Life, Love and Books

A Rebel Heart(Daughtry House series) Beth White In the new series by Beth White, we are introduced to the time period after the Civil War. A time when our country was still healing from the devastation that had been left behind.  She introduces the Daughtry sisters; three young women raised in the deep south that is trying to salvage what is left of their beloved home. The eldest sister Selah meets Levi, a northerner; who offers her a solution to their money struggle. Selah's family has been hurt by the Yankees, so she has to keep her guard up around this one. But she never thought she would ever fall in love with one.  This is the third book I have read that was written by Beth White and each time she has written a story that draws the reader in to it. This is what I love about her books, they touch the readers and we learn about the time period of struggles and healing.   I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by Revell. ...

The Hidden Side by Heidi Chiavaroli In her second novel Heidi carries on her split time  story line, the present and the past come together. She has a delightful way of telling a story that intrigues the readers into wanting to find out what happens at the end of the  book.  I truly loved getting to read this story that touches our hearts with history  and real life issues.  We meet Natalie Abbott in 2016 and Mercy Howard 1776, New York. Both women have been faced with a tragedy that has effected their lives in more ways than they could have ever imagined. Natalie, a mom of twins, a successful DJ and loving wife; Mercy a colonial girl living in the revolutionary time. One day when Natalie is searching for answers to her children's estrangement, she finds the journal of Mercy Howard. Unbeknownst to Natalie this journal is something she was going to need in the days to come.    Merc...