Top Ten Reads of 2018
It is cliche to be sure, but it is hard to even narrow it down to the top ten, so I decided to go with top twenty and then changed my mind and went back…
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January 6, 2019
Searching For You by Jody Hedlund
Reviewed by Martha Artyomenko Description Despite years on the run, Sophie Neumann is determined to care for two young children. She won't abandon them the way she thinks her older sisters abandoned her. But times…
December 31, 2018
Bride of Ivy Green by Julie Klassen
Reviewed by Martha Artyomenko Description: Much has happened in idyllic Ivy Hill in recent months, and while several villagers have found new love and purpose, questions remain--and a few dearly held dreams have yet to…
December 10, 2018
The Secrets of Paper and Ink by Lindsay Harrel
Reviewed by Martha Artyomenko Description Brought together by a charming bookstore in England, three women fight to defy expectations, dream new dreams, and welcome love into their lives. As a counselor, Sophia Barrett is trained…
December 10, 2018
The Butterfly Bride by Vanessa Riley
Reviewed by Martha Artyomenko Frederica Burghley wants to be married by Yuletide. Or else her father will set her up with one of his friends. The bonbon-loving illegitimate daughter of the duke wants to choose…
December 10, 2018
My Heart Belongs in the Blue Ridge by Pepper Basham
Reviewed by Martha Artyomenko About the Book: Journey into the Blue Ridge Mountains of 1918 where Laurel McAdams endures the challenges of a hard life while dreaming things can eventually improve. But trouble arrives…
December 7, 2018
Delayed Justice by Cara Putman
Reviewed by Martha Artyomenko Book Description She had long given up the desire to be loved. Now she only needed to be heard. Jaime Nichols went to law school to find the voice she…
November 29, 2018
Shelter of the Most High Connilyn Cossette
Reviewed Martha Artyomenko About the book: The daughter of a pagan high priest, Sofea finds solace from her troubles in the freedom of the ocean. But when marauders attack her village on the…
November 8, 2018
Auschwitz Lullaby by Mario Escobar
Reviewed by Martha Artyomenko Book Description Auschwitz Lullaby brings to life the story of Helene Hannemann—a woman who sacrificed everything for family and fought furiously for the children she hoped to save. On an otherwise…
October 24, 2018
The Dressmaker’s Secret by Kellyn Roth
Reviewed by Martha Artyomenko Description After a revealing conversation with the first children of her age she’s ever met, curious eight-year-old Alice Chattoway realizes that one ought to have a father … and she doesn’t.…
October 6, 2018