Book Review
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Once Upon a Summertime
by Melody Carlson Anna was not expecting to spend her career as a hotel manager at the Value Lodge. When she is “let go” for trying to pull the place together, she’s not too devastated. Her friend gives her a lead on a gorgeous boutique hotel in New York City that is hiring and she…
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Untangled – Let God Loosen the Knots of Insecurity in Your Life
by Carey Scott Carey is such an engaging author. Her honesty, transparency, and love of God just shine through this book. Growing up feeling inadequate and unloved, it took years to realize that she was loved just as she is. She takes us through her personal journey and shows us how we can know that…
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Shadows of Ladenbrooke Manor
by Melanie Dobson A multi-generation story told from the different perspectives of those involved. As this book jumps back and forth from the mid 20th century to present, we get to see how specific choices affected generation after generation. It starts with the story of a pregnant Maggie and her marriage to Walter Doyle in…
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Letters from My Father’s Murderer – A Journey of Forgiveness
by Laurie A. Coombs This book is a BEAUTIFUL message of forgiveness. As the title suggests, Laurie’s father was murdered. As she began to know Jesus and grow closer to Him, she started to realize that He was asking her to forgive her father’s murderer. Thus began a long journey of communication. Through many tears…
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Fatal Trauma
by Richard L. Mabry, M.D. As Mark is finishing up his shift in the ER, his world is about to change. Held at gunpoint and told to operate on a man that he knows is already dead, Mark has to find a way to get himself and everyone else out alive. He knows that his…
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A More Christlike God
by Bradley Jersak As I started reading this book, I felt like it had some beautiful elements. For example, there is this quote by Bradley that I want to remember: “God is love and so defines love. All other claims to love either relate to God’s love or fail to be love at all.” What…
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Laugh Out Loud Pocket Doodles
by Rob Elliot Want to have some fun laughs with the little ones? Every page has a little joke and then a place to “doodle” and complete the pictures. I received these books from Revell and decided to test them out on my nephews and nieces. As you can see, they were having a…
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The Proposal at Siesta Key
by Shelley Shepard Gray In the second book of the Amish Brides of Pinecraft series, Penny is learning to live after a lifetime of being sheltered. Her sister was kidnapped and killed when she was young and her parents haven’t let her out of their sight since! Now that she is in her 20’s, she’s…
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The Tank Man’s Son
by Mark Bouman with D.R. Jacobsen “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” Genesis 50:20 A promise that Mark was able to cling to when, as an adult, he met the Father of the fatherless. Son of an abusive,…
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Love’s Rescue
by Christine Johnson This book may look pretty on the outside, but hold onto your seat! You won’t have a minute to breath from the first page to the last!! Elizabeth is heading back home to Key West and is ready to face life as it is now. Her mother just died, her father expects…
Lady Charity Christian-Andrews 