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Can A New Ministry Be a Good Thing? By Josephine Mattia

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Thank you to Karla Akins and Harbourlight Books for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.   One woman breaks down stereotypes of bikers and uses faith in this wonderful novel, by Karla Akins. Synopsis: As a Christian woman, Kirstie Donovan tries her best to live up to her roles: as a Pastor’s wife, Mother, and Friend. Kirstie makes a choice to make time for her. At the beginning of the novel, we see her attending a meeting at the First Independent Christian Community Center in Eel Falls, Indiana.   Her husband, Pastor Aaron Donovan resides as Pastor.     She lives in a bubble, and is always catering to everyone’s needs as a Wife, Friend, and Mother. Kirstie never has time to do things for herself, so with the support of her friend Reba she gets to fulfill her childhood dream by riding a Bubblegum Pink Motorcycle named Heaven . Lily and Opal also came along for the ride with both Kirstie and Reba. The four of them start a group called Lady Eels on Wheels . T

What Would Life Be Like…?

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Thank you to Tandem Literary and Harper Collins for a copy of The Bookseller in exchange for an honest review.   Congratulations to Cynthia Swanson on her debut novel. Any novel that has aspects of a bookstore or the seller sparks my interest.   I hope this one will spark your interest too!   What would happen if you could have taken a different path in your life?   Would anything be missing or different? Synopsis:   Katharyn Andersson asks herself this question each time she takes us to Kitty’s life.   Katharyn is married to Lars with three children.   She has a house in a nice neighborhood in Denver. Her parents are there to help out.   In the other world of Kitty she works at a bookstore that she owns with her friend Frieda called Sisters.   Lars never materialized in Kitty’s life.   She has Frieda and her parents, but does she really have them? My Thoughts: I enjoyed this novel!   I wondered where the plot was going when I read it.   What truly happened to Kat

Time to Bid Farewell!

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Today I am sharing the last novel in the House of Winslow series by Gilbert Morris. The White Knight wraps up this series which has forty novels in all.   Would there be any surprises for this finale? Synopsis:   Luke Winslow is the son of Peter and Jolie Winslow and they have one other son Tim.   In the beginning of the story Luke is flying in the Spanish Civil War.   His life couldn’t be better with a Spanish sweetheart and enjoying time with her family.   One day a raid by the Germans bomb the Spanish family that Luke is so fond of.    Will he learn to heal from these wounds? While he makes it back to the states through an unlikely friend Luke is unable to heal.   His brother thinks the answer is working for the family company, but is it really the path for Luke?   Or could a ministry at Haven house hold the key for his future? My Thoughts:   I am sad to bid farewell to a series that I have loved since I was a child.   What would the last novel bring for me?  

Congrats to the winner of the MKA Prize Pack!

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Congratulations to Vivian!  She won the prize pack of both the Summer Rental and Save the Date prizes.  Please contact me by Tuesday evening of this week to claim your prize.