Unending Devotion
It’s tempting to look back on the 1800s and early 1900s as the “good old days,” a kinder and gentler time where gentlemen and ladies always behaved respectably. Through studying history over the past...
View ArticleDawn of a Thousand Nights
Tricia Goyer has a knack for digging up lesser known events history and using them as the foundation for spell-binding novels. Her specific characters and plots may be fictional, but the stories she...
View ArticleA Shadow of Treason
After reading A Valley of Betrayal by Tricia Goyer, I wasn’t sure I wanted to read A Shadow of Treason, the second book in The Chronicles of the Spanish Civil War. Don’t misunderstand me. I highly...
View ArticleA Whisper of Freedom
A Whisper of Freedom is the final book in Tricia Goyer’s series The Chronicles of the Spanish Civil War. After reading books one and two, I was ready to see how she would tie everything together to...
View ArticleSongbird Under a German Moon
How many of us have spent time considering what happened in Germany after World War II ended? What was it like for the Allied troops who remained? What did being part of the USO feel like? These are...
View ArticleThorn in My Heart
Anyone who knows anything about Liz Curtis Higgs probably starts laughing simply at the mention of her name. She has a way with words that leaves readers gasping for breath while simultaneously...
View ArticleNight Song
Often when authors settle on a time frame or world event and write multiple books based on that foundation, their books take on a predictable form. Tricia Goyer is an exception. The themes of salvation...
View ArticleApocalypse
One of the foundational principles of biblical interpretation is the ability to view the Bible as it would have been received by the original audience. For some reason, though, I never approached...
View ArticleLove Finds You in Mackinac Island, Michigan
Take a sweet romance, a historically accurate setting, frilly gowns, high tea, and gossip, and what do you get? Love Finds You in Mackinac Island, Michigan, by Melanie Dobson! As a fan of historical...
View ArticleThe Tutor’s Daughter
There’s just something about a good regency era romance novel that makes me smile. Don’t get me wrong, I’m beyond thankful that I live in the era of indoor plumbing, electricity, and washing machines!...
View ArticleSafe in His Arms
Love stories cannot help but be predictable. The story enveloping the love story is what truly holds readers captive. Author Colleen Coble creates a solidly captivating envelope in her novel Safe in...
View ArticleFair is the Rose
I cannot imagine what it would have been like to read the Liz Curtis Higg’s first historical fiction series as she wrote it, waiting for each book to be finished and released. After reading Thorn in My...
View ArticleSwept Away
As a mom of two young boys, I don’t have a lot of time for reading. As a special needs homeschool mom, most of my reading time is spent on non-fiction reading. Occasionally, I indulge myself and take a...
View ArticleA Noble Groom
I do not get to read a lot of fiction, and I have read very few romances. So, I welcomed the chance to break from my normal reading patterns to enjoy A Noble Groom by Jody Hedlund. A Noble Groom is a...
View ArticleWhence Came a Prince
Any time I find a truly good novel or series, a conflict arises within me. I ache to race through each page, hungering to know what happens next, but I also hate to see the story end. Such was truly...
View ArticleGrave Consequences
When I start a book series, sometimes I can walk away after book one. If I take the plunge and read the second book, however, I’m typically hooked. Grave Consequences is book two in Lisa T. Bergren’s...
View ArticleUnrivaled
I enjoy reading historical fiction, and I have fond memories of making candy with my great-aunts. A novel that combines the two is sure to pique my interest. Since Unrivaled by Siri Mitchell arrived in...
View ArticleStealing the Preacher
A title like Stealing the Preacher couldn’t help but pique my curiosity! A western romance isn’t my typical go-to genre, but this one proved to be entertaining and well-written. Fans of western style...
View ArticleThe Quarryman’s Bride
I tend to enjoy books by Tracie Peterson, so I was looking forward to reading her book, The Quarryman’s Bride. I was not disappointed! Will tragedy strike in The Quarryman’s Bride? Emmalyne and Tavin...
View ArticleGlittering Promises
I never quite know how to review book three of a series. If you have read Glamorous Illusions and Grave Consequences, books one and two in the Grand Tour series, you really do not need my review to...
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