BOOK REVIEW | Plain Perfect
Title: PLAIN PERFECT Author: Beth Wiseman Publisher: Thomas Nelson 2008 ISBN: 978-1-59554-630-2 Genre: Inspirational/Amish Lillian Miller is tired of the life she’s been living. An abusive boyfriend, a neglectful mom, and a teaching career going nowhere. So, in desperation, she leaves her boyfriend, and boards a plane to Amish country, Lancaster County, where her maternal [...]
BOOK REVIEW | The Life Ready Woman
Title: THE LIFE READY WOMAN Authors: Shaunti Feldhahn and Robert Lewis Publisher: Broadman and Holman January 2011 ISBN: 978-14336-7112-8 Genre: Inspirational/women’s issues THE LIFE READY WOMAN is a book for women who try to live godly lives and follow the Bible’s specific precepts. It is also for women who want to be good stewards of [...]
BOOK REVIEW | In a Heartbeat
Title: IN A HEARTBEAT: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving Authors: Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy Publisher: Henry Holt August 2010 ISBN: 978-0-8050-9338-4 Genre: Nonfiction You’ve often heard the saying, “Its better to give than to receive.” But how many of us absolutely believe that with no question asked? The Tuohy’s in IN A HEARTBEAT [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Save the Date
Title: SAVE THE DATE Author: Jenny B. Jones Publisher: Thomas Nelson February 2011 ISBN: 978-1-59554-539-8 Genre: Inspirational/contemporary romance You are cordially invited to the wedding of the year with the most unlikely bride and groom. Save the date … and say your prayers. (from the back cover) Lucy Wiltshire runs a home for homeless girls [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Made to Crave
Title: MADE TO CRAVE Author: Lysa Terkeurst Publisher (and producer): Zondervan December 2010 ISBN: DVD: 978-0-310-67154-1 Participant’s Guide: 978-0-310-67155-8 Book: 978-0-310-29326-2 Genre: Inspirational/Christian Living/women Craving isn’t a bad thing—we were made to consume food, but food was never meant to consume us. And this two-book and DVD set is set to teach you one big [...]
BOOK REVIEW | An Unlikely Blessing
Title: AN UNLIKELY BLESSING Author: Judy Baer Publisher: Guideposts October 2010 ISBN: 978-0-8249-4814-6 Genre: Inspirational/contemporary Alex Armstrong is a former college professor in his hometown of Chicago, but now he’s finding himself going to North Dakota to serve as a first-time pastor. His first assignment is two churches that are too small for a pastor, [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Highland Blessings
Title: HIGHLAND BLESSINGS Author: Jennifer Hudson Taylor Publisher: Abingdon Press May 2010 ISBN: 978-1-4267-0226-6 Genre: Inspirational/historical Akira MacKenzie was kidnapped on her wedding day by Bryce MacPhearson. Akira had been promised to marry the MacPhearson clan chief, but Bryce’s brother, the chief is hesitant to keep promises his now deceased father made. So he refused [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Dining with Joy
Title: DINING WITH JOY Author: Rachel Hauck Publisher: Thomas Nelson November 2010 ISBN: 978-1-59554-339-4 Genre: Inspirational/contemporary romance When Joy Ballard’s down-home cooking show Dining with Joy is picked up by a major network, Joy starts looking for a way out. After all, she can’t cook. Her old producer knew this and allowed all the cooking [...]
BOOK REVIEW | How Do You Tuck In a Superhero?
Title: HOW DO YOU TUCK IN A SUPERHERO? Author: Rachel Balducci Publisher: Revell March 2010 ISBN: 978-0-8007-3372-8 Genre: Inspirational/parenting Rachel Balducci knows about raising boys. She has five of them. So she doesn’t have to look very far to find material for her book. I was impressed after reading just the first couple pages how [...]
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