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Today we'll sit down to chat with Shoba Sadler, author of the contemporary title Child of Dust. Shoba will take us behind the scenes of her unique new novel and give us a glimpse into her writing. Shoba, why did you choose to write this type of novel? Social status and cultural barriers makes for great conflict. Child of Dust is like a modern-day classic of Romeo and Juliet only instead of opposing families, these lovers, Kim and Bryan have cultural and social barriers to contend with. Kim, the rich and spoilt socialite who loses her money is taken under the wing of her reluctant chauffeur, Bryan, who has his own struggles to deal with. They find love under the most unexpected circumstances. Can you tell us why you started with an Asian setting for your first two novels? I was founder of Agape Christian magazine in Malaysia. I also freelanced for the leading English, secular newspaper in Malaysia, The Star. My feature stories forThe Star were several page write-ups with...

Autumn leaves are falling from the trees, and we've raked in some great books for this month's Clash of the Titles! Vote for your Fave! Scroll through these releases and cast your vote for your fave. It's a tough choice, but it's up to you to determine our Clash Champion! Love's Faithful Promise  by Susan Anne Mason Widower Dr. Matthew Clayborne is devoted to two things: his work with wounded soldiers and his four-year-old daughter, Phoebe. When Deirdre O’Leary, a feisty New Yorker, arrives requesting he use his skills to help her stricken mother, he has no idea how his life is about to change. ~~~~~~ Feta and Freeways by Susan M. Baganz Nikolos Action is the lead singer of the band and doesn't realize love is right in front of him until their manager, Tia, is almost killed trying to save his life. After years of ignoring her is it too late to earn her trust...and her love? ~~~~~~   Dangerous Alternati...

Congratulations to Janet W. Ferguson and the novel Tackling the Fields for taking home this month's Clash crown! We're pleased to feature this guest post, which gives us a little insight into Janet's book and football...yes, football! In the South, most of us love football. It’s something we talk about, cheer for, and spend time watching with friends, whether in person or as a group viewing it on TV. The adrenaline seems to flow as the leaves begin to turn from deep greens to those fall yellows and oranges, a chill touches the air, and those pads and helmets are put on. My husband played high school football. He was a center. I’ve always watched the sport at whatever school I attended, and of course, in Mississippi, a lot of us follow the SEC games. I never thought a whole lot about why we enjoy watching so much or about the injuries the players battle with—until my son played the sport. His junior year, he tore his ACL and his shoulder labrum partic...

Many deserving competitors entered the fray. One became the victor! Congratulations Jennifer Uhlarik ,   2016 Olympia Award Champion. We took a few moments to get to know Jennifer a little better, and now here's your chance to do the same: Jennifer Uhlarik discovered the western genre as a pre-teen, when she swiped the only “horse” book she found on her older brother’s bookshelf. A new love was born. Across the next ten years, she devoured Louis L’Amour westerns and fell in love with the genre. In college at the University of Tampa, she began penning her own story of the Old West. Armed with a B.A. in writing, she has won five writing competitions and finaled in two other competitions. In addition to writing, she has held jobs as a private business owner, a schoolteacher, a marketing director, and her favorite—a full-time homemaker. Jennifer is active in American Christian Fiction Writers and lifetime member of the Florida Writers Association. She lives near Tampa,...

This week, we're pleased to feature the winner of the July Clash of the Titles competition. Susan Page Davis is the author of more than sixty published novels. She’s a two-time winner of the Inspirational Readers’ Choice Award, and also a winner of the Carol Award,  the Will Rogers Medallion, and was a finalist in the WILLA Awards and the More Than Magic Contest. A Maine native, she now lives in Kentucky. Her historical romance The Outlaw Takes a Bride is a finalist in the 2015 Will Rogers Medallion Awards.  Her latest accomplishment is having her brand new June release, River Rest, be chosen as the July Clash of the Titles victor. We asked Susan to tell us a little about writing River Rest. Here's what she had to say. CBA: What made you choose the setting for your story? SPD: My great-aunt left a journal she wrote in the 1920s and ’30s. It gave such a vivid picture of life in rural Maine that I wanted to write a story in that setting. I decided to push it b...

Summer's Sizzlin' Vote for your Fave! Scroll through these THREE new reads and vote below  for which you'd pick up first to read while sippin' iced tea. It'll be a tough choice! But somebody's gotta do it. May as well be you! Almost Like Being in Love by Beth K. Vogt She’s won an all-expenses-paid, luxurious wedding — all she needs now is the groom! Winning a destination wedding would be a dream come true … if Caron Hollister and her boyfriend, Alex were already engaged — and if her ex-boyfriend, Kade, wasn’t back in her life, causing her to wonder “what if?” when she thought she was ready to say “I do” to someone else. ~~~~~~   Rescue Me by Sandy Nadeau Risking her life to save him is easy. Risking her heart to give him a second chance is impossible. ~~~~~~ River Rest by Susan Page Davis Unable to depend on her father to heal the crumbling family, Judith is afraid to trust the mysteriou...

PURCHASE Amazon About the book: Colorado, 1881. Lydia Walsh is on the run. The quiet rancher she marries and expected to find safety and protection with turns out to have three siblings, next to nothing to live on, and is a crack shot who may or may not be one of the states best cattle rustlers. Beau Harding wants to keep his family together and do the right thing by them. His mail order bride comes with her own set of baggage: two more mouths to feed and empty hearts begging him to fill. The job he took for some quick money gets him thrown in jail for rustling, and then to clear his name he takes on another job--and learns that his wife may have been the one plotting his family’s downfall all along. What COTT voters had to say: ~Waiting to get a chance to read it Lucy ~Lucy Thompson, Great title, great cover! ~Mrs. Lucy Thompson, we wish you the best.  ~Lucy Thompson is not only a wonderful author but I've been blessed to being able to get to know her ...

Welcome to summer! Scroll through these FIVE new reads and vote below  for which you'd pick up first to take to the poolside. It'll be a tough choice! But somebody's gotta do it. May as well be you! Finders Keepers by Sarah Monzon Summer Arnet will go anywhere to capture the perfect shot that will get her marine photography noticed by the prestigious nature magazine, Our World—even diving in waters haunted by great white sharks. When a treasure hunter with a ladies’-man reputation approaches her about a sunken ship at one of her dive locations, it may be the chance she’s been looking for to launch her career…if his charming smile doesn’t derail her first. ~~~~~~   Resilience by L.R. Burkard In this spell-binding sequel to the post-apocalyptic thriller PULSE, L.R.Burkard takes readers into a landscape where teens shoulder rifles instead of school books, and where survival might mean becoming your own worst enemy. ~~~~~~ ...

A beautifully spun story about the power of second chances. ~ Amazon Reviewer I loved The Bitterroot Bride! The part where she compares church  to riding a trot made me laugh out loud.  ~A. Chatman About the book: No one knows the real Emmalee Warren, just what they want from the infamous prostitute. Men are coming out of the woodwork to stake a claim on the miner's widow. They wanted her body before. Now they want her money. Hiring a lawyer, Richard Lewis, to save her from financial ruin might let her start over where no one knows Miss Ellie. Becoming an unknown is the only way to freedom…or is it? Can she leave her past and build a new future? Purchase Amazon Chat with Angela: Ques: We heard there was something special that happened to you while writing your fourth book in the historical romance series, Montana Beginnings. What was special about the Bitterroot Bride heroine for you?   Angela: Writing Miss Emmie learning...

The Babel Conspiracy by Sylvia Bambola, was the first book I've read from this author. It will not be my last… it is very well written and at times, you won't want to put it down. Looking forward to reading more of this talented author!   ~P. McGuire The Babel Conspiracy   by Sylvia Bambola The Babel Conspiracy is a tale of intrigue and love. Two women engineers struggle to develop the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft amid ever intensifying global terrorism and muddled personal lives. Trisha Callahan has an abiding faith in God, and “those roots of middy blouses and pleated skirts, prayer books and incense-filled churches went deep.” This faith is tested when she finds herself in love with a married man. Audra Shields sees herself as a modern Lady Chatterley, “liberated but not forsaking breeding, intellect, or femininity.” When she becomes involved with a dangerous stranger, she begins to question her lifestyle.  Both women try sor...