One Perfect Spring

I've enjoyed Irene Hannon's suspense/cop style books for a while, so I was pretty interested to see how she would do with a romance type story. I have to say, she seems to be extremely talented in every genre! I really liked this book, I loved the plot of the story and how she brought the main characters together through one small child's letter.
The book was very well written and extremely difficult to put down! I loved reading about Claire's independent spirit, her ability and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done! I also really liked seeing keith's depth of character develop throughout the story. We see him evolve from a workaholic into someone who wants more out of life. It was a great story to get into and a very enjoyable read!
I highly recommend it!!

"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". 

Meant to be mine

I have to be honest, while I enjoyed Becky Wade's writing style and found her entertaining, I really found myself disliking her main character, and as a result didn't enjoy the book as much.
I really like stories where the female leads aren't portrayed as weak/clueless/fickle, and while I appreciated that Celia was a strong woman in the sense of raising a child single handedly, I found that after Ty re-entered her life, she automatically seemed to become a rather weak willed, easily manipulated character. It bothered me a fair bit that the female lead was written that way.
So while the book is well written, and had a good flow, it was still a bit hard for me to really enjoy.
I'd recommend the book to those who are really into the romance genre and who don't mind a weaker female character.

"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"

Lost & Found

I really enjoy listening to T.D. Jakes speak and I've read some of his books, so I was pretty interested to see if his daughter had the same kind of talent in regards to captivating an audience or reader. I was happy to see that she was more than able to keep my attention and impart a lot of wisdom with her book!  I really appreciated Sarah Jakes book, too many of these kind of Christian books are written without letting the reader see the hard struggles of the author. You get the more mild life problems they face, but they hold back the truly difficult or shameful aspects. I'm so glad that Jakes was so vulnerable in her book, that she was willing to let people really know of her mistakes and able to use those as a way to connect to her reader and show a life lesson. I very much enjoyed her book and feel that I personally gained so much from it! I highly recommend this book!

"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"

Until I found you

I'm not a big fan of the romance genre, but I do still enjoy a well written book, so this novel by Victoria Bylin was a very enjoyable read! It had just the right amount of conflict and suspense to make it interesting, but not so much so that it became an unrealistic story. I really found myself liking the writing style of Bylin's, she's got a really great flow to her book that just kept the pages really flowing for me! The story wasn't hard to follow and Bylin gave enough information/knowledge about the characters that it was easy to connect with them emotionally. In this book we're introduced to Kate and Nick, Nick is a new Christian who's walk away from a rougher lifestyle and is working hard to become the man God has called him to be. Kate is a former believer who isn't too sure that God hears her or is even there. As their paths cross in a dangerous moment both find themselves drawn to one another and conflicted as well.
All in all, this was a pretty great book and one I'd recommend especially if you're a fan of the romance genre!

"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"