The Memory House by Rachel Hauck
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Memory House is a beautiful story with dual timelines. Everleigh and Don's story is set in the 50s and early 60s and Beck and Bruno's story is in the present. I usually like one timeline better than the other but in this book I like them equally well. It was hard to tell which was a favorite. Both women have suffered losses which have affected them deeply. Everleigh lost loved ones in a tragic tornado and Beck lost her father in the 911 tragedy. Both must learn to deal with what happened to them and move on. This book deals with flawed people and the way the story unfolds and how the people find healing is just beautiful. I highly recommend this book.


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The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Keep your hankies nearby. This book brought tears to my eyes on several times. The book starts out with Elise Sontage Dove as an elderly woman. She knows she has Alzheimer's disease. She knows this dreadful disease will eventually claim all her memories but she wants to see her childhood friend Mariko before the disease robs her of everything. Most of the story is told of her memories of her family living in an internment camp. Even though her German family had been living in the states for many years they were still looked on with suspicion by the US government during the World War 2 era. While at the internment camp she meets her best friend Mariko. Mariko's family is Japanese. This book was well written and even though it is not classified as Christian fiction, this book was clean with no offensive language or sex scenes. People who enjoy historical fiction will enjoy reading this book.


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Sweet on You by Becky Wade

Sweet on You is the third book in the Bradford Sister series. I have been wanting to read Brit's story since the first book. Each of the sisters have different talents. Brit's talent is candy making.  Brit's best childhood friend is Zander. Zander has been in love with Brit since they were young teens. Everyone knows Zander is crazy in love with her even though he has not admitted it. Everyone sees it except Brit. I loved Zander from the get go. He was so protective of her. He's been gone for a few months promoting his book overseas but really he just wanted to get away from the pain of seeing the girl he loved date other people.  He only returns to the states because of the death of his uncle. I loved this stories of best friends falling in love and this one fits the bill. Another reason I liked this story was the mystery surrounding his uncle. His uncle has a hidden past that even his wife was not aware of.  I loved the conclusion of this story and the series. It was also good to catch up on the other sisters and their significant others.  Sweet on You is due to be released on April 30, 2019.  I received a complimentary copy of this book from Bethany House through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Summer by the Tides by Denise Hunter

Summer by the Tides is a standalone book and I'm a little sad that it is not part of a series. I have grown attached to these characters and would love to see what they are doing in future books if it were a series.  Gram has somehow manipulated all three of her daughters to come to her beach home. They show up at the home because Gran's next door neighbor called all of them that Gran was missing. The three daughters are estranged from each other due to something that happened 20 years earlier.  As you read the story you learn that everyone in the story is keeping secrets. Every the grandmother has secrets. I loved the friendship and eventually love that developed between Maddie and Connor. At first she got the wrong impression of him but I like it that she was so open and willing to admit she was wrong directly to him.  The ending of this story just made me smile. 


I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

The Highest of Hopes by Susan Anne Mason
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

After her grandfather dies Emma discovers that her father is alive and travels to Canada to meet him. Her childhood friend Jonathon travels with her. Jonathon is in love with her but has not revealed it to her yet. She does not get the reception she wants when she just shows up at her father's house. He is married with two daughters. Only the handicapped daughter is friendly to her. Her father shows some affection but still does not want to let the public know about her. His wife was downright cold. His oldest daughter was a spoiled brat but eventually warms up to Emma. I thought the characters were well developed. I felt sorry for Emma that she did not get her father's love and acted like he was ashamed of being her father. He does change toward the end of the book but his wife never did.
This book is the second in the Canadian Crossings series. The other book is about Grace. These books can be read as stand alone books as the events in both books happen at the same time.



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Justice Delivered by Patricia  Bradley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wonderful suspense filled book in the Memphis Cold Case series. With most books I like to read them in order but this one could easily be read as a stand alone book. If you decide to read the others which are as good as this one you won't receive any spoilers that will ruin the books for you when you do decide to read them. This book is about a woman, Heather as a teen was kidnapped and forced into prostitution for 8 years. While in bondage her captors gave he the name Jasmine. When she was able to escape and make a new life for herself she reinvents herself and gives herself a new name of Carly. She has done well for herself and has even gotten a college education and works as a drug abuse counselor. She is concerned that her traffickers are still at it and travels to Memphis to get some closure. She does not realize that by asking questions she puts herself and her loved ones in danger. Her niece is kidnapped and it is a race of time to rescue her before the unthinkable happens to her niece.


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Mountain Hideaway by Christy Barritt
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I could not put this down. Tess was in constant danger. Good thing she had Trent to protect her. These two could not find a moment's rest. As soon as they found some place safe Leo's evil henchmen would find them. I have lost count the number of times they escaped by the skin of their teeth. In this book you knew from the beginning who the bad guy was. No surprises here. Romance did develop between Tess and Trent and I felt it was done quite well despite this being a short book.


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