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"Love is. . ." I'm so excited to partner with Penguin Kids on this feature inspired from bestselling author, Matt de la Peña's latest children's book, Love . **all photos in collage taken from public domain Title:   Love Author:  Matt de la Peña Illustrator: Loren Long Publisher:  G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers  Release Date:   January 9, 2018 Genre:  Children's Book / Picture Book Links*: Amazon l Goodreads l Book Depository l  Itunes From Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long comes a story about the strongest bond there is and the diverse and powerful ways it connects us all. "In the beginning there is light  and two wide-eyed figures standing near the foot of your bed  and the sound of their voices is love. ... A cab driver plays love softly on his radio while you bounce in back with the bumps of the city and...

Just Commonly  welcome authors to drop by and share with us their take on a book that embodies a predetermined Word of the Month !  For the full year of 2017, every Monday at 7:00 AM EST, a new post by a new author will be live! We're onto the last Word of the Month post in February, and we cap it with Mary Connealy , and she's here to talk about another kind of love than romance. " Long Time Gone , my February release, is  about parent’s love for their children, brothers and sisters loving each other, and of course, romantic love. In any romance novel, the hero and heroine are drawn to each other at the same time life tosses barriers in her way to keep them apart. In Long Time Gone , my book releasing this month I made the hero and heroine attracted to each other at the same time they were absolutely wrong for each other. This is the kind of thing only True Love can overcome. So that’s basic romance.  But in the Cimarron Legacy Series romantic love is ...

"Contrary to how easy it is to dissolve this till-death-do-us-part union, marriage was never meant to be disposable."   (18) Title:   The Heart of Marriage Editor:  Dawn Camp Publisher:   Revell Release Date:   February 14, 2017 Genre:  Inspirational Non-Fiction  The best marriages are not perfect. Marriage is about walking together through all of life's ups and downs, its challenges and triumphs. And no relationship offers more chances for personal and spiritual growth, love and support, and just plain fun. Collecting true stories from some of today's best writers, Dawn Camp invites you to reflect on the heart of marriage. With beautiful photographs and poignant prose, this collection is perfect for the good days, the hard days, and all the days in between. With stories from · Crystal Paine · Lisa-Jo Baker · Alexandra Kuykendall · Holley Gerth · Shaunti Feldhahn · Renee Swope · Richard Paul Ev...

Just Commonly  welcome authors to drop by and share with us their take on a book that embodies a predetermined Word of the Month !  For the full year of 2017, every Monday at 7:00 AM EST, a new post by a new author will be live! Today with have Laura Frantz to start the week for us! What book will she share with us and what does "love letters" have to do with it? " I tend to think of February as 'love month,' no doubt because it holds Valentine's Day. One year I was traveling and alone on Valentine's Day, missing my husband and wishing for a little romance. I wandered into an antique store in this tiny Kentucky town and there was this little gem of a book waiting for me, complete with a cookie cutter heart tied to it. The title is Love Letters, An Anthology of Passion . I felt it was God's gift to me, that He was right there with me even if I felt alone on Valentine's Day. Over the next week I savored this beautifully illustrated collec...

Just Commonly  welcome authors to drop by and share with us their take on a book that embodies a predetermined Word of the Month !  For the full year of 2017, every Monday at 7:00 AM EST, a new post by a new author will be live! A new month, a new word! For the month of February, many of you will not be surprised if the word is LOVE . We started it with author,  Toni Shiloh , and her book recommendation was The Lady and the Lionheart  by Joanne Bischof. Today, we are thrilled to hear from Carrie Turansky, author of The Edwardian Bride series and a many more. And her choice of book that comes to mind is. . . " With Valentine’s Day tomorrow and Love as our February word of the month, I have a wonderful book to recommend to you:  The Lady and The Lionheart  by Joanne Bischoff.  (Annie: Sounds familiar? Wait till you read why!) Charlie Lionheart is a wonderful hero, and his sacrificial love for the heroine, Ella Beckley, made a huge...