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

My Dearest Dietrich (Amanda Barratt) – Review

A staggering love illuminating the dark corners of a Nazi prison

Renowned German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer is famous for his resistance to the Nazi regime and for his allegiance to God over government. But what few realize is that the last years of his life also held a love story that rivals any romance novel.

Maria von Wedemeyer knows the realities of war. Her beloved father and brother have both been killed on the battlefield.

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17 June 2019

Within These Lines (Stephanie Morrill) – Review

When Evalina Cassano and Taichi Hamasaki are torn apart by the events following the attack on Pearl Harbor, they must fight if they want any hope of returning to one another before World War II steals their future together. Within These Lines is one unflinching, haunting, historical novel you don’t want to miss.

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9 March 2019

First Line Friday – Within These Lines (Stephanie Morrill)

Welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books! If you love World War II fiction, you’ll want to check out the book I’m featuring today. I’ve had my eye on it since I found out it was releasing, and I’m finally going to start reading it today! It’s Stephanie Morrill’s Within These Lines…

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1 March 2019

First Line Friday – 7 September 2018 – Hidden in the Stars (Melanie Dobson)

Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books! I just finished reading the book I’m sharing with you today: Hidden in the Stars by Melanie Dobson. And I have to say, it was completely spellbinding. This is a time-slip novel (meaning it has a historical and a contemporary story) but if you love WWII fiction, I highly recommend checking this out. You can read my review here.

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7 September 2018

Hidden Among the Stars (Melanie Dobson) – Review + Giveaway

~ About the Book ~ From the award-winning author of Catching the Wind, which Publishers Weekly called “unforgettable” and a “must-read,” comes another gripping time-slip novel about hidden treasure, a castle, and ordinary people who resisted evil in their own extraordinary way. The year is 1938, and as Hitler’s troops sweep into Vienna, Austrian Max Dornbach promises to help his Jewish friends hide their most valuable possessions from the Nazis, smuggling them to his family’s summer estate near the picturesque village of Hallstatt. He enlists the help of Annika Knopf, his childhood friend and the caretaker’s daughter, who is eager to help the

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6 September 2018

Sons of Thunder (Susan May Warren) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Markos Stavros wants to be a man of honor… The last thing Markos Stavros expects on the eve of his brother’s wedding is to say goodbye to the land—and family–he loves. But a tragic event forces him to flee his beloved Greece, taking with him his younger brother Dino and the girl he loves, Sofia Frangos. With promises to care for both of them, Markos must trust a man he’s never met—his uncle Jimmy, the owner of a café during the bootleg era of Al Capone’s Chicago. Suddenly Markos is in a world he doesn’t

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16 April 2018

Grounded Hearts (Jeanne M. Dickson) – Review

  ~ About the Book ~ In the midst of World War II, Ireland has declared herself neutral. Troops found on Irish soil must be reported and interned, no matter which side they are fighting for. When midwife Nan O’Neil finds a wounded young Canadian pilot at her door, she knows she’s taking a huge risk by letting him in. Not only is she a widow living alone, but if caught harboring a combatant, she’ll face imprisonment. Still, something compels Nan to take in “flyboy” Dutch Whitney, an RAF pilot whose bomber has just crashed over County Clare. While she

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16 July 2017