Book Review of 'Somebody's Rose' by Marla Melior

Happy Monday Bookworms!

Anyone who knows me know how much I love nostalgic eras, particularly right after the second world war all the way through to the 1960's. I love that time in history. The tide was turning, change was happening, and I would've loved to have had a front-row seat for all of it. I think that's why I enjoy historical fictions that are set during this time period as I truly feel like I get to witness that era and it makes my historical loving heart so giddy.


I hope you enjoy my thoughts on this Historical Women's Fiction and let me know in the comments if you're a history buff like myself and if so what is your favorite time period to study?

About the Book


Title
: Somebody's Rose 
Author: Marla Melior
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date: September 23, 2025 
Genre: Historical Fiction

When the manuscript arrives at the office of a small publishing company, it has no return address. The required postage is affixed and is made up of a hodgepodge of random stamps. The manuscript itself is typed… typed on an old manual typewriter. On top is a simple note that reads:

I don’t want any money. I just want everyone to know about my Rose.


And thus begins a memoir about a lovely lady named 
Rose and the man who has been in love with her ever since he was ten years old.

In her signature style, Marla Melior presents this nostalgic, through-the-ages look at lasting love set against a backdrop of American history and pop culture. This is a true celebration of love and marriage and serves as a tribute to our nation and its heroes. Fall in love with Rose and our anonymous narrator as this young couple builds a life together, and learn why every woman in the world wants to be somebody's Rose.


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Spotlight on 'Survival Secrets' by Lana Christian

Happy Friday Bookworms!

Biblical Fiction has an uncanny way of bringing the Bible to life, and the book I am spotlighting today is no exception. I hope you enjoy a great excerpt from this newly released Biblical Fiction, and don't forget to scroll to the bottom of this post and enter the amazing giveaway from JustRead Tours.

Survival Secrets JustRead Blog Tour

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Survival Secrets by Lana Christian, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Survival Secrets

Title: Survival Secrets 
Series: The Magi's Encounters #2 
Author: Lana Christian 
Publisher: Scrivenings Press 
Release Date: September 23, 2025 
Genre: Biblical Fiction


On the run from Herod and the Nabataeans, Akilah makes a desperate decision to venture into the unforgiving Wilderness of Paran. To reach Egypt’s safety, his caravan must survive the elements while maintaining their anonymity and protecting the secrets they harbor. Their knowledge of Yeshua is one of many secrets that jeopardize their lives. When calamity tears one Wise Man away from the others, the group’s resolve and newfound faith start to crumble. Farther from their goal of returning to Persia than ever before, they encounter Yeshua’s family again. Its ramifications raise the stakes for their cost of belief in the Hebrew God. 


Two thousand miles away, Akilah’s estranged cousin, Farzaneh, wrestles with the same as she tries to uncover secrets her husband took to the grave when he embraced the Hebrew faith. As life shifts radically for everyone, each person must risk trusting an unfathomable, sovereign God.  

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Book Review of 'Through Water and Stone' by Karen Barnett

Hello Bookworms!

In 2024 I started this amazing book series and today I am featuring the next book, something I have been eagerly anticipating. I hope you enjoy my thoughts on this Dual Timeline Christian Fiction and don't forget to scroll to the bottom of this post and enter the amazing giveaway from JustRead Tours.

Through Water and Stone JustRead Takeover + Review Blitz

Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for Through Water and Stone by Karen Barnett, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book 

Title: Through Water and Stone 
Series: National Parks 
Author: Karen Barnett 
Publisher: Kregel Publications 
Release Date: September 23, 2025 
Genre: Christian Fiction, Dual Timeline 

In 1948, Zion National Park ranger Henry Eriksson and his wife, Alma, are less than one year removed from their infant son's sudden death in a flash flood, and the weight of the loss hasn't diminished with time. When Henry discovers an abandoned baby in a hatbox on his morning rounds, he's unsure how to react, but Alma is delighted, and she reignites with purpose at what seems to be a miracle from God. 

Nearly eighty years later, Talia Eriksson leaves her job at an athleisure company in Palo Alto, California, in disgrace and returns to Zion National Park to reconnect with her grandfather and review her life goals. But when an at-home DNA test exposes family secrets, Talia and her newfound friend, law enforcement ranger Blake Mitchell, work together to search for answers. 

Talia navigates the rocky path into her past with Blake by her side, what she discovers may alter everything she knew to be true about herself. With the uncertain future looming, Talia must learn that family is deeper than genetics and that trusting God can mean being still and clinging to the Rock. 
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