The Dishonorable Miss DeLancey by Carolyn Miller (Book Review!)

The Dishonorable Miss DeLancey

Regency Brides A Legacy of Grace, Book 3

by Carolyn Miller

(received in exchange for an honest review)

Genre- Fiction / Christian / Romance / Historical

Published by- Kregel Publications

Copyrighted- 2017

Number of pages- 296

Age Group- Adult

Description of book- paperback, listed price- $14.99, ISBN 978-0-8254-4452-4

Miss Clara DeLancey and her family have had leave London, because of a scandal.  She isn’t sure of herself anymore and is full of dispair.  She becomes friends with two young ladies and their brother in Brighton.  Clara’s mother, a viscountess, is upset that she is spending time with them.  Clara does what she can to help them into society, despite her mother.  They help her become happier. 

They all go for the Season to London, where Clara gets closer to Captain Benjamin Kemsley, the brother.  They aren’t of the same class, so they really shouldn’t be together.  It is made worse when they all go back to Brighton and are all invited to the Prince Regent’s Pavilion.

Will they be able to to be together?  Will Clara’s mother and society keep them apart forever?

About the Author-

Carolyn Miller currently lives in Australia with her husband and children and has long enjoyed Regency Romance.  She is a member of the Australian Christian Writers and the American Christian Fiction Writers.  Her website is www.carolynmillerauthor.com

My thoughts-

Once I saw this book was available to review, I was pleased.  I had read the rest of the books in the series and enjoyed them, so I was sure I would enjoy this one.  I did. 

I would have appreciated a synopsis of the other books in the series.  It has been a while since I read them, so I need to be reminded about what happend in them, since they are linked.  There was a family tree, but it wasn’t enough for me.  I needed a list of the characters and how they related to each other.

I really liked the Kemsley’s.  Tessa, Matilda, and Benjamin were the perfect people to help Clara after the trouble she had left behind in London.  I was proud of the woman that Clara became.  She left London as a young lady who did everything her parents said to having a mind and determination of her own.  It also helped her parents realize who she was and how they also needed to change.

This was a great book in the series.  I always enjoy reading a romance novel that also draws on the strength of God.  I’m looking forward to reading Carolyn Miller’s next book, Winning Miss Winthrop, the first book in the Regency Brides: A Promis of Hope series.

I recommend it!    

Disclosure of Material Connection- I received The Dishonorable Miss DeLancey, by Carolyn Miller, for free from the Kregel Publications’ Blog Tour.  All links were current when posted.  I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

Everywhere You Go There’s a Zacchaeus Up a Tree by Roger Campbell

Everywhere You Go There’s a Zacchaeus Up a Tree

by Roger Campbell

(received in exchange for an honest review)

Genre- Religion / Christian / Essays

Published by- Kregel Publications

Copyrighted- 2017

Number of pages- 176

Age Group- Adult

Description of book- paperback, listed price- $14.99, ISBN 978-0-8254-4458-6

Timothy Campbell has selected over 100 of his father’s newspaper columns for us to enjoy and learn from.  Roger Campbell wrote these columns about family, friends, life, and faith.  These columns end with pertinant Bible verse.

About the Authors-

Roger Campbell lived for twenty-two years in Michigan and worked as an author, columnist, and broadcaster.  He wrote Spurgeon’s Daily Treasures in the Psalms and Staying Positive in a Negative World.

Timothy Campbell (editor) is Roger’s son and lives in Michigan.  He is an ordained chaplain and is the owner of Life Resource Christian Counseling Center.

My thoughts-

This book was a lot of fun to read and glean information from.  I liked that they were short.  They would work perfectly as daily devotions, as they have Bible verses at the end.  The index was a helpful addition, because I could highlight the ones I especially liked and want to read again.  I noticed that it said that some of those columns are complete while others aren’t.  It would be nice if they were all complete.  I would be interested in seeing what was missing.

I plan on reading these columns to my children.  They’ll work well for reading at dinner, because I can read it then discuss it.  We’d be able to have something to talk about, instead of watching television.  These columns would work to build our family bond.

I enjoyed reading these columns and I’m sure you will too.  I highly recommend it.     

Disclosure of Material Connection- I received Everywhere You Go There’s a Zacchaeus Up a Tree, by Roger Campbell, for free from the Kregel Publications’ Blog Tour.  All links were current when posted.  I was not required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

If We Make It Home by Christina Suzann Nelson (Book Review!)

If We Make it Home: A Novel of Faith and Survival in the Oregon Wilderness

by Christina Suzann Nelson

(received in exchange for an honest review)

Genre- Fiction / Christian

Published by- Kregel Publications

Copyrighted- 2017

Number of pages- 272

Age Group- Adult

Description of book- paperback, listed price- $14.99, ISBN 978-0-8254-4495-1

Ireland, Vicky, and Jenna have been separated since they graduated from college.  Now those twenty-five years will melt away as they meet each other at the Emery House at the University of Northwest Oregon.  Their fourth friend, Hope, has recently passed away.  They decide to take a trip into the wilderness to honor Hope and themselves.  Ireland wants to escape the charges that are facing her at the college where she teaches.  Jenna wants to embrace being an empty-nester.  Vicky wants change her ministry and her life.

Will they work together to solve their problems?  What will happen when their guide is killed by a tree?

About the Author-

Christina Suzann Nelson currently lives in Oregon with her husband and four children.  She has had essays published in the Cup of Comfort series.  She is a member of ACFW and Oregon Christian Writers, and this is her first novel.

My thoughts-

When I first learned and read the description for this book, I thought it was nonfiction.  I thought this, because I thought I had heard of this really happening.  It seemed like something that would really happen.

I liked how this was novel was written from the perspectives of Jenna, Vicky, and Ireland.  If the reader would have only had the view of one of the characters, the story would haven’t been as rich.  I also wouldn’t have had the chance to relate to the three women.  I was able to learn more about them and see myself in them.

The questions at the end were some of the most thought-provoking that I have read in a fiction book.  They didn’t just involve the characters, they involved me and what I would do in the situations.  I appreciated that, because I was able to think about myself in ways that I haven’t before.

I thought this book had a lot of action and ideas that I hadn’t thought of before.  It made me wonder if I could survive lost in the wilderness.  It would be nice to know if it was based partially on a true story.

I recommend.   

Disclosure of Material Connection- I received If We Make It Home, by Cindy K. Sproles, for free from the Kregel Publications’ Blog Tour.  All links were current when posted.  I was not required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.