Leaving Lancaster - Review

Holly grew up in Seattle without her father or family, other than her mother. She often wondered about what it would be like to have the love of extended family.

Her mother, Esther is called home to care for Holly's grandmother, whom she has never met and for all she knows is dead. There she finds family and a love interest that will keep you in suspense.

When her life suddently collides with her pretend world, can she be happy in this new world that has many hidden secrets in them?

More about Kate Lloyd

 

Kate Lloyd is a novelist, a mother of two sons, and a passionate observer of human relationships. A native of Baltimore, Kate spends time with family and friends in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the inspiration for Leaving Lancaster & Pennsylvania Patchwork. She is a member of the Lancaster County Mennonite Historical Society. Kate and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest, the setting for Kate's first novel, A Portrait of Marguerite. Kate studied painting and sculpture in college. She has worked a variety of jobs, including car salesman and restaurateur. 

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Never Let Go - Review

There are just some books that you read that makes you say WOW! Never Let Go by Mac and Mary Owen is one of them. 

When I was sent this book I read the first page and did not want to read any more.  It was about something called Celebrate Recovery and since I have not ever needed anything like that, why would I read a book about someone who did?  But, if I put the book at that point I would have missed out on a blessing.

The hurt and pain of their story kept me in tears often.  From giving up a son to hearing your child at the foot of your bed asking, “Why, Mommy?”.   There were also many times that I smiled and always was I rooting for Mac and Mary.  But the joy of being in the place where God can help put pieces back together is something that is amazing.   We all have our hang-ups, not always as visible, but always in need of Christ and his all sufficient grace.

I grew up in the same era and not three hundred miles from where this book took place, but I did not have the struggles and hardships as Mac and Mary.   Sometimes, no, a lot of times I keep my head buried in the sand and since it doesn’t affect me I don’t try and deal with it.   I will pray for this wonderful couple and their ministry.  I hope to hear more of them.  I can’t wait to see where God is leading this fantastic couple.

Thank you Fred and bookfun for allowing me to read this story.

More about Mac and Mary Owen

 

Mary and Mac Owen are leaders in Celebrate Recovery and have been working together in recovery for over 25 years. They have shared their testimony 120 times in the past 4 years to over 48,000 people (in church, Celebrate Recovery seminars & meetings, rehabs, prisons, and festivals). They are sought-after speakers since sharing their testimony at Saddleback Church to 3,600 leaders from around the world.

They have been married since 1976 and have three children ages 38, 34 & 29 years old and eight grandchildren ranging in ages from 12 to 2 years old. In 2012 they decided to sell their house in West Monroe and have it turned into a recovery house for addicts. They moved to Colorado where two of their children’s families live.

 

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Waiting for a View - Review

You have to love small town wit and humor.  That is what you get with Debby Mayne’s Waiting for a View.  Waiting for a View is the first book of a wonderful new series by different authors set in the fictional town of Bloomfield. 

Can you change the way you have always done things and find new life?  That’s just what happened to Sherry Butler, the vice president of Bloomfield’s garden club and the manager of the local card shop in town.

She still lives in the home that she grew up in.  Simply, she was stuck in a rut.  Until the day a comment was made that changed her whole life.  Along with the help of several “quickie” friends that feels as if they know best. Take a chance by reading this wonderful lighthearted story.  I think you’ll enjoy it.   It’s funny and thought provoking also.

Brad Henderson is an old friend who is always there when Sherry needs him.   Will she wake up before Brad moves on?

B & H Publishing has put this book on iTunes.  Thank you to b & H Publishing through NetGalley for an honest and fair review. 

Catch the life of other Bloomfield townspeople over the next few months by some of your favorite authors:  Gail Sattler, Kathi Macias, Martha Rogers, Trish Perry, Jenness  Walker, Tracy Bowen, and Miralee Ferrell.

More about Debby Mayne

Author and speaker Debby Mayne grew up in a military family, which meant moving every few years throughout her childhood. Debby was born in Alaska, and she has lived in Mississippi, Tennessee, Oregon, Florida, Hawaii, and Japan. Her comfort foods are as diverse as her interests. You might find her eating sushi while reading a cozy mystery novel or fried catfish while watching a Tampa Bay Buccaneers football game.

Her husband of more than 30 years has accepted the fact that outside of her faith and family, books are the most important thing in her life. She and Wally have two grown daughters, Lauren and Alison, two sons-in-law, Jason and Ryan, and two granddaughters.

A Vow for Always - Review

 

A Vow For Always is book 6 of Wanda Brunstetter’s  6-consecutive-month release of her Lancaster County Saga.

Meredith is ready to move on without her beloved Luke.  Jonah has proposed and is ready to marry her and become a father to Levi.  In the meantime “Eddie” realizes after months of not know who he is that he is Luke, Meredith’s husband.

Will Luke return to see his wife marry another man or will Meredith and Luke find their forever vow?

I enjoyed this series of books very much.  Each one had a cliffhanger and it was difficult waiting until the next one.  NetGalley helped in that respect.  I was able to read each one in a timely fashion and did not have to wait very long.

If you have not read the other books in this series I have provided reviews for each one of them.  Goodbye to Yesterday, The Silence of Winter, The Hope of Spring, The Pieces of Summer and A Revelation in Autumn.

Thank you Net Galley and Barbour Publishing for allowing me to read these books.  They were provided to me in exchange for a fair and honest review.