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On vacation
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Book Review: The Naive Wife: Rachel’s Choice (Book #1)
ABOUT THE BOOK
On the day of her sister’s marriage introduction, radio show host, Rachel Eden, meets Ejike and Doug; two friends that could not be more different. She finds herself instantly attracted to Ejike, but there’s something about Doug and the way he’s determined to win her heart. Neither men are who they appear to be, however, making Rachel’s choice harder. Her producer and friend, Dongjap, also makes his intentions known, but could he be a little too late?
Rachel’s Choice is a story of many singles, seeking to know the will of God for their relationships and who need, beyond wisdom, grace to make the right choice for their lives. It is the first volume of a three-book fictional series about love and marriage – The Naive Wife.
MY THOUGHTS
The 1st book in The Naive Wife by Ufuomaee was a good introduction to the rest of the story. We got introduced to Doug, Ejike and Rachel, the major characters. It was kind of a love triangle story. Rachel was very relatable character.
I liked the pace of the story and the plot. It ended in such a way that made me want to pick up book 2 and read immediately which I did.
The book is filled with lessons of faith, love and sexual purity for singles before marriage.
Overall lovely book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I use parables to teach God’s ❤, and I write 📚 to help young people make the right choice before marriage and deal with challenges that often arise…
Book Review: Love Me Again.
Hello reader friends! Today’s book review is Love Me Again (First Love Series #3) by Tope Omotosho. Have you read her books? If not, check out this series.
ABOUT THIS BOOK.
After a close brush with death, she wakes up. The life she once knew is over.
Growing up, it was ingrained in Tahira’s mind to don the hat of wife and mother to perfection by fulfilling three roles: care for her family, be submissive to her husband, and remain devout to God. Yet, Tahira is devastated at her failure to fulfil one of such life’s callings.
Especially after a near-death experience causes her to forget the last eight years of her life and thus, makes the simple things complicated. She awakens to a life that leaves her confused and opens her to change her valued perspective in life.
Idris has always loved a challenge. To him, there’s no obstacle he can’t barrel through – even when one of his past challenges involved winning the heart of his rigid college sweetheart, Tahira. In the course of the many twists and turns life tosses his way, he doesn’t anticipate the hurts and frustrations that accompany his marriage. And now, with Tahira’s memory loss and more – Idris is left with choices that would either set him free from his vows to Tahira or open his heart to someone new.
Is there hope of them loving each other again?
MY THOUGHTS.
Disclaimer: Have a box of tissue close by, because you are definitely going to need it.
Heart-wrenching, captivating and inspiring book. At a particular point reading, I thought my heart would jump out of my chest. I loved how the author took a horrible situation and wove an amazing, life-changing tale from it.
I received a copy of this book and this is my honest opinion.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
Tope Omotosho is passionate about impacting the world through timeless wisdom and knowledge found in her thought-provoking stories and writing that applies to all ages. Her stories and articles cut across love, relationship and romance in a way that does not deny the relevance of God in our everyday life.
She is a devoted Christian passionate about bringing people to the knowledge of God’s true and unfailing love.
Summer Vacation
Sorry I forgot to post but we’ve been on summer vacation all this week and will return week of June 21st. Have a great day!
First Line Friday
It’s Friday! Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. Grab the book nearest to you and share the first line. Today I’m sharing the first line from Unshakeable Pursuit by Camy Tang.
And the first line is…
“Are you Doctor Geoffrey Whelan?”
ABOUT THE BOOK
Doctor Geoffrey Whelan was in Japan when the tsunami hit, killing his cousin and grandmother. He has worked in medical missions for years to assuage his survivor’s guilt, and now that he’s back in Sonoma to help his family, he can’t figure out why he still feels so wounded and God feels so far away.
Then a mysterious young woman warns him that he and nurse Maylin Kinley are in mortal danger.
Maylin notices that Geoffrey is not the same arrogant doctor she met years ago in Los Angeles. Now that they are working together again in a clinic in Sonoma, she fights her attraction towards him because his confident, forceful personality reminds her too much of her abusive ex-boyfriend, who called himself a Christian.
She has been steering clear of her handsome coworker—until Asian hitmen attack the clinic and they are forced to run for their lives. Now they must race to figure out how the threat is connected to a young teenager whose life they saved—before everyone they love is caught in the crossfire.
It’s your turn now, share with us the first line from your current read.
Book Review. Found by Tope Omotosho
Happy Wednesday reader friends! Today’s book review is Found by Tope Omotosho. Found is book 3 in the Redemption Series.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Growing up, life had been anything but fun-loving. She’s bent by life and runs away immediately she’s old enough. Throw in a mum who’s kept the name of her biological father a secret she’s learnt to live her life without the love of a father.
To push aside the painful memories of her childhood, she focuses on her career as a sought-after makeup artist, the love of her boyfriend and having the happily-ever-after she deserves. With her upcoming wedding and discovering the identity of her father, secret sins come up that she’s tried so hard to hide – and fight.
On the verge of losing the love of her fiancé, Zainab starts to believe love is the one thing she’s never supposed to find.
MY THOUGHTS
After reading Found, I found myself asking “how does she do it?”
The characters were so real, in an instant they drew me into the story. I wanted to know what they did, how they did it…
The story line is one you don’t read about everyday but one which is real and affecting lives. And the finesse with which the author handled it is unrivalled.
I received a copy of this book and this is my honest opinion.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tope Omotosho is passionate about impacting the world through her thought-provoking stories. They cut across love, relationship and romance in a way that does not deny the relevance of God in our everyday life.
She is a devoted Christian passionate about bringing people to the knowledge of God’s true and unfailing love.
First Line Friday: Found.
Happy Friday!
Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. Grab the book nearest to you and share the first line!
And the first line is…
What’s that?” She got off her bed and pointed at the huge pink box her father had placed at the centre of her bedroom.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Growing up, life had been anything but fun-loving. She’s bent by life and runs away immediately she’s old enough. Throw in a mum who’s kept the name of her biological father a secret she’s learnt to live her life without the love of a father.
To push aside the painful memories of her childhood, she focuses on her career as a sought-after makeup artist, the love of her boyfriend and having the happily-ever-after she deserves. With her upcoming wedding and discovering the identity of her father, secret sins come up that she’s tried so hard to hide – and fight.
On the verge of losing the love of her fiancé, Zainab starts to believe love is the one thing she’s never supposed to find.
OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES.
Go ahead and please share with us the first line of the book you are reading.
First Line Friday: ‘Til I Want No More
Today for First Line Friday, we’re looking at ‘Til I Want No More by Robin W. Pearson. First Line Friday is hosted by Hoarding Books.
“You know trouble ain’t catchin’.”
About the Book
When the man she loved years ago returns to town, one young woman’s complicated past rises again, threatening to expose her well-kept secrets.
If Maxine could put her finger on the moment when her life went into a tailspin, she would point back twenty years to the day her daddy died. She tells herself he’s the only person who ever really knew and loved her, and if he hadn’t left her behind, her future would’ve taken a different path. No absentee mother, no stepfather, no rebellious ripping and running during her teenage years. And no JD, who gave her wandering young heart a home, at least for a time.
But that’s over and done with. All grown-up now, Maxine has pledged her heart and ring finger to Theodore Charles, the man she’ll promise to love, honor, and obey in front of God and everybody. At least that’s what she’s telling anybody who will listen. The only folks buying it are the dog and the readers of her column, however. Her best friend and family aren’t having it–not even Celeste, the double bass-playing thirteen-year-old the community of Mount Laurel, North Carolina, believes is Maxine’s adopted sister. And apparently, neither is the newly returned JD, who seems intent on toppling Maxine’s reconstructed life. As her wedding day marches ever closer, Maxine confronts what it means to be really known and loved by examining what’s buried in her own heart and exposing truth that has never seen the light of day.
A Christian fiction novel with a poignant story of romance, a search for truth, and a journey to redemption. For fans of Chris Fabry, Lauren Denton, and Charles Martin. (Source: Goodreads)
About the Author
Robin W. Pearson’s writing sprouts from her Southern roots and her love of her husband and seven children. Both lend authenticity to her novels. After graduating from Wake Forest University, she has corrected grammar up and down the East Coast in her career as an editor and writer that started with Houghton Mifflin Company twenty-five years ago. Since then she has freelanced with magazines, parenting journals, textbooks, and homeschooling resources. Follow her on her blog, “Mommy, Concentrated,” where she shares her adventures in faith, family, and freelancing. (Source: Robin W. Pearson’s book club kit)
Book Review: Fate.
Hello Friends.
Lovely Wednesday! Today I will be sharing my thoughts with you about a book I recently read and loved.
Fate (The Perfect Time For Love) by Natasha Frazier.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Melanie Bennett has spent the last six months in therapy to erase the self-assigned blame and eradicate the night terrors that plagued her at every attempt to close her eyes after witnessing her best friend’s murder. The Christmas season always had a way of lifting her spirits, and this year is no different. The spark within her to live again couldn’t have come at a better time when she and Detective Brian Morris are reacquainted, but first, she must believe that she deserves happiness.
Will the circumstances of how they met prevent Melanie from taking a chance on love?
Brian was drawn to Melanie when he first laid eyes on her over a year ago; he wanted to ask her out, but the timing was all wrong. Expressing interest in her when she’d just lost her best friend was tacky, but fate dealt him another opportunity when he walked into her hair salon delivering flyers for the annual stuff the cruiser toy drive a year later. Though Brian desires love, will his unresolved issues with his mother get in the way?
Every moment spent with one another can only be described as fate – a power beyond human control. Will this Christmas season bring about the healing and love both Melanie and Brian crave?
Fate is book 2 in the Perfect Time for Love Series (Sweet Christian Romance).
MY THOUGHTS
Melanie’s and Brian’s story is very sweet, relaxing read.
I loved the flow of the story. The characters were wonderful. I love how the author wove the little twists and turns into the story with such beauty and love. Their individual faith journeys was very inspiring.
Very relaxing and sweet read filled with hope.
I received a copy of this book and this is my honest opinion.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
Natasha has penned an award-winning devotional, The Life Your Spirit Craves and a Henri award nominated devotional, Not Without You: 365 Days in the Lord’s Presence. Natasha desires to encourage readers to live the life they have been created to live in God. Natasha’s first fiction book, Love, Lies & Consequences, was released on April 21, 2015, and earned The Readers’ Choice Award.
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