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Christmas in July Multi-Author Giveaway
Who doesn’t love Christmas in July? I know I do. For a fun treat, I have partnered with Celebrate Lit for a giveaway just for you to build up that fall TBR pile. Here is your chance to win over 45 books, including a Kindle copy of Take My Hand, or a $500 Amazon card to buy a ton of books for yourself in Celebrate Lit’s Christmas in July Multi-Author Giveaway. Click here to enter: https://promosimple.com/ps/25bf6/2023-christmas-in-july The giveaway is going on now through July 22. Happy reading! ~ Kristen
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Choosing Faith Over Fear
I have a confession. I absolutely love writing Christian suspense, but I do a much poorer job of dealing with suspense in real life. With less than two months left in my pregnancy, I am finding daily opportunities to give my anxieties back to God. Whether it’s a pregnancy symptom that is worrying or discouraging me or just how much I have left to do before the baby arrives, I find myself with two choices: give in to worry or give it to God. I wish I could say that I always choose the latter. Sometimes, I don’t, and then I have to repent of my sin of worry and…
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Single Riders: An Opportunity, Not a Stigma
Recently, James and I visited my cousin on the East Coast of Florida and enjoyed a day at the South Florida Fair. When I was a child, my parents had steered my focus toward the animals and educational aspects at the fair, so James decided I needed an introduction to the midway rides. We enjoyed over half a dozen rides, but seriously, why do they all have to SPIN? As we waited in line for the ferris wheel (much more my speed than some other rides), the attendant refused a little girl at the front. She slipped back through the line with her head down. “He won’t let her go…
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My 2019 Christmas Letter to You
Ah, my friends, how this year has flown! It has been perhaps the best year of my life, with so many happy moments. Below are some of the highlights and a personal reflection on celebrating what God has done. January James and I went on our class ski trip to Beech Mountain for the second year in a row. Last year, we had been dating, and this year, we were engaged. We were also thrilled to celebrate as two of our friends became engaged on the trip! February The final book in my Rogues trilogy, The Reactionary, released. This book holds a special place in my heart, because in 2018,…
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Penguin & Moose, a Story the Whole Family Will Enjoy!
This adorable new release by Hannah Hall is the first children’s book I’ve shared about on the blog, but it fits right in with my theme of thinking truthfully and living daringly. This sweet story will not only entertain young readers but also drive home a message readers of all ages need to remember. We all have dreams, right? We all want to soar in one way or another, and Penguin is no different. After all, other birds can fly. Why can’t he? Penguin is determined to remedy this situation and enlists the help of his friend Moose. Together, they try a series of comedic attempts to help Penguin fly.…
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The Revolutionary – A Book Review — Betty Thomason Owens
The Revolutionary Liberate The Captives Rogues, Book II, by Kristen Hogrefe After being sentenced to a labor camp in Rogues Book I, The Revisionary, Portia Abernathy’s story continues three months later, in a coal mine. [You can read my review of The Revisionary here] The Revolutionary—I was hooked by the opening paragraph. The rest of […] via The Revolutionary – A Book Review — Betty Thomason Owens
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The Revisionary Wins Selah Award
My heart nearly beat out of my chest as Eva Marie Everson, the Blue Ridge Conference Awards Director, called my name. Not just for finaling in two awards (an honor in itself) but for winning them both. Last week, The Revisionary won one of Christian Fiction’s most notable awards, the Selah, in its category of Speculative Fiction. It also received the Directors’ Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction. One of the best parts was celebrating with friends who also received awards. I remember meeting Lindsey Brackett at the Florida Christian Writer’s Conference a few years ago when we were just talking about our book projects, and now, she won three…
