B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / England / faith / family relationships / HFN / Holley Sisters of Thornthwaite2 Comments
Rachel Holley has always dreamed of a wedding—the white dress, the fairy tale, and of course, the happily-ever-after. But when her fiancé breaks it off the night before, claiming she doesn’t love him, Rachel’s fairy tale ends in ashes. Homeless, hopeless, and feeling like her life has been completely derailed, ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsantique books / Contemporary / England / faith / Library / mystery / religion6 Comments
Arthur Prescott is happiest when surrounded by the ancient books and manuscripts of the Barchester Cathedral library. Increasingly, he feels like a fish out of water among the concrete buildings of the University of Barchester, where he works as an English professor. His one respite is his time spent nestled ... more >
A- Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended ReadsDoctor / faith / Historical / poverty / Regency / Scotland / Small-Town16 Comments
Dear Carla Kelly, I saw Doing No Harm featured (mentioned?) on a New Releases post here a few weeks ago and, like I often do with the New Releases posts (*shakes fist*) I immediately one-clicked. The set up appealed to me; a surgeon, recently retired from the Royal Navy after ... more >
B- Reviews17th-century / England / faith / Historical / Historical fiction / plague3 Comments
Seventeenth-century England. In a remote Derbyshire village, over three hundred years ago, a man tried to serve his God to the best of his belief at a terrible cost to himself and others. He believed he was following Divine instructions. But was he a hero or a fool? William Mompesson ... more >
B Reviews / B- Reviewsbaby / Contemporary / Easter / faith / Holiday / Reunited Couple / self-published2 Comments
Dear Ms. Adams, About a year ago I read and enjoyed the first novel in your Willow Park series, Married for Christmas. Jessica and Daniel’s romance appealed to me in part because the characters were people of faith but the book was not an inspie and did not proselytize. Since ... more >
B- Reviewschick-in-pants / England / faith / Historical / medieval / revenge5 Comments
12th century England: Two men vie for the throne: King Stephen the usurper and young Duke Henry the rightful heir. Amid civil and private wars, alliances are forged, loyalties are betrayed, families are divided, and marriages are made. For four years, Lady Annyn Bretanne has trained at arms with one ... more >