The Promise Keeper by Lisa Norato
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Promise Keeper, novel by Lisa Norato

~WOW~  great story here you don't want to miss the story of the Keeper and Captain Moon's family.
..Danger reunites a Sea Captain's daughter with her childhood protector...
Jonathan Mayne is only a little boy when the Captain stops at his Uncle's store and sees how he is mistreated, his heart won't let him stay, so he takes him with him to work on his ship.  The two bond deeply and as he grows into a man he helps the Captain in many ways enduring himself to the family.
As a man he becomes the Keeper of the lighthouse,Pilgrims Light, on island near the captains home.  He meets the little girl he befriended so many years ago,Iris Moon, the Captains daughter.
A Love that stretched through the years was one that the Captain and his Lady had and his daughter is the image of her mother giving many a start when they see her.  Secrets swirl about the Captain's Lady...

Reading this Love story that has a promise kept by a young boy who now reunites with the Captains daughter...he is grown-she is grown and there is a knowing between them even though she consciously doesn't remember him.
Are you good at keeping promises?  long-time promises? should a promise be broken after death of one involved.

Read this story and see how Lisa Norato has captured the hearts of an older Sea Captain and a small boy who likes to carve wood objects, A Lady in distress who was brought away from evil.


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Discovering Joye: Uncovering the Treasures Inside Ordinary People, Places, Things and Ourselves by Jim Stovall
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

"Discovering Joye" by Jim Stovall

I am a fan of this author since reading "The Ultimate Gift"..amazing man that has faced his fears and now helps others to be able to see more in life...
This is a small book packed with gems of wisdom that you can take and share each day.  His phrase on the cover "Uncovering the Treasures inside ordinary people,places,things and ourselves", is just how he lives his life.
He makes me want to be a better person and I am sure you will agree after reading too.
Joye Kanelakos was just an ordinary woman with a hidden talent that was found after her death, in her poetry. Jim list much of her work in this little book and you will be amazed at the heart of this woman...
one stands out for me that I will list here:
"Today"
Remember,
God this day unfurled
to everyone
Throughout the world
Unblemished Day;
BeJeweled and Pearled~
A Gift to you and me.
For each man's tower
or just a stone.
Born to climb higher
or be left alone.
Time is the Gift.
Use it with care.
Climb to the Heights~
Our dreams flourish there.

~This woman points out what so many refuse to see in a lifetime~

I was given this book by The Bookclub Network to read and review, thank you for this opportunity....


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Full Steam Ahead by Karen Witemeyer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Karen Witemeyer writes  Historical novel "Full Steam Ahead"

Galveston is a port city and many types of ships can be found there, this story is written about the 1800's era.  Nicole Renard grew up on the island playing pirate games and her family is into shipping.
There is a feud and the story about a jewel encrusted dagger that makes for interesting reading.
When Nicole takes this dagger and leaves the island to save it, she encounters many hair-raising moments and when she is stranded along the way she meets Darius Thornton, whom many in the town thinks is crazy as he blows up boilers on his property, unkown is the fact that he is a scientist and trying to find ways to perfect the steamship boilers so they wont blow up at wrong times and cause so many deaths.  Nicole needs funds for the rest of her journey so she takes a job with Darius as assistant to earn her way.
This unlikely couple have more things in common then they are aware of and in time they have a mutual attraction that begins to grow.  Each thinks this is a mistake and tries to limit their times together.
She saves him during one of his testings and he saves her when the brothers come and kidnap her...
Will love continue to grow as they move full steam ahead?  can a compromise be made on both their sides.  You don't want to miss this story.

I received this book from The Bookclub Network and BethanyHouse Publishing to read and review, thank you so much.


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All for a Sister by Allison Pittman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

"All for a Sister" written by Allison Pittman

This story has three points of view..The mother- Celeste&Dana...

Secrets there are so many secrets and as the story unfolds you will learn the truth.  I love to read a story that keeps you reading wanting to know who did what and how they got away with it.
The Dufrane's were wealthy people and Dana's mother was a worker in the home at one time.
Papa Dufrane had a wandering eye and there were many women in his life.  some meant more then others and some he did not know at all...
Dana was imprisoned without a trial...more secrets.
Celeste was the apple of her daddy's eye.  This little girl was beautiful and she wanted to be in the movies and it helped that her father worked in the field of movies.
As Celeste and Dana,all grown up, learn each other's stories ,they face more questions then answers..Discovery comes..a written confession.
You will want to read to the end and see what happened to Dana at a young age and how the secrets unfold bringing truth to light.

I was given this book to read and review by the Bookclub Network and Tyndale publishing...Thank you for the opportunity to read this author.


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The Treasured Brides Collection: Three Timeless Romances from a Beloved Author by Grace Livingston Hill
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

~The Treasured Brides collection by Grace Livingston Hill~

About Grace Livingston Hill

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also wrote under the pseudonym Marcia MacDonald

A popular author of her day she wrote over 100 novels and numerous short stories of religious and Christian fiction. Her characters were most often young female ingénues, frequently strong Christian women or those who become so within the confines of the story.

I enjoyed reading these stories by this author of long ago.
her stories "The Big Blue Soldier", "Found Treasure", "The Patch of Blue" are of brides who will make you smile, cry and just remember the days that you were a bride too.
Love in the midst of their trials and faith leads them to eternal hope and peace..

I received this book from the Bookclub Network for an honest read and review, thank you and the Barbour publishing for a book to add to my collection on this beloved author.


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