Daughters of Northern Shores

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I was blessed with a copy of this book to read, courtesy of Joanne Bischof  and the Publisher, Thomas Nelson. All opinions are my own, and I was not required to review the book positively.


Synopsis:
Aven Norgaard understands courage. Orphaned within an Irish workhouse, then widowed at just nineteen, she voyaged to America where she was wooed and wed by Thor Norgaard, a Deaf man in rural Appalachia. That the Lord saw her along the winding journey and that Aven now carries Thor’s child are blessings beyond measure. Yet while Thor holds her heart, it is his younger brother and rival who haunts her memories. Haakon—whose selfish choices shattered her trust in him.
Having fled the farm after trying to take Aven as his own, Haakon sails on the North Atlantic ice trade where his soul is plagued with regrets that distance cannot heal. Not even the beautiful Norwegian woman he’s pursued can ease the torment. When the winds bear him home after four years away, Haakon finds the family on the brink of tragedy. A decades-old feud with the neighboring farm has wrenched them into the fiercest confrontation on Blackbird Mountain since the Civil War. Haakon’s cunning and strength hold the power to seal many fates, including Thor’s which is already at stake through a grave illness brought to him as the first prick of warfare.

Now Haakon faces the hardest choice of his life. One that shapes a battlefield where pride must be broken enough to be restored, and where a prodigal son may finally know the healing peace of surrender and the boundless gift of forgiveness. And when it comes to the woman he left behind in Norway, he just might discover that while his heart belongs to a daughter of the north, she’s been awaiting him on shores more distant than the land he’s fighting for.

Sequel to the critically-acclaimed Sons of Blackbird Mountain 

My Thoughts:

This book is the sequel to Sons of Blackbird Mountain and is another great book of Joanne!! This book is mostly about Haakon trying to find himself. He leaves Blackbird Mountain and sails at sea for four years. After seeing the world for four years he cannot seem to forget about what happened before he left Backbird Mountain, so he goes back home and face everyone he left and seek the forgiveness he so desperately needs. Can the family he left behind forgive him for the things he did? Haakon comes home to a war between the Sorrels and his family a life long feud that will result in the final battle between families. Haakon and Thor never really got along but, during this battle they have to learn to trust one another again and work together as a team if they want to get to the other side alive! If you have not read this book I highly recommend it. If you haven't read the first book Sons of Blackbird Mountain you should definitely read it first! Both of these books are just so good! Joanne is a very talented and amazing writer. 

About the Author:

A Christy and Carol Award-winning author, Joanne Bischof writes deeply layered fiction that tugs at the reader’s heartstrings. She was honored to receive the SDCWG Novel of the Year Award in 2014 and in 2015 was named Author of the Year by the Mount Hermon Writer’s conference. Her 2014 novella This Quiet Sky broke precedent as the first self-released title to final for the Christy Awards. To Get to You, her 2015 release, was the second. Joanne’s 2016 novel, The Lady and the Lionheart, received an extraordinary 5 Star TOP PICK! from Romantic Times Book Reviews among other critical acclaim. She lives in the mountains of Southern California with her three children.

I continue to say this, Joanne is one my favorite authors! I have never read a book I have not liked from her. Ever since the first book I have read from her I have not been able to stop reading her books. 

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The Gift - Ta'mara Hanscom

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I was blessed with a copy of this book to read, courtesy of the author, Ta'Mara Hanscom. All opinions are my own, and I was not required to review the book positively.

“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.”1 Corinthians 13:11-12

Foreword:

Noah reached for her hand, and to his surprise, she didn’t try to get away. He felt the warmth and softness inside of his palm, and he smiled into her eyes. “I know everything about you. I know that you love white roses and brand new puppies. Your favorite story is The Sound of Music, and you get up before the sun. You make the best ravioli on the planet, and your brothers adore you. You wear Chanel No. 5…” Noah deeply inhaled, “and it still smells great on you. And sometimes when I look at you, it’s like yesterday all over again—I wish it was yesterday and we could have another chance.” 

Noah Hansen, June 1987

My Thoughts: 

This is the fourth book in the Caselli Family Series. I haven’t gotten to finish this book yet, but so far I am loving it! 

This book is really about hope, redemption, and learning about God’s timing. 

From book one I have wanted Noah and Tillie to get together, but the timing has never been quite right. Tillie has always been faithful to the Lord trying to follow His will for her life, even when it has not been an easy for her. Now her dreams are starting to fall into place after it seems like everything in her life has fallen to pieces. Saying to much about this book will definitely give the whole thing away, and I don’t want to do that. I definitely think if you have not read this series you should! You will for sure want to start with the first book and read them in order. 
Book One - The Pretender
Book Two - Pit of Ambition

Book Three - A Blackguard's Redemption

Book Four - The Gift

About the Author:

Ta`Mara Hanscom was born and raised in South Dakota. She has lived in Sioux Falls, Tea, and Rapid City, the primary location of her fictional series, The Caselli Family Series. She has traveled the United States and Italy extensively, adding an authentic tone to the adventures of the Casellis.

Ta`Mara is a dedicated Bible scholar, specializing in the Old Testament which she teaches at her home church. She also teaches AWANA Sparks, youth group Sunday school, and speaks at women’s events.

An avid baseball fan, Ta`Mara follows several AAA pipelines, American Legion teams, and MLB—her favorite club being the Detroit Tigers. She visits Detroit often, and prays for the recovery and deliverance of the city.

She works full time on her writing and Bible lessons in northwest Iowa, where she currently resides with her husband Jim. 

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Son's of Blackbird Mountain by Joanne Bischof

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I was blessed with a copy of this book to read, courtesy of Joanne Bischof  and the Publisher, Thomas Nelson. All opinions are my own, and I was not required to review the book positively.

Synopsis: 

A Tale of Family, Brotherhood, and the Healing Power of Love 

After the tragic death of her husband, Aven Norgaard is beckoned to give up her life in Norway to become a housekeeper in the rugged hills of Nineteenth-Century Appalachia. Upon arrival, she finds herself in the home of her late husband’s cousins—three brothers who make a living by brewing hard cider on their three-hundred acre farm. Yet even as a stranger in a foreign land, Aven has hope to build a new life in this tight-knit family.

But her unassuming beauty disrupts the bond between the brothers. The youngest two both desire her hand, and Aven is caught in the middle, unsure where—and whether—to offer her affection. While Haakon is bold and passionate, it is Thor who casts the greatest spell upon her. Though Deaf, mute, and dependent on hard drink to cope with his silent pain, Thor possesses a sobering strength.

As autumn ushers in the apple harvest, the rift between Thor and Haakon deepens and Aven faces a choice that risks hearts. Will two brothers’ longing for her quiet spirit tear apart a family? Can she find a tender belonging in this remote, rugged, and unfamiliar world?

A haunting tale of struggle and redemption, Sons of Blackbird Mountain is a portrait of grace in a world where the broken may find new life through the healing mercy of love. 

My thoughts:

I cannot begin to express how much I loved this book!! First of all love all of Joanne's books, so it was not a surprise that I enjoyed this one also. But there was something about this book that was just special. Joanne did something that I have not seen before, she wrote through the perspective of a deaf person. She did an amazing job might I add! My favorite character is definitely Thor, he's so sweet and kind and lovely

So this book is about 3 brothers who live in the mountains of Virginia and a woman from Norway. After Aven's husband dies she moved to be with Aunt Dorothe and 3 of her nephews, upon her arrival she finds out the Aunt Dorothe has passed away. Not knowing what to do and having no where else to go she stays with the three brothers. Aven has to choose between two brothers that have feelings for her. Who will she choose?? You have to read the book to find out... 

This book has so much in it, Romance, Heart Ache, Joy, Action & Adventure.
I highly recommend this book if you have not read it yet!.

About the Author:

Joanne has a long-standing passion for romance and a budding fervor for theology. She is more and more awed by how wondrously the two go hand in hand.

So depraved are we in our sinful state—so in need of a Savior—that the love story between God and his people is nothing short of astounding. A quenching of the thirst to parched souls. A light that makes the darkness tremble. A freedom from the bondage of pain and sin. Joanne is beyond thankful to be a part of this great love story and writes books to not only portray the glorious wonder of human love, but to reflect the ultimate romance and rescue that comes through Christ. 

“We all have ways of bringing offerings to His feet. Words and the telling of story are one of those gifts that I lay down. It is my constant prayer that they honor and please Him. 

Thank you for stopping by! I hope to learn a little bit more about you by connecting here!” 

                                      JOANNE

Joanne truly is one my favorite authors! I have never read a book I have not liked from her. Ever since the first book I have read from her I have not been able to stop reading her books 

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Caselli Series Books 1 & 2

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The Pretender


My Jean-Marc’s uncle was married to an English woman, and she told us once, a very long time ago, that in this world there are men of two kinds.

The one, the KNIGHT, is the man possessing only strength and quality of moral character. He will never ask a lady to compromise her honor for less than a vow, and never, ever will he consider another once he has captured her heart. A knight keeps his vow, even when it hurts, and the honor of a knight is a thing a country is built upon. A knight comes along only seldom these days.


Now, a BLACKGUARD is a man who can be found quite easily, for it is an easy thing to be a blackguard. He attempts to trick the young ladies into taking him home and caring for him, making them believe their honor can be given away as a mere trifle, offering no vow, and making only human demands. The blackguard is to be avoided at all costs, for to settle for someone like him is to settle for something less than ideal.


In Rapid City, South Dakota, Tillie Casseli meets Noah Hansen. After a weekend of fun in the beautiful Black Hills and Mount Rushmore, it's love at first sight. They make a promise to each other before Tillie goes back home promising to return again. But when she returns a few weeks later she cant's believe what she sees. Could it be real or just a mistake? But Tillie doesn't stay to find out. Is Noah a blackguard or a knight? Tillie can usually see a blackuard from a mile away. What happened this time? How could she be wrong?

I love this book so much! I stayed up until 1 in the morning I don't know how many nights. I could not put it down, my mom was "making fun" because she doesn't normally see me with a book in my hand constantly.
Ta'mara had me hooked at first chapter and I cannot wait to read the second book!! I could give you the whole story but that would give it away when you should really read it yourself.

Book two is Pit of Ambition.
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Pit of Ambition


This is the second book of the Caselli family series.

Tillie Caselli has married Alex Martin a famous lawyer. Before they were married he’d do anything to spend time with her but, now this young man is too focused on work, fame and fortune. Tillie is sick an can barely go to school. She goes to the doctor to find out she’s pregnant.
Noah Hansen has married Carrie and they are very happy together until the tragic death of Carrie’s mother  then fishy stuff starts happening. Carrie is expecting again and Noah is the best husband that anyone could have, coming home from work to check on his wife not working late more than he has to.

Guiseppi  finally realizes he made a big mistake by not telling Tillie what him and her mother knew about Noah from before they met. He can’t tell her now though, what good would that do? It would only make matters worse.
Alex and Noah are still good friends, Guiseppi meets Noah when he comes to Sioux Falls to check on a job building Angelo’s 2, Guiseppi’s second restaurant. He’s regretting the decision he has made.


This book was just as good as the first and I cannot wait to read he third one A Blackguards Redemption.
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Ta`Mara Hanscom has worked on The Caselli Family Series since 1996. Within three weeks she had
created a 900 page rough draft of what would become a five- novel series of the epic love story of Tillie Caselli and Noah Hansen.

Loving all things Italian, Ta`Mara created the Caselli family true to their ethnic name. Born and raised in South Dakota, she brings this traditional family alive on the Great Plains where she has spent the entirety of her life.

To Get To You review and GIVEAWAY

Another amazing book by my favorite author, Joanne. This one is just a little different though, if you have read any of her other books or even my reviews of her books you know that she writes a lot of historical fiction. To Get To You is far from historical but its still her writing which makes it great. I don't know what it is about her writing but I've been hooked ever since the first book I read by her.







18 year old Riley Kane has had a rough life. His dad left him and his mom when he was only a child to pursue his surfing career, now Riley has nothing to do with his father. Becca Fletcher is a girl who was home schooled and a lot more sheltered in life than Riley, helping her mom take care of  her siblings not dating or being around a boy without a chaperon. Riley and Becca's lives are totally different but they somehow seem to connect. After Mr. Fletcher had a tragic accident Riley needs to get to Becca finding out her dad was in a bad wreck in Texas she and her family moved their trailer from California to Texas not knowing what was going to happen to her her dad, now Riley is desperate to get to her and do all he can to help. With his Jeep broke down he has to turn to the one person he didn't want to see, his dad. Now he's on a
fourteen hour road trip from California to Texas with his dad in a Volkswagen van. This trip will either be time to reconcile with the man that left him for dreams or it will be a total disaster. At first bitterness takes over in Riley he doesn't want much to do with his father except for them to get to where they are going and him to leave, but as time goes by they grow closer to one another and forgiveness finds its way in.

I don't want to give away too much of the book so I should probably stop here but, if you have read Joanne's books you will not be disappointed with this one, if you have not read her books yet I highly recommend this book as well as her others.



About Joanne:

Christy Award-finalist and author of Be Still My Soul and Though My Heart is Torn, Joanne Bischof has a deep passion for Appalachian culture and writing stories that shine light on God’s grace and goodness. She lives in the mountains of Southern California with her husband and their three children. When she’s not weaving Appalachian romance, she’s blogging about faith, folk music, and the adventures of country living that bring her stories to life.

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Stealing Jake

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Livy O'Brien is a young woman who lived on the streets of Chicago growing up, doing what she had to in order to survive. Now she is in the small town of Chestnut, Illinois helping run an orphanage and looking for a job to provide for the children in the orphanage. Jake Russell deputy of Chestnut meets Livy and starts falling in love with her. Livy came to Chestnut to find a new start on life and doesn't want anyone to know where she came from or what her life was like in Chicago and she is not looking for a man especially the deputy of the town, but the more she thinks about Jake the more she wants to spend time with him. The street kids of Chestnut have a place in Livy's heart since she has been in their shoes but everyone else just considers them to be a nuisance.

I still haven't finished this book yet I just haven't sat down to just read as much as I would like to. I am enjoying it though and if you like books with a little romance Christian based and some adventure you will probably like this book. This book was a complimentary copy from Tyndale house Publishers to give you my honest review. 

About The Author:

CBA Bestselling author Pam Hillman writes inspirational fiction set in the turbulent times of the American West and the Gilded Age.

                          

Born east of the Mississippi and a hundred years too late, Pam still boasts of wrangling calves, milking cows and putting up hay, first as a child, and later with her own personal hero, Iran, on their family farm in Mississippi.

A voracious reader as a child, Pam especially enjoyed stories involving the great Westward expansion, and television shows such as Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, and Gunsmoke. The western writer, Louis L’Amour, kept Pam mesmerized with his tales of cowboys and Indians, mountain men and outlaws, prim schoolteachers, hot dry deserts, and boom towns.

Pam’s life in the country and her love of the old west bring authenticity to her work and depth to her characters, something that has been recognized many times in the industry through writer’s awards.

Her work has placed in dozens of writer’s contests, including being a four-time finalist in Romance Writers of America’s prestigious Golden Heart contest for unpublished novelists with Claiming Mariah, her second novel, winning the coveted Golden Heart.

As a published novelist, Pam’s books have been recognized by judges of the Inspirational Readers Choice Awards, International Digital Awards, and the EPIC eBook Awards. Claiming Mariah, her second novel, most recently hit the CBA Bestseller lists for November and January. Pam lives in Mississippi with her husband and family.

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A Bride At Last by Melissa Jagears

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My Thoughts:

Ms. Kate Dawson, a teacher in Missouri, is very close to her student, Anthony and his mother Lucinda. Lucinda becomes very sick and passes away leaving Kate to take care of nine year old Anthony. Until one day two men show up to take Anthony home, but he would rather stay with Kate. Kate isn't very fond of men, all the men in her life have been abusive to her, can she over come that pain and learn to trust a man again? 

It took me a few chapters to get into this book but it has been a very good book. I love romance books and this is not any different, it has a good amount of romance but not too much to make it unreal. This is the first book I have read by Melissa and didn't realize it was the third in the series until after I got it, even though it's the third in the series it can still stand alone and I have understood it just fine. 

About Melissa: 

I am a stay at home mother on a tiny little farm with a fixer-upper house. As much as I love writing and reading about homesteaders, I am so glad I’m a homesteader during an era with modern grocery stores to take up for my slack. I am an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher by trade, and I still work occasionally in that field along with being my church’s financial secretary and writing novels.

My husband and I have been married since 2001 and have a daughter and two little boys. My husband shares my fascination with traditional living except for being more hands on. He loves blacksmithing, knife smithing, traditional archery, hunting, etc. Generally whatever a mountain man does, he does it or has or wants to attempt it. He comes in handy for research! And of course, the rest of the family gets involved. I have my own black powder rifle, named Calvin, that my husband made for me. And I’m pretty sure my daughter is probably one of very few her age who can instruct adults how to shoot a longbow properly. The boy digs random holes in my yard to make “cement” with dirt and water making our yard a tripping hazard. The baby does what babies do.

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Thank you Bethany House for allowing me to read and review another free book. 

A Worthy Pursuit

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A Worthy Pursuit by Karen Witemeyer

Charlotte Antherton was the headmistress of Sullivan's Academy for Exceptional Youths until Mr. Sullivan decided to shut the school down. Now that the school is closed Charlotte will do anything to keep her students safe, especially Lily. Right before Lily's mother passed away she put Lily in Charlotte's care to keep her away from her crooked grandfather. But when Charlotte, Lily and two other students disappear from the academy, Lily's grandfather hires a bounty hunter, Stone Hammond, who never returns empty handed, to bring Lily back. When he finds Charlotte and the children new trouble arises, they could all be in danger including Stone. Charlotte will have to decide to trust this man or worse things could happen to them. This book contains a little bit of everything, it will make you laugh and make you cry and you will be on the edge of you chair waiting to turn the next page. When I read Karen's books I always fell like I am on of the characters in the book I don't want to put it down. 
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About Karen

After growing up in California, Karen moved to Texas to attend Abilene Christian University where she earned bachelor and master's degrees in Psychology. It was also there that she met and married her own Texas hero. He roped her in good, for she has lived in Texas ever since. In fact, she fell so in love with this rugged land of sweeping sunsets and enduring pioneer spirit, that she incorporates it into the pages of her novels, setting her stories in the small towns of a state that burgeoned into greatness in the mid- to late 1800s.

A life-long bookworm, Karen is living her dream by writing novels. Her books have consistently hit bestseller lists and have garnered awards such as the ACFW Carol Award, the Holt Medallion, and the Christian Manifesto's Lime Award for Excellence in Fiction. In addition, she is a multiple RITA and National Reader's Choice finalist. Karen is also a sought-after speaker for national writing conferences and regional workshops.

Thank you Bethany House for allowing me to review this book. Thank you Karen for writing another excellent book.

This quiet sky

This is a novella written by Joanne Bischof, she just happens to be one  of my favorite  authors

I got this book as an audio book on audible to review for Joanne it was such a good book I plan on getting a paperback copy as well

Another amazing historical romance by Joanne  This story is mostly about 16 year old Sarah Miller and 17 year old Tucker O'shay. Sarah has just moved to Rocky knob, Virginia from South Carolina, unlike most girls her age she still goes to the one room school house. there are only two students in the higher grades, her and Tucker O'shay, who plans to take the college exams in the fall. Sarah doesn't feel like she is smart enough to take the college exams and doesn't really want to her parents don't have enough money to send her to college and that's not really for girls anyway is it? Most of the students are scared of Tucker they say he has a contagious disease and are afraid to get too close. But Sarah is fascinated with Tucker and they become friends. Tucker starts tutoring Sarah in algebra because she isn't very good at it. Between Tucker and Sarah's friendship and the tutoring a love blossoms and they don't even realize it. Only when Tucker isn't at school for a couple days does Sarah start to realize the she is fond of him. I better not right much more or I will give it all away. If this has interested you at all I hope you will find this book and read it I actually got my paperback copy in the mail today and plan on reading it even though i have already listened to the audio book three times.

Words cannot describe how great this book is. Considering I have listened to it three times and still bought the paperback may shed some light on how much I really did enjoy this book. You will just have to read it for yourself to get the full experience, you will laugh with the characters and you will cry with them so you may want a few tissues around and you may also laugh until you cry. :)

Joanne has other books also I would encourage you to look up and read. The Cadence of Grace series is probably my absolute favorite, they are historical fiction as well. Joanne also has a new book coming out called To Get To You it is actually a contemporary fiction.
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Thank you Joanne for allowing me to have a copy of your book on audibly This Quiet Sky to review.

A Sensible Arrangement by Tracie Peterson

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A Sensible Arrangement  by Tracie Peterson

This is the first book in the Lone Star Bride Series

Marty Dandridge Olson is a widow looking for a way out of Texas. Widower Jake Wythe has secured a job as a bank manager in Denver, only to discover that the bank board wants him to be a married man. With Texas in his roots, he advertises for a Lone Star bride, and Marty answers the call. They both agree they are done with romance and love and will make this nothing more than a marriage of convenience.

 Marty works to carve out a new life in high-society Denver as Jake works to guide the bank through a collapsing economy. But when money goes missing at the bank and accounting discrepancies point to Jake, he must find a way to prove his innocence. Yet all he wants to do is go back to Texas and own his own ranch. Marty, on the other hand, owns a ranch--one she's never told her husband about. She hates Texas because it represents the losses in her life. But as the couple grows closer and love begins to bloom, Marty realizes she needs to tell Jake the truth. Can she come to terms with the past and her anger toward God in order to make room for love?

 

I had a friend review this book. A guest review and these are her thoughts about the book :)

I really enjoyed this historical romance.   The author does a great job of mixing the fiction, romance and “historically correct”.     The main character , Marty, goes to Colorado as a mail order bride to escape her past in Texas.  The man she marries is an employee of the Morgan Bank.   This all takes place during the time of  a failing economy.  The stock market has fallen,   the value of silver tanks, and  there is counterfeiting  beginning to cause havoc.    Will her arranged marriage make it?  Can she hide her past?  Well, you will have to read it to find out,  but I promise you won’t be disappointed.

You can order this book at any online bookstore or go to any bookstore. You can order it from Amazon or Barnes and Noble among many other places but these are a couple places.

 

Meet Tracie Peterson:

Tracie Peterson is an award-winning, best-selling author of over 95 books. Having given her heart to Jesus at the young age of six, Tracie has always felt called to some form of ministry, and writing fulfills that mission field.

Tracie received her first book contract in November, 1992 and saw A Place To Belong published in February 1993 with Barbour Publishings' Heartsong Presents. She wrote exclusively with Heartsong for the next two years, receiving their readership's vote for Favorite Author of the Year for three years in a row.

In December, 1995 she signed a contract with Bethany House Publishers. Tracie now writes exclusively for Bethany House Publishers. She has co-written with a variety of authors including Judith Pella, Judith Miller, James Scott Bell and her daughter Jennifer.
                       
Throughout her writing career Tracie has found time to speak at writer's conferences where she has a special heart for new authors. She is often joined by her husband Jim, whose background in history offers new authors insight into research. Besides teaching at conferences, Tracie also at one time managed Barbour Publishing's Heartsong Presents book line - overseeing the production of 52 books a year. Tracie teaches at women's conferences around the country and shares her testimony and insight for Christian living through the eyes of an author passionately in love with her Heavenly Father.
                       
Tracie was awarded the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for 2007 Inspirational Fiction and the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from American Christian Fiction Writers. Her books have won numerous awards for favorite books in a variety of contests, including USA "Best Books 2011" Awards, best Religious Fiction for Embers of Love!.

                       
Making her home in Montana, this Kansas native enjoys spending time with family--especially her three grandchildren--Rainy, Fox and Max..

Minding Molly by Leslie Gould

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Minding Molly  – Book 3

Inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Molly Zook’s always liked being in control, so she’s struggling with her mother’s wish that, to save the family farm, she marry Mervin Mosier. Especially after Molly meets Leon Fisher. He’s from Montana but is now training horses at a nearby ranch. He’s tall and muscular and confident–Molly has never met anyone like him and she’s sure he feels the same about her.

Determined to let nothing get between them, Molly tries to coax Mervin into falling back in love with Molly’s best friend, Hannah. A weekend camping trip in the Poconos could be just the place. . .

But things quickly go awry, and it seems Leon and Hannah might be falling for each other instead! Will Molly keep struggling to control everyone and everything around her? Or will she learn to let God handle the twists and turns of her life?

Here are my thoughts,

• I haven't quite finished this book yet, I'm very close though. This book is the third in the series, I didn't realize that until I got it and saw the cover. Although it is the third book the author did a very good job of writing it where you can still pick it up and read it and follow along. It has been a fun read. Each of the author's book in this series focuses on one Amish girl and her courtship this book is about Molly, which is pretty obvious since the name of the book is Minding Molly. I would recommend this book to anyone who like Amish fiction and romance. :) You can find out more about this author and her books by clicking here for her website. If you would like to purchase this book you can get it at any local bookstore or click here for amazon

About the Author

Some of my strongest memories from childhood include stories—and how those stories connected me to my family and friends. As a preschooler, I remember playing Island of the Blue Dolphin with my three siblings and the neighbor kids, my father reading A Street of Flower Boxes to us before bed, and my mother reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn on long car trips. I also soaked up Bible stories and accounts of grace and redemption during Sunday school and Good News Club. Along with my love of stories, my love of writing began in those early years with my very first written word—S-K-Y.

Even though I knew I wanted to write fiction by the time I was in the sixth grade, as I grew older I pursued other things instead, such as majoring in history and communications, and then working as a museum curator, then a public relations specialist, and finally as a magazine editor. Once I finally started writing fiction, it was another ten years until I sold my first novel. By that time I’d been married for nearly 20 years and had four children of my own to read to.

In the decade since my first contract I’ve written fifteen books, from Beyond the Blue, a story about international adoption set in Vietnam, to Courting Cate, a retelling of Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” set in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. No matter what I write, I aim to reveal truths about God’s love, beauty, and redemptive work in our lives. My goal is to connect more deeply to God, family, and friends through my writing. My hope is that my stories encourage readers to deepen their own connections too.


Thank you Bethany House for sending me this copy! :)

A Talent for Trouble by Jen Turano

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This book is a good book I haven't gotten through the whole thing but I know what's going on. Miss Felicia Murdock has dreamed of marrying Reverend Michael Fraser for four years now, ever since he complimented her on her outfit. Now he is marrying someone else and she is heart broken. If you like romance and some humor this is the book for you! :) The author Jen Turano has written three books in this series this being the third. The first one was great I laughed through the whole thing. :) This one is good too and just as humorous. Although they are a series you can read the individually and still understand everything. They can stand alone. So don't worry if you haven't read the first two. Hope you enjoy it also. :)

My Hope Is Found

My Hope Is Found by Joanne Bischof

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Gideon O’Riley has been given another chance at a life with Lonnie.

But will the fight for her heart risk it all over again?

Book 3 in the Cadence of Grace Series ~ Coming Oct 2013 

After finally finding love with his sweet bride Lonnie, Gideon’s heart was torn when a woman from his past claimed to be his true and rightful wife, forcing him away from his family. God’s merciful hand saw Gideon through the heartache, and with Cassie’s blessing, he is able to return home. Though his journey back through the Blue Ridge Mountains will hold a trial he never anticipated.

Meanwhile, Lonnie determines to seal off her heart from Gideon, convinced he is lost to her forever. Strengthening her resolve to move on is the fondness she has for the handsome Scotsman, Toby McKee—the young reverend she has come to care deeply for. His proposal of marriage offers a bright future for her and her young son. 

Yearning to allow joy back into her life, Lonnie must put aside the broken pieces of her heart that still love Gideon. When he returns to find her betrothed to another, he has to place his hope in God, trusting that the One who redeemed their love once can do it again.

• About Joanne

Christy Award-finalist and author of Be Still My Soul and Though My Heart is Torn, Joanne Bischof has a deep passion for Appalachian culture and writing stories that shine light on God’s grace and goodness. She lives in the mountains of Southern California with her husband and their three children. When she’s not weaving Appalachian romance, she’s blogging about faith, folk music, and the adventures of country living that bring her stories to life. To learn more about Joanne and her books you can go to her website HERE.

• This is what Joanne says about her writing:

What is Heartfelt Fiction?
 From moments that are joyous to moments that are bittersweet and even in the midst of a broken heart, with paper and ink as my medium, I write to illustrate love—the gift that was given to us by the One who loves the most.

What is this love?

Undeniably Yours

Undeniably Yours by Becky Wade


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Undeniably Yours
A Porter Family Novel, #1

    When Meg Cole’s father dies unexpectedly, she becomes the majority shareholder of his oil company and the single inheritor of his fortune. Though Meg is soft-spoken and tenderhearted  -- more interested in art than in oil -- she’s forced to return home to Texas and to Whispering Creek Ranch to take up the reins of her father’s empire.

The last thing she has the patience or the sanity to deal with? Her father’s thoroughbred racehorse farm. She gives its manager, Bo Porter, six months to close the place down. 

Bo’s determined to resent the woman who’s decided to rob him of his dream. But instead of anger, Meg evokes within him a profound desire to protect. The more time he spends with her, the more he longs to overcome every obstacle that separates them -- her wealth, his unworthiness, her family’s outrage -- and earn the right to love her.

But just when Meg begins to realize that Bo might be the one thing on the ranch worth keeping, their fragile bond is viciously broken by a force from Meg’s past. Can their love, and their belief that God can work through every circumstance, survive?

Becky's biography:

During her childhood in California, Becky frequently produced homemade plays starring her sisters, friends, and cousins. These plays almost always featured a heroine, a prince, and a love story with a happy ending. She's been a fan of all things romantic ever since.
Becky and her husband lived overseas in the Caribbean and Australia before settling in Dallas, Texas. It was during her years abroad that Becky's passion for reading turned into a passion for writing. She published three historical romances with Avon Books, then put her career on hold for several years to care for her three kids, then recently returned to writing sheerly for the love of it. She felt led to move to the genre of contemporary Christian romance and couldn’t be more thrilled with it.
These days Becky can be found failing but trying to keep up with her housework, sweating at the gym, carting her kids around town, playing tennis, hunched over her computer, eating chocolate, or collapsed on the sofa watching TV with her husband.

 

My thoughts:

Meg's father died and now she has to manage Cole's Oil all by herself. A company her father had, along with his father, that has passed on from generation to generation. Meg's father had his hobbies like horse ranches and other things. She's ready to close down the horse ranch, but Bo the manager of the ranch doesn't want her to close it down. He would do almost anything to convince her to keep it open, until he starts developing feelings for her. Something a employee and employer should not do.

This has been a pretty good book. I haven't finished it yet, although I want to I've just had a hard time reading lately. It's been slow but it's coming along.  Another reason I have had a hard time reading is I'm drawn more towards historical romance than modern romance. I'm not saying it's bad but it's a lot different than historical. I haven't found anything of question but some people have said there are a few places in the book where the character curse under their breath, or are in a bar in one part. I haven't gotten there yet.


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You can order this book on Amazon or Barnes and Nobles any book store really. :)

Thank you Bethany House for letting me review this book for you. Sorry it has taken a while.