As I mentioned last week, I’m really enjoying reading biblical fiction, so I was tickled to receive this copy of Love Amid the Ashes from Revell. This is the story of Job. While I was vaguely familiar with the story of the man who had great wealth and had it all taken away and STILL praised […] Read more…
Book Review: A Trail of Ink
From the Publisher: An excellent medieval whodunit by the author of The Unquiet Bones and A Corpse at St Andrew’s Chapel Some valuable books have been stolen from Master John Wyclif, the well known scholar and Bible translator. He calls upon his friend and former pupil, Hugh de Singleton, to investigate. Hugh’s investigation leads him […] Read more…
Book Review: Bathsheba
I’m so tickled to have to opportunity to read and review Bathsheba, the conclusion to the Wives of King David series by Jill Eileen Smith. I was lucky enough to be able to review Abigail, the second and adored it so I was looking forward to reading about this bible bad girl. From the publisher: […] Read more…
Book Review: Lady In Waiting
I recently had the opportunity to read Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner as part of the Blogging for Books program. I always love me a good romance and especially a historical romance. This was a lovely tale about two women connected by a single ring spanning 4 centuries. The modern day Jane is a woman who […] Read more…
Book Review: Rhythm Of Secrets
I had the opportunity to read Rhythm of Secrets by Patti Lacy as a part of the LitFuse blog tour. I have to say that initially, I was not enjoying the book. I’ve mentioned several times before that disturbing books do not sit well with me these days. Reading about all the hardships that the female lead went […] Read more…
Book Review: The Real Skinny on Losing It / #Mamavation Monday #6
Let’s not go into how badly I tanked this week. Let’s let the scale speak for me: Last week (1/31/11): 162 This week (2/8/11): 162.5 Change: +0.5 lb (-3 lbs total) Well, that’s actually not as bad as I feared. Regardless, I’ll discuss the failures next week. I just am not in the mood right […] Read more…
Book Review: Made to Crave / Mamavation Monday #5
Always something! I slipped up a few times & blatantly overate early in the week. My daughter’s birthday party was yesterday with her actual birthday today, which didn’t help. I did get to exercise FINALLY on Friday. We were getting ready for a realtor tour of our home earlier in the week. Prayers that we […] Read more…
Book Review: Fatal Judgement
I just finished Fatal Judgement by Irene Hannon, the first in her new Guardians of Justice series. Wow! I absolutely loved this book! From the publisher: U.S. Marshal Jake Taylor has seen plenty of action during his years in law enforcement. But he’d rather go back to Iraq than face his next assignment: protection detail […] Read more…
Book Review: The Search
From the publisher: When worlds collide, can the truth set two young women free? As a child caught up in a crisis, Lainey O’Toole made a split-second decision with far-reaching effects. Fifteen years later, when her car breaks down in Stoney Ridge–the very town in which that decision was made–she is forced to face the […] Read more…
Book Review – Thrift Store Saints
Sometimes I am surprised by books. Many times the books I get from Loyola Press are picked for me. Some are wonderful and some are…well, not. This one surprised me by how much I enjoyed it. Thrift Store Saints: Meeting Jesus 25 cents at a Time by Jane Knuth was a fabulous book! The book […] Read more…