Category: Historical

BOOK REVIEW | The Bride Bargain

THE BRIDE BARGAIN by Kelly Eileen Hake Clara Fields and her aunt Doreen are trying to keep up with the wagon trail headed west to Oregon, but when one of their cantankerous oxen gets lose, they are kicked out of the train. A store-owner in Buttonwood, Nebraska, generously offers Clara and Doreen a place to [...]

BOOK REVIEW | The Making of a Gentleman

THE MAKING OF A GENTLEMAN by Ruth Axtell Morren Innocent of a crime, Jonah Quinn nevertheless was scheduled to hang from the hangman’s noose. Just moments before he hangs, he escapes, and takes prison volunteer Florence Hathaway hostage, to ensure his freedom. He lets her go as soon as he’s sure he’s safe. God seems [...]

BOOK REVIEW | A Clearing in the Wild

A CLEARING IN THE WILD by Jane Kirkpatrick Emma Wagner is tired of the constraints of the religious colony she lives in. Women are supposed to be quiet and serve in submission and they have no say. A thinker, Emma resents the limitations placed on her. However, any form of dissent is discouraged, so Emma [...]

BOOK REVIEW | A Passion Redeemed

A Passion Redeemed (Daughters of Boston, #2) by Julie Lessman Absolutely incredible writing with a story that keeps you going until  the end. A great addition to the plot lines of the O’Connor clan and  their attachments. I’d say that so far A Passion Most Pure is still my favorite, but only because I’m stubborn. [...]

BOOK REVIEW | A Bride So Fair

A Bride So Fair (Fair to Remember #3) by Carol Cox This is absolutely one of the best books that I have ever read in my entire life so far.  A Bride So Fair by  Carol Cox is the first work of Carol Cox’s that I have had the privilege to read, but I’m excited [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Calico Canyon

Calico Canyon (Lassoed in Texas #2) by Mary Connealy When I got the background on this book, I was a little apprehensive about reading it since I knew that it was about Miss Grace Calhoun. Upon reading Petticoat Ranch Miss Calhoun was present, but only faintly. She was definitely not my favorite character, especially in [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Miscarriage of Justice

MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE by Kip Gayden March 16, 1913, started out as a day quite normal. Until the police get a phone call about a murder down at a Nashville, Tennessee, barber shop. When the police arrive, they find the murderer still at the scene, but it’s the story behind it, and what happens at [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Once Blind

Once Blind: The Life of John Newton by Kay Marshall Strom John Newton’s life makes a very strong testimony. Reading this biography of his life is a great addition to my library and knowledge base. Since I was a child, I can remember knowing that he was the man who was a captain on a [...]

BOOK REVIEW | A Passion Most Pure

A Passion Most Pure (Daughters of Boston, #1) by Julie Lessman Passion is an amazing gift that has been granted to us mere beings from our heavenly Father. It is a story set in Southie Boston and Ireland during the time of the First Great World War, but the issues broached are timeless in the [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Petticoat Ranch

Petticoat Ranch by Mary Connealy Life in the 1860s was hard for everyone, but as the book opens we see how Sophie McClellen’s been living for several years. She and her four daughters have been hiding out after her husband was falsely accused of stealing horses and hanged. The men in the village had tried [...]