All Posts By CherryBlossomMJ

BOOK REVIEW | Winter’s Awakening

Winter’s Awakening by Shelley Shepard Gray My rating: 4 of 5 stars Honestly Shelley Shepard Gray is probably my favorite Amish Fiction author of the current Amish Fiction craze. Her reflections into the lives that interact and are affected by the Ohio Amish are fresh and refreshing. I enjoyed her previous Sisters of the Heart [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Montana Rose

Montana Rose by Mary Connealy Fire up your love of romance with Montana Rose, where Cassie Griffin, a seemingly spoiled pregnant woman, is widowed one day and wedded the next. Marrying handyman Red Dawson seems the only alternative to Cassie’s being hitched to a brutal rancher. But can this “China doll” bear exchanging smooth silk [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Beloved Counterfeit

Beloved Counterfeit by Kathleen Y’Barbo When the less-than-reputable Ruby O’Shea washes up on the shores of Fairweather Key, she’s determined to bury her past and make a new life for herself and her three nieces. But doing so will entail secrecy and deception. Is that any way to start anew? When Micah Take, a wrecker, [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Shadow of Colossus

Shadow of Colossus by T. L. Higley 2009 Christy Award Historical Nominee In a world enslaved by money and power, one woman dares to be free. Will an explosive secret enslave her again? The place is the island of Rhodes; the time, 227 BC. In the ten years that Tessa of Delos has been in [...]

BOOK REVIEW | A Distant Melody by Sarah Sundin

Never pretty enough to please her gorgeous mother, Allie will do anything to gain her approval–even marry a man she doesn’t love. Lt. Walter Novak–fearless in the cockpit but hopeless with women–takes his last furlough at home in California before being shipped overseas. Walt and Allie meet at a wedding and their love of music [...]

BOOK REVIEW | The Rose Legacy by Kristen Heitzmann

My introduction to Kristen Heitzmann was through her most recent contemporary romantic suspense novel The Edge of Recall and I loved it. When I found out that she also had previously written a series in my favorite genre of Christian Historical Fiction I added it to my TBR list. Then I discovered that Bethany House [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Thicker than Blood

Thicker than Blood by C.J. Darlington Christy Williams finally has her life on track. She’s putting her past behind her and working hard to build a career as an antiquarian book buyer. But things begin to unravel when a stolen Hemingway first edition is found in her possession, framing her for a crime she didn’t [...]

BOOK REVIEW | A Lady Like Sarah

A Lady Like Sarah by Margaret Brownley   She’s an outlaw. He’s a preacher. Both are in need of a miracle.   When Preacher JUSTIN WELLS promises an injured lawman to take his prisoner to Texas, Justin has no idea the trouble that lies ahead. The slightly-built prisoner turns out to be SARAH PRESCOTT, sister [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Screen Play

Screen Play: A Novel by Chris Coppernoll After struggling for years to make it as an actress, Harper finally gets her big break—but will she have to sacrifice the love of her life to take it? At thirty, Harper fears her chances for a thriving acting career and finding true love are both fading fast. [...]

BOOK REVIEW | The Silent Governess

The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen Believing herself guilty of a crime, Olivia Keene flees her home, eventually stumbling upon a grand estate where an elaborate celebration is in progress. But all is not as joyous as it seems…. Lord Bradley has just learned a terrible secret, which, if exposed, will change his life forever. [...]