tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post4487601984699269749..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Passion Most Pure in a Green WorldLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-46170333953833052992009-12-12T19:02:52.416-05:002009-12-12T19:02:52.416-05:00Thanks Gina. Deb Marvin you are a riot! :) And Jul...Thanks Gina. Deb Marvin you are a riot! :) And Julie, even though I'm one of those very slow readers and my TBR pile is more like two piles, I do remember you telling me to read them in order! It may take me awhile, but I'm looking forward to it. Merry Christmas!Jillian Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565274151603868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-89567937129677650182009-12-12T14:29:17.893-05:002009-12-12T14:29:17.893-05:00Hey, Dina ... yeah, it does appear that our tastes...Hey, Dina ... yeah, it does appear that our tastes may be similar, which I'm hoping will translate into you liking the Daughters of Boston series, God willing! :)<br /> <br />Karen!!! So good to see you visiting the Inkies! Thanks for your incredible support, sweetie. And you will LOVE A Stray Drop of Blood.<br /><br />Virginia!!! Bless your heart, girl! Thank you for your kind comment and asJulie Lessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406395645316139292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-77975575283528139602009-12-12T14:04:26.519-05:002009-12-12T14:04:26.519-05:00Thank you Patti for reviewing this wonderful book....Thank you Patti for reviewing this wonderful book. <br /><br />As I shared with Julie when we met in Denver, I had the priviledge of juding A Passion Most Pure in the Golden Heart and was completely blow away.<br /><br />I loved, loved, loved it then and was so excited to see it published.<br /><br />I've just finished the third book in the trilogy, A Passion Denied. Julie did a fantastic jobWenda Dottridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086728367896516923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-65409266532177047452009-12-12T13:30:40.905-05:002009-12-12T13:30:40.905-05:00Hello, Ladies! Human spirituality is both blessed ...Hello, Ladies! Human spirituality is both blessed and cursed by the complexities of the heart. Even more challenging, and lets face it, intriguing, are the desires of the flesh and the need to touch and be touched. No one explores these aspects of human nature and issues of faith more beautifully than Julie Lessman. <br /><br />gcwhiskas at aol dot comVirginia Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-88088503822276984102009-12-12T12:24:07.823-05:002009-12-12T12:24:07.823-05:00I cannot wait to read Julie's book "A Pas...I cannot wait to read Julie's book "A Passion Most Pure." I will start it this weekend...and savor every page, I'm sure. (Thank you, Julie...hugs right back at you).<br /><br />And I will keep my eyes open for "A Stray Drop of Blood." If you ladies recommend it...I'm sure it is an excellent novel...you all have great taste :)<br /><br />karenk<br />kmkuka(at)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-31212134963023097932009-12-12T11:31:31.183-05:002009-12-12T11:31:31.183-05:00Ha, ha, Julie. I totally forgot your stellar endor...Ha, ha, Julie. I totally forgot your stellar endorsement is right on the new version of Roseanna's book. I knew we had similar taste. <br /><br />DinaDina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-48139597697422357642009-12-12T11:01:10.962-05:002009-12-12T11:01:10.962-05:00DINA!!! Oh my goodness, I absolutely LOVED Roseann...DINA!!! Oh my goodness, I absolutely LOVED Roseanna White's A Stray Drop of Blood!! Hooked me in a BIG way and I said this in the review I posted on Amazon several years ago (before the new reissue):<br /><br />Haunting and powerful are two words that come to mind at the close of reading Roseanna M. White's debut novel, A Stray Drop of Blood. Not since Francine Rivers' Mark of the Julie Lessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406395645316139292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-69873255035529569222009-12-12T10:49:08.270-05:002009-12-12T10:49:08.270-05:00I always appreciate book reviews and suggestions f...I always appreciate book reviews and suggestions for good reads because I don't always have time to seek them out on my own and often when I do I end up disappointed. thanks for this suggestion!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583817947078375493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-2042934375792581542009-12-12T10:30:43.126-05:002009-12-12T10:30:43.126-05:00I didn't mention in my recycled review (yeah, ...I didn't mention in my recycled review (yeah, we stick with our themes all the way, folks) that Julie slips literary elements into her work in marvelous ways.<br /><br />Every time I'm asked to write an article on metaphors and imagery, my hands keep falling on Julie's book, along with those of Samson and Kingsolver and Atwood. <br /><br />Yeah, she's good. If you're a writer Patti Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687666130404407814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-86417198552620442652009-12-12T09:59:35.323-05:002009-12-12T09:59:35.323-05:00I can't believe I still haven't read these...I can't believe I still haven't read these books. Ugh! I blame my mile high TBR list. Maybe I'll buy them for my daughter for Christmas then "borrow" them :)<br /><br />Let me also say, though, since so many of you already have read them--by the sounds of it, fans of these books will love Roseanna White's A Stray Droop of Blood as well. Hers is small press, so she didn&#Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-48841550588659699382009-12-12T09:32:59.802-05:002009-12-12T09:32:59.802-05:00Okay, today's blog seals it. Patti, Gina, Deb ...Okay, today's blog seals it. Patti, Gina, Deb and Anita ... send me your addresses NOW so I can put your checks in the mail or at least send you a realllly nice box of truffles for Christmas! <br /><br />Seriously, your post today blesses my socks off, and I cannot thank you enough for the shameless plug of A Passion Most Pure.<br /><br />And, Deb ... I, too, was told what was "not Julie Lessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406395645316139292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-30467597556432346032009-12-12T08:43:11.507-05:002009-12-12T08:43:11.507-05:00Oh, that's too funny Deb. Too bad it's als...Oh, that's too funny Deb. Too bad it's also true. :D<br /><br />I was the same way. I won a copy of <b>A Passion Most Pure</b> at one of Lena Nelson Dooley's book giveaways in Jun 08. Because I was heading down to Minn in Sept for the ACFW conf, I told Julie to send it to my US postal address in ND. So it sat in the post office for a couple months. When I picked it up, I was surprisedAnita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-73122958515489955412009-12-12T05:41:16.803-05:002009-12-12T05:41:16.803-05:00Well. No one warned me about Julie's book! I p...Well. No one warned me about Julie's book! I picked it up because it had a great cover and I love historicals and I'd seen Julie's posts online.<br /><br />I'd just gotten feedback on my WIP telling me what was NOT acceptable in Christian fiction. <br /><br />Then I read A Passion Most Pure and kept saying aloud, Wait a minute!<br /><br />I think it was freeing for those of us Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.com