Between the Covers of a Book
A Big Apple Christmas
By Vasthi Reyes Acosta, Gail Sattler, Lynette Sowell, and Carrie Turansky “A Contemporary romance collection that captures the sights and sounds of the Christmas season in New York City.” Since I’m a navit New Yorker (Long Islander) this is a must read for me. But if you love romance, Christmas or New York, it should…
The Trophy Wives Club by Kristin Billerbeck
This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing THE TROPHY WIVES CLUBAvon Inspire (September 4, 2007) by Kristin Billerbeck Kristin Billerbeck was born in Redwood City, California. She went to San Jose State University and majored in Advertising, then worked at the Fairmont Hotel in PR, a small ad agency as an account exec, and…
Demon: A Memoir
It is October 1st, time for the FIRST Day Blog Tour! (Join our alliance! Click the button!) The FIRST day of every month we will feature an author and his/her latest book’s FIRST chapter! This month’s feature author is: TOSCA LEE and her book: Demon: A Memoir (NavPress, 2007) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tosca Lee received…
One Step Over the Border by Stephen Bly
Since I’m in Dallas, I thought it fitting to introduce you to a modern day cowboy story by Stephen Bly. It’s a romp. A road adventure. It’s a romantic comedy with character. Some call it CowboyLit. Rodeo cowboy Hap Bowman’s on a quest to find Juanita, the gal of his dreams. Trouble is, he hasn’t…
Sushi for One? Character Tell All (With a little help from Camy Tang!)
How did you come up with the Asian Chicklit idea? I basically decided to write what I wanted to read. I like Amy Tan, but I wanted something funny and light-hearted and a little stupid. I enjoy both chick lit and romance, so I wrote a story about a single Asian American girl and the…
Pray Before You Leap
I just finished reading Camy Tang’s Sushi for One? I thoroughly enjoyed being immersed in the Asian culture as well as the life of die-hard volleyball player. I used to play volleyball in junior high and high school so it was fun getting to relive my sports playing days, though I was no where near…
When the Nile Turns Red by DiAnn Mills
Award-winning author, DiAnn Mills, launched her career in 1998 with the publication of her first book. Currently she has over forty books in print and has sold more than a million copies. DiAnn believes her readers should “Expect an Adventure.” Her desire is to show characters solving real problems of today from a Christian perspective…
Self Doubts and a Whole lot of Research
My first draft, and synopsis is finished! Now it’s time for me to go back and make sure my plot and police proceedure lines up. I feel a bit overwhelmed with all the research that is in front of me. Maybe I should have researched everything first, but if I did I’d never finish the…
Sushi For One
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Sushi for One? (Zondervan, September 1, 2007) by CAMY TANG ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Camy Tang is a member of CFBA and is a loud Asian chick who writes loud Asian chick-lit. She grew up in Hawaii, but now lives in San Jose, California, with her engineer…
Sushi for One?
It is September 1st, time for the FIRST Day Blog Tour! (Join our alliance! Click the button!) The FIRST day of every month we will feature an author and his/her latest book’s FIRST chapter! This month’s feature author is: CAMY TANG and her book: Sushi for One? (Zondervan, September 1, 2007) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Camy…