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Book Review, Fifteen Minutes by Karen Kingsbury
Fifteen Minutes by Karen Kingsbury Publisher: Howard Books Date October 29, 2013 Karen Kingsbury’s new book asks the question: What Would You Sacrifice For Fame? (Synopsis from Amazon.com) Zack Dylan made a promise to God and his college sweetheart as he left his family’s horse farm in Kentucky to compete on the popular reality television show Fifteen Minutes: If he makes it, the fame won’t change him. Overnight, Zack is the nation’s most popular contestant, a country singer with the looks and voice of a young Elvis. As his star rises, Zack is asked to compromise and quiet his beliefs, and also something more. Something Zack could never have imagined. Just…
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Review: Memory’s Door by James Rubart
Genre: Adventure, Suspense, Thrillers Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: August 2013 Reviewed by Lori Twichell The Warriors Riding are on a mission. They battle the supernatural in ways that many would never imagine. From actually entering another person’s soul to heal their wounds (I know, right?!) to meeting demons and angels in their every day activities, these people truly are warriors of a new kind. So once you’ve learned how to take the battle from the natural into the supernatural, what could possibly come next? Even more than your brain can comprehend. Trust me. Let’s see where we left our friends at the end of Soul’s Gate. (SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN’T…
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Review: Amish Vampires in Space
Amish Vampires in Space by Kerry Nietz Genre: Sci Fi, Fantasy Publisher: Marcher Lord Press Publication Date: September 30, 2013 Note: Yes, this is a real book. Yes it was actually published. No, it wasn’t self published and no, it’s not a parody. Amish Vampires in Space was published by Marcher Lord Press (one of my favorite publishers) and it’s actually really good. Read on and you’ll see what I mean. The Amish world of Alabaster isn’t that different from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. With a strict Ordnung that covers even the most minor of issues, the people of this world live by rules. Just rules. There’s little, if any, grace…
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A Warning for All Moms Out There
By the time you have your third child, it’s generally understood that you have a pretty decent handle on what to expect. (Did I hear someone laugh out there?) I know that each child presents his or her own challenges. You’ll always learn new things with each kid, but when my youngest was an infant, I learned something that completely shocked me and the lesson continues to resonate with me. Yesterday, a good friend Organized SAHM, posted a picture on her Facebook page of baby toes. It wasn’t a picture of the cute little adorable toes that we are obligated to kiss and tickle and play with. (The picture just…
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Review: Outlaw by Ted Dekker
Outlaw by Ted Dekker Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Action, Adventure Publisher: Center Street Publication Date: October 22, 2013 Julian Carter is far, far away from her native home of Atlanta, Georgia. Born and raised in the social circles of the Deep South, she’s ill prepared for her odd, yet highly impassioned mission trip to a far off place she’s only seen in pictures. When a massive storm blows up, Julian and her two year old son Stephen are caught up in a horrifying reality. The boat goes down and Julian straps her toddler to a life preserver – the only way she can imagine that he might weather this…
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Review: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Young Adult Publisher: St. Martins Griffin Publication Date: September 2013 Cath and her twin sister Wren are sort of somewhat maybe kind of ready for college. As part of a pair that’s always been known in the singular, Cath isn’t quite ready to stretch beyond what she already knows. Wren on the other hand, is very ready to jump into new. So much so that she’s chosen not to be Cath’s roommate and not to take similar classes. This causes no small amount of panic and chaos in Cath’s world. It’s not pretty. It only adds to the adventure when Cath…
