Happy July, readers, and a blessed Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus ❤️! It’s 110 degrees in St. Louis with the heat index and some days, we have 90% humidity, but I’m trying to be thankful for the sunshine. A few weeks ago, our church parish had our ChristPower Mission Week which was bothContinue reading “Paperbacks & Playlists: Listen to the Astonished soundtrack”
Author Archives: Kelsey Gietl
Top Ten Tuesday – Summer 2026 TBR
Happy Tuesday, readers! Wow, I didn’t realize how long it’s been since I’ve shared a Top Ten Tuesday – over 7 months. I probably still won’t post every week, but I’ll try to be better about doing at least once per month. Today’s Top Ten topic is “Books on My Sumer 2026 To-Read List.” IContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday – Summer 2026 TBR”
What’s a semiquincentennial? Celebrating America’s 250th in Fiction.
Welcome back to the Extra Edition newsletter! What’s in this Edition: America 250 – Celebrating our semiquincentennial God Bless America – My favorite patriotic Christian Fiction books. Releasing in June– Other authors’ new releases I’m most excited about. America 250 My books deal predominantly with United States history, so of course, I think America’s 250thContinue reading “What’s a semiquincentennial? Celebrating America’s 250th in Fiction.”
Summer’s Here! 1 Month Until Release Day!
Happy June, readers, and Happy Month of the Sacred Heart ❤️! Raise your hand if school’s over for your kids. Now, raise your hand if that means things slow down. Are you laughing? Me too! Life is as crazy as ever, with church retreats, summer camp, and music workshops taking the place of school musicals,Continue reading “Summer’s Here! 1 Month Until Release Day!”
Join the Astonished Launch Team!
Happy May, readers! I know I’ve been a little quiet the last few months with only one newsletter, but it’s been for good reasons. Between writing Astonished, I’m still working on covers and interior book layouts for my clients along with lots of family life and my day job, plus trying to keep the charactersContinue reading “Join the Astonished Launch Team!”
