BOOK REVIEW | Earthly Vows
EARTHLY VOWS by Patricia Hickman Fern Coulter has invited Jeb Nubey home to Oklahoma to meet her family, since they are now engaged. While they are in Oklahoma, Jeb has some meetings with a church there that is considering him as a candidate for the pulpit. Fern is not at all happy with Jeb’s decision [...]
The Dream
The Dream by Gilbert Morris This is the second book in the “Singing River Series.” The author continues his story of Lanie Belle Freeman and her struggles to keep her family together. She’s the oldest of five children. Besides Lanie there is Maeva, Davis, Cody and little Corliss. Their mother died in childbirth and their [...]
A Hearth in Candlewood
A HEARTH IN CANDLEWOOD by Delia Parr Fifty-one year old Emma Garrett runs Hill House, a boarding house set on a hill at the edge of town. Emma is gifted with hospitality and ministers to those who reside at Hill House, whether it is temporary or more permanent.
Coldwater Revival
COLDWATER REVIVAL by Nancy Jo Jenkins Emma Grace Falin has been raised in a large, loving family. Emma was born early, and has a bum leg, but she still manages to keep her parents on their toes, trying to keep her alive and healthy. Emma used to chase after her brother and, as a result, [...]
A Woman's Place
A Woman’s Place by Lynn Austin This book is actually four books woven together into one complete story. The book opens during World War II, just as the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. The author has four main characters: Virginia Mitchell: wife and mother of two, feeling invisible to her family, and afraid that her husband [...]
Rekindled
REKINDLED by Tamera Alexander Kathryn Jennings has been married to Larson for ten years now. Her marriage has turned out less than ideal, but she’s determined to stick with Larson, even though she is growing increasingly dissatisfied. When Larson rides out to check the north pasture, he tells his wife he’ll be home by the [...]
The Measure of a Lady
THE MEASURE OF A LADY by Deeanne Gist Rachel Van Buren, her brother, Michael, and sister, Lissa, have just arrived in San Francisco. Their father had big dreams of becoming rich mining gold, but he died enroute, leaving the three orphans. Now Rachel is responsible for raising her family and trying to keep them pure. [...]
The Soldier's Lady
THE SOLDIER’S LADY by Michael Phillips The Civil War has just ended and the South is struggling to recover. The young women of Rosewood are an unusual “family†of blacks, whites, and mixed-race to try to demonstrate what it means to be a true family. Emma Tolan’s self-esteem has been de-moralized when she served as [...]
Pieces of Silver
PIECES OF SILVER by Maureen Lang German-American, Liesel Bonner expects life to go on as normal, even with World War I looming in the near future. She is stunned when she’s called into the office of her law job and fired, simply because she is German. Now, she has trouble landing a job. Her salesman [...]
The Redemption
THE REDEMPTION by M. L. Tyndall Lady Charlisse Bristol is desperate to find her father. She’s lived with her uncle since before her mother died, and he physically and sexually abused her. Charlisse is desperate for a father’s love and protection. She sets out across the ocean but a severe storm leaves her shipwrecked on [...]
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