Published!

I am so excited! I found out this past weekend that "Hurray God!" has been published! It's now available on Amazon.com!

I hope to be getting my copy sometime soon in the mail!

My short story is entitled "Not Guilty". I wrote it about a year ago and I never expected to get chosen out of the many people I am sure applied. Several of my Facebook author friends have short stories in the book also. These are true stories about how amazing God truly is!

Author Jeanette Sharp put this wonderful book together and has written several stories for this book also! You will also find works by Barbara Robinson, Renie Burghardt and many others I can't even think of!

Anyways, I know you will be blessed when you read this book and even though I haven't read it, I know it'll be a great buy! Like I said, it's available on Amazon for $14.03, you can find it here.

I'm sure your local bookstores might have it or getting it soon! I can't wait to see it! :)

Fountain Creek Collection

I just finished reading this book I bought 2 weeks ago at a consignment store. I just happened to glance into a book buggy and saw a boxed set of 3 books in there. I picked it up and seeing that it was just $3, I bought it. Only knowing that it was Christian Fiction Historical. That night I read the first book and it was so sad that I did not want to read it. But I continued and it turned out to be really, really good! The 2nd book was just as good and so was the last book! One of my favorite series I've read in awhile!!!

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My Fave Books of 2010

I stole this from another blogger.

1. Best book of 2010?
"A Promise to Believe In" by Tracie Peterson

2. Worst book of 2010?
"Oregon" by Birdie Etchison

3. Most Disappointing Book of 2010?
"Cindy Ella" by Robyn Palmer

4. Most surprising (in a good way!) book of 2010?
"Waiting for Morning" by Karen Kingsbury

5. Book you recommended to people most in 2010?
"Heartland Wedding" by Renee Ryan

6. Best series you discovered in 2010?
"Lassoed in Texas" saga by Mary Connealy

7. Favorite new authors you discovered in 2010?
Mary Connealy, Kelly Eileen Hake, Karen Kingsbury & Lynn Austin.

8. Most hilarious read of 2010?
"Petticoat Ranch" by Mary Connealy

9. Most thrilling, irrestable book in 2010?
"When the Heart Cries" by Cindy Woodsmall

10. Book you most anticipated in 2010?
"Cowboy Christmas" by Mary Connealy

11. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2010?
"Petticoat Ranch"

12. Most memorable character in 2010?
Laney from "Laney's Kiss" by Tracey V. Bateman

13. Most beautifully written book in 2010?
"Until We Reach Home" by Lynn Austin

14. Book that had the greatest impact on you in 2010?
none

15. Book you can't believe you waited UNTIL 2010 to finally read?
"Until We Reach Home" by Lynn Austin

Dear America book by Kristiana Gregory - Mini Review by me

Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847 by Kristiana Gregory

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


It's been awhile since I've read this, but it was one of my favorite books in the Dear America series. I read it when I was sixteen. It took me only an hour to read it. Kristiana Gregory did a fantastic job! I was engrossed in every page of each adventure!



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Currently Reading

I am part of this Love Inspired book club where they send me 4 Historical books every month. I used to get mixed books, but I finally told them I only wanted Historical books. It's a nice surprise to get the books in the mail, mostly cause I have no idea what books they will be. I recently got October's package of books that will be in stores in November. Right away, I knew I wanted to read the first book I pulled out of the package.

Who ever heard of such thing? Mail-Order Cowboy?! That really sparked my attention! The first chapter has got me totally engrossed! It's about this circle of friends in the 1800s. After the Civil War, many of the men that were single were killed or MIA; so there's no one for a group of friends to marry. One gets an idea to put an ad in the Houston paper for Mail-Order grooms. They all have family ranches that they can't run on their own. A cowboy reads the article, and while on his way to a job in Houston, he stops by the women's small town. When he arrives the one with the idea's ranch hand is hurt and he offers to stay until he's well again. That's the farthest I've read. But I know it will be a great read!

~Natalie

Book Cabinet

I made good use of my family's old TV cabinet! In the cabinet I placed some of my book collection inside. My book collection is well over 500! Including almost the entire collection of Nancy Drew books and my massive collection of Historical Christian Novels.

On the shelf part, I added some teapots. I have 20 teapots in my personal collection, so I placed 5 teapots in my room on the shelf. I keep my laptop on top of the cabinet with my writing lap desk. I am using this TV cabinet as a temporary writing desk until I can find one in an antique store.

My Winter Reading List

I plan to spend a lot of time sewing and making jewelry this winter. Plus some knitting and writing. I also plan on doing a lot of reading!! I thought I'd share my Winter Reading List with y'all. There are some other books I'm going to read, but these are the ones I already have bought!

Mission of Hope by Allie Pleiter

Dangerous Allies by Renee Ryan

Dakota Cowboy by Linda Ford


The Doctor's Newfound Family by Valerie Hansen

Rocky Mountain Match by Pamela Nissen


In a Mother's Arms by Jillian Hart & Victorian Bylin

Oregon by Bridie Etchison

Kansas by Tracie Peterson

Colorado Lace by Rachel Druten

Christmas Mail Order Brides by Vickie McDonough

.....and more will be added to the list! :D I just know I will find another book at Wally world soon! I just wish I could afford to buy some of the $10 books there. :( They are just too darn expensive.

Happy Reading!

Natalie

Inkheart - Movie Review

If you liked the movies "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "Chronicles of Narnia" this is the film for you! "Inkheart" was released in 2007 starring Brendan Fraiser and Helen Mirren. I've been wanting to see this movie for a long time and when I spotted it on the shelf for $5, I grabbed it. I had seen "Journey to the Center of the Earth" with Brendan Fraiser and really liked his acting, so that was a thumbs up when I saw him on the cover!

"Inkheart" begins with Mo(Brendan Fraiser) reading a book to his infant daughter and wife. He feels weird reading it, but continues to do so. After this scene it shows him and his daughter thirteen years later. A character from a book appears and askes for Mo's help. Meggie(Eliza Bennett), Mo's daughter, questions what's going on and the whereabouts of her mother. Meggie also discovers her father has the power to bring fictional characters in books to life. When she discovers this, she finds out that her mother was put in a book. With their great-aunt's help(Helen Mirren) they discover a way to help the fictional character and find Resa(Sienna Guillory), Meggie's mother. And they must defeat a fictional villian in order to save Resa.

This film was really enjoyable and a thrill to watch! Definitely worth your time!

Review of Laney's Kiss by Tracey Victoria Bateman

Laney's Kiss by Tracey V. Bateman

I have read this novel three times, as it is one of my favorites! I immediately fell in love with Laney and Luke!! I just knew they were the perfect couple, both stubborn as a mule! This story starts right off with excitement as Laney and Luke are arguing as they do plenty of throughout the novel. Luke wants to marry Laney and move to Oregon. Laney wants to marry Luke, but stay in their hometown. As these lovebirds quarrel, events occurred that renders them both to pray, seeking God and see the true paths they must follow.

Sooner or Later by Vickie McDonough - My Review

** spoiler alert **

Rebekah runs away from home to escape marriage to someone twice her age. Mason rescues Rebekah on the trail. Rebekah rides with him and his relatives, Katie(niece) and Jimmy(nephew). While on the trail they overcome a tornado and meet new friends. They ride into Mason's destination where he's bring his relatives to their father. Rebekah thinks Mason doesn't love her, so she leaves Mason and his family. Soon they are reunited when Rebekah runs into her father and the man she was supposed to marry ...more Rebekah runs away from home to escape marriage to someone twice her age. Mason rescues Rebekah on the trail. Rebekah rides with him and his relatives, Katie(niece) and Jimmy(nephew). While on the trail they overcome a tornado and meet new friends. They ride into Mason's destination where he's bring his relatives to their father. Rebekah thinks Mason doesn't love her, so she leaves Mason and his family. Soon they are reunited when Rebekah runs into her father and the man she was supposed to marry. There Mason declares his love for her. . . .

A sweet adventurous story!

My Recent Writing

Kallie Piersin has a problem. She's a sixteen year old girl who never really seemed to fit in and when the star of the football player finally notices her, her life starts getting better everyday. It gets even better when he becomes her boyfriend. But one tragic addicent takes him away from her and she is filled with grief. Several weeks later she has a terrible realization, at the same time as her parents announce their divorce. And her grandmother passes away. And when her best friend enters a drug rehab. She has no one to turn to. Until she attends her school's football game and sees her dead boyfriend's older brother. She tries to fumble through the game as she watches him play, but remembers the words that his brother told her before he died; "If you ever need someone to talk to, and I am not around, talk to Tim. He has the answers to almost every problem there is.". Kallie works up the courage when the game is over and walks down the stadium to the victor's team. Admist the cheering Kallie catches Tim Alton hugging his parents and siblings. She manages to ask to speak with him privately and he questions her why, she whispers that she was his brother's girlfriend and it was urgent that she talked to him. After he gets out of the locker room, they talk. She manages to tell him that she is pregnant with his brother's child. When he doesn't believe her, she shows him a text from his dead brother that proves they had slept together. After a few days later Tim finds out from Kallie's sister that his brother was planning on eloping with Kallie the weekend of his fatal car accident. Tim asks Kallie if that was true and she denies it. Then he askes her why she always wears a arm warmer or gloves, she just shrugs. He pulls off her left glove and sees a diamond ring.

Review of Mail-Order Marriages

Well, I have finished reading this book completely. I don't know if I will keep it or not. It is really, really, really good and very well written. But the thing is, I don't like reading books that have risque things in it. Nothing that is wrong, mind you; it just shares several marriage bed scenes in it. So, anyways, other than this; these stories are very well written. I really enjoyed reading it, skipping over the bad parts. And I am very familiar to Jillian Hart, as many of her novels are really good--and her part in this series was great. Also, her novella doesn't have anything risque in it. Carolyn Davidson's novella was pretty great too. Although, hers does have risque parts in it, but the storyline was very interesting and edgy! The novella Kate Bridges wrote was really awesome too, and it had a great solid storyline that really grabbed you when you read the first page! So, if you're into 1800s novellas and are wanting to read something that has romance and slight edginess; then I totally recommend you reading this book.

My next review will be for Silver Mountains by Pamela Griffin. It's destined to be a great enjoyment to read, I'll wager!

Til my next post!
~<3 Natalie

Sugar & Grits - My Review

All 4 adaptions were really good to read! I thoroughly enjoyed reading them all! Mississippi Mud by DiAnn Mills was very well written, and I enjoyed reading about Berta and Matt. Not on the Menu by Martha Rogers was surprisingly good book, as I am not into reading about older women, but it was really enjoyable. Gone Fishing by Janice A. Thompson was really enjoyable too as it was also about an older woman. Lastly there was Falling for you by Kathleen Y'Barbo. I really loved it also, as it was about a younger couple like the first book. I 100% recommend this book, as it would be a great way to pass away a raining day!!