Friday, June 14, 2013
Litfuse Publicity Book Tours Presents: The House that Love Built by Beth Wiseman
Brooke has only loved one man, her late husband. Owen’s rebuilding after a painful divorce. Can a mysterious house bring them together for a second chance at love?
In the charming town of Smithville, Texas, Brooke Holloway is raising two young children on her own, supporting them by running the family hardware store. The last thing on her mind is falling in love. But she’s intrigued when a stranger moves to town and buys the old Hadley mansion. She’s always heard that house holds a secret—maybe even a treasure—and she can’t wait to see inside. When she meets the new owner and they spend time together, she can’t deny the attraction. Could God be giving her another chance at happiness? Or is she betraying her late husband’s memory by even thinking that way?
Owen Saunders bought the Hadley place to spite his cheating ex-wife. She’d always wanted to restore an old house in Smithville. Now he’s going to do it without her. But if anything needs restoration, it is Owen’s heart. Then he meets Brooke and her kids and finds himself tempted by love. Can he bring himself to trust a woman again?
Throw an eccentric uncle into the mix, along with the town’s teenage troublemaker, and even a finicky cat—and one thing becomes clear: God is bringing them all together for a reason.
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About The Author
Beth is a Carol Award Winner, Inspirational Readers Choice Winner, INSPY Winner, and the best-selling author of the Daughters of the Promise series and the Land of Canaan series. All of her books have held spots on the ECPA (Evangelical Christian Publishers Association) bestseller list and the CBA (Christian Book Association) bestseller list. She grew up in Houston, Texas and now resides in a small town west of Houston with a population of around 300. She lives with her husband, two dogs, two cats, two pot bellied pigs, two chickens and a pygmy goat. Her two grown sons also live in Texas. Beth has been writing in some capacity for most of her life. She's a former award-winning journalist with eleven honors, including 'First Place News Writing' for The Texas Press Association. However, writing love stories with a spiritual message is where her heart is. When Beth isn't writing (which is seldom these days) she enjoys traveling, cooking, fishing, reading, or just settling in for a good movie. Her best times are spent with family and friends!
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My Review:
Once you have finished this book the title becomes totally clear to you.
Brooke Holloway, has lost the love of her life, her husband. She is raising two children, who are her salvation. She did state, that if it weren't for them, she would have thrown in the towel.
When Owen Saunders, purchases the old Hadley mansion. His path crosses with Brook, as she owns the local hardware store, and he has a lot of work to do in restoring his new house. Owen is fighting his demons, he has lost his wife, Virginia, but to another man not death. He needs to forgive his ex, but can't find his way to do so.
Brooke, is also struggling with forgiveness, her father left her family when she was a young child. He now wants back in her life, and Brook is determined not let him.
There are a few other character in this story that will warm your heart, and some you will despise for the way they have treated a child. Throughout all, we find God seems to be in control of their lives, and all they have to do is listen.
Some parts made me want to cry, they were so sweet. This is not a book to be missed, and the important word is "Family". I loved it, and wish I could continue on in their lives. There are really some interesting and very surprising things that happen here. Don't miss this!
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Orangeberry Book Tours Presents: Widow Woman by Julia Tagliere
1962 helped kick off a decade of tremendous change. President Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba. Jackie Robinson became the first African American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Beatles recorded their first song together, and Illinois became the first U.S. state to decriminalize homosexual acts between consenting adults.
For Audrey Randolph, a young Midwestern wife and the main character in Widow Woman, by Minnesota author Julia Tagliere, 1962 also brought personal tragedy: her mother died suddenly, leaving behind a lifetime of letters, photos and unimaginable secrets. Audrey, stunned by her mother’s death and the subsequent revelations of past loves and lovers, can no longer trust the reality she has always known. She must come to terms with dual losses, both her mother's death, as well as the unanswered, nagging question: Was anything she knew real?
About The AuthorJulia Tagliere has been writing since the day she was first able to hold a pencil. Thankfully for her readers, her writing has grown more legible in the years since. Though she is often the first to joke that she became a writer as a socially acceptable method of managing the voices in her head, she is passionate about literature and fierce about freedom of expression. Her work has appeared in The Writer and Hay & Forage Grower magazines, and she is a regularly featured author at Buzzle.com. Widow Woman is her first novel.
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I was expecting something different when I agreed to review this book. It does read very fast, and is interesting. The subject is very controversial, and it is dealt with in a very different manner.
When Audrey is called home because of the sudden death of her Mother, she had to deal with her grief. She is also dealing with the betrayal of her Husband. What she ends up with is so very much more.
To think that she had grown up with a Mother that she thought she knew so well, and a lot was happening right under her nose, but she never saw or thought about it.
When the shock of what was going on starts to sink in, Audrey faces another bigger challenge. That girl had a lot of heart ache to begin with, but now she is facing a life and death situation.
I felt sorry for Audrey, everything hit her at once, my Mother died suddenly, and I know what a shock it was. On top of that she dealing with her Husband, and then with saving a life. Or maybe taking a life.
The Author tackled these subjects in a very caring way. Even though I don't agree with some of the things that go on here, I do recommend this book.
I received this book through Orangeberry Book Tours, and was not required to give a positive review.
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Litfuse Publicity Book Tours Presents: A Heartbeat Away by S. Dionne Moore

When a band of runaway slaves brings Union-loyal Beth Bumgartner a wounded Confederate soldier named Joe, it is the catalyst that pushes her to defy her pacifist parents and become a nurse during the Battle of Antietam.
Her mother’s mysterious goodbye gift is filled with quilt blocks that bring comfort to Beth during the hard days and lonely nights, but as she sews each block, she realizes there is a hidden message of faith within the pattern that encourages and sustains her. Reunited with Joe, Beth learns his secret and puts the quilt’s message to its greatest test—but can betrayal be forgiven?
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Dionne Moore is a historical romance author who resides in South Central PA with her family, surrounded by the beautiful Cumberland Valley and lots of fun, historically rich locations. She is a weekly contributor to "The Borrowed Book", a blog for book-lovers and "Cozy Mystery Magazine", for all things cozy mystery.
My Review:
A journey into the reality that came with the Civil War. We experience it with our own eyes and ears with the help of this Ms Moore.
Death and tragic loss of human life is everywhere. We see all of this though the eyes of Beth Bumgartner and her Grandmother Gerta. They have been called upon to nurse the wounded Confederate soldiers. We feel the shells shaking the house and breaking the windows. We smell the blood and unwashed bodies, and we see the pile of legs and arms the surgeon has cut off, along with the flies. Not a glamorous site here.
We also see the compassion of people who sympathies are not with the South, including some emancipated slaves. Where hate could have lived, there is a kindness to man and the love of the Lord.
We see God work in these poor people. There is a bit of romance in this story, and we loose people we have come to love.
This is a very different War story, and includes the working of a beautiful quilt throughout the shattering affects of battle. The book is a very fast past read, and will leave you wanting more, and there is a preview of the next book in this series included.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Revell Blogger Book Tours Presents: A Simple Song by Melody Carlson
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Melody
Carlson is the award-winning author of over two hundred books, several
of them Christmas novellas from Revell, including her much-loved and
bestselling book, The Christmas Bus.
She also writes many teen books, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series, the TrueColors series, and the Carter House Girls series.
Melody was nominated for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in the inspirational market for her books, including the Notes from a Spinning Planet series and Finding Alice, which is in production as a Lifetime Television movie. She and her husband serve on the Young Life adult committee in central Oregon.
My Review:
This story begins as the Yoder family is burying their Grandmother. We then discover the secret of her hidden life. She gives part of that life as an inheritance to her Granddaughter Katrina.
Katrina just happens to take after her Mammi in many ways. She has the voice of an Angel, just as her Mammi had, only she didn't know. When her friend Bekka introduces her to a solution to earn money so that her Dad can had much needed surgery.
Bekka has been secretly...again a wayward Amish girl, watching American Star. Will this be the answer to Katrina's prayers? Can she use her talent to help her Dad? If she goes out into the English World, will she stay? If she wants to return, will the community accept her back?
What a dilemma Katrina has, can you imagine a young sheltered Amish Girl, arriving in the big city. Never having been in even an elevator before! We get to see it all through her eyes.
Enjoy this rather different Amish story, set in Ohio and Hollywood, I did!
I received this book through the Revell Blogger Tour, and was not required to give a positive review.
Available June 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.
Simple Song
By Melody Carlson
In her newest young adult novel, bestselling author Melody
Carlson takes Katrina Yoder somewhere few Amish teens have been: reality TV.
Katrina Yoder loves to sing, but her Amish parents view
singing as vainglory and a sin. Katrina's best friend, Bekka, is convinced
Katrina should try out for American Star, a televised singing competition that
Bekka has been secretly watching. Katrina resists the temptation until her
father's health worsens. He desperately needs a surgery the family cannot
afford. Katrina decides she must go against her parents' wishes to win the
money needed to help her father. But how will she handle herself as an Amish
teenager out in the world?
Teen girls will be swept into the excitement as Katrina
ventures out of her quiet Amish world to become a reality television star. Will
she be successful? And will she be accepted back into her community when it's
over?
Melody
Carlson is the award-winning author of over two hundred books with
sales of more than five million. She is the author of several Christmas books
from Revell, including the bestselling The
Christmas Bus, The Christmas Dog and Christmas
at Harrington's, which is being considered for a TV movie. She is also the
author of many teen books, including Just
Another Girl, Anything but Normal, Double Take, the Life at Kingston High serie,
and the Diary of a Teenage Girl
series. She is the winner of a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in the
inspirational market for her many books, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series and Finding Alice. Melody and her husband live in Oregon.
For more information about Melody visit her website at
www.melodycarlson.com.
About The Author
She also writes many teen books, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series, the TrueColors series, and the Carter House Girls series.
Melody was nominated for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in the inspirational market for her books, including the Notes from a Spinning Planet series and Finding Alice, which is in production as a Lifetime Television movie. She and her husband serve on the Young Life adult committee in central Oregon.
My Review:
This story begins as the Yoder family is burying their Grandmother. We then discover the secret of her hidden life. She gives part of that life as an inheritance to her Granddaughter Katrina.
Katrina just happens to take after her Mammi in many ways. She has the voice of an Angel, just as her Mammi had, only she didn't know. When her friend Bekka introduces her to a solution to earn money so that her Dad can had much needed surgery.
Bekka has been secretly...again a wayward Amish girl, watching American Star. Will this be the answer to Katrina's prayers? Can she use her talent to help her Dad? If she goes out into the English World, will she stay? If she wants to return, will the community accept her back?
What a dilemma Katrina has, can you imagine a young sheltered Amish Girl, arriving in the big city. Never having been in even an elevator before! We get to see it all through her eyes.
Enjoy this rather different Amish story, set in Ohio and Hollywood, I did!
I received this book through the Revell Blogger Tour, and was not required to give a positive review.
Available June 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Litfuse Publicity Book Tours Presents: Pennsylvania Patchwork (Legacy of Lancaster #2) by Kate Lloyd
Seattle native Holly Fisher is smitten by Lancaster County, its simplicity and her long lost relatives. In the sequel to bestselling Leaving Lancaster, Holly embraces the Amish culture, learning to slow down to see what – and who – really matters.
Meeting the family that her mother had kept hidden from her, Holly comes face to face with her real life and blood legacy. She also falls for the charming Zach, a handsome Mennonite veterinarian who is everything she’s ever wanted in a husband: confident, kind, successful, and authentic. And Zach proposes marriage. Is this too soon? Is this the right choice? Mother and Amish grandmother think she’s rushing into too much of a lifestyle change. Holly is in love with Zach and that precludes everything. Until she meets an attractive Amish man. And an old suitor shows up.
Pennyslvania Patchwork is the moving, richly told story of one woman’s heart, her faith and trust, and the choices she makes. Never easy, but one choice can change your destiny.
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About The Author

Author Kate Lloyd is a passionate observer of human relationships. A native of Baltimore, Kate spends time with family and friends in Lancaster County, PA, the inspiration for her novels. She is a member of the Lancaster County Mennonite Historical Society. Kate and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest. Kate studied painting and sculpture in college. She's worked a variety of jobs, including car salesman and restaurateur.
My Review:
Just finished the second book in this series, and enjoyed it. Now you do not have to read the first to enjoy this one, but I would recommend you do.
Both Holly and Esther Fisher are now living in PA, with Mamm, Esther's mother Anna. Thank goodness they are there, she is having some health issues. You will love the banter that goes on between the three. Makes you feel like they have always lived together.
There is some romance going on between Esther and Nathaniel, and Holly and Zack, and Armin, and Larry. You will wonder who Holly is going to end up with. Also there is a problem, a rather big one, for Esther and Nathaniel.
There is some bickering and flexing of muscles between the fellows over Holly...no knock down fights, but they come close at times.
Just when you think you have everything figured out, guess what, it changes! Enjoy your fun stay in Amish Country!
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Orangeberry Book Tours Presents: They Still Call Me Sister by Deborah Plummer Bussey
The bonds of sisterhood uncover the truth in a
psychologist patient’s alleged suicide. “They Still Call Me Sister” is a
fictitious psychological thriller and murder mystery that will trigger
conversations about racial identity, sexual orientation, politics and
the intersection of religion. Kathy Carpenter, a former Catholic nun
turned psychologist, had a patient, Chanelle Trout, who allegedly
committed suicide.
Carpenter, aka “Sister Nun,” does not believe her
patient took her life. Carpenter embarks on an investigation into her
patient’s alternative lifestyle that leads her into a scandalous
underground world of sexual obsession, drugs, murder and political
corruption. In the process of unraveling this mystery, Carpenter builds a
closer relationship with her sister Tina and finds herself relying on
her sibling to protect her as she puts her own life in jeopardy to
discover the truth.
About this Author
One of Deborah Plummer Bussey’s favorite childhood memories is visiting the local library where she first immersed herself into the world of books, but she never thought that one day she would become a writer. She is now releasing her third book in summer 2013.
Bussey lived in Cleveland, Ohio, until she was recruited to the University of Massachusetts Medical School in New England. She holds a Master of Education degree in community consultation and a doctorate in psychology. She is a psychologist and human resources professional with expertise in diversity management and organizational development.
After a lengthy career as an academic, she discovered a passion for writing. Bussey’s nonfiction self-help book, “Racing Across the Lines: Changing Race Relationships Through Friendships,” released by Pilgrim Press received the publishing company’s Mayflower Award for Best Publication in the church and state category. She is also the editor of the “Handbook of Diversity Management: Beyond Awareness to Competency Based Learning” from University Press of America.Having spent more than a dozen years of her life as a nun, Bussey is the creator of the Sister Nun mystery series. Half Dozen Publications released her debut novel, “They Still Call Me Sister,” in December 2011. Her newest book, “The Family That Stays Together,” is due out in June 2013. Bussey lives in Westborough, Mass., where she is a regular blogger for The Huffington Post.
My Review:
This is the story of a little girl who grows up and joins the Convent and becomes a Nun. Not unusual, but this little girl was black, and at the time that was unusual. Some of the things she talks about while in the Convent are really funny. Of course, if you died there they gave you a free funeral...wow!
Years later when she leaves the convent and becomes a Psychologist, she is confronted with the horror of loosing a young woman. This girl she has known since she was a youngster, and then had seen her as an adult and patient. When Kathy finds out that Chanelle has died from a drug over dose....she does not believe she took her own life.
Now Sandra is begins playing detective in a dangerous world. She goes to Atlanta and enters her Sister Tina's world. We sure do meet some interesting characters. The Sister's act like Sisters do, we love each other, but we are fair game. Her sister [not the Convent type] are there for her, loved the extended family. As for her Convent Sister...some parts are hysterical.
Get lost in a really good mystery, and some seedy sides of life, and some definitely different ways of living. You have to read to the end to find the "Who Done It"!
I received this book through Orangeberry Book Tours, and was not required to give a positive review
Monday, June 10, 2013
My Very First Noah's Ark Playtime: Activity Book With Stickers by Lois Rock, Alex Ayliffe
An activity book with stickers to keep children entertained during vacations or rainy days
This
fun activity book includes on-the-page puzzles, games, and stories—all
based around the story of Noah. There is also a page of stickers for
completing the activities. The cute and colorful illustrations jump off
the page and keep children engaged with the activities. There's plenty
for children to do, on their own or with an adult, and this handy book
can be used during the holidays, on journeys, or just to fill the time
on a rainy day.

About The Author
Lois Rock is the Commissioning Editor for Lion Children’s Books, as well as a highly respected and trusted author in her own right, acclaimed in many different countries for her books of prayers, Bible stories, and non-fiction books about the Christian faith. Lois lives in Oxfordshire, is married and has 3 children, all of whom are now grown up. She enjoys cycling and walking and has helped to lead church children’s groups for many years, an experience that she draws on when writing books for children.
My Review:
A delightful, fun filled activity book. It is geared to young children, and my Kindergartener had a wonderful time with it. He even got his brother, who is 7, to come and play the game with him.
One of the activities is the story of Noah, the child gets to put stickers on the page, and then we identify or I should say try to, choose the Mommy's and Daddy's. Of course in some of them them, you cannot tell!
There is even a recipe to try...and then a ark to decorate with the sticker. So much more is included in this book. It is such a fun time, and as it says "a rainy day", but anytime would be great.
I received this book from Kregel, and was not required to give a positive review.
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