May I Borrow From Your Book? ~ The Language of Souls

Happy New Year's Eve, dear readers! In honor of the new year, I'm going to put my on-again, off-again feature, "Where the Past Meets the Present" (which has been more "off-again" than "on-again"!), to rest and start up a new feature: "May I Borrow From Your Book?" "Where the Past Meets the Present" was a feature geared for writers, where I gleaned writing tips from the...

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Melody Carlson’s The Christmas Pony ~ Reviewed

The Christmas Pony By: Melody Carlson Published by Revell ISBN 978-0800719272 Back Cover: With Christmas around the corner, the Turnbull family is in need of a few small miracles. It is 1937, and Lucy Turnbull knows better than to wish for a pony this Christmas. Her mother has assured her in no uncertain terms that asking for a pony is the same as asking for the moon....

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Did You Know? ~ A Christmas Carol

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Christmas Book Review: Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball

Merry Christmas Eve to all of our readers! Today I'm sharing a review I posted a couple of years ago on my personal blog. Happy reading! About the Book (from Waterbrook Multnomah) "Can mysterious matchmaking booksellers bring two lonely hearts together in time for Christmas?  In a sleepy, snow-covered city, Cora Crowder is busy preparing for the holiday season....

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Winners!!

Happy Saturday, BB fans! Thanks to everyone who participated in our "puzzling" Friday giveaway! Keep all those facebook and Twitter notifications, coming! This week's winner is: Michelle (Bookwormgal2011(at)yahoo(dot)com) - A Merry Little Christmas by Anita Higman! Congratulations, Michelle! Thank you all so much for stopping by The Borrowed Book!...

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Weekly Drawing

Oops...we've changed the rules for fun Friday at The Borrowed Book! To enter: Leave the time it took you to complete the puzzle in the comments section as well as your email address for notifying the winner. Winners will be drawn from ALL of the times, so the person with the fastest time may not be the actual winner, but by leaving your time, you double your chances. Want another entry? Tweet your puzzle time and mention The Borrowed Book,...

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The Author Behind the Cover

Ever since I first accepted Christ, I’ve been pretty active in my church, but I never thought—I repeat, I never, never thought—that God would call me to work with youth. Let’s face it…they’re independent, often hard-headed, and they listen to strange music. So imagine my surprise when I very clearly felt the pull of God upon my heart for a handful of needy teens who’d come...

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Did You Know?~The Candy Cane

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The Power of Polish by Author Anita Higman

Robert Louis Stevenson said, “There is but one art, to omit.” He obviously appreciated the power of polish. I call polishing powerful, because it has the ability to transform a rough draft into something remarkable—something salable. After I complete a rough draft I go over it quite a few times, checking for problems, large and small. Here are 40 power-polishers from my...

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Fantasy Book Review: Starflower

 About the Book (from Bethany House) "The Black Dogs Are on the Hunt, But Who Is Their Prey? When a cursed dragon-witch kidnaps fairest Lady Gleamdren, the Bard Eanrin sets boldly forth on a rescue mission... and a race against his rival for Gleamdren's favor. Intent upon his quest, the last thing the immortal Faerie needs is to become mixed up with the troubles...

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12 Cozy Mysteries of Christmas - Louisiana Traditions

Some traditions are so old no one remembers how they got started. Some are so special, the argument isn’t worth having anyway.  Ask the people who live in one of the many small towns lining the banks of the Mississippi River. They’ll tell you that most of life’s lessons aren’t taught at home or in the churches dotting every other corner of every other street. Some...

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12 Cozies of Christmas~Rosemary and Thyme

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