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5-Star Review of "The Amish Christmas Sleigh" and Giveaway

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Review of The Amish Christmas Sleigh and Giveaway For Rafflecopter giveaway:   https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/00adcf546/ Celebration Lit Bloggers release celebration by Kelly Long, Amy Lillard, & Molly Jebber Through the snowy night, silver bells ring cheerfully, heralding a season of secret gifts, unexpected chances, and love's sweetest journeys . . .  A SLEIGH RIDE ON ICE MOUNTAIN Kelly Long  For solitary toy-maker Sebastian Christner, hiring Kate Zook as his new housekeeper is simply the right thing to do. Now she can support her special-needs brother. But one taste of her independent spirit is showing him undreamed-of holiday joy—and making him long to give her a home for always . . . A MAMM FOR CHRISTMAS Amy Lillard Bernice Yoder has far too much to do to entertain holiday dreams. Even if she can help Jess Schmucker outwit his three mischievous young daughters, it's impossible to imagine the handsome widower can see her as anything b

5-Star Review of "The Christmas Cradle"

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Review of The Christmas Cradle (Seasons of the Heart #6) by Charlotte Hubbard The Christmas Cradle For the peaceful town of Willow Ridge, November presents an early holiday surprise. Stranded in the snow, 18-year-old Lena Esh and her boyfriend Josiah Witmer need more than a place to stay for the night. Lena defied her strict family and their judgmental beliefs to run away with Josiah and have his baby. But she's starting to wonder if he can prove as responsible as he is passionate. And she isn't sure how—or if—they can ever find a place to truly call home. Expecting their own miracle baby, Miriam and Ben Hooley rally the town to help the young couple, and Lena draws strength from their unexpected support. Though trouble may come calling, in this season of joyous rebirth, a little child will lead them. And two couples will see their dreams of forever family come true . . .   MY REVIEW:  It feels like life is crashing in around me lately and Charlotte Hubbard manag

5-Star Review of "The Detective's Daughter"

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Review of The Detective's Daughter by Lesley Thomson Kate Rokesmith's decision to go to the river changed the lives of many. Her murder shocked the nation. Her husband never pressed charges and moved abroad under a cloud of suspicion. Her son, just four years old, grew up in a loveless boarding school. And Detective Inspector Darnell, vowing to leave no stone unturned in the search for her killer, began to lose his only daughter. The young Stella Darnell grew to resent the dead Kate Rokesmith for capturing her father's attention in a way she never could. Thirty years later, Stella is dutifully sorting through her father's attic after his sudden death. The Rokesmith case papers are in a corner gathering dust: the case was never solved. Stella knows she should destroy them. Instead, she opens the box, and starts to read... MY REVIEW:  Lesley Thomson was a new author for me but I'm hooked and I'm ready to read book 2 in Detective's Daughter serie

5-Star Review of "The Storm Before the Calm"

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Review of The Storm Before the Calm by Talbot Davis The Storm Before The Calm Storms. They shake us. They soak us They scare us. But what if they did something more? What if the real purpose of storms is to prepare us . . .  . . . for the calm that follows? That’s the perspectives of the sermons I have collected together in this short volume. Rather than the usual mindset of “the calm before the storm” -- a mindset that sees calm as the exception and storms as the norm – I wanted to approach the subject from that very different angle. Calm can – and should – be our life’s experience.  So the sermons you will read take a look at some of the best known storm stories in Scripture, ranging from the two builders of Jesus’ parable to Paul’s shipwreck in Malta and ultimately to Noah’s embarrassing moment after the storm to end all storms in Genesis 9. These messages were delivered in real time to a real congregation: Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, a modern & multi-ethni

5-Star Review of "Eve"

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Review of Eve by Wm. Paul Young The Shack  shattered our limited perceptions about God.  Eve  will destroy harmful misconceptions about ourselves. From the author of the 25-million copy bestseller  The Shack  comes a captivating new novel destined to be one of the most important and talked-about books of the decade. When a shipping container washes ashore on an island between our world and the next, John the Collector finds a young woman inside--broken, frozen, and barely alive. With the aid of Healers and Scholars, John oversees her recovery and soon discovers her genetic code connects her to every known human race. She is a girl of prophecy and no one can guess what her survival will mean... No one but Eve, Mother of the Living, who calls her daughter and invites her to witness the truth about her story--indeed, the truth about us all. Eve is a bold, unprecedented exploration of the Creation narrative, true to the original texts and centuries of scholarship, yet with breatht

5-Star Review of "Murder Plainly Read"

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Review of Murder Plainly Read (An Amish Quilt Shop Mystery #4) by Isabella Alan In the latest from the author of  Murder, Served Simply, a n Amish man checks out permanently, but quilt shop owner Angie Braddock’s got this mystery covered… With so much to do between running her shop and spending time with her new boyfriend, it’s amazing Angie is able to help organize the Rolling Brook library's annual book sale. Luckily she’s working alongside brash librarian Austina Shaker, a lady who isn’t afraid to make waves to get books to her patrons—even the Amish. Unfortunately, this draws the ire of cranky Bartholomew Belier, an Old Order Amish bishop, who publicly vows to ruin Austina. And she certainly might be ruined after Belier is found dead in her bookmobile. Now Angie must employ the help of her loyal quilting circle—as well as her beloved French bulldog, Oliver—if she hopes to prove Austina’s innocence before the real killer books it… INCLUDES QUILTING TIPS My Review:

Review of "A Basket Brigade Christmas: Three Women, Three Love Stories, One Country Divided"

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Review of  A Basket Brigade Christmas: Three Women, Three Love Stories, One Country Divided by Judith Miller, Nancy Moser, & Stephanie Grace Whitson Not even the Civil War can smother the spirit of Christmas, especially in the town of Decatur, Illinois, in 1862, where the ladies of the Basket Brigade board trains to minister to Union soldiers, offering fried chicken, pickled peaches, pound cake, and other dainties to men who haven’t eaten a home-cooked meal since enlisting. Join Sarah, Lucy, and Zona, three compassionate members of the brigade, as they care for wounded heroes—and find love along the way. A Stitch in Time by Stephanie Grace Whitson:  Late September 1862, Decatur, Illinois, the Civil War has divided families and hearts and now Lucy Maddox's community has experienced their first personal loss.   Lucy has lost her neighbor and one true love to the war, but Jonah Kincaid only considered her a friend.  That does not stop the ache in her heart or the loss