Review: Passing Strangers

Passing Strangers by Angela Elwell Hunt

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Andie is a workaholic former child star whose boss has forced her on an all expense paid vacation. Matthew is a workaholic lawyer travelling with his two motherless children, whom he barely knows. Janette is a housewife whose family problems have escalated to the point that she leaves home. These three broken people meet on a 10 day train tour of southern cities. They become close and all begin to heal. We hear about each person’s past lives and what has led them to this point. One by one they meet the challenges in their lives and find their way back to God. At the beginning of the book, I wanted to tell Andie to get over herself, slap Matthew, and hug Janette. At the end I loved all three of them. They had to learn forgiveness & learn to trust again. I love Angela Hunt’s books and this one did not disappoint me. I listened to the complete audio book in 2 days. I highly recommend this book. If you can, get the audio book that you can listen too on your commute or while cleaning the house (as I did). Otherwise set aside a block of time to read, because you won’t want to put it down.

I was given this book by the author and bookfun.org for my honest review.




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Review: The Lady Fugitive

The Lady Fugitive by Ada Brownell

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Jenny has escaped her abusive uncle (a well-respected judge) and is trying to outrun a bounty on her head posted by him. On her way to her aunt and brother , she keeps meeting a young peddler on her journey and they help each other out. This was such a fun book, I really wanted to keep on reading when it was over. The peddler is also showing a moving picture show about the Passion of Christ which I found very interesting. There are lots of adventures and twists and encounters that I really enjoyed in this book. If you are looking for something for an enjoyable afternoon, I recommend you give this book a try.

Thank you to bookfun.org for sending me this book for review purposes.





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Review: Forever Amish: A Novel

Forever Amish: A Novel by Kate Lloyd

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Sally Bingham’s mother left when she was a baby and Sally has lived alone with her father Ed who owns a car lot called “Honest Ed’s” Sally’s dad won’t really tell her anything about her mother, and Sally has always wanted to know more about her. She is also having 2nd thoughts about the man she is supposed to marry. She needs time away from it all. She has been emailing with a girl named Lizzie from Lancaster County and she decides to go visit. Her father is against her leaving and especially about going to Lancaster County, but she goes anyway. When she is notified about plumbing problems at the Bed & Breakfast where she had reservations, she accepts Lizzie's invitation to rent a room at her house. She is amazed by the way the Amish live, but soon comes to love the simple way of life, and feels very much at home. She studied German in school, so she even understands their church services. Then her father shows up, and everything changes.
This book is the third in a series, but I had no problem with reading it alone. I enjoyed the relationships that developed and also the storyline. I was drawn into the complexities of the relationship between Sally and her father and enjoyed how the relationship changed. This is a story with many secrets, lots of love, trust broken and restored and God’s grace through it all. This my first book by Kate Lloyd and she is now on my must-read author’s list. I highly recommend this book.

I was given this book from The Bookclub Network and publisher David Cook for review purposes. Thank you so much for the opportunity to read & revew.




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