AN ALASKAN FAMILY THANKSGIVING by Beth Carpenter SERIES: Northern Lights #10 GENRE: Contemporary Romance (Clean & Wholesome) PUBLISHER: Harlequin Heartwarming RELEASE DATE: October 25, 2022 PAGES: 274 His task was simple… Until he met her Adam Lloyd has one job: revitalize the newly acquired failing seniors’ apartment complex in picturesque […]
Lynette Eason has been one of my favorite suspense authors since I discovered her Deadly Reunions series. I’m sadly behind on reviewing her books but not on reading them since I tend to gobble them up as soon as they release. The last few years have been difficult for me […]
THE INDESTRUCTIBLE TOM CREAN by Jennifer Thermes GENRE: Nonfiction Picture Book (ages 4-8 years) PUBLISHER: Viking Books for Young Readers RELEASE DATE: January 24, 2023 PAGES: 56 Heroic Explorer of the Antarctic At the turn of the twentieth century, Antarctica is the last unexplored continent. The ice is unforgiving. It […]
WITHIN THESE WALLS OF SORROW by Amanda Barratt A Novel of World War II Poland GENRE: Inspirational Historical Fiction PUBLISHER: Kregel RELEASE DATE: January 17, 2023 PAGES: 433 “As superbly written as it is haunting in its truth.” –Kate Breslin, best-selling author of For Such a Time Zosia Lewandowska knows […]
WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY by Heather Greer SERIES: The Stained Glass Legacy #1 GENRE: Inspirational Historical Romance PUBLISHER: Scrivenings Press RELEASE DATE: January 10, 2023 PAGES: 281 Faith and duty drive Evangeline Moore to protect her father’s pristine image as a judge in Harrisburg, Illinois. Her resolve’s biggest test? Dot, her […]
LOST AND FOUND by Natalie Shampanier ILLUSTRATOR: David Pavon GENRE: Children’s Picture Book PUBLISHER: Artichoke Heart Publishing RELEASE DATE: December 22, 2022 PAGES: 32 Forgotten toys at a summer camp ground Are tossed into the camp’s Lost and Found. But Dino Boy refuses to spend his days on a shelf […]
HER HEART’S DESIRE by Shelley Shepard Gray SERIES: A Season in Pinecraft #1 GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary/Amish Romance PUBLISHER: Revell RELEASE DATE: January 3, 2023 PAGES: 291 Mary Margaret Miller needs an escape from her small Amish community. She boards a bus, all alone, for a vacation in Pinecraft, Florida. Meeting […]
I have long been a fan of Elizabeth Camden’s books and the unique way she captures the heart of that period when the Gilded Age was beginning to edge into the Progressive Era: when America is still hanging on to a grand society while also embarking on important social & […]
DARK OF NIGHT by Colleen Coble SERIES: Annie Pederson #2 GENRE: Inspirational Romantic Suspense PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson RELEASE DATE: January 10, 2023 PAGES: 349 The law is about justice—not grace. But perhaps ranger Annie Pederson can find a way to have both. As if the last few months haven’t been […]
DIAL M FOR MEOW by Ruth J. Hartman SERIES: Bookshop Kitties Mysteries #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Gemma Halliday Publishing RELEASE DATE: January 10, 2023 PAGES: 263 From author Ruth J. Hartman comes a purrrrfect new cozy mystery series… When children’s book author, Christy Bailey, receives a call from her […]
THE ROSE AND THE THISTLE by Laura Frantz GENRE: Inspirational Historical Romance PUBLISHER: Revell RELEASE DATE: January 3, 2023 PAGES: 414 In 1715, Lady Blythe Hedley’s father is declared an enemy of the British crown because of his Jacobite sympathies, forcing her to flee her home in northern England. Secreted […]
ROADTRIP FOR TWO by Amy R. Anguish SERIES: Roadtrip Romance #2 GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary Romance PUBLISHER: Scrivenings Press LLC RELEASE DATE: December 13, 2022 PAGES: 243 Dallas wasn’t in the plans when Bree Henley set out to use the nonrefundable honeymoon tickets from her canceled wedding. Nor was running into […]
RESTORING THEIR FAMILY by Allie Pleiter SERIES: True North Springs #2 GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary Romance PUBLISHER: Harlequin Love Inspired RELEASE DATE: December 27, 2022 PAGES: 203 A three-week retreat… Could be life changing Kate Hoyle came to Camp True North Springs to help her grieving children heal. She definitely didn’t […]
The Doc’s Holiday Homecoming Merry Christmas Eve, dear readers! Welcome back to our annual blog series spotlighting (over 60 again this year) new and recently-released Christmas reads! Only a couple of days left in this year’s series, so… snuggle in, grab your fave hot beverage and comfiest blanket, turn on […]
An Amish Christmas at the Apple Blossom Inn Welcome back to our annual blog series spotlighting (over 60 again this year) new and recently-released Christmas reads! Only TWO DAYS until Christmas! We’re in the home stretch in our spotlights of several Christmasy releases from 2022. Most days will have more […]
DEATH CHECKED OUT by Leah Dobrinska SERIES: A Larkspur Library Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Level Best Books RELEASE DATE: December 6, 2022 PAGES: 315 When in doubt, go to the library…and solve the murder mystery! Greta Plank, library director in the small, lakeside town of Larkspur, Wisconsin, prefers […]
ALL THE LOST PLACES by Amanda Dykes GENRE: Inspirational Historical Fiction / Romance PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: December 13, 2022 PAGES: 402 When all of Venice is unmasked, one man’s identity remains a mystery . . . 1807 When a baby is discovered floating in a basket along the quiet canals of […]
DEATH BY PUFFIN by Jennifer S. Alderson SERIES: Travel Can Be Murder #9 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Traveling Life Press RELEASE DATE: November 24, 2022 PAGES: 224 Iceland—land of fire, ice … and murder? After a nasty fight with her boyfriend, tour guide Lana Hansen takes a week off work […]
I love Julie Klassen’s books but until a couple of weeks ago, I hadn’t had a chance to meet her in person. When I found out we were going to be at the same conference, I gave myself the ‘don’t completely fangirl over her, be professional’ pep talk. She was […]
COMING HOME by Shelley Shepard Gray SERIES: Woodland Park Firefighters Romance #1 GENRE: Contemporary Romance (Clean & Wholesome) PUBLISHER: Berkley RELEASE DATE: November 29, 2022 PAGES: 351 When an army vet becomes a firefighter in small-town Colorado, the flames of an old love reignite in this sweet romance by bestselling […]