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Book Review: Rachel by Jill Eileen Smith

About the book: Rachel/Wives of the Patriarchs (Book 3) Beautiful Rachel wants nothing more than for her older half sister Leah to wed and move out of their household. Maybe then she would not feel so scrutinized, so managed, so judged. Plain Leah wishes her father Laban would find a good man for her, someone… Continue reading Book Review: Rachel by Jill Eileen Smith

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Book Giveaway: Saving Yesterday by Jessica Keller

Back cover copy:        Her blood holds secrets she never knew existed. Despite the fact that she acts as a parent to her alcoholic father, Gabby Creed feels pretty normal. But her life is turned upside-down on her seventeenth birthday when a bracelet appears on her wrist and sucks her back through time.… Continue reading Book Giveaway: Saving Yesterday by Jessica Keller

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Book Review: Out of a Dream by Rosemary Wesley Hines

Back Cover: Michelle Baron should be reveling in her new life in Sandy Cove, Oregon. From the outside, it all looks idyllic. A newlywed settling into a quaint coastal town, her husband establishing himself as a junior partner in a law firm—what more could she want? But a series of disturbing nightmares haunts Michelle. Her quest… Continue reading Book Review: Out of a Dream by Rosemary Wesley Hines

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Book Review: “Ragged Hope” by Cynthia Ruchti

From Cynthia Ruchti's website:   To the wounded, the worn, the wondering. And to all those who let us see their scars so others can discover Hope’s hideout. It’s one thing to live with the consequences of your own choices, but what happens when your life is changed because of someone else’s? This insightful and… Continue reading Book Review: “Ragged Hope” by Cynthia Ruchti

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Book Review: The Dancing Master by Julie Klassen

Book Description: Finding himself the man of the family, London dancing master Alec Valcourt moves his mother and sister to remote Devonshire, hoping to start over. But he is stunned to learn the village matriarch has prohibited all dancing, for reasons buried deep in her past. Alec finds an unlikely ally in the matriarch's daughter.… Continue reading Book Review: The Dancing Master by Julie Klassen

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Book Review: The Professor’s Heart by Laurie Alice Eakes

Back Cover: Mia Roper has what she always wanted Her independence, her career and her home back East. But when a train wreck strands her in Hillsdale, Michigan, the town she once called home, Mia begins to wonder if she made the right choice to leave Hillsdale—and her true love—behind. Rescuing injured passengers, Professor Ayden… Continue reading Book Review: The Professor’s Heart by Laurie Alice Eakes

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Book Review: Love’s Awakening

I first discovered Laura Frantz's books several years ago. Our local Lifeway offered her debut book, The Frontiersman's Daughter, which is now my all-time favorite book, on sale. I still remember the night I finished reading TFD. It was the first time I had contacted an author. At the time, I wasn't writing professionally, but… Continue reading Book Review: Love’s Awakening

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Book Review: A Home for My Heart

Book Cover: Sadie Sillsby works as the assistant to the matron at the Raystown Home for Orphan and Friendless Children and dreams of the day she’ll marry her beau, Blaine. But when the matron surprises everyone by announcing her own engagement, Sadie is suddenly next in line for the job. For a young woman who… Continue reading Book Review: A Home for My Heart

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Book Review: Made to Last

Back Cover:Miranda Woodruff has it all. At least, that's how it looks when she's starring in her homebuilding television show, From the Ground Up. So when her network begins to talk about making cuts, she'll do anything to boost ratings and save her show--even if it means pretending to be married to a man who's… Continue reading Book Review: Made to Last

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Book Review: Rebellious Heart

In April, I reviewed Jody Hedlund's book, A Noble Groom, and commented that I had read it in four days. I couldn't put her book down. It is easily one of the best books I have read this year.  So, when Bethany house contacted me about reviewing her new book, Rebellious Heart, I didn't hesitate… Continue reading Book Review: Rebellious Heart