THE JESUS MISSION

by

Steven K. Scott

Hardback, 282 pages

WaterBrook Press

This hardback copy of "The Jesus Mission" was sent to me by Blogging for books for my review.

Steven K. Scott has written a book that will help in your Bible study, he uses the NIV Bible as his reference. The book is broken up into sessions that you can read as you study your Bible and relate to it. He has written some of the things he has experienced in his own life that make it enjoyable to read. The topic "Christ completed 27 missions while on earth. Take up the 4 He assigned you" tell us to study God's word and to apply it to our own lives. I believe you will enjoy reading this book and keep it laying around so that you can just pick it up when you need a boost in you day to day life.

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PRECISELY TERMINATED

written byAmamda L. Davis

ISBN:  9780899578965

Papaerback, 349 pages

Living Ink Books

About the Book: 

Monica, a noble disguised as a slave girl, escaped the chip implantation process that the slaves of Cantral and Cillineese were subjected to at birth. As a result, she alone holds the ability to find a paper bearing instructions for shutting down the mind-­controlling computers and execute the paper's directives. But the Cillineese rulers discover Monica's existence and move to seal the city. They plan to gas all the inhabitants before Monica can set them free. The ensuing race against time pits one girl against the tyranny of powerful nobles...with an entire city's inhabitants hanging in the balance.

About the Author

Amanda L. Davis is an award-­winning writer who spends her spare time spinning yarn, sewing, quilting, and embroidering. She honed her writing craft while attending writers conferences with her father, award-­winning fantasy novelist Bryan Davis, and through years of participating in Cleanplace, an online writers group for teens. Amanda is available to speak about her process of living with dyslexia, excelling in a homeschool environment, and chasing your dreams-no matter what your age.

My Thoughs:

When the children were born they all had microchips implanted in their skulls so that they could always be traced, but Monica was born on a nobleman and had someway escaped a death sentence at the age of four.  She hids in the walls of Cantral with the slaves and now at sixteen she pretends to be one of them.

A fate of millions of people ride on Monica's shoulders if she can someway get control of the computer that has all the chips saved inside.

This book will keep you on your toes as it is filled with suspence, danger at every turn, joy and about anything you could possible want in a book of this type.

As I begin to read this book I found that it is a very intriguing book. Some of the things I don't really understand but I know this book is for young people and they will be able to jump right in and enjoy every word of it. I am passing this book on to my fifteen year old granddaugher as I know she will love it.

I want to thank LeAnn Hamby at Glassroads for sending me this book so that I could review it and join the tour, 

 

Love Blooms in Winter

by

Lori Copeland

 ISBN: 9780736930192

Trade Paper. 240 pages

Realeases Feb. 2011

Harvest House Publisher

Lori Copeland

A romantic new book from bestselling author Lori Copeland that portrays God’s miraculous provision even when none seems possible.
1892—Mae Wilkey’s sweet next-door neighbor, Pauline, is suffering from old age and dementia and desperately needs family to come help her. But Pauline can’t recall having kin remaining. Mae searches through her desk and finds a name—Tom Curtis, who may just be the answer to their prayers.
Tom can’t remember an old aunt named Pauline, but if she thinks he’s a long-lost nephew, he very well may be. After two desperate letters from Mae, he decides to pay a visit. An engagement, a runaway train, and a town of quirky, loveable people make for more of an adventure than Tom is expecting. But it is amazing what can bloom in winter when God is in charge of things.




My Thoughts:

Thanks to Jeanne Wynn from Wynn-Wynn Media for sending me this advanced Galley of this book for my review.  Thanks Jeanne

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Dwadlo, ND, 1892 is where the story takes place as Hal Murphy grumbles to his wife that he thinks this will be one of the worst season ever.  As the snow and ice begin to take over the land it makes for a dismal time for all.
Mae is a single lady and if she does not find a sweetheart soon she will be  She has been dating the same boy for six years but he just does not seem to want to get married..  This leaves the town talking about her and if she will ever marry.  Mae takes care of  anyone that will let her, from her elderly neighbor and her disabled brother.

She finds an address and is hoping it is someone that will help her care for the people, and here is where she meets Tom.  At first Tom does not get close to Mae and she has a boyfriends, but before long he has fallen in love with her.  So will she marry the man she has been dating for so long or will she see what love Tom has for her.
You need to pre-order this book now or at least write it down so you can get it at your favorite bookstore.
It is a very good story that I am sure you will love.

THE WINGS OF MORNING

by

Murray Pura

ISBN: 0736948775

Releases Feb, 2011

Paperback, 300 pages

Harvest House Publisher

Product Description

Jude Whetstone and Lyyndaya Kurtz, whose families are converts to the Amish faith, are slowly falling in love. Jude has also fallen in love with flying that new-fangled invention, the aeroplane.The Amish communities have rejected the telephone and have forbidden motorcar ownership but not yet electricity or aeroplanes.Though exempt from military service on religious grounds, Jude is manipulated by unscrupulous army officers into enlisting in order to protect several Amish men. No one in the community understands Jude's sudden enlistment and so he is shunned. Lyyndaya's despair deepens at the reports that Jude has been shot down in France. In her grief, she turns to nursing Spanish flu victims in Philadelphia. After many months of caring for stricken soldiers, Lyyndaya is stunned when an emaciated Jude turns up in her ward.

Publisher's Description (taken from Christian Books.com)

Lovers of Amish fiction will quickly sign on as fans of award-winning author Murray Pura as they keep turning the pages of this exciting new historical romance set in 1917 during AmericaÂ’s participation in World War I.
Jude Whetstone and Lyyndaya Kurtz, whose families are converts to the Amish faith, are slowly falling in love. Jude has also fallen in love with flying that new-fangled invention, the aeroplane.
The Amish communities have rejected the telephone and have forbidden motorcar ownership but not yet electricity or aeroplanes.
Though exempt from military service on religious grounds, Jude is manipulated by unscrupulous army officers into enlisting in order to protect several Amish men. No one in the community understands JudeÂ’s sudden enlistment and so he is shunned. LyyndayaÂ’s despair deepens at the reports that Jude has been shot down in France. In her grief, she turns to nursing Spanish flu victims in Philadelphia. After many months of caring for stricken soldiers, Lyyndaya is stunned when an emaciated Jude turns up in her ward.
LyyndayaÂ’s joy at receiving Jude back from the dead is quickly diminished when the Amish leadership insist the shunning remain in force. How then can they marry without the blessing of their families? Will happiness elude them forever?
Welcome a powerful new voice to the world of Amish fiction!

My Thoughts:

I enjoy reading about the Amish way of life even if I do not agree with their ways.  It is always interesting to see which author will come up with another book and Murray Pura is one I have never read his work. I recieved the Review copy of this manuscrip for my review from Wynn-Wynn Media, LLC.  Thanks Jeane

As Lyyndaya Kurtz is working in the family garden she heard something she though was bees and then she saw that it was aeroplanes.  There were six of them and one broke away and few even closer to the ground and a hand came out and waves at her. Then it landed in her papa's field.  She could not believe her eyes when a young man got out, and as all the children and Lyyndaya ran to meet him it was Jude a friend of Lyyndaya's she could not believe he flew from Philadelphia just to see her.  No one knew they were counting, as was a coustom of the Amish youth.  This was something that the
Amish did not do and it really was not too appealing to Lyyndaya's dad.

A good book to look forward too in Feb of 2012.  You can pre-order or make sure you mark it on you list to read for the cold months.

An Amish Family Renuion

by

Mary Ellis

releases Feb. 2012

ISBN: 0736944877

Paperback, 352 pages

Harvest House Publishers

About the book:

During a rumschpringe visit to Niagara Falls, Phoebe Miller meets Eli Riehl, a young man who charms her—and everyone else—with his exceptional storytelling ability. When Phoebe sketches scenes to illustrate one of his tales, Eli encourages her incredible talent, and together they embark on a lofty and unlikely business venture for two young Amish people—writing and illustrating a children’s book.
Eli’s kindness and appeal extend beyond his knack for words to reach inside Phoebe’s heart. But he is an only son with five sisters, and when his father suffers a heart attack, Eli gives up his writing to assume responsibility on the farm. Though willing to abandon his dream of becoming an author, he won’t give up his beloved Phoebe.
Can their love for a good story develop into something that lasts forever, or will Phoebe’s deep-seated fear of desertion stand in their way?

About the Author:

Mary Ellis

My Thoughts:

 I really enjoyed the part about Phoebe who had lost her parents at a young age and had been raised by Hannah and Seth.  She loved to draw and ever got to go to Niagara Falls with a group of young Amish folks.  She meet a young man Eli Riehls who loved to make up and tell stories, so they really enjoyed themselves when they returned as he made up the s

I love to read the Amish books and this galley form of An Amish Family Reunion let me read and review the book before it is released.

As the Miller family have moved away from the home and are scattered around the county, Julia is really feeling the aloneless of her brood. She wants them all to come home for a month and let her get to know her grandchildren some she has not seen. This book tell of all the lives of the Miller children and the type of work they are doing, how many children they have etc. It has chapters about them all and I found it to be a great read as I learned about their lives. I have read Mary Ellis' books before so most of these characters are not new to me.

tories and she did the drawing for them.

Thanks so much to Jeane Wynn of Wynn-Wynn Media for sending me this review copy and I choose to review it.

SHADOW IN SERENITY

by

Terri Blackstock

Read by Gareielle De Cuir

Audio book

contains 9 cds unabridged

ISBN: 9780310332336

Zondervan Publisher

As you put the first cd into your player you are ready for a great story as only Terri Blackstock can tell it.  Her work always keeps you wondering what is coming next. 

Carney Sullivan grew up in the world of a traveling carnival, she wanted a place to call home so she settled for Serenity Texas.  She makes a home and has a child and a new faith.  But she can spot a con artist as soon as she sees them as her father was one.

Then she meet the swave Logan Brisco she knows right away the he also was a con artist even thought he was so very good looking and word some of the fanciest clother.  He was out for no good and it seems that Carney was the only one in the town that knew this.  He had everyone fooled but he was planning on getting anything he could from the good people encluding Carney's heart.  Can she warn the people of the town who they are dealing with or will her heart stand in the way,

This story is a suspence that you can't wait until you can hear more.  Thanks so much to Zondervan Publisher for sending me this audio book and I choose to review it.

THE SKIN MAN

by

Stephen R. Lawhead

9781400316731

Audio book, unabridged

Thomas Nelson, Publisher

Thanks so much to "BookSneeze for giving me the chance to listen to this audio book and I have

This is a new experience for me as I usually read my books, but when this audio book was offered I had to give it a try. Pretty nice, just sitting back, relax and lisen as the story is told.

The Skin Map by Stephen R. Lawhead draws you into worlds you didn't even know existed along
with  Kit Livingston, who is guided to use his unknown talent of traveling via lay lines by his
great grandfather.  What will happen next and who will find the answers to the mysteries of the
universe in the quest for the skin map and the knowledge of how to read it.  The Skin Map is
well written with loads of detail about the worlds that Kit travels too and what happens to the
friends he brings along with him.  Lawhead creates a story of adventure and danger and leaves
you wanting more.

Promised To Me

by

Robin Lee Hatcher

ISBN: 0310235553

Paperback, 275 pages

Zondervan Publisher

As the series Coming to America continues Karola Breit desides to travel to America to meet her beau that had already come years before.  Jakob Hirsch had promised Karola that he would write for her to join him as soon as he could get the money up.  He wrote to Germany to her a few times then the letters stopped,  Karola went with a broken heart not knowing if he was alive or not.  She did not want to marry any other man as her heart belonged to Jokob.  One day a letter came and he asked her to come and be his bride,  She was so happy and could hardly wait,

But one letter he wrote did not reach her, so when she landed and went through coustoms, there he was, but who were the children he had with him?

This story tell about how some of the women that came to America to be brides found themselves when they got here,

I really enjoyed this series and I want to thank Zondervan Publishing for sending me this book for my review,

LOVE ON THE LINE

by

Deeanne Gist

ISBN: 9780764204098

Papaerback, 365 pages

Bethany House Publisher

As Georgie Gail loves her job as a telephone operator, she was working in a man's world.  When Luke Palmer came to town disquised as a telephone repairman, but he was a ranger in real life, just trying to find the robbers "the Comer gang".  This gang never hurts anyone but just robs them and sometimes even leaves the old people with their money and sometime gives some that they have taken from someone else to them.  This gang always gets away and Luke is determined to find them as he know they are living in or near Brenham, Texas.

As Luke comes into the home of Georgie to work in the telephone office, she is determined to not let him take over her desk and any part of her job, if she can.

She is very independent and wants to do things her way, so she is always having conflicts with Luke.  Can they work together or will she blow his disguise before he can find the Comer gang.

This book is funny at times and tells of the era where the woman is first becoming able to work outside her home.  Why I have no idea as myself I always loved to be a stay at home mom. 

I want to thank Bethany House Publisher for sending me this book to review.



Finding Our Way Home

by

Charlene Ann Baumbich

Releases March, 2012
Pre-order here

ISBN: 978030744478

Paperback

WaterBrook Press

I received this advance readers copy of this book from BookSneeze for my honest review.  This is my first time reading anything from this author so I didn't know what to expect from this book.

As I began to read Sasha Davis is a ballerine and she has an accident at the age of thirty-eight.  She then leaves the ballet company and goes back to her home town in Minnesota.  She is still suffering from the lost of her mother and her injuries are so bad that she had to hire a temporary live-in to help her out.  As a nineteen year old Evelyn Burt moves into Sasha's home, problems start to happen.

As Sasha begine to heal in her body, her spirit is another thing.  Loosing her mother was taking a much longer time.  That is when she and Evelyn became great friends and learned that love can overcome.

HOUSE OF SECRETS

by

Tracie Peterson

ISBN:  9780764206184

Paperback, 309 pages

Bethany House Publisher

I really enjoyed this book as the three Cooper sisters, Bailee, Greena and Piper were called by their father to meet at their vacation home in Washington state.  They did not have any idea why he wanted to meet like this as he never had time for them when they were younger.  Bailee was the eldest of the three girls and she had been put in charge of the other two all their lives as their mother had died and the father was not at home, so he had left them with a nanny, and Bailee really felt as through she was the parent of the other two girls.  Their mother had really been strange all through their lives as she would get the girls and hide them so that something bad would not get them.  She had been schizophrenic but none of the girls was supposed to know this, but Bailee had over heard some women one day and she knew but had kept a secret.  Everything in this family was a secret.  There was no belief in God with the father and the girls, but the mother had taken them to Church sometimes, but the good Christian folks had not let her return to church as they though she was really crazy and they just could not take the time to deal with her.

Bailee was working as an freelance editor for writers and worked for Mark Delahunt and his father's firm.  Mark was really interested in Bailee but she was so afraid to have a relationdship because of her feeling as though she had to take care of her sisters even though they were both grown, one was a lawyer and the younges wanted to be a fashion designer.  What they found out when they all got together at the vacation home was really amazing.  Things Bailee had know or though she knew and something that as young girls they were really mistaken.

I am a Christian also and I know how I think and I know that God does not like me to be that way, so I have to just ask him for forgiveness,  There are so many people that really knows nothing about Schizophrenia I though you may like this link so that you could read about it for yourself.

I want to thank Bethany House Publishers for sending me this book free to review.  It really was a great read and I learned a lot about the life of someone that has schizophrenia.