A Cousin's Promise, book #13

 

Finally back to the books I love! :)  

Willkumm to the lush and lavish Amish country where Wanda Brunstetter’s new romantic series, Indiana Cousins, begins with A Cousin’s Promise. Loraine Miller finds herself torn between the love of two good men—Wayne Lambright who, crippled after a tragic accident, feels himself unworthy of her love; and Jake Beechy who, after having abandoned her to explore the English world, returns to renew their courtship. To which man will she pledge her love and loyalty—for better or worse, until death they do part? (picture and description at Amazon)

It is worth to keep reading, even after hitting a book you didn't like!

Melissa

We were Liars, book #12

 

Don't ask.  I read it for a contest at the library.  I probably won't even win.  While I can see it why it was an award winning book, the story itself was icky.  Consider this a long commnercial break.  

A beautiful and distinguished family.

A private island.

A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.

A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.

A revolution. An accident. A secret.

Lies upon lies.

True love.

The truth.  (picture and description at Amazon)

Now back to regularly scheduled programming. 😶

Keep reading, even when you hate the book, because there is a chance it will redeem itself.  This one did not, it dropped the bomb at the end, but plenty of others do. Here's hoping the next one I pick up will be better. 

Melissa

The Blindsight of Grace, book #11

 

Don't waste your time.

Suffering is a refining fire for the soul. And twenty-two-year-old Grace Sinclair knows what it means to suffer. At the age of eleven, a brain injury from a tragic car accident left her unable to see. Then, her father was murdered in front of her older brother, and her mother lost her life to COVID-19. But although her world was shrouded in darkness, Grace chose to persevere and walk by faith—as any blind person must learn to do. If only her brother shared her reliance on God.  Travis Sinclair had been the cause of his sister’s blindness. He had been driving the car. He had run the stop sign. And his little sister paid with her sight. He would never forgive himself for that. And just before she died, his mother made him promise that he would take care of his little sister, no matter what.  After inheriting his parents’ home and a hundred and seventy acres in rural Tennessee, Travis spares no expense in preparing for the coming apocalypse. Post-traumatic stress has made him a doomsday prepper. With his store of provisions, his arsenal of weapons, and his underground bunker, Travis keeps spending money to prepare for the worst, despite the bank’s threat to foreclose on his property. But when he is falsely imprisoned for the murder of his neighbor, all hope seems lost.  Cody Blevins is a college criminal justice major and a part-time intern for the FBI. After a chance encounter with Grace, he becomes infatuated with her despite his better judgment. After all, this girl is blind. What kind of relationship could they have? But it doesn’t matter. He is drawn to Grace despite the challenges he would face with her. But when her brother is arrested for murder, and the local sheriff is convinced of his guilt, Cody knows that his chance meeting with Grace is no accident. God had put him there for a reason. He is about to have his first murder investigation. And for Grace, the stakes couldn’t be higher. (picture and description from Amazon)

Move along, let's see what's next ...

Keep reading, the next one has to be better :)

Melissa

Get Out of that Pit, book #10

 

So I had just finished my last book and was having a really icky week with work, life, all the things and I just found this book sitting on my shelf.  Who knows how long it had been sitting there, but I thought, "Hey, let's see what this is about!"  Now, it's been a while since I've done much with Beth Moore but I remembered I loved her Bible Studies and learned a lot from her, so I decided to give it a try.  

Well wouldn't you know, that book - chapter after chapter - really hit me right where I needed to be hit.  It's a pretty quick read, but it will change your life!  I read it like I was drinking out of a firehose because nearly every page was like God saying ~ See, I got you! ~ See, this is how you need to think about this ~ See, it's rough, but not the end of the world! ~ See, you CAN be rescued! 

Now I am ready to go back and sit and think and process more deeper the things that really spoke loudly to me.  

Beth’s journey out of the pit has been heart-rending. But from this and the poetic expressions of Psalm 40 has come the reward: a new song for her soul, given by her Savior and offered to you in Get Out of That Pit. This is Beth’s most stirring message yet of the sheer hope, utter deliverance, and complete and glorious freedom of God.  From her first breath of fresh air beyond the pit, it has never been enough for Beth Moore to be free.  This best-selling author and Bible teacher who has opened the riches of Scripture to millions longs for you to be free as well—to know the Love and Presence that are better than life and the power of God’s Word that defies all darkness.  Beth’s journey out of the pit has been heart-rending. But from this and the poetic expressions of Psalm 40 has come the reward: a new song for her soul, given by her Savior and offered to you in Get Out of That Pit—friend to friend. This is Beth’s most stirring message yet of the sheer hope, utter deliverance, and complete and glorious freedom of God:

I waited patiently for the Lord

He turned to me and heard my cry

He lifted me out of the slimy pit

He set my feet on a rock

He put a new song in my mouth

It is a story, a song—a salvation—that you can know too.  (picture and description from Amazon)

What is God showing you today?

Melissa