Reading Excursions

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for Coal Black Lies by Cindy K. Sproles, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours ! About the Book Title: Coal Black Lies Author: Cindy K. Sproles Publisher: Kregel Publications Release Date: June 18, 2024 Genre: Christian Historical Fiction Believing the bitter lies you tell yourself leaves little room for the sweetness of truth   Coal miner Joshua Morgan managed to do the impossible--he broke away from the stranglehold of the iron-fisted Barton family and the Company Store, to whom all the miners in the Appalachian Mountains are indebted. But it cost him the life of his young daughter, who was run down by a posse led by Thomas Barton while coming to collect Joshua's payment to the store.  Five years later, a sweet but slow-witted young girl lands on his doorstep, and Joshua's desire to protect her from the clutches of the Bartons increases his thirst for vengeance. Joshua sets out to discover where the girl came from in order to take d...

  MY REVIEW       Series : Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing (Book #2) Paperback:  368 Pages Publisher:  Revell Books (October 3, 2023) Language:  English ISBN 10:  0800740653 ISBN-13:  978-0800740658 ⬅️   Click Photo for Purchase Information    “ 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 he...

  MY REVIEW   Series:  Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing (Book #1) Paperback:  352 pages Publisher:  Revell (March 21, 2023) Language: English ISBN:  0800740645 ISBN-13: 978-0800740641 ⬅️ Click Photo for Purchase Information   “ A brighter future awaits – if she can escape the shadows of the past   Emily Leland sheds no tears when her abusive husband is killed in a bar fight, but what awaits her back home in Sweetwater Crossing is far from the welcome and comfort she expected. First she discovers her father has died under mysterious circumstances. Then the house where the new schoolteacher, Craig Ferguson, and his son are supposed to board burns, leaving them homeless. When Emily proposes turning the family home into a boardinghouse, her sister is so incensed that she leaves town.   Alone and broke, her family name sullied by controversy, Emily is determined to solve the mystery of her father's death – and to aid Craig Ferguson...

  Welcome to the Blog Tour for Lavender Tears by Sondra Cunningham, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours ! ABOUT THE BOOK Title: Lavender Tears Author: Sondra Cunningham Release Date:  March 12, 2021 Genre: Christian Historical Biblical Women's Fiction The strength to rise again and again is not for the faint of heart. Like each new sunrise, Mary of Bethany's journey required an inner strength and faith that would permeate through the darkness of life's unexpected tragedies.  When her hopes and dreams came crashing down around her, Mary's life began to spin, seemingly, out of control. What she couldn't see, was that God, the faithful potter, was shaping her life into a valuable vessel. One mended and filled with the pure gold of the Father's love and destined for a unique purpose.  Held together by the sweet and calming scent of lavender and the memories of her mother's garden, Mary journeys on, learning how to defeat the night and radiate like the no...