Touched with Fire by Christopher Datta My rating: 5 of 5 stars Historical novels based on the Civil War flood the market, but in spite of that, it seems that it is still an often misunderstood time period in U.S. history. Unfortunately, most Civil War novels don’t often contribute to the overall discussion and understanding of this time period. This […]

Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial. YOUR RIGHT ANSWER… MIGHT BE WRONG! THINK AGAIN!, a party game by veteran designers Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc (well know for Cyclades and Dice Town successes), for 3 to 10 players, ages 10 and up. THINK AGAIN! is simple, but tricky. Each turn, a reader asks a very easy […]

Thirteen-year-old Oksana lives on the streets of Russia with her pregnant mama and abusive aunt—both prostitutes. When Mama swells into labor, Oksana makes a decision to save herself from abandonment, a decision that torments her forever. But her plan fails when her aunt dumps her in an orphanage before she has the chance to say goodbye to her mama or […]

KnowOrphans: Mobilizing the Church for Global Orphanology The global orphan crisis is complex. The church’s response should be comprehensive, but is it? In this provocative follow-up toOrphanology, author Rick Morton provides the framework for families and churches to have a gospel-centered response to the growing global issue of orphan care. KnowOrphans addresses three distinct areas associated with global orphanology. Delving deeper […]

Mormon Tabernacle Choir Tops Two Billboard Music Charts The latest album by the celebrated Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square hit #1 in two categories on the Billboard Top 100 Charts this week. He Is Risen topped the Classical Traditional and Current Classical Total charts. The album, which released April 1, is the most recent from the Choir […]

  About the Noah Zarc Books Book 1 Title: Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble (Book #1) Author: D. Robert Pease Publication Date: July 22, 2013 Publisher: Evolved Publishing (2nd Edition) Number of pages: 214 Recommended age: 9+ Summary: Noah lives for piloting spaceships through time, dodging killer robots and saving Earth’s animals from extinction. Life couldn’t be better. But the twelve-year-old […]

Rally of a Purple Heart by Brittany Batong My rating: 5 of 5 stars All too often, I am unable to truly luxuriate in a romance book due to profanity, bedroom scenes, and other peripheral issues. I am gratified to be able to recommend a fantastic romance book that is essentially free from these issues. I believe there is some […]

The Accidental Socialite by Stephanie Wahlstrom  Release Date: 04/15/14 Swoon Romance   Summary from Goodreads: Quirky and clumsy twenty-two-year-old Paige Crawford arrives in London on a cold Saturday in January. Just when Paige starts to think that moving thousands of miles away from home with no real plan was a bad idea, Jason Frost appears. Confident and classy, Jason is the […]

Children of the Revolution by Peter Robinson My rating: 5 of 5 stars When it comes to British mysteries, I am quite warm-hearted towards old-fashioned inspector novels that are complex, clever, and gripping. This book is indeed all of that and more. The more I read, the more I couldn’t put the novel down. I found myself puzzling over the […]

DATING CARY GRANT by Emelle Gamble My rating: 5 of 5 stars I absolutely adore old movies, and I agreed to read this book based solely on the title. When I began reading the book, I wasn’t sure what I would find. Thankfully, there were no bedroom scenes (only implied between married couples), but I will warn you–there is some […]