The Amelia Moore Mysteries Vol. 1, 2, & 3

The Shamrock Case

This was right up my alley.  Why?  Because I am a genealogist by profession.  And in this book, the main character, Amelia Moore, a detective, is looking for the family of a young woman, Kate, who was adopted after the death of both of her parents.  She knows they were from Ireland and wants to find her family if possible.  Being a genealogist, I do this everyday as part of my work, also.  I have also worked on a few adoption cases and heir searches. I have also traveled abroad to do research, so I guess that makes me a bit of a detective, also!

This is a cute story and there are unexpected results to the search for Kate's family.  You will have to read this sweet story.  It's a fun and enjoyable read. 

The Bali Mystery

I must say the series has some really interesting settings.  This definitely adds depth to the book with obviously lots of needed research on the part of the author, which clearly was the case.

This is a cozy mystery and so not the intense type of mystery and I find that I am really enjoying that alot. There was a little romance, mystery and some suspense all rolled into one.

I do like / prefer a clean romance.  That is me.   So this book definitely scored points for me in this area.  In other words, a good Christian read.

Amelia and Rick seem to work together well in this book and I will plan on reading other works by this author.  Her assignment:  Find the missing brother.  Her partner in detective work: Rick Bonito.
The setting:  Bali.

Amelia wants to keep the relationship between Rick and herself completely professional, but with a beautiful setting, the perfect person, and a lot of time together, it will be interesting to see how that all turns out.  I am quite certain you will really enjoy this read and I highly recommend it!

The Missing Heir

Having never been to Mexico myself, it was fun to experience Amelia and Rick's journey through a part of this country as they search for the nephew and heir of Dell Murphy, who is missing.  Dell's nephew was expected to continue the work at Dell's orphanage, rather than his brother and sister who would close the orphanage down.  They find many obstacles in their way as they continue their search.

I really enjoyed this book of the series.  Linda's books are very interesting, enjoyable and always a clean read.

I received a copy of this book from the author.  All thoughts are my own.

Angel's Serenade by Linda Weaver Clarke. Narrated by Carolyn Kashner

I loved this sweet historical romance by Linda Weaver Clarke.  All her books are clean, sweet and very fun and interesting to read.  I was happy to be able to listen to this one.  The story and the characters were caring and good people who were concerned with others and their well-being.

Carolyn Kashner is the narrator used by the author.  I have enjoyed listening to her style and voice.  She uses different tones and voices to make it easy to know who is speaking.  

It had adventure too with the river pirates.  I have to be honest and had never heard of them before, so this was something new for me.  But after I thought about it, I see how this could definitely have been a problem for those traveling along the rivers and being vulnerable to attack.

I know you will enjoy this book.  It is a very good book and I wouldn't have wanted to miss even one of Linda Weaver Clarke's wonderful books.

I received an Audible version of this book from the author.  All thoughts are my own.

On A Coastal Breeze by Suzanne Woods Fisher three Sisters Island Book 2

I enjoyed book 2 of this series very much.  This is an author whose Amish fiction books were among my very favorite and although I am very used to reading those, it has been a refreshing change to read this series.  The characters are enjoyable and all very interesting in their particular spheres in this series, Cam, Blaine and Maddie are sisters on the island, all with different and unique interests.  It's been an enjoyable series and decisions about marriage, careers, health and other topics are a part of this book.  And there are secrets which make the characters who they are, how they feel about themselves and others.

I enjoyed how Maddie's story went back to her youth and explained her feelings, her memories and her thoughts.  This was Maddie's story and I think, am hoping, anyway,  that the next book will be Blaine's story.

I also enjoyed the discussion questions at the end.  Found them thought provoking in many ways.  All in all, a really good book!

I received a copy of this book from Revell Publishing and Net Galley.  All thoughts are my own.

Here I am loving my book!

Unveiling the Past by Kim Vogel Sawyer

A very interesting and intriguing book  and gives a wonderful tale of forgiveness!  The book is Kim is a most interesting author as was this book as well.  Emotional and characters that compel you to keep on reading this excellent book.  Loved it!  As with all her books! 

I received an ebook copy from NetGalley.  All thoughts are my own.

Crinoline Cowboys by various Authors

I have loved every book that I have read from these four authors.  It is a wonderful collection of stories of the early western days.  The book is totally Christian and I love that.   Nice, clean and very enjoyable.  A book not to miss!  And I love Texas stories!

I received an ebook copy from NetGalley.  All thoughts are my own.

The Oregon Trail Romance Collection by various Authors

This book is a very sweet and entertaining set of nine stories of hardships and happiness.  I have read books from several of the authors and a few were new to me and I enjoyed them all.  Very nice and enjoyable book!

I would love to see more of these types of collections!

I received an ebook copy from NetGalley.  All thoughts are my own.

No Ocean To Wide by Carrie Turansky

Such a moving book!    Parts were quite heartbreaking and brought on the tears.  Very emotional book and heart wrenching.

Orphanage stories always touch the heartstrings and this one did that. 
Very good.

I received an ebook copy from NetGalley.  All thoughts are my own.