In 1737, Anna Konig and her fellow church members stagger off a small wooden ship after ten weeks at sea, eager to start a new life in the vibrant but raw Pennsylvania frontier. On the docks of Port Philadelphia waits bishop Jacob Bauer, founder of the settlement and father to ship carpenter ...
BOOK REVIEW: Anna’s Crossing by Suzanne Woods Fisher
When Anna König first meets Bairn, the Scottish ship carpenter of the Charming Nancy, their encounter is anything but pleasant. Anna is on the ship only to ensure the safe arrival of her loved ones to the New World. Hardened by years of living at sea, Bairn resents toting these naïve ...
Goodreads Monday
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Lauren's Page Turners. To take part, you simply choose a random book from your TBR and show it off. Don’t forget to check out her blog and link back to Lauren’s Page Turners.James Patterson holds a candle for writing amazing mystery and suspense ...
BOOK REVIEW: Fraying at the Edge by Cindy Woodsmall
"Family, community, faith, and love. These "quilt blocks" sewn together made Ariana's beautiful life. When they are pulled to pieces, will anything familiar remain? The Old Order Amish life Ariana Brenneman loved vanished virtually overnight with the discovery that she was switched at birth ...
BOOK REVIEW: Just Look Up by Courtney Walsh
I wasn't overly sure what I was going to think of this book. The premise was enough to draw me in when I read it on the Tynedale page. But then I've read a few romances lately and tend to burn out on them fairly quickly. That and I've never heard of this author. I should have known I'd love her ...