Sweet Mercy by Ann Tatlock

Another great book by Tatlock! This story takes place during the prohibition era and is about a family trying to make a better life for themselves by moving out of crime ridden Minnesota to peaceful Ohio. Eve Marryat is a young woman who finds tranquility at her Uncle's lodge in Mercy, Ohio. She is just beginning to get settled and starts dating for the first time when her world is turned upside down and she is faced with a decision which threatens her core morals and beliefs. This book is a well written story set during an interesting time in history. I enjoyed the story from beginning to end. Thank you to the publisher for the free copy.

The Guardian by Beverly Lewis

This is a sweet Amish story. A little Amish girl becomes lost, an Englisher finds her and returns her to her family. This is only the beginning of the story. The main story is about how an Englisher worms into the hearts of an Amish community and how the Amish community helps a young woman heal and figure out her place in the world. I enjoyed this story but it was not one of my favorite Lewis stories. There were times when I scanned through pages. Thank you to the publisher for the free book to review.

Unrivaled by Siri Mitchell

Loved this book!! I have enjoyed all of Siri Mitchell's books and this one did not disappoint. There is nothing better than a mystery mixed with a love story and many scenes describing candy making. Yum! I enjoyed the relationship between the two main characters, Lucy Kendall, daughter of a struggling candy maker, and Charlie Clarke, son of a successful candy maker. In this story they both are struggling in a relationship with a parent, with how to make their families candy business more successful and with their competitive relationship with each other. This is a book I highly recommend. The story pulled me in from the very beginning and was a delightful read all the way to the end. Thank you to the publishers for this free copy.

Firefly Island by Lisa Wingate

From the first page of this book, I was dragged in and couldn't stop reading. Well, okay, I did have to stop on occasion in order to take care of my own love story here in the burbs of D.C., but I couldn't wait to get back to Lisa Wingate's story about Mallory Hale. Mallory found the kind of world-wind love that many dream about. He's handsome, attentive and has a little boy who adores her. Shortly after their relationship started to get serious, he, Daniel Everson, is offered a job in Texas. So Mallory does what any D.C., Capitol Hill, career-oriented girl would do. She packs up, has a quick wedding, one night honeymoon, and moves, to the middle of nowhere, Texas as a new wife and mother. This is when her life gets really interesting. Mallory struggles with all the new changes in her life, having to live in a small town, a house that is not fit to live in and the deep down feeling she has inside that something is just not right in the new town she has moved to. When an accident happens, Mallory puts her life in danger to find out what happened, but most importantly, why. Will this new knowledge help her to settle into her new life and find contentment in a small Texas town? I highly recommend this book! Thank you to the publisher for the free copy.

The Tutor's Daughter by Julie Klassen

I was super excited to read this new book by Julie Klasssen. Emma Smallwood grew up in an all boys boarding school which quickly began to fail after her mother's death and her father became depressed. She looks to find another way to gain income and to lift her father's spirits. They acquire an invited to a teaching position at a manor where they will teach two younger brothers of two grown men who once attended her father's school. Soon after arriving there, strange things begin to happen, there seems to be a secret being kept, and they are forbidden to go certain places in the manor. Emma is convinced one of the older boys is reverting to his old ways of teasing and pestering her, while the other brother is stealing her heart. Emma is too curious for her own good and she becomes a target. Who can she trust? I throughly enjoyed this book! I really wanted to keep reading to see who was behind all of the mystery and I looked forward to reading to see if someone would win Emma's heart. Thank you to the publisher for the free copy.

A Woman's Guide to reading the Bible in a Year by Diane Stortz

The story behind the writing of this book is heartwarming. Nothing is better than women getting together to share and learn. The author of this book gained her inspiration from a women's bible study group she was apart of. The idea behind this book is to form a small group to study the bible together for one year. The book is structure so that each woman knows what to read and study at home and then come to the weekly meeting prepared with questions and insites on the reading. I found this book intriguing and one I would love to use someday with a women's group. You can use this guide yourself to read the bible in a year. The weekly readings give you a good mix of old and new testament and would help you to keep on track if you are wanting to finish a goal. Thank you to the publisher for the free copy.