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  • The Friday Review: Rise to Rebellion

    By Jeff Shaara After my trip to Boston, I’ve been super-excited to dive deep into Revolutionary War history. Using Audible, I got the 23+ hour audiobook by famed historical author, Jeff Shaara. It took a while to get through, but I relished long road trips just so I could catch up with the breaking news…

  • The Friday Review: The Lacemaker

    By Laura Frantz To celebrate the start of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, I decided to reread this gem in (almost) real time. This was the first Laura Frantz book I read. Quite a few years ago, my mom had gotten it from the library. I read the back cover, was intrigued, and…

  • The Friday Review: Finding Lady Enderly

    By Joanna Davidson Politano Cinderella meets My Fair Lady in this stunning Gilded Age mystery novel! Raina practically lives on the streets of London where she works as a rag woman and mourns the loss of the sailor she loved. And then, one night, everything changes. A rich and handsome man offers her the opportunity…

  • The Friday Review: You’re Not Enough (And That’s Ok)

    By Allie Beth Stuckey You need to love yourself before you can love others. You’re perfect the way you are. You determine your truth. These messages have wound their way throughout our culture, touted by Christians and non-Christians alike. Women, particularly, are targeted with this message of self-sufficiency, self-care, and self-help. But these, and other…

  • The Friday Review: The Fur Trader’s Lady

    By Gabrielle Meyer As a kid, I loved reading books about the frontier and the fur trade. Sadly, there’s not a ton of good adult historical fiction on the subject, so I was eager to read this new release by Gabrielle Meyer. Lady Charlotte is on the run. An orphan, she is controlled by her…

  • The Friday Review: Yee Yee Apparel

    5th Friday, time for a different kind of review. Let me introduce y’all to my favorite apparel company!  Yee Yee Apparel is a faith, freedom, and outdoor apparel and lifestyle company founded by three brothers in Texas. Originally the catch-phrase of country singer, Granger Smith, Yee Yee appeared on merch for years before the brothers,…

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