This is a charming story about Naomi, an Amish girl who runs a shop with her two cousins and grandmother. She quilts, and the others knit, weave, and make crafts. She's soon to be married, but she's started having doubts because John seems more and more controlling. She jumps at the chance to go with her grandmother to Pinecraft, Florida for a vacation. Nick, their English driver and friend, offers to drive them down there; he also has a secret crush on Naomi even though he knows nothing can come of it. Will Naomi return his love or stay with her Amish fiance? What kind of future could they have?I found the story line about John intriguing. How do the Amish view controlling men? I love road trips and enjoyed traveling along with Naomi on her first one! The community of Pinecraft is a real place a lot of Amish and Mennonite visit and I liked the unique setting for this Amish story. I wished there was a little more explanation of what the characters were physically doing sometimes; a character would be there one minute and gone the next with no mention of them leaving. There were also some contradictions in what a character thought or said. The romance is cute and I enjoyed the different characters. This is the second book in the Stitches in Time series and, while it works as a stand-alone, there are minor characters I felt like I should already know. I'm excited to read the other two books about her cousins and you should check out this story, especially if you like Amish fiction!
I received this book free from Abingdon Press in exchange for an honest review.
This book is a gold mine! It's full of ideas to save money and time using cheaper alternatives or items you probably have around the house. It has everything from cleaning tips to making your car last longer to saving money at the store. There are sixteen sections with topics covering pretty much every aspect of life. It's organized alphabetically with larger sections devoted to automobiles, cleaning, etc., then alphabetically by item or topic within the chapter.
If you're looking for a mystery or like the medieval time period, look no further! It's 1367 and Master Hugh is both a surgeon and the bailiff for a lord, so when a man dies on the lord's land he determines it is murder and starts to investigate. When an ancient coin falls out of the man's mouth, Master Hugh suspects it is the key to his death. As he searches for clues, he encounters powerful men who wish to stop him. Add kidnapping and surgery; this book is never dull!
Mary DeMuth has been through the ringer. She knows what she's talking about when she points out that trials are to help us grow and that we need to surrender everything to God. In return, Jesus will become our everything. The first section asks us what we think about God and ourselves. The second section looks at our hearts. Have we let Jesus in to change our hearts or are we living with unforgiveness, control, or other things that impede our growth? The third section looks at our actions. How do we spend our money, live in community, or show Jesus to others? These are just some of the topics she has in each section.
If you like Downton Abbey, then this book's for you! Charlotte Farrow is a maid for a wealthy family in Chicago and she has a secret that could cost her her livelihood. She has a baby. When the woman who cares for Henry drops him off at the house and heads out of town because of a family emergency, she doesn't know what to do. If she tells the family he's her child, she'll be fired and then how would they survive? If she keeps her secret, would Henry have a better life with a family who can give him everything she can't? Add to her confusion a forbidden romance with a fellow servant, a man from her past, and a new maid with an attitude and you have a book with plenty of drama.
This is an interesting medieval fantasy about the transformation of a young man and his possible future role in the kingdom. Errol Stone is a drunk who is pretty much ignored in his village of Callowford when he volunteers to deliver a message to a priest who lives in a treacherous woods for a fee. He's almost killed by an assassin and has to run for his life with the priest and a few others. Along the way we discover important insights into his past, meet people who would try to influence him for good or evil, and watch him mature into a true hero.
This is an interesting historical romance about Charlotte, a widow who fears for her life and that of her son so she lies about her identity. She's a dressmaker to the wealthy in her town of Cheyenne and wonders how to best help her blind son. She meets Barrett, a man planning to run for senator who's courting Miriam, a friend and client of hers. They immediately hit it off, but Barrett is planning to marry a woman who can help his career and Charlotte wants to keep as low a profile as possible. Will they take the safe path or follow their hearts?
This was an intriguing story about midwives, feuds, and forgiveness! Esther Cherrett is from a long line of midwives, but when her life is rocked by scandal, she runs away to the mountains of Virginia. There she hopes to escape her past, but has she ended up in an even worse situation? Two men from opposing families involved in a deadly feud vie for her affections. Who will she choose and what will the repercussions be?
This was an interesting story set during the time of Moses. Bezalel is a gifted artist living in the palace of Ramses II in Egypt. He is also a Hebrew slave. His people have been slaves for 400 years and he wonders where God is in all of this. He has lived in the palace since he was a child and some of his own people view him as a traitor. He feels like he doesn't fit in anywhere and he's angry with God. His grandfather tells him that maybe he's there for a reason, but he can't see what that could be.
Suspenseful story that kept my attention to the end! The story hit the ground running with reporter Moira Harrison driving in the dark, lost, during a thunderstorm. She accidentally hits someone and a man appears and says he'll call 911. She loses consciousness for an hour and when she comes to, the man's gone and so's the person she hit. Police think she imagined the whole thing but she can't forget the person's terrified eyes. She decides to hire a private investigator to get to the bottom of it.
Excellent book! This continues the story of Tessa, ex-enforcer for her yakuza uncle and ex-con. It's about a year after the first book ends and Tessa is thrown back together with Charles, an attorney and the man she can't forgive for making sure she served her maximum time in prison. Tessa's hired to protect a contestant on a popular singing show and his daughter after she sees something she wasn't supposed to see as Charles tries to investigate who's behind the assassination attempts.
This was an amusing story about Mary Kate Lapp, an Amish girl who gets into trouble wherever she turns! She yearns for the exciting world outside of her little town when she discovers a man who's possibly been murdered. Then she accidentally hits the schoolteacher with her scooter and she's roped into taking over her classes for a few weeks. It's her worst nightmare!
I really enjoyed this story about Tessa Lancaster, a former enforcer for her uncle's Japanese mafia gang, or yakuza, and Christian of three years. She went to prison for seven years for a murder she didn't commit to protect her cousin, and that's where she became a Christian. Now that she's released, she's trying to go straight but not having too much luck. No one wants to hire her because they're afraid of what she used to do and her connections to the yakuza.
This is a very cool re-imagination of a Christmas Carol! It's Christmas Eve and Marlee and Jacob, a married couple, are on their way to get a divorce. They've been married for twenty years and have three beautiful children, but have drifted apart and can't see any way back.