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Book Review – Six Miles from Nashville by Elaine Littau
Elaine Littau knows how to craft beautiful fiction stories with interesting and believeable characters, so when I saw that she had a new book out, “Six Miles From Nashville,” I was excited to get my copy. This latest book didn’t disappoint. Young Betty is struggling to recover and find herself again following difficult and devastating circumstances. She feels alone and in need of medical attention when she stumbles into a café looking for work in a little town just six miles from Nashville, Tennessee. The owner “Sweetie” gives her a job, but then immediately realizes the extra care that Becky needs. She slowly nurses Betty back…
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Book Review – The Bridge of Peace by Cindy Woodsmall
As our final love story leading up to Valentine’s Day, I wanted to share with you The Bridge of Peace by Cindy Woodsmall. This book is the second book in the Ada’s House novel series. This book takes us to the world of the Old Order Amish with a young school teacher, Lena Kauffman, who has a noticeable birthmark on her face. She has felt burdened by it her whole life. Still it is not the birthmark but her lack of submission to the old ways that lands her into continuing trouble with the school board. Grey Graber, one of the school board members, has his own difficulties as his wife…
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Book Review – Lorna by Debra White Smith
I ran across Lorna by Debra White Smith while looking through the bargain books again. This book is the second in The Debutantes series. In this story Lorna Leigh, the famous and rich former professional tennis player, works with her two other high society friends to investigate and solve crimes in the Houston area. What she didn’t expect was to become romantically involved with the new mayor of Houston who unfortunately has found himself in the middle of their latest investigation. How are the three friends supposed to catch the man responsible for accusing a local pastor of child pornography when Lorna’s new boyfriend is one of the leading suspects.…
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Book Review – Oregon Weddings by Kathleen E. Kovach
As I mentioned last week, we’re looking at love stories as we lead up to Valentine’s Day. Another recent purchase I made was Oregon Weddings by Kathleen E. Kovach. These books are a series Romancing America where each book has three stories all set in a particular state. The Oregon Weddings books focus on the three stories of Skye Randall, Meranda Drake, and Glenys Bernard and the respective hurdles they face personally and in their relationships. Skye finds out the mother he never knew has left him an Alpaca ranch. Meranda is seeking vengeance for her father who died searching for an inheritance. Glenys is trying to overcome an old…