I’ve enjoyed getting to know the Duke family through the Desert Justice series. Death Valley Hideout is Willow’s story, though with this close-knit family, that only means that she has a little more air-time than her protective brothers and cousin. While I enjoy stories with strong heroines, I’m partial to […]
I am always so excited to be able to read another book by Lynn H. Blackburn! While suspense is a genre I am cautious about, I always know she does not go overboard with chilling terror or gory details. I also know that her stories will be filled with faith […]
I enjoyed For the Love of Emma very much and was delighted for the opportunity to read the rest of Emma’s story in Emma’s Quest. This lovely story picks up with Emma moving to another state to meet a man she barely knew and yet for whom she was willing […]
I confess to loving young adult fantasy, though it has been years since I was a young adult. Reading Wraithwood, the first in The Wraithwood Trilogy, was a delightful experience and I have been waiting to read more. I was not disappointed! Mordizan is full of surprises, with plenty of […]
It is so delightful to love a book I’ve read that is by a debut author! I’ve seen how writers generally improve over time, so when a debut author hits it out of the park, it makes me so happy for them. Starting out with a bang, Crystal Caudill’s debut […]
Every so often, an author I love writes on a topic I’m uncomfortable with, and I’m presented with the dilemma of whether to read it because I trust the author or not to read it because of the subject matter. Seeing Every Star in the Sky was about human trafficking, […]
I love when I read the second book in a series, months or even a year later, and all the details of the first story come back to me as I read, simply because it was that memorable. And I especially love when the author cleverly includes necessary details and […]
I’m always fascinated to see the way others envision people and events from the Bible. And to have a character mentioned in scripture, almost in passing, highlighted in a fictional account speculating “what if”… I was especially intrigued about this story when I read this in the author’s newsletter: I […]
Drawn by the Current was an intense depiction of the historic capsizing of the SS Eastwood and the ensuing investigations. Author Jocelyn Green, in her typical fashion, filled the pages with intrigue and insight into the way things might have occurred. As a woman in the early 1900s, Olive struggled […]
This conclusion to the Treasures of Nome series tied up all the loose ends quite nicely. Whitney’s story was filled with pain and brokenness. And despite her hatred of her father’s addiction, she had come to rely on the tonic the doctor had given her for her headaches and that […]
I love heroes who love deeply! Dodge was exactly that kind of hero. He has loved Echo from the time they were teenagers and will never stop! Sunrise was filled with the action, mystery, and a little of the suspense I’ve come to expect from Susan May Warren. I really […]
Until Leaves Fall in Paris is such an amazing story!! While I have come to expect that from author Sarah Sundin, this book exceeds the others I’ve read by her. This poignant story touched me on so many levels! Pain for the secrets that Paul and Lucie had that kept […]