Abortion, adoption, and teenage pregnancy; all emotionally charged subjects that bring out the worst amongst dissenters, yet Christina Suzann Nelson’s Swimming in the Deep End dares to take an in depth look at each subject through the eyes of impacted individuals. Swimming in the Deep End is an intimate story of five incredibly different, and Read More
Phyllis Clark Nichols’ Silent Days, Holy Night is an improbable love story, with absolutely no romantic overtures amongst the characters. Eleven-year-old Julia Russell is a precocious, highly intelligent child, with an insatiable quest for knowledge, who never stops asking questions. These somewhat annoying personality traits prove invaluable when Julia meets deaf and wheelchair-bound recluse, Henry Read More
Part of The MissAdventure Brides Collection, Kimberley Woodhouse’ MissTaken Identity is the curious story of a Texas Ranger and his prisoner, a woman, disguised as a man. Set in Texas, 1883, the characters are both interesting and likable. Accident prone and passionate, spitfire Abigail finds herself in the middle of an unlikely scenario. Determined the Read More
What happens when three close-knit sisters put their lives on hold to care for their cancer-stricken mother, then have to sell their childhood home while navigating through their grief after her death, in addition to dealing with their father’s wildly unusual behavior? Deborah Raney’s Reason to Breathe introduces readers to the Chandler Sisters; Phylicia, Joanna, Read More
As a staunch supporter of adoption, I was excited for the opportunity to review Katie Cruice Smith’s, Why Did You Choose Me? The book itself, however, left me with an unsatisfied feeling. I wanted more. Although not an adoptive parent or adoptee myself, I have witnessed first hand the depth and beauty of adoption and Read More
Fans of Phyllis Clark Nichols will not be disappointed by her latest work, Return of the Song. The story is rite with her signature descriptive style; writing that places readers right in the middle of the architecture, artwork, or home cooking of her characters. Caroline Carlyle is a talented musician who essentially stopped living six Read More
Any woman who has struggled with fitting into society’s ideal of beauty, or struggled with her self-worth, will easily connect with Susan L. Tuttle’s main character, Penny Thornton. Penny is smart, determined, kind, and thoughtful but cannot see past her scars, extra pounds, and the false knowledge that somehow she will never measure up to Read More
