The book review version of the “elevator pitch” – a quick, informative, and intriguing synopsis. The Thief of Blackfriars Lane, Michelle Griep, 5 Stars I loved this book! I had never read anything from Michelle Griep, but now I cannot wait to read another book by her. She has a new and fresh take on…
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Healing Hearts by Kimberly Rae Jordan
Kimberly Rae Jordan writes new books that feel like old-fashioned love stories. Yes, they are “just” downloadable e-books, but they stand apart from the “Christianized” sensual romances that dominate women’s fiction right now. Healing Hearts, Ms. Jordan’s newest release (February 2021) is no different. Pediatrician Ryker Bennet finds his life unexpectedly and completely changed after…
Impulse Read: The Right Thing
I am not a big shopper. Actually. Scratch that. I am not a shopper at all. I make a list, I check it twice, I go to the store, and I buy what is on my list. However, I do book shop. All the time. I love it. Library displays, book store shelves, estate sales:…
Elevator Reviews (January – May)
While I have been remiss in posting book reviews on here over the past few months (I blame graduate school 100%), I have not stopped reading! I have finished 18 and started 6 more (why do I do this to myself?). 4 of the 15 were fiction reviews for the church bookstore, and those reviews…
2019 Reading Challenge
2019 Reading Challenge: Bucket List Books I don’t know about you, but no matter how many books I read during the year, my “to-read” list just keeps getting longer and longer. Many of the titles on this list are new additions, but a lot of them have been on there for awhile. I have the…
Book Suggestions: Reluctant Readers
“My 17 year old daughter despises reading, and I’m looking for some good book recommendations that will get her interested. Do you have any series you recommend that would appeal to reluctant readers and help them see that reading can be fun? She loves adventure stories and wants to read books that are “exciting.”” Great question! …
Book Journaling
January. The start of a new year. And the season of planning for the next year. I am fascinated with seeing what people aspire to and challenge themselves with for a new season of life. Predominately I hear two basic categories of goals: physical fitness and reading. I’m not going to count my few runs…
Favorite Books of 2018
This is always an update I am looking forward to writing. I look back at what I read over the past year and the ratings I gave them (if you do not currently track what you have read I highly recommend you begin that in 2019!), and I get to pick My Favorites! I read…
FBI Task Force (series review)
FBI Task Force series by DiAnn Mills I love this author! As I recently told a friend, DiAnn Mills writes Christian suspense fiction I can trust. Her suspense and mystery will be accurate, but not over the grotesque or horribly violent. Her romance is intriguing and sweet, with heroic men and strong women, but never…
Calico Joe
Calico Joe by John Grisham. This book came across my desk because as required summer reading for Mississippi State (the university Mr. Grisham attended. I’m not attending State, but my brother is, and he arrived home with Calico Joe from orientation. And, because I don’t let words in the house without reading them, added another…