It occurred to me today that I haven’t let you all know how you can get in touch with me. If you’d like to contact me about my book, writing, or something else entirely, drop me an e-mail at liz@lizjohnsonbooks.com. I’ll do my best to respond promptly with witty remarks and amazing intellect. Or at least I’ll try to respond. 🙂
Looking forward to hearing from you until next time. -LJ
MizB of Should Be Reading hosts the Teaser Tuesdays weekly event
Here are the rules:
* Grab your current read
* Let the book fall open to a random page
* Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12
*You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!
* Please avoid spoilers!
This week’s teaser is:
“What was wrong with him? He’d stood her up a week and a half ago, and she’d been avoiding his calls since then. Why wasn’t he getting the hint?”
pg. 93 – Stand-In Groom by Kaye Dacus
– I picked this book up at Family Christian Store a couple months back, and it’s been on my to-read list for so long. I just love the concept and the cover, but I’ve been so far behind in my reading. But after spending all month visiting the author’s, Kaye Dacus, blog all during the month of May, I decided I couldn’t wait any more. I’m loving it! 🙂 I bet you’ll enjoy it too.
So I have to give a huge shout out to Kaye Dacus, a Barbour and Harvest House author. She’s been hosting a Double the Fun contest on her blog all during the month of May to promote her two new books releasing July 1, Menu for Romance and Ransome’s Honor. Â
So I’ve fully been enjoying reading Kaye’s blog and commenting on it. And I wrote a short story that won! You can read my winning entry here.
Thanks again to Kaye and her judges. I so enjoyed entering and am absolutely delighted that I won. I can’t wait to read her new books.
Wondering how I’ll spend my Amazon gift card prize until next time. -LJ
Since, I’m late in writing this, I won’t go as indepth as I usually do on my Monday Movies. So this weekend, my friends Jess and Jess came over to watch the new episode of Pushing Daisies. (That sound is me weeping for PD being cancelled.) So Jess B. left after the show–she had errands. Whatever that’s about. 🙂
Jess L. wasn’t ready to go home yet, so we decided to watch The Prestige, which is one of the most twisted movies I’ve ever seen. The twists and turns just keep coming until the very end. It’s dark and a little bit creepy. And at its heart, it’s an exploration of one man’s obsession and the lengths he’ll go to beat his competition.
May I recommend not watching this when you’re home alone? 🙂
Totally freaking myself out when I watch this alone until next time. -LJ
Once upon a time … there was a sweet little blogger named Lady Liz. Hi LL.
Liz liked swinging on swings, reading fairy tales, and watching TV on dvd. Then one day, her roomate Amy sent her a link for a free month trial of Netflix.
Of course, LL accepted the free offer, and soon was filling her queue with movies and TV on dvd to her hearts desire. But the first couple TV shows she tried were bad. Yuck. Poo. Then Netflix recommended a new TV show, and LL shrugged and said, “Sure. Sounds like fun.” Two days later, a little red envelope arrived in her mail box with the first disc in the BBC show Robin Hood.
Minutes after putting the first disk into her computer, LL’s jaw dropped and her eyes bugged and she could not rip her attention from the screen in frong of her. Like every fairy tale she loves, the story of Robin Hood, Lady Marian, and Guy of Gisborne unfolds. What’s new is the snappy wit, amusing dialouge, ruckus sidekick Much, and utterly handsome Robin. Yup. LL discovered quite quickly that she had a little crush on the people’s hero, who robs from the rich and gives to the poor. And then she realized that if possible, Robin was cuter than ever because he shoots a bow and wears a …Â
… HOODIE! That’s right, a greenish/brownish hoodie. In every episode. LL could barely contain the pitter patter of her little heart.
With the arrival of each new disc of this action-packed show, LL found that happily ever after arrived. Until the disc ended. And began again with the next disc. And quickly ended again. Tired of the back and forth, she decided to ask for the dvds for her birthday. If she gets them (nudge, nudge, wink, wink), then she’ll be happily forever after …Â
Oh. My. Word. I’m like a mama being told that her baby is beautiful. I just want to laugh, I’m so pleased.
Today I received the first reviews for The Kidnapping of Kenzie Thorn. Romantic Times Bookreviews magazine gave me 4 stars. Here’s their complete review:
“Governor’s graddaughter Mackenzie Thorn doesn’t know the new student in her GED prep class at the Oregon State Prison is not a criminal. Myles Parsons is really FBI agent Myles Borden, and he’s been sent undercover to protect her following a tip that her life is in danger. Myles kidnaps her to keep her safe, and soon they’re on the run, realizing that only God will be able to get them out of this alive. This exciting, suspenseful, action-packed story has great characters and a good mystery. ”
As if that weren’t exciting enough, my dear friend Deena reviewed it on her blog. She said, “Rich with humor, spunk and snappy dialogue, “The Kidnapping of Kenzie Thorn” was a treat to read. True…a few moments of cheesiness existed…but isn’t romance kind of cheesy to some degree? Liz Johnson’s new novel in the Love Inspired Suspense line is a great summer read, and I’m hoping it’s just the first of many novels from this new author. I’m giving Kenzie’s story four out of five bookmarks, with a first aid kit as a charm. You’ll need one if you hang out with Kenzie for very long!”
You can read Deena’s complete review here.
Thank you for celebrating with me! I’ll keep you up to date on reviews and interviews as they come.
Wishing all reviews could be this kind until next time. -LJ
Did you get a chance to see Cindy Woodsmall on ABC Nightline last night? If not, visit this link to see the whole segment on Amish fiction. It was great! Enjoy and leave a comment if you like.
Just can’t wait to start reading The Kidnapping of Kenzie Thorn? Sure that July 14th won’t come soon enough? Swing by Amazon or Barnes and Noble, and you too, can read an excerpt from the first chapter. Here’s a link to the amazon page. Just scroll down a bit and get yourself hooked. 🙂 And don’t forget that you can read the whole book starting July 14, available in stores all over–Borders, Barnes and Noble, etc.
MizB of Should Be Reading hosts the Teaser Tuesdays weekly event
Here are the rules:
* Grab your current read
* Let the book fall open to a random page
* Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12
*You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!
* Please avoid spoilers!
This week’s teaser is:
“Except she had taken Devon’s attention more seriously than she knew she ought to. She’d sat next to him at three Zoe charity dinners, and after each dinner, she’d spent a few weeks hoping he would contact her again. And he never had.”
pg. 48 – Deadly Intent by Camy Tang
– I’ve only cracked the cover of this book so far, but I’m so excited to read it! Camy is a delightful author and I can’t wait to enjoy this book that releases July 14. Camy and I are both Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense authors, and I’m so excited to be part of the same line. Enjoy!
In honor of Memorial Day, I thought I’d recommend a military movie that I used to watch at least once a week when I was in Jr. High. It played on AMC at least once a day, it seemed like. To Hell and Back is the true story of Audie Murphy, one of the most decorated war heroes in 
American history.
Audie starred as himself in the film, which is based on the book of the same name that he wrote. According to Wikipedia, Audie’s grave at Arlington National Cementary is the second most visited behind that of President John F. Kennedy.
Audie’s is a pretty amazing story from WWII, and I’d definitely recommend the movie–even if it is in black and white. 🙂
Thanks to all of the men and women who have served our country in the military over the years, including my dad. Thanks, Dad!
Happy Memorial Day!