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Love’s Journey Home
Love’s Journey Home by Kelly Irvin is an Amish romance. Back cover description It’s been seven years since her husband died, but Helen Crouch is doing just fine. She’s selling her jams and canned goods at the bakery and making a tidy living. But her whole world goes topsy-turvy when a new family moves to town. Gabriel Gless has brought his children to Bliss Creek to escape the worldly influences in Indiana. Helen and Gabriel have so much in common–the loss of their beloved spouses, the experience of raising their families alone, their rock-solid faith–so why can’t they seem to speak without arguing? And that’s not all that’s going on…
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The Next Big Thing
A bunch of authors are doing a fun blog hop to let people know what they are working on. I was asked to participate and thought it would be fun. Be sure to click on the links at the end to keeping hopping. The following is a series of interview questions I was presented with about my own book that will release later this year. What is the working title of your book? A Christmas Surprise Where did the idea come from for the book? I was trying to think of a fun setting and have always enjoyed visiting Leavenworth WA. The idea stuck and two weeks later I was on…
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Detection Mission
Detection Mission by Margaret Daley is the latest addition to the Texas K-9 Unit series. Below is the back cover copy. Who is she? While looking for a missing child in Sagebrush, Texas, K-9 detective Lee Calloway and his border-collie partner find someone else. A mystery woman running for her life, scared and injured. But she has no idea who she is—or why someone is after her. Lee’s unit suspects “Heidi” is a criminal who knows more than she’s saying, yet his gut instinct says she’s innocent. Lee vows to protect her until her memory returns, but now someone is desperate to ensure that never happens. I find myself in…
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Praise
Last week I shared with you about my husband being admitted to the hospital. This week I have a praise to report. His pic line was removed a week early! He is almost at 100% and not expecting to need further treatment. This is a huge turnaround from what the doctor originally said. To all of you who prayed for him, thanks! I searched out a few verses that I think are fitting. I hope they speak to you as they did to me. 2 Chronicles 20:21 Ephesians 4:17-19 I know we are all at different stages and if you are facing something bad I hope these verses encourage you.…
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Secretly Smitten
Secretly Smitten delivers four entertaining contemporary romance novellas. I’ve been busier than usual this past week and have only had time to read the first two stories in this book and part of the third, but thoroughly enjoyed each of them. In Secretly Smitten we get to see the original Smitten casts cousins: Tess, Clare, Zoe, and their mother Anna find love. There is also a mystery that begins in the fist story involving their grandma Rose and some dog tags. In each story the girls get a little closer to solving the mystery of the dog tags. Normally I would give you a summary of each book, but since…
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Crazy
It’s been a crazy week in my household. On Sunday my husband was admitted to the hospital. Thankfully he was able to come home the following day and is being treated as an outpatient. Before my trip to the hospital on Monday I was reading my Bible and saw this verse. It spoke to me, so I thought I’d share it with you. Romans 12:12 NIV Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Fitting words for a challenging time. If you are going through a rough patch, I hope this verse speaks to you.
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Submerged
Submerged by Dani Pettrey is classified as a romantic suspense, but it doesn’t have the same feel as from this genre. It’s a little more easy going and focuses more on the relationships of the characters rather than imminent danger. That being said, I liked it.:) I don’t need heart-racing-suspense all the time. Baily is called back to Alaska after her beloved aunt is killed in a plane crash. The idea of returning to the small town where she has a reputation as a party girl terrifies her, but Agnes raised her and loved her unconditionally and she will honor her aunt. She returns to town ready to tie up…
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The Sympathetic Seagull
On a recent trip I spotted this one legged seagull. I’d never seen a one legged seagull and was fascinated by how well it got around. After allowing me to snap a few pictures it flew off to a couple of other women and hopped around in front of them. Of course they too noticed it only had one leg. I pointed out the bird to my husband. He was skeptical and suggested it must have another leg tucked. I continued to watch the bird with fascination. The women proceeded to throw bread to the bird and the next thing I knew it suddenly had two legs. That little stinker…
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Love Suite Love
Love Sweet Love by Coleen Coble is a romance novella that takes place at a resort in Hawaii. This book had me checking prices for a trip to the islands. Warm sunshine sounds amazing right now.:) Barnabas Harrigan is married to the family business. He manages the resort, Harrigan’s Cove, and he is very good at it. He loves his job except for when rich snobby female women stay at the resort. Wealthy, Liliana Van Cleef accompanies her grandmother to Harrigan’s Cove for some much needed R & R. However the resorts humble hales lacking television and phones are not what Liliana expects. She has stocks to watch and people…
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Pause
Do you ever wish life had a pause button? If you are anything like me your answer is yes. I can’t tell you how many times my mouth has gotten ahead of my brain. I think these sea lions have the right idea.:) It’s funny, I had started this post last Saturday and got stuck, then Sunday morning in church my pastor stole my blog idea! If only I could write as eloquently as he spoke this would go viral. LOL But seriously, I had given up on this post until his sermon. To me the gist of his sermon can be summed up with this verse, Psalms 46:10 “Be…