What I Left for You by Liz Tolsma (Echoes of the Past Book 3)

This book was absolutely amazing to me.  I related to it in so many ways.  First this was a dual time book.  WWII and now.   I have heard so many of the experiences that my mother had in WWII in Germany and Poland that so well related exactly to this book.  That the author has written about her ancestral home is a real  connection for me and also the fact that the current day character Mckenna uses genealogical research methodology to find and unlock the secrets to their family's past is also amazing to me as that is my profession.  So this book held my attention from page one throughout the entire book.  It was a sad story as WWII stories usually are but dealt with a different cultural group of people called the Lemkos.  The book will hold your attention till the very end.  It was THAT good!  I highly recommend this book and am so happy that I read it myself!  It gives me such an understanding of the hardships in life and to appreciate all we have.  

I received an ARC copy of this book.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

What I Would Tell You by Liz Tolsma

After I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down.  It struck a lot of chords in my life because I am a genealogist and have found long missing family through DNA and years of research. As well as traveling to those places as did Tessa Payton in this split time period book.  I totally related to Mathilda, as my mother experienced many similar WWII experiences in Germany but as a Christian.  So I have to say, I was totally captivated from page 1 to the very end.  The story totally took me to Greece and I felt and understood exactly the fear, the emotion and the heartache as Mathilda experienced them.  It was an amazing book and I love the beautiful friendship between Mathilda and Ioanna.  

The split story time is from 2019 and WWII and about secrets never shared.  It's a beautifully written book.  I can highly recommend it!

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing.  All thoughts are my own.

A Promise Engraved by Liz Tolsma

This book kept my attention from page 1.  It was a very well done dual timeline book for the current time period and also the early 1800's.  I loved that the book took place in Texas, in fact close to where my early ancestors came just south of San Antonio in Karnes County just 20 years after this book takes place.  So I felt very "at home" as the story unfolded.

Occasionally I have a problem with dual time books, as I am not always sure "where" I am in a book, but had no difficulty with this book as it was very well developed in the two time periods. The two stories, past and present, were carefully detailed as to the events that occurred and I was trying to figure things out on my own as the book went along to know exactly how they would meet together at one point.  It was really good.

The author did a wonderful job on this very engaging tale.  Loved it!

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was not required to post a positive review.  All opinions are my own.

A Picture of Hope by Liz Tolsma (Heroines of WWII)

Nellie Wilkerson is a photo journalist hoping to get to France to take some amazing shots on the frontlines.  This is a really amazing story and it takes me back to some of my own mother's wartime experiences.  The story of how she comes to help special needs-children in need is both heart warming and heart wrenching.  It's really an emotional story for those who enjoy historical fiction.  The story is based on facts and is filled with action.  There are no dull moments and it is a book you won't want to miss.  I had a hard time putting it down.

Having written my own mother's story, this one rings very believable and credible and absolutely riveting. I highly recommend it!

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.

The Pink Bonnet by Liz Tolsma

I was grabbed from the first pages as this story took right off.  The fact that such an "adoption" business actually could exist  was a horrid thing.  To kidnap a child from it's parents who want and love them, and then to sell them to the highest bidder is atrocious.  That something of this sort can happen is so unbelievable.

This story is a must read.  I didn't realize  that it was a part of a series called True Colors.  But this book definitely motivates me to read the rest of them.  It is clean, yet extremely dramatic as it tells the sad story of so many children that became involved in this Memphis reality.

I found myself hurrying to read just to know what happens to Millie.  What a book!  You won't want to miss this one.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.

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