Their Inseparable Bond by Jill WeatherholtSeries: Book 17 of 17, K-9 CompanionsPublisher: Love Inspired, January 23,2024 Review by Gwen M. Plano Jake Beckett loves his job. He trains service dogs for those who need special assistance. Between his work and his responsibilities for his young twins, there is little time left in the day. His wife... Continue Reading →
A Bird Alone by Ericka Clay
A Bird Alone by Ericka ClaySeries: A StandalonePublisher: Believable Books (January 8, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS A Bird Alone tells the story of Marge, a widow, and her young daughter, Whitney. They live in Arkansas during the 1980s, and they bump heads. Over the 23-year span of the story, their lives are tangled up... 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 →
Operation Joktan by Amir Tsarfati and Steve Yohn
Operation Joktan by Amir Tsarfati and Steve YohnSeries: A Nir Tavor Mossad Thriller (Book 1)Publisher: Harvest Prophecy (November 16, 2021) Review by Mae Clair I first discovered Amir Tsarfati through his non-fiction books, and non-profit ministry, Behold Israel (both of which I highly recommend exploring. Iโm an avid follower of each). Operation Joktan is the... Continue Reading →
The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright
The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo WrightStand-alone NovelPublisher: Bethany House Publishers, November 21, 2017 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL I enjoy a well-written dual-timeline story. About a year ago, Mae Clair introduced me to Jaime Jo Wrightโs books, and I was hooked. The House on Foster Hill is her debut novel. Two years after... Continue Reading →
Divine: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury
Divine: a Novel by Karen KingsburySeries:โA StandalonePublisher:โTyndale House Publishers (February 22, 2011) Review by Gwen M. Plano Divine: A Novel (A Clean, Contemporary Christian Fiction Story of Life, Loss, Love, Faith, and the Miracle of Resurrection) by Karen Kingsbury is a gut-wrenching story of the kidnapping of a child who is then chained to a bed... Continue Reading →
The Offer by D L Wood
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 →