The Offer by D L WoodSeries: The Deadly Series Collection Book TwoPublisher: Silverglass Press, August 5, 2023 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL Chef Addie Nichols is living her dreamโowning a fledgling upscale restaurant in Greenwich Village. But the dream doesnโt come without challengesโsix months into opening the restaurant, her finances are dwindling. When a woman named... Continue Reading →
The Moonlight School by Suzanne Woods Fisher
The Moonlight School by Suzanne Woods FisherSeries:โA StandalonePublisher:โRevel (February 2, 2021) Review by Mae Clair I have a fondness for stories set in Appalachia. The setting is always so rich and the characters wonderfully authentic. In this case, the yearโ1911โadds to the vibrancy of the novel. I was unfamiliar with Cora Wilson Stewart prior to... Continue Reading →
The Divine Proverb of Streusel by Sara Brunsvold
The Divine Proverb of Streusel by Sara BrunsvoldSeries: A StandalonePublisher: Revell (January 16, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS First, letโs tackle that awesome title. Nikki is a twenty-something high school teacher. Itโs summer, and she finds a handwritten recipe book in her late grandparentsโ farmhouse. Is it her grandmotherโs book? A great auntโs, or maybe... 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 →
The Samaritanโs Patient by Chevron Ross
The Samaritanโs Patient by Chevron RossSeries: A StandalonePublisher: AIA Publishing (January 25, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Chevron Ross is a brave Christian fiction author who deals with disturbing, contemporary issues even while fostering themes of atonement and forgiveness. Seventeen-year-old Paige creates a website to help young people who have suicidal feelings. But social media... Continue Reading →
Chasing Whispers by Jennifer Youngblood
Chasing Whispers by Jennifer YoungbloodSeries: The Honeysuckle Island Series Book 1Publisher: Arbor House Books; April 28, 2021 REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO Jennifer Youngbloodโs Chasing Whispers combines suspense with romance in this Christian-themed novel. Situated on the fictional Honeysuckle Island, readers are quickly drawn into a baffling mystery involving those associated with the Oliver Hotel.... Continue Reading →
Rain by Dana McNeely
Rain by Dana McNeelySeries: Book 1 of Whispers in the WindPublisher: Mountain Brook Ink on March 5, 2021 REVIEW BY VERA DAY Iโve always been scared of Biblical fiction. All those theeโs and thouโs make it too much work to read the story. (Silly me, Biblical fiction doesnโt mean stories written in King James English.)... Continue Reading →
The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater by Jaime Jo Wright
The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater by Jaime Jo WrightSeries:ย A standalonePublisher: Bethany House Publishers (October 10, 2023)Review by Mae ClairJaime Jo Wright is one of my auto-buy authors, so I pre-ordered The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater the moment it became available. I loved the cover so much, I bought both the Kindle and... 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 →