by Phyllis | Apr 20, 2012 | Book reviews
Firebird (The Annotated Firebird) by Kathy Tyers Published 2011 by Marcher Lord Press, the first 353 pages of a combined volume Originally published in 1987 by Bantam Spectra Books Genre: Christian science fiction, adventure-romance This book, a bestseller that kicked...
by Phyllis | Dec 22, 2011 | Book reviews
Rooms by James L. Rubart Published 2010 by B&H Publishing, 382 pages Genre: contemporary supernatural Micah Taylor’s a driven man, a young software multimillionaire. He’s got a great girlfriend, an 80-hour-a-week job, and opportunity to travel. But...
by Phyllis | Aug 27, 2011 | Book reviews
Undercurrent by Michelle Griep Published 2011 by Risen Books, 302 pages Genre: Christian romance with speculative elements, for ages 16 and up What if people who go missing actually end up in another time? Michelle Griep asked herself this question and spun this story...
by Phyllis | May 3, 2011 | Book reviews
Reinventing Rachel by Alison Strobel Published 2010 by David C. Cook, 353 pages Genre: Contemporary women’s fiction, Christian Californian Rachel Westing has been a good Christian girl, doing all the things she’s expected to do, and God’s responded...
by Phyllis | Apr 25, 2011 | Book reviews
Softly and Tenderly by Sara Evans with Rachel Hauck Published 2010 by Thomas Nelson, 289 pages Genre: Christian Contemporary Women’s Fiction Jade lives in Tennesse in a small town dominated by her in-laws, under pressure from her lawyer husband to get pregnant....
by Phyllis | Apr 4, 2011 | Book reviews
Lost Mission by Athol Dickson Published by Simon & Schuster, 2009, 345 pages Genre: Complex tale with supernatural elements, called “magical realism” by the publisher. Suitable for teens and adults. There are two alternating story lines, each with its...
by Phyllis | Mar 4, 2011 | Book reviews
Nothing but Trouble by Susan May Warren Published by Tyndale House, 2009, 340 pages Genre: Christian women’s fiction/mystery PJ Sugar returns to her small town in Minnesota after wandering the United States for 10 years. Is she still the impulsive, passionate...
by Phyllis | Feb 13, 2011 | Book reviews
Deeper Water by Robert Whitlow Published 2008 by Thomas Nelson, 400 pages Genre: Christian women’s fiction/legal thriller Robert Whitlow is a practicing attorney who likes to write novels. This book begins a series called Tides of Truth, set in Georgia and...
by Phyllis | Feb 13, 2011 | Book reviews
Deeper Water by Robert Whitlow Published 2008 by Thomas Nelson, 400 pages Genre: Christian women’s fiction/legal thriller Robert Whitlow is a practicing attorney who likes to write novels. This book begins a series called Tides of Truth, set in Georgia and...