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To Dwell Among Cedars (Connilyn Cossette) – Review

Eight years ago, when the Philistines stole and then surrendered the ark of the covenant back to the Israelites, Eliora left her Philistine homeland to follow the ark to the community of Kiryat Yearim. There, the family she was adopted into has guarded the ark at the top of a mountain in seclusion.

Ronen is a Levite musician determined to secret away the ark to a more fitting resting place, watched over by priests who would restore the Holy of Holies. He never expected that the Philistine girl he rescued years ago would now be part of the very family he’s tasked to deceive.

23 January 2021

First Line Friday – Boundless (Tamara Leigh)

Happy Friday and welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. It’s a day to rejoice, because Tamara Leigh’s latest book downloaded to my Kindle overnight! Boundless is book number six in her Age of Conquest series and I can’t wait to dive in. Unfortunately, I have another book to finish before I can dive in, but that just means I can relish the anticipation for a little longer. Provided I can actually hold out… 😁

22 January 2021

Top Ten Tuesday – 2020 Releases I Still Need to Read

Happy Tuesday, reading friends! It’s time for another Top Ten Tuesday post, thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is Books I Meant to Read in 2020 but Didn’t Get To. Considering we moved out of our old home in December 2019, knocked it down and rebuilt over the first half of 2020 and moved into our beautiful new home in August of 2020, it was more a case of “Books I Wish I’d Had Time to Read but Knew There Was No Chance,” but why split hairs? The result is the same.

So, here are ten books I really wish I’d had time to fit into my reading schedule last year. I wonder how many of them I’ll manage to fit in to this year’s reading.

19 January 2021

First Line Friday – Everything Behind Us (Jennifer Rodewald)

Happy Friday and welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. Jennifer Rodewald is one of my must-read contemporary romance authors, so I’m always happy when there’s a new novel from her. The third book in her Murphy Brothers series released earlier this week, and it’s one that will likely have your heart in a vice for all sorts of reasons. Everything Behind Us is currently available for just $0.99 in eBook format and is also available through Kindle Unlimited, so there are really no excuses! Especially if you love heartfelt contemporary romance.

15 January 2021

Then Again, Maybe (Susan L. Tuttle) – Excerpt + Giveaway

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for Then Again, Maybe by Susan L. Tuttle, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

Former beauty queen Belle Thornton knows what it is to think she has it all, only to discover she never valued what was truly important. Raising her daughter and building a thriving thrift shop that helps single mothers like herself has taught Belle what the word beautiful really means. Unfortunately, thanks to her shady landlord, Belle must toss those hard-earned dollars into the money-pit of a rental that houses both her tiny apartment and her business or risk the city closing her doors. When funds dwindle as quickly as her to-do list grows, she is forced to rely on the absolute last rescuer she’d choose: Micah Shaw.

Leaving Belle at the altar, pregnant, was the worst choice Micah ever made. He returns home, hoping to reconcile with Belle and their toddler. While balancing his medical residency with caring for his ailing mother, he strives to win Belle’s heart again and ensure her business remains open. Helping with that is the easy part. Chiseling through the rock encompassing Belle’s heart is more of a challenge, but one he’s determined to conquer.

14 January 2021

Still the One (Rachel D. Russell) – Review

The last thing he wants to do is return home.

Cole Barrett, former Army Ranger, has a new mission objective. Sell his grandfather’s house and put Deep Haven in his rearview mirror as fast as possible. Deep Haven holds the hurts of physical abuse at the hands of his grandfather, a man now in a memory care facility with dementia. Recently divorced, single, and unattached, Cole just wants a new life as a US Marshal. One where he can forget the past and start new.

Unfortunately, there’s a tenant in the garage apartment who’s refusing to move. Even worse? It’s his childhood crush, Megan Carter, and her son.

13 January 2021

Top Ten Tuesday – 2021 Bookish Resolutions

Happy Tuesday, reading friends! It’s time for another Top Ten Tuesday post, thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week we’re talking about our resolutions and goals for 2021. It’s a general topic, but I’ve chosen to give it a bookish slant as I have a few bookish resolutions I want to write down for my own record.

I only have five firm resolutions, but I figure maybe that’s for the best, as the more there are, the less likely I am to be able to meet them all! 😬

12 January 2021

Some Bright Someday (Melissa Tagg) – Review

He’s torn between love and honor…

Lucas Danby has always regretted the decisions that caused his dishonorable discharge from the military—and he’s never stopped trying to redeem his honor. He’s spent the past decade taking on dangerous short-term missions as an elite private soldier—the only part of his life that’s ever gone right. But the high-risk work never cures his shame. Now he’s stuck stateside, mentoring a new recruit. Worse, he’s sick of lying to the people he cares about most—including the woman he’s secretly loved for years.

She can’t escape her house of memories…

Jenessa Belville should be happy. She’s the hometown girl everyone loves, after all. But she’s also the last Belville left—and if she had her way, she’d leave the name and all its painful memories behind. Which is exactly what she hopes to do once she sells Belville Park, the massive estate she inherited from her parents. First, though, she needs to restore the property’s once-glorious gardens. But on the same day she puts up the “For Sale” sign, she discovers three children hiding in the caretaker’s cottage, thrusting her into the unexpected role of temporary guardian…

9 January 2021

The power of fiction, the beauty of words, and the God who made us to wield them for His glory.