BOOK REVIEW | The Englisher
Annie Zook reluctantly agrees to give up her beloved art work and in preparation to join the Amish church. But even though she turns away from her creative outlet, she finds other things to tempt her away from the Amish, in the form of one very handsome Englisher, Ben Martin. Annie’s modern friend, Louisa Stratford, [...]
River Rising
Pilotville Louisiana in 1927 is the setting for this new and compelling account by Athol Dickson. An isolated outpost on the Mississippi, Pilotville is a stilt village bounded by swampland and accessible only by boat – an island of tolerance in a sea of racism. It is a place where folks seem to live together [...]
Decorating Schemes
“Decorating Schemes” is the second book in the Deadly Decor Mystery series. I’ve read good reviews about Ginny Aiken’s books so this series has been on my reading list for awhile. Haley Farrell is an interior decorator who manages to stumble into trouble. In the first book in this series, “Design on a Crime”, Haley [...]
Pink
Pink is the first novel in Marilynn Griffith’s SHADES OF STYLES series. Meet Raya Joseph, the head designer at Garments of Praise. After her hopes of walking down the aisle have been crushed, Raya has adjusted to life outside the family business, designing uniforms and choir robes. Not only has Raya been crushed by her [...]
Meet Me At The Altar
Meet Me At The Altar is Tamika Johnson’ debut novel. It will be released September 2006 and I had the opportunity to review an advanced copy. The novel opens up with an introduction to the four main characters. Shana is a divorced single mom with a precocious six year old. Her marriage ended abruptly after [...]
Made of Honor
“I, Dana Rose, do solemnly swear to say “I won’t” the next time someone asks me to be in their wedding party. My weak will has gained me a closet full of unflattering bridesmaids’ dresses in various sizes to accommodate my ever-fluctuating waistline.” From the beginning pages, readers are in for a treat — that [...]
Music of the Heart
The Longing Season by Christine Scaub In the 1740s, British culture allows few options for the son of a merchant ship captain. And in a time of war, a man with John Newton’s experience must serve the king. But Newton’s a man who quotes Virgil and curses God with equal fervor is interested in serving [...]
The Longing Season
Author: Christine Schaub In the mid-1700s British culture allows few choices for the son of a merchant ship captain. In war time, a man is given no option but to serve the king. But John Newton (a man who quotes Virgil and curses God) is only interested in serving himself.
Freedom's Path Series
Morning Sky by Judith Miller Nothing will ever be the same after boisterous Aunt Lilly arrives in the new settlement of Nicodemus, Kansas, in the early summer of 1880. Her brother-in-law is not at all happy to see her, and her unwillingness to admit the reason behind her hasty exit from New Orleans only fuels [...]
Claire Knows Best
Author: Tracey Bateman Claire Everett’s writing career seems to have come to a screeching halt even as everything else in her life seems to be perfect. She’s finally connecting with her four kids, she’s getting along great with her ex-husband’s pregnant wife, she’s on track with God, and she has a wonderful boyfriend, Greg. But [...]
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