Category: book review

Meeting the family that her mother had kept hidden from her, Holly comes face to face with her real life and blood legacy. She also falls for the charming Zach, a handsome Mennonite veterinarian who is everything she’s ever wanted in a husband: confident, kind, successful, and authentic. And Zach proposes marriage. Is this too… Continue reading “Pennsylvania Patchwork” by Kate Lloyd

What’s it like when the man you married is already married to God? asks Pastors’ Wives, an often surprising yet always emotionally true first novel set in a world most of us know only from the outside.   Lisa Takeuchi Cullen’s debut novel Pastors’ Wives follows three women whose lives converge and intertwine at a Southern evangelical… Continue reading “Pastors’ Wives” by Lisa Takeuchi Cullen

Seth Kincaid survived a fire in a cave, but he’s never been the same. He was always a reckless youth, but now he’s gone over the edge. He ran off to the Civil War and came back crazier than ever. After the war, nearly dead from his injuries, it appears Seth got married. Oh, he’s got… Continue reading “Over the Edge” by Mary Connealy

Susanna Truitt never dreamed of a great romance or being treated like a princess—just to marry the man she has loved for twelve years. But life isn’t going according to plan. When her high-school-sweetheart-turned-Marine-officer breaks up instead of proposing, Susanna scrambles to rebuild her life. The last thing Prince Nathaniel expects to find on his… Continue reading “Once Upon a Prince” by Rachel Hauck

Caught between the war raging around them and the battles within, two souls long for peace—and a love that remains true. Lt. Georgiana Taylor has everything she could want. A boyfriend back home, a loving family, and a challenging job as a flight nurse. But in July 1943, Georgie’s cozy life gets more complicated when… Continue reading “On Distant Shores” by Sarah Sundin

Michigan, 1888 Annalisa Werner’s hope for a fairy tale love is over. Her husband failed her in every way and now his death has left her with few options to save the family farm. She needs a plentiful harvest. That, and a husband to help bring it in. Someone strong, dependable. That’ll be enough. A… Continue reading “A Noble Groom” by Jody Hedlund

  She came to America searching for her brother. Instead all she’s found is a web of danger. Cara Hamilton had thought her brother to be dead. Now, clutching his letter, she leaves Ireland for America, desperate to find him. Her search leads her to a houseful of curious strangers, and one man who claims… Continue reading “No Safe Harbor” by Elizabeth Ludwig

Darlene Henderson and her husband Brad recently moved from big city life to a farm in rural Texas, where the kids are turning over a new, peaceful leaf and they’re all settling into life in the slow lane.  That is, until Darlene realizes that with their youngest child now doing well in middle school and… Continue reading “Need You Now” by Beth Wiseman

‘    When traveling to Pennsylvania to help her grandmother renovate her childhood home, Kate Donovan was excited for the break.  With her career as a social worker feeling lackluster following a tragedy and no Prince Charming in sight, Kate began to question God’s plan – and then she met Matt Jarreau, the man hired… Continue reading “My Stubborn Heart” by Becky Wade

Mercy Land has arrived.  Born in a bolt of lightening on the banks of Bittersweet Creek, she has moved to nearby Bay City and has found her niche – working as the assistant to Doc, the local newspaper editor.  When a mysterious book arrives on her boss’s desk that threatens her dreams, Mercy must decide… Continue reading “The Miracle of Mercy Land” by River Jordan