Review: Love Finds You in Amana, Iowa

by | Aug 24, 2011 | Book Reviews

Description: As the rest of the nation is embroiled in the Civil War, the Amana Colonies have remained at peace—until now. Amalie Wiese arrives in the newly built village of Amana in 1863 only to find that her fiancé, Friedrich, has left to fight with the Union army....

Review: The Preacher’s Bride

by | Aug 10, 2011 | Book Reviews

Description: In 1650s England, a young Puritan maiden is on a mission to save the baby of her newly widowed preacher–whether her assistance is wanted or not. Always ready to help those in need, Elizabeth ignores John’s protests of her aid. She’s even...

Movie Review: Captain America

by | Aug 1, 2011 | Book Reviews, History

What? A movie review? I don’t even have a category for that! It’s true—I don’t do movie reviews. That’s not what my blog is about. But when the movie involves a classic comic hero and the story is set during World War II, I simply cannot...

Review: Stealing Jake

by | Jul 27, 2011 | Book Reviews

Description: When Livy O’Brien spies a young boy jostling a man walking along the boardwalk, she recognizes the act for what it is. After all, she used to be known as Light-fingered Livy. But that was before she put her past behind her and moved to the growing...

Review: Blue Skies Tomorrow

by | Jul 22, 2011 | Book Reviews

Description: Lt. Raymond Novak prefers the pulpit to the cockpit, but at least his stateside job training B-17 pilots allows him the luxury of a personal life. As he courts Helen Carlisle, a young war widow and mother who conceals her pain under a frenzy of volunteer...