The Bucket List Dare

The Bucket List Dare by Angela Breidenbach My rating: 4 of 5 stars A collection of stories involving four friends from college who agree to check something off their bucket lists before they turn thirty. What a fun concept! It’s hard to review collections, so I’ll do what I usually do and pick one ofContinue reading “The Bucket List Dare”

Where Two Hearts Meet

Where Two Hearts Meet by Liz Johnson My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second in the “Prince Edward Island Dreams” series. The first is “The Red Door Inn.” It’s not essential to read them in order, both serve well as stand-along books, but it never hurts to know more of the backstoryContinue reading “Where Two Hearts Meet”

Waves of Mercy

Waves of Mercy by Lynn Austin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Could not put it down. This story – although it’s actually two stories told alongside each other – gripped me from page one and had me wishing it didn’t end at page 376. I think Lynn Austin left the door open for aContinue reading “Waves of Mercy”

Tangled Webs

Tangled Webs by Irene Hannon My rating: 4 of 5 stars The last in the “Men of Honor” trilogy, “Tangled Webs” is a nice wrap-up of the McGregors brothers series. Plenty of drama, tension, and personal struggles to keep the reader turning each page. A little bit predictable, but worth reading for the insight intoContinue reading “Tangled Webs”

Mattie’s Pledge

Mattie’s Pledge by Jan Drexler My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ll admit I’m growing a bit weary of Amish books in general, but Jan Drexler has gone back in time and gives us an account of the Amish in the mid-1800s. “Mattie’s Pledge” continues the story started in “Hannah’s Choice.” There are a lotContinue reading “Mattie’s Pledge”

A Lady Unrivaled

A Lady Unrivaled by Roseanna M. White My rating: 4 of 5 stars Great finish to the series! I enjoyed seeing all the previous characters come back for a final appearance. “Ladies of the Manor” is definitely a series to read in the proper order. “The Lost Heiress” is first, then “The Reluctant Duchess.” In “AContinue reading “A Lady Unrivaled”

A Heart Most Certain

A Heart Most Certain by Melissa Jagears My rating: 5 of 5 stars An unabashedly Christian story that isn’t preachy, unrealistic, or predictable. The characters are flawed, not perfect, and not every loose end winds up in a tidy bow. Well done, Melissa Jagears! Lydia King comes from what we’d call today a “dysfunctional” familyContinue reading “A Heart Most Certain”

To Follow Her Heart

To Follow Her Heart by Rebecca DeMarino My rating: 4 of 5 stars The final book in The Southold Chronicles, “To Follow Her Heart” wraps up the story of the Horton family. I highly recommend that you read these stories in order. “A Place in His Heart” and “To Capture Her Heart” are books oneContinue reading “To Follow Her Heart”

Honor Redeemed

Honor Redeemed by Christine Johnson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Another enjoyable historical romance by Christine Johnson! This is book two of her “Keys of Promise” series. One doesn’t need to read “Love’s Rescue” to enjoy “Honor Redeemed,” but since the characters of the first book reappear in the second, it will give moreContinue reading “Honor Redeemed”

No Way Up

No Way Up by Mary Connealy My rating: 5 of 5 stars Typical Mary Connealy book … which is to say that I loved it! Sadie Boden is the boss’s daughter but she doesn’t want to live on the family ranch. Neither does her oldest brother, Cole. But their father is calling the shots. Sadie,Continue reading “No Way Up”