Cottage By The Sea by Robin Jones GunnHideaway Series Book ThreePublisher: Howard Books July 3, 2012 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL Cottage By The Sea was one of my BookBub recommendations a few months ago, so I picked up a copy while it was on sale. It was my first time reading any work by Robin... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Miracle at Angels Bend by R. Christian Bohlen
Miracle at Angels Bend by R. Christian BohlenStand-alone NovelPublisher: Carpenter's Son Publishing June 9, 2024 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL Miracle at Angels Bend is a novel in that it tells the story of four people who share a profound encounter with the life of wisdom of Jesus Christ. Yet it’s different than any other novel... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
To Steal a Heart by Jen Turano
To Steal a Heart, by Jen TuranoSeries Info: The Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency, Book OnePublisher: Bethany House Publishers (November 17, 2020) Review by Kelly Goshorn I was completely giddy about starting a new Jen Turano series and To Steal a Heart did not disappoint. The book grabbed me from the opening line: "It was becoming... Continue Reading →
Ahoti: A Story of Tamar by Miriam Feinberg Vamosh and Eva Marie Everson
Ahoti: A Story of TamarSeries: StandalonePublisher: Paraclete Press (May 14, 2024)Review by Mae Clair Ahoti in Hebrew is translated as “my sister.” This is the story of Tamar, daughter of King David. If you’re familiar with the Old Testament, you know that Tamar was the sister of Absalom, the half-sister of Amnon. The Bible tells... Continue Reading →