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  • The Friday Review: Lady Jayne Disappears

    By Joanna Davidson Politano This was one of those rare books where I stayed up past midnight to read… and then couldn’t sleep because I was so excited and enamored with the story! Wow! Definitely a new favorite book and definitely a new favorite author! All of Victorian England waits with bated breath for the…

  • The Friday Review: A Midnight Dance by Joanna Davidson Politano

    1800’s ballet with a touch of mystery? A second mystery book about a concert pianist?  Joanna Davidson Politano had been on my radar for a while, but I’d never read one of her books. When I heard about her concert pianist book, I decided to try it, but Goodreads said it was book 2 in…

  • The Friday Review: Mistletoe and Malice

    By Lori DeJong Riley Hudson is Texas royalty. She pours her life into charitable organizations and social events, using her skills as an attorney to help others when her time and money can’t. But her latest case stirs up controversy when she determines to prove the innocence of Shane Everett, the man convicted of murdering…

  • Hosanna in Excelsis Advent Devotional

    By David and Barbara Leeman Who doesn’t love Christmas carols? In this Advent devotional, you’ll get the history and meaning behind 43 old and new carols. Each carol is printed so you can sing or play it, or just meditate on the lyrics. The accompanying page gives a short history of the tune and lyrics…

  • The Friday Review: We Three Kings

    By Crystal Caudill, Cara Putman, and Angela Ruth Strong Looking for an entertaining Christmas collection that’s not on the Hallmark Channel? Check out the We Three Kings novella collection from Kregel Publications. Three Christian Christmas stories set across different times, all connected by themes found in the carol, We Three Kings, and weaving in the…

  • The Friday Review: Christmas in Connecticut

    Starring Barbara Stanwyck It’s World War 2 and Elizabeth Lane keeps up spirits on the homefront and the battlefield with her exquisite homemaker magazine articles. Women across the US follow her recipes and childcare tips, and the boys at the front dream about her mouth-watering meals and picturesque Connecticut farm. So when a war hero…

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