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February 2011

The following reviews, interviews and features are running on FaithfulReader.com for the month of February.

A BILLION REASONS WHY by Kristin Billerbeck (Romance)
Her head tells her to marry Dexter, the safe and practical choice. Her heart pulls her towards Luc, who rejected her eight years ago and is anything but practical. The question is: Will Katie McKenna follow her heart, or opt for the safer route? Reviewed by Lynda Schab.

THE INHERITANCE OF BEAUTY by Nicole Seitz (Fiction)
An elderly couple spends their final days in a cheerful nursing home, cherishing their waning hours and reliving moments from the past. The arrival of a gift, however, propels them into a final mystery that returns them both in spirit to childhood haunts in rural South Carolina. Reviewed by Melanie Smith.

THE CHASM: A Journey to the Edge of Life, by Randy Alcorn (Fiction)
He found himself a traveler in a strange land. Where invisible secrets come to light, and fair companions lead towards unsuspected darkness. Where so much is grasped...and so much more seems unattainable. Driven by a yearning he doesn't understand, the traveler navigates a hostile landscape with determination and hope --- despite the obstacles that block his path. Reviewed by Michele Howe.

DEADLY TIES by Vicki Hinze (Romantic Suspense)
Lisa Harper has repressed memories of a traumatic childhood event involving her father's murder and her own abduction. The past is now quickly catching up as Lisa finds herself in the middle of a human trafficking ring, a vicious vendetta, and a plot more sinister than anything she could have imagined. Reviewed by Lynda Schab.

LARKSPUR COVE by Lisa Wingate (Fiction)
Social worker Andrea Henderson has lost faith in God after a difficult divorce. She moves back to her hometown to begin a new life for herself and her son. But circumstances involving a mysterious little girl, the town recluse, and a handsome game warden cause Andrea to realize that God has been ordering her steps all along. Reviewed by Lynda Schab.

SAVE THE DATE by Jenny B. Jones (Romance)
When funding for Lucy's non-profit is pulled, she wants to find out why. Enter Alex Sinclair Enterprises, her organization's primary donor. Alex has it all...except the votes to win his bid for Congress. So Alex makes an offer: pose as his fiancée in return for the money she needs. Bound to a man who's not what he seems, Lucy finds her heart --- and her future --- on the line. Reviewed by Susan Miura.

THE RHYTHM OF SECRETS by Patti Lacy (Historical Romance)
Sheila Franklin has lived three separate lives. Now a conservative pastor's wife, she's skilled at hiding things. But when the son she bore at 18 comes to her for help, her greatest secret is revealed. Now Sheila is faced with an impossible decision. And as she struggles to reclaim both her son and her identity, she realizes that God's grace is all she really needs. Reviewed by Michele Howe.


AN ANCHOR FOR THE SOUL: Help for the Present, Hope for the Future, by Ray Pritchard (Christian Life)
People have honest doubts about God that deserve solid answers. How do we explain the Gospel in a way we can all understand? AN ANCHOR FOR THE SOUL is written with doubters, seekers and skeptics in mind. By answering important questions through stories and illustrations, Pastor Ray Pritchard gently challenges readers with the Good News of Jesus Christ. Reviewed by Michele Howe.

PUTTING YOUR PAST IN ITS PLACE: Moving Forward in Freedom and Forgiveness, by Stephen Viars (Christian Living)
Lives grind to a halt when people can't relate to their past. Some believe "the past is nothing," while others make it more important than their future. Neither leads toward healing or hope. But in PUTTING YOUR PAST IN ITS PLACE, pastor and biblical counselor Stephen Viars introduces a third way to look at things: by exploring the role of the past as God intended. Reviewed by Michele Howe.

SOULS IN FULL SAIL: A Christian Spirituality for the Later Years, by Emilie Griffin (Christian Living/Spirituality)
"We do not set out to become old.... This change has occurred, it seems, without preparation, without fair warning." So Emilie Griffin writes, taking us on a spiritual exploration of life's later years. In a book filled with rich story, spiritual exercises and wisdom, Griffin explores relocation, vocational changes, losing her mother, negotiating relationships with grown children, and more. Reviewed by Evelyn Bence.

SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together, by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent (Memoir)
A dangerous, homeless drifter who grew up picking cotton in virtual slavery. An upscale art dealer brokering the sale of masterpieces. And the unlikely woman who bound them together. A story so incredible no novelist would dare dream it. Reviewed by Evelyn Bence.


Special Contests and Features
GETTING TO HEAVEN: Departing Instructions for Your Life Now, by Don Piper and Cecil Murphey (Christian Living)
Since publishing his inspirational bestseller in 2004, Don Piper has traveled the world spreading his message of faith --- certain faith --- in the promise of Heaven. In HEAVEN IS REAL, Piper shared how life's trials can be turned into spiritual lessons, when we are open to the certainty of God's grace and love. Now, in his first new book in four years, Piper draws on his own firsthand experiences with the joys of Heaven --- as well as the lessons found in the Gospel --- to offer a set of "departing instructions," helping readers face the inevitable battles ahead, prepare for eternal life, and, starting today, live a happy, fulfilling, purposeful life on Earth while preparing for the glories of Heaven.
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THE AMISH MIDWIFE: The Women of Lancaster County, Book 1 by Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould (Fiction)
A dusty carved box containing two locks of hair and a century-old letter regarding property in Switzerland, and a burning desire to learn about her biological family, lead nurse-midwife Lexie Jaeger from her home in Oregon to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. There she meets Marta Bayer, a mysterious lay-midwife who desperately needs help after an Amish client and her baby die. Lexie steps in to assume Marta's patient load even as she continues the search for her birth family, and from her patients she learns the true meaning of the Pennsylvania Dutch word "demut," which means "to let be" as she changes from a woman who wants to control everything to a woman who depends on God.
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BLOOD COVENANT: Mission Hope Series, Book 2 by Lisa Harris (Romantic Suspense)
When fighting erupts between government forces and renegade Ghost Soldiers deep within the Republic of Dhambizao, thousands are forced to leave their homes. Dr. Paige Ryan is sent to lead a team to set up a refugee transit site. Nick Gilbert joins the team to help fly supplies in and out of the area. With the refugee camp already experiencing overcrowding, raids and uprisings, a group of American mountain climbers is attacked by the Ghost Soldiers. Paige's medical team rescues survivors and takes them into the camp. When it's discovered that one of the trekkers is carrying an infectious disease, the harrowing conditions of the camp are forgotten.
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THE PRODIGAL GOD: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith, by Timothy Keller (Christian Living)
Newsweek called New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller a "C.S. Lewis for the twenty-first century" in a feature on his first book, THE REASON FOR GOD. In that book, he offered a rational explanation for why we should believe in God. Now, in THE PRODIGAL GOD, Keller takes his trademark intellectual approach to understanding Christianity and uses the parable of the Prodigal Son to reveal an unexpected message of hope and salvation.
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BAKE UNTIL GOLDEN: The Potluck Catering Club, Book 4 by Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie Everson (Fiction)
The ladies of the Potluck Catering Club may have thought that competing on "The Great Party Showdown" reality show in New York City would be the biggest adventure of their lives. But they weren't counting on the strange goings-on they would confront when they returned to Summit View, Colorado. Will old friends stick together through their trials? Or will they be torn apart by tragedy?
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BATHSHEBA: The Wives of King David, Book 3 by Jill Eileen Smith (Historical Romance)
Bathsheba is a woman who longs for a loving touch. With her husband away fighting the king's wars, loneliness claws at her soul --- and makes it frighteningly easy to succumb to the advances of King David. Will one night of unbridled passion destroy everything she holds dear? Can she find forgiveness at the feet of the Almighty? Or has her sin separated her from God --- and David --- forever?
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LOVE AMID THE ASHES by Mesu Andrews (Historical Romance)
When scandal and murder rock the life of Dinah, the daughter of the great patriarch Jacob, she is sent away to Job's household. After Job's own world comes crashing down, Dinah finds herself drawn to this great man brought low. What will she risk to fight for his survival? LOVE AMID THE ASHES breathes life, romance and passion into the classic biblical story of suffering and steadfast faith.
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THE BROTHERHOOD: A Precinct 11 Novel, by Jerry B. Jenkins (Thriller)
Boone Drake has it made. He's a young cop rising rapidly through the ranks of the Chicago Police Department. He has a beautiful wife and a young son, a nice starter house, a great partner, and a career plan that should land him in the Organized Crime Division within five years. Everything is going right. Until everything goes horribly, terribly wrong. His personal life destroyed and his career and future in jeopardy, Boone buries himself in guilt and bitterness as his life spirals out of control. But when he comes face-to-face with the most vicious gang leader Chicago has seen in decades, he begins to realize that God is a God of second chances and can change the hardest heart...and forgive the worst of crimes.
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A TRAIL OF INK: The Third Chronicle of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon by Mel Starr (Historical Mystery)
Some valuable books have been stolen from Master John Wyclif, the well-known scholar and Bible translator. He calls upon his friend and former pupil, Hugh de Singleton, to investigate. Hugh's investigation leads him to Oxford where he again encounters Kate, the only woman who has tempted him to leave bachelor life behind. As Hugh's pursuit of Kate becomes more successful, mysterious accidents begin to occur. Are these accidents tied to the missing books, or to his pursuit of Kate?
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DIGITALIS: Discarded Heroes, Book 2 by Ronie Kendig (Romantic Suspense)
Colton "Cowboy" Neeley is a Marine trying to find his footing as he battles flashbacks now that he's back home. Piper Blum is a woman in hiding --- from life and the assassins bent on destroying her family. When their hearts collide, more than their lives are at stake. Will Colton find a way to forgive Piper's lies? Can Piper find a way to rescue her father, trapped in Israel? Is there any way their love, founded on her lies, can survive?
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JOURNEY TO RIVERBEND by Henry McLaughlin (Historical Romantic Suspense)
Michael Archer is nothing if not a man of his word. Though he was unable to save Ben Carstairs, Michael is determined to carry out Ben's dying wish: to be reconciled with his father. Unfortunately, Sam Carstairs, one of the most ruthless businessmen on the frontier, has no use for his own son, much less a man of God seeking reconciliation. Soon after arriving in Riverbend, Michael meets and falls for the stunning Rachel Stone while waiting for Sam to return from a business trip. Beautiful yet guarded, Rachel seems to be running from a past as dark as Michael's.
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RAIDER'S HEART: Backwoods Brides, Book 1 by Marcia Gruver (Historical Romance)
Steal away to the Old South with Marcia Gruver'sBackwoods Brides series. Two brothers --- one violent and one gentle --- belong to a family of bandits. While Duncan McRae can hardly stomach their raids, his brother Hooper revels in the violence perpetrated by the band of thieves. When they meet mild-mannered Dawsey Wilkes, the competition steps up a notch as the brothers vie for her hand. Which marauder will steal Dawsey's heart? Meanwhile, Dawsey holds the key to Dilsey McRae's past. What will Dilsey do when she discovers the truth?
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THE CROSSING: The Last Cavaliers, Book 1 by Gilbert Morris (Historical Romance)
From the beloved author of the bestselling House of Winslow series comes a new trilogy about the Civil War. Join Gilbert Morris as he explores the life of General Stonewall Jackson through the story of the fictional Yancy Tremayne. Raised among the Cheyenne, Yancy rejects the Amish community his father rejoins and instead studies under Thomas Jackson, a professor at the local military school. When war breaks out, will Yancy further distance himself from the pacifist community and join the fighting? And can he find a home for his heart?
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LOVE ME BACK TO LIFE by Missy Horsfall and Susan Stevens (Fiction)
Mallory Carlisle has her hands full dealing with financial troubles she's determined to hide, an absentee husband, two active daughters, and a family whose demands for loyalty border on the obsessive. Yet the most devastating secret of all --- the one her family is desperate to keep buried --- is the one that lurks in Mallory's subconscious. One day at a family gathering, long-suppressed memories come to the surface --- forcing her, at last, to confront unbearable pain from her childhood.
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FOUND IN TRANSLATION: An Unforgettable Mission Trip Where Faith, Obedience, and Forgiveness Intersect: An Altered Hearts Novel, by Roger Bruner with Kristi Rae Bruner (Young Adult Fiction)
When Kim Hartlinger--- 18 and spoiled --- arrives on a mission trip to Mexico and discovers, to her chagrin, that she'll be doing construction in a remote village without plumbing and electricity, rather than evangelism in a medium-sized town with a fast food joint, she has only two choices: "Rough it" (which isn't exactly what Kim had in mind when she signed up for this trip) or turn around and head home. Will Kim be able to touch the villagers' hearts with the Gospel? Or will her time in Mexico be up before she gets the chance?
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IN A HEARTBEAT: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving, by Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy with Sally Jenkins (Memoir)
IN A HEARTBEAT takes readers on an extraordinary journey of faith and love, and shares unforgettable lessons about the power of giving. The Tuohys' deeply inspiring memoir offers readers a detailed picture of a family that makes giving a way of life, the huge blessings that decision has brought to them, and the ways we can all make a difference in our own communities.
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