A Good Study on Finding Rest in The Gift of Rest by Crickett Keeth

The Gift Of Rest by Crickett Keeth is a wonderful study into rest and finding that we all need rest. Even God rested on the seventh day of creation. This book is an eight week study into Biblical principals of rest and importance of rest. I leads you day by day through scripture and helps you to understand that rest is important and we need to make sure we take time to rest in re-energize. I know we all have the go go go attitude and it seems we never have enough time. We get run down physically and spiritually so it is important to rest physically and to rest and take time with God so that we can have the strength needed for each day physically and spiritually. This is a wonderful study on how God stresses they importance of rest and each day gives you scripture and questions to help you apply the study to your life. It would be an excellent small group study. The author has a very easy to follow and understand way of presenting the information. I think this is one that will be very helpful to all because we all forget sometimes to slow down and rest. I really enjoyed going through this study it will be one I will go back to often. I would recommend it. It is a very useful, insightful, and easy study to follow. It is an important study to apply to our lives.

If you would like to learn more about this books or the authors other studies and resources check out her site at:

http://www.crickettkeeth.com

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Edge of your seat suspense in Girl On The Run by Daryl Wood Gerber

Edge of your seat suspense in Girl On The Run by Daryl Wood Gerber

Chessa has everything a job she loves, a loving husband a dream home or so she thinks. Her world turns upside down when she comes to and finds her husband dead by her and no memory of what has happened. Things go from bad to worse when party goers from the Fairytale Ball she planned are found in a meadow massacred. Chessa finds herself the #1 suspect  in the murders and all she can think to do is run. She escapes and goes on the run because she has to try and remember and figure out what has happened and to prove she is innocent? Can Chessa remember what really happened before she becomes another victim? Can she find the truth all the while trying to avoid being captured by the police until she figures this all out and oh by the way is anybody or is anything she thought she knew just all been lies?

All I can say is WOW. This is an action packed riveting thriller. It keeps you guessing right along with Chessa and the police. I like that it is a fast moving plot but one that is not hard to keep pace with. It is an edge of your seat page turner that draws you in and one that you won't want to put down. It has an unique spin on the murders one that has many possibilities for who done it which makes for a good read. Daryl Wood Gerber has a hit with her first suspense,  one you will want to make sure you buy.

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Fun, Magic, Just A Good Cozy Mystery

Crime and Poetry a Magical Bookshop Mystery by Amanda Flower is a great new series. I just loved the book and would love to  sit in the Charming Bookshop and enjoy the atmosphere while reading.

Violet hurries back to Cascade Springs, her hometown she swore she would never return to, thinking her Grandma Daisy is ill. When she arrives though she finds Grandma is not sick at all but just wanted Violet to come home and stay to take over the bookshop as its caretaker.Violet is shocked when her Grandma explains about the mystical shop, the tree, and how the books gives the caretaker messages and now Violet is suppose to be the new caretaker and the books will talk to her. Wow she has trouble wrapping her head around all that Grandma tells her. Not just that but she is surprised to  find how devious her Grandmother had been to get her to come back. She vows not to stay but that changes when Grandma Daisy's friend Benedict is found dead by Violet in his carriage in Grandma's driveway the next morning and Grandma seems to be the number 1 suspect. Violet has to overlook her past in Cascade Springs, the past that made her swear never to come back and   help find who really killed Benedict and prove her Grandma innocent before she leaves. What is Violet to think and how can she prove Grandma is innocent before something happens to her or Grandma and soon so she can get back to her life in Chicago?

This is an excellent surprising mystery with strong characters and plot. Violet is a smart, strong willed and independent woman which is always a plus in a mystery,  Grandma Daisy is cunning, smart, loving and someone everyone loves. These are two women you would want to be friends with. I like that the Mystical bookshop is an important part to the plot. I could just curl up in a corner of that shop and live there. Who wouldn't want to have a shop that is mystical and the books give you messages what could be greater than that? You also have the good looking intelligent yet kind police chief, Chief Rainwater as well as many suspects.

I can not say it enough I loved this book.  One of my favorite lines is when Grandma is explaining to Violet about the history and mystery of the bookshop and that she now is its caretaker,
"You are the Caretaker. You are to care for the tree and shop now. The books will speak to you now." pg 64 also "Not everything in this world makes sense, you only need to believe it. You are the next Caretaker." pg 64
If you enjoy a good mystery that keeps you guessing with a surprise or two, strong characters, add in a mystical bookshop then don't miss this one. Amanda Flower has another hit with this one.

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History, Mystery and Romance Wrapped up in One Great Read in Fire and Ice by Mary Connealy

Fire and Ice Wild At Heart Book 3 by Mary Connealy is a great mixture of Romance, History and Mystery.

Bailey Wilde is the last of the Wilde sisters to still be single and have her own homestead. She is tough, strong and very independent but when her sisters with their husbands leave and she faces a lonely winter it makes her realize that maybe she does need someone else around. So when Gage suggests she marry him to help him out of a spot of trouble she agrees but on her own terms. Can they make it work and can they also find out who is trying to kill Gage while they are at it?

This is a book of love, faith, forgiveness, and mystery  all wrapped up in a great story of one woman's journey. Bailey Wilde has to learn to forgive herself and others so she can learn to love. She is a strong independent person which I like. I think of her as being like Annie Oakley. She has courage, strength, and is smart too which I like in a character. This is one of those books that you just want to sit and read with no interruptions.

If you like historical romance mixed with a mystery and has strong characters then don't miss this one. Even though it is the third book in the trilogy it can be read as a stand alone book which I like but reading it will make you want to read the other two books about the other Wilde sisters.

Mary Connealy has a way in her writing that makes it easy to picture and relate to her characters and their surroundings. She has another great book you won't want to miss.

If you want to learn more about this book, the author and her other books check out her webpage at:
www.maryconnealy.com


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5 Stars For As Gouda As Dead by Avery Aames

This is one of those books you can read and savor more than once. This is my second time to read it and I enjoyed it just as much as the first time.

As Gouda As Dead A Cheese Shop Mystery by Avery Aames is one you won't want to miss. The series just gets better and better with each book and this book is no exception. It is a great new addition to the series you won't want to miss. It has some great recipes included.

Love is in the air at Providence and every one is caught up in the festivities. Charlotte and Jordan are getting married, couples have come to take part in the Love festival activities so what could go wrong? Murder has a way of putting love on the back burner.  Charlotte has to help the police chief solve the murders so that things can move forward. Can she help solve the murders or will her snooping get her into trouble, will she become the next victim?

I love this book. It was a page turner that makes you not want to stop until you have finished it. I love the way you  can picture the town of Providence and the people. This could be a small town that is familiar to you and the people are so relatable. I know that some of the people in this book remind me of people I know and can relate to. This always is a plus when reading a book relating to the people and place. Who doesn't know a quirky Grandmere or a snooty control freak like Belinda Bell or Paige Alpaugh. I also like that Charlotte is a strong, clever, smart, and loving person that adds to the book. I love that the mystery winds around with twists and turns and multiple possible suspects that keeps you guessing till the end. I have to say I thought I had this one figured out but was surprised at the ending which always is good. I give this 5 Stars and can not wait to read the next book.

If you want to know more about this book or the author and her other books check out her site at

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Family, Faith, Forgiveness all Wrapped Up in a Good Emotional Story

The Daughters of Jim Farrell by Sylvia Bambola takes the reader into the world of Pennsylvania Coal country in 1873. It tells the story of the three daughters of a man Jim Farrell who want to clear their Father's name, a Father who had been wrongly, they were sure, of murder and hung. It tells of the struggles of  his family trying to survive by making their home a boarding house and all the while living with the shame that comes with their Father's hanging. Kate, who is bitter from what has happened, decides to talk her sisters into finding out what really happened and clearing their Father's name. Trouble starts for the whole family when the investigating starts. Will they be able to find the truth before more people get hurt? What will they find and will it help at all?

This is a very fast moving, good story of love, family, faith and forgiveness. It also is one of finding strength through your Faith when things are tough. The struggles of the coal miners and the greed of the railroad for this time period plays an important part and adds to the story in a big way.

I enjoyed the book. I loved how the characters all grew in their faith, maturity, and strength. It was an eye opening book to the conditions found in coal country in 1873, I found the song Tennessee Ernie Ford use to sing "I owe my soul to the company store" come to mind when reading this book. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a book with history, faith, love wrapped in a good plot.

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A Story of Love, Faith, and Discovery in Anne of Green Gables My Daughter and Me by Lorilee Cracker

Anne of Green Gables My Daughter and Me by Lorilee Cracker is a funny, emotional story of love, faith, discovery, and forgiveness all by weaving  the stories of being an orphan,  it is the story of the  author, her daughter and how their stories were the same as  Anne of Green Gables in so many ways.

If you are, or know someone who has been adopted you will want to read this book for sure. The author takes you on the ride through life of the highs and lows while explaining the emotions one feels on being orphaned and adopted.  It is a wonderful book that gives the reader insight in an unique way of all the feelings that happen when a child has been orphaned, adopted and how to move on. It is also about a journey to finding oneself and where they fit into God's plan and life. If you ever have felt like you weren't good enough or felt like you were on the outside looking in then read this book and see how the author found her way through these same feelings.

It is a good book and even though I never read Anne of Green Gables, I know I must be one of the only people that hasn't, I still loved all the parallels the author shows you in her own story and her daughters. I found that at times the book moved slow but it is well worth hanging in there and moving past those slow spots. I think it is a story that needed to be told and the book is well worth your time to read.

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