Revealing the Truth by Lorri DudleySeries: Agents of Espionage Book OnePublisher: Wild Heart Books, November 20, 2023 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL Revealing the Truth is the first book of Lorri Dudley's Agents of Espionage Series. Set in England in the early 1800s, it's categorized as Historical Christian Romance. There is also plenty of suspense. After... Continue Reading →
Braving the Valley by Rebecca Hartt
Braving the Valley by Rebecca HarttSeries: Acts of Valor Book FivePublisher: Rise UP Publications, July 18, 2023 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL Braving the Valley, book five of the Acts of Valor series, was my first time reading author Rebecca Hartt. Grace Garrett is determined to remain in Venezuela until she can leave with her adopted... Continue Reading →
Chasing Fireflies: A Novel of Discovery by Charles Martin
Chasing Fireflies: A Novel of Discovery by Charles MartinSeries: A StandalonePublisher: Thomas Nelson (February 10, 2008) REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO Chasing Fireflies is ultimately a journey of self-discovery. Through the struggles of the impoverished but proud Southern family of Willie McFarland and the skill of author Charles Martin, readers are drawn into the pain associated... Continue Reading →
Bitter Autumn by Lyn Cote
Bitter Autumnย by Lyn CoteSeries:โNorthern Shore Intrigue Series, Book 2Publisher:โIndependently Published (May 15, 2020)Review by Gwen Plano In this Christian Romance Suspense novel, an unlikely hero arises that captures the attention of everyone in the town of Winfield on the Lake Superior shore. Grey Lawson returns home after serving seven years in prison for killing two... Continue Reading →
Unintended Target by D L Wood
Unintended Target by D L WoodSeries: The Unintended Series Book OnePublisher: Silverglass Press, October 1, 2015 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL After her twin brother died in a traffic accident, photojournalist Chloe McConnaughey travels to a Caribbean Island to escape. Shortly after her arrival, she meets Jack, who had also escaped from Manhattan. Chloe's past relationships... Continue Reading →
FEAR HAS A NAME by Creston Mapes
FEAR HAS A NAMEย by Creston MapesSeries:โBook 1 of 3: The Crittendon Files Publisher:โRooftop Press, February 4, 2019Review by Gwen M. Plano In this fast-moving psychological thriller, readers are brought into the mind of a mentally ill man, Grander Meade. Raised by fanatical parents, Grander lacks the normal interpersonal skills of most of the population. He... 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 →
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 →
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 →