The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen

This book is about a girl who longs for bigger and better things outside her small town and her father's apothecary shop. She gets the opportunity to live for a time in London and spends time trying to find a husband. But when she learns of her father's illness, she goes back to her father's shop to help run it while he is sick. I enjoyed this book and I love reading about this time period. Of course she gets in big trouble because she is a woman and isn't allowed to do the things an apothecary is supposed to do. There's also a sweet love story woven in. I thought this was a good read.

Last Light by Terri Blackstock

This was an interesting book as it starts out with planes crashing out of the sky and all communication is halted. It seems that some sort of EMP has curbed all technology and everyone is forced to figure out how to live. I enjoyed how it really made me think about what would I do in this situation. How I would make it if there were no cars, no running water, no communication.

Secrets by Kristen Heitzmann

I have to admit it took me a little while to get into this book but once I figured out what was happening I did enjoy it. I especially enjoyed all the food references since I love to cook it was fun to read about a chef and his cooking although I know this was a very small part of the book, I enjoyed it. The two main characters, Lance and Rese each have their own secrets that they keep from each other until they fall in love and the game changes. Although we find some answers there are still unanswered questions in end that we must read the sequel to find out.

Maggie Rose by Sharlene MacLaren

I thought this was another sweet story about the Kane sisters. Maggie Rose travels to New York to work with orphans and then falls in love with the Reporter doing an article on the orphans. I didn't realize that they had orphan trains where they traveled to different cities to place the children.

Abbie Ann by Sharlene MacLaren

In the 3rd book of the Daughter's of Jacob Kane we learn all about Abbie Ann, the youngest daughter. It is similar to the other books in that there is a little bit of danger and of course falling in love. It's a sweet story and an enjoyable read.

Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock

I thought this was a good suspense story. There is a murder on the small island off the coast of Georgia and there are no good leads to a suspect. It was well written and character development was good to set us up for the rest of the series. It had a good twist in the end. It did make me want to continue to read the next book in the series.

Deadly Ties by Vicki Hinze

If you like Ted Dekker, you should like this one!  Intrigue, suspense, murder, escape are all here!  I like how Ms. Hinze weaves biblical verse and spiritual struggles throughout the book.  And while there is romance, it does not take over the main storyline.  Lots of action!

I did not think this book was particularly well written.  In the beginning, we are slammed with the names of tons of characters (all take part in the story, I'm just not sure we needed a list of them in the beginning) so that was overwhelming.  The characterization of some people seemed to contradict itself throughout the novel.  And some of what happens is unbelievable.  I know some bizarre situations happen in real life but these got a little far-fetched.

However, it still made for interesting reading so give it a shot and see what you think!  It was worth sticking with it.



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