buttons.

Buttons have been around for 3,000 years. Made from bone, horn, wood, metal, and seashells, they didn’t fasten anything, but were worn for decoration.

The first buttons to be used as fasteners were connected through a loop of thread. The button and buttonhole arrived in Europe in 1200, brought back by the Crusaders.

The French, who called the button a bouton for bud or bouter to push, established the Button Makers Guild in 1250. Still used for adornment, the buttons they produced were beautiful works of art.

By the mid-1300s, tailors fashioned garments with rows of buttons with matching buttonholes. Some outfits were adorned with thousands of buttons, making it necessary for people to hire professional dressers. Buttons became such a craze that the Church denounced them as the devil’s snare, referring to the ladies in their button-fronted dresses.

In 1520 for a meeting between King Francis I of France and King Henry VIII of England, King Francis’ clothing was bedecked with over 13,000 buttons, and King Henry’s clothing was similarly weighed down with buttons.

In the 16th century, the Puritans condemned the over-adornment of buttons as sinful, and soon the number of buttons required to be fashionable diminished, though they were made from gold, ivory, and diamonds.

By the mid-1600s, button makers used silver, ceramics, and silk and often hand painted buttons with portraits or scenery.

The late 17th century saw the beginning of the production by French tailors of thread buttons, little balls of thread. This angered the button artisans so much that they pressured the government to pass a law fining tailors for making thread buttons. The button makers even wanted homes and wardrobes searched and suggested that fines be levied against anyone wearing thread buttons. But in la Guerre des Boutons, it’s not clear that their demands went beyond fining of tailors.

Towards the end of the 1700s in Europe, big metallic buttons came into fashion. At this time, Napoleon introduced the use of sleeve buttons on tunics. This time period saw the development of the double-breasted jacket. When the outside of the jacket was soiled, the wearer would unbutton it, turn the soiled surface to the inside, and re-button.

Thread buttons were used on men’s shirts and other undergarments from the late 17th into the early 19th century. Cheaper, they wouldn’t break when laundresses scrubbed and beat the material. They were also used on shifts and undergarments because they were soft and comfortable. Other types of thread buttons were death head buttons, star buttons, basket buttons, and Dorset buttons.  Some said that death head buttons were called that because they resembled a skull and crossbones, memento mori, a reminder that life is short and should be lived as well as possible.  Dorset buttons originated in Dorset in southern England where they became a cottage industry. Families, prison inmates, and orphans were employed in the manufacture of thousands of Dorset buttons each year, which were used throughout the UK and exported all over the world.

Bone button molds, slightly domed on one side and flat on the other, were common in the mid to late 18th century. Button molds were used to make both cloth and thread (passementerie) covered buttons.

Horn buttons were used mostly for spatterdashes and gaitered trousers. These strong durable buttons were competitive in price with other types but available in limited numbers in the 18th century since the making of them was slow.

Many colonial American buttons were made from seashells, wood, wax, and animal bones.  The bones were boiled for 12 hours, cut into small pieces, shaved around the edges and had a hole punched through them with an awl. The shape was up to the maker — round, oval, square, rectangular, or octagonal.

Brass buttons, functional and ornamental, were also popular in colonial America. In 1750 in Philadelphia, a German immigrant, Caspar Wistar, made brass buttons guaranteed for seven years. He later opened the first successful glass making factory in the colonies.

(I want to thank the William Booth Drapers of Racine, WI, for some of the information provided in this post.  Please visit their website at  www.wmboothdraper.com where you’ll find a treasure trove of books about 17th and 18th century fashion — shoes, slippers, hats, bonnets, buttons and trimmings, etc., and Packet books about sewing. Fantastic resource.  Thank you, William Booth Drapers.)

 


Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions, October 8

Simple Harvest Reads, October 9 (Guest Review from Donna Cline)

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, October 10

DevotedToHope, October 10

Lighthouse Academy Blog, October 11 (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, October 12

Texas Book-aholic, October 13

For Him and My Family, October 13

lakesidelivingsite, October 14

Locks, Hooks and Books, October 15

An Author’s Take, October 16

Blossoms and Blessings , October 16

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, October 17

Life on Chickadee Lane, October 18

Karen Baney Reviews, October 19

Holly’s Book Corner, October 19

Books You Can Feel Good About, October 20

Cover Lover Book Review, October 21

Pause for Tales, October 21



To celebrate her tour, Susan is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon card!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

JustRead Tours Blog Tour: 70 North by Kimberly Woodhouse

70 North JustRead Takeover + Review Blitz

Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for 70 North by Kimberley Woodhouse hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!



70 North Title: 70 North 
Series: Alaskan Cyber Hunters #3 
Author: Kimberley Woodhouse 
Publisher: Kregel Publications 
Release Date: October 15, 2024 
Genre: Christian Mystery & Suspense

The Cyber Solutions team has managed to stay one step ahead of the madman who has killed so many. From the original 26 Below cyberattack in Fairbanks to the 8 DOWN serial murders in Anchorage and beyond, they matched wits with the killer and stopped him from reaching his ultimate goals.

But final judgment is coming. And this time, there may be no defeating him. 

David "Mac" McPherson has a personal stake in making sure this predator stays down for good. His family died in the cyberattack. Mac knows that God says "vengeance is mine"—but surely an exception can be made. 

Surgeon Tracie Hunter is determined to stay sober and keep saving lives in Fairbanks, Alaska—even if it means being a little obsessive. After all, that same kind of determination is how she kept Mac alive after the murderer targeted him. And she won't let Mac run himself into the grave looking for payback; he's come to mean too much to her. 

Then someone hacks into the system at Tracie's previous job as a medical examiner and frames her in a murder cover-up. There's no one else skilled enough to create a digital trail this incriminating—the killer is back in action, exploiting cybersecurity weaknesses to destroy lives. Can Mac stay focused and stop the next attack when his own vulnerability is exposed? Or will his need to make someone pay for his pain allow the maniac to pull ahead and win at last?


I have been a fan of Kimberley Woodhouse's books for many years. 70 North is Book 3 in the Alaskan Cyber Hunters series. I have been anxiously awaiting this book since finishing Book 2 in the series! 

I started reading the book as soon as I received it and I could not put it down. The 2 main characters in this book are David "Mac" McPherson and Tracie Hunter. Mac really wants to catch the predator and Tracie Hunter is the surgeon who helped save Mac when the serial killer attacked him. Tracie is determined to stay sober and protect Mac, although it is Tracie who might need the protection when she is framed for a murder. I LOVE how Mac and Tracie really care for one another while trying to stay away from the killer. They both have had major life changes so they need to work through some things. I LOVE how they rely on their faith and decide to let God lead them and put their trust in God. This book is one of Faith, Forgiveness and teamwork. There are so many twists and turns in the story that keep the reader intrigued.    I am sad this is the last book in this series, it has been an AMAZING series!  I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Christian Suspense Romance books. AWESOME BOOK!





 

PURCHASE LINKS: Goodreads | Kregel Publications | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Christianbook | Bookshop | BookBub

More Books from this Series: 

26 Below 8 Down




Kimberley Woodhouse

Kimberley Woodhouse is the best-selling author of more than thirty books and novellas, including A Deep Divide, Bridge of Gold, and The Mayflower Bride, as well as the coauthor of the Heart of Alaska series with Tracie Peterson. Kimberley’s writing has earned a Carol Award, the Christian Market Novel of the Year, the Holt Medallion, and many others. A proud former resident of Alaska, she now lives and writes in Colorado where she's traded in her hat of "Craziest Mom" for "Nana the Great."

Connect with Kimberley by visiting kimberleywoodhouse.com to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates.




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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

JustRead Tours Blog Tour: Return of the Son by D.M. Griffin

Return to the Son JustRead Blog Tour

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Return of the Son by D.M. Griffin, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!



Return of the Son

Title: Return of the Son Series: The Encounter #4 Author: D.M. Griffin Publisher: Independently published Release Date: October 10, 2024 Genre: Biblical Fiction

Her life was perfect. At least her childhood was. Eve never wanted anything except her father's presence. As a prominent advisor to the evil King Herod, Eve's father was split between his duties to the king and his duties as the only living parent for his daughter. With no heir to claim his family's land, Eve's father did what any loving father would do. He arranged for her betrothal. But this wasn't just any betrothal. Her potential husband was related to the king she despised. With a rough marital journey ahead of her, she tenuously clings to the promises of God. Not sharing her father's enthusiasm or respect for the Herodian dynasty, Eve acted like the spoiled child she was upon first meeting her betrothed. With faulty expectations and prejudiced opinions, she did what she would to ruin the marriage before it began. It wasn't until it was almost too late that Eve's eyes were open and she saw the opportunity to experience love for the divine intervention that it was. Fraught with political intrigue and personal challenges, would Eve be able to fully surrender to the life God wanted her to live by loving a man she thought she could never love? When that man's shadows chase the family into the future, would Eve's son pay the ultimate price? Or would God intervene there too? Could He? Only a single, unforeseen encounter could answer Eve's impossible question. Does love truly conquer death? 


A few months ago I really started getting interested in Biblical Fiction. I didn't find it too interesting before then.  Return of the Son by D.M. Griffin is the latest book in this genre that I have read. It is Book 4 in the Encounter Series. It is the last book in the series, but they are all Stand Alone books as well. 

WOW, this 4th book is the most interesting in this series. I had previously read others in this series and they were slow reading for me. The Return of the Son grabbed me from the first few pages and kept my interest throughout the book. Eve is the main character of the book and she felt she had a great childhood being raised solely by her Dad. He is now an advisor to King Herod, and Eve does not like King Herod. She feels her life isn't going as she had planned. Her Dad secures her a betrohal, to someone who is related to King Herod. Eve is not to happy to be in an arranged marriage to someone whom she feels she will despise for life. Eve meets with her potential future husband and does things that might help her win freedom from this arranged marriage. She soon realizes that the potential husband isn't as bad as she thought he would be. I LOVED this book from the beginning. I really feel the Biblical message in this book is "To Trust God with all your heart" and that God's plan is greater then our plans. Eve realized this in time to save the potential marriage and enjoy life as God had planned for her. I   HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Biblical Fiction. WONDERFUL  BOOK!





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DM Griffin

D.M. Griffin lives in California but grew up in beautiful New England. As a married woman with three adult children, she enjoys spending her time crafting novels that enhance the truth of Scripture. Her characters are biblically based and entirely captivating. She launched Devoted Steps Ministry in 2016. Besides keeping up with the daily prayers and devotionals on the devotedsteps.com website, she works at a local church. She is an avid reader as well as a writer. Long walks around the lake offer her space for inspiration. Besides biblical fiction, she also writes speculative Christian fiction novels.

Connect with D.M. Griffin by visiting devotedsteps.com to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates.


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Return of the Son JustRead Tours blog giveaway

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight October 15, 2024 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on October 22, 2024. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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