When the Far Hills Bloom is the gently-told story of two people wounded by the death of a beloved. California rancher’s daughter Aislin D’Ary Byrne thinks her destiny is to marry Jamie Dearbourne. Golden son Jamie has always been the perfect child, the authority figure, the one destined for greatness, and Aislin’s feelings are not…
Porch Swings & Picket Fences is a collection of four inspirational romance novelettes set in small town America. While a small town setting is the common thread in these stories, there the similarity ends. Each town is different, and the reader takes a journey that spans the continent, including the typical Mayberry-like Stillwater, Iowa; Pilchuck,…
The Cowboy’s Bride is Canadian author Carolyne Aarsen’s fourth book under the Love Inspired label. Here is an engaging story of two young Canadians who find “divine” love on earth as they each face seemingly insurmountable barriers in their struggles to attain their own dreams. An irresistibly charming hero makes for enjoyable reading, despite a…
Danger In The Shadows is my first inspirational read, and while I would have preferred a higher level of sensual tension, the plot immediately grabbed my attention and the well-drawn characters held it. Sara Walsh’s fears begin to get the best of her when she is trapped inside a stalled elevator with handsome, ex-professional football…
With a title like The Forgiving Hour , you can easily guess that this is a book about love and forgiveness. In a way, nearly everyone can relate to the subject matter; if you are still speaking to the members of your family, chances are you have had to forgive them at one time or…
I was all set to enjoy the The Hidden Heart because of its interesting story and characters, but ultimately I was a bit put off by what I considered too much preaching. Yes, I know this is an inspirational but still there is a fine line between being inspiring and proselytizing and this book stepped…
According to statistics, Americans are a very religious people, but fiction, especially genre fiction does not show it to any degree. The characters in inspirational fiction live and act out what they believe. They pray and recall verses from the Bible. Their faith is a a part of their lives that is with them constantly,…
This is a basic, easy-reading story but it is not spectacular by any means. The word bland comes to mind, but that’s because I was looking for a love story here and just didn’t find it – at least not between a man and a woman. Nick Egan returns from the dead to throw the…
Inspirational novels can be difficult to review. You can’t exactly give a novel a lower grade simply because you don’t agree with the beliefs of the author. As you might expect from an inspirational novel, the crux of this novel is a spiritual conflict. The hero has rejected God, and the heroine feels compelled to…
Web of Intrigue is being promoted as a “romantic inspirational suspense” (talk about your sub-genres). I took this to mean the story would center around a man and woman who are in (or are falling in) love, who combine their efforts to solve a crime of some sort, all within the general framework of basic…
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