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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><em>"A name he no longer used-one that sickened him to his core." </em>Doesn't this certainly make you want to find out why? <em>Dancing in</em> <em>the Rain</em> by Eileen Rife and Jennifer Slattery was a surprising change of pace from the typical Christian romances I have on my book shelf. An unusual setting mixed together with a blind girl and a "hunky" but possible dangerous guy sets this story on a brisk pace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had to keep reading to see if Loni would finish her commitment to an adventure she signed up for and find her inner faith and strength to deal with the added disadvantages that were thrown at her. No family to help, no guide dog to maneuver her through the woods and plenty of camp activities to push her out of her comfort zone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Two countries that are extremely different hosted the events of several lives, which kept me wondering what could God make of all this? Slattery dug deep with my emotions of the unique cultural differences that I was not familiar with, but admire those who step forth in God's direction even though there could be a painful outcome. The lives of children and the depth of love makes this novel a must read.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: x-large;">In <i>Growing Kids with Character</i>, author Hettie Brittz helps you identify your child's natural bent and how that affects your parenting journey. Through Hettie's famous tree metaphors, you will discover how to let kids excel at being who they naturally are.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-size: large;">Cultivate your child's unique way of encountering, following, and worshipping God</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>Growing Kids with Character</em> by Hettie Brittz is a great guide for new and struggling parents that flows with Biblical teachings. Brittz starts off with a few memories of her mom and thinking that she would not let the same things happen to her children as her mom did to her. But as time went on, God touched her heart and mind, and so this book begins.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you love nature you will enjoy the comparisons of children to specific types of trees and plants as the common ground is growing to be strong in the Lord, bending but not breaking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Brittz explains how parents also grow and change and that ... <em>"sometimes we can do everything right and still have to look on as our children make poor choices. Like your own mistakes, a child's serious blunder is not necessarily a sign of bad parenting."</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think you can give this book a once over read, and then go back to use the different chapters as guides and tips to encourage yourself as well as your children.</span><br />
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Hettie Brittz is a South African–born author, international speaker, and a foremost voice in parenting advice and personality styles. She is the author of “(un)Natural Mom,” the developer of the Evergreen Parenting Course, and the codeveloper of Tall Trees Profiles. She heads up Tall Trees Consulting (USA).<br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large" id="ebooksProductTitle"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;">Drawn by the Frost Moon: Love the War Woman (Creek Country Saga Book 5)</span></span> <span style="font-size: x-large;"> ...</span> <span style="font-size: x-large;"> By April W Gardner</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">War woman Fierce Mink has loved Tall Bull as long as memory. He is beauty and power, but in the secret pockets of her spirit, he is vastly more. He is the brave to whom she swore her heart, the friend to whom she owes her life, and the chief to whom she will never be bound. Soon, he will be required to take a wife, but lamentably, Mink is severe, intimidating, hard-bitten by war—qualities a man appreciates in combat, not so under the bearskins. But perhaps it’s best he’s blind to her, for he clings viciously to the Beloved Path, and unbeknownst to him, she has joined her fire with Jesus.<br /><br />Since his youth, Chief Tall Bull has treasured Mink. Even now, in their turbulent refugee world, she is comfort; she is home. Better yet, she shares his passion to preserve the Beloved Path and his fight to start anew in a land where they are no longer hunted. Then, a startling omen: before the blood moon, Tall Bull must make restitution for his transgressions, or the spirits will take payment. From her. A tragedy he would die to prevent. <br /><br />Another portent looms—that of a horde of bluecoat soldiers pecking at their borders, threatening to drive the Red Stick Defiance into uninhabitable swamps. The Defiance will not go quietly, and as Tall Bull prepares for a brutal strike, he realizes the bluecoats aren’t his only enemy, and Mink’s life isn’t all he stands to lose.</span> <br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>"Long have I loved you..." torturing her with his tender, broken voice. "In some fashion or other, I've loved you since the morning I saw wolf tracks in the dirt and knew you had saved me."</em> Romance laced with a cool sensuality dominates this epic novel. <span class="a-size-extra-large" id="ebooksProductTitle"><span style="color: black;"><em>Drawn by the Frost Moon: Love the War Woman (Creek Country Saga Book 5)</em> by April W Gardner intertwines<em> </em><span class="a-size-extra-large" id="ebooksProductTitle"><em>Drawn by the Frost Moon: Bitter Eyes No More (Creek Country Saga Book 4)</em> with an emphasis on Tall Bull and Mink's tumultuous love story.</span> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="color: black;">In this saga, Gardner focuses with great detail the settings, events and native language used in the 1800's. I felt it was a little difficult to focus on the story while referencing the meanings of their cultural activities and their type of tribal interaction. I found it a bit lengthy but it was simply amazing as Gardner meticulously introduced the cast of characters, timelines and clans to help the reader get the right perspective on the power that women held in their village<em>..."the women were the neck that turned the head. And what a strong neck it was." </em>This story is truly a work of love by Gardner!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A great opening scene brings us back to the heart of the story. Strong emotion flows within the battles, friendships and the intense love that deepens as the story grows with the Spiritual Journey. It was fun to recognize a couple of characters that I read in<em> Bitter Eyes, </em>joining the two sagas into one main story. Although this novel is in a series, it can be read as a stand alone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seventeen-year-old Abby Turner’s summer isn’t going the way she’d planned. She has a not-so-secret but definitely unrequited crush on her best friend, Cooper. She hasn’t been able to manage her mother’s growing issues with anxiety. And now she’s been rejected from an art show because her work “has no heart.” So when she gets another opportunity to show her paintings, Abby isn’t going to take any chances.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Abby gives herself one month to do ten things, ranging from face a fear (#3) to learn a stranger’s story (#5) to fall in love (#8). She knows that if she can complete the list, she’ll become the kind of artist she’s always dreamed of being.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">But as the deadline approaches, Abby realizes that getting through the list isn’t as straightforward as it seems . . . and that maybe—just maybe—she can’t change her art if she isn’t first willing to change herself.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">This is going to be the most unusual review that I have ever done...why? Because I'm reviewing<em> Love, Life, and The List</em> by Kasie West without reading the end as of yet...why?...read on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Will this story effect you the same as it did me, probably not as we are all in different places in our lives at different times, feeling the ups and downs that befall us. Ms. West doesn't need to write with a ton of descriptions, as what she does give us through the story plays as a movie in my head with my own visions of the characters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I absolutely loved the character development which I could easily relate too. (although they are young adult and I am not) My emotions were stirred as Cooper and Abby grew and changed, and how Abby's depth of feelings made her step out to become bolder and stronger and to take her rightful place in the art world. I also could see a new Cooper emerging even though it might not be a better one...we'll see at the end of the book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I stopped at a particular point in the book (not giving any spoilers) where Abby and her new friend make a plan to claim what she thinks she really wants, to step forward and realize the person she really is and what to do about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I myself realized what a new found freedom can come from just looking inside yourself to find the real you (as Abby did with her List) and to see what you are made of. Confusing? Not really! When I come home tonight after using MY new found freedom and rightful place, I plan to curl up with <em>Love, Life and the List</em> and see how their ending turns out, no matter which way it goes, hoping they will be as happy as I plan mine to be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So...strange as this review is, this is an amazing read for all ages...full of fun, youthfulness and great insight.</span><br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="font-size: large;">Natalie Vellacott took a two-year break from her job with Sussex Police and joined the Logos Hope Christian missionary ship. The ship, staffed by volunteers from sixty-five different countries, was sailing the waters of Asia. Natalie began by serving visitors in the mayhem of the International Café before moving to the isolated recesses of the ship’s dangerous freezers as store-keeper. Having fallen in love with a group of street teens addicted to solvents in the Philippines, she ended her commitment as administrator of the largest floating book-fair in the world. Join Natalie on her often hilarious adventures amidst an inevitable multitude of cultural catastrophes as she attempts to bring knowledge, help and hope to the people she encounters along the way.</span></span><br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>The Logos Life</em> by Natalie Vellacott was a pouring out of heart and soul of her incredible stint on a Christian missionary ship, Logos Hope. The ship was already filled with dedicated workers, but God opened a door for her to serve and work doing a multitude of tasks.</span></span><br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="font-size: large;">Getting prepared for this work was not easy, as Vellacott had to take a total of nine injections</span> <span style="font-size: large;">which made her incredibly sick, but still pressing on and facing many hardships she encountered an almost humorous reaction amongst friends that serving on this kind of ship was some kind of luxury cruise. Not the case!</span></span><br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="font-size: large;">Thankfully, Vellacott had a two person cabin due to her age and background in Police work while having her being selected to have a "family" to be connected with ... <em>"we are one body made up of many parts, each and every one is important and dependent upon the other."</em> Cor. 12:12-31</span></span><br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="font-size: large;">After intensive training, the group was off and as prepared as possible, with so many interesting interactions amongst staff and visitors. Fighting off a scary sickness possibly from some kind of bit was only one of many incidents that I found almost too much for one person to bare. The wrap up of this adventure was very touching and heartfelt, as I'm sure it will be in Vellacott's memory forever.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A sweeping stand-alone fantasy romance from Kiera Cass, author of the Selection series.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Kahlen is a Siren, bound to serve the Ocean by luring humans to watery graves with her voice, which is deadly to any human who hears it. Akinli is human—a kind, handsome boy who's everything Kahlen ever dreamed of. Falling in love puts them both in danger . . . but Kahlen can't bear to stay away. Will she risk everything to follow her heart?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Originally self-published, <em>The Siren </em>has been completely rewritten and redesigned.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You never know how strong true love is until you've met your soul mate. Kahlen, a beautiful Siren cursed to serve the Ocean, finds love where words are not allowed and relationships are forbidden. She knows living in his world would definitely kill him. What she didn't know was he consequence of living without him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kiera Cass, author of the Selection Series, has a way of bringing her readers into the story by allowing us to feel the wide range of emotions from the character. We cry with them, endure their sorrow and sometimes even rejoice at the little accomplishments along the way. Siren is a novel that allows us to see love in a mythical fantasy.</span></div>
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><em>"It's okay to be a little scared. But if you wake up every morning and tell God you need Him to help you in your day...He will." </em>What a great theme that runs through <em><span style="color: #0b5394;">Ghosts In The Old Attic (A Sam Cooper Adventure Book 6)</span></em> by Max Elliot Anderson. This is such a great book for all ages, although I would think middle school kids would related to the adventures of Sam and his cousins.</span></span><br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Absolutely breathtaking illustrations that enhance a corresponding bible verse presented in a simple but yet inspiring text. <em>Be: Biblical Wisdom for Children </em>by L.A. James captures each scripture with amazing art that will make you feel the connection with God's holy words.</span></span><br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="font-size: large;">It will capture the imagination of children and hopefully open dialogue with an adult about the wonders of God. This is not only a book for children, but adults will appreciate the peacefulness that seems to deepen as you read on.</span></span><br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="font-size: large;">I fell in love with <em>Be Discerning</em> (Mathew 10:16) and the corresponding art, but by the time I reached <em>Be Renewed</em> (Psalm 103) my heart opened with joy!</span></span><br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><em>"I guess I look like the kid you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley, ..." </em>With an opening like this, I knew the young adult <em> Bridgers:</em> A Parable by Angie Thompson was going to tell me a story that would hold conflict and most likely trouble.</span></span><br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="font-size: large;">The story takes two version of one incident and intersects them at a surprising point. What happens next should make Christians</span> <span style="font-size: large;">dig deep in their hearts and open their eyes to what God has taught us as opposed to what the world has taught us.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nine year old Reuben is being bullied. He wants to be brave but he’s afraid. He doesn’t know where to turn or who will help him. What about a teacher or his close friend Joseph? Should he ask God for help and is he sure that God will hear him? <br /><br />What will Reuben do when it seems he is being forced to choose between God and science at school? Should he answer the questions as his teacher wants him to, or stand up for his faith? <br /><br />Does Reuben have the courage to report a crime he has witnessed or confront a thief by himself? Is his final decision brave or just really dangerous?<br /><br />Join Reuben on his final interactive adventure as he learns what it means to be brave in different situations and as he faces up to his biggest test of all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>Reuben's Big Test</em> by Natalie Vellacott is the last of a three part series. We find Reuben facing the most challenging issue today in schools...bullying. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">By reading each section and asking the choices that are given in the book help us discover how our own children may feel and possible react to any given situation that encourages bullying or being the end result of bullies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The book also touches on God's creation and just how much kids may know. <em>"Children, look. The Big Bang is one theory about how we came to be here. Reuben and Joseph have provided another theory from the things they have read in the Bible. Is that right boys?"</em></span> <span style="font-size: large;">I think this opens the door for a great discussion in a group of kids and their friends, or even the classroom by bringing questions in on an elementary level.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506627393772286093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268179357540625741.post-42941180263306137372017-12-28T12:15:00.001-08:002017-12-28T12:15:17.692-08:00NEW BOOK REVIEW<br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><em>"Incapable of moving. Incapable of speaking. Incapable of perceiving the destruction wrought upon him, in full." </em>Let's face it, readers by now will know they are in for a complete enthralling mystery.<em> Destitio Quod Remissio</em> by Brett Armstrong has done his research of Christian pain and suffering in Roman times.</span></span><br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="font-size: large;">The main character is Marcus, who has lost his beloved wife in a treacherous fire and now on the run to find particular people that could answer many of the questions of betrayal. Each character is brought to life, making me really feel their intense stress of each situation Marcus puts himself in.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Natalie Vellacott, a former police officer, set off from England hoping to make a difference as an independent missionary to the Philippines. After a bumpy beginning in Olongapo City, she settled in the nation’s capital Manila becoming quickly immersed in Filipino culture. Attached to an evangelical church in Cubao, she worked with the homeless people for several years. <br /><br />How do you deal with a landlord who wants immediate access to your dwelling at all hours of the day and night? What to do when a large group of barely clad homeless people are eagerly awaiting a Bible study in the middle of a typhoon? Or when the bus you were hoping to travel on has a list of suspended conductors? Where to turn when an eight months pregnant, homeless lady faces the very real prospect of giving birth in the street? Or when a little beggar girl says that a relative put her in a sack and threw it in the river? Who will win the battle for supremacy, the kitten, the cockroach or the ever- growing numbers of mice that have invaded? And of course, what has happened to the “rugby boys” addicted to solvents? <br /><br />Find answers to these questions and others as Natalie seeks to bring the Good News of saving hope in Jesus to Manila’s urban poor.</span> <br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><em>"This account is a true story. However, some names may have been changed to protect the identities of individuals." </em>Oh yeah, when I read that I knew I was in for a treat. Even the cover of <em>A Missionary in Manila: (Missionary Stories)</em> by Natalie Vellacot grabbed my attention with those suspiciously sweet looking mischievous little guys. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Vellacot runs the reader non-stop with amazing vignettes of her missionary work in the Philippines. Even though I have never been there, I truly caught the flavor of the country and people. Being a true story, my jaw dropped many times with what she had to deal with, some happy some sad and some just plain crazy! Some of her English translations made me laugh as she tried to explain that <em>"Jesus was living in my cat," </em>or<em> "My coffee likes to drink me."</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think it takes special people called by God to do missionary work, serving others and helping meet their needs just to live a basic life. As Vellacot states: <em>"We are a product of the culture we live in...We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. We stand in need of His rescue."</em></span><br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><em>"Strangers. And none of them dressed like farmers." </em>A tingling that creeps down 13 year old Sal's hairline, a stern look of warning from his dad to stay back and the glint of a revolver from the men on his porch sets this novel into action. <em>The Other Side of Freedom</em> by Cynthia T. Toney is a remarkable story of love and loyalty amidst the hardship of families in the 1920's.</span></span><br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large" id="ebooksProductTitle"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">Planet Police: Never a dull moment policing the streets of Britain (True Stories Book 27) ... <span style="color: black;">By Natalie Vellacott</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Have you ever wondered what the police really think and do in all those crazy and/or wild situations that we hear about? <em>Planet Police: Never a dull moment policing the streets of Britain! (True Stories Book 27)</em> by Natalie Vellacott gives us the inside scoop. Natalie became an officer while just nineteen, but I felt while reading this book her maturity was way beyond her age. She gives us some highlights from the many departments during her years on the force, some good and funny and some that were a bit sad.</span></span><br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Are you looking to spend some quality time with your children? This book is for YOU! <em>Reuben and Joseph</em> by Natalie Vellacott is a fabulous inter-active story to teach your child how to handle situations and dilemmas that might happen in real life.</span></span><br />
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<span class="a-size-extra-large"><span style="font-size: large;">Since iPads are in most of the schools today for learning use, I feel this book would be a great teaching aid as the Kindle form of <em>Reuben and Joseph</em> could be used effectively with adult supervision, answering even more in depth questions about faith and making the right decisions that might arise. Also, a great gift to a child who would enjoy the "choosing" of the adventure. A book that can be read many times over.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: x-large;">I was in for a real surprise while reading <em>The Golden Locket</em> by Aurora Manderville. The adventure started out giving me a feeling that I already felt comfortable with the setting of this story without author Manderville even describing it yet. Loved the simple descriptions of the main characters...Rose with her dark chocolate curls, Ferdinand being "stubborn" as a mule, and best of all Maria, a strong mother determined to see her children make the best of their lives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">As Rose and Ferdinand accept their letters of entrance to prestigious Tolken University, the tone of the story blossomed before me...it was a different genre then what I was expecting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">A simple, sweet, and clean read book, I could recommend this to middle school level and up. Love to have a sequel to see what happens to the main characters.</span><br />
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Children's clothing designer Mary Wade Kimball's soft spot for animals leads to a hostage situation when she spots a briar- entangled kitten in front of an abandoned house. Beaten, bound, and gagged by the two thugs inside, Mary Wade loses hope for escape when a third villain returns with supplies.
Discovering the kidnapped woman ratchets the complications for undercover agent Brett Davis. Weighing the difference of ruining his three months' investigation against the woman's safety, Brett forsakes his mission and helps her escape, the bent-on-revenge brutes following behind.
When Mary Wade's safety is threatened once more, Brett rescues her again. This time, her personal safety isn't the only thing in jeopardy. Her heart is endangered as well.
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Wow! This is a non stop read, from the unexpected beginning all the way through to the end. How does Mary Wade find the strength to get in and out of the perilous situations that keep tangling her personal safety along with the emotional drama that even surprises herself! You think things will smooth out, but her relationships with the other characters take detours and twist your gut with the "oh no" this can't be happening!
It was a fast read for me, as I liked the unusual story line for a change of pace. Characters were written in a believable way, and the settings to right on.
If you love romance AND mystery, this one is for you!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A fascinating book about building particular bird houses for special breeds of birds. Attracting <em>The Complete Birdhouse Book: The Easy Guide to Attracting</em> <em>Nesting Birds</em> by Donald Stokes, is brilliantly illustrated and loaded with bird information.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each type of bird had their life patterns, nesting habits, and special features. And if you want to attract the birds that would be in your area, it also gives what kind of bird house to build, including dimensions and placement of house.</span><br />
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