Against The Tide Review

Lydia Pallas finally has the life she always wished for. A steady job she loves working with languages as a translator for the U.S. Navy, a nice place to live, and everything ordered and in its place. All the things she never had growing up in an orphanage. With life just now starting to become perfect Lydia resents the disorder that Alexander Banebridge, Bane to his friends, brings into her life.

Bane is in need of a translator. It doesn’t really matter who does it, so why not choose the neat and orderly Lydia Pallas. She needs the money that his translating jobs will give her and Bane can have a little fun messing with her orderly life style. But he didn’t count on falling in love with her in the process. If he led a normal life like an ordinary gentleman that wouldn’t be such a problem except that Bane is constantly on the run from his past. A wife would only cause problems and right now he needs to focus on a goal much bigger than his happiness, the end to the illegal opium trade. But when Banes biggest foe gains the upper hand he must turn to Lydia for help once more, putting her in a dangerous position.

Against The Tide by Elizabeth Camden is a wonderfully written book with characters you can’t help but fall in love with. I enjoyed the story immensely and would definitely recommend it to my friends. If you’re in search of a story you can lose yourself in completely and not come up for a breath until it’s finished I would definitely read this book.

I got a free review copy of Against The Tide from Bethany House Publishers in return for my honest review.

5 out of 5. An Afternoon Snack that could become very addictive. 

At Every Turn Review

Alyce Benson has a compassionate heart with an eagerness to do good. So when she pledges three thousand dollars to missionary’s working in Africa she doesn’t think twice. They need the money and her father is rich enough to supply it. What she doesn’t count on is her father’s refusal to have anything to do with the missionaries. Alyce can’t back out of her pledge because the children in Africa need the money. So she decides that she will come up with it herself. The only problem is that other than her love for driving she has nothing she can do to earn three thousand dollars in the seven weeks until the church expects the money.  When all hope seems lost to Alyce she finds out about a race in which her father’s company is sponsoring a racecar in. The driver of the car would get paid by Alyce’s father and if the driver wins the race he (or she in Alyce’s case) could win five thousand dollars. With that in mind Alyce goes to her father’s mechanic, Webster, and devises a plan.  Everything goes as planned until she realizes she could lose everything including her heart.

     At Every Turn by Anne Mateer was a good read. I enjoyed how the story ended but I got bored at some places throughout the story. Other than that it was a fun read that left me satisfied by the end. I would recommend this book to my friends and will defiantly read more books by Anne Mateer.

I got a free review copy of At Every Turn from Bethany House Publishers in return for my honest review.

I give it a 4.5 out 5. As an Afternoon Snack it left me quite full by the time I finished.

Battle for Cannibal Island and Escape to the Hiding Place Reviews

Beth and Patrick are on another Imagination Station adventure this time to Fiji in the 1850’s! The cousins find themselves being accused as stowaways on board a ship being hunted down by cannibals.  After a series of events Patrick and Beth find themselves separated. Patrick is knocked over board with Nettleton, a sailor on the ship, while Beth follows James Calvert, a missionary trying to witness to the cannibal’s king.

Another Adventure is in store for the two cousins, this time during World War Two in Holland. The cousins find themselves in a dangerous predicament. They need to get a little Jewish baby to its mother without being caught. Patrick and Beth hear that it’s not safe to leave the farm where their staying but at the same time they are told that it’s not safe to stay either. As they begin their journey to the hiding place they find that the Germans are everywhere. They begin to wonder if the hiding place is even a place where they can hide and the Germans won’t find them.

Battle for Cannibal Island is the eighth book in the Imagination Station series by Marianne Hering and Wayne Thomas Batson. And Escape to the Hiding Place is the ninth book in the Imagination Station series by Marianne Hering and Marshal Younger. Both of these books were an easy and fun read. The series is obviously written for younger readers but people of all ages will love the Christian values it teaches and enjoy the fun historical read. Lovers of the radio series Adventures in Odyssey will definitely want to read this series and will be sure to fall in love with these books. All in all it was a great book.

I got a free review copy of Battle for Cannibal Island and Escape to the Hiding Place from Tyndale House Publishers in return for my honest review.

5 out of 5. I loved  this  Afternoon Snack and wouldn't mind to nibble on it again!

Guardian Review

Nikki Youngblood just wants things to go back to the way they were before. Before her life spun out of her control. Before she was haunted by hell hounds. Before her parents were murdered. Before she heard of Halflings. Before she fell for not one but two of them…

Nikki can’t help but fall deeper in love with each of them even though she knows it could cost them their eternity.

Mace is safe and dedicated. Protecting her against the evil that threatens her. Mace is what Nikki needs.

Raven is adventure and freedom. Giving her a way out of the cage she feels she’s in. Raven is what Nikki craves.

They both know that falling in love with Nikki will give them a one way ticket to eternal darkness. But they’re both willing to risk it for her.

Nikki wants them both, unsure who to choose. Unsure if she really even has a choice in anything.

Guardian by Heather Burch was awesome! It was a great continuation of Halflings. It answered a lot of questions brought on by the first book while asking for even more answers. Like the first book I was completely immersed in the book from page one. I was on the same wild journey as the character, and loving every minute of it! The only down side to the book was that it had to end. I was so caught up in the story that when I got to the last page I was like “What?!? That’s it? It can’t end here! I need more, what happens next?!” I can’t wait for Heathers next book in the series, Avenger, to come out. All in all it was a great read!

5 out of 5. An angelic Afternoon Snack I plan to munch on again.

Over The Edge Review

Seth Kincaid remembers a lot of stuff in his life. He remembers fighting in the Civil War. He remembers the cave fire when he was nine. The same fire that gave him the scars on his back... and the nightmares that haunt his sleep. He remembers his brothers and the father who wasn’t always there. In fact he remembers almost everything. Except for the tiny fact that he’s married. And his wife, Callie, isn’t happy with him at all. Seth finds himself slowly remembering and trying to make amends but Callie would rather shoot him than look at him. As an old enemy of sorts comes after the Kincaid family will they be able to keep from going over the edge?

Over The Edge by Mary Connealy was a great book. It’s the third book in the Kincaid Brides series. It was a quick read that kept me entertained. I enjoyed it thoroughly and would definitely recommend it to anyone in search of a fun engaging read. Though Over The Edge can be read alone I would recommend reading the series in order.

I give it 5 out of 5. An Afternoon snack I enjoyed immensely.

I got a free review copy of Over The Edge from Bethany House Publishers in return for my honest review.

Abducted Review

As a new Christian Police Officer Carly Edwards’s life is going pretty good. She’s back on parole doing what she loves best. She’s forgiven her ex-husband, Nick, and they’re talking about getting back together. All in all everything seems to be going great. Until one night while on patrol with her partner, Joe, they get a call that his wife is at the hospital with an unknown sickness. While at the hospital Joe’s baby, AJ, gets kidnapped. And if that wasn’t bad enough when Nick fails to recover from an injury as fast as he’d like and begins to pull away just as Carly thought everything was getting back to normal. Carly is desperate to find AJ and is worried that Nick might be pulling away from her forever. Is it more than her new faith can take?

Abducted by Janice Cantore is the second book in her debut series, Pacific Coast Justice. It was a great book that continues the story of Carly and her newfound faith. Abducted kept me on the edge of my seat almost impatient to find out what happened next. It could be read without reading the first book, Accused, but I think it would be more enjoyable reading the series in order, how it was intended. All in all I loved this book.

I got a free review copy of Abducted from Tyndale House Publishers in return for my honest review.

5out of 5. I would love to munch on this Afternoon Snack again!

The Twelfth Imam Review

David Shirazi (aka Reza Tabrizi) is a CIA operative who will stop at nothing to disrupt Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Iran’s prime minister wants to destroy the U.S.A. and Israel, Israel’s prime minister insists that they need destroy Iran’s nuclear sites, and the president of the United States thinks they need to negotiate to find peace. In addition to all that a mysterious man is claiming to be the Islamic messiah, the Mahdi or the Twelfth Imam. Soon stories begin spreading about his miracles. Is he the one they’ve been waiting for?

The Twelfth Imam is a great book filled with lots of international intrigue. It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time, not wanting to put it down. (Though I had to because of chores, eating, and sleeping… don’t you hate it when life gets in the way of a good book?) I would definitely recommend it to anyone in need of a good book. 

 5 out of 5. A filling Afternoon Snack.