Reviews by Renn S
Afloat
On 4/30 Renn S wrote: Who will you trust when dark waters rise? Eagle’s Talon is an architectural marvel—shining residential units afloat in a protected cove of the gorgeous Rondeau River. The project is nearly complete, partially occupied, and ready to make investors rich when a sinkhole gives way. Then torrential ... Afloat by Erin Healy
A Matter of Trust
On 4/10 Renn S wrote: When life is murder, who can you trust?One minute Mia Quinn is in her basement, chatting on the phone with a colleague at the prosecutor’s office. The next minute there’s a gunshot over the line, and Mia listens in horror as her colleague and friend Colleen bleeds to death.Mia’s a natural for ... A Matter of Trust by Lis Wiehl
So Shines the Night
On 2/19 Renn S wrote: On an island teetering at the brink of anarchy, Daria finds hope among people of The Way.She escaped a past of danger and found respite in beautiful Ephesus, a trading center on the Aegean coast, serving as tutor to Lucas, the wealthy merchant who rescued her.But the darkness she fled has caught up ... So Shines the Night by Tracy Higley
Moon Over Edisto
On 2/12 Renn S wrote: The past has come knocking on Julia's door. Can she summon the courage to answer betrayal with love?Julia’s best friend, Marney, broke up her parents' marriage years ago. Now Marney shows up at her Manhattan apartment, asking the impossible—come home to Edisto Island to care for the half-sisters ... Moon Over Edisto by Beth Webb Hart
Silent Night
On 1/17 Renn S wrote: As Christmas day nears, Bree and her faithful search-and-rescue dog Samson follow the trail of a troubling mystery into the snowy forests of Rock Harbor.Bree Matthews is preparing for Christmas guests, but her heart is reeling from the recent and tender loss of her unborn child. Her sister-in-law, ... Silent Night by Colleen Coble
Every Perfect Gift
On 12/21 Renn S wrote: Sophie Caldwell has returned to Hickory Ridge, Tennessee after years away. Despite the heartaches of her childhood, Sophie is determined to make a home, and a name, for herself in the growing town. A gifted writer, she plans to resurrect the local newspaper that so enchanted her as a girl. Ethan Heyward’s ... Every Perfect Gift by Dorothy Love
Secretly Smitten
On 12/17 Renn S wrote: Summer, fall, winter, spring—Smitten, Vermont, is the place for love . . . and mystery!There’s a secret in Grandma Rose’s attic—a forgotten set of dog tags belonging to her first love. But David Hutchins was killed in action and never returned to Smitten. How did the dog tags end up in the ... Secretly Smitten by Colleen Coble, Kristen Billerbeck, Diann Hunt, Denise Hunter
Right Where I Belong
On 12/6 Renn S wrote: Natalia’s about to discover her place in the world . . . and it’s not following in her father’s footsteps.After watching her father jump from one marriage to the next, Natalia has completely written off love. And when her father divorces his third wife—the only one who has been a mother to ... Right Where I Belong by Krista McGee
If We Survive
On 12/4 Renn S wrote: They came on a mission of mercy, but now they’re in a fight for their lives.High schooler Will Peterson and three friends journeyed to Central America to help rebuild a school. In a poor, secluded mountain village, they won the hearts of the local people with their energy and kindness.But in one ... If We Survive by Andrew Klavan
Lovelier Than Daylight
On 11/11 Renn S wrote: Susanna is a lady of principles who values family above all. Johann seems to represent all she despises . . . but appearances can be deceiving. In 1875, Susanna Hanby is headed off to college in Westerville, Ohio, when she discovers her sister Rachel and Rachel’s children have disappeared. Susanna ... Lovelier Than Daylight by Rossyln Elliot
Darkness Rising
On 10/9 Renn S wrote: The evil in East Salem is no longer content to hide in the shadows. The stakes—and the darkness—are rising.Dani Harris thought there wasn’t much left that could surprise her after serving as a forensic psychiatrist in East Salem. And Tommy Gunderson has faced few challenges in his life that ... Darkness Rising: East Salem Novel by Lis Wiehl and Pete Nelson
Prayers of a Stranger
On 9/4 Renn S wrote: Amanda is ambivalent about her husband's idea for a big family holiday up north. Last year she planned a special Christmas in their own home, carefully preparing a nursery and the keepsake ornaments for their newborn. Now that room stands as empty as her heart. Then a neighbor's mishap turns into a last ... Prayers of a Stranger by Davis Bunn
A Path Toward Love
On 8/16 Renn S wrote: Katherine came home at the insistence of her parents because she was trying to forget her past. The last thing she expected is a hopeful future. Young widow Katherine Osborne returns to her family’s rustic camp on Raquette Lake in the Adirondack Mountains. She’s determined to live a quiet life, ... A Path Toward Love by Cara Lynn James
House of Mercy
On 7/18 Renn S wrote: When Beth’s world falls apart, can she ever be whole again?Beth has a gift of healing—which is why she wants to become a vet and help her family run their fifth-generation cattle ranch. Her father’s dream of helping men in trouble and giving them a second chance is her dream too. But it only ... House of Mercy by Erin Healy
This Scarlet Cord
On 7/1 Renn S wrote: Within one of the Old Testament’s most famous battles lies one of its most tender love stories. Hidden within the battle of Jericho is the story of Rahab, a beautiful and brave young Canaanite woman who aided the Israelites by hanging a piece of scarlet cord from a window. This act of faith changed ... This Scarlet Cord by Joan Wolf
Through Rushing Water
On 6/25 Renn S wrote: Sophia has her life all planned out—but her plan didn’t include being jilted or ending up in Dakota Territory. Sophia Makinoff is certain that 1876 is the year that she’ll become the wife of a certain US Congressman, and happily plans her debut into the Capitol city. But when he proposes to ... Through Rushing Water by Catherine Richmond
Starring Me
On 6/19 Renn S wrote: Starring Me by Krista McGee was a cute and enjoyable novel that was filled with humor, poignant truths, and romance. This novel is the sequel to First Date, but it can still be read as a stand-alone novel. Starring Me was loosely based on the story of Isaac and Rebekah from Genesis 24. The plot line ... Starring Me by Krista McGee
Need You Now
On 6/11 Renn S wrote: When big-city life threatens the safety of one of their children, Brad and Darlene Henderson move with their three teenagers from Houston to the tiny town of Round Top, Texas. Adjusting to small-town life is difficult for the kids, especially fifteen-year-old Grace who is coping in a dangerous way. ... Need You Now by Beth Wiseman
Covenant Child
On 6/2 Renn S wrote: Amanda's heart broke as she watched them drive her beloved twins away. She resolved to hope...and to fight for them until her last breath. Kara and Lizzie are heiresses to one of the largest fortunes in the country. But when their father dies suddenly, the toddlers are taken from the arms of ... Covenant Child by Terri Blackstock
Hope Springs
On 5/29 Renn S wrote: Hope Springs is the epitome of small town life- a place filled with quiet streets where families have been friends for generations, a place where not a lot changes...until now. Janelle Evans has not been back to Hope Springs since losing her husband. But when she arrives for Christmas and learns that ... Hope Springs by Kim Cash Tate
Crazy Dangerous
On 5/4 Renn S wrote: Sam Hopkins is a pretty good kid. A preacher's kid, aka a PK. However, he has found himself mixed up with the wrong crowd. Hanging around with car thieves and delinquents, Sam knows it is only a matter of time before he makes one bad decision too many and gets into real trouble. But one day, Sam sees these ... Crazy Dangerous by Andrew Klavan
Garden of Madness
On 4/2 Renn S wrote: For seven long years Babylonian princess Tiamat has waited for the king Nebuchadnezzar to recover from his madness and return to his family and his kingdom. Driven from the throne to live as a beast, her father prowls his Hanging Gardens, hidden away from the world. Since her treaty marriage over seven ... Garden of Madness by Tracy L. Higley
Eyes of Justice
On 3/20 Renn S wrote: The Eyes of Justice, the fourth installment of the Triple Threat Series, was a wonderful and suspenseful tale of mystery and friendship.The Triple Threat Club has solved intense murder mysteries before…but this time it’s personal.Cassidy, Allison, and Nicole fight for justice every day—Cassidy ... Eyes of Justice by Lis Wiehl
Dawn Comes Early
On 3/4 Renn S wrote: Disgraced dime novelist Kate Tenney fled the city that banned her latest book for a new start at a cattle ranch in the Arizona Territory. She hopes that ranching turns out to be as romantic as she portrayed it in her novels. But what awaits Kate is a much harder life than she ever imagined. There is ... Dawn Comes Early by Margaret Brownley
Beauty for Ashes
On 2/15 Renn S wrote: She’s a beautiful young widow. He’s a Southern gentleman with a thirst for adventure. Both need a place to call home.After losing her husband in the Civil War, Carrie Daly is scared she will never have the family she longs for. Eligible bachelors are scarce in Hickory Ridge, Tennessee, but Carrie ... Beauty for Ashes by Dorothy Love
Sweeter Than Birdsong
On 1/28 Renn S wrote: In Westerville, Ohio, 1855, Kate Winter's dreams are almost within reach. When she becomes the first woman to graduate from Otterbein College, she will be able to finally leave and escape the dark secrets that haunt her family. However, with her mother scheming to have her marry a wealthy man, Kate has ... Sweeter Than Birdsong by Rossyn Elliott
Beyond Molasses Creek
On 1/11 Renn S wrote: Ally Green has been all over the world as a flight attendant, but she has finally returned to her home in Lowcountry to bury her past for good -and her father. However, Vesey Washington still lives across the creek, and while he was her best friend...he is also the reason that Ally has stayed away for ... Beyond Molasses Creek by Nicole Seitz
Waking Hours
On 1/3 Renn S wrote: Welcome to East Salem. In this deceptively quiet town, old supernatural forces are awakening. And they cannot be controlled.....An East Salem high school girl is found murdered in a park amid horse farms and wealthy homes of northern Westchester County, New York. The manner of her death shocks the town ... Waking Hours by Lis Wiehl
Bittersweet Surrender
On 1/3 Renn S wrote: It seems like Carly Westlake is living the dream life. She works and owns a chocolate spa, she is dating her forever crush, and she is surrounded by chocolate -chocolate she uses for her spa's famous chocolate facials. But when long buried secrets about Carly's family, friends, and business surface, ... Bittersweet Surrender by Diann Hunt
First Date
On 12/27 Renn S wrote: First Date was a cute story that related the growth of a young girl in confidence and a better relationship with God. Abby Davidson never wanted to be on a reality TV show. Especially one where the prize is a date with the President's son. She is focused on her schoolwork in order that she can receive ... First Date by Krista McGee
The Accidental Bride
On 12/14 Renn S wrote: The Accidental Bride was a sweet, romantic read which I found entertaining. When a wedding reenactment turns real, Shay suddenly finds she’s an accidental bride.Shay Brandenberger has been raising her daughter in Moose Creek, Montana on her childhood ranch, nestled against the Yellowstone River. In spite ... The Accidental Bride by Denise Hunter
Smitten
On 12/6 Renn S wrote: Smitten was a wonderful collection of novellas written through the collaboration of Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt, and Denise Hunter. The storyline of Smitten is as follows. In the small working town of Smitten, Vermont, four friends are convinced they are going to save the town -through ... Smitten
The Future Door
On 11/21 Renn S wrote: A mystery is afoot at 221 Baker Street, but will Griffin Sharpe be able to figure out the clues before the future catches up with the past?When Sherlock Holmes moves out of Baker Street, a new tenant moves in—a mysterious woman who is not all she seems. With several criminals out to steal an invention ... Future Doors by Jason Lethcoe
Lonestar Angel
On 10/23 Renn S wrote: Eden Larson thought that her baby was dead. Her hope is renewed when her husband returns to tell her that their daughter has been found. Five years earlier Eden and Clay's daughter was stolen. When they met the kidnapper to give him the ransom, things went wrong and the car with Brianna supposedly inside ... Lonestar Angel by Colleen Coble
His Steadfast Love
On 10/12 Renn S wrote: His Steadfast Love by Golden Keyes Parsons was a truly heart wrenching tale of a choice between love and loyalty. Amanda Belle is living during the Civil War, and it is not long before the war begins to change her very home life. In the spring of 1861 on the Gulf Coast of Texas, Amanda finds herself ... His Steadfast Love by Golden Keyes Parsons
There You'll Find Me
On 9/23 Renn S wrote: There You'll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones was an enjoyable novel relating the struggles of teen girl whose painful experiences had caused her to walk away from the Lord, and her journey back to God and to love. Finley Sinclair is not a typical eighteen year old. She is witty, tough, driven, and cannot stand ... There You'll Find Me
The Bone House
On 9/12 Renn S wrote: The Bone House by Stephen R Lawhead is the second book in the Bright Empires Series. It starts immediately where the first novel, Skin Map, left off. Kit Livingstone, still reeling from the death of his grandfather Cosimo, finds himself on the run to find a map that contains the interlinkings of the ... Bone House by Stephen R. Lawhead
Cherished
On 8/9 Renn S wrote: Cherished by Kim Cash Tate was a delightful book that penetrates the layers of forgiveness and filling loved by God. In this novel, the main character, Kelli London, has always dreamed of being a songwriter. She always felt that God would use the lyrics that came to her to touch people's lives. She thought ... Cherished
Life Everlasting
On 7/29 Renn S wrote: In Life Everlasting, the sequel to Life Support, by Robert Whitlow, Baxter Richardson miraculously awakens from months in a coma. After his fall from a cliff, he should be dead. However, even though he has awakened, new and old dangers still lurk around him. Meanwhile, his wife Rena is being driven mad ... Life Everlasting
Life Support
On 7/24 Renn S wrote: A young, wealthy man by the name of Baxter Richardson plunges off the cliff with only his recent wife, Rena, as a witness. Baxter ends up on life support, in a coma, completely paralyzed. Rena does not want her husband to live. She claims death is what Baxter would have ... Filled with suspense and secrets
Water's Edge
On 7/13 Renn S wrote: Water's Edge by Robert Whitlow is a legal thriller filled with suspense and surprise. In this novel Tom Crane, a young lawyer, is convinced that he is getting ready to receive a partnership from the law firm he works for. However, first he must close his recently deceased father's law practice in the ... a wonderful story
The Final Hour
On 7/12 Renn S wrote: The Final Hour by Andrew Klavan was a novel filled with action packed adventure and deep despair. The Final Hour is the fourth and final book in the Homelander Series. As the novel unfolds, Charlie West finds himself locked away in the worst prison in the United States for a crime he did not commit. ... Insane Ending to an Action Packed Series
A Vision of Lucy
On 6/9 Renn S wrote: A Vision of Lucy was written by Margaret Brownley and is the third and final novel in The Rocky Creek Romance Series. Lucy Fairbanks has always dreamed of being a professional photographer and working for the Rocky Creek newspaper. Her biggest hope is that if she is able to get a real job as a photographer, ... A Vision of Lucy
The Seraph Seal
On 5/31 Renn S wrote: The Seraph Seal by Leonard Sweet and Lori Wagner is an apocalyptic book. Set in the year 2048, the novel revolves around the births of seven children in 2012. Paul Binder is a professor at the University of Virginia when he receives a cryptic message telling him he must decipher an old manuscript. The ... The Seraph Seal
The Skin Map (Trade Paper)
On 5/11 Renn S wrote: The Skin Map by Stephen R. Lawhead revolves around "the ultimate quest for the ultimate treasure". In this novel Kit Livingstone's great grandfather appears to him in the midst of a sudden storm. He tells Kit a remarkable truth that there are ley lines which exist all over the world which connect to ... The Skin Map
Nick of Time
On 4/30 Renn S wrote: Nick of Time by Tim Downs is the fourth Bug Man novel. The plot of this book centers around the upcoming wedding of forensic entomologist Nick Polchak to Alena Savard. Nick is unsure about the business of preparing for a wedding, so when his friend Pete invites him to Philadelphia the week before his ... Nick of Time by Tim Downs
No He Can't
On 4/20 Renn S wrote: No He Can't by Kevin McCullough is about how Barack Obama, whose campaign was all about building hope and change in America, is in fact dismantling those attitudes through his policies and decisions. The book is broken into several parts, each examining Barack's role and goverment style in a specific ... No He Can't by Kevin McCullough
Heart of Ice
On 4/6 Renn S wrote: This past month I read a really intriguing book called Heart of Ice by Lis Wiehl. The book is the third book in a series called The Triple Threat. In Heart of Ice the reader is immediately introduced to a pyschopathic killer who lives under the alias Elizabeth Avery. Elizabeth seems to the rest of the ... Heart of Ice