Rachel Hauck’s The Memory House

What I loved about Rachel Hauk’s The Memory House: This is an enjoyable love story with real characters, interesting settings, and redemption throughout. But it’s more than that—it’s an historical fiction time-slip, which adds another level of dimension. Ms. Hauck weaves not one, or two, but three different historical events into her novel. It starts out in present day New …

Review of Amelia’s Heartsong

About the Book Book:  Amelia’s Heartsong Author: Blossom Turner Genre: Christian Historical Romance Release date: February 2, 2021 Richmond high society isn’t at all what she expected, neither is the man who’s captured her heart.  Amelia Williams is only a humble farmer’s daughter, so her move from the Shenandoah Valley to stay with her grandparents in the big city of Richmond, Virginia opens a host …

Searching for Boo

Even though I’ve always been considered a nerd, there are very few books I remember reading from childhood. A Room for Cathy by Catherine Whoolley, because I finished it in one evening to win a contest in fifth grade. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, because it was a laborious assignment for my freshman honor’s English class. Note: It didn’t start …

Review of Secret Beach Boyfriend

About the Book Book: Secret Beach Boyfriend Author: Kari Trumbo Genre: Christian Contemporary Romance Release Date: September 29 , 2020 She met Rafe on the beach when she was just five and it seemed like fate tied them together. When a chance encounter returns him to the islands twenty years later, Annie finds her beach friend has grown up and …

Review of The Refrain Within

About the Book Book: The Refrain Within Author: Liz Tolsma Genre: WWII Fiction Release Date: September 29, 2020 To save a life, would you betray everyone you love? Hungary in 1944 is a dark place. The Nazis have invaded and turned the country upside down, their evil making its way into every life. Clarinetist Eva Bognar is engaged to conductor …

Review of Katherine’s Arrangement

About the Book Book: Katherine’s Arrangement Author: Blossom Turner Genre: Christian Historical Fiction Release Date: August 4, 2020 Marrying him is her only choice to save her family, but Josiah Richardson isn’t at all the man she expected. Katherine William’s family was left destitute when their home was burned to the ground by Yankee soldiers, so the ready solution presented …

Cleansed by Death Review

About the Book Book: Cleansed by Death Author: Catherine Finger Genre: Thriller/Suspense/Mystery Release Date: June 2016 Haunted by an evil presence she can’t quite grasp, Police Chief Josie Oliver finds herself drawn into the crosshairs of a vicious serial killer. Fighting for her marriage, faith, and fate, Chief Josie is confronted by an Adversary that only God can conquer–if she …

Walking With Jesus on the Natchez Trace

About the Book Book: Walking with Jesus Author: Troy A. Waugh Genre: Non-Fiction Release Date: Feb, 2020 When God spoke to Troy Waugh saying, “I want you to walk the Natchez Trace,” he obeyed. Never mind that he wasn’t young anymore—he would be seventy at the completion of the 444 mile walk. Never mind that the thirty-five-day walk would be …

A People Chosen

About the Book Book: A People Chosen Author: Karen Engle Genre: Non – Fiction / Christian / Bible Study Release Date: March, 2017 Is God finished with the Jewish people? Understanding Israel according to the Bible and not the media, political views, or personal opinion sheds incredible light on why Israel and the Jewish people exist today. God is not …

Review of When Your Voice Became Mine

About the Book Book: When Your Voice Became Mine Author: Celeste N. Bowers Genre: Non-Fiction Release Date: November 2019 For all those who have lost hope and purpose, and for all those who hurt deep inside from loss, author Celeste Bowers wishes she could spare you from pain, just as she hoped she could shield her own ten-year-old daughter, Christina, …