The Princess and I // Cover Reveal!!

I had the great pleasure and honour of beta-reading The Princess and I a little while back...and now it's finally time for the cover reveal! 

Synopsis: 

Megan is content with her life, despite her parents' death and her brother Malcolm's job that keeps him busy at the King's castle. But when she is offered the position as Princess Christine's lady-in-waiting, Megan is glad of the change in scenery and accepts it with the hope that she can spend more time with her brother. The promise from Malcolm of lessons in swordsmanship only adds to her enthusiasm. 

However, helping keep an eye on the emotional and excitable young lady proves to be much harder than becoming her friend. As rumours of war circulate the castle, Megan strives to encourage her new friend even as she tries to settle the doubts and fears in her own heart when her responsibility in protecting the Princess is put to the test. Follow the unwanted adventure which serves to teach her that loyal friendship, true love, and God's amazing grace will always triumph over revenge, greed, and hate. 

About the Author:

Rebekah grew up surrounded by family members who appreciated and read good literature. First, she fell in love with the stories her parents read aloud to her from the Bible and books like The Chronicles of Narnia, Great Expectations, The Hobbit, and Anne of Green Gables. After learning to read on her own, she discovered other fantastic books which helped to build her ever growing imagination. 

She completed her first written work at the tender age of eight and now uses it to humble herself whenever the need arises. The story did serve to show her that God had given her a desire to write, however, and from that moment on Rebekah has never looked back or regretted picking up her pencil and becoming an author. 

This eighteen-year-old homeschool graduate lives in rainy Western Washington and is currently working on receiving her BA in English in order to further her passion for creating worlds on paper. 

Ok...you guys ready to see the cover? I could make you scroll down...but I'll be nice ;) (Don't take it for granted though xD) 

Voila!!

Ahhh.....isn't it just soooo pretty?? I love it! 

The book will be available March 3, 2017. Can't wait! :) 

Happy Valentine's Day you all! 💗 💗 💗

Fitting In // Book Summary and Review

Summary

Elizabeth Leffler feels like an alien in the small town that she has recently become an inhabitant of. The neighbours are inhospitable and make her feel like she will never fit in. After vain attempts to make friends, she turns her efforts toward others also shunned from the town. Her helpfulness and kindness are treated with horror and disrespect. But when it goes too far, Elizabeth decides it’s time to act and confront her neighbours. 

My Review 

 Really enjoyed this sweet little story! The plot was well laid out and moved at a quick pace, not too fast to make it feel rushed, but not too slow to make you bored. It kept ya on your toes, always wondering what Elizabeth was going to do next ;) The relationship between Paul and Elizabeth was very sweet. Even though there wasn’t much emphasis on it, you could really tell they loved each other very much :) Elizabeth’s problems of not fitting in I found very similar to problems of my own :-) But it was inspiring to see how she focused on thinking about others instead of going into a dump and sulking about herself. Her actions were very Christ-like and quite beneficial to herself. I mean, think about it, by helping others she unconsciously made her own life happier too! :) Rebekah has a way of incorporating Christian values and lessons into her books and stories without you really even knowing it :) It actually has something to do with what's going on in the story, unlike some other books I've read where the author suddenly, and sometimes randomly, drops in a long spiel and shows that it's obviously a lesson of some sorts. 

A great afternoon read, would definitely recommend this book to anyone of every age! 

Add to Goodreads and pre-order here

The Spectacular Book Tag

Rebekah Ashleigh  tagged me for the Spectacular Book Tag! Thanks, Rebekah! 

The rules: 

1. Answer the questions

2. Tag 3-5 bloggers

Here we go! 

1. What are your favorite book covers?

Well, I have a lot of favorite covers, but here are some of them: 

2. What are your favorite book titles?
Calico Captive, An Old-Fashioned Girl, and The King's Daughter are some of my favourites. 

3. Have you read a book and didn't know why they named it that and what was the title?

No, but I have read a book and wondered why the book cover has nothing at all to do with the story itself. 

4. Have you read a book with a character that made you mad?

Oh yes! I think the first book I ever read that had a rather maddening character was the Laura Ingalls books. You know...Nellie Olsen! ;) 

5. Is there someone or something from a book you would never want to come across?

Umm...not that I can think of. Most of the books I read aren't that "scary", and I like most of the characters I read about! 

6. If you could meet a character in person from a book who would it be?

Is this a non fiction person or a fictional? (I misread Jessica's question from the Infinity Dream Award tag and thought she had asked what my favourite fictional historical character was...so now I'm trying to keep my fiction and non-fiction people apart :P ) 

Let's just go with fictional for now :) Jo March, Anne Shirley (Blythe), and Polly Milton are on the top of my list. 

7. What book are you currently reading?

Well, I just finished reading The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest, by Melanie Dickerson. 

8. Have you read a book that made you cry?

Oh, definitely! There are plenty of books that have made me cry, either because it's so sweet or terribly, heart-achingly sad. One such book that I recently read that makes me cry every time I read it is Urchin and the Rage Tide. So, it might sound silly, but the Mistmantle Chronicles are about...animals. Talking squirrels and otters and moles and hedgehogs. But I just love this series! You would have to read the whole series to understand the fifth book, where Crispin, the king, dies, because that's what makes it so sad. (And I know that it's very sad because Tiger Lily cried when she read it. I have to put that in italics because she has never cried over books or movies. Never. Ever. We used to joke that she had a heart of stone. And I kept giving her books that I thought were sad, to see if she would cry, but she never did. Until I gave her Mistmantle Chronicles. Then she cried! :) So yes, Urchin and the Rage Tide...very sad book. Definitely made me cry! 

Another would be Rilla of Ingleside. When Walter dies...I was bawling my eyes out, as Tiger Lily sooo flatteringly puts it :P

9. What is the weirdest book you read? 

Umm...weirdest? Probably any sic-fi books that I've ever read. Like A Wrinkle in Time (does that count as sic-fi?) and it's sequels. 

10. What is the worst book/series you ever read?

The Princess Diaries. Horrible book, really. The movie is better. The book is full of really bad language and topics that well...yeah, I didn't need to read about it. And that was only in the beginning of the book. I threw it out (literally) after that first bit. 

11. If you could only read one more book the entire year what would it be?

The Bible! :) 


I tag: 
Addyson
Jesseca
Shai

Here are the questions to make it easier to copy :) 

1. What are your favorite book covers?2. What are your favorite book titles?3. Have you read a book and didn't know why they named it that and what was the title?4. Have you read a book with a character that made you mad?5. Is there someone or something from a book you would never want to come across?6. If you could meet a character in person from a book who would it be?7. What book are you currently reading?8. Have you read a book that made you cry?9. What is the weirdest book you read? 10. What is the worst book/series you ever read?11. If you could only read one more book the entire year what would it be?


Thanks again for the tag, Rebekah! Have a wonderful day everyone! :) 

Through the Tunnel

Guess what? Rebekah Morris has a new book coming out!! Yay! :D 

She was willing for me to share this bee-yew-tiful cover of her soon-to-be-published book and give y'all the synopsis for it! So here it is! 

“I hate being a foster kid!” Fourteen-year-old Lissa had thought those words dozens, if not hundreds, of times over the last twelve years. She and her twin brother, Leigh, had been foster kids for as long as they could remember. Naturally shy, this life of bouncing around from one foster home to another, of changing schools mid-term, and of never having a real place they could call home had left Lissa with feelings of insecurity and doubt. Would they ever have a real home? Why didn’t anyone want them? Then one cold, winter afternoon, Lissa persuades her brother to make believe that a tunnel under a snow covered bridge is the entrance to a new world and a new life; together they walk through it, and it changes their lives forever.

Doesn't that synopsis sound exciting? It definitely does to me! And isn't that cover sooo pretty? :)

To find out more about this book you can go here: Through the Tunnel aaaaannndd if you want to read some of the book (and I know you want to! :) go here: Through the Tunnel Part 1