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Book Review: Forbidden Falls

Forbidden Falls by Robyn Carr
Genre: Romance
ISBN: 978-0778327493
Published: December 29, 2009
Pages: 384
Publisher: Mira

Synopsis

Virgin River is abuzz with the news that a stranger bought the town’s abandoned church on eBay. The buyer, a young widowed reverend, is a little like the building itself: in need of some loving care.

Noah Kincaid arrives ready to roll [...]

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Book Review: Under The Christmas Tree

Under The Christmas Tree by Robyn Carr
Genre: Romance
ISBN: 978-0778328377
Published: September 29, 2009
Pages: 336
Publisher: Mira

Synopsis

When the folks of Virgin River discover a box of adorable puppies under the town’s Christmas tree they call on local vet Nathaniel Jensen for help. But it’s his budding romance with Annie McCarty that really has tongues—and [...]

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Book Review: Paradise Valley

Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr
Genre: Romance
ISBN: 978-0778326649
Published: April 01, 2009
Pages: 416
Publisher: Mira

Synopsis

Marine corporal Rick Sudder is home early from Iraq—his tour ended abruptly on the battlefield. The carefree boy is gone, replaced by a man who believes his future is as bleak as his mirror image. But can the passion and commitment of [...]

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Book Review: Temptation Ridge

Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr
Genre: Romance
ISBN: 978-0778312901
Published: Reissued Edition, July 2010
Pages: 400
Publisher: Mira

Synopsis

Shelby McIntyre has big plans—plans that include finding Mr. Right. Her dream man will have a clean-shaven jaw, creases in his pants and hopefully and advanced degree. What she gets is rugged Luke Riordan.

At twenty-five, after five years as her [...]

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Book Review: The Passage

The Passage by Justin Cronin
Genre: Suspense
ISBN: 978-0345504968
Published: June 08, 2010
Pages: 784
Publisher: Ballantine Books

Synopsis

Starred Review. Fans of vampire fiction who are bored by the endless hordes of sensitive, misunderstood Byronesque bloodsuckers will revel in Cronin’s engrossingly horrific account of a post-apocalyptic America overrun by the gruesome reality behind the wish-fulfillment fantasies. When [...]

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Book Review: Keeping Her In The Light

Keeping Her In The Light by Nicole Fuentes
Genre: Psychological Thriller
ISBN: 978-1926704968
Published: November 7, 2009
Pages: 98
Price: $5.95
Publisher: Eternal Press

Synopsis

First there was darkness… A young woman wakes up to find herself in the dark. She does not know how she got there; she does not know why she is there. She feels for [...]

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Book Review: I Promised You Daisies

I Promised You Daisies by Robert Benjamin
Genre: Autobiography/Memoir
ISBN: 978-0-9820605-3-7
Published: November 2008
Pages: 320
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Helm Publishing
 

Synopsis

For all of us who came of age during the time of Woodstock, hippies and Vietnam, our paths into adult life were more perilous than they might have been a few innocent years earlier. In 1966, although [...]

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Book Review: Misconception

Misconception by Paul & Shannon Morell
Genre: Non-Fiction
ISBN: 978-1439193617
Published: May 04, 2010
Pages: 239
Publisher: Howard Books
 

Synopsis

In February of 2009, Shannon and Paul Morell were especially eager to bring a new life into the world. After years of infertility and miscarriages they had, in 2006, finally scrimped and saved enough to have in vitro [...]

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Book Review: The Last Child

The Last Child by John Hart
Genre: Mystery/Suspense
ISBN: 978-0312642365
Published:  March 09, 2010
Pages: 432
Publisher: Minotaur Books
 

Synopsis

Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: a warm home and loving parents; a twin sister, Alyssa, with whom he shared an irreplaceable bond. He knew nothing of loss, until the day Alyssa vanished from the side [...]

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Book Review: I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced

I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali
Genre: Nonfiction
ISBN: 978-0307589675
Published: March 2nd, 2010
Pages: 192
Publisher: Three Rivers Press

Synopsis

Chosen by Glamour magazine as a Woman of the Year in 2008, Nujood of Yemen has become an international hero for her astonishingly brave resistance to child marriage. Sold off by her impoverished [...]

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Book Review: Rooms: A Novel

Rooms: A Novel by James L. Rubart
Genre: Christian Fiction
ISBN: 978-0805448887
Published: April 1, 2010
Pages: 400
Publisher: B&H Books
 

Synopsis

On a rainy spring day in Seattle, young software tycoon Micah Taylor receives a cryptic, twenty-five-year-old letter from a great uncle he never knew. It claims a home awaits him on the Oregon coast that will [...]

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Book Review: The Time Of My Life

The Time Of My Life by Patrick Swayze
ISBN: 978-1439158586
Published: September 29, 2009
Pages: 247
Publisher: Atria; First Edition edition

Synopsis

In a career spanning more than thirty years, Patrick Swayze has made a name for himself on the stage, the screen, and television. Known for his versatility, passion and fearlessness, he’s become one of our [...]

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Book Review: Murder By Family

Murder By Family by Kent Whitaker
Nonfiction
ISBN: 978-1416578130
Published: September 2008
Pages: 211
Publisher: Howard Books
Synopsis

 This is the tragic story of Kent Whitaker’s heart-wrenching journey toward forgiveness and faith after the brutal murder of his wife and one of his sons.

Straight from the headlines comes an incredible true story of a son’s treachery. [...]

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Book Review: On My Own Now

On My Own Now by Donna Lee Schillinger
Religion/Christian Life/Women’s Issues
ISBN: 978-0-9791639-5-1
Published: April 2009
Pages: 288
Publisher: The Quilldriver
Synopsis

Being on your own is so great, but when the decisions get a little more complicated than “Do I wash black-and-white striped shirt with whites or colors?”, this little book will be invaluable. This compact collection [...]

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Book Review: That Went Well~Adventures In Caring For My Sister

That Went Well by Terrell Harris Dougan
Non-Fiction, Memoir
ISBN: 9781401323295
Published: January 2009
Pages: 224
Publisher: Hyperion
Synopsis

When Irene was born, her parents were advised to institutionalize her. They refused and instead became trailblazers in advocating for the rights of people with mental disabilities. The entire family benefited, with a life rich in stress, sorrows, hilarity, [...]

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