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Maplewood In Love by Elizabeth Bromke
Maplewood In Love by Elizabeth Bromke is a contemporary novella that continues the story begun in Christmas On Maplewood Mountain. I am really enjoying this series with warm and wonderful characters. There is an air of hospitality which radiates from the book to include the reader. Vivid descriptions enable the reader to ‘experience’ Christmas and all the activities. It is beautiful to witness a budding romance. The family atmosphere covers the novella as family is important. A wonderful series and I am on to the next book now. JULIA WILSON
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Christmas On Maplewood Mountain by Elizabeth Bromke
Charming Christmas On Maplewood Mountain by Elizabeth Bromke is a charming contemporary romance that will warm the reader’s heart. December and snow are always a winning combination that would not be complete without the addition of hot chocolate. This novel is a real assault on the senses. Elizabeth Bromke has perfectly captured the atmosphere in an inn at Christmas. The reader experiences the novel due to comprehensive descriptions. The novel has the theme of work colleagues bonding over a weekend. The activities such as tree dressing really appeal to the reader. The landscape is fresh and clean in contrast to the city where the firm is based. A sisterly relationship…
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Natasha Owens’ Triumphant Third Chapter — ‘Warrior’
Contemporary singer’s latest album finds her at her most lyrically and musically confident by Marcus Hathcock Some of the greatest stories of our generation have been told in trilogies — each volume representing a key subplot in the grander story of a character’s transformation. Christian music vocalist Natasha Owens has been undergoing a transformation of her own. Fans of her music saw her at her most raw, sharing the heartache and pain she experienced in the aftermath of her father’s sudden passing with her debut album, I Made it Through. Then, listeners were moved by hopeful exhales of optimism and powerful promises with Owens’ follow-up, We Will Rise—which saw the…
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Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret by Trudi Truett
With Explorer Academy, National Geographic launches an action sci-fi series taking readers to the world’s natural wonders. The Nebula Secret (Explorer Academy #1) by Trudi Truett. National Geographic Partners, 2018, 205 pages Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-14 Cruz Coronado has been accepted into the elite Explorers Academy, a high-tech, cutting-edge facility in Washington D. C. He’s hoping it’s not because his Aunt Marisol is an instructor there, but soon he has other worries. In short, it appears someone is trying to stop him: to disable, delay, perhaps even kill him. His mother was involved in a top-secret project before she died in a work related…
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Zap by Martha Freeman
A days-long power outage is the premise for Zap, a STEM-based, character-driven novel for middle graders. Zap by Martha Freeman. Simon & Schuster, 2018, 288 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-14, especially boys Luis is interested in science and likes to find out stuff. His best friend Maura—make that his ex-bf, even though they’re still friends—is interested in science and likes to explain stuff. That’s one reason why she’s an ex: it gets a little irritating sometimes. When the power goes down in their New Jersey town, both are looking for answers. At first it’s just an inconvenience. But as the days pass and order…
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Josh Wilson: ‘Borrow (One Day at A Time)-The Solo Experience’
Nashville, TN (March 29, 2019) On the heels of releasing his current single “Borrow (One Day at A Time)” to Christian radio earlier this year, Black River Christian music artist Josh Wilson has just released the new music video, “Borrow (One Day at A Time)—The Solo Experience.” The unique video was shot in Nashville at Sound Stage Studios, filming around him in 360° and showcasing Wilson’s musical talents on more than five different instruments. Click play to watch the video: When Wilson was just in elementary school, he learned to play piano, guitar, and drums. Through the years, he’s developed more talents for multiple other instruments, with the guitar as…
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Unspoken Announces New Album with Release of ‘Reason’
Nashville, TN (March 29, 2019) Unspoken released a new single today, along with the announcement of their third album, both titled “Reason.” The June 21 release of Reason will mark the band’s first full-length record in three years. Listeners can check out the song “Reason” through all digital outlets and its lyric video, plus pre-order the album next week on Unspoken’s website. Click play to watch the lyric video for “Reason” Working with producers including Tedd T. (for KING & COUNTRY), Chris Stevens (tobyMac), David Spencer (Hunter Hayes), and Jeff Pardo (Ben Rector), Unspoken poured their personal stories and vulnerabilities into this new batch of songs, all of which, unintentionally,…
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Riley Clemmons Drops New Ballad ‘Fighting For Me’
Nashville, TN (March 29, 2019) 19 year-old singer, songwriter Riley Clemmons is unveiling a brand new Christian music single – “Fighting For Me” – today. “Fighting For Me” is set to hit radio on Apr. 19, serving as a follow-up to her breakthrough hit “Broken Prayers” and “Better For It” which received Radio Disney airplay. Play it here: “I sat down with my co-writers and we were thinking about what unites everyone, what do we all want and all have in common,” explains Clemmons. “We landed on the idea that everyone wants love, to be loved and to be fought for. I think that is the beautiful thing about God.…
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New Music from Darlene Zschech
Nashville, TN (March 29, 2019) Integrity Music has released the new song, “Forever My King,” from world-renowned Australian worship leader Darlene Zschech and her New South Wales church, Hope Unlimited (HopeUC). The live-recorded song was captured during the annual HopeUC Worship Gathering last year and features guests Leeland, Dustin Smith and Chardon Lewis. Watch the live video here: “My pursuit of Christ and making Him known is my greatest joy and honour,” shares Darlene Zschech about the new song. “I pray that this song would help gather your heart heavenward as you join with us in declaring ‘Holy is the Lord.’” Each year at the HopeUC Worship Gathering, people from…
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Amanda Lindsey Cook Drops ‘House On A Hill’
Nashville, TN (March 29, 2019) Bethel Music‘s Amanda Lindsey Cook has unveiled her latest, House On A Hill, available now. The product of two months spent tucked away in a secluded house in the wooded hills of Nashville, TN, Amanda both wrote and recorded for the critically acclaimed album, inviting a few close friends into the process including GRAMMY®-winning producers Jason Ingram and Paul Mabury (Lauren Daigle, Cory Asbury), and long-time collaborator Steffany Gretzinger. Called “a true piece of art born from a place of rawness, fragility, and honesty…with a level of intentionality that can only be God-inspired” by The Christian Beat, Hallels adds “all the songs on (House On…
