Eden’s Shadow By Emmett Snow

I first want to say that there was quite a bit of bad language in the story which made it harder for me to read. I felt it was a little much. It just seemed out of context to the setting. With that being said, I felt it was a very good story plot overall. I am not io the whole "alien" theme but after starting to read it hit me. I wondered, "what if" that were to really happen?  What would I do if I were them? How truly unprepared the people of this world today would be. I know for myself it would be a real shock to be trust into that kind of circumstance. I felt myself fully connect with the characters and their struggles and frustrations. I found myself rooting for their existence and feeling perplexed at how to fix it when given little or no easy solutions. I could not even try to imagine what it would feel like to lose everything and everyone without any warning. To have to start over with people you didn’t know in a place you have no idea where it is or even why you were chosen to be there. I thought the story ended too abruptly and could have gone on for many more chapters. I believe this could and perhaps should have a sequel written for it. I would be one who would want to read it. 

Whither Thou Goest, I will Go By Naomi Dathan

 

Whither Thou Goest, I will Go        By Naomi Dathan

I won this book in a giveaway but never received it so I finally just purchased it myself and I am glad that I did. This book was one of the best and hardest reads that I have had. It was the best because the story of Jemima Perkins and the trials she lived through while being able to hold on to her faith was astounding and it was a hard read due to the circumstances she went through were too close to struggles I have had in my own life. I found myself wanting to run the other direction yet continuing to turn page after page to see what she would do. The ending was far from what I expected and one that I am not used to seeing but it was based on a true story of the Perkins family during the blizzard on the Great Plains between 1887-1888. I don't give a book 5 stars very often but this one certainly earned it. 

Mothering from Scratch by Melinda Means & kathy Helgemo

Mothering From Scratch By Melinda Means & Kathy Helgemo

This is a book that I wish I could have had when I was raising my own children. It would have saved me a lot of regrets and heartaches. Melinda and Kathy show you how to take the gifts that God has given you and with His help be able to mold yourself into the kind of woman and mother that He intended for the children that He gave you. We spend so much time as mothers trying to be "as good a mother as everyone else" that we miss the true joys that are right there in front of us. Even though my children are grown and gone the book taught me how to let go, to not dwell on what I can't change but to be thankful that I did the best that I could. This is a book that I would recommend for a mother-to-be for a shower gift, a mother who has children already or one whose children has left the nest and whose heart is wishing she could have done better. It is never too late to stop looking at  all our failures and to start looking up to the One who is the perfect parent...God.

 

Sandpiper Cove By Irene Hannon

SANDPIPER COVE BY: IRENE HANNON

Another well written novel from Irene Hannon. With a mixture of a man with a past looking for redemption and a woman with an emptiness looking for a new start this novel blends well together. When Adam Stone an ex-con relocates to a small town to start over he is thrust into the life of the lovely Lexie Graham, police chief of Sandpiper Cove. As she spends time helping him solve an act of violence towards him she finds herself drawn to his kind and repentant nature. As Adam tries to fit into his new surroundings he helps Lexie steer a young boy who was accused of the attacks to redeem himself by sharing his skills and life lessons with him. Lexie falls in love with Adam at the same time he is wrongly accused of being the master mind behind the attacks bringing her to make a choice between Adam and her responsibilities as a leader of the town. Lexie has to then take a stand for the person she has grown to love and proves to Adam that the whole town feels the same way. Awesome story of second chances and redemption. 

Yours Truly, Thomas By Rachel Fordham

This story follows the adventure of a young women named Penny who is stuck working in a dead letter office because she doesn't see any other options. Unbeknownst to her though it is through her daily reading of letters that are bound for nowhere that her life takes an unexpected turn and plummets her into a life of discovery, danger and love. A letter from a man she doesn't know who is writing to a love he will never have sends her on a journey to a place called Azure Springs where she is able to find hope again and a promise of a future. This was an excellent novel. It flowed very smoothly and was successful at keeping my attention. I would like to see a sequel to this story.

THE BREATHE OF DAWN BY KRISTEN HEITZMANN

After losing his wife, Morgan Spencer tries to hide his pain by wrapping himself up in his 2 yr old daughter Livie while living with his brother and sister-in-law  (Noelle) on their ranch.  Hiding from an ugly past and a man (Markham) who Quinn Reilly hoped would be put away for a long, long time she tries to start over. Fate throws Morgan and Quinn together during a Thanksgiving dinner Quinn prepares for her new friend Noelle. Quinn soon falls head over heels in love with Morgan’s daughter Livie. Markham’s release is made known to Quinn when she starts getting threats on her phone which are seen by Morgan. Quinn decides to run but Morgan having become fond of Quinn offers her a solution that could possibly keep her safe and help her to disappear too. When those plans don’t work they find that facing the past in order to be able to have a future might be the only choice they have.

NO SAFE HARBOR BY ELIZABETH LUDWIG

The year is 1897 and the excitement of being in New York Harbor is spreading among the new immigrants that came from far away places to start over, Cara Hamilton clutches a reminder of someone she longs to see again. She searches the crowds for a glimpse of a familiar face which in the massive crowd she finds impossible. With only a letter from her missing brother she is destined to set out to find him not knowing where to start. /all seems overwhelming until a strange man befriends Cara and guides her to a rooming house where she is introduced to a group of curious strangers. Being forewarned to not trust anyone Cara allows herself to trust Rourke the stranger from the boat. As she searches for clues to the whereabouts of her brother she gets drawn into a world far beyond anything she could have imagined. A world where her life is threatened and she is repeatedly warned to leave things alone. Cara finds that Rourke is far more than the helpful stranger and soon starts to mistrust his intentions while Rourke learns he has been mislead by those he works with and decides to aide Cara in finding her brother. Through a world of attempted murder, angry revolutionaries who seek revenge and a mysterious secret that hangs over everything Can Cara find friendship, love and possibly a new meaning to her life?