Panama Never The Same Mission by Glenda Parker

My post today is a little different because I want you to know that I have a new book out. Panama Never the Same Mission. This is a short story about my opportunity to go on a mission trip in 2012. It is a work of nonfiction and I think it will truly bless you and show you  how God will work in your life. He only wants you to give Him a chance to work things out. God truly blessed this mission trip and I hope you enjoy the inside view of a mission trip and how awesome our God is.

Big World Venture; with Steve Goley and Susie Shellenberger sponsor a mission trip every year for teens. We leave at the end of June for two weeks. We have hundreds of teens come to minister to the people of the country we go to each year. They minister in a drama that reveals God plan of salvation.We have around a hundred leaders and leaders in training(College kids) to train and chaperon these kids. These leaders also get the privilege to pray and minister to the teens. This is an awesome opportunity and a scary responsibility.

This year we will be going to Haiti and I really want to go. All of the proceeds of my book will go to that trip. If you would be interested in going on one of these trips you can find the information at Big World Venture-Never the Same. The name is so true, You will never be the same.

Mountain Hideaway by Christy Barritt

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Mountain Hideaway. I always enjoy Christy's books and this one didn't disappoint. This book is well written, action packed and full of adventure. I like how she weaves her faith into all of the story. This book is an excellent example of Christy's work. I know you will want to get your own copy.

Tessa Jones is on the run. She discovered her ex-boyfriend was smuggling blueprints for weapons. She tried to get evidence to prove it before she ran but it was lost in a vent. She found a mountain cabin where she felt safe but a private detective finds her and leads the criminals right to her doorstep. She must run again.

Trent McCabe, ex-military, ex-detective, and now turned private detective was hired by Theresa's mother to find her but when he arrived so did the enemy. She was suppose to be on the run from massive credit card debts, a lost job, and a broken engagement but now he knows something is off. Men surround them and just keep coming. Can he keep them safe as men come at them from all directions? How does he fight this attraction that overwhelms him?

A journey of chaos trying to find a way out. These two people must learn to trust God and each other if they are going to survive. Our lives might not be filled with gun shots and terrorist but we do have difficult challenges. We too must learn to trust God to see us through those difficulties and come out victorious on the other side. God never promised our lives would be easy but He did promise he would always be with us and He always makes a way. He has a plan for each of you, just give Him control and trust Him to see you through. His plan is far greater than anything we ever dreamed of.

In the Here and Now by Angelica Rose

My review today is on the short story, In the Here and Now. This book is one of the series A Mail Order Bride Romance. I enjoyed the story very much. I had never read any of Angelica's work before but I look forward to reading more. I do love mail order bride books. There's just something about them that touches my heart. This story is well written, humorous, and heart warming.          

Mary Melton lived in Charleston. She lived with her parents who tried to force into a high society mold. Mary wanted none of it. She hated the endless parties and useless life. She wanted freedom so she began a correspondence with a rancher in Texas. Unknown to her she was actually writing to his sister. Mary got on the train and headed west. She was sure that she had found the answer to her prayers until she met her husband to be.

Dale Stamper and his sister Sarah lived in a huge house out on a ranch. They had been orphaned years ago and had never really recovered from that. They forced themselves to attend church and town socials in hopes of healing. Dale met and fell in love with a wonderful woman but just before the wedding she was killed. Now he and his sister lived a life of loneliness and isolation, unable to find a way out of their grief. Sarah in desperation wrote to Mary as her brother and brought her out to the ranch. She told her brother just a week before the arrival and he agreed.

A journey of healing hearts and finding love in the aftermath of extreme grief. This is a great story and I know you will enjoy it. Get a copy right away.

Fatal Reunion by Jessica R. Patch

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Fatal Reunion. I'm not sure if this is Jessica's first  book for LIS but I think it is. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading many more. This book is  well written and full of action. I liked her characters although they were quite complex. I liked the twists and turns that we go through in the story. A great read!

Piper Kennedy comes home when her grandmother's home is broken into and her grandmother attacked. Piper was raised by her grandmother; as her mother loved drugs more than her daughter. Piper life long best friend called to tell her that her grandmother was in the hospital. Piper and her friend had been  troubled teens in their youth but they had turned their lives around. Piper had found a new life in martial arts and now owns her own business. The old memories come crashing in around her when she enters the hospital and runs into the only man she ever loved.

Detective Luke Ransom meets her at the hospital. He is investigating the boarder that died in her grandmother's home during the attack. Luke had been undercover all those years ago. Piper had been the love of his life and he was determined to get her out of the life of crime but she betrayed him and left. How could he deal with her now? It soon becomes clear that their past has come back to destroy them as they go from one attack to another. Can Luke keep her alive?

A journey of two broken souls struggling to survive in a world of chaos. Only their trust in God is going to get them through this destruction. God has a plan and it's for them to be together and bring justice to those who are trying to destroy them. God has a plan for your life too. We all have struggles  but God wants us to call upon Him. He has a plan for each of us and if we can just trust Him and give Him control He will turn your lives around. He loves each of you.

Outlaw in Pettycoats by Samantha Jillian Bayarr

My review today is on the third book in the Western Brides of Tombstone Series, Outlaw in Petticoats. I really enjoy Samantha's books. This is a short story and I know you will enjoy it. It is well written, humorous, and heartwarming. I loved her characters especially Sheriff Prewitt.

Kate Barnet is a young recently widowed outlaw with a bounty on her head. She moves to Tombstone to start over. She been on the trail for several months and is exhausted and tired of all the lying and stealing. She has promised God that she won't do either again. The lady at the general store offers her a job with room and board. The first person she meets at the store is the good looking sheriff.

Sheriff Westley Prewitt finds himself drawn to the new young woman. He never planed to marry but is now not so sure but when Kate past comes to town and threatens the beauty, he finds he must give her aid. Even knowing she has a price on her head he sets out to rescues her.

A journey of heartbroken young woman who has lost all hope and a man that God brings into her life to rescue her. God always has a plan for us. If you will just trust Him you will find your dreams do come true, after all God gives you those dreams in the first place.

Grace's Forgiveness by Molly Jebber

My review today is on the second book in the Keepsake Pocket Quilt Series, Grace's Forgiveness. I really enjoy Molly's work. I was thrilled when I received a copy in the mail. This book isn't available until February but you will want to pre-order it right away. This story is well written, heart warming, and humorous. I do enjoy anything Amish and I enjoy reading about how it was in the early 1900's. Her characters are full of faith, love, and a oneness of family and community.

Grace  Blauch is a spinster. She is a skilled quilter, shop owner, and midwife. Unfortunately she was born with disfiguring birthmark on her face. This birthmark caused people to turn away from her and refuse to look her in the eyes. Her father had tried several times to arrange marriages but every man refused. Brokenhearted she had given up hope for her future family. One day a handsome stranger walked into her store and changed her life.

Mark King lost his parents, his good friends, and his brother was shunned. He moves to Berlin to start over, he soon meets a beautiful young woman that makes his heart race. He hardly noticed the birthmark on her face, all he saw was beauty. She was everything he wanted in his fraa. His past follows him to Berlin and he now appears to have lost everything again.

A journey of two people who love one another but the past and Grace's father is bound to keep them apart. Trust in God is the only thing that will save their relationship. God has made a way. God has a plan for you too. Give him control and watch what He has planned for you. It will be far greater than anything you have planned. Look for this book in February, you'll love it.

Small Town Justice by Valerie Hansen

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Small Town Justice. I enjoyed this book very much. The story is well written and deals with some hard circumstances and yet does it in a positive encouraging way. I really liked the characters, although flawed and broken they work together to overcome all this world has done to them.

Jamie Lynn Henderson returns to the town of her youth to find answers to the horror that has destroyed her family. She pulls up to the house she once lived in as a child, her dog runs into the house. Jamie goes after the dog when two men pull up and start searching for her. One of them slashes her tires. She hides until they leave but she is soon taken over by the smoke. She and her dog are rescued by the son of the man her brother's accused of killing.

Shane Colton sees two men in camo run from the old house as the flames burst forth. Shane hears a dog barking and runs to help whoever is in the house. He saves the girl and when she asks about her dog he goes back and save him. He takes her truck in to repair the slashed tires, the dog to the vet and then goes to the hospital. When he learns who she is he is upset but feels like he must keep her alive until she finds her answers.

Two brokenhearted people that are forced to return to an event that had nearly destroyed them. Shane and his mom helps Jamie to return to the God of her youth. Together they investigate; finding that only the grace of God is going to keep them alive and find the answers. God had a plan and it was by far greater than either of them dreamed but they had to come to where they could trust God to work it out. God has a plan for you, if you can trust Him, and allow Him to move in your life it will come to pass.
God bless you in this up coming year. God is so good! I know this year will be awesome!