Review of JERUSALEM’S QUEEN by Angela Hunt

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Jerusalem’s Queen by Angela Hunt Book Description  Born in the small village of Modein, a town made famous by the warrior Maccabees, Salome Alexandra knows better than to harbor grand dreams for her future. She pales in comparison to her beautiful older sister, and though she learns to read at an early age, girls are not valued for their intellectual ability. But …

Review of A TALE OF TWO HEARTS by Michelle Griep

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A Tale of Two Hearts by Michelle Griep Once Upon a Dickens Christmas Series Book #2 Book Description  London, 1853: Innkeeper’s daughter Mina Scott will do anything to escape the drudgery of her life, for there’s nothing more mundane than serving customers day after day. Every minute she can, she reads and dreams of someday becoming a real lady—and catch …

Review of THEY CALLED HIM YESHUA: THE STORY OF THE YOUNG JESUS by Donald L. Brake

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They Called Him Yeshua: The Story of the Young Jesus by Donald L. Brake  Bio  A former pastor, Don lives with wife Carol, in Flower Mound, Texas. He is the Dean Emeritus of Multnomah Biblical Seminary of Multnomah University. Don has served as a Missionary in Ethiopia, SIM; Professor of Theology, Multnomah Biblical Seminary; Pastor, North Carrollton Baptist Church; President, Institute …

Review of HOW GRETCHEN STOLE CHRISTMAS by Tracy Joy Jones

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How Gretchen Stole Christmas By Tracy Joy Jones  A Mayberry Family Novella Bk #1 Book Description  “Gretchen, you killed Santa!” Nothing about Gretchen Mayberry’s Christmas Eve surprise for her family is going according to plan. As she arrives home from California, she is horrified to see a man dressed as Santa sneaking into her little sister’s window. Gretchen goes into attack …

Review of 12 DAYS AT BLEAKLY MANOR by Michelle Griep

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12 Days at Bleakly Manor By Michelle Griep  (Bk #1 in Once Upon a Dickens Christmas) Book Description   A mysterious invitation to spend Christmas at an English manor home may bring danger…and love? England, 1851: When Clara Chapman receives an intriguing invitation to spend Christmas at an English manor home, she is hesitant yet feels compelled to attend—for if she remains the duration of the …

Review of LONG WAY GONE by Charles Martin

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Long Way Gone by Charles Martin Book Description  “No matter where you go, no matter whether you succeed or fail, stand or fall, no gone is too far gone. You can always come home.” At the age of eighteen, musician and songwriter Cooper O’Connor took everything his father held dear and drove 1,200 miles from home to Nashville, his life …