Fatal Judgement

Fatal Judgement, by Irene Hannon. Jake is a U.S Marshal Who's been assigned to a new case, protecting judge Liz Micheals, who's sister was shot with the bullet that was meant for her! Jake is less than thrilled to get this assignment as his best friend was married to this judge until he was drove to suicide, of which he considers the judge to blame. We follow Jake and Liz throughout this adventure of danger, action, romance and second chances. To find that not everyone is who they appear to be!
 This book grabbed a hold of me and just wouldn't let me go! I could not put it down, I am a huge fan of a good suspense novel and this one is excellent!! I loved all the details they included, the author obviously did her work in finding out what being a U.S. Marshal all entails and it shows in this story! this is definitely a must read novel for the library and I look forward to reading more in the series!! My only beef with this novel was the cover lol, I'm just not a fan of the man/woman pose thing. But obviously that doesn't effect the story, just a pet peeve of mine lol.

*Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc. Available now at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

The Damascus Way

The Damascus Way, by Davis Bunn & Janette Oke. Julia is devastated to discover that her life was not what she thought it was! Her father has a wife and other children, while her mother was never married to her father, but rather given to him as a slave. This discovery leaves Julia searching for something, she's considered second class because of who she is now. What kind of life could she possibly lead? Was she destined to always be "lesser" of a person? That was until she found "the way" and her life changed! We travel with Julia through out this book in the adventures she finds herself as a part of a courier!
 I did not read the first 2 books in this series, so The Damascus Way was my first book! I was a little hesitant to read it with out having read the first two, but I was not disappointed! In fact this just makes me want to read the rest of the series even more! The authors seem to be very careful to take caution not to oppose scripture for the sake of the story, which was very important! Although this obviously is a fiction novel and not historical or Biblical events (although they are based on biblical events), it opens up your imagination to really think about what life would have been like to the people in New Testament times? Its so easy to just read and not think about the people in the Bible as "real" people, so books like this are so appreciated! It is an uplifting and encouraging book that I loved reading, I definitely recommend reading this one as well as getting your hands on all the books in the series!

*Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications Inc. Available now at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

Paradise Valley

Paradise Valley, by Dale Cramer. In this novel we meet Caleb Bender and his family. With special attention given to Rachel! Life was going on as it normally does in that quiet Amish coloney, when the government steps in and decides that the Amish families are neglecting their children and using them, by having them work on the farm and learn hands on rather than attending the public schools. A law is passed making it compulsery for all chidren to attend public school. The Amish villiage try's to stand firm against the governments decision, but having been backed into a corner, find that they must send their children to school or risk loosing them and having them grow up in foster homes. Caleb Bender on a quest to find some way to keep the ways of the world from being taught to his children in the public school system, finds an advertisment for farm land in Mexico and moves is family up there to live. Young Rachel must leave behind the boy, who's quickly becoming a man, who she's fallen in love with. She's unsure if he'll ever get to join her in this new country and life, filled with adventure and bandits!
  I love a good Amish novel, I am a huge fan of them! It is my favorite kind of books to read ever! There's just something about their lifestyle that is so appealling! So I was more than excited to have recieved this book! And this book did not disappoint! It was great! It ranks up there with the Amish books by Beth wiseman and Suzanne Woods Fisher! it is a great book about steadfast faith in times of trouble! I will be reading it again and again! thank you!

*Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications Inc. Available  now at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

Deeper into the word, new testament

Deeper into the Word, New Testament, Reflections on 100 Word's from the New Testament. This book takes 100 commonly used words from the new testament, such as prayer, doubt, self-control, etc. and gives us a more in depth look at those words and the real meaning behind them. We get the Greek word and how that's translated as well as where else that same word is used throughout scripture and how it impacts the meaning we take from it today as we read it. It opens up a whole new world to what we thought scriptures mean and how to interpret them! It makes verses that you thought you knew, come alive again and give new meaning to them! This is a fantastic aid to your daily Bible reading! I had the privilege of having this book arrive at the house just a few days before I was going to be doing a bible study on prayer, this book was so helpful with that. and really helped open eyes to what God actually wants from us in prayer, not only does prayer mean us talking to him, but it also means us listening to what God is saying to us! I will be using this book as a devotional for a while to come as I pour over it again and again! This book is filled with knowledge that will aid you in filling yourself with knowledge!! I am excited and privileged to have been a part of reviewing this book!!

* Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications Inc. Available now at your favourite bookseller from Bethan House, a division of Baker Publishing group.

The Girl in the Gate house

The Girl in the Gate House, by Julie Klassen. In this book we meet young Mariah Aubrey. She made some really bad decissions and fell for a less than honourable man. As a result found herself banished from her home and family and sent to live in the gate house of her aunts estate. Her aunt soon passes away and Mariah finds her self in a rather hard position, because the step son of her aunt isn't quite as charitable as she was. So mariah decides to see if she can get some of her books she's written published to try and raise money to support herself. As well as to warn other young girls of the problems of falling for the wrong guy! Little did she know that despite all that she'd been through, that she was still worth loving and God had some one who was perfect for her still!!
I really really enjoyed this novel! I would say its a romance novel, but most of it doesn't have to do with romance till you get to the end of the book! It really is a story of redemption and reconciliation! I loved the characters and I loved that Julie Klassen was willing to write a book on the things that generally aren't talked about in Christian novels! This one will take a place among the list of my favorite books! The story was great, the writting was excellent! A must have for those who love christian fiction novels!!!

*Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications Inc. Available now at your favourite bookseller from Bethan House, a division of Baker Publishing Group.