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Book Title: Miracles: 32 True Stories Author: Joanie Hileman Description: A dying child counts angels in her room. A teenage boy stuns doctors by recovering from a massive brain injury. A bubble of protection surrounds a man about to be hit by a car...These miraculous accounts and twenty-nine more are recorded in Miracles: 32 True Stories. My Review: I love reading true accounts of miracles! It's always such an inspiring topic because it strengthens my belief that my God is a God of wonder, power, and love. The author mentioned in the beginning of the book that she is not a writer, merely a person who felt lead to make known the accounts of miraculous interventions. I could tell by some of the stories that she was not a professional writer but I felt that the stories were told in an entertaining manner anyway. My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Book Title: Fire and Ice Author: Mary Connealy Publication Date: September 29, 2015 Publisher: Bethany House Description: Saddle up for mysteries and laughs with the Wilde sisters! Bailey Wilde is the oldest sister--and the one who takes care of everyone else in her family. But after her sisters marry and move away, her little homestead becomes bleak and lonely, especially during the long winter months. In a moment of weakness, Bailey agrees to a wild plan concocted by her neighbor, Gage Coulter. Gage is an honest man, but he didn't make his fortune by being weak. He won't break the law, but he'll push as hard as he can within it. Five thousand acres of excellent grazing land is lost to him because Bailey's homestead is located right across the entrance to a canyon full of lush grass. Gage has to regain access to this land--and he's got to go through Bailey to do it. So he makes a proposal... Can these two independent, life-toughened homesteaders finally loosen u...

I am super excited about posting this interview. Lisa Tawn Bergren is an author that will always hold a special place in my heart. It was her River of Time Series that got me hooked on books and those were the first books I reviewed on this blog. Hope you will enjoy learning more about this amazing author as much as I did! P.S. I'd definitely recommend you to look up her books... :) Author, Lisa Tawn Bergren Where do you get the inspiration for your characters (their personality, looks, circumstances, etc,.)? It all starts with a name. The right name seems to automatically give me a picture of each of them; but sometimes I find pics in magazines and then match a name to the model. Then I move into backstory--what made them who they are today.  Do you have a favorite male and/or female character from your books?  Lord Greco from River of Time--because he surprised me. He was supposed to be the bad guy and yet I feel a little in love with him. Gabi from River, and Andriana from...

This book is not in our Bright Lights Lending Library but I'd definitely recommend it for Bright Lights girls to read...   Book Title: A Girl After God's Own Heart - A Tween Adventure with Jesus Author: Elizabeth George   Description: Live out your dreams as you become a girl after God's own heart!   Homework! Friends! Activities! Parents ! The life of a tween girl is full of so much action--and sometimes so much confusion! How can I find a real best friend? How can I get along with my brothers and sisters? How can I make time in my busy life for Jesus? How can I know the right things to say and do--especially when I keep messing up?   As you set out on this fun adventure with Jesus, you'll learn what it means to be a girl after God's own heart--a girl who loves Him and follows Him by... growing in love for your family and your friends--even when it seems like you're all alone growing in wisdom as you learn to make good choices and fewer mis...

Book Title: Remnants: Season of Fire Series: Remnants (Book 2) Author: Lisa Tawn Bergren Description: After tackling her first mission and coming to terms with her power of empathy, Andriana discovers her first battles were only a taste of what is to come. She and her knight, Ronan, have admitted their feelings for each other, but their bonds are tested when Dri is captured by their mortal and spiritual enemy—Sethos—and his master, Keallach, emperor of Pacifica. Andriana is certain Keallach can be convinced to follow the Maker's plan and join the other Remnants … but in time, she must decide whether she really can pull him back to the Way, or if Sethos's web of darkness has slowly and thoroughly trapped them both … forever. My Review: Lisa Tawn Bergren has done it again... Remnants: Season of Fire  is a totally outstanding book! If I were judge I'd give it the #1 best book of the year award. :) I loved everything about this book. The plot, the excitement, the en...

I just recently realized that I haven't done any weekly book reviews for awhile... So I decided to pick another series and came up with Lisa Tawn Bergren's Remnants Series. It's a different genre then I usually go with, being a sci-fi / dystopian, but I enjoyed reading the books in this series just as much, if not more. Hope you are enjoying the beautiful Fall weather! Book Title: Remnants: Season of Wonder Series: Remnants (Book 1) Author: Lisa Tawn Bergren Description: In the first novel of this YA futuristic/dystopian series by Lisa T. Bergren, gifted teens known as Remnants have been chosen and trained to act as humanity’s last hope to rectify the horrors that are part of everyday life in 2095. Their arrival was foretold for years... Andriana is a Remnant, gifted as an empath and one of the Ailith, destined to act as humanity’s last shield against the horrors that now plague those who remain. After years of training in stealth and warfare, Andriana and her Knight pro...