I love a good crime novel and Irene Hannon does not disappoint in her latest novel Buried Secrets. Part crime solver, part romance Buried Secrets introduces us to Lisa Grant, a former Chicago Homicide detective looking for a change of pace as police chief of a small town and ex-Navy SEAL Mac McGregor getting a new start as a county detective. The two meet at the scene of a decades old murder when a body is found by a construction crew. Read more.
Dashing Dish by Katie Farrell includes 100 recipes for breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks and desserts featuring fresh, whole ingredients. Most of the recipes are kid-friendly, with fresh twists on old classics such as mac and cheese, waffles, and cookies. There are also great protein-based recipes for every meal and snack, including Italian-style stuffed red peppers and slow cooker honey sesame pork. Read more.
It's sad that so much has changed since I was a child. In the book Their Name Is Today, Johann Christoph Arnold talks about the need to reclaim childhood in a hostile world and I agree much has been lost. But, he claims that parents and teachers can turn the tide by giving children the time and space they need to grow. Read more.
Set in Galveston Texas, Bouquet of Love is the story of a Greek family, led by a patriarch who moves his family and business to the island to open up a second family restaurant.
Already entrenched in the island is a large and vibrant Italian family who owns the pizzeria across the street. Conflict ensues when Pappa Pappas decides he will steal all the customers away from the popular Italian restaurant across the street and declares its owners, the Rossi family mortal enemies. Read more.
It is the story of a young, troubled flight nurse searching for redemption and finding true love in the process and of a young pilot trying to escape his past by sitting out future possibilities whose defenses are shattered by true love. Read more.
What is a soul exactly?
How do you care for it?
What does the soul desire?
What are the best ways to meet those desire and what ways should be wary of?
What happens when our soul is in darkness?
These are the questions best selling author and pastor John Ortberg address in his newest book Soul Keeping: Caring for the most important part of you. Read more.
Stovall Weems, pastor of Celebration Church in Jacksonville, Florida provides an approachable, easy to digest guide for applying the biblical principle of putting God first.
I'm sure you are familiar with the verse Mathew 6:33 that tells us to seek first the kingdom of God. But how does that apply to your daily life? How does one seek God first? In The God First Life - Uncomplicate Your Life God's Way, Weems explains how to change our priorities to live out the life we were designed for. Read more.
Ann H. Gabhart, author of Scent of Lilacs takes us back to Hollyhill to check back in with Jocie Brooke and her family navigating life in the early 1960s in Summer of Love. Gabhart weaves an eduring tale of small town people from a time gone by who are used to doing life always it had always been done. They are now facing the tumultuous changes of life in the 60s and finding meaning and truth in the process. We enter the story from the perspectives of Jocie, a fourteen year old girl who is coming of age, and her father, the town newspaper editor and preacher, whose past and future finally comes together despite quite a few obstacles. Read more.
We are bombarded with ideas all day long. What makes some ideas take on and spread and others die off? This is the subject of Contagious by Jonah Berger. As a PR professional and a blogger, I am very interested in what makes ideas spread. This book explains why some ideas are more shareable than others. Read more.
Everyday Confetti is filled with ideas, recipes and meaning behind various holidays. It also includes other suggestions for traditions to observe throughout the year. Read more.
It's the end of January. Resolutions may be languishing in the dust. The holiday bills are sitting on the counter. Its cold outside. The dark and dreary days of winter, may reflect a darkness in your own spirit. If that is the case, if you are overwhelmed, discouraged, and feeling like your problems or issues are getting the best of you, then I urge you to read God is Able by Priscilla Shirer. Read More.
Recently, I was given this new children's book Rufus and Ryan Go to Church, by Kathleen Long Bostrom. In the book, four-year-old Ryan explains to his stuffed Monkey, what is happening as they attend church on Sunday morning. He lets Rufus know when its time to sing, pray and be quiet. Part of a new series of inspirational books for preschoolers age two to five, featuring Ryan and Rufus. This series uses Christian and church concepts as the foundation of the series and focuses on character traits and development. My little ones really enjoy the fun illustrations and ask to read it often. Read more.
Dangerous Passage by Lisa Harris is a romantic suspense novel set in modern day Atlanta. Homicide detective Avery North is investigating the death of two young Asian girls, navigating a new relationship with medical examiner Jackson Bryant and tending to the wounds of her family over the loss of her brother, also a police officer, who was murdered during another investigation. Read more.
On Distant Shores, by Sarah Sundin is set in Italy during WWII in1943. It is the story of Lt. Georgiana Taylor, a trailblazing flight nurse who breaks out of the mold expected of a southern lady in the 1940s and enters on an adventure to serve her country on the front lines. Georgiana's story is paralleled by the tale of noncommissioned serviceman John "Hutch" Hutchinson. On a mission to gain respect for his profession, Hutch enlists for the opportunity to convince the Army to recognize the importance of trained pharmacists serving in the military. The paths of the two young idealists cross and a new friendship is formed. A friendship that turns all their well-laid plans upside down. Read the full review.
Rebecka Lions new book Freefall to Fly. is a candid recount of how the author suffered with depression and anxiety as she searched for, and eventually found, deeper meaning in her life. These are topics so many of us can relate to and I appreciate that Lyons did not sugar coat the journey. (although it was perhaps a bit to heavy for Spring Break reading). Read more.
Scent of Lilacs is a nice fiction novel by Ann Gabhart. Set in 1964 in small-town Kentucky, its heroine, Jocie Brooke, is a curious preteen who digs up life-altering answers to questions about her family. It's a delightful coming of age novel with mystery, suspense and innocence wrapped into one. I'd definitely recommend putting a copy in your beach bag. Available March 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group. Read more.
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