From This Moment

 

From this Moment, by Kim Vogel Sawyer, is a tale about a young man attempting to overcome the grief he feels after the death of his fiance.  Jase Edgar relocates from San Diego to a rural town in Kansas to start a new job.  Not only is the weather totally different, but the culture is different as well!

Jase's new job is as pastor to the youth at a church in town and the congregation welcomes him with open arms.  As Jase attempts to fit into his new surroundings, he meets Lori Fowler.  Lori is the new custodian at the church.  After Lori sets her eyes on Jase, she cannot look away.  Lori struggles with her weight, so she feels she cannot compare to Jase: a man she sees as perfect!

This is a very interesting tale.  You learn that several people in this small town have a connection you would never have imagined.  You also will see the healing hand of God in both Lori and Jase's lives!

I received a copy of this book from Waterbrook Publishers. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

The Vanishing of Loxby Manor

 

The Vanishing of Loxby Manor, by Abigail Wilson, is a mystery with questions around every corner.  This tale takes place in England in the early 1800s.  Charity Halliwell returns home after years away.  She is planning on spending some time with her childhood friend, Seline Cavanaugh, and Charity soon discovers that Saline is as flighty as she remembered.  Seline has acted inappropriately with the family stable hand and her mother feels the family reputation will be ruined.  The situation gets even worse when Seline disappears the very evening that Charity arrives!

Charity soon teams up with Piers Cavanaugh, the elder son in the Cavanaugh family, in an attempt to discover where Seline could be.  As Piers and Charity were formerly friends,  it is interesting to see how this friendship is revived with all the time they spend together as they search!

This tale is full of unknowns and many dark moments before you are finally able to put the pieces of this mystery together and discover what really happened to Seline!

I received this e-book  from Thomas Nelson through netgalley.com.

When Twilight Breaks

 

When Twilight Breaks is the latest tale from Sarah Sundin.  The year is 1938 and WWII is about to begin.  When Evelyn Brand is shut down for trying to do some hard reporting on Hitler's activity in Germany, she is instead given a less serious assignment about student life at German universities!

Once Evelyn arrives in Munich, she begins by interviewing American professor, Peter Lang, a man who is trying to complete his PhD in German.  These two could not be more opposite!

After Evelyn learns that three of her grandparents are Jewish, almost immediately her life becomes full of danger and fear.  Watch as Evelyn and Peter search to find a safe exit from the violence-filled land!

I received this book  from Revell in exchange for my honest review.

The Best-Laid Plans

Sarah Eden's latest tale, Best-Laid Plans, will give you another taste of the Jonquil family.  Charlie Jonquil ventures from London to Bath to assist his best friend, Newton Hughes.  His friend seems to be caught up in the matching-making schemes of desperate mothers trying to make matches for their daughters.  Newton soon encounters Ellie Napper, who has no interest in the business of this town, and soon Ellie seems to quickly draw his interest!

This short story is a fun tale to follow.  You will learn more about Charlie Jonquin and his friends throughout the pages of this book.  Definitely a tale not to be missed!

A Castaway in Cornwall

 

A Castaway in Cornwall is another great tale from Julie Klassen.  Following the deaths of her parents, Laura Callaway is living with her guardian in Cornwall, England.  In an effort to find her place in this new world, Laura starts collecting relics lost in the shipwrecks that occur along the shoreline.  Her latest relic is a mysterious man, the sole survivor of the most recent wreck!

As Laura and an elderly neighbor, who was formerly a  mid-wife, work hard to save this man's life, she tries to discover clues as to who he is and where he is from.  Once he recovers and begins to speak, Laura notices a slight French accent.  As a friendship begins to form between Laura and her patient, she knows he is still keeping secrets from her!

This story holds a bit of mystery and a lot of unknown.  The telling gets very interesting as Laura and this man take an adventure together to try to find answers to questions in both of their past lives!

I received an e-copy of this book from Bethany House.  Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Active Defense

 

Active Defense, by Lynette Eason, will follow Heather Fontaine home from her time working as a field surgeon in Afghanistan.  She cannot seem to shake the nightmares involving a young boy, who lost his life to a suicide bomb  Once back stateside, the nightmares still haunt Heather; however, her trauma increases.  Heather senses a person is stalking her, as well!

When Heather comes home and finds a picture of her friends with targets marked on their foreheads, she knows she must run.  Heather does not want to expose her friends to any potential harm.  However, in this tale full of action and danger around every corner, Heather cannot keep herself or her friends safe for long!

This story will have you turning page after page, as you attempt to put the pieces of this suspense together.  It is definitely worth the read!

I received this book  from Revell in exchange for my honest review.

Spinster Ever After

 

Spinster Ever After, by Rebecca Connolly, brings the Spinster Chronicles series to a close.  After years of working as a writer with the Spinster Chronicles, Charlotte Wright has changed her mind.  She swore for years that she would never marry, now with all her friends recently married, Charlotte has decided she wants to walk down this path as well.  However, Charlotte does not realize that this path will take her away from Michael Sandford, her best friend and also a man who has been in love with her for years!

This is an interesting tale to follow as both Charlotte and Michael adjust to this new reality in their worlds!