How to Catch a Prince? Love Him Well, Serve Others, Love God

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Deb’s Dozen: How to Catch a Prince? Love Him Well, Serve Others. Love God

Another fairy tale romance from Rachel Hauck in her Royal Wedding Series, How to Catch a Prince-Book 3 is equally charming as the first two. I loved Princess Ever After-Book 2 (see review) and also Once Upon a Prince-Book 1. Her mythical kingdoms of Hessenberg and Brighton are enchanting, the descriptions take you there in your imagination.

Corina del Rey found love and romance and secretly married her prince–only to be rejected by him once he comes back from war–he tells her they’re not really married, the paperwork was never filed with the court. That same war also cost the life of her twin brother, Carlos. The del Reys are still in mourning–five and a half years later.

Corina, attempting to pull her life together, is working for an online gossip magazine owned by her friend, Gigi, but finds out she got the job only because her mother asked Gigi to hire her.

Then, to make matters worse, Prince Stephen comes to her in Melbourne, FL. He tells her they’re still married, but he wants an annulment. She agrees, after much conversation, only if he’ll tell her what really happened to her brother.

Corina doesn’t want an annulment–she’s still in love with her prince. Praying about the situation, she gets the cryptic message, “Love well.” How Corina learns the meaning of that phrase, her travel to Brighton Kingdom for a movie premier, and her relationship with Stephen is the stuff of wonderful fairy tales. You’ll love her journey! Four Stars.

Rachel Hauck writes the books she loves to read. All from her two story tower. She’s hit a few best seller lists and won an award or two. She is a RITA Finalist, Christy Award Finalist, and a Carol Award Winner. Hauck also penned the critically acclaimed Songbird Novels with multi-platinum country artist, Sara Evans

Ian and Jackie run for their lives–No Place to Hide!

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Deb’s Dozen: Ian’s no terrorist! Jackie’s out to exonerate him. No Place to Hide!

She’s in! Very quietly she slips inside the door whose lock she just picked. Was that a noise? There coming toward her! Crash—fight back—hit again—what a punch! Ian? Jackie? So starts Lynette Eason’s latest, No Place to Hide, another jam-packed, suspense-filled, action-thriller. And once again I couldn’t put the book down until I’d finished reading.

Jackie Sellers has seen a story about her best friend from childhood on the national news—but there’s no way Ian Lockwood could possibly be a bioterrorist. Jackie determines to find Ian and help him clear his name. She runs into him, literally, after breaking into his house. Then they’re off and running—from the bad guys who want him dead and from the FBI who want him captured. Ian just wants to stop a disaster and clear his name.

No Place to Hide is the third novel in Eason’s Hidden Identity series. I hope she has more coming as I love this series and Operation Refuge, the agency that helps those who cannot help themselves, which serves as the thread to tie the novels together. The first two books, No One to Trust and Nowhere to Turn, are equally wonderful (Check my reviews of both to learn more). You’ll want to get the entire series—if I start a book in the morning and read constantly until I’ve finished the story—I know the author has a winner. Five Stars!

Lynette Eason has two additional series, Women of Justice and Deadly Reunions. She’s a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Romance Writers of America. She lives in South Carolina and is great fun to interview. Find out more about Lynette at Lynette Eason. Follow her on FaceBook at Lynette Barker Eason or on Twitter @LynetteEason.

Revell Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, gave me a copy of No Place to Hide in exchange for my candid review.

When Grace Sings, Lives Change, Sins are Forgiven, True Happiness is Found

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Deb’s Dozen: When Grace Sings, Lives Change, Sins are Forgiven, True Happiness is Found

Briley Forrester, a foster kid still searching for acceptance as an adult, works for a scandal mag. He comes up with the idea of finding the “dirt” behind the Plain life of an Old Order Mennonite Community and convinces his boss he should go there, live in the community, and see what he can find.

Alexa Zimmerman wonders if the community will ever accept her with her history. She’s come to Arborville to redo her grandmother’s home into the bed-and-breakfast, Grace Notes.

Steven Brungardt wants more than anything to be a teacher, but his parents have chosen to give him his grandfather’s farm as a wedding gift. Being a dutiful son, he is obeying his parents and fixing up the farmhouse—knowing that he doesn’t want to be there or be a farmer.

Anna-Grace Braun knows she is adopted, but doesn’t want to know who her parents really are—the Brauns have raised her and they are the parents of her heart and mind. Steven’s farm is in Arborville and so are the parents who gave her up all those years ago. Can she be happy there?

When Grace Sings blesses us with the story of these four young people. All of them have soul-searching to do—all of them need to find themselves—all of them need to let go and let God. You will love these four—and the family that surrounds them. You will love finding out how their lives become intertwined and how they handle the situations that life serves up to them. This is a story of love and forgiveness and fellowship and hope. Four stars!

Kim Sawyer is well-known for her stories of hope which have garnered awards such as the Inspirational Readers Choice Award, the American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award, and the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence. She and her husband, Don, and their cats live in central Kansas. Find more information about Kim at her works at Kim Vogel Sawyer.

Litfuse Publicity Group and WaterBrook Press gave me a copy of When Grace Sings in exchange for my candid review.