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Anyone who has read any of my reviews will notice something suspicious–they’re all positive. Oh, they might mention something I wished was different or something that bothered me, but the overall tone is usually one of endorsement. I very rarely don’t recommend a book. Now, there are some reviewers out there who think there needs to be negative in every review, some whose thumbs-up is so rare that it’s like winning a prize to receive it. So why, they might ask, do I mainly dish out praise, and do it so generously? Read the column

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A Whisper of Freedom
By Tricia Goyer
Review by Roseanna White 

The war in Spain is escalading, and so is the hunt for Inca Gold. Sophie is grateful to have escaped from her former fiancé with both treasure to help the Spanish people and the man she loved—but the future is still so uncertain.  When she came to Spain, she never imagined how deeply into its troubles she would be pulled. . . and the high price she’d pay for her involvement. Read the full review

 


Talk of the Town 
By Lisa Wingate
Review by Karen Higson

What do you get when you cross a Hollywood reality TV show, a small town Texas up and coming singer, an LA producer, a record producer, and a group of small town women with a desire to see one of their own make it big?  What you get is a cute and fresh story that is sure to make you smile at their antics and sympathize with the trials they find themselves up against. Read the full review

 


Around the World in 80 Dates
By Christa Banister
Review by Deborah Khuanghlawn

Yes, Sydney Alexander is a Christian that dates. And she likes dating. She has dated many men, and she is still trying to find the one. When the story picks up, she is set up with a blind date, who happens to also start dating her best friend, who doesn't know that he's dating the both of them. Then her ex comes back into her life wanting to start things over again. But first she has to go to England and see where she wants to be in life. Also her sister gets dumped by a guy who compares her to a car, her guy best friend is in love with her, but she doesn't know this. Yes, dating is a fun time in the life of a single, 20-something Christian woman.  Read the full review

 


The Life You've Always Wanted
By John Ortberg
Review by Stephanie Woods

Have you ever felt disappointed at a lack of growth in your spiritual life or felt like one step forward equals two steps back when it comes to being more Christ-like? Bestselling author, John Ortberg, knows all too well this cycle of defeat and has a pretty good handle on what it takes to makes a change. The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People mixes witty humor and inspiring quotes with practical advice in arranging your life to live in Christ-likeness.  Read the full review

 



 Fiction

General Christian Fiction
June Rain
By Brandon Knightley
Review by Irene Grove

This book tells the story of a high school boy falling in love.  The author does a great job letting you into the mind of the main character.  Dante, the teenage boy and main character, feels things deeply but quietly.  He notices a girl in class and is drawn to her.  I love how the story centers on the young mans viewpoint and yet you get to know the other characters as well.  Even as an adult reading this story you can relate to the emotions the characters feel.  The girl Dante is attracted to is Helen.  She comes alive in the pages with her well written responses to Dante’s advances.  Her family life is an intricate part of the story and helps you understand her character even better.  She has an adorable younger sister, Maristella, whose interaction with Dante is priceless.   Read the full review


A Promise to Remember
By Kathryn Cushman
Review by Sarah Katie

Andie and Melanie both lost their teenage sons in the same accident. When Melanie decides to defend her son’s legacy, things start turning sour. Andie blames herself for her son’s death. Will both learn to forgive each other and themselves? Read the full review

 


One Smooth Stone
By Marcia Lee Laycock
Review by Leslie Granier
 

Alex Donnelly, a twenty-one year old man, receives news that he is to receive a substantial amount of money from a trust his birth mother set up for him years ago before she deserted him. Upon learning the source of the money, the anger Alex feels toward his mother for causing him to grow up in an abusive foster home surfaces. He begins a journey on which he must deal with his past and learn how to forgive those who have wronged him. Read the full review

 


Family Secrets
By Elisabeth H. Bantz
Review by Bonnie Engstrom

One of the most fascinating and memorable books I’ve read in a long time. Occasionally a heart-stopper, and often bringing me to tears, Family Secrets was impossible to put down. Yet the story is so intricately layered, I found myself rereading some portions – not for clarification, but because I had become absorbed in the drama of the narrative and wanted to relive each spell-binding layer. Read the full review

 


One Little Secret
By Allison Bottke
Review by Roseanna White

In a world that’s obsessed with celebrity and reality TV, Allison Bottke brings a new novel on the scene that’ll satiate the appetites of those American Idol lovers, and nurture their souls a little too.  And it all starts with One Little Secret. . .  Read the full review

 


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Biblical Fiction
A Stray Drop of Blood
By Roseanna M. White
Review by Julie Lessman
 

Haunting and powerful are two words that come to mind at the close of reading Roseanna M. White’s debut novel, A Stray Drop of Blood. Not since Francine Rivers’ Mark of the Lion trilogy has a book and its characters captured me so completely. From its rich, historical prose that depicts the era of Christ with startling reality, to a compelling love story that will both jolt and seize your heart, this is one of those rare novels that haunts you centuries beyond the last page. Read the full review


The Prince
By Francine Rivers

Review by April Gardner

Book #3 in Francine River’s Sons of Encouragement series, The Prince is the retelling of the life of Jonathan, son of Saul, first king of Israel.   While most church-goers are familiar with the story, Francine has taken a look at this historical character in an eye-opening new light.    Read the full review


John’s Story
Tim LaHaye & Jerry Jenkins
Review by Deborah Khuanghlawn 

John, the disciple Jesus loved most, is the only disciple left. All the others have been killed for their beliefs. Currently in prison awaiting his sentence, John wants to get his story about his life with the Messiah out to the rest of the world. When an attempt to boil him in a pot of oil fails, John is sentenced to exile on Patmos. Before he goes, he dictates his story to Polycarp in hopes that others will listen to it and believe.  Read the full review

 

Mainstream Fiction

The Da Vinci Code
By Dan Brown
Review by Roseanna White

 

There are a lot of mysteries in this world that most of us don’t often think of, and Brown does a remarkable job of pulling them together in a thought-inducing and compelling story. His short-lived and long-reaching Louvre curator introduces the challenge that the main characters and the readers follow–don’t let the truth die. Through an infinitely complex series of symbols and codes, iconographer Rober Landon and cryptographer Sophie Neveu follow the clues left by the curator, the latter’s grandfather, through unfathomable secrets that arise in the search for none other than the Holy Grail. With each step of the way, the searchers come against information that challenges the general public’s preconceived notions about everything from the foundation of the Catholic church to the interpretation of artistic masterpieces. Without a doubt, this book is an eye-opening experience and a scintillating read. Read the full review

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Romantic Suspense
Deadly Exposure
By Cara Putman
Review by Roseanna White

Dani Richards thinks she was getting a night off from journalism when she takes her aunt to the theater—but that’s before she discovers a dead body in the next box. And before her old flame Caleb arrives, now an investigator for the local police. She gets to cover the case by default—but the deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes that the killer won’t rest until she backs off.  And that’s something she just can’t do. Read the full review


Healing Promises
By Amy Wallace
Review by Roseanna White

Clint Rollins never expected that a gunshot wound could save his life—until a trip to the hospital for treatment reveals a cancer already well progressed. An agent in the FBI’s Crimes Against Children Unit, Clint is used to standing strong and tall against evil and adversity.  So how is he supposed to handle being weak from chemo? Is it going to keep him from tracking down the serial kidnapper on the loose? Read the full review


Reluctant Smuggler
By Jill Elizabeth Nelson
Review by Roseanna White
 

It was supposed to be a routine job: steal an artifact from a Mexican museum to prove to the board members that Desi’s security company could protect it better.  And it starts out well enough—she gets the goods and makes her escape.  But questions crop up soon that make her wonder what’s really going on in Mexico and whether she wants to accept the President’s request to help them figure out the archaeological espionage.  After all, she has a wedding to plan, and her FBI fiancé will be none too thrilled if she finds herself in trouble! Read the full review

 


Hard Evidence
By Roxanne Rustand
Review by Roseanna White 

Janna McAllister had thought coming back to Snow Canyon Ranch was a good idea—a fresh start for her and her daughter.  And she and her sisters all agree that someone has to keep an eye on their mother, who might be facing the beginnings of Alzheimer’s.  But when someone lurking in the woods behind the cabins she’s fixing up for vacationers escalates into the discovery of human remains buried outside one of them, Janna begins to wonder if this was such a great idea after all. Read the full review

 


Every Secret Thing
By Ann Tatlock
Review by Cheri Clay

After moving around, Beth Gunnar comes home to teach English at Seaton Preparatory School in Hockessin, Delaware—her old school where she graduated in 1977. Her parents have long retired to Asheville, North Carolina but actually Beth feels she’s come home. Of course it brings back the old memories of times spent with her group the Barbarians and her favorite teacher, Mr. Dutton, who taught English. But it brings up bad memories too: like why did Mr. Dutton commit suicide in her senior year?  Read the full review

 


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Historical Fiction
My Heart Remembers
By Kim Vogel Sawyer
Review by Michelle Garlinger

Well, I finished a great book today. My Heart Remembers by Kim Vogel Sawyer. It was a story of three siblings who are orphaned during a tenement fire in NYC. The eldest, Maelle, has promised her father that she would take care of her siblings. She does not want to see them split up. But unfortunately after spending a short amount of time in the city's orphanage, the three children are carted o to a train heading west, the orphan train. And inevitably the three children are split up to three different families.  Read the full review


A Lady of Hidden Intent
by Tracie Peterson
Review by Mary Proctor

Hours after Catherine Newbury meets an intriguing American architectural student, Carter Danby, at her home in England, her father, a wealthy merchant, is wrongly accused of a heinous crime. Newbury is imprisoned, but not before he bundles his daughter off to America with two trusted servants. Five years later in Philadelphia, where Catherine has been posing as the daughter of her servants, she desperately works as a dress designer and seamstress with hopes to prove her father’s innocence and gain his freedom before it is too late.  Read the full review


THE MEETING OF ANNI ADAMS: The Butterfly of Luxembourg
by Lonnie D Story
Review by Mary Proctor
 

Before Nazi forces invaded and occupied Anni Neumann’s beloved Luxembourg, she had enjoyed an idyllic life while traveling with her father, a professional gymnast. But in mid-1940, the fourteen-year-old and her family were suddenly thrust into a terrifying world fraught with constant uncertainty, severe hardship, humiliation, poverty, and an oppressive existence under Nazi domination.  Read the full review


A Daughter’s Inheritance
By Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller
Review by Sarah Katie
 

Fanny is an orphan left in the care of her widowed grandfather. When he dies, she is left with part of the estate. Will her family survive the greed? Read the full review

 


Lady of Milkweed Manor
By Julie Klassen
Review by Roseanna White 

Once, Charlotte Lamb was a well-respected vicar’s daughter. Once, her father considered Daniel Taylor—a mere doctor—an unsuitable suitor for her.  But now everything has changed.  Charlotte finds herself with child and sent to a lying-in hospital in London, where none other than Dr. Taylor is to be her physician.  The shame is nearly unbearable—but not nearly as unbearable as the knowledge that she will be forever scorned by polite society because of the babe she bears. Read the full review

 


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Suspense/Thriller
The Voice
By Bill Myers
Review by Cheri Clay
 

Jazmin’s parents have created a program that allows them to hear the Voice of God, a program that they have been kidnapped for. Jaz is only thirteen years old, a very grownup thirteen-year-old and has run to the one place her parents always told her to go if there was trouble: to her Uncle Charlie.  Read the full review


America the Beautiful
By Laura Hayden
Review by Deborah Khuanghlawn

Emily Benton is on the verge of becoming the first female to be elected President of America. Her campaign manager Kate Rosen is doing whatever it takes to make Emily's lifelong dream come true. This means making Emily look to be the best candidate possible and proving to the voters that she has what it takes to run the nation. However, there are those that want to stop Emily with threats and shootings. Kate also has to face the dilemma of what to do when her faith conflicts with the dark side of politics.  Read the full review


BLOOD BROTHERS
By Rick Acker
Review by Nora St. Laurent

Reading this fast legal suspense story, Blood Brothers was like being buckled into an intense thrill ride.  You know the kind. The extremely amazing roller coaster ride with all its surprises, twists, turns, ups and downs.  I just couldn’t put this book down.  I kept reminding myself “This is just Fiction” (breathe)! What was so unnerving to me was the story line about the pharmaceutical companies and how they rule the world! (or would like to). It was fascinating and scary all at the same time when Rick Acker describes the internal workings of a large pharmaceutical company and how they interact with the FDA.  All the court room drama in the story was just as powerful. It reminded me of the TV show Law and Order “Criminal Intent” on steroids, very vivid and deep.  Read the full review


Fossil Hunter
by John B. Olson
Review by Karen Higson

Katie James is a Paleontologist from the University of New Mexico, and she is also a Christian, the daughter of a Baptist minister. When the scientific community gets wind of this fact, they all but excommunicate her. Katie has proven herself and her facts many times over, but the fact that her last artifact was destroyed before she could get it out has left many to assume that she was destroying it to hide the data that it would have uncovered, data they think may have proven evolution rather than creation—and they believe that as a Christian, she couldn't let that happen.  Read the full review


White Soul
By Brandt Dodson
Review by Roseanna White

Ron Ortega is an undercover cop in a world of drugs and violence.  He’s infiltrating one of the most dangerous gangs in Miami, and things are going according to plan.  The boss trusts him. He begins to learn the secrets he needs to bring them down.  And that’s when things start to go wrong. Read the full review

 


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Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Return of the Guardian King
by Karen Hancock
Review by Cathi Hassan  

This is the fourth and concluding book in Karen Hancock’s fantasy series, Legend of the Guardian King. Since I haven’t had the privilege to read the previous volumes,  I wasn’t sure how well I could follow the events and characters as I read. While I wasn’t always clear about relationships, connections, and events alluded to, I am happy to report that enough information was provided that I could figure out the path and follow the story nicely. Not  only could I follow it, but I didn’t want to leave it. Read the full review

 


The Restorer
By Sharon Hinck
Review by Cara Putman

The Restorer is Sharon Hinck’s first foray into straight fantasy and it is a wonderful read. First off, you need to know that I am NOT a fantasy reader. I couldn’t read JRR Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings or Hobbit until after I saw The Fellowship of the Ring. I simply couldn’t picture the worlds he created. Finally, my love for my husband and my sincere enjoyment of the movie pushed me to pick up those books. I enjoyed them, but I doubt I will read them again until my kids are old enough to enjoy them.  Read the full review

 


Flashpoint
by Frank Creed
Review by Cathi Hassan 

 

Imagine a book that combines the super-cool action of The Matrix with a portion of Left Behind, and then mix in a few tablespoons of Frank Peretti’s This Present Darkness, a pinch of Robocop, and the powers of your favorite superheroes. This only begins to give you an idea of what to expect in Frank Creed’s Christian Speculative Fiction, Flashpoint: Book One of the Underground.  Read the full review

 


The Return
By Austin Boyd
Review by David White

The Return proves to be the best if the Mars Hill Classified books, providing a compelling mix of entertainment and faith. Read the full review


The Proof
By Austin Boyd
Review by David White

The Proof continues the story of John Wells, the astronaut, husband and man of God from The Evidence (Released March 2006). The first manned mission to Mars is about to get underway. John is joined by his old friend Michelle and new companion Sean on this historic trip. Their ship, unlike others these astronauts have flown, is one of luxury but this very comfort causes hardships among crew members that comes to a head on Mars. All the while the utterly self assured Rex Edwards, the ship’s designer and builder watches their every move with great interest. Read the full review

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Western

MEMORIES OF A DIRT ROAD TOWN
By
 Stephen Bly
Review by
Laura V. Hilton

Develyn Worrell is a fifth grade Indiana school teacher, divorced and later widowed, with one twenty-year-old daughter, Delaney. Delaney isn’t talking to her mother because she is blaming her father’s fatal heart attack on Develyn. Read the full review


Wish I’d Known You Tears Ago
By: Stephen A. Bly
Review by: Michelle Sutton

Wish I'd Known You Tears Ago is such an appropriate title for this story. The author could easily continue this series, but if he doesn't, it was a satisfying conclusion to the previous two books. But because there was a loose end with Mrs. Tagley's money, I'm thinking there may be a book four in the works. If so, I plan to read it! Read the full review

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YA/Juvenile
Bear Wants More
By Karma Wilson
Illustrated by Jane Chapman
Review by Irene Grove

This is an adorable book about how God cares for his animals.  If your child is interested in animals he/she will enjoy this book.  It is meant for younger children but as an adult I even enjoyed reading it. Read the full review


A Horse’s Tale
By Susan Lubner
Illustrated by Margie Moore
Review by Irene Grove

This is an adorable story set in Colonial Williamsburg.  The story centers on an unhappy horse.  The setting is beautifully illustrated and takes you back to the time of Colonial Williamsburg.  The town people try to help the horse that has run away from his owner and seems very unhappy.  They try fixing his horseshoes and taking special care of him.  One character notices him snuggling with another horse and brings it to everyone’s attention.  They discover the horse is just lonely and provide him with another horse to be friends with.  The story shows caring amongst friends.  Read the full review


Clopper and the Night Travelers
By Emily King & Ed Olson
Review by Roseanna White

We’re all familiar with the story of Jesus’ birth, but in Clopper and the Night Travelers the extended version is presented to our children through new eyes: Clooper the donkey’s.  With him we see the journey to Bethlehem, the flight to Egypt, and finally the return to Nazareth. Read the full review

 


Am I Forgiving?
By Jeannie St. John Taylor
Review by Roseanna White

We’ve met Eric before as he examines his childlike faith in the course of his everyday life, and this time we join him on a winter adventure gone awry—when his best friend deserts him and laughs when he gets hurt, does Eric know how to forgive him? Read the full review

 


Things I Wonder
By Jennifer Lynn Smith & Angela M. Gray
Review by Roseanna White 

 

Have you ever wondered what life might be like if God hadn’t created you just as He had?  What if you had no nose?  Or ey
es?  What if the sky were pink, like cotton candy? Read the full review

 


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Women's Fiction
A Matter of Wife and Death
By Ginger Kolbaba and Christy Scannell
Review by Deborah Khuanghlawn

The feisty foursome of Desperate Pastor's Wives are back! This time the gals are battling new adventures in their lives of serving God and their church. Felicia has to adapt from being a career woman to a stay at home mom. Jennifer continues her quest to become a mother with surprising results. Lisa is battling with a rebellious teenage daughter. And Mimi is struggling with a colicky baby and an attraction to her
kids' principal? On top of all that, mega PW Kitty Katt is still trying to outshine her fellow PWs and still getting on everyone's nerves. Will a PW retreat finally manage to bring all the women together?  Read the full review


Searching for Spice By Megan DiMaria
Review by Roseanna White  

Life is by all accounts good for Linda Revere.  She’s got two gorgeous kids who are almost grown up, a wonderful husband of almost twenty-five years, and passel of fantastic friends, and a fulfilling job at Dream Photography.  Okay, so her boss is a demanding grouch, her daughter’s attitude is getting really annoying, her friends all seem to have it better than her—and would it kill her husband to hold her hand in public once in a while?All around her she sees couples in embraces and little hearts practically floating over their heads.  That’s when Linda decides to make a plan: she’s going to wake up the sizzle in her marriage before it can fizzle out entirely.Read the full review

 


The Oak Leaves
By Maureen Lang
Review by Cara Putman

The Oak Leaves is a gripping story of two women, separated by 150 years but joined by a family tree. Maureen Lang artfully weaves between the two stories in a way that kept me flipping pages because I couldn't wait to get to the next chapter in each woman's life. Read the full review

 


In Search of Eden
By Linda Nichols
Review by Laura V. Hilton

Fifteen year old Dorrie has just given birth to a beautiful little baby—a baby she hasn’t been allowed to hold. She doesn’t even know if it’s a boy or a girl. Her mother has forbidden Dorrie to even see the baby, saying it would be easier that way, since the baby would be given up for adoption. Dorrie is heartbroken, and finally, a nurse breaks the rules and slips the baby into her arms. Just for a second—a moment of bliss—then the baby is removed as the adoptive parents were on their way. Read the full review

 


Beginnings
By Kim Vogel Sawyer
Review by Roseanna White

Beth Quinn is confident that Sommerfield is the perfect place for her stained-glass art studio—she’s just not so sure that the tight-knit Mennonite community will ever fully accept her, even if her mother has rejoined the church.  Can she ever belong in this conservative place?  Can she open up enough to trust others with her vision and dreams after the betrayal of her ex-boyfriend? Read the full review

 


 

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Mom Lit
The Baby Chronicles
By Judy Baer
Review by Laura V. Hilton

Whitney is now happily married to her doctor husband, Chase Andrews, and they are still enjoying the honeymoon status. The cats have adjusted to having an extra person in the house, and life is going on as normal.  Read the full review

 


@ Home for the Holidays
By Merdeith Efken
Review by Laura V. Hilton

For this email loop of stay-at-home moms, the weeks before Christmas are anything but jolly. Trying to balance housework, home crises and the husband without losing your mind needs therapeutic help. Better reach for your laptop—and your on-line friends. Read the full review


Balancing Act
by Kimberly Stuart
Review by Roseanna White

Heidi Elliott loves being a mom. Six-month-old Nora is an angel of a baby, and though, sure, life is a little topsy-turvy now that a third member has been added to the family, she and hubby Jake are taking it in stride. Everything’s all set for her return to the job, too—daycare lined up, lesson plans ready for her high school Spanish class, clothes almost fit... normal stuff for a woman getting ready to go off maternity leave. Read the full review

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Chick Lit
Splitting Harriet
By Tamara Leigh
Review by Cheri Clay
 

Harriet Josephine Bisset—Harri—is a tattooed rebel, the preacher’s kid, the ultimate prodigal son come home again from the dark side past of cigarettes, sex and alcohol. But now she’s is back at her old church – First Grace. Totally clean and forgiven by her church and God, she cannot seem to forgive herself. She lives at the senior citizen mobile home park because it’s safe. There is a new preacher at First Grace since her parents are on the mission field, and Harri has been at odds with him since he took over, fighting mainly for the rights of the seniors and demanding things stay status quo with no changes, especially contemporary music! But changes must be made if First Grace is to survive.  Read the full review

 


Around the World in 80 Dates
By Christa Banister
Review by Deborah Khuanghlawn

Yes, Sydney Alexander is a Christian that dates. And she likes dating. She has dated many men, and she is still trying to find the one. When the story picks up, she is set up with a blind date, who happens to also start dating her best friend, who doesn't know that he's dating the both of them. Then her ex comes back into her life wanting to start things over again. But first she has to go to England and see where she wants to be in life. Also her sister gets dumped by a guy who compares her to a car, her guy best friend is in love with her, but she doesn't know this. Yes, dating is a fun time in the life of a single, 20-something Christian woman.  Read the full review

 


Sushi For One?
By Camy Tang
Review by Cara Putman 

I picked up Sushi for One? for a light vacation read, and it did not disappoint. From the first page, I was hooked primarily because of the strong writing and fantastic characters. I could so relate to Lex Saki, the heroine. Read the full review

 


CATCH A RISING STAR
By Tracey Bateman
Review by Laura V. Hilton

Tabitha (Tabby) Brockman is thrilled when the day-time soap opera she starred on (before they killed her off) decides to rehire her. But she’s been gaining weight, so her personal trainer has to get her back into a size 8. Not to mention that the soap opera writer believes that Tabby made a pass at her husband, so she writes in some bad scenes for Tabby to act.  Read the full review

 


These Boots Weren't Made for Walking
By Melody Carlson
Review by Laura V. Hilton

Cassidy Cantrell has it happening. She’s in line for a wonderful promotion at her marketing job, seeing this wonderful Christian man, and she’s spent a fortune on a chic pair of designer boots to build her image. But when she finally wears the boots her world falls apart. She is fired from her job. Her boyfriend breaks up with her. And she discovers that her identity has been stolen. What can Cassidy do but run home to Mama. After all, Mama’s gone through a hard time too.    Read the full review


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Inspirational Romance-
Along Came a Cowboy
By Christine Lynxwiler
Review by Nora St. Laurent

Dr. Rachel Donovan has worked real hard to build a name for herself in Shady Grove’s a town where she grew up. The people of this town voted her Citizen of the Year because she loves them and they know it. She wants to make people proud of her but how can she do that when the past is not far behind. Always overshadowing her achievements. She was the responsible child growing up, always easy going and someone you could rely on until that one summer when her world was turned upside down. One bad choice, that’s all it took to be out cast and all alone. She thought she would never recover from that one decision.   Read the full review


A DREAM TO SHARE
by Irene Hannon
Review by Mary Proctor 

Abby Warner, editor of her family founded and operated Oak Hill Gazette, struggles with financial pressures that threaten to destroy her 100+year old family business and heritage. She reluctantly agrees to a twelve-week audit by Campbell Publishing, a Chicago-based conglomerate that considers the Gazette for acquisition. When jaded playboy and heir apparent Mark Campbell shows up to do the audit, he insults Abby with his ignorant and condescending attitude toward her small town and business. Although a mutual attraction flickers between them, it can’t change the fact that in Abby’s eyes, MBA/CPA Mark is a jerk and a slacker. Read the full review


On Sparrow Hill
By Maureen Lang
Review by Roseanna White

Rebecca Seabrooke loves her job as curator of Hollinworth Hall, one of England’s finest ancestral homes.  Maybe in part it’s because her family’s been here for generations, just as the Hollinworths have—as their servants.  It makes it a little awkward, in her opinion, when the attractive owner, Quentin Hollinworth, begins to pay attention to her in a way not strictly job-related, but she enjoys his company.  And when distant American cousins come into the picture with new information about the family’s history, it gets a whole lot more interesting.  What is the “curse” that one of Quentin’s ancestors talks about in her letters? Read the full review

 


Talk of the Town 
By Lisa Wingate
Review by Karen Higson

What do you get when you cross a Hollywood reality TV show, a small town Texas up and coming singer, an LA producer, a record producer, and a group of small town women with a desire to see one of their own make it big?  What you get is a cute and fresh story that is sure to make you smile at their antics and sympathize with the trials they find themselves up against. Read the full review

 


Taming Rafe
By Susan May Warren
Review by Sarah Katie

Rafe had it all; fame, fortune, fans. At least it appeared so from the outside. In a tragic turn of events his best friend dies, because of him. Rafe is thrust, quite literally, into the path of Katherine Breckenridge when he plows through the hotel where she is holding a fundraiser. When Rafe goes to his family ranch in Montana to recover, Kat follows him. There she finds her past and her future.  Read the full review

 


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Lady Lit

HOT TROPICS & COLD FEET
By Diann Hunt
Review by Laura V. Hilton 

Maggie thinks everything is going as planned with her friend, Lily’s wedding—until Ron calls, concerned that Lily might be slipping away. He begs Maggie to do something, anything, so he doesn’t lose his bride-to-be. Maggie gathers her friends and they decide a girls’ time out would be just the thing.  Read the full review

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Mystery

A SUSPICION OF STRAWBERRIES
By Lynette Sowell
Review by Laura V. Hilton

 

Andi Clark loves her soap shop, and her new facial scrubs are taking off. She hopes that business will be even better now that Charla Rae Thacker and her bridesmaids are coming for a morning of pre-wedding pampering. Andi lets Charla Rae pick out her own facial scrub and then waits on the wedding party hand and foot while they are in her store. The last thing she expected is for Charla to keel over dead from an allergic reaction to strawberries—when Andi personally made a cherry facial scrub.  Read the full review


Evidence of Grace
by Teresa Slack
review by Cathi Hassan

Everyone in Jenna’s Creek seems to have a high opinion of Noreen Trimble. No one has a bad word to say about her, and yet she is in prison after confessing to the murder of her best friend. It was a confession that came almost thirty years after the fact, a minor detail that didn’t help her case very much. But now a mysterious call has come late at night to her former boss, Noel Wyatt, claiming that there was an eyewitness to the murder. The eyewitness said it was self-defense. Unfortunately, the caller will not identify himself or the witness. Is this a hoax or real? Read the full review

 


Death of a Garage Sale Newbie
By Sharon Dunn
Review by Karen Higson 
 

What could be better than a bargain? Well that would be sharing the Gospel and the fun with your best friends and helping others to learn to save money at the same time, all the while being a Christian example to those you meet.  Read the full review


The Gathering Storm
By Barbara Warren
Review by Cheri Clay 

Stephanie Walker hadn’t seen her famous songwriting father, Marty Walker, in 3 years. Not since her mother’s funeral, so why has he shown up at her front door now? Marty made small talk till Stephanie asked why he was there. His request took Stephanie by surprise: he wanted her to go to Harrington Lodge, the family home of his famous, singing, current wife, Monica—a place Stephanie had never been invited. He says he needs her, but that was not like her father. Marty never needed or loved anyone. So why now? She had never met Monica or her family, and to just show up unannounced was something she could not do. Marty pretends to understand and goes upstairs to use the bathroom and then leaves. Stephanie angrily realizes her father has stolen the diamond necklace she has borrowed from her aunt and leaves a note in its place, knowing she would come after him.  Read the full review


Crime & Clutter
By Cyndy Salzmann
Review by Shirley Mulligan

The FAC—Friday Afternoon Club—is an afternoon time for six ladies to share in each other’s lives, past and present, swap recipes, and share some household hints. Mary Alice, a wonderful housekeeper, cook, and devotee of scrapbooking, shares a mystery about her father, who disappeared in the 60s. Who knew that Mary Alice wasn’t even her real name Read the full review


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Historical Romance
From a Distance
By Tamera Alexander
Review by Roseanna White 

Elizabeth Westbrook is determined to prove to the world—and her Senator father—that a woman can be an outstanding photographer and journalist.  She has the perfect opportunity, too: a trip to the Colorado Rockies. All she has to do is send her work back to her employer at the Chronicle, and she may win a new position. One where she can use her own name.  Now all she needs is a guide through the wilds. . . and to keep control of the lung condition that had killed her mother when she was Elizabeth’s age. Read the full review


A Touch of Grace
By Lauraine Snelling
Review by Deborah Khuanghlawn

In the third book in the Daughters of Blessings series we are told the story of Grace Knutson, the daughter of Lars and Kaaren. Because she is deaf, she has always had to rely on everyone else, therefore earning the nickname "Grace Always." But she wants to break out of that mold, and her opportunity comes when Jonathan Gould arrives from the city to stay with the Bjorklands. His city ways and her country style seem to blend well together to the point where Grace leaves home to go to New York. Now she has to rely on herself to break barriers and prove that she can survive on her own.  Read the full review


Better Than Gold
By Laurie Alice Eakes
Review by Roseanna White

Lily is not in the small town of Browning City, Iowa to stay.  Nothing in the world could possibly convince her to forego her dreams of city life—people, lights, and enough noise to keep her from ever feeling lonely again.  It’s what she wants.  That’s why she’s determined to avoid Ben Purcell. The new man in town sends sparks down her spine, but he’s made it clear he’s in Browning City is his final destination, which means he isn’t the right man for her. Read the full review


Sarah, My Beloved
By Sharlene MacLaren
Review by Roseanna White 

Sarah Woodward came to Kentucky as mail order bride—for a man who’d fallen in love with another before she showed up.  But Sarah’s convinced the Lord led her to Little Hickman for a reason, and she isn’t about to leave just because a husband wasn’t awaiting her.  She has plenty of money, and she doesn’t mind the distance between her and the man back east determined to marry her.  What she does mind is the way one Rocky Callahan is dealing with his niece and nephew, who rode in on the stage with her. Read the full review


Sister’s Choice
By Judith Pella

Review by Michelle Garlinger

 

Judith Pella's newest book Sister's Choice was a great novel! I loved it. I absolutely fell in love with Maggie. I had enjoyed her from the previous book, Bachelor's Puzzle and was glad to see her as the main character in the newest installment. The love story in the book was just so adorable. It was filled a great many awkward moments, but you really felt for the characters.  Read the full review


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Non-Fiction

Inspirational Nonfiction

Sojourners: In a Strange Land
By Rochelle Arnold

Review by Irene Grove 

“A sojourner is one who resides as a foreigner or stranger in an unknown land.”  So starts this book about our journe
y here on earth as Christians.  The author does a great job describing how we should be different then the world we live in.  There are ample scripture references to back up what she points out.  The personal examples from her life are filled with God’s grace and love.  There are current events used to help clarify the principles she teaches.  The best parts of the book are the explanations and definitions of different Bible verses, words or events.  You come away feeling you better understand every scripture she refers to. Read the full review


THE CHURCH THAT MULTIPLIES: Growing a Healthy Cell Church in North America
by Joel Comiskey
Review by David Mundt

Why has the cell church strategy flourished in other countries but floundered in North America? Cell churches around the world are exploding in growth but not in North America. Joel Comiskey takes a close look at the North American culture and then attempts to provide a model that will work in this context. And to be clear, the cell church strategy is not the same as small group ministry. Cells differ from groups in their intentional emphasis on evangelism, leadership development, and multiplication.  Read the full review


MIDLIFE MANUAL FOR MEN: Finding Significance in the Second Half
by Stephen Arterburn and John Shore
Review by David Mundt

Most of us aren’t ready for it to arrive; we feel ambushed by it. For others, feelings of panic and desperation set in. Midlife. For most men, it occurs between 40-50 years of age and it hits many of us hard. We realize that the first half of life is behind us. Our delusion of immortality is shattered. And we begin to give serious consideration to how we are going to live the second half of our one and only life. Read the full review


Risk: Are You Willing to Trust God with Everything?
By Kenny Luck
Review by Virginia Colclasure

If you’re looking for a book about trusting God, RISK: ARE YOU WILLING TO TRUST GOD WITH EVERYTHING? is a great choice. Author Kenny Luck jumps into the topic with both feet and almost pummels readers with the thought there’s no other way to serve God.  Read the full review

 


The Life You've Always Wanted
By John Ortberg
Review by Stephanie Woods

Have you ever felt disappointed at a lack of growth in your spiritual life or felt like one step forward equals two steps back when it comes to being more Christ-like? Bestselling author, John Ortberg, knows all too well this cycle of defeat and has a pretty good handle on what it takes to makes a change. The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People mixes witty humor and inspiring quotes with practical advice in arranging your life to live in Christ-likeness.  Read the full review

 



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Biographical

Jesus, You are Quite the Fellow
By Tyrone W. Cobb, M.D.
Review by Sarah Katie  

Jesus, You are Quite the Fellow is the remembrance of a young man by his grieving father. Mr. Cobb’s retelling is both thought-provoking and touching. He has experienced many trials and heartaches. I highly respect him for his courage and strength. He encourages readers going through what he has encountered and those who have not yet lost a loved one. Read the full review

 


MISTRESS BRADSTREET
By
Charlotte Gordon
Review by
Laura V. Hilton

Many people find that Anne Bradstreet’s name is familiar because they’ve read her poems, or because John Berryman has paid a tribute to her. But few realize that Anne Bradstreet was the first published poet—either male or female—< href="mistress_bradstreet.htm">Read the full review

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History
Pagan Christianity? Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices
By Frank Viola and George Barna
Reviewed by David D. Flowers

Pagan Christianity? Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices, may very well be the most important book written on the Christian church in the last two millennia.  Frank Viola and George Barna team up to give their readers a critical examination of the last 1700 years of church history.  Does the institutional church have any biblical and historical right to exist?  “Are the practices of the institutional church (the clergy/laity system, salaried pastors, sacred buildings, the order of worship, etc.) God-approved developments to the church that the New Testament envisions? Or are they an unhealthy departure from it?”   Read the full review


The New Complete Works of Josephus 

Edited by Paul L. Miller
Review by Maurice A. Williams
 

 

Josephus was a famous Jewish historian of the first century. Born in A.D. 37, he compiled Jewish history from the beginning (from Adam and Eve) to his lifetime. His history of previous generations follows a similar structure as Scripture, but his works are not inspired Scripture, they are history. It’s very interesting to read his accounts of early generations. H
e draws from tradition as well as Scripture and adds some clarifying historic detail not present in Scripture. Reading Josephus will make one appreciate Scripture more.  Read the full review

 

 

MONASTERY PRISONS
By Daniel H. Shubin
Review by Virginia Colclasure

In Monastery Prisons Daniel H. Shubin directs the attention of fans of Russian history to the unbearable conditions of prisoners in Russian monasteries. The book describes two monasteries and details life of inmates from the time of the Middle Ages through the nineteenth century.  Read the full review


The Origin of Culture
By Thomas Dietrich
Reviewed by David White

The Origin of Culture by Thomas Dietrich is a fascinating historical read. This book presents the reader with some startling facts that might convince some to reconsider what they had previously thought about the ancient world. These facts encourage those who have been entranced by myths like that of Atlantis to think that the mystery of ancient knowledge might finally be able to be unlocked.  Read the full review

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True Stories
Unbroken Curses
By Rebecca Brown and Daniel Yoder
Review by E. Abraham  

Many in North America think of Harry Potter or India when they consider the words “curses” and “occult”. After all, it seems like something that can only happen in movies or in places really far away. However, Unbroken Curses reveals the contrary to be true. In civilized and educated North America, curses and witchcraft are subtle and hidden. Read the full review


A Heart for Africa
By Annie E.J. Thorp
Review by Ananda Peters

A Heart for Africa is the story of Rafiki, told through the eyes of the Jensens' daughter, Annie (Jensen) Thorp. This short book (62 pages) features firsthand accounts of orphans whose lives have been changed, as well as the voices of house mothers and financial sponsors. As an inspirational book, it also features many pictures of Africans and the work Rafiki is doing. Read the full review

 


SKINNY BOY: A Young Man’s Battle and Triumph Over Anorexia
by Gary Grahl
Review by David Mundt 

While most of us are aware of the dangers of anorexia for young girls in our society, less attention has been given to the ravaging effects this eating disorder can have on young men. The reason for this is simple: the vast majority of anorexia sufferers are girls. About 10% of anorexia cases involve boys (http://www.anred.com/stats.html). Skinny Boy is the first book published of its kind. It is an inside look at anorexia in boys from a first person perspective. With courage and vulnerability, Dr. Grahl has shared his own struggle and (thankfully) victory over anorexia. Read the full review


A TREASURY OF ADOPTION MIRACLES
By
Karen Kingsbury
Review by Laura
V. Hilton

Adoption is a miracle in itself, the bringing together of people who were strangers and now are part of the same family. But A TREASURY OF ADOPTION MIRACLES tells stories that go beyond the ordinary. They are truly extraordinary. Read the full review

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Gift Ideas
I Know I Am Loved
By Dolores Mize
Photography by Angela Talentino
Review by Roseanna White

Looking for that perfect gift for expectant parents?  Something unique, touching, and inspiring? Then you’ll definitely want to check out this gift book, I Know I Am Loved.  Told from the point of view of the new baby, this book gives a delightful insight into new life, family, and love.  The pictures are positively enchanting, the script heartwarming, and together they create a memento that will thrill new or expectant parents. Read the full review

 


AN ORAMENT A DAY
By
Carol Field Dahlstrom
Review by
Laura V. Hilton

AN ORAMENT A DAY includes ideas to make 25 sparkling holiday trims for your tree or as gifts. Patterns and instructions are included for ornaments such as: Read the full review


Celebrate Simply
By Nancy Twigg
Review by Roseanna White

The holiday season is closing in fast, and with it the panic. Who needs to be on my shopping list? What can I get them? How much can I spend? What kind of cookies should I bake, what meals should I try, where am I going to put up the tree? In this age of hustle-and-bustle, it’s easy to get so caught up in the holidays that we forget to enjoy ourselves. We over-schedule, over-spend, over-indulge, and come away feeling empty. For a lot of us, money is a big issue and time isn’t much better. By celebrating simply, we can cut out the unnecessary baggage that comes along with the holidays and focus on what really counts: our Lord and our family. In Celebrate Simply Nancy Twigg shares her own experiences with holiday overload, from the fiasco that was supposed to be The Perfect Christmas to the tension surrounding The Ideal Wedding. Twigg pulls no punches about the stuff-crazed society we all get caught up in, but right after pointing out the problems, she offers simple solutions and a ton of great ideas to help you streamline and simplify every holiday, from Thanksgiving and Christmas to weddings and birthdays. Read the full review

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Devotionals
Refresh: Sharing Stories. Building Faith
By Kathy Escobar & Laura Greiner
Review by Sarah Katie

Following in the steps of the recent Biblezine publications, this women’s Bible study is very easy and fun to read. I guess one could call it a “Studyzine”? The true story of a woman at the beginning of each chapter all serve to show the theme of the chapter, whether trying to seek acceptance or dealing with an unforgiving heart. The chapters have activities, discussion starters and some great additional resources. This would make a good devotional for quiet time.Read the full review

 


Christian Prayer Journal & Praise Report
By Angela J. Perez
Review by Roseanna White
 

We all know prayer is an important part of our Christian walk, but it’s easy to let that part of our faith slide when things get busy.  Sometimes we fail to see God answering our petitions.  Of course, other times it seems He answers our needs before we even ask.  With Christian Prayer Journal and Praise Report, you can keep track of your prayers, choose verses to stand on, and look back over the pages so that you can write out the answers you receive, too.  Read the full review


CROSS PURPOSES
by D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe
Reviewed by April Gardner 

Co-authored by D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe, Cross Purposes is divided into 48 bite-sized portions. This devotional will walk you through every agonizing step of the Via Dolorosa. It will spell out the tremendous price Christ freely paid for his Cross, and it will draw you to your knees in gratitude at Christ’s triumph over Satan and death.  Read the full review


Beach Prayers - Mountain Prayers
By Honor Books
Review by Cheri Clay

Do you need a vacation? Whether you enjoy the beach or the mountains or both, these two little devotional books will take you there. Take them with you if you really take a vacation or if you’re just dreaming. Spend some time with God in your "vacation place." Both of these books are extremely well written with seventy-five devotions in each book and each devotional only covers two pages, which is great to be used for a daily devotional. Just reading will take you to the beach or mountains. Each awesome devotion has a way of capturing an aspect of the beach or mountains and comparing it to life. For instance, in Beach Prayers one comparison is how the first time a child goes to the beach how frightening the ocean can be—it takes Mom and Dad to help them enjoy the ocean; then look how we sometimes are fearful of something God wants us to do, how we lack the confidence to proceed but God provides the way. Read the full review

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Faith
The Pocket Guide for Parents
Praying with & for Your Kids
By Bethany House Publishers
Review by Irene Grove

This pocket guide has a wealth of information about praying with your children.  You will learn the best ways to approach your children about the importance of praying.  You are given helpful tips on making prayer a two-way conversation with the Lord not just a list of demands.  You realize that by teaching your children about prayer you are giving them a gift.  The following quote from page 46 tells you the importance of prayer in your children’s lives. Read the full review

 


Join the Movement
By Alvin L. Reid
Review by Sarah Katie

I usually don't pick up a lot of non-fiction books, but this one looked really good to me. Boy, am I glad that it did! The very first paragraph grabs your attention and the book doesn’t give it back until after the last sentence. The author gives examples of God using ordinary people to do extraordinary things. God is ready to use you right where you are. It was amazing to read about the history of past movements, many of them I had not heard of before. Reid sums up prayer as "intimacy with God that leads to the fulfillment of His purposes." How true is that! When we truly stop focusing on what we want, God begins to create a movement inside of us. Read the full review

 


The Celebration of Discipline
by Richard J. Foster
Review by V. Colclasure

Face it. The title, The Celebration of Discipline, does not jump out and grab your attention. Discipline? That word doesn’t work for today’s “feel good” culture. Paradoxically, anyone who reads and follows author Richard Foster’s recommendations to know God and talk with Him, will end up feeling good.  Read the full review

 


HOLY DISCONTENT:
Fueling the Fire That Ignites Personal Vision

by Bill Hybels
Review by David Mundt
 

What precedes passion? When a person feels passionate about a particular cause, what fuels that passion? This is the question that vexed Hybels for two years. He discovered his answer in the life of Moses. He found that passion arises out of a relentless dissatisfaction with some aspect of the brokenness in the world around us. Something wrong in this world wrecks our hearts and we discover that it wrecks God’s heart, too. A holy discontent. It is this that gives birth to a person’s passion.   Read the full review

 


KINGDOM TRIANGLE
By J. P. Moreland
Review by Laura V. Hilton

Not written for the ordinary lay person, KINGDOM TRIANGLE is geared and directed toward serious pastors and leaders who are looking to address the crisis that we are facing in this age, of moral drifting and confusion, etc. In KINGDOM TRIANGLE, Moreland lays out a strategy for the Christian community to regain the potency of Kingdom life, and influence in the world. Drawing insights from the book of Acts and the early church, he provides leaders with the motivation to mobilize, inspire, envision, and instruct. Read the full review


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Childrearing/Children
Pumpkins
By Ken Robbins
Review by Laura V. Hilton

Pumpkins is a beautifully done book for children, ages 4 – 8. It details through photography a pumpkin from the beginning to the final carved product. Read the full review

 


No More Jellyfish, Chickens, or Wimps
By Paul Coughlin
Review by Leslie Granier

This book is a must read for all parents, teachers and child caregivers. It is an informative and instructional guide to raising children to not be afraid of standing up for themselves or for others (to avoid bullying). Coughlin suggests that Christian children are instilled with the concept of being nice instead of being good, which leads them to being passive in situations where they really should be taking action. There we re several references to Bible passages to support his points.    Read the full review

 


HEAVEN FOR KIDS
By Randy Alcorn
Review by Laura V. Hilton

 Randy Alcorn is a parent and a grandparent, so he knows how important it is to pass along the correct, biblical answers about Heaven. So, in HEAVEN FOR KIDS Randy Alcorn has adapted his best-selling Heaven for the 8-12 crowd.   Read the full review


JUST JAZZ
By Dandi Daley Mackall
Review by Laura V. Hilton 

Jazz Fletcher is serious about her art work. Unfortunately, she gets no respect. Not from her parents who throw her art work out with the trash. Not from her high school art teacher who thinks that the abstract style that Jazz favors is not real art. Read the full review


Shepherding a Child’s Heart
By Tedd Trip
Review by April Gardner 

“Ouch!” was the word that kept coming to mind as I read this book.  I maintained a perpetual cringe on my face from page one and kept it there through each painful chapter.  Read the full review


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Relationships
Breaking Up: He's Just Not That into God
By Stina Wilson
Reviewed by Sarah Katie

First of all I really liked the title and sub-title! From the very first sentence, I fell in love with Stina Wilson’s writing style. She has an incredible gift of being able to “tell it how it is” while expressing some profound truths. The first thing that struck me was that she chose to use multiple versions of the Bible for scripture references. Often when we use just one translation, the awe and the full meaning gets lost. Read the full review

 


WHISKER RUBS: Developing The Masculine Identity
by Don S. Otis
Review by David Mundt

Boys are growing up confused and frustrated. In a culture where men are ridiculed, degraded, and fathers are deemed unnecessary, boys no longer know the masculine ideal toward which to strive. They are lost and drifting. Today’s men and fathers need to rise up and unapologetically defy the culture’s anti-male creed and fearlessly model and teach their boys God’s design and intention for men.  Read the full review

 



Men and Women are from Eden
By Mary Healy
Review by Maurice A. Williams 

In Men and Women are from Eden, Mary Healy picks up a theme popularized by John Gray in his Men are from Mars; Women are from Venus. Though a very popular theme, Healy felt that Gray’s catchy phrase lacked a sound Christian dimension. Healy points out that there is more to the human experience of love. “Both men and women desire to love and be loved in an intimate and lasting relationship.” This desire comes from God. If God is not involved in human love, the pursuit of love could end up in disillusionment and conflict. Read the full review


Crazy House Sane House
By George & Jeannie Bloomer
Review by Lori Plach

Do you feel like you live in a crazy house? Do you feel like you don't know who you are married to anymore? As the years of marriage add up do you sometimes feel that you don't even know your spouse anymore? "Crazy House Sane House" is just the manual that will help you with your marriage. If you want to have a stronger marriage, and a foundation that withstand the storms of life, this book is for you.   Read the full review

 

 

 

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