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Muddy-Pawed Mentors

by Beth Strand

February 12, 2011

If you�ve been on the planet for more than, say, three or four days, you�ve dealt with the disappointment of �this is not what I thought I was getting into!� In Kim Meeder and Laurie Sacher�s book, Blind Hope, this is exactly how things be... [Read on]

by Beth Strand

February 24, 2011

My mother always taught us if you can�t say something nice, don�t say anything...which makes it difficult for me to say that I found little to treasure in Patricia Hickman�s �The Pirate Queen.� The premise is great - a woman who has i... [Read on]

Walking the Walk

by Beth Strand

March 31, 2011

Let me just start by saying no one does women�s historical fiction like Jane Kirkpatrick, �nuff said? Not quite. �The Daughter�s Walk,� Jane�s latest book, chronicles an incredible journey undertaken by a mother/daughter duo in 1896. The... [Read on]

Passing Judgement on "Judgement Day"

by Beth Strand

April 13, 2011

When I was trying to choose my next review book, I had to resort to the �eenie-meenie-minie-mo� method between two books and it certainly worked! Judgement Day by Wanda L. Dyson is a fast-paced, fun, thrill-ride of a book. I don�t know ab... [Read on]

by Beth Strand

May 1, 2011

Whoppers, fibs, little white lies�.everyone tells them at some time or another. Some people would maintain that society would fall to pieces if we all told the honest truth! Phil Callaway takes his editor�s challenge to spend an entire ye... [Read on]

A Call to Arms - Love & War

by Beth Strand

May 31, 2011

Most people have heard the song �Love is a Battlefield� but very few of us walk down the aisle believing it. Marriages inevitably hit hard times and then what? John and Stasi Eldredge have hit a home run with their new book, �Love & War.� ... [Read on]

Confronting the Enemy Withing - "Enemies of the Heart"

by Beth Strand

June 17, 2011

In my personal life, I�m someone who is shy about confrontation. I mean, I can do it when I have to but I�d hate to have someone speaking frankly to me about my faults and failings. In books about self-improvement, however, I like... [Read on]

Battling the Darkness with "Fierce Beauty"

by Beth Strand

August 12, 2011

Kim Meeder has an amazing capacity for story telling and her latest collection of stories, Fierce Beauty continues to show her talents. Her return to a short story, first person narrative format is reminiscent of her first books, "Hope Rising"... [Read on]

“A Sound Among the Trees” Sounds an Off Note (But I Liked It Anyway!)

by Beth Strand

September 3, 2011

Have you ever gone out to a dinner where the appetizers were superb, the soup amazing, the salad everything a salad could ever hope to be but the main course was completely lackluster? After you’ve had a bit of time to think back on the... [Read on]

Pack a Bag for "Departures" by Robin Jones Gunn

by Beth Strand

September 25, 2011

First, I have to admit that I had never read a Christy Miller or Sierra Jensen novel before I picked up a copy of "Departures" by Robin Jones Gunn. I had read one or two of her Sisterchicks books and found them enjoyable enough to pick... [Read on]