Life, Love and Books

Anything But Plain by Suzanne Woods Fisher In Anything But Plain, Suzanne Woods Fisher takes the reader back to our dearly loved Stony Ridge. We meet the bishops daughter Lydie Stolzfus; a delightful young lady who has struggled with understanding where she belongs. She does not feel like she fits in with the other Amish girls and secretly plans to leave. When Lydie is given an opportunity to work for the local doctor for  few months, she sees it as chance to form her goodbye to a dear friend. Nathan Yoder has been more than just an next door  neighbor to  Lydie; their friendship has grown over the years until recently. Nathan is confused by Lydies actions and has started to believe that his childhood friend is in love with his brother. After spending time with her niece, Dok has come to a realization that Lydie may have a rare disorder. Will her brother allow her to take the steps to help Lydie or will he reject her assistance. Will Lydie come to see that her home is wit...

Honor Bound By Hallee Bridgeman Honor Bound is the first book in the newest series by Hallee Bridgeman. In it we meet a elite team, that has been sent deep in the jungles of Africa. When their paths cross with a medical missionary team, they find themselves facing danger at all sides. Dr Cynthia Myers had found an escape from the shallowness of wealth and fame as the daughter of the vice president of the United States. When the Special Forces A Team stumbled into the village she was serving as an OB-Gyn, she did not expect to be providing medical care to the injured team members.   Captain Rick Norton's mission is to find a doctor for his injured team members, but what he did not expect was to also escort the alluring Dr Cynthia Myers back to the United States. This mission is made much harder with having two of his team members needing further medical care that cant be found in the jungle. But with the help of Cynthia, he will do his best to get his team members safely back home....

Sunburst By Susan May Warren  In the second novel of the Sky ranch Series we find Ranger Kingston on a mission to rescue his brother Colt. To his surprise he recognizes one of his brother's fellow hostages; the one woman he has not been able to forget. Noemi Sutton is on a mission of her own, she was taking her young charge back to be reunited with ther family. But then they was captured by a group of terroiusts that very dark plans for their captives.  Putting the skills that her father drilled into her over the years, Noemi  puts together a plan to escape to get help. But unbeknownst to her, there is a team out  there that is working towards rescuing the captives. Ranger and his fellow team members are able to rescue the captives, but in the midst of the chaos someone falls behind. Noemi is not willing to let her charge fall prey to the terrorist's, so she fights Ranger to go back and help her. This causes them to miss their  pickup time and sends them on a jo...

Critical Alliance By Elizabeth Goddard When she receives an cryptic message from her past warning her of trouble for her family's tech company, Mackenzie Hanson heads home for the first time in many years. But it seems that trouble has arrived before her when her brother is found dead. Also her sister is refusing to speak her about what is going on. Mackenzie has to figure out another way to investigate what is going on in her families company.  Returning to Montana, Alex Knight is looking forward to some time of decompressing from his last mission. But when he starts to relax,  Alex is drawn into a mystery full of threats, suspicious deaths and hints of espionage. All of them have one thing in common, the beautiful Mackenzie who is trying to figure out things on her own. When things turn deadly, can Alex and Mackenzie piece the clues together; before danger catches them off guard?   The third book in the Rocky Mountain Courage series is as nail biting as the first two bo...

Among The Innocent By Mary Alford Ten years ago tragedy struck the small town and left behind a lone survivor, a teenage girl. All grown up now, Leah Miller has found a career as a deputy with the police force. But when an amish teenager is found murdered with the same MO as the family ten years ago, it brings to question was the wrong man blamed for the deaths.  As the new police chief, Dalton Cooper has an alternative motive to why he chose to take the job. But he did not expect to be working along side the daughter of the murdered family, Leah. Their time spent together has drawn Dalton and Leah closer, but their secrets may tear them apart or even help them work towards finding the truth. Is there a copycat or was the wrong man accused of murder? Mary Alford writes a read that keeps you turning the pages to see what is next. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good suspense read. I was provided a complimentary copy of this book by Revell and did not receive anythi...

The Price of Valor by Susan May Warren   In the third installment of the Global Search and Rescue Series, we find Hamilton still trying to figure out what happened to the love his life, Signe. But when a young girl walks into his life, reminding him of the loss and pain that he carried deep inside Hamilton has to face his past.     Signe Kincaid has spent years hiding many secrets from the one that held her heart.  Her work as humanitarian aid worker had lead her into a dangerous situation, where she had to make choices that kept her alive. One of them was to protect her daughter from the ones she was running from. But she didn't realize that her decision would bring the one person she did not want too see back in her life. Hamilton is surprised to find the love of his life was alive and well, but also that she is the one that his team has been sent to rescue. Would Hamilton be able to face down the truth and  forgive Signe? W...

Listening to Love by Beth Wiseman   In the second installment of the Amish Journey series, we find englischer Natalie Collins and Lucas; the older brother of Levi Sheltar having friday night suppers together. As time passes, the two have become very much best friends to the concern of their family and dear friends Levi and Mary. The opinions of those around them, starts to frustrate Natalie, who adamantly says that it is friendship only. But deep down she is realizing that her feelings have grown toward love for Lucas.  Lucas loves getting to talk with Natalie in the late night hours, but time has come that he has to face the truth of the struggle between their two ways of life. To leave would cause so much pain for his family. Also he knows that asking Natalie to walk away from her plan to become a veterinarian, would break her heart. But the more time they spend together the truth starts coming out that they have feelings for each other When Natal...

                  Until The Mountains Fall (Cities of Refuge Book 3) by Connilyn Cossette In the third installment of the Cities of Refuge series we revisit Kedesh, where Malakhi is now faced with marrying the one woman he has loved since he was a child. The only thing is she had been  his older brothers wife, who was now a widow and being commanded by the law to marry the younger brother of her deceased husband. Rivkah has no interest in marrying her deceased beloveds  younger brother and makes a decision to flee the city of her childhood. With plans of using her talents as a scribe to provide for herself, she escapes what she thinks is going to be her worst nightmare. There is a price for leaving the protection of her father and the safety of the city of refuge, this price takes a toll on Rivkah. After the disappearance of the one woman he has ever loved, Malakhi throws himself into t...

Thief of Corinth by Tessa Afshar In the newest novel about the Biblical time period by Tessa Afshar that is based in the city of Corinth. We are introduced to a young woman Ariadne who chooses to run away,  when she finds out she is going to be forced to marry a very mean man.  She finds safety in the home of her estranged father in the bustling rich trade  city of Corinth. Longing for a close relationship with Galenos, she stumbles on a very dark secret that had destroyed her father's marriage. Galenos is a Greek of high birth but he is also the infamous thief who has been robbing from the corrupt of the city.  When her fathers life is in danger,  Ariadne chooses to risk everything she has longed for to become Galenos apprentice. Blessed with a very unusual talent of athletic ability, she uses this to continue her fathers exploits leading her deeper into dangerous territ...