Month: June 2015

Time to Choose by Dawn Kazmierzak and Hilda Gutwein

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Release Date: March 24, 2014 (Kindle)

Publisher: WestBow Press

ISBN: 978-1-4908-3049-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4908-3048-3 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4908-3050-6 (e)

Genre: Political, Non-Fiction. Biography, Memoir

The average 12-year-old girl thinks about what she’ll wear to school and boys. When Hilda was 12-years-old, she was working hard on the family farm in Eastern Europe, lived under a constantly changing government influences, and wondered if she would even make it turn thirteen. Time to Choose: Growing Up under Hitler and Watching History Repeat Itself tells us exactly what it’s about. Through the voice of her daughter, Dawn, comes the story of a Christian family’s life in war-torn Eastern Europe and their journey to America, the land of the free. Continue reading →

Hearts Made Whole by Jody Hedlund

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Release Date: June 2, 2015

Publisher: Bethany House

ISBN: 9780764212383

Genre: Historical Fiction

Series: Beacons of Hope

Have you ever picked up the second book within a series to find that it is really confusing if you haven’t read the previous book prior? You won’t have to worry about that with Hearts Made Whole. This is definitely a must read!
Jody Hedlund has been on my to-read list for awhile now and I was not disappointed. Hedlund has a way of story-telling that you keep you glued to the pages to find out what is going to happen. My favorite part was watching where each character started in the beginning and how they developed in the end. Many topics brought up were very realistic and relatable and will encourage readers. Continue reading →

Desperate Measures by Sandra Orchard

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Release Date: May 2015

Publisher: Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group

ISBN: 9780800722241

Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense

Series: Port Aster Secrets

Desperate Measures is a really fun, full of everything that a mystery lover is looking for, and the perfect amount of romance. This is a must read series. This is the third and final novel in the Port Aster Secrets series. This was the first of Sandra Orchard’s books that I have read. She does an awesome job recapping the previous books for the reader to understand what is going on. You don’t have to read them in order, but it probably will be best if you did. I definitely want to check out the rest of this series! Continue reading →

Centralia by Mike Dellosso

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CentraliaRelease Date: June 2015

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers

ISBN: 978-1-4143-9041-3

Genre: Fiction/Thrillers/Suspense

If you’re a Jason Bourne fan, you won’t want to miss this one. It’s a similar idea, but different. It’s amazing. Mike Dellosso is very talented in creating an off the edge of your seat thriller that will keep you guessing at what will happen. Just when you think you know what’s going on, a complete twist and turn are thrown at you. This is for anyone who loves a good thrill, mystery, with a lot of kick butt action. Continue reading →

When Grace Sings by Kim Vogel Sawyer

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Release Date: March 15, 2015

Publisher: Waterbrook Multnomah Press

ISBN: 9780307731333

Genre: Christian Fiction, Romance, Amish & Mennonite

Series: The Zimmerman Restoration Trilogy

When I first discovered this book, I had no idea what to expect. In fact, I based it solely on the front cover. Kim Vogel Sawyer is also an author that I have never read, but she has been on my to-read list for a while now. I didn’t even bother to read the back of the book. Continue reading →

The Blood of a God by Lance Burton

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Release Date: May 15, 2014

Publisher: WestBow Press

ISBN-10: 1490833145

ISBN-13: 978-1490833149

Genre: Science Fiction

In the year 2047, Earth is threatened by a group of alien invaders from the distant planet, Tanis, in the Orion Nebula. The only ones who can save the earth from total destruction are the members of Talon Squad, an elite group of soldiers with unique gifts, headed by the lovely Commander Tarakia Sol. Yet, there is more to Tarakia than just a highly trained warrior. Will all of her training and faith be enough to stop them? Where do these events place mankind’s existence in the universe? Continue reading →