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Shelter in the Storm Book Review
About the Book In this moving Amish romance, two broken hearts find hope in each other after a terrible loss. Unspeakable tragedy strikes the Amish hamlet of Johns Mill when an unstable Englischer opens fire in the Hochstedler’s General Store. In the aftermath, and under the media’s spotlight, Joseph Hochstedler struggles to hold his shattered family together, drawing unexpected comfort from a faithful childhood friend. Born with a serious heart defect, optimist Naomi Schrock has always longed to live a life of service. She rolls up her sleeves, determined to help Joseph cope with this terrible crisis. But dare she hope that his friendship will finally deepen into love? As…
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Come Back to Me Book Review
About the Book The ultimate cure that could heal any disease? Crazy. That’s exactly what research scientist Marian Creighton has always believed about her father’s quest, even if it does stem from a desire to save her sister Ellen from the genetic disease that stole their mother from them. But when her father falls into a coma after drinking a vial of holy water believed to contain traces of residue from the Tree of Life, Marian must question all of her assumptions. He’s left behind tantalizing clues that suggest he’s crossed back in time. Insane. Until Marian tests his theories and finds herself in the Middle Ages during a dangerous…
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Special Book Feature & Excerpt – Unintended Detour by D.L. Wood
About the Book Book: Unintended Detour Author: D.L. Wood Genre: Christian Suspense/Romantic Suspense Release date: October 21, 2021 A hundred-year-old secret might be the cause of and the key to solving a murder. Jack and Chloe Bartholomew just wanted a romantic second honeymoon in the beautiful Hudson River Valley at the legendary hotel his family recently acquired. However, instead of spa treatments and horseback rides through the snow, things are all wrong at the Stonehall Estate Resort. First, she learns of months of unexplained mishaps. And now murder. It soon becomes clear someone wants the resort to fail and will stop at nothing to make that happen. The question is…why? In an effort to help the family business,…
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Jewelry Stories with Stephanie Landsem
Thank you so much for joining me today for my latest edition of Jewelry Stories! I haven’t been able to do one of these posts in a few months because there has been so much happening – mostly moving houses! That process took so long (maybe I’ll save that for a future blog post), but we have finally found our forever home and we’re slowly unpacking and making it our own. <3 As soon as I was able to unpack my craft room, I immediately got to work on the designs I’ve been dreaming of for In a Far-Off Land by Stephanie Landsem. I hope you’ll enjoy all these new…
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A Perfect Amish Romance Book Review
Book Description From New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray comes a new series that follows a bookmobile driver-turned-matchmaker who learns that her Amish patrons need a whole lot more than just new books to read. Aaron Coblentz has a secret: he’s been studying to take the GED to get promoted at work. But he can’t let his Amish family know, not when his older brother already left the faith just a year after getting baptized, practically crippling the family. When Aaron asks bookmobile librarian Sarah Anne Miller for some additional study guides, she does one better. She arranges for Kayla Kaufman to be his tutor. Kayla has a secret, too.…
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A Promise Kept Book Review
Book Description God was going to save her marriage, Allison was sure of it.But neither her husband nor her marriage had been saved. What had become of His promise? Tony Kavanagh had been Allison’s dream-come-true. They were in love within days, engaged within weeks, married and pregnant within a year. Her cup bubbled over with joy . . . but years later, that joy had been extinguished by unexpected trials. The day Allison issued her husband an ultimatum, she thought it might save him. She never expected he would actually leave. She was certain God had promised to heal; it was clear that she’d misunderstood. Now living in the quiet…
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Almost Amish Book Review
Book Description Julie Charlton is at the breaking point. She’s overwhelmed and burned out, and in today’s unrelenting society, her kids are, too. When her sister-in-law Susan, a Martha Stewart-in-training, lands the chance to participate in a reality TV series promoting simple living, and needs another family to join her, it seems like the perfect opportunity. The location is an idyllic farm outside an Amish community in Tennessee. Julie, with her two children, joins Susan and her teenage daughter for a summer adventure. Susan needs to succeed in order to become self-sufficient after an ugly divorce, Julie needs to slow down long enough to remember what her priorities are and…
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Special Book Feature & Excerpt – Wonders of the Galaxy: A Collection of Cosmic Tales
About the book Book: Wonders of the Galaxy Author: Various Elk Lake Authors Genre: Speculative Fiction Release date: September 15, 2021 A series of space tales based on parables from the Holy Bible. We are a people of stories. We use them to entertain, to teach, and to instruct. Sometimes they warn us of the dangers of wandering too far into the woods, or they can be a detailed story to explain how magnificent landscapes came to be. Story has always been the way we pass time, the way we connect to each other, and most importantly, how we promote our values. Parables, especially, have a dual purpose. Not only do they keep us…
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A Distant Shore Book Review
Book Description He never dreamed he’d see her again. She was a child caught in a riptide in the Caribbean Sea. He was a teenager from the East Coast on vacation with his family. He dove in to save her, and that single terrifying moment changed both their lives forever. Ten years later, Jack Ryder is a daring undercover agent with the FBI and Eliza Lawrence still lives on that pristine island. She’s an untainted princess in a kingdom of darkness and evil, on the brink of a forced marriage with a dangerous neighboring drug lord, a union arranged by her father. This time when Jack and Eliza meet, there’s…
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The Ice Swan Book Review
About the Book Book: The Ice Swan Author: J’Nell Ciesielski Genre: Historical Romance Release date: July 6, 2021 Amid the violent last days of the glittering Russian court, a Russian princess on the run finds her heart where she least expects it. 1917, Petrograd. Fleeing the murderous flames of the Russian Revolution, princess Svetlana Dalsky hopes to find safety in Paris with her mother and sister. But the city is buckling under the weight of the Great War, and the Bolsheviks will not rest until they have erased every Russian aristocrat from memory. Born the second son of a duke, the only title Wynn MacCallan cares for is that of…
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