Jan 27, 2009
The Winter Garden: A Novel
This is a story about a woman named Ika who travels back to the home of her childhood to confront the memories of her past. She longs to find out the name of her biological father and she commits to helping with the care of her dying mother with the hopes that she will give her some answers.
Ika has to deal with the social ramifications of refusing to speak with her family for years, and then being thrown back into that same family and even the same house! As she cares for her mother she strives to work out her feelings toward her sister. Ika meets her sister’s family and finds a connection.
This journey to Ika’s past was very depressing. I usually look forward to reading a book, but this one was a chore. I found her childhood very sad and that made it a hard read.
Jan 26, 2009
Winner Take All (Marcus Glenwood Series #3)
Kirsten is a woman with a past. She struggles with the acceptance that her fiancé is offering. Could a man really love her after he figures out what happened in her past?
Marcus is a lawyer who knows that Kirsten is hiding something, but he loves her anyway.
Dale is a father who loves his daughter. When his daughter is kidnapped, he hires Marcus to take the case.
Erin is an opera star. She loves opera more than her own child.
These characters are intertwined in the case of a girls kidnapping. They discover the strength they need only comes from God. Kirsten discovers that maybe Marcus can be trusted.
Jan 25, 2009
The Sound of My Voice
This book was so refreshing. Usually when you read a Christian Romance Novel you expect some romance and some religious fluff…just enough to make you feel good. This book is different. The main character, Jordan, lives in New York City and loves the city. She tries to spread grace, but doesn’t think of religion in the same way her father does. This is the story of a rift between a father and a daughter and how religion can help with every day life.
Jordan followed her passion that led her to the city…and her father didn’t approve. He didn’t think it was pious enough!
This book explores “stuffy” religion, “open minded” religion, and how God’s grace covers each person. If you are tired of the weak religion of other Christian fiction, then read this book. It’s like a breathe of fresh air.
Jan 24, 2009
Echoes (The Glenbrooke Series #3)
The story line is actually a love story that begins on the internet. The main character, Wren, is weighing the pros and cons of having a relationship on-line and of sharing that information with her friends and family.
If you’ve ever met someone on-line and it turned romantic then you know the emotions that Wren is dealing with. Her judgment and all of her friends are warning her of the possibilities of meeting KC in person. She tries to weigh her options. The author does a great job of answering all of your questions and keeping you in suspense.
I won’t spoil anything for you, but it’s a really modern story. I enjoyed reading it.
Jan 22, 2009
Submerged (Perry Sachs Mystery Series #3)
This is a great book for those of us who love Science Fiction with a little romance thrown in. It’s like a treasure hunt, but at the end of the map the treasure is answers to the questions the characters have.
Have you ever wondered what the government is hiding? The main characters in this book stumble upon a lake that is not supposed to exist. Two local cops discover the lake while searching for a missing man. When the characters are stopped forcefully by military personnel, the questions start flowing. Why would the military be so concerned about a lake? Why is this lake on none of the current maps? When a local man returns home and remembers the lake, he puts together a group, including the cops, and they set out to solve the mystery. What they discover is intriguing.
Gansky raises so many questions with his writing. If you are one of those readers who have to have every detail answered at the end, this is not the book for you. Questions are answered, but you’re left with so many questions after you close the cover.
Jan 20, 2009
This is one of those “four in one” books. You know the one’s where they try to tie in at least one character to the next story and so on. This one is not well done at all. It’s what I call a “fluff” book. They really didn’t successfully make the story between the characters seamless. I felt like they just placed the previous character’s name into their story.
Twice Loved by Wanda E. Brunstetter- This is a story of a widower and a widow and how they help each other during post war times. A romance grows and the connecting thread is a quilt that the widower’s previous wife made.
Everlasting Song by DiAnn Mills- A teacher loses her earthly belongings in a fire. The fireman continues to check on her and a romance blooms. The characters from the previous story send her the quilt in the mail.
Remnants of Faith by Renee DeMarco- A wife desperately tries to take care of her two girls while the husband leaves them to look for work. Through homelessness, emotional turmoil, and loss of hope God takes care of them all. The quilt from the previous story keeps them warm on cold nights.
Silver Lining by Colleen L. Reece- A pilot crashes and wonders if his fiancé, a nurse, will still want to marry him. While he recovers from his crash, dealing with the fact that he will never fly in the Air Force again, he receives a quilt in the mail just when he needed comfort.
A. Gail
Jan 17, 2009
We received a comment from a reader on a book they had read:
Review of “Scent From Heaven: A Journey For Love” by Crysta Fox
I just finished reading this book and I really enjoyed it… it was so well written! Once I started, I couldn’t (didn’t want to) put the book down. By the time I finished laughing at, empathizing with, and talking back to the book’s main characters, my husband was asking if he could read it next! I ordered my copy from the publisher’s website to take advantage of a free shipping offer I received(www.savvyworldonline.com), but I know it is also available at amazon.com. Enjoy!\
- D. Bragg
Scent From Heaven: A Journey For Love
Jan 7, 2009
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