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Grace A. Johnson

Mar 31, 2022
3 min

Coming Soon: Shadowed Loyalty by Roseanna M. White

It's that time again, y'all! Roseanna M. White is releasing her second (of three) book this year...and this time it's a Roaring Twenties Italian mafia romance published by her own company, WhiteFire! Those who know me well know I absolutely adore anything mafia-related (particularly the Italian mafia), so of course I am so stoked for the release of Shadowed Loyalty and I've already started on my ARC copy! I'm sure y'all are thinking to yourselves, "Dang, I wish I could get an

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Grace A. Johnson

Mar 29, 2022
5 min

The Sunshine Blogger Award #3

Once again, I have been nominated for the fantastic Sunshine Blogger Award, this time by the lovely R.M. Archer! You can check out her post here, and you can read my previous posts here and here! Now, without further (or, well, any) ado... The Rules Thank the blogger who nominated you and link back to their blog (thank you, R.M.!!) Answer the questions Nominate eleven bloggers and ask them eleven questions The Questions 1. Who is your favorite musician right now? Dangit, girl

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Grace A. Johnson

Mar 25, 2022
1 min

I Need Your Help!

If you think the main reason I created this post is because I like making surveys and forms... You're right. But the second reason is because I'm considering starting up a Patreon page (or something similar), but I'm not sure exactly what to do! I want this to be full of fantastic things and opportunities for y'all, and I want this to be tailored to my readers more than anything, SO I am enlisting y'all's help through the powers of the almighty survey. All I need is for y'all

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Grace A. Johnson

Mar 24, 2022
1 min

Don't Forget to Submit!

Y'all. Y A L L. There is literally only a WEEK until submissions close for Tell Me You Love Me! THIS IS INSANITY I FEEL LIKE I JUST CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA LIKE WHAT???!!!! We've got some AH-MAY-ZING writers crafting some incredible stories for this anthology and I am just in. awe. of all the people who are coming out of the woodworks coming together to contribute to this anthology! Of course, there can never be too many fabulous stories, so please send yours over! *grins* Rem

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Blogging for Authors: How Can I Make the Most of My Time?

Grace A. Johnson

Mar 23, 2022
7 min

Blogging for Authors: How Can I Make the Most of My Time?

Well, it seems I was right! One of y’all’s biggest problems with maintaining a blog is time. Boy, do I feel you or what?! Time management is one of those spectacular talents I have yet to fully master...but that doesn’t mean I haven’t learned a thing or two in these last couple years of blogging! Most everyone was asking specifically about making time to work on posts, posting consistently, and having the energy to blog and keep up other things, so I’m sharing just a few of m

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Coming Soon: The Reflections by E.K. Seaver

Grace A. Johnson

Mar 21, 2022
3 min

Coming Soon: The Reflections by E.K. Seaver

I cannot talk about this book enough, can I? *grins* I am BEYOND exciting for my lovely friend E.K. Seaver's upcoming Christian dystopian novel, The Reflections!! And guess what? We don't have to wait any longer to go ahead and order our copy of this epic book!! *cheers* Yes, dears, that's right! Preorders are officially LIVE for TR! You can preorder your Kindle copy OR preorder a SIGNED paperback copy straight from the author! And that's not all! The signed copy comes with s

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Cover Reveals: The Kees & Colliers Series by Kellyn Roth

Grace A. Johnson

Mar 19, 2022
4 min

Cover Reveals: The Kees & Colliers Series by Kellyn Roth

Y'all, oh y'all, oh y'all! (I love saying that.) Today is the day...the day I reveal THREE g o r g e o u s book covers and introduce y'all to another amazing series by Kellyn Roth that you're sure to love almost as much as The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy! You heard that right. Kellyn Roth, one of my favorite authors, is relaunching her Kees & Colliers trilogy (which, fun fact, is actually set in the same "bookiverse" as Alice and Ivy with) this spring with ALL NEW COVERS and,

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Grace A. Johnson

Mar 18, 2022
10 min

Is an Author Blog Worth it?

That, my dears, is an insanely good question. Personally, I know of a lot of authors with active blogs who dedicate time, money, and effort into maintaining their presence in the blogosphere...and I know a lot of authors who either don’t have a blog at all or have a stagnant one for fear of wasting time on cultivating it with no benefits. Both types of authors have many good, plausible reasons for choosing the path they did and most will probably end up satisfied with the res

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Gracie's Guide to Clean and Christian YA Fiction!

Grace A. Johnson

Mar 16, 2022
3 min

Gracie's Guide to Clean and Christian YA Fiction!

So...I've noticed a trend lately. Clean fiction - specifically Christian and inspirational fiction - fades into the background, overrun in libraries and bookstores by secular fiction that would make even secular fiction of a hundred years ago turn over in its grave...and I don't mean just adult fiction. I'm talking young adult fiction. Kids are picking up books with heavy violence and profanity...and that's the good part, because authors and publishers are pushing sex outside

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Review: The Prince and the Prodigal by Jill Eileen Smith

Grace A. Johnson

Mar 15, 2022
7 min

Review: The Prince and the Prodigal by Jill Eileen Smith

*Warnings* #1 This is a long review, so pull up a chair and grab a bowl of popcorn. You’ll be here awhile. #2 When I read a review, I want substantial information. So I will not skimp on the details. Which may mean some spoilers, so watch out. Stars: 3 Synopsis: Joseph, the favored son of Jacob, has long been despised by his ten older brothers. But when his father bestows upon him a coat of many colors and the Lord begins to give him dreams of authority over his family, their

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Grace A. Johnson

Mar 14, 2022
4 min

The Bookworm's Tag #2

The first time I did this tag, I was graciously tagged by the lovely Joelle Stone, and now she's at it again with a new set of questions! Thank you, girl! More of my deep, dark reading secrets are going to be revealed in today's post! *smirks* The Rules Thank and link to the blogger who nominated you (Thanks again, Joelle!) Include the tag graphic in your post Answer the ten questions the blogger asked Nominate between five and ten bloggers Ask your nominees ten book-related

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Review: In Search of a Prince by Toni Shiloh

Grace A. Johnson

Mar 11, 2022
15 min

Review: In Search of a Prince by Toni Shiloh

*Warnings* #1 This is a long review, so pull up a chair and grab a bowl of popcorn. You’ll be here awhile. #2 When I read a review, I want substantial information. So I will not skimp on the details. Which may mean some spoilers, so watch out. Stars: 3 Synopsis: Brielle Bayo lives a comfortable life as a middle school teacher in New York...until she learns her average life is a lie. Brielle is really an African princess, granddaughter to the king of Ọlọrọ Ilé. Not only that,

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Grace A. Johnson

Mar 10, 2022
3 min

ABC Tag!

Y’all, I dunno about this tag. This is gonna be tough! The ABC tag requires you to write a story with 26 sentences, each sentence beginning with a letter in alphabetical order...and lemme tell y’all, Vanessa Hall made it look EASY! She’s to blame for saddling me with this tough challenge, and her pirate story was sooo good! Y’all can read it here! Thanks again, Vanessa, for the tag! Fingers crossed I can do it justice! Also...I just so happen to be doing a nautical-themed sto

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Cover Reveal: The Reflections by E.K. Seaver

Grace A. Johnson

Mar 9, 2022
2 min

Cover Reveal: The Reflections by E.K. Seaver

IT'S HERE! The cover for E.K. Seaver's Christian dystopian novel, The Reflections, is finally here! Y'all, I have been waiting for this day for two years...it seems like yesterday when I first met E.K. and beta-read one of the originals versions of The Reflections. And now here we are, only a month away from her novel's release! *squeals and jumps up and down* As you can imagine, I am pretty excited about this...especially sharing the AMAZING cover with y'all! Guys. This cove

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Grace A. Johnson

Mar 8, 2022
4 min

Blogger Recommendations Tag!

I am super excited for this tag and I’m so grateful to the lovely Kristianne for tagging me...but y’all. This post was a struggle! I know I follow a great many blogs, but many aren’t on Wordpress (like mine), so I may have...forgotten them? I don’t know. I just feel like I’m missing a TON of great bloggers here, and of course some of these questions were hard to answer because I’m just like all of them? And it seems that I follow more blogs than I read. I only actively read a

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Grace A. Johnson

Mar 7, 2022
6 min

Introducing...Sky's the Limit Press!

Should I have introduced this new special project of mine several months ago to build up anticipation and hype? Oh, yeah, for sure...but can I be honest? It wasn’t until this year that I was absolutely sure that Sky’s the Limit Press was coming to fruition. So here we are. Today, March 6th, 2022, is the official release day for my new online publishing company, Sky’s the Limit Press! Sounds boring? Yeah, yeah, I know it does...but STLP is a lot more than just the name on a bo

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Welcome to March! (February Wrapup + March Goals)

Grace A. Johnson

Mar 6, 2022
4 min

Welcome to March! (February Wrapup + March Goals)

Before we get into things (of which there are many, of course), I have several announcements to make! Drum roll, if you will… Dum. Da-da-dum. Da-da-dum-dum-dum-dum. Dum-dum-dum-dum. DUUUUUUM!!!! *clears throat* First, submissions for Tell Me You Love Me, my Christian romance anthology celebrating the beauty of the words “I love you” and Who they reflect, are STILL OPEN!! Yes, there is still time, because submissions close on the 31st of this month! If you’re ready to submit,

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