Daughters of Northern Shores, by Joanne BischofSeries: A Blackbird Mountain Novel, Book TwoPublisher: Thomas Nelson (March 12, 2019) Review by Kelly Goshorn It’s been way too long since I’ve finished a book that has left me as satisfied as Daughters of Northern Shores or one that made my writers heart cry out to the Lord... Continue Reading →
Cottage By The Sea by Robin Jones Gunn
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 →
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 →
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 →
A River Between Us by Jocelyn Green
A River Between Us by Jocelyn Green Stand-alone NovelPublisher: Credo House Publishers, October 3, 2023 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL I’ve enjoyed several of Jocelyn Green’s Civil War-era novels in the past, so I was eager to read A River Between Us. Cora Mae Stewart lost her father and brother to the ravages of war. She’s... Continue Reading →
If the Boot Fits by Karen Witemeyer
If the Boot Fits by Karen WitemeyerSeries: Texas Ever After, Book 2Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (March 17, 2024) If the Boot Fits is the second fairytale retelling with a Texas twist in Karen Witemeyer's Texas Ever After series. The story opens when Samantha Dearing returns home from Finishing School to learn her father intends for... 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 →