tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333047662024-03-18T19:45:28.090-07:00Reviews by Two - Christian BooksTwin sisters and authors share reviews/interviews with your favorite Christian books and authors.Paula & Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310811834059930035noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-62186734255185643392008-07-18T06:26:00.000-07:002008-12-08T13:37:24.659-08:00Home is Where the Mom Is by Shelly Burke, R.N.Home is Where the Mom Is by Shelly Burke, R.N.softcover, Shelmar Publications, 2003ISBN: 0972384200366 pgs.Shelly Burke touches the heart of all mom's when writing this book. She knows from experience how important it is for mom's to care for their family, others, and themselves to make a Christian home run smoothly. Home is Where the Mom Is is a thick, comprehensive book filled to the brim with Paula & Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310811834059930035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-23499688463240356332008-06-24T10:04:00.000-07:002008-06-24T10:52:27.373-07:00Having A Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver - ReviewHaving a Mary Heart in A Martha World: Finding Intimacy with God in the Busyness of Life by Joanna Weaverhardcover, reprinted 2007, Waterbrook PressISBN: 9781400074037I was surprised at how quickly Joanna Weaver jumped into my head. I'd barely begun reading chapter one and suddenly my own thoughts were appearing in published form. As Joanne retold the biblical story of Mary and Martha, two Paula & Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310811834059930035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-5649826057494066702008-05-09T15:05:00.000-07:002008-12-08T13:37:25.287-08:00Mission: Russia - series by Susan May Warren - ReviewI have always enjoyed a good Christian thriller, but I was surprised how riveted I was in the series Mission: Russia by Susan May Warren. I have read the first 2 and am excitedly awaiting the release of the third book, due to come out June 1st, 2008.In Sheep's Clothing (Mission: Russia #1)by Susan May WarrenSoftcover, Steeple Hill, 2005ISBN 0373785445336 pagesIn the first book In Sheep’s ClothingPaula & Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310811834059930035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-25485422791822533342008-04-30T19:52:00.001-07:002008-12-08T13:37:25.486-08:00Sarah, My Beloved by Sharlene MacLaren - Review & InterviewSarah My Beloved (Little Hickman Creek Series #2) by Sharlene MacLarensoftcover, 2007, Whitaker HouseISBN: 088368425X 365 pages Sarah Woodward was no stranger to making the best of difficult situations. Whether it was leaving her life of ease behind to traveling to Little Hickman, Kentucky as a soon-to-be-bride, or finding out the man she was supposed to marry was marrying another. Sarah is Paula & Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310811834059930035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-52853423214019055262008-04-21T14:12:00.000-07:002008-12-08T13:37:25.915-08:00Change and Cherish Series by Jane Kirkpatrick - Review A Clearing in the Wild (Change and Cherish Historical Series #1)by Jane Kirkpatricksoftcover, 2006, Waterbrook PressISBN: 1578567343384 pgs.Spirited young Emma Wagner chafes at the constraints of her 1850s religious community, which values conformity over independent thought, especially in women. Skeptical of the colony’s growing emphasis on preparing for “the last days,” Emma clashes with theirPaula & Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310811834059930035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-91310376940957326972008-04-16T04:30:00.000-07:002008-12-08T13:37:26.304-08:00American Patriot Series by J.M. HochstetlerPlunging us into American history, J.M. Hochstetler recreates the tensions between the British and the colonies in 1775 Boston.Daughter of Liberty (American Patriot Series, Book 1)by J.M. HochstetlerSoftcover, 2004, ZondervanISBN: 0310252563368 pagesIn the series' first book Daughter of Liberty, Elizabeth Howard finds herself torn between honoring her parents and their Tory loyalties and fightingPaula & Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310811834059930035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-81034657832626754712008-03-25T12:13:00.000-07:002008-12-08T13:37:26.588-08:00The Excellent WifeThe Excellent Wife: A Biblical Perspectiveby Martha Peacepaperback, Focus Publishing Inc.257 pgs.ISBN:1885904088The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace has to be one of the most influential books I have ever read for women. It was first introduced to me by the ladies of our church when I was a newcomer, young wife, first-time mother, and a very self-reliant Christian - all of which was futile ground Paula & Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310811834059930035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-37968766228943929992008-02-28T19:42:00.000-08:002008-12-08T13:37:26.961-08:00Reclaiming Nick & Taming Rafe by Susan May Warren - Review/Interview Reclaiming Nick (Noble Legacy Series #1) by Susan May Warrensoft cover, 2006, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.ISBN 141431017X370 pgs.Nick Noble becomes a modern day prodigal son in Reclaiming Nick, Susan May Warren’s first novel in her Noble Legacy Series. Not only is Nick Noble covering a wounded heart, he’s also bitter at the turn of events concerning his family’s ranch, The Silver Buckle. Paula & Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310811834059930035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-70813216254222213442008-02-14T19:16:00.000-08:002008-12-08T13:37:27.114-08:00When the Morning Comes by Cindy Woodsmall - Review When the Morning Comes by Cindy Woodsmallsoftcover, 2007, WaterBrook PressISBN 140007293X336 pagesCindy Woodsmall once again carries us into the Amish world in her book When the Morning Comes, Book 2 in her series Sisters of the Quilt.We are brought once again into Hannah Lapp’s life as she flees her Old Order Amish community to find peace and healing in the home of her aunt who was long ago Paula & Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310811834059930035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-37858025378017789742008-01-28T13:25:00.000-08:002008-12-08T13:37:27.519-08:00Reluctant Smuggler by Jill Elizabeth Nelson - ReviewReluctant Smuggler (To Catch a Thief Series #3)by Jill Elizabeth Nelsonsoftcover, 2008, Multnomah PublishersISBN 1590526880352 pgs.Looting of archaeological sites is big business in a thriving art and antiquities black market. When a desperate foreign government hires Desiree Jacobs’s security company to stop the hemorrhage, she runs afoul of a deadly art-for-drugs operation. Tony Lucano risks Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-41253422244956054142008-01-28T13:10:00.000-08:002008-12-08T13:37:27.878-08:00Awaken My Heart by DiAnn Mills - ReviewAwaken My Heart (Avon Inspire) by DiAnn Millssoftcover, 2008, Avon InspireISBN: 0061376019272 pgs.Awaken My Heart is set in 19th century Texas and tells the story of 18 year old Marianne Phillips, the daughter of a wealthy rancher, Weston Phillips. Weston is involved in a hostile struggle with Armando Garcia, the infamous rebel leader of the 'mestizos' who claim to own the land that Phillips has Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-41581057924923511672008-01-16T12:10:00.000-08:002008-12-08T13:37:28.175-08:00Christian Writers' Market Guide 2008 by Sally E. Stuart - ReviewChristian Writers' Market Guide 2008: The Essential Reference Tool for the Christian Writer (Christian Writers' Market Guide)by Sally E. Stuartsoftcover, 2008, Waterbrook PressISBN 9781400074617628 pgs.The essential reference tool for the Christian writer, Sally Stuart’s Christian Writers’ Market Guide is now in its 23rd annual edition!Writers’ conference listings, book publishers, magazine Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-35946827350890737332008-01-02T19:33:00.000-08:002008-12-08T13:37:28.404-08:00A Lady of High Regard by Tracie Peterson - Review A Lady of High Regard (Ladies of Liberty, Book 1) by Tracie Petersonsoftcover, 2007, Bethany HouseISBN:0764227777336 pages Although Mia Stanley was born into a family of high social standing, she loves her job as a writer for Godey’s Lady’s Book magazine and matchmaking for her friends. Through her writing assignments, her eyes are opened to the world around her.Only blocks from home, down at Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-37685201514958990352008-01-01T13:45:00.000-08:002008-01-01T13:48:43.756-08:00Winner of A Shepherd's Prayer!We have a winner for this month's book contest. Jennanne, you have won A Shepherd's Prayer! Congratulations! The only problem is that I don't have your email so I have no way of contacting you. Please send me an email and let me know where to send your free book. Have a great day!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-530432151241844802007-12-19T09:13:00.000-08:002008-12-08T13:37:28.421-08:00Distant Heart by Tracey Bateman - Review Distant Heart (Westward Hearts Series #2)by Tracey Bateman softcover, 2008, Avon InspireISBN 9780061246340264 pgs.In this second book in the Westward Hearts series, will the promise of a new life out west heal the scars of Toni's past?This series tells the stories of three strong women as they struggle to survive on the rough wagon train and lose their hearts to unlikely heroes along the way. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-57474697691561072092007-12-12T13:21:00.000-08:002008-12-08T13:37:28.813-08:00A Shadow of Treason by Tricia Goyer - Review/InterviewA Shadow of Treason (Chronicles of the Spanish Civil War, Book 2)by Tricia Goyersoftcover, 2007, Moody PublishersISBN 0802467687288 pgs.In A Shadow of Treason Sophie discovers that nothing is as she first imagined. When Walt, the reporter who helped her over the border, shows up again after Guernica is bombed, Sophie is given an impossible mission. She must leave behind the man she's fallen in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-67967089445715794482007-12-06T11:56:00.000-08:002008-12-08T13:37:29.003-08:00A Perilous Proposal by Michael Phillips - ReviewA Perilous Proposal (Carolina Cousins #1) by Michael Phillips paperback, 2005, Bethany House Publishers352 pagesISBN: 0764200410Reading A Perilous Proposal reopened my eyes to the struggle made by the slaves of the south to gain their freedom – something they never allowed themselves to dream.Jake a young black man in the south. Though a slave on a plantation, he is fortunate to still remain withUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-15522883089568898232007-12-06T08:36:00.000-08:002008-12-08T13:37:29.218-08:00A Fire Within by Kathleen Morgan - Review/InterviewA Fire Within (These Highland Hills, Book 3) by Kathleen MorganPaperback, 2007, Revell320 pagesISBN: 0800759656Immersed deep in the Scottish highlands, Kathleen Morgan takes us on her third and final journey into the Campbell clan. Surrounded by the rugged and beautiful Scottish country we are taken back to a time of castles and highland honor, a time of romance and danger.Caitlin Campbell Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-10598081227009971662007-12-05T09:10:00.000-08:002008-02-15T13:47:26.885-08:00Two Book Giveaways!This month we are offering two free books. Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far by Amy Grant and The Shepherd's Prayer by Richard M. Barry.It's easy to enter! Simply post a comment in the comment section under their specific reviews and you are automatically entered into the drawing for that book. If you'd like a chance at winning both, be sure to post a comment for both books.Winners will be Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-30909886900438726582007-12-05T08:41:00.000-08:002008-12-08T13:37:29.658-08:00The Shepherd's Prayer - ReviewThe Shepherds' Prayer: A Christmas Novel by Richard M. Barryhardcover, 2006, RM Barry PublicationsISBN 0976729059127 pgs.The horror of screaming babies, hysterical mothers and grief ridden fathers turns a tranquil night in Bethlehem into utter chaos. Roman soldiers ride through the streets, stealing the lives of innocent babies - at the demand of a jealous king.One mother, her son clutched to herUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-57171076566592325122007-11-07T04:25:00.000-08:002008-12-08T13:37:30.110-08:00In Search of Eden by Linda Nichols - ReviewIn Search of Eden by Linda Nicholssoftcover, Bethany House PublishersISBN: 0764201670448 pagesLinda Nichols embraces the hurt and questions that plague mothers when they give a child up for adoption, in her book In Search of Eden. I found her story full of heartache and hope.Miranda DeSpain has been wandering through life for 11 years, jumping from job to job, from one town to another. Unable to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-14299104331506130322007-11-06T19:53:00.000-08:002008-12-08T13:37:30.407-08:00Courting Trouble by Deeanne Gist - Review/InterviewCourting Trouble by Deeanne GistSoftcover, Bethany HouseISBN: 0764202251336 pagesDeanne Gist’s Courting Trouble made me laugh, made me cry, and made me ponder the actions and choices of the heroine in her book.Essie Spreckelmeyer has endured thirty years, and has, in many of the townspeople’s minds, failed to catch a husband. Impatience leads her to try and give God a helping hand with the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-7889980534532695662007-10-18T04:32:00.001-07:002008-12-08T13:37:30.968-08:00Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far by Amy Grant - ReviewMosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far by Amy Granthardcover, WaterBrook PressISBN: 140007360X240 pagesAmy Grant has been in and around music for thirty years when she started her career as a teenager singing songs about faith to churches, youthgroups, and weddings. Her first record came out in 1978 during her senior year in High School. Since then Amy's life has been uphill and downhill experience sheUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-22537100614777577562007-10-18T04:18:00.000-07:002008-12-08T13:37:31.211-08:00Bittersweet by Cathy Marie Hake - ReviewBittersweet by Cathy Marie Hakesoftcover, Bethany House PublishersISBN: 0764201662400 pagesLaney McCain has loved Galen from afar, impatiently waiting for him to notice she is a woman now, and not just his friend’s kid sister.Galen starts to take notice of the sweet young girl that has grown up before his eyes. Meanwhile a poor family of squatters takes up residence on the edge of Galen’s family Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304766.post-78051317602539170992007-10-16T08:51:00.000-07:002008-12-08T13:37:31.431-08:00Letter Perfect by Cathy Marie Hake - Review/InterviewLetter Perfect by Cathy Marie Hakesoftcover, 2006, Bethany House PublishersISBN379 pgs.Cathy Marie Hake introduces Ruth Caldwell in an unforgettable story filled with humor, tears, and love.Ruth is an obedient daughter - at least she tries to be. Her mother wishes her to attend a school for young ladies and to grow up properly. But Ruth’s innocent mishaps at the latest school sends her home once Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1