Author: Gwen M. Plano

Over the expanse of many years, I taught and served as an administrator in colleges in Japan, New York, Connecticut, and California. Between travels with my husband and visits with family and friends, I write poetry and novels. I'm currently working on my fifth book. Though writing is an accomplishment of no small measure for me, my greatest treasure and most profound source of joy has been and is my four adult children. It is they who have guided me through life’s mysteries.

The Unfinished Gift by Dan Walsh

The Unfinished Gift by Dan WalshSeries: Book 1 of 2 in The Homefront SeriesPublisher: Revell (June 1, 2010) REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO The Unfinished Gift is a Christian Historical Fiction novel set at Christmas in 1943. A seven-year-old boy, Patrick Collins, has lost his mother, and his father is missing in action somewhere in Germany.... Continue Reading →

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Guarding Her Christmas Secret by Jill Weatherholt

Guarding Her Christmas Secret by Jill WeatherholtSeries: Book 25 of 30: K-9Publisher: Love Inspired (November 26, 2024) Review by Gwen Plano Jill Weatherholt’s new release, Guarding Her Christmas Secret, is a story about second chances. A schoolteacher who has lost her loved ones meets a single man who is the guardian of his brother’s twins. These two eventually... Continue Reading →

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Angels Walking: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury

Angels Walking: A Novel by Karen KingsburySeries: Book 1 of 3Publisher: Howard Books, September 2, 2014 Review by Gwen M. Plano Karen Kingsbury is a hugely popular Christian author. Because of her strong readership, I selected Angels Walking: a Novel, to read for review. The story focuses on a national baseball star, Tyler Ames, and... Continue Reading →

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Let My Daughter Go by Creston Mapes

Let My Daughter Go by Creston MapesSeries: Book 2 of 6 in the Signs of Life SeriesPublisher: Rooftop Press (June 1, 2020) REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO This contemporary religious fiction novel focuses on a kidnapping that echoes a prior string of abductions that eventually led to a massacre. The common culprit is a young woman... Continue Reading →

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Signs of Life by Creston Mapes

Signs of Life by Creston MapesBook 1 of 6: Signs of Life SeriesPublisher: Independent (August 7, 2019) REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO Signs of Life focuses on the ramifications of a mass shooting. It is told in the first person from the perspective of an aging detective (Wayne Deetz) and a bereaved husband (Tyson Cooper). The... Continue Reading →

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The Water Keeper by Charles Martin

The Water Keeper by Charles MartinSeries: Murphy Shepherd Book 1 of 3Publisher: Thomas Nelson (May 5, 2020) REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO The Water Keeper is the story of the fictional character, Murphy Shepherd, who lives alone on an island off the Florida coast. Guided by the Parable of the Lost Sheep, he has as his... Continue Reading →

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Chasing Fireflies: A Novel of Discovery by Charles Martin

Chasing Fireflies: A Novel of Discovery by Charles MartinSeries: A StandalonePublisher: Thomas Nelson (February 10, 2008) REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO Chasing Fireflies is ultimately a journey of self-discovery. Through the struggles of the impoverished but proud Southern family of Willie McFarland and the skill of author Charles Martin, readers are drawn into the pain associated... Continue Reading →

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Bitter Autumn by Lyn Cote

Bitter Autumn by Lyn CoteSeries: Northern Shore Intrigue Series, Book 2Publisher: Independently Published (May 15, 2020)Review by Gwen Plano In this Christian Romance Suspense novel, an unlikely hero arises that captures the attention of everyone in the town of Winfield on the Lake Superior shore. Grey Lawson returns home after serving seven years in prison for killing two... Continue Reading →

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