Persecuted: I Will Not Be Silent by Robin Parrish My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Freedom is fragile and costly. It must be constantly protected and defended by work and by faith … and by blood” (Kindle Location 103). Rev. John Luther knows these words, uttered during a TV interview, could get him into trouble—especially… Continue reading Persecuted (review)
The Auschwitz Escape by Joel C. Rosenberg My rating: 5 of 5 stars Jacob Weisz is an unexceptional Jewish boy who lives in Siegen, Germany in the 1940s. He likes his quiet life with his parents, loves going to violin lessons because he might catch a glimpse—even a shy smile—from Naomi Silver, and is embarrassed… Continue reading The Auschwitz Escape (review)
Heaven's Prey by Janet Sketchley My rating: 5 of 5 stars The storm that 46-year-old Ruth Warner braves to attend her weekly prayer meeting is a perfect opening to Heaven’s Prey, a debut novel by Nova Scotia native Janet Sketchley. Ruth’s husband Tony can’t understand why she would go out on such a night to… Continue reading Heaven’s Prey (review)
Glamorous Illusions by Lisa Tawn Bergren My rating: 3 of 5 stars Cora Diehl takes the train home from Normal School in Dillon Montana expecting to spend the summer on the farm with her parents. But why aren't they there to meet the train? The sight of her distraught mother beside her father's collapsed form… Continue reading Glamorous Illusions (review)
Plain Peace by Beth Wiseman My rating: 3 of 5 stars Eighteen-year-old Anna Byler has never been on a date. No one has asked her. She suspects it is because her grandfather and guardian, Bishop Isaac Byler is at least partly to blame. His gruff manner and strict enforcement of all their Amish colony’s rules… Continue reading Plain Peace (review)
Stones for Bread by Christa Parrish My rating: 5 of 5 stars Running her own bakeshop, the Wild Rise, will finally fill the void in 30-something Liesel McNamara’s life—won’t it? She sure has wagered all her dough on it—and the array of artisan sourdough starters, some as old as her history itself. An artisan bakery… Continue reading Stones for Bread (review)
The Wings of Morning by Murray Pura My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amish beauty Lyyndaya Kurtz is in love with Jude Whetstone, the blacksmith’s son. Trouble is, Jude has taken a shine to the new invention the flying machine. The year is 1917, the location the Lapp Colony of Paradise, Pennsylvania in Murray Pura’s… Continue reading The Wings of Morning (review)
Made to Last by Melissa Tagg My rating: 4 of 5 stars Miranda (Randi) Woodruff is the star of the handy-girl show From the Ground Up in Melissa Tagg's debut contemporary Christian romance Made to Last. Though Randi is a celebrity of the how-to world, she's managed to keep her private life private—sort of. But… Continue reading Made to Last (review)
A Garden to Keep by Jamie Langston Turner My rating: 4 of 5 stars Elizabeth Landis makes the decision to become a Christian on a Sunday just hours before she discovers her husband is having an affair. Jamie Langston Turner’s novel A Garden to Keep is the story of the next four months. It is… Continue reading A Garden to Keep (review)
Trouble in Store by Carol Cox My rating: 3 of 5 stars When Melanie Ross is sacked from her job as a governess in Ohio, she decides to take the most appealing option available. She will move to Arizona to collect the belongings of her only relative, deceased cousin George Ross. Maybe her cousin’s friend,… Continue reading Trouble In Store (review)
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