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  • The Friday Review: A Fierce Devotion

    By Laura Frantz One of the few things that made the end of my vacation tolerable was the knowledge that this novella was waiting for me back home. I binge read almost all of it in one afternoon! Gabrielle Farrow has two years left on her indenture when Indians attack the frontier tavern where she…

  • The Friday Review: Toxic Empathy

    By Allie Beth Stuckey Everywhere you look, there is controversy. The lines between right and wrong are blurred. As members of a Christian society, we are told we need to love and have compassion. But how much love and compassion is too much? At what point do we cross the line between loving the sinner…

  • The Friday Review: The Other Sister 

    By Jessica R. Patch When I read the premise, it brought me back to one of my favorite childhood movies, The Parent Trap (Haley Mills or Lindsey Lohan, both are good). The added ingredient of suspense and I was all in.  Wow, what a twisted ride! Charlotte Kane lives in a miserable apartment in Chicago.…

  • The Friday Review: The Seamstress of Acadie by Laura Frantz

    As Mary at the Covenant Christian Resource Center in Randolph knows, I have been waiting for this book for a year. Laura Frantz releases these historical fiction gems every January and I clear my reading schedule for them. Each book is a trip back in time, filled with gorgeous detail, characters you love, sweet romances,…

  • 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…

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