Category: Fiction

  • How Wild Dark Shore Drowns in Its Own Storms

    This review critiques Wild Dark Shore for its inconsistent genre identity, chaotic POV structure, contrived plot points, incoherent villain logic, and emotionally erratic tone. While the book struggles in execution, Orly stands out as the only compelling and emotionally believable character. Every now and then, a book comes along that everyone seems to adore — Read more

  • When God Stepped into My Plot: Unexpected Character Twists

    When God Stepped into My Plot: Unexpected Character Twists
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    Writing a novel often feels like charting a course on unfamiliar seas. Halfway through drafting Fireman’s Lesson in Love, God gently steered me into uncharted waters. A character twist I never saw coming. I thought I knew who the arsonist was. Sure enough, it was Character A. But in a quiet moment of prayer and Read more

  • When All Things Work Together: A Blueprint for Good Storytelling

    When All Things Work Together: A Blueprint for Good Storytelling
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    Romantic suspense thrives on tension, misdirection, and mystery—but beneath the chaos and uncertainty, there’s often a heartbeat of redemption. Especially in Christian fiction. That’s exactly what pulses through my novel Fireman’s Lesson in Love. All things work together. It’s no accident. The entire plot is quietly but powerfully built on Romans 8:28 (NIV): “And we Read more

  • A Powerful Story of Kentucky’s Blue People and Pack Horse Librarians

    A Powerful Story of Kentucky’s Blue People and Pack Horse Librarians

    The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek There are books that entertain, books that educate, and books that grip you so tightly they leave an imprint on your soul. Kim Michele Richardson’s The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is one of those rare gems—a novel that not only introduces you to Kentucky’s Blue People and pack Read more

  • A High School Homecoming Twist on Date Night

    A High School Homecoming Twist on Date Night
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    I’m really excited to bring you today’s post, featuring a homecoming twist on date night from Fireman’s Lesson in Love. Read more