Katie's Forever Promise by Jerry S. Eicher
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series of Emma Raber's Daughter- book #3 "Katie's Forever Promise" by Jerry Eicher


~I think Jerry is quitely racking up quite a number of well written books that the public is finding delightfully "Good reads".  His childhood of growing up amish and teaching in amish and mennonite schools has made a solid background for this man ~

I have enjoyed reading the stories of Emma and her daughter in this series. Katie now has a job as a teacher and is settled into life more securely since the time when she lost contact with Ben Stoll, a young man whom she felt very intense feelings for and just knew they would be together one day.  Ben got mixed up with some "Friends" who were going to help him have fun and make money...he soon found out that their ways were evil and he wanted out, esp after meeting Katie.  Ben could tell that Katie was a strong Believer and being around her helped him to become a better person.
While Katie was on a trip out of the country with mennonite friends she got news that Ben was in jail and this devastated her.

Book #3 tells of Ben coming home and trying to make up for all his past mistakes...some don't want to let him do that and he is in danger.  The family calls Katie to be a friend to Ben after he is shot and they are very concerned, though she has put Ben into her past.
Katie Raber is a young woman facing decisions that may change her life forever no matter what she decides...what would you do in a situation like this...come read the conclusion and see if Ben and Katie have a future...


I received this book to read and review from Harvest House Publishers,thank you so much for the opportunity to get to know this author a little better.


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Perfectly Matched by Maggie Brendan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Series The Blue Willow Brides book #3 "Perfectly Matched" by Maggie Brendan

I have not read the other books in this series but each book is about a mail-order Bride so they can be read stand alone..

#3 is about Anna Olsen who had been living with a sister till she was eighteen and then decided she needed a home of her own, choosing the path that her sisters had taken ...she chose to be a mail-order Bride.

Anna and Edward wrote letters back and forth getting to know one another that way and she just knew he had a wonderful heart and they would get along..

Anna is a feisty young woman that would rather be outdoors having an adventure then homemaking chores like cooking and cleaning.  This will take a lot of getting used to when she meets Edward in person and finds out he is very particular and soon after becoming a Bride she was given a list of chores that she would need to attend to.
Now these two seemed like a mismatched pair of socks one blue and one green but as we all know when you put the two together they give a nice shade of purple so Anna and Edward learned to compromise as the months went by...becoming Perfectly Matched.
The book touches on the society began long ago to help abused animals called ASPCA, Anna had a heart to help creatures that couldn't help themselves so began a chapter to help in their community.  She had much help from the community and even Edward's heart began to soften.
This is a wonderful story showing us how we don't always have to be so strict but with a willing heart can compromise and get done what is needed along with what we choose to add to our lives..
I loved reading the story of Anna's experience and know you will too.
I am sure I will go back and read the other sister's stories sometime as I like reading about Mail-Order Brides....


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Words Spoken True by Ann H. Gabhart
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ann Gabhart outdid herself on this novel, "Words Spoken True"


I loved the story of Adriane Darcy as she grew up in her fathers shadow around the pressroom, you see he was a newspaper man, they say that this little girl could set type at a young age.
This woman stands ready to defend her daddy's newspaper no matter what, even if it means losing out on Love.
Yes, romance comes into the picture with Blake Garrett, a brash young editor from the North with a controversial style of reporting, he works at a competing newspaper and he and she seem to be always at odds with one another...sparks fly.
Neither one is ready to admit there could be a relationship somewhere in the middle of those sparks.
There are stories of a serial killer in their midst, and a ruthless man has political aspirations and doesn't care who he steps on or over to get there.  Civil unrest everywhere as a secret group band together to challange beliefs of the common man.
you will want to read this amazing story with all the emotional paragraphs and words spoken true, I hope we will hear more about Blake Garrett and Adriane in Ann Gabhart's words.


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Rebellious Heart by Jody Hedlund
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

"Rebellious Heart" by Jody Hedlund

I love to read this author, she weaves historical facts into a fictional story that we can enjoy and makes us think back to history.  this story is written with the courtship of John and Abigail Adams.  They wrote many letters to one another throughout their courtship and their marriage, they truly were friends.

Susanna Smith like Abigail had a spirit of adventure and loved to read and learn more each day...she would stand outside room where her brother was being tutored and listen- hoping to learn some too....girls were told to master the skills of a home and didn't need lot of education.
Susanna and her mother did try to help the poor in the community and had caring hearts, this probably helped in her decision to help a young woman she met in the orchards near her home-shoeless and looking like a homeless waif.  She later learned she was an indentured servant running from a cruel master but this did not stop her from helping, she cared too much to just turn her away and put herself in danger to help.

Benjamin Ross came from a proud but poor family and has tried to better himself by becoming a lawyer, at the beginning of the story he is helping a hermit who has been accused of murder when several young girls in the area become assaulted and murdered viciously.  He believes The man not guilty of this crime and goes out of his way to help him.  Ben and Susanna had known each other as children and she likes his character but knows in her heart that she must marry someone who has a background and monies to give her family stability for the future, so when the two have feelings toward one another they try to put them behind them and just be friends.  Can a man and woman be "Just friends"?

Taverns and dark streets, British soldiers riding their horses along these streets spying on everyone.  Are their goods being brought into the harbor and secreted away so as to not pay taxes and fees that have risen so highly?  Ben finds himself trying to help a group secretly and there are many clandestine visits, He must not be found out or his life will be changed forever..

Two such strong caring people make this book a joy to read, thanks Jody for all your wonderful research and giving us both enjoyment and a history lesson.  It made me take a second look at the lives of John&Abigail Adams as I am sure it will others too..


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Threads of Love by Andrea Boeshaar
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series Fabric of Time, book #3 "Threads of Love" by Andrea Boeshaar

Whenever I find a book by this author, I smile thinking of how much I am going to enjoy reading...though this is #3 and I had not read the other two-I was still anxious to read.
Emily Sundberg has her life all planned out, wanting to be a teacher,choosing whom she will marry and settling in to have a nice quite life until one US Deputy Marshal comes back into town, John Alexander Kirk Edgerton.
Their first meeting is quite traumatic as he runs her over literally knocking her to the ground.  When she is able to breathe again and stand up she realizes she knows this man.  He had been 13 when he visited his grandpa years ago and they became friends.
When he left town he took a piece of her heart with him and she always wondered what had happened to him..now here he was, larger then life and twice as handsome.
Threads once started become stronger when interwined and they had began when this couple were young, can they get back the closeness they once had?  This story lets us know we can go back and life can be richer the second time when time unfolds misunderstandings and brings them to light.
You wont want to miss this book by Andrea, you don't have to pass a story up just because you have not read others in the series -this one is great stand alone.


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FALL INTO LOVE ULTIMATE GIVEAWAY

26 AUG 2013 ON MARKETING, NEWS, WEBSITES AND MARKETING TAGS: BETHANY HOUSE, CONTEST, FALL INTO LOVE, GIVEAWAY, JEN TURANO, JODY HEDLUND, MELISSA TAGG, NANCY MEHL, NOVELS, TRAICE PETERSONCOMMENTS: 8 COMMENTS

Announcing the FALL INTO LOVEultimate giveaway!

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