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I, Halita Wilson received this book for free in exchange for my honest review.  From the back of the book: After helping her grandfather at their Boston auction house, Miranda Wimplegate discovers she's accidentally sold a powerful family's prized portrait to an anonymous bidder. Desperate to appease the furious family, her grandfather tracks it to the Missouri Ozarks and makes an outlandish offer to buy the local auction house if they promise not to sell anything until he arrives. Upon their arrival, however, they discover their new business doesn't deal in fine antiques, but in livestock. And its manager, ruggedly handsome Wyatt Ballentine, is frustrated to discover his fussy new bosses don't know a thing about the business he's single-handedly kept afloat. Faced with more cattle than they can count--but no mysterious painting--Miranda and Wyatt form an unlikely but charged partnership to try and salvage a bad situation getting worse. I have to be honest and...

Did you know many people suffer from Depression? What is Depression? Here’s the definition below. Depression  is a state of low  mood  and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts,behavior, feelings and  sense of well-being . [1][2]  People with depressed mood can feel sad,  anxious , empty,hopeless, helpless,  worthless , guilty, irritable, ashamed or  restless .  ( Wikpedia.org ) Depression comes in many forms such as Manic, Postpartum, Bipolar, Psychotic, Situational and Atypical.Most people don’t talk about their depression out of not wanting help or they don’t even realize that they are depressed.  Example: I went to college right out of high school like most kids do. I fell into a major depression because I didn’t know how to cope and fit in. At the time, I didn’t know it wasdepression. I thought I was just really homesick but came to find out later on that it was a form of depression. Everyday ...

I, Halita Wilson have received this book in exchange for my honest review. From the back of the book: Dacey: Bride of North Carolina is #12 in the unprecedented 50-book American Mail-Order Brides series.  A conniving mother, a reluctant groom and a desperate bride make for a lively adventure full of sweet romance.  Braxton Douglas spends his days managing the family’s plantation and blissfully avoiding the state of matrimony. Unbeknownst to him, his mother tires of waiting for him to choose a wife and sends for a mail-order bride. When the woman arrives, ready to wed, Braxton has his work cut out for him if he plans to remain unaffected by the lively, lovely Dacey.  Dacey Butler has nothing to lose when she agrees to travel to North Carolina to marry a stranger. Eager for an opportunity to put her past behind her and enjoy a new beginning, she embraces the adventure of traveling south to marry a man she thinks is a simple farmer. Upon her arrival in Asheville,...

I received this book for free in exchange for my review. Thank you so much Bethany House Publishers.  A Vivid and Moving Portrait of a Reluctant Queen After sending his army to besiege another king's capital, King David forces himself on Bathsheba, a loyal soldier's wife. When her resulting pregnancy forces the king to murder her husband and add her to his harem, Bathsheba struggles to protect her son while dealing with the effects of a dark prophecy and deadly curse on the king's household. Combining historical facts with detailed fiction, Angela Hunt paints a realistic portrait of the beautiful woman who struggled to survive the dire results of divine judgment on a king with a divided heart. Angela Hunt is a brilliant story-teller because she has taken a woman that we didn't know too much about and shown us life through her eyes. What it must have been like to be married to King David? I can't even begin to put myself in Bathsheba's shoes. To have that muc...

I received this book for free from Bethany House Publishing in exchange for my honest review. From the back cover: Former Marine Jake Porter has far deeper scars than the one that marks his face. He struggles with symptoms of PTSD, lives a solitary life, and avoids relationships. When Lyndie James, Jake's childhood best friend, lands back in Holley, Texas, Jake cautiously hires her to exercise his Thoroughbreds. Lyndie is tender-hearted, fiercely determined, and afraid of nothing, just like she was as a child. Jake pairs her with Silver Leaf, a horse full of promise but lacking in results, hoping she can solve the mystery of the stallion's reluctance to run. Though Jake and Lyndie have grown into very different adults, the bond that existed during their childhood still ties them together. Against Jake's will, Lyndie's sparkling, optimistic personality begins to tear down the walls he's built around his heart. A glimmer of the hope he'd thought he'd l...

Back of the book: When a Lost Child warning blares over the mall's PA system, Carly Mason finds the little girl playing with a stuffed rabbit. Something about Penny Tremaine is different. An ex-social worker, Carly recognizes that the child suffers fetal alcohol effects, and a piece of Carly's past suddenly confronts her. Never again will she become personally involved with a client. The risks are far too great. But something about Penny--and Penny's handsome father--tugs at Carly's heart. Dr. Ryan Tremaine is trying to put his life back together. With his ex-wife remarried and on a trip far away, his two teenage sons and Penny are living under his roof full time. Ryan has put his faith in his Sink-or-Swim list, a plan to reconnect with his children. The first step: recruit Carly Mason to be Penny's nanny. Ryan never anticipated being so drawn to Carly, an attraction Carly seems to fight as much as he does. Could Carly be the missing piece that helps his famil...

From the back of the book: Small-town girl Katie Fisher is planning her wedding. Sure, her boyfriend hasn't managed to pop the question just yet, but that doesn't mean she shouldn't enter a contest in  Texas Bride  magazine to win the dress of her dreams, right? But when her boyfriend breaks up with her and takes a job in another town--the very same day Katie wins her dream dress--her world is turned upside down. Should she claim her prize? And will the hunky former pro-basketball player who runs the swanky Dallas bridal shop--yeah, you read that right--catch on to her humiliation if she does? Janice Thompson designs a romance sure to delight, with plenty of fish-out-of-water moments, a hilarious supporting cast, and more of the wedding biz world her readers adore. Oh my gosh! Janice Thompson really captured the heart of her characters. Katie is so funny. I completely adore her. She reminded me of me once in a while. I love how she gets along with her family. Some peo...

From the back cover: Kate Walker used to believe in true love and happily ever after. While her own love life may have left her brokenhearted, it hasn't kept her from churning out made-for-TV romance movie screenplays...until a major career slump and a longing to do something meaningful send her running back to her hometown of Maple Valley.  Permanently sidelined by an injury, former NFL quarterback Colton Greene is temporarily hiding out in a friend's hometown to avoid the media and the reminders of all he's lost. Maple Valley seems like the perfect place to learn how to adjust to normal life. The only trouble is he's never really done normal before. While Kate plays things safe and Colton is all about big risks and grand gestures, they both get what it's like to desperately need direction in life. An unexpected project gives them both a chance to jumpstart their new lives, but old wounds and new dreams are hard to ignore. Starting over wasn't part of the...

This book totally grabbed my attention from the title. You wanna know why....? Because for over 10 years of my life I have struggled with low self-esteem and self-worth. This book helped open my eyes to knowing that I do not need to be PERFECT. That I am human and that I am one who has so much love to give. God has amazing plans for all of us. He just wants us to turn our lives over to Him and let Him be in charge. I can tell you right now that if I did not do that, I would not be here today typing these blog posts and hopefully making a difference in the world for God. This book is highly recommended for every woman to read and take seriously. It WILL change your life when you put these things into perspective. So many of us buy into and believe in the lies told to us but did you know.....GOD loves you more than you will ever know? Let that sink in and pick up this book today. Until next time, The Traveling Gypsy

Brittany Jean has such a beautiful voice. It kinds sounds like it floats on water. I love her lyrics and songs. She writes with historical lyrics. Brittany Jean sings soft songs and I know my sister says that she could easily fall asleep to this cd which is a HUGE plus because she has such insomnia. My favorite songs are number 8 and 10. I enjoy and love this CD. Great job to Brittany Jean. I say you have a real talent with singing. May your voice go out and touch the world.

From the publisher: 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 farmers--dubbed "Peculiars" by deckhands--across the ocean. As delays, storms, illness, and diminishing provisions afflict crew and passengers alike, Bairn finds himself drawn to Anna's serene nature. For her part, Anna can't seem to stay below deck and far away from the aloof ship's carpenter, despite warnings. When an act of sacrifice leaves Anna in a perilous situation, Bairn discovers he may not have left his faith as firmly in the past as he thought. But has the revelation come too late? I love the way that Suzanne Woods Fisher writes her books. You can tell that she has so much passion and soul for bringing her characters to life. About three years ago, I ...

Jill Eileen Smith is an amazing author who has a true visionary gift of telling the bible stories while bringing them to life. I never knew too much about Rehab in the bible other than she was a prositute who is also part of Jesus's lineage. It really goes to show that we can still be used in our circumstances. God is the one who has a bigger plan for us than what we can see for ourselves at any one given moment. Forgiveness is something that we all need to learn to give grace to others and as well as learn how to accept forgiveness. This book will open your eyes to the life of Rehab, her family and what she did for Israel. How she is a big role in history and how she changed. I love how Ms. Smith really teaches us the history in a real life event and brought the storyline to light about Joshua and the Israelites. God has amazing plans for all of us and he uses situations to help us grow as well as teach us some life lessons. Jeremiah 29:11 reminds us that He has plans for ...

The Beauty of Grace is full of amazing photography taken by Dawn Camp....The editor and photographer. This book is chalk full of encouragement, faith and advice. Each story is written by a different writer about God's love that came in a time of need. I highly recommend reading this book. I give it 5 stars and think it would be helpful to those who deal with depression, anxiety and pain. Those who need help with seeing God's love and encouragement through life's difficulties. God has a bigger plan for you than you see. One verse that helps me remember that God is for me is Zephaniah 3:17-20. Another verse that should come to mind is Jeremiah 29:11 which takes about God's plans for all of us. Check out this book and enjoy the beauty of God's grace. Till next time, Traveling Gypsy

Claire McEwen has done a great job with this book even though I haven't read the first two. She really dove into the heart of Tess Cole and really showed how this character needed more time focused on her. If you are one who loves LOVES romance....THEN this is a book for you to read. I am just not a huge romance fan at least of not the worldly romance. I prefer more of the purity standard of romance until marriage. I think there are ways to show you care without going too far. I would recommend this book though if you are a huge romance fan and love reading about LOVE. Claire is a talented author and I wish her nothing but the best in the future with more successful projects. I am sure that her fan base will continue to grow and that she will grow as a writer. Till next time, Traveling gypsy

Author Mary McHugh had me laughing to the point of nearly crying. The chorus line ladies were beyond funny and the characters were all entertaining as well as engaging. This book was hard to put down which is a big deal for me because unless a book gets me within the first two chapters, I am not much of a reader. This book also allows you to step into another world and to travel right along with the characters. Witty and captivating, these characters will keep you guessing as you keep flipping the pages. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves mysteries and traveling. Kudos to Mary McHugh and I will be checking out her other books in the series. I give her five stars. :) Till next time, Traveling Gypsy