Archive for August, 2009

BOOK REVIEW | Surrender the Wind

Surrender the Wind by Rita Gerlach A quick~match tale of unexpected love . . . A fuse that burned rapidly … After a harrowing escape from the British, patriot Seth Braxton finds his father dead at Yorktown. Now battle scarred and grieving, he endeavors to settle down for a peaceful life along the shores of [...]

BOOK REVIEW | A Dream to Call My Own

A Dream to Call My Own by Tracie Peterson Lacy Gallatin, the youngest of the Gallatin sisters, is a woman with a mission: to find her father’s killer. Haunted by the belief that she’s failed him, Lacy is also battling a desire to have something more than just revenge, something she can’t quite figure out. [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Honor in the Dust

Honor in the Dust A Novel by Gilbert Morris In the moral confusion of the court of King Henry VIII, young Stuart Winslow has many choices to make — and lives depend on what he will choose. Born in poverty when his father was forced to choose between the woman he loved and the wealth [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Age Before Beauty

AGE BEFORE BEAUTY by Virginia Smith Allie Harrod is nearing the end of her maternity leave and is dreading leaving her baby in the care of a babysitter, possibly missing her baby’s first smile and more. Still, she isn’t ready to be a full-time mom, she wants to contribute to the family income and keep [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Texas Heat

Texas Heat Lone Star Intrigue Book One Debra White Smith 2009 Avon Inspire An Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers Fiction/Christian/Romance/Suspense Reviewed by Cindy Loven Jack Mansfield has it bad, but he has always had it bad, where Charli is concerned. Eleven years earlier, she had broken his heart and dumped him for a no-good, that [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Mommy Grace

Title: MOMMY GRACE Author: Dr. Sheila Schuller Coleman Publisher: Faith Words April 2009 ISBN: 978-0-446-54541-9 Genre: Inspirational/parenting   Most mothers struggle with feelings of inadequacy. We have guilt because we have a long list of things we should have or should not have done. Some moms even feel that they are harming their children by [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Double Take

Title: DOUBLE TAKE Author: Jenness Walker Love Inspired Suspense October 2009 ISBN: 978-0-373-44360-4 Genre: Inspirational/suspense   Cole Leighton had picked up the best seller for some light reading on his vacation. But he’s barely a few pages into the mystery when the story literally starts coming to life before his eyes. The heroine of the [...]

When Someone You Love Has Cancer

When Someone You Love Has Cancer by Cecil Murphey When Shirley walked in from the garage, she didn’t have to say a word: I read the diagnosis in her eyes. I grabbed her and held her tightly for several seconds. When I released her, she didn’t cry. The unshed tears glistened, but that was all. [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions Katie Weldon Series Robin Jones Gunn 2009 Zondervan Fiction/Christian/Contemporary Reviewed by Cindy Loven For more than half her life, Katie Weldon had dreamed of being Rick Doyle’s girl. And now she was, and had been for a year and a half. So why was she feeling so uneasy about her relationship with Rick? [...]

Exceeding your Expectations

We are thrilled to have Linda Olson, inspirational speaker, author, and leadership coach with us today. Please find a comfortable seat as you join our visit with Linda introducing her new book, Exceeding your Expectations. LINDA: Thank you! I’m delighted to be with you and your readers today to share about a topic that is [...]