As you may guess from the title, Kingdom of Cinders is a retelling of Cinderella, though with imaginative twists I have come to love and expect from Deborah Grace White. We met Rian in Kingdom of Slumber. He is the crown prince and Ben’s older brother. Poor Rian has never […]
Oh, how easy it is to be deceived! So many things are not as they appear. The Thief of Blackfriars Lane has so many examples of this. The bumbling, newly hired constable. The thief who so cunningly acquired the constable’s money, the … Sorry – can’t give too much away […]
A Philistine woman who worships Yahweh alone. A Levite who doubts the Lord keeps His promises. Which is right? I have often wondered just how the writer of I Samuel knew what happened in the five cities of the Philistines during the time the Ark of the Covenant resided there. […]
New York. The Gilded Age. Best friends separated in their youth… Nicholas had gone from life as a thief to being accepted as one of the most eligible gentlemen of society’s Four Hundred. And Gabriella had gone from thief to orphanage to respectable seamstress. And novice detective – or inquiry […]
Elsie’s inability to keep a job was quite humorous. She was, apparently, a bit of a klutz. And too nice to not be taken advantage of. And didn’t know much about things you aren’t supposed to put in a microwave… Despite her seeming lack of marketable talent, Elsie’s heart was […]
When I saw that Finding Wings was going to be released, I realized that I hadn’t yet read Chasing Dreams, the second book in the Chandler Sisters series. These stories build on each other, so I grabbed a copy of it and therefore today you get a bonus, two reviews […]
Today I’m featuring another Christmas story. Yes, it’s that time of year already! At least where books are concerned. All the stories take place in the United States. Two take place during the Civil War, and several take place in the Midwest after the war. While each one touches on […]
I’m always on the lookout for new-to-me authors and especially new-to-me young adult authors. When I first saw Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch (releasing November 2020), I was intrigued. So I hurried to my library website to see if any of her other books were available. They were. […]
I was a little in awe of the way the author maintained the voice of Worie in her speech and her thoughts throughout the story! Narrated in the first person, the entire story was told with an Appalachian accent. I have not often seen this done – it certainly worked […]
While not a completely new concept – the woman who grew up away from civilization – Mary Davis makes it fresh and new in The Damsel’s Intent. I really appreciated that she didn’t make Nicole out to be completely inept and unable to fit into society because of her isolation. […]
This was a fun series from a new-to-me author. I really liked the way the author spent plenty of time on each scene, developing it well and letting it come to its natural conclusion. There was plenty of time for real-life to take place. Norah was caught completely off guard […]
Finding the Road Home simply made me smile! It is everything a sweet romance should be. Heart-warming. Funny. Sweet. Add just a pinch of conflict and there you have it! I loved Mitch! This cowboy-police chief had sacrificed himself to raise his five younger siblings when their mom died and […]