Gripping is the word I'd use to describe The Goodbye Bride by Denise Hunter! It pulled me in from the first page. I LOVE books like that! The Goodbye Bride is the second novel in the Summer Harbor Series, which started with Falling Like Snowflakes. The third novel in the series is coming up in September and is called Just a Kiss. Zac Callahan is a man who has recently been jilted by his fiance Lucy Lovett. Left to lick his emotional wounds, Zac had spent the last several months trying to move ...
Mother & Son: The Respect Effect – Review & Giveaway
I'm a mother of three sons and they need my respect. That's cliche, I know. My boys mean the world to me, but sometimes I have a problem communicating with them. There's a different dynamic between my boys and their dad than between them and me. I often struggle with the right words to get my boys to understand what I'm trying to say, especially when I'm trying to correct their behavior. I don't want to crush their spirits, but at the same time I want them to learn from their mistakes and take ...
We’re Moving! My 7 Must-Do Tips for Moving House
We are packing. That's right. We're moving. As long as nothing happens between now and closing, there's a lot going on in my house currently that means we're picking up and heading out to a new challenge. Not counting all of the packing and moving in and out of the dorm for four years during college and not counting THIS move, I have moved four times in my life. There is no insanity like moving! I have learned a lot about moving, though. Here are seven moving tips that I have learned along the ...
Berenstain Bears: The Very First Christmas – Review
The Berenstain Bears books have been personal favorites of mine for as long as I can remember. When I was given the opportunity to review this newest children's book by Jan & Mike Berenstain, I took the opportunity, because there's just nothing better to my heart than their writing and awesome illustrations. Plus, I have a fantastic little boy to share the book with! The Berenstain Bears books often teach moral lessons without really touching on specific Christian vibes like mentioning God, ...
Pieces on Earth Review
I'll be honest and say that I don't read too many novellas, because I generally find them hard to get attached to. They're usually too short, and it makes relating to the characters harder. That wasn't my experience with Pieces on Earth by Cathy Bryant. Pieces on Earth is a novella about a young military wife and mother named Liv who has a four-year-old daughter named Chesney. When her military pilot husband Jeff was suddenly deployed near the Christmas holiday season, Liv is obviously ...
The Aleppo Code – Review and GIVEAWAY!
The Aleppo Code, a gripping novel in a series called The Jerusalem Prophecies, is a novel that will leave you on the edge of your seat! Author Terry Brennan has written a series with suspense and mystery! The series begins with the novel A Sacred Cipher. It sets the stage for the rest of the series. A modern-day Indiana Jones revolving around an ancient scroll found in a hidden room of the library of a friend of Reverend Charles Spurgeon finds several men scratching their heads and forging ...