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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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Once Upon A Christmas: (A Sweet Christian Fiction Holiday Story with Themes of A Christmas Carol set in Michigan) by Melody Carlson
Book Description: What will happen when a tropical escape from holiday blues turns into a snowy wonderland filled with joy and cheer?
Carol Langstrom hates Christmas. Growing up in a dysfunctional home, with a birthday on December 25 and too many dashed childhood expectations, she would rather avoid the holiday season. And working in the design industry where she manages seasonal decor for wealthy, entitled clients certainly hasn't helped!
So, this year her goal is to flee to the Bahamas--by herself--bah humbug! But bad weather and God's radically different plan redirect her flight to blustery Michigan, where she gets stuck on her aunt's farm and discovers a different kind of Christmas--one wrapped in love, family, and holiday spirit.Tuesday, August 26, 2025
A Deadly Business {A Mia Quinn Mystery} by Lis Wiehl
An oldie but goodie!
- Series: A Mia Quinn Mystery (Book 2)
- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1595549048
Summer in the Spotlight by Liz Johnson
Book Description: A hurricane may have destroyed her livelihood on Prince Edward Island, but she's determined to save her community
Kelsey Ahern has performed at the Victoria Playhouse on Prince Edward Island every summer since she was seven. But when a hurricane destroys the building, it's not just her memories that are in jeopardy. Her future as a teacher and drama coach are too. She teams up with Levi Ross, the facilities director at the high school, to produce a benefit show to raise money to rebuild the theater. He has a reputation for being able to fix anything, and Kelsey is sure there's more to the quiet man than meets the eye.
For his part, Levi has admired Kelsey for years, but he can't seem to find the words to tell her. When a popular weatherman arrives in town to cover the aftermath of the hurricane and takes an interest in Kelsey and her show, Levi realizes that the time has come to speak up--or lose the heart of the woman he longs for.Monday, August 25, 2025
He Should Have Told The Bees by Amanda Cox
Book Description: Beekeeper Beckett Walsh is living her dream, working alongside her father in their apiary, until his untimely death sends her world into a tailspin. She suddenly finds she must deal with a new part owner of the family business--one who is looking to sell the property. Beck cannot fathom why her father would put her into the position to lose everything they built together.
When Callie Peterson is named in the trust of a man she's never heard of, she's not sure what to do. Her fledgling business has just taken wing and her mother has reentered her life asking for help getting into rehab for her lifelong substance abuse issues, making Callie's financial situation rather . . . precarious. She's sure she has no right to someone else's farm, but the money from the sale could solve her problems and give her the stability she's always craved.
My Thoughts: This is the first book I've read by Amanda Cox; hopefully it won't be the last.
Beck, who has lost her father in death and then has to deal with losing the beekeeper business they built together. At times my heart grieved for Beck (Beckett Walsh) since it seems that she has so much to lose. Why didn't her dad make provision for her to keep the bee keeper business? Poor Beck!
Then Callie Petersen is named in the trust of a man she never knew. Callie has had a business that can't seem to make it then her mother wants to reenter her life because she has financial woes. But Callie has financial woes too.
The story of how Beck and Callie have so much in common and how one man who loved both made provision for them.
This creative and insightful read will make the reader want to know what he should have told the bees.
The Chase (US Marshals Book #2) by Lisa Harris
Book Description: US Marshal Madison James may not be sure who shot her three months ago, but she does know one thing--it's time to get back out into the field. When her partner, Jonas Quinn, receives a message that a federal warrant just came in on a man connected to a string of bank robberies, Madison jumps at the chance to get back to work. What she and Jonas find is a bank robbery in progress that's gone wrong--and things are about to get worse. For these bank robbers, it's never been just about the money. It's about taking risks and adrenaline rushes, and getting caught is not part of the game. When the suspects escape, Madison and Jonas must hunt them down and bring them to justice before someone else--someone close to them--gets hurt . . . or worse. From Seattle to the San Juan Islands, bestselling author Lisa Harris takes you on a nonstop chase where feelings are complicated and failure isn't an option.
My Thoughts: Oh, my, STARS! I waited and waited for this book to come out. And it did not disappoint.
I did read book #1, The Escape and I'd recommend that the reader read book 1 to understand the dynamics.
All the right ingredients, a pinch of romance, a mixture of suspense and a wonderful story that brings the reader to a place of wanting the next chapter.
Lisa Harris is one of my most favorite authors, especially in the suspense arena.
How I loved US Marshal Madison James and, well, there's Jonas Quinn. All man and ready to help nab the bad guys.
But it's the suspense, the action and good vs. evil that really make the book.
And the setting is the San Juan Islands. Yeah, so nice and so dangerous.
It's quite an interesting story how a bank robbery goes haywire but it's not about the money. That's the interesting part...who puts their life on the line to rob a bank but it's not about the money?!?!
What story! What adventure! What suspense! It's a wonderful read!
- Paperback : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0800737318
- ISBN-13 : 978-0800737313