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Radiant Lit, Caged No More, and other sundry things.
Hello all! It’s been a WHILE since I have been in touch here and I apologize for that. The past few weeks have been incredibly crazy and we’ve had an insane number of things all hit at once! First, Radiant Lit was down for about 8 weeks. We suffered a huge hacking attack and it continued on and on despite our attempts to keep it up. It took moving it to a new hosting service and changing a LOT of the back end, but it’s finally back up! Now we just need to dig out from the crazy. Now, though, comes to the bigger reason. I have been, for the…
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Review: Dreamtreaders by Wayne Thomas Batson
Dreamtreaders by Wayne Thomas Batson Genre: YA Publisher: Thomas Nelson Date: May 13, 2014 Archer Keaton isn’t your typical fourteen year old. He’s got all the usual issues of school and girls and some difficult family dynamics, but it’s much more than that. He’s one of an elite group of people who can walk people’s dreams. Every night, he explores dreams, fixes fissures that could let the dreams seep into the real world, and sometimes, he battles evil forces. All of that is about to get amped up to a much larger degree than he’s ever imagined. Two of his fellow Dreamtreaders have gone missing so now Archer is on…
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Radiant Blog Tours: Justified by Varina Denman
Justified by Varina Denman Radiant Lit Blog Tours Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publisher: David C. Cook Release Date: June 1, 2015 In a small Texas town ruled by gossip, Fawn Blaylock believes others are justified in condemning her untimely pregnancy. Stifled by guilt, she yearns for grace while the local football coach treats her with gentle respect. Fawn has a problem. She has many problems actually, not the least of which is her outside of marriage pregnancy in a small town where everyone knows far more than just your name. The father of the baby is generally considered Mr. Popular around town and it’s just assumed that Fawn’s going to marry…
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Review: Five Days in Skye for Radiant Blog Tours
Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano Reviewed by Lori Twichell Radiant Lit Blog Tours Genre: Romance Publisher: David C. Cook Date: June 10, 2013 Hospitality consultant Andrea Sullivan has one last chance to snag a high-profile client or she’ll have to kiss her dreams of promotion good-bye. When she’s sent to meet Scottish celebrity chef James MacDonald on the Isle of Skye, she just wants to finish her work as efficiently as possible. Yet her client is not the opportunistic womanizer he portrays himself to be, and her attraction to him soon dredges up memories she’d rather leave buried. For James, renovating the family hotel is a fulfillment of…
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Review: How to Catch a Prince by Rachel Hauck
How to Catch a Prince by Rachel Hauck Genre: Romance Publisher: Zondervan Publication Date: February 2015 American heiress Corina Del Rey is struggling. Since her twin brother’s death, she’s barely been able to hold anything together. Her parents have distanced themselves from anything resembling life and even her job is just…well…just. She technically doesn’t even need to work since she’s the heir to a huge fortune, but she needs something to fill the hours of her day. She has to figure out how to stop thinking about her brother Carlos and obsessing over his death. As if her world isn’t messed up enough, she is about to find out that…
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Book Review: Paige Turned by Erynn Mangum
Paige Turned by Erynn Mangum Genre: Chick Lit Publisher: Tyndale House Publication Date: April 1, 2014 Paige Alder has a new job, a new boyfriend and her life seems to, for the most part, be in order. She enjoys what she’s doing (even though it means she’s got a lot of caffeine running through her system) and she’s helping both her sister and her best friend get ready for their upcoming weddings. (Honestly – who else but Paige could end up a bridesmaid in two weddings within just a few weeks?) So why is Tyler acting so strange whenever they see each other? Could he be getting ready to break…