Happy Saturday! Enjoy the new releases this week! Here is a quick glimpse of what is coming up on the blog next week: In This Post Fantasy Young Adult Contemporary Pre-Orders Weekly Recap Giveaways New Releases (For a preview of a book, click on the image to see the first […]
It is terrible the number of ways we tend to judge others. When Jesus taught that we should take the beam out of our own eye before helping others with the speck in theirs, it was because we don’t tend to notice the beam!! But, oh, how we see those […]
Flooding my heart with rich emotions, When I Lost My Way is such a beautiful story of grace! I’m constantly amazed at how Jennifer Rodewald can convey such depth and wisdom in her stories. Lance and Sophie are polar opposites. He is very serious and slightly socially awkward. She is […]
I’m thrilled to have author Beth K. Vogt on Among the Reads today to share a little about her latest book, The Best We’ve Been. It released recently and I will be sharing my thoughts about it here on June 15, so be sure to come back then. In the […]
In a roundabout way, I saw a review written by Jason C. Joyner. It was very funny. And then saw that he is an author. So I had to look and see what he had written. And found this. . . What a delightfully fun story! When teens with superpowers […]
Norman was adorably naive and nerdy! He had a propensity to do math in his head – not only when necessary to calculate something but to calm himself. He didn’t understand social niceties and couldn’t ride a horse – he was indeed terrified of them. This poor man still believed […]
A miraculous rescue when Genevieve was only twelve led her into a career as a Bible study teacher and writer. An injury to her ankle led her down a slippery slope she wasn’t even aware she was on. The secrets she hid strangled her relationship with God, making Him seem […]
When I saw this book available for review, I was intrigued. There are not many stories about the Tower of Babel, and especially not for kids. There is high adventure as Bella and her new friend, Zion race to the top of the tower, chased by wolves and an evil […]
Injured in the Peninsular War, Evan suffers from what we now call PSTD. He has memory loss in addition to the nightmares and other symptoms yet fears being relegated to an asylum if these things became known. This son of a humble minister has a kind heart and yet can’t […]
When confronted by her ex’s sharp-tongued mother about who her date for an upcoming wedding will be, Erica, from fear of appearing inadequate, latches onto the closest guy and lies. In a series of misunderstandings, Josh and Erica go on dates in an attempt to help him win his ex […]
Food, flirtation, and fun. After a disastrous meeting on a food competition, in which Max proved himself to be a complete jerk, Hadley would have been happy never to see him again. And yet, life seldom turns out the way we plan, does it? So, Max. Seriously, he was a […]
Warren Peace – Nice Carr – Paige Turner These are just a tiny example of names creative parents have given to their children. In the past, the name given to a child held tremendous meaning and was given with much forethought. Many times in scripture, you see passages like and she named […]