The Queen

This is the second book I've read by Steven James in the Patrick Bowers series and I'm beginning to become a fan!

The book was full of suspense and a really great read! Patrick Bowers is leading a team trying to find the killer (or killers) of a small town family. Suddenly what looked like an easy case starts taking some big twists and those who they initially thought were guilty seem to be the innocent ones!

This was fantastic! I was guessing straight till the end of the book and was on the edge of my seat till the last page! (Seriously I stayed up till 2 in the morning to finish this book, lol, I just couldn't put it down)

"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.

Available at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group".

Have a new teenager by friday

 

I don't have a teenager but boy did I find this book helpful!!! I have a 9 year old son and some days I think he's aged a few years and straight into the the whole teenage attitude!

Dr. Leman gave so many  useful insights and tool to connect to your kids and begin to get them to see the need and use for showing respect. I loved so much of what was written, I found most was just common sense that although we "should" know it, we tend to forget! I loved how willing he was to just be forthright and completely unshy about getting into the really gritty areas of parenting!

I enjoyed this book and once I finished reading it I handed it straight over to my husband, lol, it had some great advice for how parents are treating each other as well as their children!!
I very much recommend this book!!!

"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.

Available at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group".

Grace for the good girl

I surprisingly found myself really enjoying this book! I get weary of a lot of the self-help books out there that seem to be more about excusing lifestyles/behaviors than truly helping someone live a grace filled and glorifying life in God. This book however was filled with some great insight and practical and useful ways to apply Biblical principles to your life.

I think as women we seem to fall into that "Proverbs 31" mentality that we need to do it all in order to be the kind of women that God wants. (And I don't fit into that mold, lol).  Freeman essentally gives scripture and insight and releases women from this trap of not only trying to keep everything together but also doing it with a bright smile and sunny disposition. We're given the right to know that we don't have to have everything together, it's ok if we're a bit of a mess (or even a large mess, lol). We have grace and we have a God who loves us no matter where we are in our lives!

I loved this book and will be recommending it to our ladies group and pretty much any woman I meet, it was that good!!

"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.

Available at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group".

Wings of a dream

I LOVED this book, I love historical books so I was qutie eager to be reading this one as well! The book had a great flow, and enough suspense and twist that it kept me quite entertained right to the end.
the book focuses on Rebekah Hendricks, when Rebekah learns of her aunt falling ill she sets out to take care of her for a short while. When she gets there she's suprised to find that her aunt is caring for a group of children who's father is away in war and who's mother passed away. Rebekah takes on the responsibility of caring for the children until their father is home and begins to settle in to the little family.
I really enjoyed this book, while it had some romance aspects to it, it wasn't overly in there and it wasn't corny either so I vey much liked reading this! I highly HIGHLY recommend it!

"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.


Available at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group".

The doctor's lady

In all honesty, I'm a little torn on this book. There were many parts I liked and all in all it was a highly enjoyable book. However one of the main characters (the Doctor) I had a hard time liking him! I found him arrogant and condescending a lot of the time. But I also realize that those kinds of attitudes towards women were quite common to the time so the author stuck quite true to the historical period I suppose!
The novel focuses on Priscilla White and her desire to become a missionary and serve in India. When she's told by the missions board that she'll need to be married in order to become a missionary she finds herself forced to marry into somewhat of a "business arrangement". We read all about her struggles and the difficulties of being among the first women to make their way into the west.
Over all I did like the book and look forward to reading more from this author!

"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.

To have and to hold

I've read books by both Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller before so I had some high expectations for this book and I was glad it didn't disappoint!
The story mostly centers around Audrey Cunningham and her father who moved back to their ancestral home on  Bridal veil island. Unbeknownst to them their Aunt had fallen behind on her taxes and Audrey's father kept this to himself till it seem too late. With a large debt looming over them and the prospect of loosing the family home Audrey readies herself for work. With a few twists of events and a sale of a portion of the island they find a way to keep their Island and bring in extra money. When someone on the island starts sabotaging the buildings it begins to put everyone involved on the project in danger.
The book was full of twists and quite enjoyable. I very much enjoyed this and would highly recommend it!

"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.


Available at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group".

The Relms thereunder

I have to start out by saying, that I was rather unsure of this book at first. I found the first few chapters rather confusing and hard to follow. However once I picked up on the flow and layout of the book I was really able to enjoy it! By the end of the book I was absolutely in love with it and Cannot wait to read any sequels!
The story begins with two friends who stumble into a secret world while on a class trip. They end up spending almost a year struggling through this new world in order to find their way out again. Then we catch up to them later in life and again see these events of this secret world unfolding before them!
I thought the book was fantastic, it was kind of a mixture of "lord of the rings" and a Frank Paretti novel. It was quite entertaining, and really thought provoking as well.
I highly recommend!