Appalachian Song by Michelle ShockleeSeries: a standalonePublisher: Tyndale House Publishers on October 3, 2023 REVIEW BY VERA DAY Itโs 1943, and five spinster sisters live together in a cabin in the Tennessee Appalachian Mountains. They have no electricity, no plumbing, and no phone. Songbird is a pregnant teenager who crosses paths with the sisters. Reese... Continue Reading →
On Moonberry Lake by Holly Varni
On Moonberry Lakeย by Holly VarniSeries: Moonberry Lake series, book 1Publisher: Revell on September 26, 2023 REVIEW BY VERA DAY Cora Matthews returns to her childhood hometown, Moonberry Lake, for the first time since she left at the age of seven. She never understood why there was a big upheaval in the family and why her... 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 →
The Year of Goodbyes and Hellos by Kelly Irvin
The Year of Goodbyes and Hellos by Kelly IrvinSeries: a standalonePublisher: Thomas Nelson on December 5, 2023 REVIEW BY VERA DAY This inspiring novel is based on Irvinโs real life experience with stage four ovarian cancer. In the Authorโs Notes, she says, โI remember in intimate detail what it felt like to wait in a... Continue Reading →
This is Where It Ends by Cindy K. Sproles
This is Where It Ends by Cindy K. SprolesSeries: a standalonePublisher: Revell on June 27, 2023 REVIEW BY VERA DAY Itโs the early 1900s. Minerva Jenkins lives alone on a mountain in Kentucky. Sheโs ninety-four years old, and sheโs been widowed for three decades. Her husband made her promise to keep his secret. She buried... Continue Reading →
The Undoing of Saint Silvanus by Beth Moore
The Undoing of Saint Silvanus by Beth Moore Series: a standalone Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers on September 20, 2016 REVIEW BY STACI TROILO The Undoing of Saint Silvanus is listed as a Christian woman's fiction novel, but it also falls squarely into the mystery/suspense sub-genre of Christian lit. It is a dual timeline novel. The... Continue Reading →