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Listening to Love Book Review
Book Description Falling in love can only mean trouble for an Englisch girl and an Amish boy… unless there’s another way for them to listen to their hearts. Englischer Natalie Collins looks forward to Friday night suppers at Levi and Mary Shetler’s house every week: delicious food, wonderful conversation with her Amish friends, and, best of all, the presence of Levi’s older brother Lucas. Natalie and Lucas have become best friends despite their different backgrounds. They share a love of books, and he is teaching her about God in a way that she can understand. But the closer they become, the more opinions everyone seems to have. Levi and Mary, Lucas’s family, and…
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Finding Love: A Book Review of The Holiday Nanny
Book Description Workaholic single father Wade Abbot is away on business, as usual, when he receives a heart-tugging video from his four-year-old. The little girl hopes he’ll come home for Christmas–and see her in the holiday pageant. With his harrowing past, Wade has always doubted his ability to be a good father, but he heads home to Arizona, determined to try. His daughter’s loving new nanny, Connie Ladden, works overtime to help turn him into the father he longs to be. And with some help from his little girl, Wade just might turn his holiday nanny into a permanent wife and mother. My Thoughts I confess that my past experiences…
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Something Old Book Review
Book Description Travel to Plain City, Ohio, to witness the Mennonite and English culture clash. As Katy Yoder accepts a new job and struggles to define her place in the world, childhood friends and a past romance get in the way. Even when her friends try to help her change her judgmental attitude, Katy is certain that seeing things as black and white is the only way to please God. But as love softens her heart, slowly shades of gray seep into her world, and she discovers the right answer isn’t always the easiest one. My Thoughts Something Old was my first introduction into the Mennonite world through fiction. The…
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When Twilight Breaks Book Review
Book Description Evelyn Brand is an American foreign correspondent determined to prove her worth in a male-dominated profession and to expose the growing tyranny in Nazi Germany. To do so, she must walk a thin line. If she offends the government, she could be expelled from the country—or worse. If she does not report truthfully, she’ll betray the oppressed and fail to wake up the folks back home. Peter Lang is an American graduate student working on his PhD in German. Disillusioned with the chaos in the world due to the Great Depression, he is impressed with the prosperity and order of German society. But when the brutality of the…
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The Reluctant Bridegroom Book Review
Book Description Marriage for any reason but love was once unthinkable to Maryland councilman Henry Nash. But when an innocent encounter with a criminal puts Henry’s reputation in jeopardy, he’ll make any sacrifice to maintain custody of his orphaned nieces. And an alliance with a powerful politician’s daughter could secure the little girls’ futures. As long as gentle Rebekah Van der Geld never hears the rumors surrounding her new groom. Refusing her father’s choice of husband wasn’t an option for dutiful Rebekah. But Henry’s kindness is a happy revelation, and she’s quickly falling for his adorable nieces. so she allows herself to hope this unconventional arrangement could become much more.…
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Homecoming Book Review
Book Description A heart broken twice from love and family. Can a trip to the ranch give her a second chance with both? Sheryl Kyle isn’t the trusting type. After all, her abusive late husband and her disapproving stepfather haven’t given her much reason to feel otherwise. But when a rugged rancher named Mark seeks her out she learns her stepfather is on his deathbed. And his dying wish is for her to return to Sweet Creek for one last chance to reconcile… Mark can’t help but be fascinated by Sheryl. Despite hearing the worst about her from her stepbrother, he’s drawn to the hauntingly beautiful woman. When his ranching…
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Tidewater Bride Jewelry Giveaway
I am so sad that this week is coming to a close! It has been an absolute joy to welcome Laura here for an amazing and insightful interview, plus share three days worth of jewelry inspired by her latest novel, Tidewater Bride. If by chance Laura’s books are brand new to you, let me tell you what a treat they are! I could gush on and on for days, but you should just take my word for how good they are. What’s even more fascinating to me is her bio! Check this out… Award-winning, bestselling author Laura Frantz is passionate about all things historical, particularly the 18th-century, and writes her…
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Jewelry Inspired by Tidewater Bride – Day 3
Thanks so much for joining me for the last day of new jewelry designs and excerpts from Tidewater Bride! I have had a marvelous time this week sharing all things Tidewater with you, and I hope you’ve enjoyed the interview with Laura and all the new designs featured. In case you missed yesterday’s post, you can check it out here. Today’s feature is all about quotes taken straight from the book. If you don’t know by now, Laura has a way with words, and I truly loved pulling out all of these short little quotes and turning them into jewelry. Hope you enjoy! *** Xander shrugged. “The better question is,…
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Jewelry Inspired by Tidewater Bride – Day 2
Welcome back to Bliss, Books and Jewels as we continue with new jewelry inspired by Tidewater Bride! In case you missed yesterday’s post, click here to read three excerpts from Tidewater and see four designs created for this exquisite book. Hope you enjoy what’s new for Day 2 of jewelry inspired by Tidewater Bride! Each design is captioned with a link so you can view more photos and details. 🙂 *** “All I see are beautiful beads that took a little girl a very long time to fashion into something wearable. That itself is remarkable. Is there more?” He gave a nod. “Watseka is wiser than her years.” . .…
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Jewelry Inspired by Tidewater Bride – Day 1
Welcome back to our week of jewelry inspired by Tidewater Bride! In case you missed yesterday’s interview with Laura Frantz, pop on over to this link to get some of the history behind jewelry design and materials that were present in early James Towne. I hope you are ready for these next few days of jewelry because there are a total of TWELVE new designs that I have been planning and putting together since Tidewater Bride was released. I have bookmarked and highlighted my Kindle copy probably more than any other book I’ve ever read…and with good reason. 🙂 There were so many little nuggets of info and quotable portions…
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