Category Archives: Lisa

The Bishop

Editor’s Note: This is Lisa’s last post for us. Thank you Lisa! Keep up with her at Lisa writes….. Astute readers of this site will be familiar with my affection for the Patrick Bowers Files, a series of novels by Steven James. I’ve reviewed The Rook and The Knight and have eagerly awaited The Bishop,…

On-the-Go Devotional: Joy

Joy: A Godly Woman’s Adornment is the latest offering in Lydia Brownback’s series of On-the-Go Devotionals. I read and reviewed Contentment so I was excited to be offered the opportunity to read Joy. Like Contentment, Joy is compact, a mere 104 pages. There are 42 devotions, each of them obviously brief, perfect for the woman…

The Reluctant Entertainer

Hello. My name is Lisa and I entertain, when I entertain, reluctantly. In other words, hospitality does not come easily to me. I lack motivation, not to mention organization. Is there help for someone like me? Oh yes, indeed there is. It is to hesitant hostesses like myself that Sandy Coughlin writes her new book,…

Mailbox Monday– August 2

Attention: Mailbox Monday is on the move! For the month of August Chick Loves Lit will be hosting, so be sure to check in over there. We’ve had such a fun time with this meme. We’ve “met” some new book bloggers this way, and we love this opportunity to get our current readers’ thoughts on…

Back on Murder

Back on Murder is, from what I understand, J. Mark Bertrand’s first foray into detective fiction and it’s a good one. Really good. Everything that marks a good book is here: compelling plot, complex characterization, smart prose. It is an intricate, intelligent mystery with a complicated and sympathetic protagonist. I liked Back on Murder. I…

The Pirate Queen

I’ve confessed my love of Southern fiction to you many times before. While I enjoy books of all genres, from mystery to classic to theological, I do like a Southern story well told. The Pirate Queen is one such story. In this novel, Patricia Hickman evokes the Southern sensibility through her choice of setting and…

What Is the Gospel?

One would think that, for Christians, answering the question “What Is the Gospel?” would be fairly straightforward, if not obvious. As author Greg Gilbert notes, “the gospel of Jesus Christ stands at the very center of Christianity, and we Christians claim to be about the gospel above all else. It’s what we intend to found…

Dark in the City of Light

Paul Robertson certainly could not be accused of exploiting one particular genre. No niche for him. His previous novels (linked to my review) centered around a DC bookseller in According to Their Deeds, a city council making a decision on a municipal project in Road to Nowhere, and a wealthy beneficiary embroiled in politics and…