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  • The Friday Review: Many Sparrows

    By Lori Benton Where has this book been all my life? Clare Inglesby’s husband is determined that the wilds of Kentucky will finally provide the prosperity and contentment he has been unable to grasp. Heedless of Clare’s advanced pregnancy, the hardship of the journey, and the danger of the volatile Natives, he takes Clare, their…

  • The Friday Review: Every Hour Until Then

    Timeless Series Book 5 By Gabrielle Meyer Kathryn lives simultaneously in 1888 and 1938. As a timecrosser, she has the unique gift to live in two different eras. When she turns 25, she’ll have to choose which life to live and which one to forfeit. But if she changes history, she will automatically lose that…

  • The Friday Review: Letter to the American Church

    By Eric Metaxes No one can deny that the American political culture is in turmoil. So how should the church react? Using parallels with the German church of the 1930s, Eric Metaxes explores the fatal flaws found in the American church today, including the disparity between faith and works, as well as the idol of…

  • The Friday Review: The Bookshop of 99 Doors

    By Jaime Jo Wright 1888: Minnie Tipton’s life has turned upside down. After the death of her mother, her Civil War veteran father sells the family farm and purchases Ambrose Fields, a sprawling estate with 99 doors outside of Gettysburg. But Ambrose Fields comes with a dark past – and the legend of a ghost.…

  • The Life She Forgot

    By Joanna Davidson Politano Oh. My. Word. This book has earned a spot on my Top 10 Books of 2026 List and we’re not even to the halfway point of the year! 1913: “You can’t marry a man you just met.”  Merryn doesn’t have the luxury of courting AJ Winthrop. Her employer has died, leaving…

  • The Scarlet Ribbon

    By Naomi Stephens Your life changes the day your child is born. For Rebekah, it was a change for the worse. As an unwed mother, giving up her baby and slinking off in shame was her only option. But even while she works as a prostitute at the Pendergrass House, she still holds onto the…

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