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  • The Friday Review: Attempted Mountain Murder

    By Jaime Jo Wright While I’m not a huge fan of the Romantic Suspense genre, I am a huge fan of Jaime Jo Wright’s books. It was a bit of a dilemma, but I made room for this book in my busy reading schedule and, y’all, it was actually really good! Ever since she took…

  • The Friday Review: To Dance with a Duke

    By Gabrielle Meyer Seven Brides for Seven Brothers meets The Gilded Age! I am so here for Gabrielle Meyer’s new Dollar Princess series that blends famous musicals with the social intrigue and complicated romances of the Gilded Age! American heiress Lily Parker is tired of the London Marriage Market. Homesick for the isolation of the…

  • The Friday Review: Simply Tuesday

    By Emily P. Freeman Keep climbing the ladder, dream big, see your name in lights… Adages the world tells us. Maybe we know it’s not true, but we sanctify our goal-oriented living by pursuing stages in the name of Jesus, pushing ourselves to be workaholics for the “Gospel”, and trying to maximize our influence for…

  • The Friday Review: Spies, Lies, and Alibis

    By Natalie Walters Looking for a clean spy rom-com that’s actually good? I didn’t think they existed, but then I read this book. Ben Bradley lives a James Bond life. As a high profile financial advisor, his money laundering skills for the underworld elite have paved the way for tuxedos, cocktail parties, and private jets.…

  • August 2, 1776. 

    Inside the Pennsylvania State House, the air is heavy and stagnant. The open windows do little to alleviate the morning heat. Instead, the breeze carries the stench of the Delaware River a few blocks away. Wagon wheels creak by on the cobblestones. Voices chatter, vendors hawk their wares. The world outside is oblivious to what…

  • The Friday Review: Preacher on the Run

    By Jayna Baas I’m always on the lookout for good Revolutionary War fiction – bonus if it has anything to do with frontier fighting. While this book technically takes place before the war, it sets the stage for what is about to come with the same urgency as tea floating in the Boston harbor. And…

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