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.