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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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The Oak Leaves (Oak Leaves #1) By Maureen Lang {Review}
*This review has been reposted from its original February 2008 posting. I read the first chapter of this book, The Oak Leaves, online several weeks ago, and was finally able to get it from an inter-library loan this past week. I started the book last night, and could not put it down. I did sleep, but once I woke up this morning, I did not even get on my computer. I just read, stopped to make a PB&J, and read. It is now almost four in the afternoon and I am finished. Maureen Lang has quite an affinity for storytelling. I was completely entranced by the family heritage story…
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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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Whatcha reading, July?
I haven’t been reading much. I mean I read every day, but nothing like what I used to when I first started this blog. You know, back when it was called creative madness that makes me myself and it was over on blogger. Ha! It is safe to say that things changed when I started reviewing maternity products, cloth diaper, baby gear, and now mostly homeschool curricula. But I still love to read when I get the chance. While this year has been a bear and energy is not one of my finer qualities at the moment, insomnia has kicked in which is having an interesting effect on my ability to…
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For the Temple (Heirloom Audio Productions) {Review}
In your homeschool resources toolbelt, do you have a company that you return to again and again for supplemental study sources? We do! For us, this is the amazing Heirloom Audio Productions and their latest G.A. Henty Adventure. This year, we are being whisked off to the shores of the Sea of Galilee and from the midst of a storm on the water into the throws of battle with Josephus. Whether one is on the side of the Roman Army or the Jewish Zealots, there is adventure and terror and hope for a future within the story of For the Temple. Through the blessing of participating in the Homeschool Review…
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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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All for Love: The Boden Birthright by Mary Connealy {Review}
Mary Connealy is a superstar and I consider myself her biggest fan. A few years ago, I was blessed to finally meet my heroine in person as well as Kristi Ann Hunter whom I adored from day one. In my Kindle reader history, one would find that Jen Turano always finds five stars in my ratings. Now, put all three of these ladies in one book cover? Oh my! The Boden Birthright: I love these little novella stories. Novellas are the most amazing marketing concept in my opinion and what better way to hook a reader to a story, to a series, with vast anticipation about what is to come.…
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Forever Doon by Carey Corp & Lorie Langdon {Review}
For Vee, Jamie, Kenna, and Duncan, saving their kingdom while keeping their lives intact will take a miracle in Forever Doon. Forever Doon Originally, I requested Forever Doon as a review book through the Book Look Bloggers network, but shortly thereafter I bought myself Kindle eBook copies of the entire Doon series by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon. So, if you want a real disclaimer, there it is. I was gifted with an eBook sample, but I need to own this eBook series in my life to make sure they’re available when my children are older and into a mature teen set to enjoy this adventure and journey as well. RELATED: Doon…
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Wulf the Saxon (Heirloom Audio Productions) {Review}
Over the last several years our entertainment and education has been met and thrilled by exciting adventures from the incredible Heirloom Audio Productions with the latest brining the Norman conquest to life with Wulf the Saxon. Historical fiction is one of my passions, however, I have never been overly familiar with the 11th-century invasion of England. I know it happened, but being able to imagine the details and research it is something that I have yet to do. For the purposes of this review, I was blessed with a physical CD MP3 set including this audio theater adventure from the latest in The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty. Wulf the Saxon…
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Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw Coming soon to a Kindle near you!
If you’re anything like this homeschooling mama, shelf space comes at a premium. There are public libraries in nearby towns, but they do not always have the books we need or at least they are not always in when we need them. One of the things that I have really started to take advantage of in the last few years is our Kindles. We love physical books, but lets be honest, space runs out! So I’m always delighted when I discover one of our school books is available on Kindle. By chance, tonight I discovered that one is available for pre-order and coming soon and I thought I’d throw out…
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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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Captain Bayley’s Heir (from Heirloom Audio Productions) {Review}
One of the best additions to our homeschool repertoire in the past few years is the inclusion of audio dramatization adventures especially The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty from the amazing creative of Heirloom Audio Productions. Most recently we have journeyed to the far west in the United States of young America during the gold rush era in Captain Bayley’s Heir. Over the last several months, we have joined and enjoyed the community of the Live the Adventure Club which has given us immediate access to bonuses that enhance our Captain Bayley’s Heir study. For the purposes of this review, we received a physical Audio two-CD set and access to…
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In the Reign of Terror from Heirloom Audio Productions {Review}
We are one entertained family! Heirloom Audio Productions has done it again with their latest adventure CD: In the Reign of Terror! We have listed to this story over and over again, as well as our other Henty adventures and are enjoying the journey. I definitely need to add more of this thematic education or unit study way of learning to our school days. My stash This makes the fourth disc added to my collection of Heirloom Audio Productions’ G.A. Henty novel dramatizations and we plan to keep adding to it. For the purposes of this review, we received a physical audio CD set and access to download digital components. One of my…