Cowboy Walking Away by Jessie Gussman Series: Book 1 of 12, Coming Home to North Dakota SeriesPublisher: Jessie Gussman (March 1, 2022) REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO In this Christian romance story, Rose’s husband leaves her for another woman. She is devastated and questions herself, life, and even God. Soon thereafter, she meets Derek, who... Continue Reading →
Leah’s Faith by Joanne Lehman
Leah’s Faith by Joanne LehmanSeries: Book 1 of the Benville Community SeriesPublisher: Masthof Press (February 24, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Leah is an Amish teenager with severe scoliosis. Surgery would help her, but she and her family accept her disability as God’s will. The story takes place in Ohio. Even though Leah is young,... Continue Reading →
What the River Keeps by Cheryl Grey Bostrom
What the River Keeps by Cheryl Grey BostromSeries: StandalonePublisher: Tyndale Fiction (August 12, 2025) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS In this contemporary women’s fiction novel, thirty-four-year-old Hildy is a wildlife biologist in the state of Washington. She knows a lot about rivers and trees and fish, especially fish. When Hildy was little, she told her dad... Continue Reading →
Masters of the Cavern Romance Trilogy by Z. Peabody
His to Honor, His to Adore, His to Love by Z. PeabodySeries: Masters of the Cavern romance novella trilogyPublisher: Z. Peabody Publishing (July 1, 2023 – January 4, 2025) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Masters of the Cavern is Z. Peabody’s Christian romance novella trilogy. What’s the deal with the cavern? you may ask. In this... Continue Reading →
Virginia by Shannon McNear
Virginia by Shannon McNearSeries: book four in the Daughters of the Lost Colony seriesPublisher: Barbour Fiction (September 1, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Even though Virginia is book four in McNear’s Daughters of the Lost Colony series, it works perfectly well as a standalone. Virginia is a coming-of-age novel about Virginia Dare, the real-life first... Continue Reading →
Three Little Things by Patti Stockdale
Three Little Things by Patti StockdaleStand Alone NovelIndependently Published, July 5, 2024 REVIEW BY KELLY GOSHORN I absolutely adored Patti Stockdale's debut historical romance, Three Little Things, which is based on the real WWI era love letters between the author's grandparents. Hattie Waltz, a wholesome American gal from a small town in Iowa, wishes to... Continue Reading →
The Pharisee’s Wife by Janette Oke
The Pharisee’s Wife by Janette OkeSeries: a standalonePublisher: Tyndale (March 11, 2025) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS I scored an advance copy of Janette Oke’s next book, The Pharisee’s Wife. You’ve probably heard of Oke. She practically started the whole inspirational fiction category all by herself. Well, practically. An editor and a publisher or two were... 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 Austin’s 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 →
Appalachian Song by Michelle Shocklee
Appalachian Song by Michelle ShockleeSeries: a standalonePublisher: Tyndale House Publishers on October 3, 2023 REVIEW BY VERA DAY It’s 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 →