Love in the Eternal City - New Catholic Romance

 

 Love in the Eternal City - Rebecca W. Martin - I originally read this contemporary debut Catholic romance by Rebecca Martin in April as a preview, but it is now available online so I am posting about it now! After being dumped by her ex-fiance and sabotaged by her former best friend, Elena goes to Italy to begin a new life. She meets Benedikt, a handsome Swiss guard who is quickly enamored with the attractive American. However, her past and her mental health issues and his family dynamics cause some major issues for their relationship. Stalking and an assassination plot up the stakes.There's plenty of intrigue in this book to keep readers turning pages. This is a wonderful debut and I look forward to reading more fiction from this writer. 

 

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Blog Tour: A Channel of Your Peace

Today I'm honored to be hosting the blog tour for new Catholic romance, A Channel of Your Peace.

 

A Channel of Your Peace

By Veronica Smallhorn

Would a God who truly loves you allow things to get this bad?

Lapsed Catholic Erin Rafferty has the life she always wanted. Or at least she did, till the moment her fiancé of five years announces he's leaving her for another woman. Heartbroken and humiliated, a further devastating development leaves her wondering if she can ever live a normal life again.

Mark Ashcroft is a devout Catholic looking for an equally devout Catholic wife. A chance encounter with Erin leaves Mark completely captivated, yet deeply unsettled, knowing Erin is not in a place to accept him, nor is she the model Christian woman he’d hoped to start a life with.

A tentative friendship begins, and Erin finds herself questioning her long-held rejection of her faith, while Mark finds himself healing from memories of his own wounded past.

But as love grows, further tragedy in Erin’s life threatens her burgeoning faith and her hope for a future with Mark.

What follows is a difficult journey of love, surrender, trust, and faith in the ultimate knowledge that Christ is always in the midst of our sufferings.

Purchase on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2V36aUb

About the Author

Born and raised in Australia’s capital, Canberra, Veronica published her first work at age eleven when a Christmas poem she wrote was printed in the local newspaper.

Growing up, her two main focuses were her Catholic faith and music. After tireless efforts in these endeavours, Veronica is now resigned to being a deeply flawed though fairly devout Catholic, and a less-than-mediocre pianist.

She married her husband in 2005 and lived with him in his native Mexico for three years till they moved back to Canberra. After returning to Australia, Veronica ran her own one-woman resume and copywriting business for a few years till she decided she’d rather write fiction instead. The fruit of this labour is Veronica’s first novel A Channel of Your Peace, published by FQP on February 14, 2020.

Veronica and her husband Pablo have three beautiful children. She is a full-time homeschooling mum who enjoys reading and photography, hearing about her kids’ adventures in Minecraft, and spending some quiet time with her husband, preferably when they’re both awake.

Read more about Veronica at the FQP website:

https://www.fullquiverpublishing.com/about-authors/author-veronica-smallhorn/

Visit other stops on the blog tour:

March 3  Sarah Reinhard  

March 4  Plot Line and Sinker (listed as part of Open Book)

March 6  Carolyn Astfalk, My Scribblers Heart Blog  

March 7  Plot Line and Sinker (Ellen Gable)

March 8   Steven McEvoy, Book Reviews and More

Blog Tour: Come Back to Me

Today I'm happy to be part of the book tour for Come Back to Me by fellow Catholic Writers' Guild member Carolyn Astfalk. 

I had the chance to read this story the past couple days and it was a great read! First, it was short, and I appreciate that in books because I don't have a lot of extra time. It was wonderful to have something I could read and enjoy in a short period of time. This was a very engaging story that kept me swiping on my Kindle. 

Astfalk writes about real life in all its messiness. Her characters are multifaceted and dealing with struggles readers can relate to. Faith is part of her stories, but it isn't portrayed as something that fixes everything. Rather, belief in God is what provides strength in the hard times.

Alan Reynolds slid into marriage. When his wife kicks him out, it looks as if he may slide out just as easily. Forced to bunk with his newlywed younger brother and his pregnant wife, Alan gets a firsthand look at a blissfully happy marriage while his wife rebuffs his attempts at a reunion.

Caught in the middle, Alan and his wife’s mutual friend Megan grows increasingly unhappy with her own empty relationships. If that weren’t enough, her newly sober brother has found happiness with Jesus, a goody-goody girlfriend, and a cockeyed cat.

When Alan and Megan hit rock bottom, will there be grace enough in their bankrupt lives to right their relationships and find purpose like their siblings have?

Purchase Come Back to Me on Amazon

Author bio:

Carolyn Astfalk resides with her husband and four children in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where it smells like either chocolate or manure, depending on wind direction. She is the author of the contemporary Catholic romances Stay With Me, Ornamental Graces, and All in Good Time, and the coming-of-age story Rightfully Ours. Carolyn is a member of the Catholic Writers Guild, Catholic Teen Books, Pennwriters, and is a CatholicMom.com and Today’s Catholic Teacher contributor. True to her Pittsburgh roots, she still says “pop” instead of “soda,” although her beverage of choice is tea.

Please check out the other stops on the blog tour:

Mon., Feb. 24 - Sarah Reinhard, Snoring Scholar

Tues., Feb. 25 - Barb Szyszkiewicz, FranciscanMom

Wed., Feb. 26 - Ellen Gable, Plot Line and Sinker

Fri., Feb. 28 - Theresa Linden, Things Visible & Invisible