Reading Excursions

  MY REVIEW     Paperback:   352 Pages Publisher:  Bethany House (September 26, 2023) Language:  English ISBN 10:  0764241052 ISBN-13:  978-0764241055 ⬅️  Click Photo for Purchase Information    “ Two women--a century apart--embark on a journey to healing, faith, forgiveness, and romance.    In 2012, art historian Gwen Morris travels to England's Lake District to appraise the paintings and antiques of an old family friend, hoping to prove herself to her prestigious grandfather. While at Longdale Manor, she meets David Bradford--the owner's handsome grandson--who is desperate to save the crumbling estate by turning it into a luxury hotel. When Gwen stumbles upon a one-hundred-year-old journal and an intricately carved shepherd's staff similar to one in a photo of her parents, she's left searching for answers.    In 1912, after her father's death, Charlotte Harper uncovers a painful family secret she can only c...

MY REVIEW     Paperback:  256 Pages Publisher:  Bethany House (September 5, 2023) Language:  English ISBN 10:  0764242059 ISBN-13:  978-0764242052 ⬅️  Click Photo for Purchase Information      “ Two workplace rivals. One festive competition. And a romance that upends it all.    Every December two things are guaranteed for graphic designer Mackenzie Graham--Christmas celebrations and the annual promotion at her workplace. Those two things are by no means mutually exclusive. In fact, the better an employee is at harnessing the Christmas spirit, the more likely they'll win the new job. With her social anxiety, Mackenzie never thought she'd be a contender in her company's holiday competition, so how exactly has she found herself dueling her workplace crush with wrapping paper tubes and using tinsel as her weapon of choice for a much-needed raise?    Jeremy Fletcher's life is meticulously planned out, includ...

  MY REVIEW   Series:  Defend and Protect (Book #3) Paperback: 352 Pages Publisher: Revell (March 7, 2023) Language: English ISBN 10: 0800737970 ISBN-13: 978-0800737979 ⬅️ Click Photo for Purchase Information   “ USSS Special Agent Zane Thacker has landed his dream assignment protecting the president of the United States. When the president plans a fundraiser at the exclusive estate of a political supporter in Raleigh, Zane is thrilled to be working again with Special Agent Tessa Reed, his best friend--and the woman he desperately wishes could be more.   Though Tessa almost lost everything, she battled her demons and came out on the other side healthy and healed. But when her role as the liaison between the Raleigh office and the president's protective detail wrenches her past back into the present, her greatest failure threatens to come to light.   Zane refuses to let Tessa go through this alone. But can he stand by the woman he loves ...