Plain Pursuit by Beth Wiseman

The book starts out with Carley going to visit a friend,Lillian, in the Amish country. She has a priority of working on an article about the Amish, but when she gets there she soon gets brought in to the life and learns more about how they live and thinks less of the article she plans to write.

She meets,and becomes involved with Dr. Noah when there is an illness in the family she's visiting. He has been shunned by the community and she sets out to change that.

Throughout the story you find out more about how the Amish live, what their beliefs are and why they feel the way they do. You also find out why the growing relationship Carley has with Noah is not one that will be easily accepted.

I really enjoyed the story. It is very well written, and does a great job of drawing the reader into the story. You really wanted to know more about the families and the lifestyle.

I recommend this book highly and look forward to reading more books by this author

Healing Sands

This was a wonderful book. You start out getting to know Ryan and learn about her life, how she feels and what she does. The book takes you through her "anger issues" to a deeper level about her thoughts. You really gain a good insight on her, and therefore can relate your own life to hers.

As she turns to the Healing Choices clinic to get help, you meet Sully and see how he helps Ryan, and himself in the process. I love the fact that it has you leaning on and turning to God for ultimate "help". I would definitely recommend this book to others. I can't wait to read the other books in the series!

Seaside Letters by Denise Hunter

This is a wonderful book where you follow the life of Sabrina. She is searching for love, but feels unworthy due to a past mistake. She finds a safe place talking through letters with someone, and really grows to know and love them. When he wants to meet her, she realizes that she loves him, but is afraid when he knows her past, that he won't want to know her. You follow them through many situations of working toward feeling safe in the "real world" vs just in letters.

I really enjoyed reading this book. The writing was great, and easy to follow. I really felt a part of the story. There are many messages throughout the book, really leading you to look at your own life, and how you relate to others.

I would recommend this book to anyone who loves inspirational fiction. I had a hard time putting it down.

What's He Really Thinking? by Paula Rinehart

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book. There were some parts where I really gained some insight and good thoughts from it. For me it was a hard book to really dive into.

I did like the part with the questions at the end. It could open the book up for some good discussion. I think it might be a better book for a group in order to discuss the reading and talk about how each section relates to life and how to apply it.

I think it's a book you can't just read once. I feel I need to read it again to get a better understanding.

Fearless by Max Lucado

I wasn't sure what to expect when I got this book. I knew from past experience that Max Lucado's books were great and worth reading. The first thing I did when I opened the book was to search the contents. I think that is what is great about the book. I could look to what was affecting me in my own life, and go right to it. It's a book where you can find the situation you are in and read what you need at that time.

The whole book is great. The book reads to "real life" while focusing on how it relates to the biblical approach and mindset.

If you have read any of Max Lucado's books, you will love this. If it's your first...you will love it also.

The Wackiest Wildest Weirdest Animals in the World by Jack Hanna

When I received this book, I could tell by the great cover that it would be exciting. The illustrations on the cover and back make you want to jump in and look at more. I loved how the layout of the book is. With each weird animal having a page to itself, you really get some good information about the animal. You get the basic information such as food,climate,size, but you also get to see what makes the animal weird,or unique.
Also this book comes with a DVD of blooper episodes of the show Into the Wild. If you like the show, you will love this!
I would recommend this book for kids of all ages, and adults too, who are interested in animals.

His Name Is Jesus by Max Lucado

This gift book is wonderful for anyone who loves the Lord, or wants to know him more. The way the book reads, it is great for a quick reading in sections. You learn about Jesus through the different parts of his life from his birth to his legacy. Throughout the book you find a personal day to day way to relate to him.
I enjoyed this book greatly. First of, I loved the artwork throughout. The pictures are wonderful and help you to get in the "awesomeness" of Him. I loved the way the book flowed. It isn't a book where you have to sit down and read it all at once. You can focus on a section at a time. There is so much to gain from it. It's easily a book to reread and capture something new each time.
I highly recommend this book. I know it made me think, and therefore grow closer to Christ in the process.