BOOK REVIEW | Deceit
This latest installment in Brandilyn Collins’ series DECEIT is every bit the page-turner that you would expect from this savvy writer, although I admit to the necessity of a learning curve before I could get into the book. This is the first time I’ve heard the term “skip tracer,” the title given to those individuals [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Nightingale
NIGHTINGALE by Susan May Warren Esther Lange made a mistake. One night, in the backseat of a car with a man she didn’t love—a man who didn’t love her. Finding herself pregnant, her family rejected her and with nowhere to go, she went to Linus’s family. They hated her, but put up with her since [...]
BOOK REVIEW | A Hope Undaunted
A HOPE UNDAUNTED by Julie Lessman Katie O’Connor is the spoiled youngest daughter, used to getting whatever she wants. She dreams of becoming a lawyer, after all, she is a woman and women were rising above the beaten down, worthless lot her ancestors were, and becoming self sufficient, and campaigning for the right to vote. [...]
BOOK REVIEW | A Suitor for Jenny
A SUITOR FOR JENNY by Margaret Brownley Jenny Higgins read in the newspaper that Rocky Creek, Texas, is the ideal place to look for husbands. Desperate to get her two sisters married off to wealthy men, the three of them arrive in town and Jenny sets up interviews, following strict guidelines. But it isn’t as [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Devotions for the God Girl
DEVOTIONS FOR THE GOD GIRL by Hayley DiMarco DEVOTIONS FOR THE GOD GIRL is a really excellent devotional to help you become the woman God intended for you to be. There are 365 devotionals in this beautifully bound hardcover book, one for each day of the year. Each devotional begins with a verse, then the [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Grace
GRACE by Shelley Shepard Gray The Brenneman family is preparing for a family Christmas. They have no guests scheduled, so they are going to fill the rooms with family. But then they get an unexpected reservation—one sent my mail that traveled the country before arriving, and their guest, Levi is due to arrive that day. [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Finding Inner Peace During Trouble Times
Title: FINDING INNER PEACE DURING TROUBLED TIMES Author: William Moss Publisher: Barnabas January 2010 ISBN: 978-0-578-04244-2 Genre: Inspirational/nonfiction FINDING INNER PEACE DURING TROUBLED TIMES is a short booklet, that is easily read in one sitting. Written as an essay for a man looking for peace, it includes Bible references and plenty of space to write [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Christmas at Harrington’s
Title: CHRISTMAS AT HARRINGTON’S Author: Melody Carlson Publisher: Revell October 2010 ISBN: 978-0-8007-1925-8 Genre: Inspirational/Christmas Lena Markham has recently been released from serving an eight-year prison sentence for a crime she didn’t commit. She wants a fresh start in a new town, and the social worker set her up with a few ill-fitting second hand [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Ransome,s Honor
Title: RANSOME’S HONOR Author: Kaye Dacus Publisher: Harvest House Publishers July 2009 ISBN: 978-0-7369-2753-6 Genre: Inspirational/historical Julia Witherington has long dreamed of marrying William Ransome, a man she imagines has spoken to her father about asking for her hand. But the evening she’s long anticipated comes, but instead of getting the proposal of marriage, William [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Under the Distant Sky
Title: UNDER THE DISTANT SKY Author: Al Lacy Publisher: Multnomah June 2009 ISBN: 978-1-60142-245-3 Genre: Inspirational/historical Hannah Cooper and her husband, Solomon, live in Independence, Missouri, and witness numerous families stocking up for their exciting trip to the Wild West. Before long, the Coopers start thinking about following them west. At first, Hannah is cautious, [...]
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