by Galina Roizman | Feb 28, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Religious Fiction, Sponsored
“All I desired was to live in peace, to love my family, and to tend my flock. What have I done wrong, Lord, that would make You punish me so?” These were the first thoughts that had come to Tabor’s mind after his injured body, dragged by ruthless Roman guards, met the...
by L Ruby Hannigan | Nov 29, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Religious Fiction
Bring Maggie Home is a multigenerational story about the Deford women. They are a slightly dysfunctional family group who have gathered together after the youngest, Meghan, needed recovery time after an injury. Hazel Deford is now in her eighties and is the mother to...
by Barbara Cothern | Oct 25, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction, Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Religious Fiction, Sponsored
Vera St. John’s life has always been at least partially defined by the looming shadow of her mother, Mary. A troubled woman with an infamous past, Vera loved and feared her mother in equal parts. After she is removed from her mother’s care, Vera focuses on trying to...
by L Ruby Hannigan | Apr 11, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction, Religious Fiction, Romance
Grace Cristler, a young lady of 24, has already given up all hope for a future family as the young men in her town are near nonexistent. She spends her days as the postmistress in the town of Farland, Kansas. When her uncle, the Reverend Cristler, announced his...
by Mary-Lynne Monroe | Jan 24, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Religious Fiction, Sponsored
One brief chapter in the biblical book of Judges speaks of the only woman to act as a Judge in Israel. That woman’s name is Deborah. Avraham Azrieli’s novel Deborah Rising transports the reader to the life of the young Deborah. With his book, he explores one...
by L Ruby Hannigan | Jan 13, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Religious Fiction, Romance
In Amish Sweethearts, Lila and Zane are neighbors in Lancaster county, having grown up as good friends. The characters are now fresh out of high school, and tension from unspoken feelings for each other strains the relationship. Lila is Amish and has a strict father,...