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Night Fall – Nancy Mehl
As a novelist myself, I know just how much time, heart, and research goes into writing a novel like Night Fall by Nancy Mehl. It hurts me to negatively review books, but Night Fall disappointed […]
Publisher: Bethany House
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Soul Raging (Book of the Wars #3) – Ronie Kendig
Soul Raging picks up right where the story left off: Leif, our hero, has been activated from sleeper status by the Armageddon Coalition. The hero has become the villain…or has he? As the team deals […]
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Kings Falling (Book of the Wars #2) – Ronie Kendig
Taking off right where Ronie Kendig left us in book one, and with just as much fury and speed, Kings Falling continues the story of Leif, Iskra, and their teams as they seek to find […]
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Storm Rising (Book of the Wars #1) – Ronie Kendig
Ronie Kendig has long self-styled her thrillers as Rapid-Fire Fiction and, whatever else Storm Rising and the rest of The Book of the Wars series is or isn’t, rapid-fire is definitely a good description. Kendig […]
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Things We Didn’t Say – Amy Lynn Green
Amy Lynn Green’s Things We Didn’t Say avoids common pitfalls for Christian fiction, provides a nuanced and realistic look at faith, and has mainstream appeal. The characters are very compelling, and Amy Lynn Green does an […]
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The Prince of Spies – Elizabeth Camden
The Prince of Spies by Elizabeth Camden is the third book of her Hope and Glory series. As it concludes the series, I expected happy endings for all involved—Nathaniel and Caroline, Gray and Anabelle, and […]
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A Gilded Lady – Elizabeth Camden
My colleague, Rosalyn Schlabach, already reviewed A Gilded Lady by Elizabeth Camden (her review here). In preparation for the third part of the author’s Hope and Glory series, I read the first two books before […]
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The Spice King – Elizabeth Camden
For the most part, I primarily read romantic suspense novels for Life is Story, but I decided I needed a break from the genre. The Spice King by Elizabeth Camden caught my attention, despite my usual […]
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Minutes to Die – Susan Sleeman
Terrorists targeting the United States? Millions of lives potentially endangered? One week to stop the attack? A sprinkling of romance? Minutes to Die by Susan Sleeman seemed right up my alley. Unfortunately, this book didn’t exceed […]
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Seconds to Live – Susan Sleeman
“One mistake. That was all it took to put Dustee’s life on the line–death right on her heels.” Well, that’s one way to draw in your readers! Seconds to Live by Susan Sleeman was the first […]