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Kit Tosello

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Kit Tosello is an award-winning writer of contemporary fiction that feels like coming home. About her debut novel, The Color of Home (September 2024, Revell), bestselling author Robin Jones Gunn said, “Kit has a winsome way of using words to paint heart-touching images." Kit's inspirational essays and devotionals appear in a number of anthologies, including Publishers Weekly and Wall Street Journal bestseller So God Made a Mother. When not writing, Kit can be found in the loose-tea shop she operates with her husband, exploring the great PNW, or enjoying the "great indoors"—bookstores and libraries. Most likely with a matcha latte in hand. Learn more at KitTosello.com. ...more

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	The Color of Home 4.03 avg rating — 399 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In a Word, Yes 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fifty Shades of Loved by Rachel Starr Thomson (Goodreads Author), Mercy Hope, Kit Tosello (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jesus' Stories: The Gentle Knock

A bittersweet thing, Good Friday, as I consider that “greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

To think, he calls me friend. To even try to fully receive such a love… l’m overcome.

I took the opportunity earlier this week to disappear into solitude, retreating into the stillness of a rustic cabin beside a hurrying creek. Alone in deep-forest silence, but no Read more of this blog post »

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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

by Beth Brower (Goodreads Author)

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The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year

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Kit Tosello has read All Booked Up by Melody Carlson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Strokes of humor and romance abound in All Booked Up, yet (masterfully) Carlson also goes deep with the grief topic in a way that will make a lot of readers feel seen and understood. I especially loved the bookish conversations among housemates and w ...more
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This series has been a joy to read. It’s like chamomile tea in book form. I feel quite like I’ve lived a portion of my real life amid the rooms of Sea View, I know my way around the Sidmouth of yesteryear, and the Summers sisters are dear friends. Th ...more
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Such a sweet, well-written story, and I loved learning more about Icelandic Christmas traditions. In fact, I was inspired to host our family’s first Jolabokaflod on Christmas Eve. Highly recommend!
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Witty and original, yet reads like a classic. Looking forward to reading more of the series. UPDATE: Reread a year later before moving on to volume 2. Really charming on audio!
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Strokes of humor and romance abound in All Booked Up, yet (masterfully) Carlson also goes deep with the grief topic in a way that will make a lot of readers feel seen and understood. I especially loved the bookish conversations among housemates and w ...more
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