Amee

All American Girl by Meg Cabot

Rating: 5 Stars

Great novel! I read it once before but forgot how good it was! I'm really glad I reread it. Classic Meg Cabot at her best!

Sharon Lee

Forgiving Ararat by Gita Nazareth

Rating: 5 Stars

This is a historical and religious exploration wrapped up in a suspenseful murder mystery. It's about a woman who dies and struggles to unlock the mystery of her own murder from her place in the afterlife. I'm a publicist and fan of this book, and I'm looking forward to seeing if readers enjoy this book as much as I did.

Rebecca Booth

Driftwood Summer by Patti Callahan Henry

Rating: 5 Stars

This book is about three sisters that reunite to help their mother when she breaks her hip. They work together to keep the book store running. They learn about thinking of someone besides themselves and naturally their is a great love story.

Amee

Save Karyn: One Shopaholic's Journey to Debt a by Karyn Bosnak

Rating: 4 Stars

The story of a shopaholic and how she gets in out of debt. Hilarious and touching. I especially enjoyed the last third of the novel that dealt with her creative solution to getting out of debt. Some cursing is in the book but not so much to be a distraction.

Alicia Edwards (joey.alicia1@juno.com)

Kentucky Chances by Cathy Marie Hake

Rating: 5 Stars

I thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy. The author truly made you feel apart of the story. You will laugh and cry with the characters.

Alicia Edwards (joey.alicia1@juno.com)

A Carol for Christmas by Robin Lee Hatcher

Rating: 4 Stars

It was a quick easy holiday read with a great message.

formrsbookworm

A Road to Nowhere by Paul Robertson

Rating: 3 Stars

This book's story was interesting--several small mountain towns wrapped up in the controversy, politics and corruption of a new highway being forced into their communities. I found it hard to follow at times, though, since the story switches back and forth from character to character, and I sometimes wasn't too sure who was talking at first. Still, an interesting read for those interested in the subject. Also, it has a surprise ending.

Asha Smith

Knit the Season by Kate Jacobs

Rating: 5 Stars

Georgia's daughter, Dakota, is all grown up. Her mother's knitting circle having adopted her has been her rock. Shows that old and young can come together and learn from each other.

Shirley Dameron

The Sweetgum Ladies Kit Society by Beth Patillo

Rating: 4 Stars

I'm really into reading Christian Chic Lit!

Sarah (booksandchocolate@gmail.com)

Sunset by Karen Kingsbury

Rating: 5 Stars

Great characters that I have fallen in love with since the very first book of the Redemption series, and a great story, so real with ups and downs but all trying to keep God in the center

Laney4

Holly & Mistletoe by Susan Mallery

Rating: 5 Stars

I'm not even finished it yet, but I know I must finish it before going to sleep tonight; it's that good!

Pam K.

The Face by Angela Hunt

Rating: 5 Stars

This is an excellent, thought provoking book. It has elements of suspense (the main character works for the CIA), romance, and a message that all life is precious to God.

Donna

The Girl in the Green Sweater by Daniel Paisner

Rating: 5 Stars

Yet another great book about the Nazi Regime and Jews they held prisoner. Seems one could read more than enough about the subject, but not me! Each book on this travesty is unique and separate and this one is no exception. Don't miss it!

M. Tlusty

Under the Cajun Moon by Mindy Starns Clark

Rating: 5 Stars

Chloe Ledet is an international expert on manners and style. She is estranged from her parents; they are too busy with their restaurant business where he is a famous chef. Chloe is called home when her father is shot. When she has to do some business for her father, which involves following clues for a family secret recipe and treasure, she is framed for murder. She joins forces with her father’s friend’s son, Travis, to help clear her name and find the secrets.

A lot about her estranged parents is revealed to Chloe for the first time when she and Travis question people who know them. Her character growth is well developed. This inspirational novel is fast paced with plenty of action. The Cajun country setting provides a perfect backdrop for this romantic suspenseful story.

Barbara

Deeper Water by Robert Whitlow

Rating: 5 Stars

This author is new to me, and I've already bought the follow up to this book. It is an amazing legal drama. The main character is Tami, a young law student in Savannah. It's fascinating to watch her hold on to her Christian upbringing while trying to discover the truth in her first case.

Linda

An Amish Christmas by Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller, Barabara Cameron

Rating: 5 Stars

This is a trilogy of three novellas by different authors, yet they overlap each other. The love in three different individuals are tempered by patience, betrayal, strong emotions, and loss. It also tells the story of how the Amish spend Christmas, which really intrigued me. I most impressed with the quality of their writing style.

Ann Gordish

Suddenly Reunited by Loree Lough

Rating: 5 Stars

I found this book by accident while looking for something else by Ms. Lough because after reading two of her more recent novels, I wanted to see what else she had written. SUDDENLY REUNITED is a fantastic story! I could see this as clearly as if it was on my TV set. I am going to keep an eye on this writer because she touches me like nobody has so far.

Tamara Clay

The Good Samaritan by Robin Bayne

Rating: 3 Stars

This is a nice and warm little book (only 97 pages long). I had read other things by Ms. Bayne such as THE SCENT OF FALLING SNOW and liked them very much. My biggest complaint is that all of her stories are just too, too short, and I find myself wishing for more about the characters!

Amee

The Christmas Journey by Winnie Griggs

Rating: 5 Stars

Sweet story about a spunky heroine and a straight-laced guy. Great Christmas-y story to snuggle up with at this time of year.

Joya Fields (joya@joyafields.com)

Love Finds You in North Pole, Alaska by Loree Lough

Rating: 5 Stars

LOVE FINDS YOU IN NORTH POLE, ALASKA made me feel like I was visiting Alaska with close friends. The descriptions of moose, the aurora borealis and the people in the cozy town of North Pole made this book hard to put down. I fell in love with the hard-nosed, soft-hearted hero along with the heroine. Loree writes characters who are strong, believable and full of faith. Can't wait for her next book to come out!

Loree Lough (loreelough13@verizon.net)

Love's Rescue by Tammy Barley

Rating: 5 Stars

One of the best historical romances I've read in a long, long time. The characters are strong and believable, the dialog realistic, and the era-facts are spot on. If this is an example of what Tammy can do on her first book, I can hardly wait to read the next two in her series!

Ann Gordish

Love Finds You in North Pole, Alaska by Loree Lough

Rating: 5 Stars

This is a terrific story! I fell in love with the hero and wanted to be like the heroine. I cried, and I laughed, and I decided I like Christmas after all.

Ann Gordish

Love Finds You in Paradise, Pennsylvania by Loree Lough

Rating: 5 Stars

I cannot believe I have been reading all these years and never discovered this author before. Fair warning, though, because she will make you cry buckets of tears and laugh until you wake up your sleeping baby!

EC Sisolak

Love Finds You In North Pole, Alaska by Loree Lough

Rating: 5 Stars

I thought this was one of the best romance novels I've ever read. Loree Lough told a tender, funny, touching story that tweaked all of my emotions, and although this is "inspirational fiction," it was not even the slightest bit preachy. Bravo to Ms. Lough for that! I will add this to my keepers shelf!

EC Sisolak

Love Finds You in Paradise, Pennsylvania by Loree Lough

Rating: 5 Stars

If I could give this one more than five stars, I would, if only for the part of the story that made me sob and blubber like a baby! I would recommend that she get on her editors about the typos and misspellings that slipped passed them, but even with the mistakes, I think that this is probably one of the best books I've read in a long time.

Anne Carter

Love Finds You in North Pole, Alaska by Loree Lough

Rating: 5 Stars

Every year at this time, I become a TV addict because of all the Christmas movies on Hallmark and Lifetime. NORTH POLE, ALASKA made me wish it were a movie because I enjoyed every last word. I hope someday it will be a movie because it's just the kind of story I love to watch!

Dakota Carson

Love Finds You in North Pole, Alaska by Loree Lough

Rating: 5 Stars

Five stars are not enough! When I get a book like this I just want to share the story with everybody. I have told my book club members that we must must must read this book! If they make it into a movie I want to see Matthew McConaughey playing Bryce, because I think he would be hot, hot, hot in an eye patch!

George Clay

Love Finds You in North Pole, Alaska by Loree Lough

Rating: 5 Stars

I am not overly fond of romance novels, so it's safe to say I'm not overly fond of inspirational romance novels. But I got NORTH POLE from a friend who insisted I would love it, and although I was skeptical, I read it anyway. I may not change my mind about other romance novels, but it changed my mind about Loree Lough's romance novels. This woman can write. She has a fan for life.

Tamara Clay

Love Finds You In North Pole Alaska by Loree Lough

Rating: 5 Stars

I was so surprised to see my husband reading a novel that I had to read, too. That novel was LOVE FINDS YOU IN NORTH POLE, ALASKA by Loree Lough and I loved it! Tomorrow, we are going to Borders to buy up every copy of this that we can find so that we can give them to our college age granddaughters in their Christmas stockings. Clean, wholesome, funny, tear-jerker... I could go on but I think I am out of space. Loree Lough has two new fans at our house!

George Clay

Riven by Jerry B, Jenkins

Rating: 3 Stars

I enjoyed this book but found it a little slow at times. It won't keep me from buying Jenkins' other books though.

George Clay

Journey to Forgiveness by Laurean Brooks

Rating: 3 Stars

I bought this online because it is set in an era that my parents still talk about as if it were paradise. It is a little slow in places but still manages to hold your interest. I would buy another book by this author.

George Clay

Breathing Grace by Harry Kraus, MD

Rating: 4 Stars

On the back of this book one of the reviewers says it is "soul surgery," and how right he is. I read this and it made me reevaluate how much we need God in our lives.

George Clay

Phantom Army of the Civil War by Frank Spaeth

Rating: 3 Stars

I found this book in the sale bin at Barnes and Noble and thought it would be a good exciting read. The ghost stories are mostly just people's wild imaginations and stories handed down from generation to generation, and so that was a disappointment, but I read the whole thing and would recommend it to others.

Amee

Emily Ever After by Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt

Rating: 4 Stars

Engaging book about a Christian girl fresh out of college making it in a NYC publishing company. The only thing I disliked was how poorly edited the book was when the girl's job was assistant to an editor who also had her edit a manuscript!