An emotional and inspirational novel about two refugees whose faith and courage outweigh their fears. Their happy-ever-after is an uplifting story especially appreciated by readers who enjoy a scripture based book. Magdalena “Lena” Serida and her five-year-old sister Anna live on a limited income. Since a Catholic church sponsored their immigration from Chechnya over three…

Reading a book by RaeAnne Thayne is like coming home, even when it’s a new town within a new series. There’s something so comforting about the way she presents a story that within a few pages I’m releasing a happy sigh. That doesn’t mean I adore every story equally or that her writing is formulaic,…

The Survivors’ Club members’ stories continue with Imogen, the only female member of their original group. Her story is lighthearted to heartrending to beautifully fulfilling – one of my favorite historicals because of its emotional transitions. Recommended Read! Percival “Percy” William Henry Hayes, an earl, becomes a viscount when he inherits an estate in Cornwall,…

Seventeenth century pirates could elicit not only fear in their wake but instill cooperation without firing a shot, just by their reputation shared by survivors. I have always been intrigued by pirates so PIRATE HUNTERS grabbed my attention just by the name, but when I realized it also included seventeenth century history, I was ready…

In HIGH-RISK HOMECOMING by Alison Stone, a community that protects its youth with faith based activities can’t save them all, but can they forgive those who have gone astray? Is it wise to forgive and forget? Ellie Winters returns to her hometown of Williamstown in Western New York after a failed relationship in order to…

Having loved THE UNFINISHED GARDEN by Barbara Claypole White, my expectations were high and they were easily met and surpassed by THE PERFECT SON. Ella has spent the majority of her married life caring for their son Harry, while her husband Felix, an investment banker, earns the living necessary to pay for the numerous specialists…

PLAIN THREATS by Alison Stone is an unusual suspenseful romance between a widowed Amish woman and a college professor who researches the Amish ways of life for his articles and classes. This isn’t your standard Amish suspense plot either so it held my interest. I’ve begun to love Amish Suspense books, Amish and Suspense being…

I couldn’t help but think about THE THORN BIRDS by Colleen McCullough when I began reading this story. Author Emilie Richards has a talent for grabbing a taboo subject, twisting it, turning it on its head, torturing her characters with it for a bit, then giving us the happy-ever-after we crave. So good! Reverend Analiese…

A New Adult travel romance that takes us to Italy’s Amalfi Coast and the island of Capri. A brooding hero and a geeky heroine find love when he hires the heroine to teach his twin siblings English. When she ends up as the nanny for these precocious twins, will this adventurous young woman settle for…

A new historical series begins with fun banter and a few men who get the idea to form a club to keep their wards out of trouble long enough to attract the right man to marry them. If only these strong women with minds of their own will acquiesce before the other sinful club members…