As I write this, it is raining to beat the band. (what a funny little saying) It is blowing about 25 mph and just pouring. I have had more than one person tell me that we should all go home and read. I think that is a great idea on a cold wet spring day. Who's with me?
Happy Reading
One Glorious Ambition - Jane Kirkpatrick - The Compassionate Crusade of Dorthea Dix - (from the back cover) In bringing nineteenth - century historical reformer Dorothea Dix to life, author Jane Kirkpatrick combines historical accuracy with the gripping narrative of a woman who recognized suffering when others turned away, and the call she heeded to change the world.
Brandenburg - Glenn Meade - The Fourth Reich - re - release - Joe Volkmann starts to link several murders from around the world. What he finds at the center stuns him and makes him wonder if anyone will believe him. They are working to establish the 4th Reich.
The Winnowing Season - Cindy Woodsmall - #2 Amish Vines and Orchards - A tornado has devastated Kings' Orchard. Rhoda, Samuel and Jacob have decided to make a new start in Maine, but first there are things in their Old Amish order that must be settled before they can make their new home
Forsaken Dreams - MaryLu Tyndall - After all the death and destruction of the War Between the States, Colonel Blake is looking to start over. He escapes facing a war crimes charge by fleeing to what he hopes will be a new Utopia - Brazil. Eliza is a woman without a country. She married and northerner even though her family lived in the south. With him gone, Eliza has no one to turn to, so she believes going to Brazil will give her the new start she is looking for.
The Message on the Quilt - Stephanie Grace Whitson - #3 The Quilt Chronicles - Emilie is fired by her father because she wants to write "real" news. Noah feels like he doesn't belong anywhere. As he starts looking into what he thought were just Grandma's stories, he finds those old quilts and stories were true.
The Message on the Quilt - Stephanie Grace Whitson - #3 The Quilt Chronicles - Emilie is fired by her father because she wants to write "real" news. Noah feels like he doesn't belong anywhere. As he starts looking into what he thought were just Grandma's stories, he finds those old quilts and stories were true.
Roses have Thorns – Sandra Byrd – a novel of Elizabeth the first’s court - Elin von Snakenborg heads to England to join the court of Elizabeth the first. But the royal court is a treacherous place to be and can cost you everything.
Hidden Mercies – Serena B. Miller – Tobias is the cause of a tragic car accident that kills is brother just hours before his wedding. Unable to deal with his own grief and his father’s grief, Tobias leaves the Amish community behind and joins the Marines.
When Love Calls – Lorna Seilstad – The Gregory Sisters #1 – Hannah is talented in many fields, but following rules is not one of the. When she takes a job as a switchboard operator, she thinks that won’t be a problem, that is until a handsome lawyer shows up.
Adoring Addie – Leslie Gould - #2 The Courtships of Lancaster County – Addie and Jonathan are madly in love. They can’t wait to spend the rest of their lives together, but like Romeo and Juliet their families are quarreling and refuse to allow them to marry. When the couple decide to find out what started the feud, they may find out more than they bargained for.
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