tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36482594847601264822024-03-06T01:02:01.711-05:00Spreading His GraceMackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.comBlogger417125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-18290145214547292312019-03-25T08:58:00.000-04:002019-03-25T08:58:07.715-04:00New Blog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know I have posted this before, but I am <i>FINALLY </i>actually on a new blog that works! So we are moving! Although my whole blogging plan is undergoing some changes and the new blog will be a good bit different from what you are used to seeing here, it's still me! So you should totally check it out <a href="http://soiwriteblog.com/">here</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And you should be sure to look at today's post, which is my review as part of the blog tour for <a href="https://soiwriteblog.com/2019/03/25/my-bookshelf-glory-road-by-lauren-k-denton/">Lauren K. Denton's <i>Glory Road</i></a>. There's even a giveaway, so hop on over and enter to win!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-22554918867762582782019-02-01T09:30:00.000-05:002019-03-20T09:51:26.348-04:00High Five for Friday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Happy Friday! I can’t believe it’s finally February! I feel like January
just went on and on and <i>on</i>. But, now it’s finally February, and I’m so
excited because I have so many great things to look forward to over the next
few weeks. But first, I’m going to take the time to share about the great
things that have happened this <i>past </i>week, because I do still need to be
thankful for the other great parts of my life too. Besides, I’ve missed doing
these High Five for Friday posts. They’re always so fun! So here’s five great
things in my life right now!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">1. <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><i>Where Hope Begins </i>by Catherine West</span>. Oh my goodness, I cannot even
tell you how much I loved this book. I just finished it this past Tuesday, and
I am <i>still </i>thinking about it. I’ve gotten into audiobooks recently,
because my life is just <i>so </i>crazy busy and I never have time to
read—unless it’s textbooks (groan)—but I’m constantly driving or walking the
dog, or other things like that, so I’ve really started to enjoy having an
audiobook to listen to during those times. The funny thing is, when you listen
to books like <i>Where Hope Begins</i>, sometimes you end up sitting at a red
light crying your eyes out while the people in the car next to you look at you
like you’re a crazy person. But it was worth it. This book really touched my
heart—just like all of Catherine’s books do—and I can’t wait to tell you more
about it. But, I’m still woefully behind on my reviewing, so that might be
awhile<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">And now I’ve moved on to listening to <i>Lizzy and Jane </i>by Katherine
Reay, and I am <i>loving </i>this one too. Lizzy is a chef, and listening to
her story has made me so inspired in the kitchen lately. I made pasta last
night and it was delicious, but I still feel like there will be more cooking in
my future as I continue to listen to this book. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">2. <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Quiet devotional times</span>. I know that
this isn’t specific to this week, and it doesn’t really seem like something
major or especially exciting, but I have been loving the devotional book I have
been using, and taking even just a few minutes for a quiet time each morning
just gives me such a relaxed, peaceful, God-filled start to my day that I really
love having. My sister gave me <i>Write the Word: Cultivate Renewal </i>by Lara
Casey, and I have been really enjoying the simplicity of this devotional.
There’s a spot at the top of each page to write something I’m thankful for,
which helps me to always be in a more thankful mood, and then there’s a
scripture reference to look up and write out on the front of the page, with
space on the back for reflections, a prayer, or anything else that is on my
mind at the time. I have never had a devotional like this one before, but I
think it is just the perfect thing for my busy mornings and where I am at in my
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">3. <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Nights with the family (mine or my
boyfriends)</span>. This past week, I have spent two nights playing games with
family—one with my family and one with my boyfriends—and I have really enjoyed
taking the time to just sit down and do something fun together. My family
always ends up arguing, but then someone will make a stupid joke and we’ll all
end up in stitches, completely forgetting about whatever we were arguing about
minutes before. It always makes for a very interesting, enjoyable time.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Bryce (my boyfriend) has a little bit of a different atmosphere at his
house, but I love being there just the same. He has 9 siblings, so there is
almost <i>always </i>someone to play with, and his littlest sisters (ages 7
&9) absolutely love when we play games with them, so we spent quite a while
playing Spot It with them this past week.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">4. <span style="color: #6aa84f;">My book boxes!!!</span> I know, this
technically isn’t just this week either, as I started these early last month,
but I am just so excited to finally get them really up and running. Since
school started not long after I first shared my boxes—and my classes
immediately started with a <i>TON </i>of homework—I haven’t had the time to
really build them up and promote them, but I am going to start really putting
them out there soon. I want to make them something that people will really
enjoy, boxes that are full of great goodies and wonderful books and something
that my subscribers will look forward to every month. So, that is the goal!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">5. <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Game Night!! </span>My boyfriend and I are a
part of a fantastic small group that meets every Friday night, and I am just <i>so
</i>thankful for that group. I have wonderful friends from that group that I
meet with all the time for tea and conversation, and my boyfriend has friends
too and is soon to become a leader of the group, so I feel like we are thriving
there. Anyway, we’re having a game night tonight and I am so looking forward to
it! Almost every one of the regular attenders is bringing a friend, so I know
we are going to have quite a large group, which is going to make for a lot of
fun and a lot of laughs. That sounds like the most perfect way to spend a
Friday night.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I hope your week has been just as fantastic! And that you have the best
Friday and a FANTASTIC weekend!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Mackenzie Carol<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">High Five for Friday is a weekly linkup hosted
by tons of bloggers, I’m linking up at Della Devoted.</span></span>Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-18040239195633180752019-01-30T00:00:00.000-05:002019-03-20T09:47:36.548-04:00My Bookshelf: Flights of Fancy by Jen Turano<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Miss Isadora Delafield may be an heiress, but her life is far from
carefree. When her mother begins pressuring her to marry an elderly and uncouth
duke, she escapes from the high-society world she’s always known and finds
herself an unlikely candidate for a housekeeper position in rural Pennsylvania.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Mr. Ian MacKenzie is known for his savvy business sense and has built his
reputation and fortune completely through traditional hard work. But when his
adopted parents are in need of a new housekeeper and Isadora is thrown into his
path, he’s unexpectedly charmed by her unconventional manner.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Neither Isadora nor Ian expected to find the other so intriguing but when
a chain of mysterious incidents on the farm point to a larger threat, they’ll
have to set aside everything they thought they wanted for a chance at
happily-ever-after.</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i>Flights of Fancy </i>is the first book in Jen Turano’s new <i>American
Heiresses </i>series. Jen has been one of my all-time <i>favorite </i>authors
for a very long time now, actually since I read her very first ever prequel
novella—<i>Gentleman of Her Dreams</i>—almost seven years ago. I’ve read every
single thing she has written since then, and her books only keep getting better
and better. Historical fiction has always been one of my favorite genres, and
Jen is just one of the most talented historical fiction writers. Every one of
her books makes you feel like you’re completely transported into the world of
her characters, and you can’t help but enjoy every minute of it.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Isadora Delafield just might be my favorite of Jen’s heroines. She’s spunky,
she’s always willing to learn something new, and she’s not afraid to admit when
she’s wrong or when she doesn’t know something. Watching her with the children,
and laughing at her mishaps as she tried to be a successful housekeeper, made
this story impossible to put down. Not only that, but the few unexpected twists
and turns that came with the plotline made this book even better. I couldn’t
help but admire Isadora, and I wish there were more books just about her story.
Though I really am looking forward to reading whatever books Jen writes next.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Throughout this entire story, I couldn’t help but fall in love with both
Isadora <i>and </i>Ian, along with Isadora’s friend Beatrix, and Ian’s adopted
parents, and the children they ended up caring for. Even though I read this
book over two weeks ago and am just now getting around to finally reviewing it
(thank you college for starting up again and taking all of my time), I still
feel like I’m in Isadora and Ian’s story, and I already want to read it again.
There was just such a level of redemption, of learning to be exactly the person
God made you to be, that I feel like I learned so much, in the best way
possible. I learned things about myself and about who God has called me to be
right along with Isadora and Ian, and that is the best type of story of all.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">All in all, I absolutely loved this story, and I am so glad that I was given
the chance to read it. I cannot imagine giving <i>Flights of Fancy </i>anything
but all five bookshelves, and a place on my all-time favorites list. I highly
recommend everything that Jen writes, especially this novel, and I can’t wait
to read everything else that she comes out with next. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Happy reading! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><i>Mackenzie Carol</i></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for only my
honest review.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">All credit for the italicized synopsis goes to Jen Turano and Bethany House
Publishers.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo credits go to my amazing sister, Allie.</span><br />
Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-15711753326338604992019-01-28T08:12:00.001-05:002019-03-18T11:01:11.366-04:00Blog Relaunch!<span style="font-size: large;">The rest of my new journey is finally here! As I stated in one of my earlier posts, I have just gotten my own website where I will be selling my very own subscription book boxes, but the blog aspect of my website was still in the works. However, I finally have everything put together, so as of today I am relaunching my blog on my new website!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I will still have this blog open and will often link some of the posts here to my posts on my new blog, so feel free to still explore here whenever you wish! But for now, check out <a href="http://www.recommendedreadsbox.com/blog/featured-releasesfebruary">this post</a> on my new blog!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, this relaunch has been postponed just a bit. I have had SO many issues with this new website! Therefore, I am having to find another host for my blog that will make this transition easier. But keep your eyes out for the real relaunch soon!</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-1257464738482645732019-01-28T00:00:00.000-05:002019-03-20T09:45:16.481-04:00Featured Releases—February<span style="font-size: large;">Happy almost February! And, happy blog relaunch day for me! This is my very
first ever blog post on the new blog, and I am so excited to be sharing this
new journey with you! I felt like it would be fitting for my first ever post to
be something that I’ve brought with me from the old blog, so today I’m writing
all about my featured releases for February! I’ve written must-have releases
posts for years, and then that morphed into these featured releases posts less
than a year ago, and that’s something I cannot imagine not continuing as I
relaunch. I love doing the research, finding which authors are releasing what
new books when, and I absolutely love sharing what I’ve found with you, my
lovely readers. So, here are the fantastic-sounding new novels I’ve found for
the month of February!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">Between
Two Shores by Jocelyn Green</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Between Two Shores </i>is a
stand-alone novel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>She has always moved between
worlds, but now she must choose a side.</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>The daughter of a Mohawk mother and French father in 1759 Montreal,
Catherine Duval would rather remain neutral in a world tearing itself apart.
Content to trade with both the French and the British, Catherine is pulled into
the Seven Year’s War against her wishes when her British ex-fiancé, Samuel
Crane, is taken prisoner by her father. Samuel claims he has information that
could help end the war, and he asks Catherine to help him escape.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Peace appeals to Catherine, even if helping the man who broke her heart
does not. But New France is starving, and she and her loved ones may not survive
another winter of conflict-induced famine. When the dangers of war arrive on
her doorstep, Catherine and Samuel flee by river toward the epicenter of the
battle between England and France. She and Samuel may impact history, but she
fears the ultimate cost will be higher than she can bear.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">Castle on
the Rise by Kristy Cambron</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Castle on the Rise </i>is the
second book in Kristy’s<i> Lost Castle </i>series, coming after <i>The Lost
Castle.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>A storied castle. A band of
rebels.</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>A nation chasing a
centuries-old dream of freedom.</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>And three women who rise above
it all…</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>When Laine Forrester travels overseas to attend her best friend’s
vineyard wedding, she expects to find the bride on the brink of a fairy-tale
life. But after a series of unforeseen setbacks, it seems the storybook lives
they’d imagined are suddenly ripping apart.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>With hopes of resurrecting a happy ending, Laine agrees to accompany the
newlyweds to the groom’s home in Ireland—never expecting she’d be the one drawn
in by its wide-open moors, backroads bordering the Irish Sea, and a mysterious
castle that dares to keep its secrets hidden.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>From the storied streets of Dublin to the shores of the Emerald Isle,
Laine is drawn in to the land and its rich history. The castle ruins whisper
stories of Issy—a photojournalist battling through the 1916 Easter Rising and
Maeve—the castle’s lady of legend, fighting for survival through the 1798
rebellion that started it all.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">A
Desperate Hope by Elizabeth Camden</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>A Desperate Hope </i>is the third
book in Elizabeth’s <i>Empire State </i>series, coming after <i>A Dangerous
Legacy </i>and <i>A Daring Venture</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Eloise Drake’s prim demeanor hides the turbulent past she believes is
finally behind her. A mathematical genius, she’s now a successful accountant
for the largest engineering project in 1908 New York. But to her dismay, her
new position puts her back in the path of the man responsible for her deepest
heartbreak.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Alex Duval is the mayor of a town about to be wiped off the map. The
state plans to flood the entire valley where his town sits in order to build a
new reservoir, and Alex is stunned to discover the woman he once loved on the
team charged with the demolition. With his world crumbling around him, Alex
devises a risky plan to save his town—but he needs Eloise’s help to succeed.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Alex is determined to win back the woman he thought he’d lost forever,
but even their combined ingenuity may not be enough to overcome the odds
against them.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">A Return
of Devotion by Kristi Ann Hunter</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>A Return of Devotion </i>is the
second book in Kristi’s <i>Haven Manor </i>series, coming after <i>A Defense of
Honor</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Daphne Blakemoor was content living in her own secluded world for the
last twelve years. She had everything she needed—loved ones, a true home, and
time to indulge her imagination. But when ownership of the estate where she
works as a housekeeper passes to a new marquis with an undeniable connection to
her past, everything she’s come to rely upon is threatened.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>William, Marquis of Chemsford’s main goal in life is to be the exact
opposite of his father. Starting a new life in the peace and quiet of the
country sounds perfect…until his housekeeper turns his life upside down.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Both Daphne and William have spent their lives hiding from the past. Can
they find the courage to face their deepest wounds and, perhaps, forge a new
path for the future together?</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">The Sky
Above Us by Sarah Sundin</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Sky Above Us </i>is the second
book in Sarah’s <i>Sunrise at Normandy </i>series, coming after <i>The Sea
Before Us</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Numbed by grief and harboring shameful secrets, Lt. Adler Paxton ships to
England with the US 357<sup>th</sup> Fighter Group in 1943. Determined to
become an ace pilot, Adler battles the German Luftwaffe in treacherous
dogfights in the skies over France as the Allies struggle for control of the
air before the D-day invasion.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Violet Lindstrom wanted to be a missionary, but for now she serves in the
American Red Cross, where she arranges entertainment for the men of the 357<sup>th</sup>
in the Aeroclub on base and sets up programs for local children. Drawn to the
mysterious Adler, she enlists his help with her work and urges him to reconnect
with his family after a long estrangement.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Despite himself, Adler finds his defenses crumbling when it comes to
Violet. But D-day draws near. And secrets can’t stay buried forever.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Warrior Maiden by Melanie Dickerson</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Warrior Maiden </i>is the
ninth book in Melanie’s <i>Hagenheim </i>series, coming after <i>The Healer’s
Apprentice</i>, <i>The Merchant’s Daughter</i>, <i>The Fairest Beauty</i>, <span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><a href="http://http/spreadinghisgrace.blogspot.com/2015/08/my-bookshelf-captive-maiden-by-melanie.html" target="_self">The Captive Maiden</a></i></span>, <i>The Princess Spy</i>, <span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><a href="http://http/spreadinghisgrace.blogspot.com/2015/11/my-bookshelf-golden-braid-by-melanie.html" target="_self">The Golden Braid</a></i></span>, <span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><a href="http://http/spreadinghisgrace.blogspot.com/2016/11/my-bookshelf-silent-songbird-by-melanie.html" target="_self">The Silent Songbird</a></i></span>, and <i>The Orphan’s Wish</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>She knows women are expected to
marry, cook, and have children, not go to war. Can she manage to stay alive,
save her mother, and keep the handsome son of a duke from discovering her
secret?</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>When Mulan takes her father’s place in battle against the besieging
Teutonic Knights, she realizes she has been preparing for this journey her
whole life—and that her life, and her mother’s, depends on her success. As the
adopted daughter of poor parents, Mulan has little power in the world. If she
can’t prove herself on the battlefield, she could face death—or, perhaps worse,
marriage to the village butcher.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Disguised as a young man, Mulan meets the German duke’s son, Wolfgang,
who is determined to save his people even if it means fighting against his own
brother. Wolfgang is exasperated by the new soldier who seems to be one step
away from disaster at all times—or showing him up in embarrassing ways.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>From rivals to reluctant friends, Mulan and Wolfgang begin to share
secrets. But war is an uncertain time and dreams can die as quickly as they are
born. When Mulan receives word of danger back home, she must make the ultimate
choice. Can she be the son her bitter father never had? Or will she become the
strong young woman she was created to be?</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">The Alamo
Bride by Kathleen Y’Barbo</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Alamo
Bride </i>is the seventh book in the Daughters of the Mayflower series, coming
after <i>The Mayflower Bride</i>, <i>The Pirate Bride</i>, <i>The Captured
Bride</i>, <i>The Patriot Bride</i>, <i>The Cumberland Bride</i>, and <i>The
Liberty Bride</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">Brunch at
Bittersweet Café by Carla Laureano</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Brunch at
Bittersweet Café </i>is the second book in Carla’s <i>Saturday Night Supper
Club </i>series, coming after <i>The Saturday Night Supper Club</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">A
Faithful Gathering by Leslie Gould</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>A Faithful
Gathering</i> is the third book in Leslie’s <i>Sisters of Lancaster County </i>series,
coming after <i>A Plain Leaving </i>and <i>A Simple Singing</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">Mending
Fences by Suzanne Woods Fisher</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Mending
Fences </i>is the first book in Suzanne’s <i>The Deacon’s Family </i>series.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">The
Seamstress by Allison Pittman</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>The
Seamstress </i>is a stand-alone novel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">With
Winter’s First Frost by Kelly Irvin</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>With Winter’s
First Frost </i>is the fourth book in Kelly’s <i>Every Amish Season </i>series,
coming after <i>Upon a Spring Breeze</i>, <i>Beneath the Summer Sun</i>, and <i>Through
the Autumn Air</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">One Thing
I Know by Kara Isaac</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>One Thing I Know </i>is a stand-alone
novel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">The
Secrets of Paper and Ink by Lindsay Harrel</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Secrets of Paper and Ink </i>is
a stand-alone novel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those are my featured releases for February! I hope you’ve found a novel
you’re looking forward to!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Happy February and happy reading!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Mackenzie Carol</i></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">All credit for the italicized synopses goes to
each author and their respective publishers.</span></span>Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-37363382750594508492019-01-14T00:00:00.000-05:002019-01-14T08:23:35.220-05:00My Bookshelf: A Stranger at Fellsworth by Sarah E. Ladd<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Could losing everything be the
best thing to happen to Annabelle Thorley?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In the fallout of her deceased
father’s financial ruin, Annabelle’s prospects are looking bleak. Her fiancé
has called of their betrothal, and now she remains at the mercy of her
controlling and often cruel brother. Annabelle soon faces the fact that her
only hope for a better life is to do the unthinkable and run away to
Fellsworth, where her estranged uncle serves as the school’s superintendent.
Upon arrival, Annabelle learns that she must shed her life of high society and
work for her wages for the first time in her life.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Owen Locke is
unswerving in his commitments. As a widower and father, he is fiercely
protective of his only daughter. As an industrious gamekeeper, he is intent on
keeping poachers at by even though his ambition has always been to purchase
land he can call his own. When a chance encounter introduces him to Annabelle
Thorley, his steady life is shaken. For the first time since his wife’s death,
Owen begins to consider a second chance at love.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As Owen and Annabelle
grow closer, ominous forces threaten the peace they thought they’d found.
Poachers, mysterious strangers, and murderers converge at Fellsworth, forcing
Annabelle and Owen to a test of fortitude and bravery to stop the shadow of the
past from ruining their hopes for the future.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Fellsworth </i>is the third book in Sarah E. Ladd’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Treasures of Surrey </i>series, coming after <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://spreadinghisgrace.blogspot.com/2015/07/my-bookshelf-curiosity-keeper-by-sarah.html">The Curiosity Keeper</a> </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://spreadinghisgrace.blogspot.com/2016/06/my-bookshelf-dawn-at-emberwilde-by.html">Dawn at Emberwilde</a></i>. I have really enjoyed all of Sarah’s books that I have read
so far, and this novel is no exception. The crazy thing is, it was actually on
my shelf for over a year before I finally got around to reading it, which is
not normal for me. Unless I buy a large number of books at once, and they aren’t
newly released, I normally read books soon after I purchase them. For some
reason however, I waited a really long time to finally read this one, and it
has taken me a long time to review it as well (I read this back in August). Nevertheless,
I do highly recommend this novel, and the rest of the series, as it is probably
my favorite series Sarah has written…so far (she has a new series coming out in
April that I am <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">highly </i>anticipating).
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, let me get to my actual review of this wonderful
story, that’s enough rambling for one post. From the very beginning of this
novel, I was pulled in by the level of suspense and intrigue that met me in the
first few chapters of this book. Annabelle’s situation with her cruel and
domineering brother immediately captivated me, and her progression from fear of
her brother, to the desire and plan to escape, to her life at Fellsworth School
made it impossible for me to put this novel down. The eventful path she takes
to finding freedom—and love—is one I will never forget, and is one of the main
reasons that I highly recommend this book. You can’t help but fall in love with
Annabelle, and want the best for her, but everything that she goes through to
finally get to her happily-ever-after also makes for really wonderful reading.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then, there’s Owen. Owen Locke is by far one of my all-time
favorite heroes I have ever read about. Seeing his devotion to his daughter,
and his pain over his lost wife just melted my heart and made me love him immediately,
and everything else that I learned about him throughout the rest of the book
only served to make me love him even more. I don’t think there could’ve been a
better match for Annabelle than Owen, and I really loved getting to read about
them and their journey together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All in all, I really enjoyed this book, and I’m so glad I finally
got around to reading it. I happily give <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A
Stranger at Fellsworth</i> all five bookshelves, and I highly recommend this
story, and the other books in this series—and anything Sarah has written—to all
lovers of sweet, captivating stories and anything historical. This story is so
intriguing, so wonderful, such an enjoyable read, and is the perfect ending to
this series. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">All credit for the italicized synopsis goes to Sarah E. Ladd
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy January! I know this is a little delayed; I normally
post my Featured Releases posts at the end of the previous month, and here we
are already over a week into January. However, I’ve been so busy working on my
new website, and I wanted to try to wait and share this <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">after </i>the blog relaunch, so that is the reason for the delay. But, I’m
sharing about these new books now, so get excited! Besides, the good thing
about the delay is that some of these books have already released so you can go
out and get them now!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">A Bound Heart by
Laura Frantz</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://amzn.to/2FnqpEc">A Bound Heart</a> </i>is a stand-alone novel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and Lark MacDougall grew up on the same castle grounds, Magnus is now laird of
the great house and the Isle of Kerrera. Lark is just the keeper of his
bees—and the woman who could provide an elixir to help his ailing wife conceive
and bear him an heir. But when his wife died suddenly, Magnus and Lark find
themselves caught up in a whirlwind of accusations, expelled from their beloved
island, and sold as indentured servants across the Atlantic. Can they make a
new beginning in this New World? Or will their hopes be dashed against the
rocky coastline of the Virginia colony?</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">Flights of Fancy by
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2M1JYDh">Flights of Fancy</a> </i>is the first book in Jen’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">American Heiresses </i>series.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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may be an heiress, but her life is far from carefree. When her mother begins
pressuring her to marry an elderly and uncouth duke, she escapes from the
high-society world she’s always known and finds herself an unlikely candidate
for a housekeeper position in rural Pennsylvania.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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known for his savvy business sense and has built his reputation and fortune
completely through traditional hard work. But when his adopted parents are in
need of a new housekeeper and Isadora is thrown into his path, he’s
unexpectedly charmed by her unconventional manner.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Ian expected to find the other so intriguing, but when a chain of mysterious
incidents on the farm point to a larger threat, they’ll have to set aside
everything they thought they wanted for a chance at happy-ever-after.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2sfHDvE">With This Pledge</a> </i>is the first book in Tamera’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Carnton</i> series.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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governess—do against the scourge of slavery?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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Clouston’s quietly held principles oppose those of the Southern Cause—but when
forty thousand soldiers converge on the fields of Franklin, Tennessee, the war
demands an answer. The Carnton home, where she is governess, is converted into
a Confederate hospital, and Lizzie is called upon to assist the military doctor
with surgeries that determine life or death. Faced with the unimaginable, she
must summon fortitude even as she fears for the life of Towny, her fiancé and
lifelong friend.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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lies dying in Lizzie’s arms, she vows to relay his final words to his mother,
but knows little more than the boy’s first name. That same night, decorated
Mississippi sharpshooter Captain Roland Ward Jones extracts a different promise
from Lizzie: that she intervene should the surgeon decide to amputate his leg.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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not a woman of her word, earning the soldiers’ respect as she tends to the
wounded within Carnton’s walls. None is more admiring than Captain Jones, who
doesn’t realize she is pledged to another. But as Lizzie’s heart softens toward
the Confederate captain, she discovers his moral ground is at odds with her
own. Now torn between love, principles, and pledges made, she struggles to be
true to her own heart while standing for what she knows is right—no matter the
cost.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2RJk908">Secrets at Cedar Cabin</a> </i>is the fourth book in Colleen’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lavender Tides </i>series, coming after <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The View from Rainshadow Bay</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The House at Saltwater Point</i>, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Leaving Lavender Tides</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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identity and her husband wasn’t who she thought he was—can Bailey even trust </i>herself<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> anymore?<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></div>
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in the wake of her mother’s murder, Bailey Fleming escapes to the only place
she can think of—a remote, dilapidated cabin in Lavender Tides. Intending to
finally get to know the truth behind the lies of her past, Bailey only finds
more questions when bodies are discovered near her cabin hideout along with
traces of a dangerous human trafficking ring. In an unlikely partnership with
FBI agent Lance Phoenix, Bailey races to understand the mystery surrounding her
life and circumstances before the murderer tracks her down.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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determined to rescue his sister, Ava, who was abducted after running away from
home as a teenager. An unexpected lead brings him to the remote cabin, and he
wonders if Bailey—with her suspicious past and strange connections to his
sister’s case—is really who she claims to be and if she can somehow lead him to
Ava.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><a href="https://amzn.to/2SMEQ8V">Code of Valor</a> </i>is the third book in Lynette Eason’s <i>Blue Justice</i> series, coming after <i>Oath of Honor</i> and <i>Called to Protect</i>.<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><a href="https://amzn.to/2H6tICt">Under the Midnight Sun</a> </i>is the third book in Tracie and Kimberly’s <i>The Heart of Alaska </i>series, coming after
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<i><a href="https://amzn.to/2CcC3i7">In the Shadow of Croft Towers</a> </i>is a stand-alone novel.<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><a href="https://amzn.to/2CbE5Pp">The Curse of Misty Wayfair</a> </i>is a stand-alone novel.<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope at least one of these new novels has caught your eye!
I’ve already read Flights of Fancy and it was wonderful, so I highly recommend
that one if you can’t decide. Either way, I hope you check out them all! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-78369589333701013222019-01-10T09:31:00.001-05:002019-01-10T09:36:45.012-05:00The Recommended Reads Box Website Is Live!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have some wonderful news! My new website is now up and
running! Other than one little snag (the blog is still giving me fits so it is unfortunately
not live just yet) my brand new subscription box website has just rolled out
and is ready for you to explore! You can find my new website <a href="http://www.recommendedreadsbox.com/">here</a>, so please
feel free to check it out! Soon I will be relaunching my blog there as well,
but for right now that is still under some serious construction. Until the
relaunch happens, I will continue to post all about my new adventures here, and
once that has launched I will share that with you here as well!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I’m still learning how to do this business-owner-thing, so
if you have any advice I would greatly appreciate it! I hope you check out my
boxes, and even if they aren’t for you, you can always share my website with a
friend who might like them! Hopefully the longer I work on this, the better
they will be, so I hope you’ll join me on this journey and give me any feedback
you see fit to share. I love to read, and I think books are wonderful things, and
that’s why I can’t wait to share my love of them with the world!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Carol</span></span>Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-6017226992638673632019-01-08T10:13:00.000-05:002019-01-08T10:13:03.521-05:00More About Recommended Reads<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As those of you who read my post from last week know, I
announced that I am going to be relaunching my blog on another site and will
begin selling my very own subscription box! (You can find the post I’m
referring to <a href="http://spreadinghisgrace.blogspot.com/2019/01/new-year-new-adventures.html">here</a>.) However, in that post, I announced that everything would be
rolling out on a Tuesday, which would be today actually, but unfortunately that
is not the case. Technology is super complicated, and for some reason it
decided to hate me yesterday, and that bumped my relaunch back a bit. I’ve been
having some issues with really complicated technical aspects to having a
website, but we are getting it all figured out! So that’s great at least. I’m
hoping to still relaunch before the end of this week, and as soon as everything
is ready I will share it here and on all of my social media so that you know
for sure, but I just have to wait and see how long it takes the powers that be
to recognize all of the changes that I have made. So, for now, I’m going to
share a little bit more about my subscription boxes!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My company is called Recommended Reads, or Recommended Reads
Box, and as of right now we have six different box options to choose from, like
I mentioned in my other post. We have The Original Recommended Reads Box, which
is a box that simply comes with your choice of either one or two books, a
bookmark, and a couple of bags of tea for you to try while you read. The
Original Well-Loved Books Box is mostly the same, with a bookmark and a couple
of tea bags, but it comes with three gently used books that someone else has
once loved before. Both of those boxes—and their deluxe versions—have a survey
that goes with them. You fill out the survey as part of your purchase process,
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<span style="font-size: large;">That brings us to the Deluxe versions of both of those
boxes, The Deluxe Recommended Reads Box and The Deluxe Well-Loved Books Box.
The Deluxe Recommended Reads Box comes with one book and a bookmark, like the
Original version, but it also comes with your choice of either tea, coffee, or
hot chocolate, and 2-3 goodies for you to enjoy, such as soap, lotion, candles,
custom decals, bath bombs, etc. The Deluxe Well-Loved Books Box is the same, it
comes with 3 gently used novels and a bookmark like the original, along with
your choice of beverage and 2-3 goodies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then, we have the last two options, which are slightly
different from the ones I just mentioned. I have two different Book of the
Month Boxes, the Historical and the Contemporary Edition. Both boxes are
basically the same, each month I will choose a book as the Book of the Month
and if you subscribe to that box you will receive that book along with some
sort of tea, coffee, or hot chocolate, and 2-3 goodies that either revolve
around the book that I have sent or the month you are receiving the box (such
as next month’s box is a Valentine’s box so it might also contain Valentine’s
Day-type goodies). The thing that makes them different is that the Historical
Edition only comes with books that fall into the Historical genre and the
Contemporary Edition only comes with books from the Contemporary genre, so that
you can choose which one you would prefer to read. Or both, if you prefer! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope this has given you a little taste of what is to come,
just as soon as I can get my website finally up and running! I absolutely
cannot wait to share these new boxes with you, and to finally relaunch my blog.
I’m still going to be writing about books, but there are also so many other
things going on in my life now, especially since I’m less than for months away
from finally graduation college, so I want to share about all kinds of other
things as well. I hope you will follow me over to my new location once I can
finally officially relaunch, and that you’ll love my new boxes as much as I do!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Happy New Year! I know, I know, I’m a bit late. And, I’m
sure you’re honestly a little surprised to hear from me, considering the fact
that I haven’t posted in <i>weeks</i>. I have
been regretting that quite a bit recently, especially since I’ve been on Christmas
break and have had a small amount of extra time on my hands. However, I’ve been
using that time for other things and honestly, I think once you hear what I’ve
been doing you just might like that better. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Over the past month, and even months before that, I have
been working on starting a new blog, in a new location, so I’m super excited
about that! I hope those of you who have actually stuck with me here on this
blog will follow me to the new one, and I promise that I will be better about
posting there than I have been on this one. I’ve already been working on lots
of new ideas for posts—some about books, some about food, some about life—and I’ve
read quite a few books since the last time I posted a review so there will be
some new reviews coming your way too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">However, that’s actually not the biggest news that I want to
share with you today. Not only am I starting a new blog in a brand new
location, I am starting my very own website. While this new blog will be on said
website, that’s not the only thing that you will find there. As of this coming
Tuesday, I will be rolling out my very own book subscription box! I have been
toying with the idea for over a year, and now I’m finally ready to get it
started. Isn’t that so exciting?!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">As of Tuesday, you will be able to go onto my brand new
website (which I will link here when the time comes) and explore my new blog
location and the book box subscriptions that I will finally have for sale. I am
just so excited that I finally get to share this with you! I absolutely love
reading (obviously) and I always love recommending books I have loved to
people, so I have been thinking of a way to turn those loves into something
more for quite some time. And now, it’s finally time to make that into a
reality! My store, the Recommended Reads Box store, will have 6 different book
box options to choose from: The Original Recommended Reads Box, the Deluxe
Recommended Reads Box, the Original Well-Loved Books Box, the Deluxe Well-Loved
Books Box, and two different Book of the Month Boxes, one for lovers of
Contemporary fiction and one for the Historical Fiction fans. Hopefully one of
those boxes sounds like something you would enjoy receiving!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">There will be more information about each of my boxes on my
website, and I will be sharing more and more about everything related to my
boxes—and even other things—on my new blog once it rolls out next week. I really
hope you’ll find me there! I can’t wait to share this with you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span><br />Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-34202689327578763952018-10-16T11:25:00.001-04:002018-10-16T11:25:35.462-04:00Featured Release: Lady of a Thousand Treasures, Giveaway, and More!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to <em> <strong>Lady of a Thousand Treasures</strong></em> by Sandra Byrd Scavenger Blog Hunt with an awesome giveaway, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! On each stop, there will be:</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">a clue</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">then head back to the launch post on <a href="http://bit.ly/LadyHunt" rel="noopener" target="_blank">JustRead</a> or straight to the main crossword puzzle to fill in the words and get the special phrase to enter the giveaway!</li>
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<strong>Before we begin, there's a bit about <em>Lady of a Thousand Treasures. </em></strong></div>
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ABOUT THE BOOK</h4>
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<b>Title:</b> Lady of a Thousand Treasures<br />
<b>Series:</b> Victorian Ladies, Book 1<br />
<b>Author:</b> Sandra Byrd<br />
<b>Publisher: </b>Tyndale House<br />
<b>Release Date:</b> October 9, 2018<br />
<b>Genre:</b> Historical/Gothic Romance<br />
<b>Links:</b> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38909528-lady-of-a-thousand-treasures">Goodreads</a> </div>
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is a talented evaluator of antiquities, trained to know the difference between
a genuine artifact and a fraud. But with her father’s passing and her elderly
uncle’s decline, the family business is at risk, and unmarried Eleanor cannot
run Sheffield Brothers alone.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The death of a wealthy
client offers an unexpected opportunity when Eleanor is appointed the temporary
trustee of the baron’s legendary collection. She alone must choose whether to
donate the priceless treasures to a museum or allow them to pass to the baron’s
only living son, Harry—the man who broke her heart.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Eleanor still, and though she yearns to believe him, there are circumstances
that make her question if this is true. Yet she also distrusts the late baron’s
motives, especially after her uncle and her home are attacked. With her
family’s finances dwindling and the threat of debtor’s prison closing in,
Eleanor knows that donating the baron’s collection would win favor among
potential clients, saving the family and its firm. But the more time Eleanor
spends with Harry, the more her faith in him grows. Can she risk bestowing upon
him the treasures, and her heart, after all?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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must decide whom she can trust—who in her life is false or true, brass or
gold—and what is meant to be treasured.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lady of a Thousand
Treasures </i>is the first book in Sandra Byrd’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Victorian Ladies </i>series, and is actually only the second book I
have ever read by her. However, it has made me want to read many, many more of
her novels, because I REALLY enjoyed this book. In fact, I’ve already borrowed
another of her novels from the library, because I am certain that if it is
anywhere near as good as this one, I will enjoy it. To be perfectly honest with
you, I had never read anything quite like this story before, but I liked
getting to know more about antiquities and what evaluators were like back in
those days. It was such an interesting storyline, with a riveting plot and
fascinating characters, and I quite honestly couldn’t get enough of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I first started the book, there was a lot of suspicion
going around about Harry—and others—and it made it hard for me to know who to
trust and who I should like, but I really enjoyed that! It gave a nice,
mysterious edge to the story, and I really enjoyed trying to figure out who was
good and who was bad along with Eleanor. Then, the deeper I got into it, the
more twists and turns and unexpected events I found, and I couldn’t help but be
captivated by every page. There wasn’t a moment when I felt like a scene was
boring or could have been done without, every piece had a part to play in the
story, and each one was just as interesting and well written as the next.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Obviously, I cannot help but give this story all five
bookshelves. Sandra did an amazing job of weaving together a touching,
captivating, unforgettable tale, and I already want to read it again as I’m
writing this. I couldn’t have imagined a better story. Clearly, I also am
giving <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lady of a Thousand Treasures </i>a
place on my all-time favorites list, and I highly recommend it to anyone and
everyone who loves a good historical novel. Sandra has now become one of my
favorite authors, and I want everyone to enjoy her books just as much as I did.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you'd like to purchase a copy, just click on one of these links:</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38909528-lady-of-a-thousand-treasures">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/2OAPjWc">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/book/lady-of-a-thousand-treasures/id1355777983?mt=11&at=1001luvA">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&p=1183766&item_no=426836">Christian Book</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Lady-of-Thousand-Treasures-Sandra-Byrd/9781496426833/?a_aid=justcommonly">Book Depository</a> | <a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-8804948-42121?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booksamillion.com%2Fp%2FLady-Thousand-Treasures%2FSandra-Byrd%2F9781496426833%3Fid%3D7316768317291">Books-A-Million</a><br />
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<b>About the Author</b></div>
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After earning her first rejection at the age of thirteen, bestselling author Sandra Byrd has now published fifty books.<br />
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Sandra's delighted to kick off her new historical romance series with Tyndale House Publishers, Victorian Ladies, with Lady of a Thousand Treasures. The three-book Victorian Ladies series follows her historically sound Gothic romances, Daughters of Hampshire, launched with the bestselling Mist of Midnight, which earned a coveted Editor's Choice award from the Historical Novel Society. The second book, Bride of a Distant Isle, has been selected by Romantic Times as a Top Pick. The third in the series, A Lady in Disguise, was published in 2017. Check out her contemporary adult fiction debut, Let Them Eat Cake, which was a Christy Award finalist, as was her first historical novel, To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn. To Die For was also named a Library Journal Best Books Pick for 2011, and The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr was named a Library Journal Best Books Pick for 2012.<br />
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Sandra has published dozens of books for kids, tweens, and teens, including the bestselling The One Year Be-Tween You and God Devotions for Girls. She continued her work as a devotionalist, with The One Year Home and Garden Devotions, and The One Year Experiencing God's Love Devotional.<br />
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Please visit <a href="http://www.sandrabyrd.com/">www.sandrabyrd.com</a> to learn more or to invite Sandra to your book club via Skype.<br />
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CONTACT: <a href="http://www.sandrabyrd.com/">website</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sandrabyrdwrites">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/sandrabyrd">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/sandrabyrdbooks/">Pinterest</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sandrabyrdbooks/">Instagram</a></div>
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Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-57413234656837701532018-09-29T11:21:00.000-04:002018-09-29T11:21:13.050-04:00Featured Releases—October<span style="font-size: large;">It’s already October??? How has this happened? It feels like
it was just the beginning of the year, and now 2018 is already almost over! I do
have to say though, I’m super excited it’s finally October, because it’s my
birthday month! And my super sweet boyfriend has been telling me for months
about the surprise plans he has for my birthday, so I can’t wait to finally
find out what they are! And, I haven’t let myself buy any books for the last
two months because I bought too many over the summer, so I’m super excited to
finally be able to buy some new books! And the books I have on this list are
super tempting!</span><br />
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is the second book in Mary’s <i>High Sierra Sweethearts</i> series, coming
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But nothing could prepare him for
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Cameron Scott is used to being obeyed, but nothing about this journey to Lake
Tahoe has gone as expected. He’s come to fetch his daughter and nephew, and
seek revenge on the people who killed his brother. Instead, he finds himself
trapped by a blizzard with two children, who are terrified of him, and the
stubborn but beautiful Gwen Harkness, who he fears may be trying to keep the
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everyone and now finds Gwen caring for him too. He soon realizes why the kids
love her so much and worries that it might be best for him to move on without
them. When she sees his broken heart, Gwen decides to help him win back their
affection—and in the process he might just win her heart as well.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">is the first book in Sandra’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Victorian Ladies </i>series.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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is a talented evaluator of antiques, trained to know the difference between a
genuine artifact and a fraud. But with her father’s passing and her uncle’s
decline into dementia, the family business is at risk. In the Victorian era,
unmarried Eleanor cannot run Sheffield Brothers alone.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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is appointed the temporary trustee of the baron’s legendary collection. She
must choose whether to donate the priceless treasures to a museum or allow them
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Harry claims to still love her and Eleanor yearns to believe him, but his
mysterious comments and actions fuel her doubts. When she learns an Italian
beauty accompanied him on his return to England, her lingering hope for a
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would win her favor among potential clients, saving Sheffield Brothers. But the
more time she spends with Harry, the more her faith in him grows. Might Harry
be worthy of his inheritance, and her heart, after all? As pressures mount and
time runs out, Eleanor must decide whom she can trust—who in her life is false
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their marriage. But when a last-minute crisis lands them on a
three-thousand-mile road trip together, Mallory wonders if their story may not
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Close quarters get even tighter, and the couple believes this whole experience
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see in one another—and how they complement each other. Their first year of
marriage hasn’t been the arm-in-arm togetherness they expected…but can they
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Phylicia Chandler put her life on hold to help her sisters care for their dying
mother. Now Mom is gone and their father shocks them all by running off with a
woman young enough to be their sister. Life is moving forward all around her,
but Phee feels stuck—until her father’s protégé presents her with an intriguing
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offers to help Phee purchase and renovate three small like cottages on the outskirts
of Langhorne, Missouri, he doesn’t count on falling in love with her. Yet here
he is: head over heels. But how can Quinn declare his love for this beautiful,
talented woman twelve years his junior when she’s still reeling from her
father’s hasty remarriage to a younger woman? Can Quinn convince Phee that it
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</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">is the fourth book in Karen’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Baxter Family </i>series, coming after <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Love Story</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">In This Moment</i>, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To the
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">From their first
meeting, to their stunning engagement and lavish wedding, to their
happily-ever-after, Noah and Emily Carter were meant to be together. Theirs is
a special kind of love and they want the world to know. They’ve been letting
more than a million adoring fans follow their lives @When_We_Were_Young since
the day Noah proposed to Emily on bended knee. But behind the carefully-staged
photos and entertaining posts, their life is anything but a fairy tale and
Noah’s obsession has ruined everything.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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reaches out to her friend Kari Baxter Taylor and tells her the truth: Noah and
Emily have decided to call it quits and Noah is leaving in the morning. Kari
prays for a miracle. But deep inside, Kari knows she needs a miracle herself.
She and her husband, Ryan are facing their own crisis—one that is guaranteed to
change their marriage forever.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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is ready for his new life to begin, ready to start over without Emily.
Tomorrow. But when he wakes up in the morning, everything is different. Emily
and the kids have changed and things are not what they seem. Desperate, he
tries to undo his mistake, but it’s too late. It would take a miracle to return
to yesterday.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lyndie St. James is
thrilled that her best friend, Elle, is getting married but unprepared for the
emotional storm of the wedding week and returning to her childhood summer home
of Sweethaven. The idyllic cottage community harbors some of her best—and
worst—memories. It’s not only the tragic death of her childhood friend Cassie
that has haunted her for ten years, it’s the other secrets she’s buried that
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father, and brother, still struggling with the loss, have been drifting further
and further apart. And Elle herself, the last to see Cassie alive, carries an
impossible burden of guilt. Now reunited, each of them has a choice: to reveal
the truths of that night or continue to live in its shadow. That means
embarking on a personal journey of the heart—to escape the darkness and all its
regrets and to finally come to terms with the past and, especially, with each
other.</span><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="color: #93c47d;">The Cumberland Bride
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is the fifth book in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Daughters of the Mayflower </i>series, coming after <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Mayflower Bride</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Pirate Bride</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Captured Bride</i>, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
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is the second book in Irene’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Code of Honor </i>series, coming after <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dangerous Illusions</i>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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is the sequel to Lynn’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Waves of Mercy </i>novel.<o:p></o:p></div>
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is the second book in Connilyn’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cities of Refuge </i>series, coming after <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Light on the Hill</i>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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is the fifth book in Dawn’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Everstone Chronicles </i>series, coming
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is the third book in Cara’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hidden Justice </i>series, coming after <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beyond Justice </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Imperfect
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Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-14336907866122503202018-09-25T00:00:00.000-04:002018-09-25T08:17:27.399-04:00Top Ten Tuesday: Books by My Favorite Authors That I Still Haven’t Read<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Tuesday! Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is actually an eye-opening
topic for me, because we’re talking all about books we haven’t read, namely
books by the authors that I absolutely love. When I really love an author, I typically
read as many of their books as possible in a fairly short period of time, but
sometimes I miss a few or get distracted by another new author, and then next
thing you know I’ve completely forgotten about those books. So that’s where
this list comes from today, all of these authors are ones that I completely
love, and I’ve read the majority of their books, but for some reason I’ve
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<i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0310730988/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0310730988&linkCode=as2&tag=mackenziecaro-20&linkId=ac006109da886a22f8ad994783f4cbb9" target="_blank">The Princess Spy</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=mackenziecaro-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0310730988" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> </i>is the fifth book in Melanie's <i>Hagenheim </i>series, coming after <i>The Healer's Apprentice</i>, <i>The Merchant's Daughter</i>, <i>The Fairest Beauty</i>, and <i><a href="http://spreadinghisgrace.blogspot.com/2015/08/my-bookshelf-captive-maiden-by-melanie.html">The Captive Maiden</a></i>.</div>
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<i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451692374/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1451692374&linkCode=as2&tag=mackenziecaro-20&linkId=822c3fa371a7809d41f1cbf3983d35c3" target="_blank">It Happened at the Fair</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=mackenziecaro-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1451692374" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> </i>is the first book in Deeanne's <i>World's Fair </i>series.</div>
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Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-6574393742390247742018-09-20T00:00:00.000-04:002018-09-20T00:00:11.669-04:00Featured Release: An Hour Unspent by Roseanna M. White<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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thief, Barclay Pearce has turned his back on his life of crime and now uses his
skills for a nation at war, including keeping an eye on a talented engineer
working as a clockmaker. But not until he rescues the man’s daughter from a
mugging does he begin to wonder what his future might hold.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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constantly dreamed and worked for independence, but she certainly never meant
for it to inspire her fiancé to end their engagement and enlist in the army.
When the intriguing man who saved her returns to the Manning residence to study
clock repair with her father, she can’t help being interested. But she soon
learns that nothing with Barclay Pearce is as simple as it seems.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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plunges deeper into war, the race is on for any technological edge, and
Evelina’s father’s ideas have captured the attention of many—perhaps too many.
As danger seems to encroach from every side, it may just take a reformed thief
to steal the time they need to escape.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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the third book in Roseanna M. White’s <i>Shadows
Over England </i>series, coming after <i><a href="http://spreadinghisgrace.blogspot.com/2017/10/my-bookshelf-name-unknown-by-roseanna-m.html">A Name Unknown</a> </i>and <i><a href="http://spreadinghisgrace.blogspot.com/2018/02/my-bookshelf-song-unheard-by-roseanna-m.html">A Song Unheard</a></i>. Roseanna
has been one of my favorite authors of all-time for <i>years </i>now, so I am always super excited when one of her novels
releases. However, I have been anticipating this story even more, because it is
the third book in my favorite series she has written, and is about Barclay
Pearce, who I have loved from the minute I was introduced to him in book one.
And let me just say, by the time I was through with his first scene in this
novel, I loved him even more. So you can only imagine how much <i>more </i>I loved him by the time I finished
his story and learned all about the way he cared for his family, for his
brother, for Clover and Patch, and for Evelina and her father. Barclay is
definitely the hero of all heroes, and I would even recommend you reading this
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reasons why you should read this book. Let’s start with Evelina. She is a spitfire!
Every one of Roseanna’s heroines are independent and strong, so I knew to expect
that going into this novel, but I definitely did not expect Evelina to be as determined
and willful as she was! She kept me entertained throughout the entirety of the
story, and I loved really getting to know her deeper as her flaws and
insecurities came to light. And I really enjoyed getting to see her and her
mother grow into the people they were meant to be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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including Barclay. I knew all about this from the first two novels, but only
from Rosemary and Willa’s perspectives, which made it different when I was able
to see their relationships through the eyes of Barclay—the father figure of the
“family.” The way that they banded together and became a family through all of
the hardships that they faced—both together and apart—really touched me,
especially since I have always had a heart for orphans. God has given me a
heart for adoption and for children without families of their own, so I can’t
help but be touched by the way that Barclay gave every lonely child who came
into his path a family of their own.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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novel. The path the story took, with the romance and the heartbreak, and the
mystery and war tied into the middle, just captivated me and made it impossible
to set this book down until I was finished. There was so much action, so much
intrigue, and the perfect amounts of faith, family, and love to give this story
the most incredible flow and plotline, and I loved every minute of it. I highly
recommend it to anyone and everyone who is a reader of fiction—and honestly even
those who are not—because it is <i>so </i>worth
reading. Obviously I give it all five bookshelves, and a place on my all-time
favorites list, and I know I will be reading this book again and again over the
years to come.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Roseanna M. White and Bethany House Publishers.</span></span>Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-15310177144859141272018-09-18T00:00:00.000-04:002018-09-18T00:00:01.116-04:00Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Fall 2018 TBR<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Tuesday! It’s time for another Top Ten Tuesday, and
this week is one of my favorite topics. I absolutely love every time I get to
talk about books on my TBR, so I was super excited when I found out this week’s
post was all about books I want to read this fall. On the one hand, I know I’m
probably not going to get around to reading all of these, but on the other
hand, it just reminds me that I have so many great reads to look forward to!</span><br />
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Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-39778868007980039752018-09-17T00:00:00.000-04:002018-09-17T00:00:09.720-04:00My Bookshelf: When the Morning Glory Blooms by Cynthia Ruchti<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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caring for an aging Anna, whose wild tales are not just idle ramblings but
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has rocked her world, unaware of the significance of the house across the
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women desperate for hope. Three reasons to believe it won’t come in time. Can
Ivy preserve Anna’s emotion-packed, grace-hemmed memories? Will Becky’s prayers
for the child of her unwed daughter be answered? And how will one child bring
together the intertwining stories of women across generations? As each fights a
tangled vine of deception, each uncovers possibilities for hope—and the
blossoming simplicity of truth.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Blooms </i>by Cynthia Ruchti is a stand-alone novel, but isn’t the first book I
have ever read by her. Actually, I have read quite a few of her novels over the
last few years, and every time I crack open one of the covers, I know I am in
for a wonderful, heart-touching story that I will enjoy every second of. This
novel was no exception. When I first purchased this book, I wasn’t even sure
which novel I was going to buy, I just had a coupon for a used book website,
and I knew I wanted to read more of Cynthia’s books. But the synopsis of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">When the Morning Glory Blooms</i> really
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<span style="font-size: large;">The way that these three different stories tied together to
make one touching novel blew me away. Each story tied into the other stories in
at least two or three ways, which showed the reason behind them being told all
together, and the way that they came full circle in the end just blew me away.
When I first read the synopsis, I had no idea how the stories would tie
together other than the obvious, but I was so surprised when I found out, and I
have to say, that was the perfect way to end the story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The biggest thing that stood out to me about this book was
Anna’s part in the story. Every aspect of her journey touched my heart, and I loved
reading about how she did so much for all of the young mothers who came through
her doors. I can’t tell you how much I admired her for everything that she did,
and the way she loved those women and their children as if they were her own,
and I honestly want to learn from her example in my own life. Although I may
not come into contact with unwed mothers in such large proportions like that in
my own life, I do want to learn to just love <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anyone</i> the way that she loved those women: unconditionally and
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<span style="font-size: large;">This story was the perfect combination of truth, reality,
love, and unexpected events, and I was completely captivated by every second of
it. The transitions and surprises Becky went through, the pain and heartache of
Ivy, and Anna’s works of compassion all tied together to make this one of the
sweetest stories I have ever read, and I cannot imagine giving it anything
other than all five bookshelves. This story touched my heart in ways that no
other novel ever has, and I highly recommend it as one that is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">definitely </i>worth reading.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-65456279571842164062018-09-14T00:00:00.000-04:002018-09-14T00:00:00.521-04:00Change of Heart by Courtney Walsh<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A Colorado senator’s
wife, Evelyn Brandt seems to have it all. But her carefully constructed life
comes toppling down when the FBI crashes her society brunch with the news that
her husband has been arrested for embezzlement, and he’s far from repentant. It
turns out this was only the start of his indiscretions—for which he has little
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the scandal turn into months, Evelyn withdraws, even shirking her duties with
the philanthropic Valentine Volunteers. The inquisitive women of the group are
determined not to let Evelyn’s divorce destroy her. They have big plans for her
to use her long-forgotten artistic talent to reimagine the city’s iconic
lamppost hearts. But doing so will force Evelyn to work closely with Trevor
Whitney, her ex-husband’s former best friend. Though she and Trevor used to be
close—and he’s been letting her hide in his guesthouse—his gruffness conveys
his unease with the situation.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Trevor’s farm and the comfort of a paintbrush, Evelyn starts to reclaim the
dreams she sacrificed to become the perfect politician’s wife. And as
creativity inspires them both, Whit begins to see the girl he fell in love with
before his friend—and his own mistakes—stole his chance. Possibilities for a
new beginning emerge, but long-kept secrets threaten to ruin everything. After
so much time, is a change of heart too much to hope for?</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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the second book in Courtney Walsh’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paper
Hearts </i>series, coming after <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://spreadinghisgrace.blogspot.com/2016/02/paper-hearts-by-courtney-walsh.html">Paper Hearts</a></i>. I really enjoyed <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paper
Hearts,</i> so I was pretty excited that I finally found time to get around to
the second book in the series, but I have to say, I’m a little disappointed.
While I was really looking forward to enjoying this book, I honestly don’t
think I can say that I really did. I did actually finish this book, so that’s a
plus. Though I did think about skimming the last half, I was actually able to
read the entire thing, so that is good I suppose. I just didn’t really enjoy
what I read, and that was really disappointing because I hate when I don’t
enjoy a book, especially when it is one I was looking forward to reading.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Honestly, there were quite a few things about this novel
that made it hard for me to enjoy it as much as I wanted to. For starters, the
story was very repetitive. Now, I know that it had to be in some ways just
because there were more and more things coming to light so the story of
deception and lies had to be repeated to a certain degree, but it was too much.
It felt like Evelyn was too back and forth about everything, and it was
extremely difficult for me to believe she never could have known about at least
some of her husband’s lies. There is no way you are married to a man who is
that obvious for that long and not know about his sins. It’s just impossible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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part of all. It felt like every single time there was a chapter or section in
his perspective, it talked about his feelings for Evelyn and how he continually
told himself that she “wasn’t his to love.” I get it, he loved his best friend’s
wife even though he shouldn’t, and he wanted to be over her but never was. I
don’t understand why it had to be repeated over and over and over all
throughout the book. Besides that, I just felt like it was a little sad, to be
honest. Like, he even had other girlfriends or opportunities for girlfriends,
and he still was stuck in that same boat for so many years? I don’t buy it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this, but I really truly just didn’t enjoy this story. There were so many
places Courtney could have gone with the plot line, with Evelyn’s past and
Christopher’s indiscretions and everything that was going on with Trevor, but I
felt like it was just repetitive and circular rather than really developing as
the story went on. Because of this, and everything else that I have mentioned, I
unfortunately cannot give this story any more than three out of five
bookshelves. It wasn’t so unbearable that I had to skim it enough to warrant only
two bookshelves, and I am sure that it still might be an enjoyable book for
someone who can look past all of the faults I found with it. So, although I definitely
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Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-28917314180973415982018-09-11T00:00:00.000-04:002018-09-11T00:00:11.387-04:00Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Meant to Read Last Year But Didn’t Get To<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Tuesday! Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is actually all about
hidden gems, or books that we feel didn’t get the attention/recognition they
deserve, but I just don’t feel like this is a topic I have anything to add to. So,
I decided to venture out again into the list of past Top Ten Tuesday topics
that I didn’t get to share about, and today I came up with a topic about books I
meant to read but haven’t gotten around to. These are all fantastic novels I was
planning on reading last year—some of them I even ordered—but somehow I still
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Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-65933557844148605462018-09-04T00:00:00.000-04:002018-09-04T00:00:04.425-04:00Top Ten Tuesday: Binge-worthy TV Shows/Movies<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Tuesday! Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is for all of those
days when we’ve just finished a book, and we have to find something to do until
we can get our hands on another one. This list is all about TV shows and movies
that you can binge all day long to get yourself out of that in-between books
slump! These are some of my all-time favorite things to watch, some are new
favorites and some are old friends, but all are movies that have sequels or TV
shows with multiple seasons for your viewing pleasure. So, take a look!</span><br />
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Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-60143724023287993972018-09-03T00:00:00.000-04:002018-09-03T00:00:06.053-04:00Fates and Traitors by Jennifer Chiaverini<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The infamous John
Wilkes Booth, mercurial son of an acclaimed British stage actor and a Covent
Garden flower girl, has been the subject of more than a century of scholarship,
speculation, and even obsession. Booth is often portrayed as a shadowy figure,
a violent loner whose single murderous act made him the most hated man in
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chaotic Booth household and overflowing with a mother’s love, the steadfast and
compassionate Mary Ann Booth is blind to her son’s growing traitorous rage.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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stood by her younger brother, protecting him and helping him become a
successful actor like their father—but there are some secrets even the most
loyal confidante isn’t told.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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New Hampshire senator, the smart, fiercely independent Lucy Hale believes the
love she and John share is a rare and precious blessing in a country torn apart
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widowed Mary Surratt, Booth represents the last hope of the Confederacy, and
she welcomes him and his conspirators into her home—at great peril to her
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intertwine, overlap, and speed toward the inevitable conclusion, all four women
attempt to answer the most important question of their lives—who, exactly, is
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actually the first book I have ever read by Jennifer Chiaverini, and I must
say, I am thoroughly impressed. As an avid lover of anything historical, this
novel really stood out to me from the moment it got added to my TBR list, and I’m
so glad I finally decided to pick it up the last time I went to the library. The
amount of history that is contained within these pages thrills me, though I do
know that it is historical <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">fiction </i>and
not completely reality. Either way, I really enjoyed the chance to get to know
a little bit more about the “most hated man in America.” John Wilkes Booth’s
story has always been interesting to me, so I jumped at the chance to get a
little bit of insight into why he would do such a horrible thing as shooting
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captivated me. I loved the way she—rather than just telling us this story
through John Wilkes Booth’s perspective—she gave us a different way of seeing
everything unfold, through the eyes of his mother, his sister, the woman who
loved him, and a confederate sympathizer who allowed him to conspire in her
home. In my opinion, that was just the perfect way to tell his story, because we
got to see so much we wouldn’t have seen otherwise. Through his mother, we got
to see him as a little baby, and as a child, and as a son. Through his sister,
we got to see him as a brother, a playmate, a protector. Through the woman who
loved him, we got to see him as a lover, and through the eyes of a confederate sympathizer,
we got to see him as someone who was going to aid them in their goal of winning
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first three women did know John on a more intimate level, and they were able to
give insight into how he was throughout the entire course of his life, Mary
Surrat gave the most eye-opening insight because she was someone who thought
his goal to help the confederacy would be something good. Every time there was
a Northern victory, and every other woman cheered—and the nation cheered—Mary mourned,
and that gave such a different view to the entire story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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reasons and so many more. Jennifer is a phenomenal writer, I really enjoyed
getting such a little peek into history, and I am so looking forward to reading
more of her novels in the future. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fates
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favorites list. Therefore, I also highly recommend it, as it is such a
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Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-12378509869342907382018-08-31T00:00:00.000-04:002018-08-31T00:00:00.998-04:00Featured Releases: September<span style="font-size: large;">How is it already almost September? Somehow, this summer has
flown by, and now school has started up again, I’m getting back into my regular
routine, and I’m not on my way towards finishing my final year of school. Ever.
I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am about that. So, to celebrate,
let’s talk about some amazing books that are going to release over the next
month! As I started doing last month, I have my 6 or so Featured Releases
listed first, and those are the books that I absolutely cannot wait to read and
highly recommend. Then, at the bottom of the list, I have some other books that
I have discovered by some authors that have either been on my radar for a
while, or even some new authors I’ve stumbled upon as I’ve worked on this list!
Let’s get to them!</span><br />
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she’s escaped Galen Wright’s evil intentions by marrying an older lighthouse
keeper. Seemingly safe in faraway Massachusetts, her world is upended when John
is killed in one of the first battles of the Revolutionary War. Hannah is
allowed to continue the difficult task of tending the twin lighthouses in
John’s place, though she faces daily disapproval from John’s family. She thinks
her loneliness will subside when her younger sister arrives, but she finds
Lydia’s obsession with Galen only escalates the dangerous tides swirling around
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a shipwrecked sea captain to Hannah’s door, and though he is a Tory, her heart
is as traitorous as the dark-eyed captain. Even though she discovers Birch
Meredith isn’t the enemy he seemed at first, Hannah isn’t sure their love will
ever see the light of freedom.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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difficult time, one that opened my eyes in countless ways. And my heart, most
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1951, and Maggie Esh is in need of some hope. Sweet-spirited and uncommonly
pretty despite struggling with illness, she is used to being treated kindly by
the young men of her Old Order Amish church district. Yet Maggie wishes she
were more like other courting-age-girls so she could live a normal, healthy
life. When tent revival meetings come to the area, the words of the preacher
cause her to reconsider what she knows about faith. Can she learn to trust God
even when hope seems a distant dream?</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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thief, Barclay Pearce has turned his back on his life of crime and now uses his
skills for a nation at war, including keeping an eye on a talented engineer
working as a clockmaker. But not until he rescues the man’s daughter from a
mugging does he begin to wonder what his future might hold.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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constantly dreamed and worked for independence, but she certainly never meant
for it to inspire her fiancé to end their engagement and enlist in the army.
When the intriguing man who saved her returns to the Manning residence to study
clock repair with her father, she can’t help being interested. But she soon
learns that nothing with Barclay Pearce is a simple as it seems.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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plunges deeper into war, the race is on for any technological edge, and
Evelina’s father’s ideas have captured the attention of many—perhaps too many.
As danger seems to encroach from every side, it may just take a reformed thief
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Hirschler are part of an Old Order Mennonite community in Pine Hill, Indiana.
The couple has grown apart since a doctor confirmed they would never have children.
Marty longs to escape the tight-knit area where large families are valued, and
the opportunity to do so arises when her childhood friend, Brooke Spalding,
resurfaces with the wild idea of rebuilding a ghost town into a resort
community. Brooke hires Anthony to help with the construction, drawing the
Hirschlers away from Indiana and into her plan, and then finds herself
diagnosed with cancer. Moral complications with Brooke’s vision for a casino as
part of the resort and the discovery of a runaway teenager hiding on the
property open up a world neither the Hirschlers nor Brooke had considered
before. Will they be able to overcome their challenges and differences to help
the ones among them hurting the most?</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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best for his younger brother, which is why he moves Sam to Bridgeport, Ohio.
It’s a bigger town with a well-known high school. Just the place to give his
little brother more opportunities—maybe even a scholarship to college. Kurt
hopes his gamble pays off, since Sam’s future isn’t the only thing riding on
it. Kurt’s put most of his savings into a new landscaping business there, too.
But when Sam gets in trouble for fighting at school, Kurt isn’t so sure it was
the right decision until he meets Sam’s English teacher.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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passionate about helping all of her students succeed, but there’s something
about Sam Holland that makes her want to go the extra mile. When he’s caught in
a fight at school, she goes to bat in his defense, and during a conference with
the principal she meets Sam’s rugged older brother—and guardian. Emily has a
strict no-dating policy when it comes to her students’ but Kurt isn’t technically
Sam’s </i>parent<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. It’s okay to bend the
rules a little bit, right?<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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some friends and find a place in the Bridgeport community, Kurt starts up a
weekly poker game in his garage. It’s not long before everyone wants in, and
they all son discover that these Friday night poker gatherings are about more
than just the game.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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is the second book in Michelle’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Once Upon a Dickens Christmas</i> series,
coming after <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">12 Day at Bleakly Manor</i>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-23584005038380040432018-08-28T00:00:00.000-04:002018-08-28T00:00:02.684-04:00Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Read and Loved in School<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Tuesday! Since school has officially begun for most
students, this week’s Top Ten Tuesday is all about back to school. It is a
freebie, however, which means I get to post about anything I want—back to
school related of course—so I decided I wanted to talk about some school books I
have read. However, these aren’t just stuffy textbooks, but rather are some
books I read back in middle and high school that I really loved. I still
remember reading all of these, and I definitely remember really enjoying them. Honestly,
I would still read them now, even though I don’t have to!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #93c47d;">Children of the River
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<span style="color: #93c47d;">The Scarlet Letter by
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Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-24629088252074332972018-08-27T00:00:00.000-04:002018-08-27T00:00:09.117-04:00My Bookshelf: Secrets Over Sweet Tea by Denise Hildreth Jones<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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safe, but more often than not, they spill out when we least expect and make a
mess out of everything. It’s a truth Scarlett Jo Newberry knows all too well—a
truth Grace Shepherd and Zach Craig are about to learn the hard way.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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boisterous pastor’s wife, polished news anchor, and beleaguered divorce
attorney intersect on the tree-lined streets of Franklin, Tennessee, scandal
threatens to topple their carefully constructed worlds. Grasping at survival,
they embark on a journey of friendship and courage, desperate to find a way
back to laughter, love, and life.</span></span></i><i><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></i></div>
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</i>is a stand-alone novel, and is just one of the many books I have read by
Denise Hildreth Jones. She has been one of my favorite authors for quite some
time now, so I’m always excited when I get the chance to read one of her books.
This one I found at a really good price on Thriftbooks, so I knew I had to
snatch it up that way I could finally read it. I’ve been looking forward to
this book ever since it came out, it just somehow got lost on the TBR list, so
I’m super glad I finally was able to purchase it because that made me ten times
more likely to actually get around to reading it. Let me tell you, I am <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not </i>disappointed that I did.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From the very first page, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Secrets Over Sweet Tea </i>captured my heart and turned it completely
inside out as I watched the struggles Grace Shepherd and Zach Craig had to go
through. The level of pain that they both were experiencing was heartbreaking,
and the way their lives got turned upside-down—by other’s choices or their own—left
me longing for redemption and resolution. Although their stories didn’t end in the
same kind of happily-ever-after way, I think both endings were beautiful as
they were a testament to what they let God do inside of them, and that made for
just the most perfect ending imaginable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let me give you a little bit of insight so that my rambling
actually makes a little bit of sense. This novel, while it was a story about
secrets and love and real life, there was so much in this story that really hit
me hard and made it one I will always remember. Denise tackled real love in
this story. Real life. And what really happens when we let ourselves close off
our hearts, shut down, and just go through the motions and whatever actions
come after that. The way she described how we are supposed to live <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">alive </i>truly inspired me, and I realized
her words were not just for people who were going through such crazy life
situations. They are for everyone. We all should be living fully <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">alive</i>. That was what stood out to me
most about this book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I also really loved the entire storyline, especially the
little bit of a surprise near the ending. By that point, you think you’ve
uncovered all of the secrets, and that it’s just about the renewal and
reconciliation and all that comes after the secrets that were uncovered before,
when out of the blue another one completely knocks you over! I must say, that
last little part of the story was the most unexpected for me, but I think it
gave it just the perfect touch after all these characters had been through
together. And it provided a lot more understanding when it comes to how
Scarlett Jo and Jackson became Scarlett Jo and Jackson.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All in all, I can’t even begin to really describe all the
things I loved about this novel. This review barely even scratches the surface
to be honest. But I wanted to leave you wanting more, so that way you’ll go out
and get this book so that you can read it yourself. I’m telling you, it is SO
worth it. This just might be Denise’s best book yet, and everything she’s
written has made it onto my all-time favorites list so that’s telling you just
how wonderful <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Secrets Over Sweet Tea </i>is.
It easily earned all five bookshelves, and obviously its own place on my
favorites list, and I HIGHLY recommend it to literally everyone. It will change
your life. And, it’s also just a really enjoyable read, so go check it out!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mackenzie Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579075003325386607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648259484760126482.post-52256728106483771932018-08-21T00:00:00.000-04:002018-08-21T07:33:01.352-04:00Top Ten Tuesday: Books to Pull You Out of a Reading Slump<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Tuesday! Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is all about books
that are sure to pull you out of a reading slump. Since I think the perfect
books to pull anyone out of a slump are the best, most captivating, intriguing,
and memorable stories, I pulled these ten books straight from my all-time
favorites list. All of these are novels that fit at least one of those
descriptions above (i.e. they’re either memorable or intriguing or
captivating), and are novels that I highly recommend, whether you’re in a reading
slump or not!</span><br />
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world where ladies never race, Maggie Linden is determined that her horse will
become a champion. But the one man who could help her has vowed to stay away
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home, Cullen McGrath left a once prosperous life in England because of a horse
racing scandal that nearly ruined him. He’s come to Nashville for a fresh
start, hoping to buy land and begin farming, all while determined to stay as
far away from thoroughbred racing as possible. But starting over proves harder
than he’d wagered, especially when Maggie Linden’s father makes him an offer he
shouldn’t accept yet cannot possibly refuse.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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her mare, Bourbon Belle, can take the top purse in the inaugural Peyton Stakes,
the richest race ever run in America. Maggie only needs the chance to prove it.
To give her that chance—and to save Linden Downs from being sold to the highest
bidder—Maggie’s father, aging, yet wily as ever, makes a barter. His agreement
includes one tiny troublesome detail—Maggie must marry a man she’s never met. A
man she never would have chosen for herself.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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the second book in Tamera Alexander’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Belle
Meade Plantation </i>series, coming after <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To
Whisper Her Name</i>. I’ve always enjoyed everything Tamera writes, so it’s
always a good day when I get to read one of her books, and this novel was no
exception. I have also for some reason always loved the kinds of stories where
the marriage comes first and the love comes later, so I was really excited to
discover that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To Win Her Favor</i> fit
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I first started this story, I wasn’t entirely sure what
to expect, other than a rocky beginning to a marriage of course, but I definitely
found so much more than I ever expected to find. Not only is this the story of
their unexpected marriage, and the rocky ground the topic of horse racing
leaves them on, this is also a story about slavery, and what has been happening
in the South now that those slaves are free. It’s a story about segregation,
and how it wasn’t just between blacks and whites, but how the Southern people
weren’t all that fond of the Irish either (which makes me really sad because
the South is my home, and I can’t abide the thought that our people could be so
close minded, so against anyone who wasn’t a white Southerner). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This story is an eye opening story. It’s not just about the
love, the romance, and whether or not they’re going to race Bourbon Belle and
save Linden Downs. On the one hand, it is about those things, and the struggles
they face as they learn to accept being married and the decisions that must be
made about Bourbon Belle are part of what makes this book so enjoyable, and I loved
reading every part of it. There were so many twists and turns, so much back and
forth between the two of them, that I was captivated every page. But on the
other hand, that’s not the whole of this story. This story is also about the
reality of what happened in the South after the war ended. The reality that the
Southern people were prejudiced. Close-minded. And that they didn’t care who
they harmed or what they did just so long as they had a mask over their faces
to keep them from being recognized.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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much. While I love the romance, I loved watching them go back and forth between
arguments and growing feelings for one another, I really love the fact that
this book is so much more than that. It isn’t just a romance novel, though if
it was, it would still be a good one. Instead, it’s a wonderful romance, that
has true history and reality and serious time-period struggles. And I applaud
Tamera for tackling that, both in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To
Whisper Her Name</i>, and even more in this novel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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every reason I’ve already listed above. Tamera did a wonderful job of weaving
together a romance with a story about the true South, and what it was really
like for Irish and freedmen in that time, and that bit of history is one I wish
didn’t exist but is one I really appreciated learning more about. I highly
recommend this novel, as it was absolutely fantastic, and has even made it onto
my all-time favorites list, because it is so very worth reading.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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