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Grace A. Johnson
May 8, 20233 min read
mail art | a new artistic venture
Greetings and salutations, my lovelies! I can't believe it's been a week already since my last post! Time's gone by crazy fast, so while...
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Grace A. Johnson
May 1, 20234 min read
welcome to may! (april wrapup & may goals)
You know what they say...April showers bring May flowers, and that’s so true as my basil is blooming, my bell peppers have blossomed, and...
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Grace A. Johnson
Apr 26, 20233 min read
review: the metropolitan affair by jocelyn green
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Once upon a time, I read a book by Jocelyn Green. I’d expected it to be atmospheric and romantic and intriguing—a bit like a Laura...
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Grace A. Johnson
Apr 24, 20238 min read
first chapters | overcoming the common mistakes
The first chapter is a precarious little booger. If you’ve never struggled with those first few words, that first couple paragraphs, the...
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Grace A. Johnson
Apr 17, 20236 min read
lessons from lent
For the first time in my life, I observed Lent. Granted, I was about three days late in doing so, but regardless, I spent forty days...
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Grace A. Johnson
Apr 5, 20232 min read
coming soon: a fire to kindle by daniel dydek
If you're looking for a new clean fantasy from a Christian perspective, allow me to introduce A Fire to Kindle by Daniel Dydek, author of...
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Grace A. Johnson
Apr 1, 20234 min read
welcome to april! (march wrapup & april goals)
I’d open with an April Fool’s joke, but I just can’t bring myself to do it. I tried the whole “guess what, my book’s gonna be a movie...
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Grace A. Johnson
Mar 27, 20233 min read
the trope tag
Y'all, I am six months behind on tags... So do I catch up? Nope. I steal an entirely different tag and do it. 😅 But in my defense, how...
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Grace A. Johnson
Mar 24, 20234 min read
held captive four-year bookiversary!
Four years ago yesterday, Held Captive was submitted for publication. Four years ago today, Held Captive went live. Four years ago...
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Grace A. Johnson
Mar 22, 20232 min read
introducing...her heart's home
*rushes in, breathless* HULLO, ALL! Yes, I know, I disappeared for over two weeks, but I'M BACK! This month (like this whole year thus...
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Grace A. Johnson
Mar 8, 20232 min read
new release: identity by annabelle batie
Y'all, it seems like just yesterday that I was fourteen years old, uploading my book to Amazon, hitting published... (For context, I was...
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Grace A. Johnson
Mar 4, 20233 min read
welcome to march! (february wrapup & march goals)
Well, February happened. And just like always, it happened in the blink of an eye. As I starting writing down all that I accomplished...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 27, 20233 min read
review: the sound of light by sarah sundin
⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 Let’s face it, I’ve never read a Sarah Sundin novel I didn’t like—and I’m sure the same goes for most of y’all too! There’s...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 24, 20234 min read
review: all the lost places by amanda dykes
⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 I’ve been hearing absolutely amazing things about Amanda Dykes for years, but when I first read one of her novellas in The Kissing...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 16, 20233 min read
enemies-to-lovers: the beauty of the trope
In honor of Valentine's Day, R.M. Archer, Kellyn Roth, and I have joined up to bring you three fantastic posts about some the top romance...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 14, 20232 min read
tell me you love me is here!
HAPPY RELEASE DAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, and happy Valentine's Day too. 😉 To show our love for readers and our appreciation for the...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 10, 20238 min read
enemies-to-lovers: how to do it right
This romance trope everyone calls toxic is actually supposed to be one of the strongest and most beautiful relationships out there. Why?...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 8, 20233 min read
enter to win the anthologies (tmylm & stl blog tour)
God bless H.S. Kylian. I have been so off my game this year, but this girl has kept me straight and reminded me that I yet again forgot...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 7, 20232 min read
welcome to the tour! (tmylm & stl blog tour)
Here I go again, forgetting to write my kickoff post. *glares at self* ANYWAY, today begins the epic, giveaway-filled, love-centered tour...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 4, 20233 min read
welcome to february! (january wrapup & february goals)
No way is it February already. I refuse to believe it. *crosses arms* Anyway, welcome one and all to the month of love and romance, for...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 3, 20239 min read
3 tricks to writing vivid fight scenes
Admit it, fight scenes are difficult. Even the veteran writers who have watched their favorite movie fight scenes hundreds of times,...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 2, 20235 min read
review: yesterday's tides by roseanna m. white
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Y’all, I have been waiting for this novel for years. When I first began reading Roseanna M. White’s books back in 2016-2017, I...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 1, 202311 min read
guest post: insight on strong heroines by rina blackstone bennet
I don’t usually do these things, you know. Write articles, I mean. Oh, wait. I’m supposed to introduce myself? I told you blighters I’m...
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Grace A. Johnson
Jan 31, 20233 min read
tell me you love me author tour wrapup (& giveaway winner!)
The end is here, my lovelies! The time has come to bring this fun (if a wee bit chaotic) tour to an end...and the announce the ✨winner✨...
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