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Always and Forever (Harlequin Romance, No 3675)
Always and Forever (Harlequin Romance, No 3675)
Author: Betty Neels
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 13
Review Date: 5/21/2016


One of her very best!


Among the Cotton Thieves (Abridged, Annotated)
Among the Cotton Thieves (Abridged, Annotated)
Author: Colonel Edward Savage Bacon
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 3/27/2023


Civil War Col. Edward Bacon, of the 6th Michigan Volunteers, first published this book in 1867, while the events he describes were presumably still fresh in his mind. He describes his service in the Department of the Gulf, including time spent in Baton Rouge, Manchac, and Port Hudson, Louisiana, with a great deal of the book detailing the Port Hudson siege. His descriptions are amazingly informative; his impressions (and some very strong opinions) form an amazing and thought-provoking read.


The Best of the Word for You Today
The Best of the Word for You Today
Author: Celebration Enterprises
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 11/13/2018


I ordered this book but received one with a different publication date as well as different cover. I had the one I received already, and was hoping this was a different volume or collection. What I received was published 2007, not 2004 as listed.


Bible Map Insert (Find Every Place Mentioned in the Bible)
Bible Map Insert (Find Every Place Mentioned in the Bible)
Author: Wayne Summers
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 1/12/2011


Use mine all the time. Especially like the clear overlays that show modern-day boundaries and countries for the places referred to in the Bible.


The Girl for Gillgong (Harlequin Romance, No 1351)
The Girl for Gillgong (Harlequin Romance, No 1351)
Author: Amanda Doyle
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 2
Review Date: 10/18/2011


The very reason I look through dusty old boxes of vintage Harlequins at yard sales is to find the ones like this--I love this book! The notes from the back cover may make it sound too predictable, but stay tuned, it's a great story.
(from back cover:) All the way out to Gillgong Station Kerry heard nothing but the praises of Tad Brewster--"good cove," "decent feller," "best boss this side of the North Pole." But that wasn't at all the impression she got when she eventually met him!


God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions (Living with Purpose)
God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions (Living with Purpose)
Author: Rick Warren
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 19
Review Date: 1/1/2012


This book isn't labeled "Large Print" but it is actually a really large print size (noticeably bigger than a Harlequin Large Print, for instance.)
Just thought anybody with a vision problem might like to know that.


Hospital in Kashmir (aka The Heights of Love) (Harlequin Romance, No 1193)
Review Date: 10/19/2016


From back cover: "Andrews the adding-machine--is that how you think of me? Put the right instrument in his hand and he'll perform an operation: save his patient from choking and he'll take it for granted. All coolness and efficiency but without human qualities!" Dr. Gil Andrews said to Nurse Clare Edmonds, soon after her arrival at Kahldi Hospital in Kashmir. Nurse Clare's feelings for Dr. Gil were in fact very different from her feelings for an adding-machine--but how could she tell him so?


Keeping Pet Chickens: Bring Your Backyard to Life and Enjoy the Bounty of Fresh Eggs from Your Own Small Flock of Happy Hens
Review Date: 7/7/2018


Very helpful book, lots of illustrations and interesting facts.


A Lost Heroine of the Confederacy: The Diaries and Letters of Belle Edmondson
Review Date: 7/13/2023


An excellent read with only one negative note: it would have been great if there were more footnotes to identify who the people mentioned were. There were numerous footnotes, but they usually identified the soldiers or battles mentioned. There was a list of some but not all family members and friends at the beginning of the book, but more explanation of characters would have been helpful. However, it was an absorbing account of the war years.


Maigret Goes Home
Maigret Goes Home
Author: Georges Simenon
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 11/6/2021


One of his best!


Masterwork Spring 2008
Masterwork Spring 2008
Author: LifeWay
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 6/22/2015


This issue's Bible studies are from: A Heart Like His by Beth Moore (lessons from the life of Israel's King David), and The Papa Prayer, by Larry Crabb.


The Missing (Seasons of Grace, Bk 2) (Large Print)
The Missing (Seasons of Grace, Bk 2) (Large Print)
Author: Beverly Lewis
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 6/4/2018


I wouldn't call this a Large Print version. The lines do have some space between them but the type isn't very big if someone needs large print.
(For instance, the type in this book is clearly smaller than Harlequin's LoveInspired Mysteries that are labeled "Larger Print," and way smaller than the "True Large Print" versions of the LoveInspired Mysteries.


Murder to Burn (Linford Mystery)
Murder to Burn (Linford Mystery)
Author: Laurie Mantell
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 5/17/2018


From back cover: "Sergeants Steven Arrow and Lance Brendon, of the New Zealand police force, think they'll go for a quiet picnic along the coast, when they come upon a woman's body floating in the water...."


Not Part of the Bargain (Harlequin Romance, No 2983)
Not Part of the Bargain (Harlequin Romance, No 2983)
Author: Susan Fox
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 9
Review Date: 10/19/2010


Love Susan Fox's books, this one included--wish she had more titles available.


Our Daily Bread Devotional Journal
Our Daily Bread Devotional Journal
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 12/21/2012


Beautiful cover and attractive layout, with a scripture and well-written devotional for each day, plus space to record Biblical insights, prayer requests, and answers to prayer for the day.
One cautionary note, this edition is printed in a fairly small font. If somebody needs a good-sized print, this may not be the right version of this excellent devotional guide and journal.


Silence Speaks for Love (Harlequin Presents, No 1465)
Silence Speaks for Love (Harlequin Presents, No 1465)
Author: Emma Goldrick
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 8
Review Date: 2/13/2011


Great book, lots of humorous threads running through a really good story.


Songs of a Seeking Heart: 90 Devotions on Psalms from Our Daily Bread
Review Date: 11/6/2023


My copy is paperback, not hardcover. Excellent devotionals for each day, from selected Psalms. As a bonus, beautiful color photographs throughout. I enjoyed having this as part of my bedtime reading.


The Station Boss (Harlequin Romance, No 2365)
The Station Boss (Harlequin Romance, No 2365)
Author: Jane Corrie
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 9/3/2012


Excerpt from back cover: Her new life was not proving easier...
Since her father had left her a small landholding on part of Clay Dayman's ranch, Sheena was eager to be in a place she could finally call home. But she hadn't bargained on Clay's ulterior motives in wanting her at his homestead, nor his seemingly unbreakable hold over her!


Untraceable (Mountain Cove, Bk 2) (Love Inspired Suspense, No 450)
Untraceable (Mountain Cove, Bk 2) (Love Inspired Suspense, No 450)
Author: Elizabeth Goddard
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 5/3/2019


The description given is not for this book; maybe it's for another volume in this series. From the back cover: "On a daring mission, search-and-rescue specialist Heidi Warren and her team step onto an icy Alaska mountaintop...and right into a trap. A stranded gang of thieves holds them at gunpoint, forcing them to serve as guides along the treacherous path."
Very good read, hard to put it down!


A Wagonload of Trouble (Wyoming Weddings, Book 3)
A Wagonload of Trouble (Wyoming Weddings, Book 3)
Author: Vickie McDonough
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 2
Review Date: 8/13/2015


Evan, a computer engineer, has a pressing work deadline when his widowed sister asks for his help. She needs Evan to accompany his niece Taylor on a two-week wagon train tour with her History class. Not exactly his comfort zone...
Bethany is about to begin a new job when her dad asks her to come back home and help with the family guest ranch. She soon learns somebody is sabotaging the family business. mysterious events are putting their property and guests in danger...


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