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Monday, January 6, 2025

Author Spotlight: Christian Nonfiction from Joe Bill Campbell

This morning, I am featuring a author Joe Bill Campbell in our author spotlight! Check out Christian nonfiction books, Just Win Baby: The Game of Life and Virtue Triumphs Vice & learn about the author!

 

JUST WIN BABY: THE GAME OF LIFE

101 Game Changing Christian Devotionals for Young Athletes/Young Adults

 

Christian Nonfiction / Sports / History

Date Published: November 10, 2023

Publisher: WestBow Press


 

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About the Book

Just Win Baby contains 101 devotionals to help young athletes and young adults navigate life with Jesus Christ as their head coach.

Joe Bill Campbell, a successful trial attorney, former college athlete, and a Christian gives each devotional a title derived from a word, term, expression, idiom, or metaphor that comes from the sports world but is used in everyday living. Following each title are Bible verses that provide context and meaning to the titled expression.

The Bible verses are followed by a message to the young athlete and/or young adult, explaining how the term or expression plays a role in daily life. The author follows up each message with insights on how to win at the game of life with Jesus Christ leading the way. At the close of each devotional is space to write your own comments, notes, and reflections.

The bottom line is the only way to achieve victory—in this life and in the life beyond—by developing a personal relationship with your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.


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Virtue Triumphs Vice

 

Christian Nonfiction / Bible Study

Date Published: September 17, 2024

 

 

About the Book

Which emotion do you value the most: love or hate? Who do you respect and cherish the most: your friends or your enemies? What do you prefer to hear: the truth or lies? What means more to you: success or failure? What would you rather experience: joy or sadness? How do you see the glass of water: half full or half empty? Where do you want to spend eternity: heaven or hell? 133 million Americans go to work every day, 3.5 billion worldwide. There are more than 30 million small businesses in America. Every person, indeed, every business, has three things in common: a place to work (workplace), a culture (environment); and a CHOICE. You can choose to be virtuous or to engage in vices. Virtue Triumphs Vice uses expressions, idioms, and metaphors, supported by Christian scripture and common sense, to bring Christian values to the workplace to improve the culture. There are approximately 1.3 million violent workplace victimizations in American every year. Virtue Triumphs Vice seeks to improve the workplace environment in a manner that is not only pleasing to owners, employers, employees, but more importantly, to God.

 

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About the Author
 

A lifetime of faith, integrity, and commitment to God’s will.

Welcome to the official website of Joe Bill Campbell! Joe Bill is a lifelong resident of Bowling Green, Kentucky, who has spent more than 50 years practicing law as a high-stakes litigator. A dedicated servant leader and former President of the Kentucky Bar Association, Joe Bill has been recognized as one of Kentucky’s top lawyers and is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. Now, in his retirement, Joe Bill has turned his passion toward writing Christian devotionals. His works reflect a lifetime of faith, integrity, and commitment to God’s will.

Here, you’ll discover his published devotionals, including Virtue Triumphs Vice and Just Win Baby: The Game of Life, as well as his upcoming release The Christian Lawyer: Not an Oxymoron. Joe Bill believes in the transformative power of faith, family, and friendship, and he shares these values through his writing.

Thank you for visiting! We invite you to explore Joe Bill’s journey and the wisdom he shares through his devotionals.

 


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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Jamell Crouthers Author Spotlight & Giveaway

This morning, I am featuring author Jamell Crouthers! Learn about Jamell Crouthers and his books--and enter the giveaway at the end of this post!

Code Blue: An Oath to the Badge and Gun 
Code Blue Book 1 
by Jamell Crouthers 
Genre: Fiction 

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Doing the right thing is never easy. But are you willing to lose everything to keep your integrity? 

Gary has been on the police force for a few years. He feels he’s doing a great job of serving and protecting his community. Soon he realizes that he’s part of a police force where there are some police officers who dishonor the oath they all took to protect and serve their city and he knows what is going on around him is all wrong. 

He has a decision to make, whether to report it and risk his career and his badge or be part of the cover-up. He chronicles all of these events where he talks about different cases and everything that occurred during that time period. 

While this book chronicles the life of a police officer, it’s told from a perspective that is normally not done. This book addresses racial issues and whether good cops know who the bad ones are and what can be done about it. 

What will Gary decide to do? Will he blindly obey code blue or protect the people? 

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I Woke Up a Black Man 
by Jamell Crouthers 
Genre: Ficton 

About the Book

Eric a white man wakes up one morning to find out he's a black man. While he does freak out, his life doesn't stop because of this. He goes out into the world to find out the stories his best friend Warren tells of being a black man has truth to them. Eric soon realizes that there is a huge race problem that exists in this country. After his experiences of being a black man, he understands that his white privilege has allowed him to get by in life and that change must happen and it starts with him. Sometimes to understand the racial issues that exist in this world, the roles must be reversed… 

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The World in Ruins: A Travel Into the Future 
by Jamell Crouthers 
Genre: Fiction 

About the Book

A young teenager named Derek is seeing the world and how terrible it is in the current time he’s living in. He goes into the future in a dream he has and travels 50 years into the future, only to find out the world is in disarray and it’s in complete ruin and turmoil. As he’s going around the world in this time machine, he soon realizes that the world he currently lives in, has to be changed in order to prevent the future from looking the way he’s seeing it in his dream. The question is, can a young kid living a world full of ‘know-it-all’ adults save the world from looking like an all-out catastrophe? Time will tell, for the future may not even be guaranteed. 

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About the Author


Jamell is a poet, prose author, blogger and podcaster who has taken on a journey of writing in the prime of his life. He has been writing poetry since the age of 13 but never thought he could utilize his talent to tell stories and write books. He is not the traditional author as he writes his books in poetry format with a focus on storylines and societal issues.

After publishing a plethora of books, his continued goals and plans are to continue writing books on taboo subjects that aren't discussed enough in today's world and bringing those main subjects to the forefront. Jamell's blogs tackle societal issues, how he writes his books, his journey as an author and some motivational blogs that will get you to focus on your goals. His goal and moniker is, "to change the world, one book at a time."

All of Jamell's books are written in prose format, it's different than the traditional book that you would read. My books tackle issues that are currently going on in America and in the world.

In his spare time, Jamell is always listening to music, traveling when he can, running, playing basketball and working on various projects such as books, audio books, and writing shorter poems. Jamell loves to read books that have good story lines and are intriguing to the mind. 


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Thursday, May 28, 2020

Maggie Blackbird Author Spotlight & Giveaway

This morning, we are featuring books from author Maggie Blackbird in this author spotlight. Learn about the author, check out some of her books and be sure to enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.


Thanks to You 
by Maggie Blackbird 
Genre: Contemporary Romance Short Story 

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She’s from the boundary waters of Northwestern Ontario, and he’s from a place his people call Waiekwakitchigami in northern Minnesota. Neither expects to meet, much less spend Thanksgiving together. 

Desperate for a Minneapolis getaway to prove she can break out of her by-the-numbers and by-the-book, disciplined life, divorcée Paulina Natawance doesn’t expect to have her truck break down outside the casino in Cloquet where she’s had lunch. Nor does she expect to encounter a handsome man with long, flowing black hair, ebony eyes, and a smile that could melt the ice cream she’s holding. 

While finishing up his shift at the Big Bear Casino, widower Tripp Beargrease isn’t looking forward to going home to celebrate Thanksgiving alone…again. But when he encounters a stunning Anishinaabe-kwe with legs to her neck, a tiny waist, and a pink, wet tongue licking an ice cream cone standing helpless at her dead vehicle, he’s more than willing to paddle his canoe to her rescue like a true warrior should. 

With the garage closed for the holiday and the hotels booked because of Thanksgiving, Tripp generously offers his dinner table for Paulina to dine at, and his spare bedroom for her to sleep in. And maybe, just maybe this proper woman can repair his broken heart. But her truck is ready the next day, and Paulina has a big decision to make—return to the boring, predictable life she’s created for herself, or throw away her day planner and take a huge gamble on Tripp. 

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Tied Up With a Bow 
by Maggie Blackbird 
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance Short Story 

About the Book

He’s got the perfect Christmas present for the community’s chief—vengeance wrapped in a shiny box with a red bow on top. 

Joseph Slade Indian isn’t angry. He’s pissed. Pissed that the man who threw over his love for glory and money is back, and now leads their Ojibway community as the new chief. Holding the pain deep in his chest, Slade knows how he’ll celebrate the most miserable day of the year—opening a gift of recompense after being dumped by the one man he dared to love. 

Gavin Pemmican is full of regret. He knows he made a big mistake leaving Slade for a materialistic dream of power and prestige. No longer the poor bullied misfit but an educated lawyer, he’s ready to put his skills to the biggest case of his life by brazenly challenging Slade in the kangaroo court of sexual torture he’s daring to stick Gavin in—and win back the only man he’s ever loved. 

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Dressed For Success 
by Maggie Blackbird 
Genre: Contemporary Romance Short Story 

About the Book

Two wounded-in-love go-getters must decide if they’ll break their personal rule that cost them so much in the past by mixing business with pleasure. 

Divorcée Bebe Boshey flees her Ojibway community for the city of Thunder Bay to begin anew, landing a great job that affords her an independent lifestyle she covets and a great condo. Best of all, her silver fox boss thinks the world of her. She can’t help her attraction to him, but office dating is a huge no-no. 

Divorcé Alden Campbell is tired of spending his nights alone. And he’s also quite uncomfortable about his feelings for his ace real estate agent, Bebe. Even though they are strictly professional in their daily dealings, the sizzling chemistry ready to boil over between them is enough to shake him with fear, because he’s been there and done that. 

While they’re on a business trip together, a crafty playboy pushes Alden into making a big decision that might cost him dearly—pursue Bebe and break his rule of business-only, or let Mr. Tall Dark and Handsome work his charm on the one woman Alden wants to call his own. 

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After the Snow Melts 
by Maggie Blackbird 
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance Short Story 

About the Book

He’s got to find a way to tell his best friend that he wants him—or lose him forever. 

Rich, popular, and gorgeous Bryan Dechamps pines from afar for his best friend. He loathes the idea of helping Elliot score a date for the snow dance. With his time running out, Bryan must find a way to capture his buddy’s attention—and that means boldly leaving an anonymous card in his main man’s locker. 

Grateful for Bryan’s friendship ever since he moved from his Ojibway community to Thunder Bay to attend high school, Elliot Wasacase can’t disclose his true feelings, or he’ll lose the one true friend he has. Upon discovering an unsigned card in his locker from an admiring dude, he’s terrified someone knows his secret but suspects the person might be Bryan. 

When Bryan’s car breaks down, stranding them on top of the mountain during a snowstorm, the two must either take a leap of faith or let fear and clashing beliefs cost them what they truly desire. 

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About the Author


An Ojibway from Northwestern Ontario, Maggie resides in the country with her husband and their fur babies, two beautiful Alaskan Malamutes. When she’s not writing, she can be found pulling weeds in the flower beds, mowing the huge lawn, walking the Mals deep in the bush, teeing up a ball at the golf course, fishing in the boat for walleye, or sitting on the deck at her sister’s house, making more wonderful memories with the people she loves most. 


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Friday, December 20, 2019

Mischievous Christmas Angel Book Spotlight & Book Tour Giveaway

Today, I have a contemporary romance novel in our book spotlight.  Check out Mischievous Christmas Angel, learn about the author & enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.

Mischievous Christmas Angel 
Angels With Attitudes Series Book 5 
by Mimi Barbour 
Genre: Contemporary Romance 

Publisher: Sarna Publishing 
Publication Date: October 28, 2019

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After one night of blistering lovemaking that would bring any sane man to his knees clutching a ring, Jack’s forced to accept Mia’s unexpected rejection. Then when she seems to be warming up to having a relationship, danger erupts around him in freakish accidents and mystical happenings. How can he permit her and her little girl to be anywhere near these threats?

Mia lovingly adopts her best friend’s four-year-old child in accordance with her will. She also agrees to move her new family and her business to live with her aunt before the Christmas holidays arrive. But… she isn’t willing to hold on to a man because of one incredible night’s loss of restraint. 

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About the Author

Mimi is an incredibly busy NYT and USA Today award-winning, best-selling author who has seven series to her credit. The Vicarage Bench Series – Spirit/Time -Travel tales that have a surprising twist / The Angels with Attitude Series – Angels Love Romance / The Elvis Series – Make an Elvis song a book / Vegas Series – 6 books full of romantic suspense, humor and gritty conflicts / and… the fast-paced, edgy, humorous, romantic suspense, Undercover FBI Series /The Holiday Heatwarmer Series - puppies become cupids. And the latest, explosive Mob Tracker Series - six books full of conflicts and characters you'll hate to leave.
Mimi lives on the East coast of Vancouver Island with her husband and writes her various romances with tongue in cheek and a mad glint in her eye. She’s been known to say: “If I can steal a booklover’s attention away from their every-day grind, absorb them into a fantasy love story, and make them care about the ending, then I’ve done my job.”
**1st place prize of the 2015 - Chanticleer Reviews - Clue Awards. Special Agent Francesca
**A TOUCH OF PASSION, has just become the 2016 WINNER of The Romance Reviews Readers' Choice Awards. 


 
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Thursday, June 27, 2019

Molly Zenk Author Spotlight & Giveaway

Today, we are featuring Molly Zenk in our author spotlight! Learn about the author and her books--and be sure to enter for a chance to win a $10 Amazon gift card in the giveaway at the end of this post.
Operation Boyfriend
by Molly Zenk
Genre: Contemporary Romance 

About the Book
 
It’s safe to say my love life stinks. As if getting dumped for another guy by my long-term boyfriend isn’t enough, my hopes at finding a boyfriend get crushed with a string of disastrous dates.

But then I meet the strange bus boy who has been staring at me for the last three months. He’s awkward, goofy, and has no fashion sense. Corin is the exact opposite of what I should want in a boyfriend, but I feel drawn to him in a way I can’t explain.

There’s also Daniel. Smart, charming, successful, and well-dressed. He’s the perfect man, the kind of guy I should want. Even my family is convinced we’re meant to be together.

Somehow, I went from the girl with a catastrophic love life to a woman with one too many options.

Now I need to decide whether to follow my head…or my heart.

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Captivity
Captivity Book 1
by Molly Zenk & Sarah Biglow
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy

About the Book

In a future that holds shifters captive, what will they risk to break free? 

Lorelei, a siren, has spent the last three years searching for the man she loved after he was abducted in front of her. When the bounty for an escaped phoenix crosses her desk at the Phoenix Location Agency, she expects a typical bag and tag. Instead, she discovers the target, Aiden, is none other than her lost love.

Aiden has no memory of the sultry siren who insists they were once in love. Rising from the ashes comes with a price—he’s a new person, with no memories of his former lives. After years of being kept in bird form to harvest his healing phoenix tears, Aiden is not the man Lorelei knew.

When both are taken in by the Magical Creature Underground, reconciliation seems possible. But Aiden’s captivity comes with a dire consequence: a deadly poison is working its way toward his heart. The only known cure is a long shot at best. Can Aiden and Lorelei reclaim their stolen past before the clock runs out?

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Sanctuary
Captivity Book 2

About the Book
 
Have Lorelei, Aiden, and their MCU allies escaped their city prison only to die searching for a shifter haven that may not exist?

Time is running out for Aiden and Lorelei. Chased by a deadly shiver of sirens and plagued by disaster after disaster, they must run and fight at every turn for a chance at health and freedom in Sanctuary.

The blood graft stealing Aiden's life is worsening. His only hope of lasting long enough to make it across the country is to let Xander use Phoenix Tears to keep the Burning at bay. A sacrifice Aiden isn't willing for Xander to make now their relationship has a chance. 

The hybrid baby growing double time inside Lorelei keeps her from being focused on the mission. As does Douglas's ultimatum for their future. It's throwing her off her game. That means she's bound to make a mistake. One that could prove deadly for them all.

Their only hope of survival as they race across the barren wilderness is to rely on each other. With hearts and lives on the line, each decision Aiden and Lorelei make brings them one step closer to freedom ... and one slip away from certain death.

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About the Author

MOLLY ZENK was born in Minnesota, grew up in Florida, lived briefly in Tennessee, before finally settling in Colorado. Her publishing credits include Heart’s Affections (2013),Hyperion Keats (2013), Better Date Than Never (2014), 3 Nights In Ibiza (2014), Christmas Kisses anthology (2015),Westward Hearts anthology (2015), Fated Mates anthology (2019), the Captivity series (2019), and United To Strike: A Novel Of The Delano Grape Workers(2019). Molly is married to a Mathematician/Software Engineer who complains about there not being enough “math” or info about him in her author bio. They live in Arvada, CO with their daughters.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Book Review: The Tale of Lucia Grandi and Interview with Author Susan Speranza

We love to read here in our little corner of the world.  The girls and I especially are always on the lookout for new books and new favorite authors.  We are pretty selective about the books to which we devote our limited, leisure reading time.  A few weeks ago, something drew me to The Tale of Lucia Grandi:  The Early Years by Susan Speranza.  Rarely do I select a book without research or having read previous work from the book’s author.  The Tale of Lucia Grandi had my interest with its title and cover art alone.  I was not only able to read and review this book--but, I also had the opportunity to interview the author, Susan Speranza, as well.

  I received a complimentary ebook copy of this book for use in my review. All opinions are my own. 
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About the Book  

A quick summary of The Tale of Lucia Grandi:  The Early Years.  The book follows elderly Lucia Grandi as she recounts the events of her early years in telling her life story to a college student.  While Lucia Grandi felt there was nothing of any interest in her life, her tales depict quite a story. 

My Review

The Tale of Lucia Grandi is a wonderfully written book that leaves readers anxiously awaiting Lucia’s sequel.  My grandfather was a story teller--and his life stories filled many of my childhood days.  Perhaps this is why I so enjoy books that take readers down characters’ memory lanes.  Speranza tells Lucia’s story in such a way that readers are drawn through every emotion of her far-from-uneventful, early years.  The novel reads more like a short story collection--which is wonderful for those of us with short attention spans or those reading longer works in short bursts of time.  Speranza tells Lucia’s story so well that she leaves readers anxiously awaiting a sequel.  I personally cannot wait to hear what Lucia has to share after her early years!

I enjoyed this book so much, that I was very excited to discuss it with its author, Susan Speranza, and learn more about the writer and her book.

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Interview with Susan Speranza, author of The Tale of Lucia Grandi:  The Early Years

Book Corner News and Reviews (BCNR): What was your inspiration for The Tale of Lucia Grandi?  When did you begin writing it?  How long did it take to write the book?

Susan Speranza (SS):  I had so many stories I wanted to tell, but I’m not really a short story writer. A few years ago, while I was waiting to have my car repaired, an 83-year-old woman came into the waiting room where I sat by myself. She began talking to me — and before I knew it, she was telling me the story of her life. I thought of that afternoon when I searched for a framework in which to set the stories I wanted to tell. It seemed very compelling – an old woman looking back on a life she claims was not very interesting; yet, as the novel progresses, the stories she is telling are very interesting indeed.
I wrote the prologue in 2001, then set it aside and didn't pick it up until 2006, when I seriously began working on it. It took me until 2010 to finish it because I could only write on weekends and vacations. I spent a year rewriting it.

Book Corner News and Reviews (BCNR):  Tell us about the cover art for The Tale of Lucia Grandi.  Who designed it? Why did you choose it?

SS:  The story takes place in the 1950's and '60's suburbia. I came upon a photo of a painting by the artist, Leonard Koscianski and thought the painting was perfect. It's called "Suburbia". He was kind enough to give us permission to use it.

Book Corner News and Reviews (BCNR):  Who are your favorite/least favorite characters from The Tale of Lucia Grandi and why?

SS:  This is a difficult question in the same way that I find it difficult to answer people who ask me if I have a favorite dog. I always say no — I love them all (and I do!); but I am closer to some than to others. The same with my characters. I love them all, but some I had more fun with, and some were more challenging, harder to get right. With the mother, Ruth, it was difficult to find that balance; it’s easy to characterize someone as evilor selfish, but even such people as these occasionally have some redeeming qualities. Ruth was characterized as hard, cold, domineering; but there are many moments when her vulnerability slips through. I had to make sure that I didn’t make her one-dimensional. I had a lot of fun with Lucia’s sister, Lynn – the eternal drama queen. Again, I had to work hard at preventing her from becoming a one-dimensional character.

Book Corner News and Reviews (BCNR):  Which character, if any, are most like you in The Tale of Lucia Grandi?

SS:  I think they all share some of my characteristics - I tried to embody the full gamut of human traits and emotions. As a writer I need to experience all of them.

Book Corner News and Reviews (BCNR):  What is something interesting about The Tale of Lucia Grandi that your readers and ours would like to know?

SS:  I normally don't like sequels, but this book requires one, which I'm working on now. As a writer I don't like giving things away blatantly. I prefer to leave clues along the way. If the reader is careful, she will see those clues, which will take the story in the direction it needs to go. Basically, I tell the readers to simply - pay attention!

Book Corner News and Reviews (BCNR):  Tell us a little about Susan Speranza when she is away from writing.  What hobbies, talents, and adventures are we most likely to find you involved in when not writing?

SS:  Most writers have day jobs — and mine is a high school librarian. The advantage is that I get a summer vacation when I can write every day. Writing a book seemed a natural extension of being a librarian; after all those years of being the keeper-of-the-books, I finally wrote one. I also show and breed dogs as a hobby. And I love to travel; I've taken a few cruises in recent years and this past summer, I spent a few weeks out west - in Reno, NV, Lake Tahoe, Yosemiteand California.


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