The Chase
Only God could have written a
love story as beautiful as Kyle and Kelsey Kupecky’s. From their teenage days
thousands of miles apart when they separately wrote letters to their future
spouses, to a chance meeting backstage at a concert, their story brings
inspiration and hope to every girl.
It’s easy to get impatient for
the future to play out, especially when it comes to love. Before long you find
yourself chasing the perfect guy and trying to write your own happily ever
after. But the truth is, your best future won’t be found chasing boys—it’ll
only come by first chasing God.
In The Chase, Kyle and Kelsey take turns telling their
story—with Kelsey sharing secrets to a Godly relationship and Kyle revealing
the truth about what guys really think. Together they’ll show you how to put
God first, protect your heart, deal with the loneliness and peer pressure that
come along with purity, and see yourself as God does.
Are you ready to trust God with
your very own happily ever after? Let the chase begin!
I have
been looking to this book for a very, very long time, and I’m so excited that
it will finally be releasing tomorrow! I already have my copy and have finished
a good bit of it at this point, and am super excited to share with you my
thoughts about it in the next couple of days. I know this book is going to
touch so many young women’s lives, so I really commend Kyle and Kelsey for
writing it. Don’t forget, I am doing a giveaway of this book on September 7th.
Keep an eye out for your chance to win!
The Lopsided Christmas
Cake
Twin sisters Elma and Thelma
Hochstetler have done everything together for their thirty-two years of
life—including remaining unmarried. They inherited their grandparents’ house
and general store, which will support them well. Now they will take on baking a
cake for a Shipshewana charity event together.
They are decent cooks, but they
didn’t anticipate having to demonstrate the baking process on stage before
their cake will be auctioned off. They panic, and Elma struggles to keep order
while Thelma bumbles through the process with a smile. The pair end up being so
entertaining that bachelor friends in attendance, Joseph Beechy and Delbert
Gingerich, think it was all planned. Joseph, a shy harness maker, would like to
meet Thelma and asks Delbert to bid on the sister’s cake.
Could a lopsided Christmas cake
be the key to opening the door to romance for one or more of the Hochstetler
twins?
I have long enjoyed Wanda. E
Brunstetter’s Amish novels, so I am always on the lookout for something new
from her. The Lopsided Christmas Cake
sounds like a funny tale about two sisters known to get into a few scrapes,
which I am sure will make for many laughs throughout the book. With such a cute
plot, this one is sure to be a hit.
You can preorder a copy here.
Falling Like
Snowflakes
Eden Martelli is too busy fleeing
the clutches of danger to realize she’s running straight into the arms of new
love.
Speeding north through rural
Maine, Eden Martelli wonders how it ever came to this—on the run, with her mute
five-year-old son dozing fitfully in the passenger seat. But when a breakdown
leaves them stranded in Summer Harbor, Eden has no choice but to stay put
through Christmas…even though they have no place to lay their heads.
Beau Callahan is a habitual
problem-solver—for other people anyway. He left the sheriff’s department to
take over the family Christmas tree farm, but he’s still haunted by the loss of
his parents and struggling to handle his first Christmas season alone.
When Eden shows up looking for
work just as Beau’s feisty aunt gets out of the hospital, Beau thinks he’s
finally caught a break. Eden is competent and dedicated—if a little guarded—and
a knockout to boot. But, as he soon finds out, she also comes with a boatload
of secrets.
Eden’s been through too much to
trust her heart to another man, but Beau is impossible to resist, and the
feeling seems to be mutual. As Christmas Eve approaches, Eden’s past catches up
to her.
Beau will go to the ends of the
earth to keep her safe. But who’s going to protect his heart from a woman who
can’t seem to trust again?
I have been a huge Denise
Hunter fan ever since I first read her Chapel
Springs series, so when I found out she would be doing a series about some
of the people we met in her final Chapel
Springs novel, when Ryan and Abby were in Summer Harbor, I was ecstatic.
Especially as I read the descriptions for both Falling Like Snowflakes and the second novel—The Goodbye Bride—which releases next March. Both sound like they
will live up to my already high expectations—Denise has yet to truly disappoint
me—although I must confess I am looking forward to The Goodbye Bride just a tiny bit more. Either way, I am sure I
will enjoy Falling Like Snowflakes
very, very much, and I cannot wait to read
it. Keep your eyes peeled for my review, because I’ve already preordered this
gem and will be diving into it very soon!
You can preorder it—or The
Goodbye Bride--for yourself here!
The Lost Heiress
Brook Eden has never known where
she truly belongs. When her friend Justin uncovers the fact that she is
possibly the missing heiress from Yorkshire, Brook leaves the sun of the
Mediterranean to travel to the moors of the North Sea to the estate of her
supposed family.
The mystery of her mother’s
death haunts her, and although her father is quick to accept her, the rest of
the family and the servants of Whitby Park are not only when Brook’s life is
threated do they draw close—but will their loyalty come too late to save Brook
from the same threat that led to tragedy for her mother?
As heir to a dukedom, Justin is
no stranger to balancing responsibilities. When the matters of his estate force
him far from Brook, the distance between them reveals that their friendship has
grown into something much more. But how can their very different loyalties and
responsibilities ever come together?
And then for a second time, the
heiress of Whitby Park is stolen away because of the very rare treasure in her
possession—and those who can save her still aren’t sure who to trust.
I absolutely love Roseanna
M. White. She is one of my all-time favorite authors, and for good reason,
since her historicals are absolutely wonderful. Whispers from the Shadows—the second book in her Culper Ring series—is one of my all-time
favorite novels. Like, top five favorite books, not just that list that has
about a hundred. When I first read about this new series I got super excited—like
jump up and down excited—and immediately put The Lost Heiress on my
‘books-to-preorder’ list (yes I have one of those). The Lost Heiress sounds
full of mystery, secrets, intrigue, and love, which makes for the perfect
combination. I am eagerly anticipating reading this book, so look out for my
review of this one as well!
You can preorder a copy for yourself here!
The Mistress of Tall
Acre
The American Revolution is
finally over and Sophie Menzies is starved for good news. When her closest neighbor,
General Seamus Ogilvy finally comes home to Tall Acre, she hopes it is a sign
of better days to come. But the general is now a widower with a small daughter
in desperate need of a mother. Nearly destitute, Sophie agrees to marry Seamus
and become the mistress of Tall Acre in what seems a safe and sensible
arrangement. But when a woman from the general’s past returns without warning,
the ties that bind this fledgling family together will be strained to the point
of breaking. When all is said and done, who will be the rightful mistress of
Tall Acre?
Don’t you just love the
cover for this novel? And the description; it makes The Mistress of Tall Acre sound like a book that is right up my
alley, and sure to keep me engrossed from page one. I have only read one other
novel by Laura Frantz—The Colonel’s Lady—but
I absolutely loved it, and how perfect her military and 18th century
facts were. The story swept me away, and her impeccable facts and storyline
made the book even better. Since I am sure The
Mistress of Tall Acre will be just as well written, I cannot help but have
it on my must-have list.
You can preorder a copy here!
A Noble Masquerade
Lady Miranda Hawthorne acts
every inch the lady, but inside she longs to be bold and carefree. Approaching
spinsterhood in the eyes of society, she pours her innermost feelings out not
in a diary but in letters to her brother’s old school friend, the Duke of
Marshington. Since she’s never actually met the man she has no intention of
ever sending the letters and is mortified when her brother’s mysterious new
valet, Marlow, mistakenly mails one of the letters to the unsuspecting duke.
Shockingly, this breach of
etiquette results in a reply from the duke that soon leads to a lively
correspondence. Insecurity about her previous lack of suitors soon becomes
confusion as Miranda finds herself equally intrigued by Marlow, a man she has
come to depend upon but whose behavior grows more suspicious by the day. As the
secret goings-on at her family’s estate come to light, one thing is certain:
Miranda’s heart is far from all that’s at risk for the Hawthornes and those
they love.
A Noble Masquerade, the first book in
Kristi Ann Hunter’s Hawthorne House
series, is Kristi Ann’s first full length novel, and I am absolutely dying to read it. Just a couple of
months ago, she released the e-novella prequel to the series—A Lady of High
Esteem—which got me started on her writing. A Lady of Esteem was absolutely
wonderful, e-short or not, and I was delighted to find myself already totally
and completely in love with the Hawthornes by the end of it. I cannot wait to
learn more of them and their exploits, so be sure I will be reading A Noble Masquerade as soon as possible.
You can preorder a copy of A Noble Masquerade or pick up A
Lady of Esteem here.
The Photograph
He studied the picture more
closely, finding it curious that the young woman looked so boldly into the
camera while wearing a white prayer Kapp
shaped like a heart—the characteristic head covering for the Lancaster County
Old Order Amish.
Why would a devout girl have her picture taken?
When her sister Lily disappears
only months after their widowed mother’s passing, Eva Esch fears she has been
wooed away from the people. Yet Lily’s disappearance isn’t Eva’s only concern:
she and her sisters must relocate once their older brother takes over the
family farmhouse. Then Jed Stutzman, an Amish buggy maker from Ohio, shows up
in Eden Valley with a photo of a Plain young woman. Eva feels powerfully drawn
to the charming stranger—but the woman in the forbidden photograph is no
stranger at all.
I
absolutely LOVE the description to this novel! It sounds utterly fascinating!
And, since I have read all but a small handful of Beverly Lewis’s books, I know
what I am getting into by putting The
Photograph on my to-read list. Beverly’s Amish dramas never fail to
disappoint, but rather tend to be so wonderful and intriguing many of them make
it onto my all-time-favorites list. I am sure The Photograph will be no exception.
You can preorder a copy of it here!
A Reluctant Bride
She never wanted to marry. He
hopes to make amends for past wrongs. Can love find a way to mend both of their
hearts?
Sadie Schrock swore she would
never marry. All of her other Amish friends could court and marry—she was
content to manage the family business and eventually take it over when her
parents are ready to retire. But all of that changes when a reckless driver
kills both of her parents and seriously injures her younger sister. With
mounting hospital bills adding to the pile of debt her parents left behind,
Sadie is left with no choice: she must marry. And not just any man—the man who
saw her at her weakest and walked away.
Aden knows what his brother did
to Sadie years ago was inexcusable. And every day since that incident, Aden has
lived with the guilt for not intervening sooner. When he is faced with the
chance to protect Sadie once again, he can’t let her down—even if it means
living with the scorn of the woman he loves for the rest of his life.
Working alongside Aden at the
store, Sadie realizes he isn’t the same boy who once betrayed her. Just when
Sadie starts to let her guard down and perhaps develop feelings for her new
husband, several dangerous secrets are revealed. Now everything Sadie has
worked so hard to protect is threatened, and she must find a way to save her
family—and herself.
I love reading Amish-themed
novels. Can you tell? And A Reluctant
Bride sounds utterly fascinating, doesn’t it? Kathleen Fuller always does a
wonderful job of weaving secrets into her stories in a way that makes it
absolutely impossible for you to put down her books until you find out their
resolution, and I am sure that A
Reluctant Bride will be the same way. Besides, it just sounds like
something I wouldn’t be able to keep from reading.
You can preorder a copy of it here!
The Sea Keeper’s
Daughters
Restaurant owner Whitney Monroe
is desperate to save her business from a hostile takeover. The inheritance of a
decaying Guilded Age hotel on North Carolina’s Outer Banks may provide just the
ray of hope she needs. But things at the Excelsior are more complicated than
they seem. Whitney’s estranged stepfather is entrenched on the third floor, and
the downstairs tenants are determined to save the historic building. Searching
through years of stored family heirlooms may be Whitney’s only hope of quick
cash, but will the discovery of an old necklace and a Depression-era love story
change everything?
The Sea Keeper’s Daughters is the third
book in Lisa Wingate’s Carolina Heirlooms
series. Let me just say, I absolutely love Lisa’s writing. Although I have only
read one of her books so far (I was trying to read both of the previous novels
in this series but with my move it just didn’t quite happen), I have completely
fallen in love with the way she weaves her stories together. Her writing
appears effortless, and she does an amazing job of coming up with captivating
storylines. I look forward to reading more of her writing in the future,
starting with the rest of this series!
You can purchase any of the novels in this series here!
Last Chance Hero
What happens when your heart is
intercepted before you even know it’s in play?
The folks in Last Chance, New
Mexico, could not be more pleased. Dr. Jessica MacLeod has opened an office
right on Main Street and Andy Ryan, the best athlete the town ever produced,
has come home from the NFL to coach the high school football team.
Unfortunately, Dr. Jess immediately gets off on the wrong foot with this
football-obsessed town when she admits that she’s never seen a football game,
isn’t really interested in doing so, and in fact doesn’t know a first down from
a goalpost.
Despite having little in common,
Jess and Andy find themselves drawn to each other. But when a disagreement over
the future of an injured player puts them both on the defensive, it begins to
look like this game is over…
Last Chance Hero is the fourth book in
Cathleen Armstrong’s A Place to Call Home
series. Although I have not finished any of her novels yet, I have started the
first book in this series—Welcome to Last
Chance—and I have loved every bit of it so far. Cathleen does a great job
of writing characters with hidden pasts and stories to tell that makes you fall
in love with them and devour their story so you can find out everything about
them and their future. I cannot wait to finish this series, so I know I will be
picking up this novel very soon.
You can purchase all of the novels in this series here!
A Wedding at the
Orange Blossom Inn
Emma Keim was heartbroken when
her husband, Sanford, passed away, leaving her to raise three young daughters
alone. Though several years have passed, her relatives have made it no secret
that they expect Emma to remain a widow, mourning Sanford indefinitely. But
when she meets Jay Hilty—a handsome widower with three young sons of his own—Emma
is delighted to have a new friend who understands her struggles. Still, she is
dismayed that her family is so opposed to their friendship—and the idea of it
ever become anything more. She honors her husband’s memory every day, but is
she destined to be alone forever?
Emma’s gentleness with Jay’s
boys stirs something in his heart that’s been quiet for far too long. But when
his oldest son becomes engaged to a local woman, suddenly Jay, Emma, and their
children are swept up in wedding preparations. Witnessing his son’s joy, Jay
wonders if it’s time for him to move forward, too, and find happiness again.
Once again, love has come to
Pinecraft. But can these two parties of four become a happy, healthy family of
eight?
A Wedding at the Orange Blossom
in is the third book in Shelley Shepard Gray’s Amish Brides of Pinecraft series, and is another book I have been
anticipating for a little while now. I recently read the first two books—The Promise of Palm Grove and The Proposal at Siesta Key—and I really
enjoyed both of them. Shelley does an amazing job of writing cute Amish stories
that captivate you and touch your heart. I cannot wait to read this next
installment in this series!
You can purchase any of the novels in this series here!
When Love Returns
Riddled with doubt and lingering
regrets, will Suzanne and Paul find strength in God to explore a second chance
at love?
It wasn’t easy to move back to
the Old Order Mennonite community from which quiet, responsible Suzanne
Zimmerman was shamefully sent away as a pregnant teen. Returning twenty years
later to take care of her mother, Suzanne and Alexa—the daughter she raised as
her own—have spent months rebuilding relationships with her family.
Now, with the upcoming wedding
of their biological daughter, Suzanne and Paul find themselves drawn to one
another once again—but with new challenges to face. They have been single
parents with painful pasts. Can Paul and Suzanne find the strength to rebuild
the loving relationship that was torn apart by their teen pregnancy so long
ago?
Suzanne must also let go of
Alexa as she heads back to Indianapolis to visit friends—and as her chance to
find her birth parents. Leaving the bed-and-breakfast in Suzanne’s apprehensive
hands, Alexa embarks on a journey that will certainly changer her life
completely. Can mother and daughter trust God to restore all things in His
timing?
When Love Returns is the
final book in Kim Vogel Sawyer’s Zimmerman
Restoration Trilogy, coming after When Mercy Rains and When Grace Sings.
I absolutely loved the first two novels in the series—I read both of them in
just a couple of days—so I have been longing to read When Love Returns ever since I finished them. I cannot wait to get
to the dramatic conclusion of the Zimmerman family’s story, so that I can
finally know what happens to them all. I will be reviewing this one soon as
well, just so long as I can get my hands on it before my calendar fills up!
You can preorder a copy here!
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