A captivating story from the beginning pages — I had a hard time putting it down. Riveting might be a good word. Her friend, Gemma, has disappeared which is not like her. Gemma would know that Amy not knowing would stress her out and Amy’s doctor does *not* want her stressed at this point in her pregnancy. Amy opened Gemma’s bookshop as usual but Gemma’s absence caused nothing but worry. And then the lights go out …
Category: Christian
Book where Faith of God is an important aspect of the story. Biblical verses will appear within the story and may be part of the dialogue.
Baby Protection Mission by Laura Scott
His sister Melissa’s text said to meet her at Elk Valley Park. Cade was there. Holding his nephew, baby Danny. And then things get ugly. One of the kidnappers headed for him and the baby. They ended up grabbing Danny’s mother, Melissa. Did the kidnappers really want Danny? Who were they? Why? Danny’s only one…
Dangerous Texas Hideout by Virginia Vaughan
My description…
Penny, a single mom on the run with her six-year-old daughter because little Missy saw the bank robbers when the FBI agent guarding them was killed. People want her little girl dead. Penny & Missy land in a small Texas town, but the criminals track them there. Police Chief Caleb Harmon rescues them once but will he do it again and again? And how did the criminals find them?
Against the Wind by Amanda Cabot
Normally, I start with my own description but in this case, with such a rich story, there is no way I could write a succinct description. The first two paragraphs of the book’s description should tantalize you:
Doctor-in-training Louisa Vaughn has no intention of remaining in Sweetwater Crossing. She’s just there for a few days to help a friend. But she can’t abandon the injured man she finds at the side of the road. Until his broken leg heals, she’ll serve as the town’s doctor and midwife. She may not be fully qualified yet, but surely she’s better than nothing.
Josh Porter’s plans to win his grandfather’s challenge and fulfill his father’s final wish to gain full control of the family business hit a roadblock when he breaks his leg. But his enforced stay in Sweetwater Crossing gives him new ideas about the expansion of the company into new territory–ideas Louisa could help turn into reality.
Thanksgiving Blessing by Marta Perry
Almost all of the story takes place before Thanksgiving with the story ending as the main characters feeling their Thanksgiving is especially blessed, thus the title.
She is a young widow with two precocious twins who are cute, and smart and the only time you don’t have to watch them is when they are asleep. She is determined to make the orchard inherited from her grandfather support them. He has just moved to the neighborhood having inherited his uncle’s farm. The community is watching him very carefully — his uncle was a drunk so…
Her name is Becca King and he is Nathan Mueller.
Tracked Through the Woods by Laura Scott
“Tracked Through the Woods” is a Christian mystery-thriller about Abby Miller, a woman who has been on the run from the Chicago mob since childhood. Alongside her estranged father, living under a pseudonym among the Amish community, they aim to evade mob executioners intending to kill them. As an adult, Abby teams up with FBI agent Wyatt Kane in their pursuit of safety. The reviewer criticizes the overemphasis on Christian elements and questionable plot elements, such as Wyatt revealing his FBI credentials despite knowing his boss is corrupt. The book is awarded 3.5 stars.