Title: The Harvest of Grace (An Ada’s House Novel, Book 3) Author: Cindy Woodsmall Publisher: Waterbrook Press Date: Aug 2011 ISBN: 978-1400073986 Genre: Contemporary Amish Reviewed by: Laura V. Hilton Sylvia Fisher loves Elam, but she isn’t sure she wants to marry when Elam thinks they should. She’s taken over her dad’s dairy cow business, which is beginning to show …
Book Review: A Deadly Game
Title: A Deadly Game Author: Virginia Smith Publisher: Steeple Hill Books Date: 2011 ISBN: 978-0-373-44428-1 Genre: Romantic Suspense Reviewed by: Holly Wolfe It’s no mystery why Virginia Smith is enjoyable to read. A Deadly Game has likable characters, high stakes, strong verbs, and a clever, intricate plot-all combined in a rich setting in and around Lexington, Kentucky. Starting with a …
Book Review: The Doctor’s Lady
Title: The Doctor’s Lady Author: Jody Hedlund Publisher: Bethany House Date: Sep 2011 ISBN: 978-0764208331 Genre: Historical Romance Reviewed by: Holly Weiss Adventure Moving Like a Strong Current Can you imagine wanting to minister to the west coast Native Americans so badly that you would marry a man you hardly knew and make a torturous seven-month journey from New York …
Book Review: Ransome’s Quest
Title: Ransome’s Quest Author: Kaye Dacus Publisher: Harvest House Date: Aug 2011 ISBN: 978-0736927550 Genre: Historical Romance Reviewed by: Patricia Woodside Ransome’s Quest brings to an end the saga of Julia Ransome and the Witherington and Ransome families. But not before Julia, and her husband’s sister, Charlotte, are both kidnapped by pirates. One is snatched by mistake, the other for …
ACFW Book Review: The Lady’s Maid
Title: The Lady’s Maid Author: Susan Page Davis Publisher: Barbour Books Date: Oct 2011 ISBN: 978-1616264390 Genre: Historical Romance Reviewed by: Holly Weiss If you’re thinking, “Oh, no, not another wagon train story,” don’t worry. Once you dip into the pages of The Lady’s Maid by Susan Page Davis, you’ll be glad you came along for the ride. Can two …
January 2012 New Releases
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Halflings by Heather Burch — One girl. Three half-angel guys. And the fate of the world. (Young Adult from Zondervan). Summer of Promise by Amanda Cabot — Stagecoach robberies and a certain lieutenant make Abigail Harding’s summer at Wyoming’s Fort Laramie unforgettable. (Historical Romance from …
ACFW Book Review
Title: Christmas at Barncastle Inn (Romancing America) Author: Susan Page Davis, Darlene Franklin, Janelle, Mowery, Lynette Sowell Publisher: Barbour Books Date: Sep 2011 ISBN: 978-1616264383 Genre: Contemporary Romance Reviewed by: Laura V. Hilton Four couples find romance at Barncastle Inn in Vermont. Love Comes to the Castle by Susan Page Davis. Jayne Barncastle has earned her MBA in marketing and …
ACFW Book Review
Title: Christmas Belles of Georgia (Romancing America) Author: Jeanie Smith Cash, Rose Allen McCauley, Jeri Odell, Debra Ullrick Publisher: Barbour Books Date: Sep 2011 ISBN: 978-1616264802 Genre: Contemporary Romance Reviewed by: Laura V. Hilton Four sisters, identical quadruplets, find out they are adopted and heirs to a historical plantation. Christmas in Dixie by Jeanie Smith Cash – Holly Davenport is …
ACFW Book Review
Reviewed by: Laura Hilton An Amish Heart is a collection of three novellas written by three Amish authors. A Marriage of the Heart – by Kelly Long. Abigail Kauffman told a lie. Angry that Joseph Lambert ignored her beauty, she lied about him making inappropriate moves toward her, and they are forced to marry. Joseph knows it’s a lie, but …
ACFW New Releases
Below is a list of the new releases for ACFW authors. Much good reading to add to your Christmas shopping list! More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. An Amish Wedding by Beth Wiseman — Romance from Thomas Nelson; Pricilla’s upcoming wedding is stirring up trouble – and romance – in Paradise. …