Rumors and Promises by Kathleen Rouser My rating: 4 of 5 stars Sophie Biddle has few expectations when she arrives in Stone Creek. She and 2-year-old Caira need a place to live and an income. Taking the job at a boarding house will fit both needs. Shelter, food, and enough money to purchase material toContinue reading “Rumors and Promises”
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The Magnolia Duchess
The Magnolia Duchess by Beth White My rating: 4 of 5 stars The long-awaited third book in the “Gulf Coast Chronicles” does not disappoint. Beth White takes us back to the bayous during the end of the war of 1812. Lots of really good history in this one. Fiona Lanier lives with her uncle, brother,Continue reading “The Magnolia Duchess”
The Reluctant Duchess
The Reluctant Duchess by Roseanna M. White My rating: 5 of 5 stars I thought I had read book one of this series, “The Lost Heiress.” In fact, I could have sworn I did! Nope. But it didn’t hinder my enjoyment of “The Reluctant Duchess” at all. This read just fine as a stand-alone novel.Continue reading “The Reluctant Duchess”
What Happened on Beale Street
What Happened on Beale Street by Mary Ellis My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second book in the “Secrets of the South Mysteries” series. There are actually two mysteries to be solved in this one. Private investigator Nicki Price and her cousin/boss Nate Price are back on the job. When an oldContinue reading “What Happened on Beale Street”
A Powerful Secret
A Powerful Secret by Kevin Leman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Wonderful middle story of this trilogy! I liked it even better than the first book, “A Perfect Ambition,” BUT you need to read them in order. And I’m already looking forward to book 3 coming out in the fall. Sean is the middleContinue reading “A Powerful Secret”
A Treasure Concealed
A Treasure Concealed by Tracie Peterson My rating: 3 of 5 stars Emily Carver wants what most young women in 1895 want, a husband and a home of her own. She’s disenchanted with the life she’s grown up in, following her father from mining camp to mining camp in search for a treasure of goldContinue reading “A Treasure Concealed”
The Red Door Inn
The Red Door Inn by Liz Johnson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I couldn’t put it down. The story was a roller coaster of emotions. Three hurting people brought together by their individual losses to build a dream. Marie Carrington is hurting and lost when Jack Sloane meets her at the ferry landing. HeContinue reading “The Red Door Inn”
Joshua’s Mission
Joshua’s Mission by Vannetta Chapman My rating: 4 of 5 stars The publisher calls this novel a romance, but it has a lot more in it than the typical romance does. Many of the main characters are Amish, but it’s not your typical Amish book either. I found it very refreshing! Joshua Kline’s younger brotherContinue reading “Joshua’s Mission”
The Prophetess
The Prophetess: Deborah’s Story by Jill Eileen Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars Jill Eileen Smith writes some of the best Biblical fiction I’ve read. I enjoy her storytelling and appreciate that she always lets the reader know, at the end of her stories, which parts are true and which parts are fiction. SheContinue reading “The Prophetess”
Risen
Risen: The Novelization of the Major Motion Picture by Angela Elwell Hunt My rating: 4 of 5 stars The title gives the book away – it’s about the resurrection of Jesus. Instead of the usual telling from the point of view of His followers, this story is told from the point of view of aContinue reading “Risen”
Pegg Thomas 