Christian romance isn't my normal genre when reading, but I needed a book to read on my phone and this one was in my nook library, it was a freebie I had picked up at some point. I felt like the whole God thing went in waves, at times it was thrown in your face at others it was more subtle. I l...
This, the second book in this series was also an amazing read. Bella has the perfect life. Her business is thriving and so is her love life.In this book Bella has to arrange a renaissance themed wedding with all the trimmings, horse carriage included, which is a challenge itself. Then add in to t...
2.5 starsI'm pretty torn on this book.On the one hand it was a sweet, fun and lighthearted fluff of a book, which is what I was in the mood to read. On the other hand, the story really made no sense. We were thrust so quickly into Kat and Scott's "love" that I didn't even understand what was happ...
Every once in awhile a series of books comes along that develop such fantastic characters, usually in a delightful setting with fun plots and ideas, that you just can't help falling in love with the entire series and you wait with bated breath for the next book to be released so you can go back t...
Larkspur Wendell hates to see anyone not enjoying life. So when she gets a new neighbor who seems more interested in his computer than in communication, Lark feels compelled to get to know him. But her spontaneity and zeal for life seems to push him further away. Everett Holden moved to a small t...
Less than an hour before the dinner bugle blew, she finally called for the steward, who brought headache powders courtesy of the ship’s doctor.When the nagging pain dulled, Tessa decided that food would probably help rather than hurt. Whether she wanted to do so or not, she should go to the first...
“Food poisoning.” Mama fanned herself with a napkin. “It’s got to be food poisoning. Poor Jenna.” “Or maybe she ate something she’s allergic to,” Mrs. Davidson added. “Could be that.” “I’m guessing she’s dehydrated, just like Bella,” the paramed...
Finally he turned to us, a suspicious smile on his face. “Pappas family, there’s something I need to tell you. Or, rather, something I need to give you.” He reached into his coat pocket and came out with a small envelope, which he passed to my mother. “Another letter?” she...
Too drunk was more like it. From the sound of things, he’d passed “sick” about four beers back. So, once again, I tackled the chore by myself. For hours I worked alone, until my body just couldn’t take it anymore. By the time I tumbled into bed at midnight, the dust had clogged my airways, causin...
In the days since his father’s stroke, the news had gone from bad to worse. “It’s going to be months before your father is himself again,” the doctor had warned. “Your family needs to gear up for a lengthy recovery.” Lengthy recovery. Even now, as h...
Ida spent much of her time at the mercantile sorting through it all. She bundled up stack after stack, much of it for the locals, but quite a bit for The Harvey House, as well. She tried to remain focused on the task at hand, but found it difficult. With so little sleep the night before, she coul...
John Updike We made the drive back to Dallas that same night. Brady and I talked quietly while worship music played on the radio. “You want me to drive for a while?” he asked. “Nah. I’m doing okay. Enjoying it, really.” I was enjoying more than just...
Garth Brooks Nadia extended her hand with a warm smile. “Katie, I’m so glad to meet you,” she said. “I’ve looked forward to this day for ages.” I took hold of her hand—wow, soft—and shook it. “Nice to meet you.” The intoxicating aroma of expensive perfume wafted in the air...
Pushing all reservations aside, I offered Alex a lame nod. “Sure. It’s hard to resist pizza. I’m starving.” He gave me a funny look, one that almost said, “Is that all that’s hard to resist?” but I turned away, my gaze shifting to the door. I walked over to it and hung the...
Charles de Gaulle Over the next couple of days Beau DeVine took a jump in the polls. Looked like several people really liked the guy. He’d won me over with a couple of his answers during the debate, but I still hadn’t made up my mind yet. Apparently Beau had some pull—...
Seriously. There have been certain instances in my life that would have been greatly enhanced by a few carefully thought-out words written beneath them. Take, for example, the time I tried to rewire the thermostat in the downstairs hallway and short-circuited the fan in the air conditioning unit ...
Nguyen’s head. At the very last moment, Mr. Pappas leaped into the air and grabbed it. In doing so, he very nearly knocked Mrs. Nguyen to the ground. His elbow caught her in the side of the head and she let out a cry as she stumbled. Mr. Pappas didn’t seem to take notice. ...
For some reason, she expected it to look different—more inviting, maybe. Instead, it felt oddly cold. I’ve just been away too long. Ten days, to be exact. Ten long, exhausting days - days filled with prayers and fear, conversation and hope. Days filled with more time to th...
guided the workers through the process of installing plumbing and putting up new walls in my parents’ house. He somehow found time to let me cry on his shoulder as I mourned the loss of my bedroom. Oh, if only he could do something about the onslaught of work I’d received from Sophia, who had sli...