Travel back in time to 1943 and meet Anna Zadok, a Jewish Christian and concert violinist whose career is ended because of Nazi occupation in Prague. Don’t miss the new historical novel, The Melody of the Soul, by Liz Tolsma. This is the first book by Liz that I’ve read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. […]
All She Left Behind by Jane Kirkpatrick
As women, we often feel torn between our dreams or careers and our families. That’s the struggle Jennie Pickett faces in Jane Kirkpatrick’s novel, All She Left Behind. While Jennie dreams of becoming a doctor, it seems an impossible goal for her, first as a single mom with a son to raise, and then remarried […]
The Linen God by Jim O’Shea
While Christian fiction is a huge genre, Catholic fiction is much harder to find. It seems that Catholic writers have focused their attention on nonfiction. Thus it’s refreshing and fun to find a good Catholic novel. That’s why I picked up the linen god when author Jim O’Shea asked me to review it. I was […]
Dawn at Emberwilde by Sarah E. Ladd
Call me a Jane Austen fan, because I love novels set in her England. She romanticized that period in history for millions of readers. And while I’ll maintain that hers are the best books about 18th century England, I do still enjoy reading novels about that period by modern authors. Especially authors like Sarah E. […]
Someone Like You by Victoria Bylin
I really enjoyed Victoria Bylin’s novel Together With You last summer so I was excited to pick up her newest novel this summer. Someone Like You is also about a single parent and a faith struggle, but I was drawn immediately into the story by the realistic characters Victoria creates. Julia Dare has recently started […]
The Battle For Moriah by Peter van Kampen
Tobias had never been in the throne room before. He had often visited the castle during festivals or speeches, but had always remained in the outer courtyard. And now he had requested an audience with King Melchizedek, on the premise that… He decided not to think about it. The whole idea was too ridiculuous. So […]
Without Proof by Janet Sketchley
“Asking questions could cost your life.” In Janet Sketchley’s novel Without Proof, that’s what Amy Silver finds out when someone begins raising questions about her fiance’s airplane crash two years ago. The crash killed him and left her with a limp and a bad hip after several rounds of surgery. Now, Amy is putting her life […]
The Memory Weaver by Jane Kirkpatrick
Since first meeting Jane Kirkpatrick at a writer’s conference in 2008, I’ve read quite a few of her books. Her newest book, The Memory Weaver, just might be her best book yet. It tells the story of Eliza Spalding Warren, the daughter of Eliza and Henry Spalding, who were missionaries to the Nez Perce and […]
Life in Defiance by Mary DeMuth
I’ve been looking forward to reading the final book in Mary E. DeMuth’s Defiance, Texas, trilogy ever since I finished the first book. Life in Defiance turns the storytelling over to Ouisie, Jed’s mom and Emory Chance’s best friend. Here, finally, the mystery of Daisy Chance’s death and murder is revealed. However, I found Life […]
The Cameo by Lorraine Shelstad
In 1898, Claire Bromley travels with her companion Dorothea to Italy for her health. In the next month, she learns Italian, tours art galleries and cathedrals, and meets other English travelers enjoying the Italian countryside. When she returns to England just after Easter, she does so with the bloom of first love and an interest […]
