Book Review : When a Secret Kills

I am thrilled to close out a series today!!  I recently got my hands on book 3 of Deadly Reunions by Lynette Eason.  Oh, how I have enjoyed these suspenseful, thriller, romantic Christian Fiction books!!

When the Smoke Clears was book 1, When a Heart Stops was book2 – I have enjoyed each  one!!

Lynette concluded a great series with this book, she tied up all the loose ends that kept us guessing and wondering through the first three books.  I love how we got to see characters grow from the first book and continue to be strong and Godly people in each of the next books.

This book finalizes the story by brining Jillian Carter home, after disappearing the night of her high school graduation.  She had contacted a few friends once or twice, but otherwise remained in hiding for over ten years.  When she comes back, she is determined to prove the crime she witnessed that night so long ago.  In the midst of trying to prove her innocence and the guilt of another she is thrown back with a young man who she once loved. 

There are stills secrets until the very end, and honestly you will not be able to put this one down.

I highly recommend Lynette Eason and each of these books!!

NOTE : I was offered a copy of When a Secret Kills, in exchange for an honest review by Revell Publishers.

Book Review : The Cat that God Sent

So the book that arrived with The Dog That Talked to God was another book by Jim Kraus, The Cat that God Sent. I thought these books would be funny, light books – with the focus on the animals. I was wrong. These were full blown Christian Fiction, there just happens to be a dog or cat sharing the limelight with the people in the story.

As much as J enjoyed the dog book, I enjoyed this book! I enjoyed the mystery of the past that Jake brings to his new church in a small town in Pennsylvania. Not only was there his secret to figure out, but a few others as well. I really did enjoy the addition of Petey to the story, Petey the cat. He is a stray that arrives as the church the same day Jake does, and he adopts Jake.

I loved watching how their relationship grew (I know that sounds silly, but it did) and I loved watching the town –Coudersport fall in love with Petey (maybe, first?) and Jake.

Most of all, my favorite part of the plot was seeing people come back to church because of the tales of the cat listening each Sunday. It made me wonder what it would take for others to come back. Because quite honestly I believe the best place to “be” is in a Bible preaching church in order to hear the true message from God. And that is just what happens, people come to see Petey, they hear God in the word that Jake delivers.

Book Review : The Dog that Talked to God

I am so excited to be helping my boy review yet another book!! This book is by Jim Kraus and it is The Dog that Talked to God.

This is a good book that teaches why trusting God is so important. The main character is a widow who is angry at God following the death of her husband and son.

When Rufus enters the scene, Mary discovers that he talks and not with barks! Eventually Mary begins attending church again and realizes that maybe she was wrong to leave the church and blame God for what happened.

Rufus becomes a friend that she is able to confide in, which was refreshing since it had been a while since she had someone to open up to.

J enjoyed reading this book, and would recommend it.

Read other reviews HERE.

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Meet Jim:
Jim Kraus grew up in Western Pennsylvania and has spent the last twenty years as a vice president of a major Christian publishing house. He has written more than twenty books and novels, including the best-selling The Dog That Talked to God. He and his family live outside of Chicago with a sweet miniature Schnauzer and an ill-tempered Siberian cat named (of course) Petey. www.jimkraus.com

 

 

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NOTE : I was offered a copy of The Dog Who Talked to God, at no cost, in exchange for an honest review, by Litfuse.

Garden Update

This is the first year I have honestly felt like this garden thing might pay off.  We have been trying our hand at a garden since living in Tennessee, and it never fails that something seems to go wrong.  In TN we deployed all the time in the Army, so watering was a challenge.  In Mansfield things just never worked out until we moved, quite honestly – then things came in great!

Since arriving here we have been dabbling in the garden with minor successes : Tomatoes in 2011 were good, cucumbers too – in 2012 not much was harvested in general, except Purple Hull Peas and I had not clue what to do with them.

New Year – New story!!  Yeah!  finally our learning and hard work seems to be paying off a bit!!

Now I know this is just our early spring garden, but so far things are looking good in the Tomato and Pepper section too!!