This Month’s Bargain

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Enter to Win: A signed copy of Jill Eileen Smith’s newest release The Heart of a King: The Loves of Solomon. Book Description: King Solomon was wealthy and wise beyond measure. He could—and did—have anything he wanted, including many women from many lands. But for all his wisdom, did he or the women in his life ever find what they …

Fabulous Fall Giveaway

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  Enter to win four fabulous biblical fiction titles for your cozy Fall reading! One of our four winners will also receive an additional Grand Prize of a $50 Barnes & Noble gift card (chosen by random.org). Only one step to enter! See the guidelines below. To enter, simply type your email address in the Rafflecopter below. No purchase necessary to …

Guest Review of A PASSIONATE HOPE by Janet Davis

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A Passionate Hope by Jill Eileen Smith Amazon reviews are great when choosing a book to purchase, but are all Amazon reviews/reviewers created equally? If you’ve read many reviews, you might agree some even fall into the hilarious category. Here are a few of my funniest/oddest reviews:  One-star review of Love Amid the Ashes – I have not read the book yet, but will definitely add it to my TBR list.  Two-star review of Love in a …

A Passionate Hope GIVEAWAY!

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A Passionate Hope by Jill Eileen Smith Book Description:  Hannah and her husband, Elkanah, share a deep and abiding love, for each other, for their God, and for his tabernacle at Shiloh. Greatly disturbed by the corruption of the priests, they long for restoration and pray for a deliverer. But nothing changes as the years pass. Years that also reveal Hannah …

Welcome, Jill Eileen Smith!

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I’m so excited to introduce you to the lady that opened the door for our current resurgence of quality biblical novels. When I took my first book proposal to a writer’s conference in 2001, I had a small component of biblical fiction buried within a Bible study.    The editor shook his head and, among his myriad of objections, said: “Biblical …

The Shepherdess

Review of THE SHEPHERDESS by Jill Eileen Smith

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Book Description:  Smith weaves a beautiful story of Abishag. It follows Abishag from her home and the freedom she has as a shepherdess, to the courts of King David as his nurse and wife, then as wife to Solomon. Much isn’t known of her life but Jill paints a vivid picture of who Abishag could have been and what her …