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Marshaling Her Heart (Wyoming Sunrise #3) by Mary Connealy
I love continuing the stories of characters from the mind of novelist Mary Connealy. While, Marshaling Her Heart wasn’t my favorite book overall in the Wyoming Sunrise trilogy, it was a great end to reading the series and needed to continue the characters and overall plot to discover what was to happen next. This book was my escape when the family was going into flu season, and once humidifiers were in place, cough herbal remedies were dosed, and breathing of little ones finally appropriately eased, I put my brand newly pregnant self into escaping to the western frontier to find out what would happen next. Reading books like this makes me laugh,…
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The Laws of Attraction (Wyoming Sunrise #2) by Mary Connealy
Continuing this series from Mary Connealy is a treat and I’m eager to dive into the third novel in the trilogy. As I was winding down the story and already knew that I was loving the elements between these characters in a full twist of standard love story with a strong woman, rather saving the man… I was eager to realize that I really wanted to read the stories of each of the three daughters as they grew to womanhood as their characters were full of so much personality in their few mentions within the pages as side characters as it was. While I’m not much of a feminist, I…
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Forged in Love (Wyoming Sunrise #1) by Mary Connealy
If you can believe it, I’ve been reading Mary Connealy Christian Historical Fiction Romance novels since I started blogging. I read her books when I thought I would never have a child. I read her books when I started blogging about maternity products. I blogged reviews and read her books while researching homeschool methods. I read and reviewed her books after taking breaks from two miscarriages and I even read her books when I was stuck in the NICU after the birth of my fifth living child. Mary Connealy’s novels and novellas full of historical characters of wit and wisdom have been an elemental part of my life for nearly…
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The Blackstone Legacy by Elizabeth Camden {Trilogy Review}
I just downloaded a copy of Hearts of Steel and then I realized it was the third in a series. I set out to look, and sure enough discovered I had bought Carved in Stone as well as Written on the Wind with good intentions to read them. Oops. Quickly, I downloaded the missing books and set to read them. Gwen was a unique character and I thoroughly enjoyed her story. I found myself craving to go back and find out what would happen next with her and her lawyer connection when I had a moment to read. As per usual, I have lots of books on the go, and this one called me back time…
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Gathering Shadows (Finding Sanctuary #1) by Nancy Mehl {Review}
It has been a while since I’ve posted a good review for you guys here. Let’s just say, life has reorganized itself and I am finding more inspiration to get back to what I love. For the last several weeks, into the night as my kiddos and Enginerd slept I have been reading some of my backlog of books and most recently I finished a good Mennonite mystery thriller, Gathering Shadows from Nancy Mehl. I really need to catch up on her stories! One of the things that I love about going through my backlog of books to read is when I find one that is timeless and…
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Nazi Prison Escape (Great Escapes #1) by Michael Burgan {Review}
This review was written by my 10-year-old daughter that is thrilled to the bone (and an avid collector) of survival-type books. She read this book in one afternoon because she found it so interesting and couldn’t put it down for “fear of exploding in wonder”. The Great Escapes book has a very exciting character named Bill Ash. During the 1920s, many people had bought stock in US companies. The stock made those people part-owners of those companies. When those companies did not perform as expected, the value of many stocks began to fall. A lot of people tried to sell their stocks all at once, causing a stock market crash.…
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Honey by David Ezra Stein {Review}
I haven’t read Leaves yet, but after reading this eBook galley for Honey, I definitely think that going back to read Leaves would be well worth it. This bear is entering his second seasons and he is ready for honey. While the bear waits, he gets to experience all sorts of other things that make spring, summer, and fall ready to wish for again. This is a great little book for many reasons. Encouraging the littlest kiddos to learn about seasons, conservation, animal habitat, and so much more. It appears to be an adorable book and I’d be glad to have it grace our shelves. I read a temporary eBook galley via Edelweiss.
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Flights of Fancy (American Heiresses) by Jen Turano {Review}
If you have been following my reviews in the Christian Historical Fiction genre for a while, you may have noticed that I do not have the time to read quite the quantity of books that I once had. Therefore, the quality of books I read is important to me. It has been a while that I have read a book that I found to be delightful from cover to cover and Jen Turano does not disappoint. The characters are clever and the witty banter kept me amused and turning one page after another. Every single book that I have read from Jen make me excited to go back and read…
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First Times by Charles Ghigna {Review}
A foray into the first adventures of childhood. Years ago, with Tot school in mind, I discovered Charles Ghigna and his story Little Seeds. Today, I was able to read one of his newer selections in First Times. This is a book about all sorts of firsts and applicable for each of my children from my nearly nine-year-old daughter all the way to her eleven-month-old sister and the others in between. The illustrations are okay, but it is the words and the text that make this book a fantastic one to read aloud again and again. I was blessed to read a digital Advanced Reading Copy on loan from the publisher. Opinions are honest…
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The Mayflower Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse (The Daughters of the Mayflower) {Review}
Can a religious separatist and an opportunistic spy make it in the New World? A brand new series for fans of all things related to history, romance, adventure, faith, and family trees. [PINNABLE IMAGE 735xh] Available February 2018 Setting: Atlantic Ocean and Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1620 Notable Events: The Voyage of The Mayflower Years ago, I started reading an incredible series for a review project including American’ Dream, which includes four stories of girl-hood journeys in our American history. The first of which was called Sarah’s New World which was a story of a young girl’s journey on the Mayflower across the great ocean to the shores of the colonies. As I…
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Price of Privilege Trilogy by Jessica Dotta {Review}
It is hard to believe that it was actually a few years ago when I first read Born of Persuasion, the first in the Price of Privilege Trilogy by Jessica Dotta. I craved every page turn and enjoyed the entire novel from beginning to end. While it happened into my reading scheduled during a tough season in my life, I adored the novel. Being transported back to 1838 I was able to spend a few days captivated into a story filled with mystery of the past and secrets. This is completely an Austin meets Bronte novel that would appeal to many readers and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it and dive…
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Three Magic Balloons by Paul Margulies, as told to Julianna Margulies & her sisters {Review}
A story about sisters for sisters Three Magic Balloons is a picture book story reminiscent of vintage classics that I enjoy to read again and again to my children, be it bedtime, nap-time, or any story-time. This is the type of picture book that I am glad to reach for again and again. In January, I had the privilege of glimpsing a digital advanced reader copy of this book and I can without a doubt tell you that I would love to add a physical book to our library shelves when this book releases in May! Paul Margulies, storyteller and father to award winning actress Julianna Margulies and her sisters…
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Land of Silence by Tessa Afshar {Review}
The Land of Silence starts off during a beautiful day of joy and playfulness… Tessa Afshar’s prose is witty and the personality of our main character Elianna comes right off the page as she interacts with her brother Joseph. However, quite quickly things change for Elianna and the story takes off. Following family tragedy, she has to find distraction, they all do just to continue to go on in everyday life. Things need to be done, and Elianna wants to make up for a debt she thinks that is her fault and throws herself into any task and finds some solace there.
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Bride of a Distant Isle (Daughters of Hampshire) by Sandra Byrd {Review}
Last year, I found myself captivated by the writing in ‘s first book in the new Daughter of Hampshire series. I knew from reading that one as well as others in the past of Sandra’s historicals that I needed to plan some time. When I read Sandra’s books I’m not satisfied with a few minutes and done. I want to sit and pour in the details and get enveloped within the story. I have found that to be completely true once again with this latest book, Bride of a Distant Isle. Intrigue, friendship, romance, hardship, pride, adventure, feminist independence, and gentlemanly flirtations all reside within these pages. In addition to…
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America’s First Daughter {Excerpt}
. “Painstakingly researched, beautifully hewn, compulsively readable — this enlightening literary journey takes us from Monticello to revolutionary Paris to the Jefferson White House, revealing remarkable historical details, dark family secrets, and bringing to life the colorful cast of characters who conceived of our new nation. A must read.” (Allison Pataki, New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Empress) AMERICA’S FIRST DAUGHTER EXCERPT Mr. Short’s Declaration “Patsy, will you allow me to walk you home?” Mr. Short asked. In that moment, I’d have gone anywhere with him. It didn’t matter that my feet ached from dancing or that I’d left my shawl upstairs, or even that my chaperone…
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The Confessions of X by Suzanne M. Wolfe
The story of Augustine’s human love Historical fiction is my favorite genre, one of the reasons is that I love to dive within an atmosphere of history to experience what might have happened from someone’s imaginings. This is the type of environment created with the deeply researched, in depth, and beautifully written story of a real person from our historical past. A simple question as a child in school provided the spark of interest for deep research and then an imagination run wild with a pen in hand, Suzanne M. Wolfe has created a story to captivate those that want to know about the woman behind the man of Augustine’s…