Life, Love and Books

Still By Jenny L Donnelly Do you struggle with worrying? Do you struggle with dread of upcoming events in your life?    Does the pressures and stress of your everyday life trigger anxiety in you?  These are several of the questions that this book addresses.  Jenny teaches us how to find and experience the true life giving peace that can be found in the midst of the chaos surrounding each of us. She will help you to see that rest is not just something we do, but it is also a place we can find. By sharing her own personal story of struggles,  Jenny introduces us to the true source of peace that is found in Jesus Christ.  She takes us thru the steps to take in any situation to find the rest we are so longing for in our lives. By revealing how to operate that place deep down inside each of us that will power our identity and creativity in our lives.  This book will help you to find the rest that is so longed for by so many. ...

The One True Love of Alice Ann  by Eva Marie Everson This is the first book I have read by Eva Marie Everson, the thing that drew me to the book was the story line based during WWII. When I picked up the book and started to read it, I was drawn in to the story about a young girl during a time that was in a upheaval. I went thru a time period where like Alice Ann, I had a crush on a guy who had no interest in me. As the story progresses Alice Ann corresponds with her elder brothers friend Mack, that has been shipped overseas to fight the war. Letter writing was one of the ways to share news from home to the guys on the war front during that time period. Which compared to now days we have email, social media, cell phones, where we can just share news at the drop of a hat. The boys on the war front loved getting mail and packages from back home. In this story the letters that passed between Alice Ann and these two young men shared so much news of life on the front and at home...

Pursued by Lisa Harris In the third book in the Nikki Boyd Files, finds a very excited Nikki flying home from Nashville. Looking forward to getting to spend time with her dear friend Tyler Grant. When suddenly the plane she is on has to make a sudden crash landing. Nikki instincts are kicked into gear when the passenger beside her disappears.  When Nikki is drawn into assisting the FBI with finding the missing passenger, she starts to see that things don't seem to add up for the investigation. As the time ticks down on the clock, the more rocks are overturned that leaves more questions than answers for Nikki and her TBI Team. Nikki has longed for some quiet family time and it seems that will be on hold for awhile till she can solve this case. It seems someone is determined to keep them from finding Erika Hamilton. Now Nikki is the one who is targeted by the bad guy! Pursued brings a high action packed story line, that makes you want to not stop till you get to the ...

Land of Silence by Tessa Afshar  This story is so beautifully written and touched my heart as a daughter of Christ. I have always known of the verse that speaks of the woman with a problem with bleeding. This book dives deep into the life story behind the women who got a short notation in the New Testament. My heart broke as I read this story of a woman who was broken and lost. The moment that she finds healing brought a rush of relief and peace that flooded my soul. Elianna is a young girl whose life has been touched with sorrow. When the loss of her little brother affects the whole family, when another tragedy hits the family.  Elianna has to step up to take over the family business, while caring for her family.  With her talent for design she draws more business to her father's textile trade. Still longing for the forgiveness that she seems to be not able to find, her world seems to just unravel in front of her. Choosing to sever the one tie ...

Red Door Inn by Liz Johnson Marie Carrington is running from her former life, scared to death with nowhere to turn she finds hope on Prince Edward Island. Befriended by a older gentleman, Jack Sloane; he offers her a job decorating his bed and breakfast. To Marie's surprise she has to work alongside Jack's nephew Seth as they try to get the inn  ready for opening day. Using her talent for decorating she finds several key items to bring the inn a unique look of it's own. Seth has his own misgivings of this women who has found her way into his uncles life. After having been burned by his former fiancée', it is hard for him to trust another women without seeing his former fiancée' in their face.  As they spend time together Seth and Marie start growing closer as they work toward common goal of getting the inn up and running. Will these two find healing for the pain in their lives and see what is right in front of them. This is a beautifully written story of...

Golden Braid  by Melanie Dickerson Rapunzel is a multi-talented girl, she can throw a knife, paint beautiful paintings and sing like a bird with a voice that can put a animal to sleep. But there is two things she longs for to learn how to read and to marry. Her mother rules the household and choses when and where they live and work. When a young man proposes to Rapunzel, her mother packs up everything and shuffles them both off on a long journey to a new place.  That journey brings danger and adventure into Rapunzels life, on the road to the kingdom of Hagenheim they meet up with a knight. Sir Gerek. Sir Gerek and /Rapunzel's lives seem to be intertwined, after saving their lives Rapunzel in turn saves Sir Gereks life with well placed thrown knife. As a thank you to Rapuzel, Sir Gerek agrees to repay his debt to her by teaching her to read.  As Rapunzel adjusts to the changes of living in a big city, she uncovers a mystery that will change her life. This...