If the Boot Fits by Karen WitemeyerSeries: Texas Ever After, Book 2Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (March 17, 2024) If the Boot Fits is the second fairytale retelling with a Texas twist in Karen Witemeyer's Texas Ever After series. The story opens when Samantha Dearing returns home from Finishing School to learn her father intends for... Continue Reading →
The Warsaw Sisters by Amanda Barratt
The Warsaw Sisters by Amanda BarrattSeries: Stand Alone NovelPublisher: Revell (November 3, 2023) REVIEW BY KELLY GOSHORN Amanda Barratt's The Warsaw Sisters is a captivating stand-alone novel that takes readers on a poignant journey through the travails of war-torn Warsaw. The story follows the lives of twin sisters, Antonina and Helena Dฤ browska, as they navigate the... Continue Reading →
When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer
When the Day Comes, by Gabrielle MeyerTimeless, Book 1Bethany House Publishers (May 3, 2022) Review by Kelly Goshorn Itโs not often I can say that Iโve read a completely new-to-me author as well as genre. But Gabrielle Meyerโs When the Day Comes, is one such book. In this first installment in her Timeless series, Meyer... Continue Reading →
All My Secrets by Lynn Austin
All My Secrets, by Lynn AustinStand AloneTyndale House Publishers (February 6, 2024) Review by Kelly Goshorn Lynn Austinโs latest release, All My Secrets, is an inspiring time-slip story of three generations of Gilded Age women and the secrets they struggle to keep hidden. Themes of forgiveness, resentment, and bitterness are woven throughout as characters grapple... Continue Reading →
Relative Silence by Carrie Stuart Parks
Relative Silence by Carrie Stuart ParksStand-alone NovelPublisher: Thomas Nelson (July 14, 2020) REVIEW BY KELLY GOSHORN Relative Silence centers around the Boone family and their lives on the private and exclusive Curlew Island. The heroine, Sandpiper โPiperโ Boone still reals from her own tragedy, the loss of her only child fifteen years prior that destroyed... Continue Reading →
The Ornament Keeper by Eva Marie Everson
The Ornament Keeper by Eva Marie EversonSeries: Stand Alone NovellaPublisher: Iron Stream Fiction on September 24, 2018 Review by Kelly Goshorn I've had this little gem on my shelf for a couple of years now and each Christmas I got caught up in the season's new releases and sadly chose to postpone the read for... Continue Reading →
Christmas at Carnton by Tamera Alexander
Christmas at Carnton by Tamera AlexanderSeries: The Carnton Novels, Prequel NovellaPublisher: Thomas Nelson on October 3, 2017 Review by Kelly Goshorn I donโt often revisit books Iโve already read, because frankly, there are too many I havenโt read once. But this story of love, war, and second chances set during the Civil War beckoned me... Continue Reading →
Authentically Izzy
Authentically Izzy by Pepper BashamSeries: Skymar, Book OnePublisher: Thomas Nelson, November 15, 2023 REVIEW BY KELLY GOSHORN This charming story enchanted me from the beginning. Bashamโs heroine, Isabelle Edgewood, is an introverted, socially awkward, book nerd who struggles with othersโ expectations. Right off the bat, the author gets points for originality. Itโs always refreshing to... Continue Reading →
The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip by Sara Brunsvold
The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip by Sara BrunsvoldSeries: Standalone NovelPublisher: Revell - July 5, 2022 REVIEW BY KELLY GOSHORN The title of this book captured my attention from the get-go. I mean how many deaths can one person have and why would they be considered "extraordinary?" However, what kept me reading were the well-crafted... Continue Reading →