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Sunrise Book Review
OH MY GOODNESS! Where do I begin?! I was so sure that I wasn’t going to like this book. It started off as a very s-l-o-w read for me, and I had a time trying to get all the characters straight. But page by page, the story took shape and once it focused in on Dodge and Echo, I was a goner. I could not get enough! Oh, how I loved seeing them overcome their struggles with forgiveness. They both had major issues from their past that held them down and kept them from truly being free to love one another and members in their families. That message of forgiveness…
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The Maid of Ballymacool Book Review
WOW! If this book is not on your TBR shelf for this year, then you need to carve out a space for it, and then waste no time reading it from cover to cover. Fans of historical fiction stories that include a slow burn romance and a Cinderella retelling will love every moment of this Irish tale. You will root for Brianna as she slowly starts to see what her life could be like with such a dashing hero like Michael. You will loathe the headmistress, Mistress Magee, and find a kindred spirit in Brianna’s friend, Finnuala. If your reading adventure through this story is anything like mine, you’ll find…
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Authentically, Izzy Book Review
About the Book “Dear Izzy—I feel certain there’s a book-loving man living relatively nearby waiting to speak bookish to you ’til death do you part. You just haven’t met yet.” Izzy Edgewood is a wannabe bookstore owner, quote queen, and Lord of the Rings nerd who has been waiting for Prince Charming to sweep her off her sneakered feet. But it’s hard to meet people when you spend more time with fictional humans than real ones. Which is why her pragmatist cousin Josephine decides to take Izzy’s future into her own meddling hands and create an online dating profile for the hopeful romantic. To Izzy’s shock (and suspicion), Josie’s plan…
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Mrs. Witherspoon Goes to War Book Review
If you’re looking for more of the lesser told stories from World War II, then this series – Heroines of WWII – from Barbour is a must read. I have learned so much so far, and I still have several more books to go! My latest read was Mrs. Witherspoon Goes to War. From the start, I’ll say that I was disappointed to discover that Peggy Witherspoon was not a real individual, but her WASP status and training described many ladies during the war. This story seemed to focus more on the interactions between her and two other WASPs and their efforts to make women more recognized as a helpful…
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The Blackout Book Club Book Review
World War II, a plethora of wonderful books, and a diverse cast of characters make up the latest book from Amy Lynn Green known as The Blackout Book Club. Each chapter features the daily life and sometimes history of one of four main characters. Avis is the first one we meet, and she’s been thrust into the role of librarian on behalf of her brother who is enlisting in the war. We also meet Martina and Ginny, two women who are as different as night and day, but each with their own unique struggles. Louise is the owner of the library, though she does not intend for it to be open…
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Hope Between the Pages Book Review
This will be one of those reviews where I’ll first start with “don’t shoot the messenger,” but also, “please read to the end.” 🙂 I have not particularly enjoyed Pepper Basham’s writing up to this point. Yes, it’s good, but I have not been “sucked in” to a story. The first one I read I DNFed (and that was after going back a second time to see if I could make it through – I really tried, y’all!), and the second book was just ok. I couldn’t figure out what I was missing. Why do all my reviewer friends love her books and I don’t?! Well, I guess I just…
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A Note Yet Unsung Book Review
What a satisfying conclusion to this series! I love how there were three distinct themes present in each book – art, nature, and music – and having long been interested in music (even some classical scores), I soaked in every moment of this last story. I want to share so much about it in a review, yet don’t want to share anything at all except to say – it is a MUST READ! Even though I don’t want to share too much, I will share just a few things… If you are a fan of Southern history, you’ll love the fact that the Belmont mansion in Nashville and its owner…
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It Happened at the Fair Book Review
If you’ve read Christian historical romance for any length of time, then you KNOW that Deeanne Gist has long been one of the premier voices for this genre. Her characters always ooze authenticity, and the chemistry she creates between her heroes and heroines is second to (almost) no one. I have been trying to catch up on the backlog of books that she’s written in the past few years, and thanks to a super quick read over the past 24 hours, I can happily add It Happened at the Fair to my “Books Read” stack. Simply put, I devoured this book. The slow burning romance set my stomach to fluttering more…
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The Pink Bonnet Book Review
About the Book A Desperate Mother Searches for Her ChildStep into True Colors — a new series of Historical Stories of Romance and American Crime Widowed in Memphis during 1932, Cecile Dowd is struggling to provide for her three-year-old daughter. Unwittingly trusting a neighbor puts little Millie Mae into the clutches of Georgia Tann, corrupt Memphis Tennessee Children’s Home Society director suspected of the disappearance of hundreds of children. With the help of a sympathetic lawyer, the search for Millie uncovers a deep level of corruption that threatens their very lives. How far will a mother go to find out what happened to her child? My Thoughts Anyone who has…
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Love’s First Bloom Book Review
About the Book Ruth Livingstone’s life changes drastically the day her father puts a young child in her arms and sends her to a small village in New Jersey under an assumed name. There Ruth pretends to be a widow and quietly secludes herself until her father is acquitted of a crime. But with the emergence of the penny press, the imagination of the reading public is stirred, and her father’s trial stands center stage. Asher Tripp is the brash newspaperman who determines that this case is the event he can use to redeem himself as a journalist. Ruth finds solace tending a garden along the banks of the Toms…
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