Archive | October 2016

Blue Ribbon Brides Collection by Various

Oct13

Wonderful Tales

blueThe Blue Ribbon Brides Collection by various is a perfect collection of Christian historical romantic tales. There are nine unique stories in this single volume. Each one is totally absorbing, wonderfully told and each has the feel-good factor. It’s a fabulous read and I can highly recommend it.

Requilted With Love by Carrie Fancett Pagels is a wonderful feel-good story to kick off the collection. Carrie Fancett Pagels always writes stories that speak straight to the readers heart. Her talent for describing scenes means the reader walks through the story actively rather than passively reading it.

The story deals with loss and grief and second chances. God is at the very heart. Characters need to seek His guidance and listen to His voice.

A perfectly delightful story.

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Kit Kat And Lucy by Lonnie Hull Dupont

Oct11

Heart Warming

kitKit Kat And Lucy by Lonnie Hull Dupont is a delightful account of life with two cats, neither of which were purchased by the author. Both appeared seemingly out of nowhere and looking for love. Lonnie Hull Dupont tried to find alternative homes as her husband was allergic to cats. Circumstances arose and she fell in love with them. “If she [the cat] wants to be here that badly, then she can be.”

The author had grown up with pets but city living meant hers was a pet free zone for twenty years. “This country mouse rather happily turned into a city rat.” Lonnie Hull Dupont had always been closer to animals than people and reminisces about her childhood, saying “The cats were my best friends of all.”

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One Sunday Drive by T.K. Chapin

Oct11

Learning To Love

 

sundayOne Sunday Drive by T.K. Chapin is the fourth book in the Diamond Lake series but can be read as a stand-alone. It is a contemporary Christian romance.

The novel has the theme of forgiveness. We all need it and we all need to give it. “We can’t live life giving people one shot when God forgives us over and over.” Forgiveness is not optional, it is a command.

The novel also deals with second chances. Sometimes in life we get to choose again the path we should have taken years ago. Characters fondly remember years gone by but fear of being hurt means they are cautious to commit. Will they step out and take a chance?

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The Cautious Maiden by Dawn Crandall

Oct10

New Beginnings

cautiousThe Cautious Maiden by Dawn Crandall is the fourth book in the Everstone Chronicles but can be read as a stand-alone. It is a Christian historical romantic thriller and oh what a cracking read! I certainly could not predict all the twists and turns in the novel. It is so much more than just a pleasant romantic read.

The Cautious Maiden is written in the first person from the point of view of Violet, a young woman with few connections. The reader becomes intimately acquainted with her and shares her hopes and fears and dreams.

The novel is about new beginnings, both literally and figuratively. When you come to Christ, you become a new creation, the past is wiped clean and your new life begins. Our sins are no more and grace abounds.

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