The Piper’s Pursuit by Melanie Dickerson Series: Hagenheim #10 Published by Thomas Nelson Publication Date December 3, 2019 Genres: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Action/Adventure, Christian Fiction, Clean Romance, Fairy Tale Retelling Setting: Holy Roman Empire Middle Ages – 400 to 1600 Written for: High-School/Young Adult Pages: 320 Synopsis: A plague […]
Such a funny and heartwarming story! I don’t always enjoy stories that combine humor and serious elements. A balance is needed to make this work. To not make the humor seem out of place in the midst of the tragedy or to make the more serious elements seem like a […]
Fascinated by information, I love learning about many things. One of the ways this manifests itself is when I’m with my friends and we begin speculating about a topic. I usually grab my phone and look it up to understand it correctly. Or when my team at work is sitting […]
Some books just tear me up inside while I’m reading them. Sometimes it is the circumstances of the characters’ lives. Sometimes it’s the choices they make. With Smoke Screen, it was both! Brenna and Nate’s families were both against seeing the two of them together. Brenna’s because they believed his […]
I am a terrible liar, or so I’ve been told. Wait!! I’m not terrible as in I lie all the time. I’m terrible at telling lies because my facial expression gives it away. My friend, Don, is an amazing illusionist and he does a number of “mind-reading” tricks. The fun […]
I have been reading about Love and Other Mistakes on social media for a couple of months now and was looking forward to reading it. I had a mental image of it being lighthearted, humorous, Chick Lit set in Australia – after all, the author is from there. . . […]
Cross My Heart is a touching story of faith and healing. When Ben is given the ranch which has been in the family for many generations, he has a dream of using it to start an equine therapy program. This tenderhearted man had been helped through a similar program years […]
Back when Columbus set about to seek a new trade route to India, the common conception was that the world was flat. “Everyone” believed this and all thought that if you sailed far enough, you would fall right over the edge (and into the mouths of hungry sea monsters!) Today, […]
There are some histories in the Bible that make me uncomfortable. Seriously, some of the people were extremely wicked. And some of the events were horrific. In fact, if I was compiling the contents of the Bible, it would probably be a lot shorter than it is. The majority of […]
“You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are? Anchor chains, plane motors & train whistles” George Bailey, It’s a Wonderful Life My favorite sounds are a little different than George’s. Children’s giggles, bird song, worship music. You probably have yet another list of favorites. How many people […]