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Thursday, June 24, 2010

A Love of Her Own






By: Maggie Brendan


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This is book 3 in the Heart of the West series. In this story April McBride is heading out to Montana for her brother Josh's wedding. Little does she know the adventures and hardships that await her own this trip. Being the daughter of a rich cattleman she is used to the finner things in life and being waited on. During this trip she begins to realize just what is important in life and what it means to not be the center of attention and learns how to care for herself. April also learns that their is more to people than just their looks, job, or attitude. As she opens up to the people in this small town she begins to open up and let the unspoiled side of her come out she sees what it means to put others before herself and to wait to get to know a person before passing judgement. While waiting on her brother and his wife to return from their wedding trip she gets to know Wes who is a friend of her brother and breaks horses in the area. These two get off to a rocky start and it seems that every time they meet the sparks fly and so do the words. Little does April know that Wes Owen is dealing with issues from his past. Can these two put aside their differences and look beyond each other's falts and find Love. Pick up this book and follow along with these two.

I really enjoyed reading this novel. It was full of adventure and excitment as you traveld along with April on her quest to make it to her brother's wedding. I really enjoyed watching April grow into herself as she realized that thier is more to life than being waited in and being the center of attention. This is a great story if you are having trouble putting life into perspective and for just finding out how to put other people before yourself and the joy that can be found in simple and random acts of kindess. Pick up this book nad let it help you to help others.



Available June 2010 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

The Homecoming







By: Dan Walsh


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In this Novel we are reunited with Patrick Collins and his family who we were introduced to in the Novel the Unfinished Gift. His father Shawn is still home from the war in England but little does he know that he will be called upon to perform another service for the army. Katherine Townsend is the social worker who helped Patrick in the first novel but in this book she has given notice at her old job. When Shawn is assigned to a War Bonds tour that will last for four months he calls on Katherine Townsend to step in and act as Patrick's nanny while he is away. A bond forms between these two as the are pulled together and as they go through the different circumstances that arise. Pick up this book and see just what happens to Patrick, Shawn, and Katherine and see just how their story will end.

I truly loved reading this novel and was excited to see how these characters were doing. Dan Walsh has done it again in book. It was a page turner and had a few nail biting signs that had me turning the page faster to see what happens. I really enjoyed seeing these characters again and seeing that they were all doing fine but had more test and trials ahead of them. In the end it all turns out right and even though there is one sad part to the story it all comes right in the end.

Available June 2010 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

This Fine Life






By: Eva Marie Everson


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In this novel Mariette Puttnam has returned home after graduating from high school to face the future ahead of her. Her father wishes her to go on to college so that she can take over the family business while her mother wishes for her to become a proper young woman and settled down into marriage and doing all the things a young woman of breeding should. One day she runs into Thayne Scott in the stairwell of her fathers factory. As these two continue to bump into each other a romance develops but when her family finds out these two are forbidden to see each other. Risking all these two take matter into their own hands and marry little realizing that the road ahead of them will be a rocky one. Especially when Thayne decides that he wants to be a minister. Pick up this book and follow along with Thayne and Mariette as they try to make their marriage work and face the daily challenges that will arise in their lives.


I really enjoyed reading this novel and following along with the lives of the characters. This was a great story about following your heart and that no matter how hard the road you must always stay true to each other. It was a great story about living your own life and making your own decisions regardless of how others may feel. Sometimes we have to step out on faith and trust God to lead the way. It also shows just how important communication is to any relationship and that love can indeed conquer all.


Available May 2010 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

It Had to Be You





By: Janice Thompson



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This is book three in the Weddings By Bella series and like those before it is full of drama and excitement. In this story Bella is in the processing of planning a forties style wedding for her aunt and uncle as well as planning her own wedding. When her uncle's long term friend shows up to take part in the weeding along with all of their family from Italy the sparks start flying. Can Bella help her family come together and over come hurt feelings, pull off this wedding despite the problems that keep occurring, and pull off her own wedding in time. Pick up this book and see what happens in the final chapter of Bella's story.


Janice Thompson has done it again in this third story about Bella. I absolutely loved this story and the inspirational messages to be found in it. I liked that it dealt with how important inner beauty is when compared to outer beauty. I loved the message of change and forgiveness that is carried out in this story. I especially liked the bond of family and how that no matter what happens family has to stick together and how they especially pull together during a crisis.


Available May 2010 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

In Harm's Way




By: Irene Hannon


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This is book three in the Heroes of Quantico series. In this book FBI agent Nick Bradley gets invovlved in a missing baby case when he ruuns into Rachel Sutton who has a very bizarre story to tell. Rachel Sutton runs across a lost and tattered Raggedy Ann doll and when she holds it in her hands it gives her a very strong feeling of terror. This story is full of twists and turns that eill leave you breathless. There are a lot of secrests revealed in the event of this investigation. Can these two people find love dispite the threats to Rachel's life and can they solve the mystery of the missing baby and unite her safely with her mother. Pick up this book and see for yourself.


I really really enjoyed reading this book. I was a page turner and it kept me turning pages til the end. The secrets that were uncovered as the story proressed made it even better. Its hard to believe that things likr this could happen but you see it everyday in the news. Thankfully unlike most of the stories that you see on the news this one has a happy ending.


Available April 2010 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Too Close to Home





By: Lynette Eason


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In this novel Detective Connor Wolfe has his hands full trying to solve the case of several missing teens who have begun to turn up dead. He is also having trouble dealing with his own headstrong teenage daughter. He is joined in his search to find the remaining missing girls by FBI special Agent Samantha Cash who is an expert on computers. With these two working together can they find the remaining girls in time? There are also a lot of twists and turns in this story that add to the excitement. Can Detective Wolfe solve the mystery and also deal with the trouble at home before it is too late? This is a dramatic, suspenseful, story that will keep the pages turning til the end. Just when you think you have the story figured out you are thrown another twist that will keep you guessing.


I really loved reading this novel because it was so action packed and suspenseful. It definitely was a page turner. I also like the true to life aspect of the story, this is a good book for all teenage girls to read especially since a lot of them are into computers and going to chat rooms. It really brings home to parents that they should always be aware of what their children are doing on the computer and also their cellphones. If you are looking for a gripping page turner that will keep you on your toes as you read then I recommend this book.

Available April 2010 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

The Promise of Morning





By: Ann Shorey


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This is book two in the At Home in Beldon Grove series. In this story we are introduced to Ellie Craig who is a preacher's wife living in small town Beldon Grove Illinois. She is married to Matthew Craig who is the pastor of Beldon Grove's only small church. Ellie is dealing with the loss of three children and is starting to feel alone even though she has an aunt and uncle, other children and even her husband. When a stranger arrives in town their lives are turned upside down when he challenges Matthew for the pastoral position. As the rift grows between Ellie and her family and between Matthew and the towns people we see how these two characters must find their Faith in God and learn to trust in him. We also see how God can take any situation and work it out for his good.


I think that this is a wonderful story of forgiveness and trust. It shows that no matter what choices we make God can turn them around and us them to his glory. This was a beautifully written story with a lot of twists and turns. I liked the fact that it portrayed the pastor and his family as real people with real problems. I think that some people feel that because someone is a pastor that their lives are perfect and they don't have a worry in the world. It also shows how even pastors can have a weakness in faith and what plan God has for them.


Available March 2010 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.