Review of River of Life by Carol Ashby

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Life is a funny thing, and just because you’ve never met someone in person doesn’t mean you don’t know them. Such is my friendship with Carol Ashby. Our friendship began with the shared grief of a mutual friend’s sudden death. Carol and I shared the shock and prayed for each other as the wound of our friend’s passing slowly healed. …

Review: Splendor of the Land by Connilyn Cossette

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Connilyn Cossette is one of my favorite authors, and it’s not because she’s one of my bestie author friends. This woman can WRITE! Conni’s debut novel, Counted With the Stars, began with the biblical history of Israel’s Exodus from Egypt. She created a foundation of characters linked from that debut set in Egypt through the Bible’s chronological history to the families …

Review of The Queen’s Cook by Tessa Afshar

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  Another FANTASTIC book by my sweet friend, Tessa Afshar! I had the privilege of reading an early copy and endorsing it. WOW, did I love this book! Let’s get right to the description and my thoughts… Book Description In the heart of ancient Persia, the empire’s Jewish citizens face an ominous edict that threatens their very existence. Roxannah, the …

Review of The Struggle for Love: The Story of Leah by Marilyn T. Parker

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Meet my new friend, Marilyn Parker. She’s written a phenomenal novel about one of my favorite women in the Bible—Leah, Jacob’s second-choice wife—that I think you’ll enjoy. Book Description Two sisters married to the same man. A man who loves only one. Leah doesn’t want to do it—pretend to be her sister and sneak into Jacob’s wedding bed. She begs …

Review of The Sisters of Corinth by Angela Hunt

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Meet my sweet friend, Angela Hunt. She’s been one of my author heroes for many years and become a friend more recently. When I first got the crazy idea that MAYBE God wanted me to write biblical fiction, I read three series to help me decide: Mark of the Lion Series (3-bk series) by Francine River, Chronicles of the Kings …