"A Dream of Miracles" by Ruth Reid

Disclaimer I was provided a free copy of this book from the publisher in return for an honest review. The words contained here are my own. This is the first book I have read from Ruth Reid. I will be reading more of her books. Mattie is a young widow with 2 toddlers. She is barely able to keep the farm going even with the help of her Amish community. Then her son gets sick and the new doctor is not helpful. When she takes her son to the hospital, the doctor calls the authorities and accuses her of child abuse. Bo is a very successful social worker. He really cares about the kids. Mostly because he was once in the foster care system, so he truly understands. When he is assigned Mattie’s son as a case of suspected child abuse, he is able to understand the tension between the Amish and the English community, especially the health care and legal issues. This is an easy to read book. Ruth Reid is an amazing story teller. Thus is the third book in this series. I will enjoy reading more in this series.

Book Review of "Bachelor Girls Guide to Murder" by Racheal McMillian

I received this book free of charge from the Publisher for my honest review. The words and thoughts about this book are my own. I live when reading a book that I can get lost in the story that I can imagine being there. Well Rachel McMillian's debut book does just this. There are three protagonists: Merinda, Jem and Ray DeLuca. Each character has chapters written from their point of view. However, the book is more focused on Jem and Ray. The book was an bsolute page turner. I did find the novel interesting. Believe it or not, I actually liked the romance in this novel. The lovebirds took some time to get to know each other, and their first kiss wasn’t magical, like in most books, it was quite awkward and funny – at least for the readers. I liked Jem. She is a mix of traditional and modern women. On one hand, she wants a husband and a family, but she also wants to be a detective. The brains before this operation is Merinda, but I think Jem likes to be a detective as well. I don’t know what to say about Merinda. She’s not a the best friend out there. She is not good at consoling her best friend when she’s hurt -be it physically, or emotionally-, and she appears to be quite self-centered. Or maybe I am judging her too harshly. Let put it this way: Merinda is a good and interesting fictional character, but I wouldn’t be her friend in real life. I would’ve like to know more about Jem and Merinda – their backgrounds. I did get some bits of info, but not enough. Same with Ray and Jasper. Overall, I enjoyed reading this book. I give this novel a rating of 4/5.

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Book Review of 'A Hearts Obsession" by Colleen Goble

This was the second novella in the Journey of The Heart Series. I hated that I missed the first one. This is this first book I have read by Colleenn Goble, Rand just got out of jail and heads home he finds out that Sarah is now engaged to Ben. He had a special coin he had carved with their names on it, He gave it to Sarah's brother Jacob to give to her. He left for the west and never looked back Wade Sarah's brother is dead set on making her marry Ben, but Sarah is in love with Rand. Rand who is promised to another woman, will Sarah find love with Rand or will she continue to fight for his heart?

 

This short story is a very quick read.  From the first page I loved Sarah’s character, but was sad when it didn’t seem to develop into a deeper storyline.  Just about the time the novella really became interesting, it just ended, leaving you with a lot of unanswered questions.  Maybe this was the author’s intention…to leave you wanting more so you will read the next in the series.  For the most part it was an enjoyable book and I will look forward to the next one.

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