by Darlene L. Turner | Apr 8, 2024 | Darlene L. Turner, Jim Brady, Songs from the Heart - Every Cry is Heard | From My Playlist
She stepped off the curb, texting as her head bopped in rhythm to the music playing in her ears, oblivious to the car careening from the right. Across the street, Kara jumped to her feet. She’d been waiting for the next bus when she noticed the young woman. She waved...
by Darlene L. Turner | Apr 1, 2024 | ACFW April New Releases, Darlene L. Turner | ACFW New Releases
Looking for some spring reads? Check these new April releases out. More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: Love in Tandem by Becca Kinzer — She’s perfectly content leading a quiet life in...
by Darlene L. Turner | Mar 25, 2024 | Darlene L. Turner, Songs from the Heart - It's About the Cross | From My Playlist
Easter is more important than Christmas. A friend made a similar statement to me and it got me thinking . . . Is it? I can hear your rebuttal because I went through the same debate. You can’t have Easter without Christmas. Jesus had to be born first. It’s just as...
by Darlene L. Turner | Mar 18, 2024 | Darlene L. Turner, I Can Only Imagine, matt and savanna shaw, Songs from the Heart - I Can Only Imagine | From My Playlist
Music whispered in the background as I held my mother’s hand. Her breathing came in rattled spurts, laboring in between longer breaks. When would her body give in? My sister caressed Mom’s other hand. My brother and sister-in-law stood at the end of the bed. We...
by Darlene L. Turner | Mar 11, 2024 | Darlene L. Turner, Kari Jobe, Songs from the Heart - Be Still | From My Playlist
I drank my water and stretched out on the mat, letting the sweat drip from my weary body. I worked hard in the last hour to make it to this moment—my time of peace. The intense heat threatened to consume me. I breathed in and out slowly. “Lay still,” the instructor...
by Darlene L. Turner | Mar 4, 2024 | ACFW March New Releases, Darlene L. Turner | ACFW New Releases
Get ready for Spring with some new books! More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: For Better or For Granted by Amy R. Anguish — Divorce was never in the plans for Genevieve Stewart. Only...
by Darlene L. Turner | Feb 26, 2024 | Darlene L. Turner, Songs from the Heart - Take Me to the King | From My Playlist
She raced upstairs and into the bedroom, dropping to her knees by the bed. She flung her arms across the duvet. “I can’t take it anymore, Lord!” She clenched her fists, fingernails digging into her palms. Stress from her job compounded with the anxiety of the...
by Darlene L. Turner | Feb 19, 2024 | Darlene L. Turner, Songs From the Heart - Basics of Life | From My Playlist
Picture this…you’re sitting at a restaurant table. You have your iPhone out. It chimes, announcing the arrival of a text. You pick it up and respond. Your husband is checking Facebook on his tablet in between bites of his meal. Your youngest is playing a game on his...
by Darlene L. Turner | Feb 12, 2024 | Beloved Devotional, Joanna Alonzo, The Woman in the Wilderness - Compelling Devotional | Book/Movie Reviews
It’s been quite some time since I’ve posted a review of a book, but friends, I just HAD to share about this unique devotional. It hit me hard and I found myself underlining a lot! This is book 1 in Joanna Alonzo’s “My Beloved” Devotional...
by Darlene L. Turner | Feb 5, 2024 | ACFW February New Releases, Darlene L. Turner | ACFW New Releases
How are you doing with your TBR pile? Here are more ideas for you! More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: Finally Forever by Karin Beery — Former competitive dancer Caroline Novak dreams of...