Winning Miss Winthrop by Carolyn Miller (Book Review!)

Winning Miss Winthrop

A Promise of Hope (Book 1)

by April Cassidy

(received in exchange for an honest review)

Genre- Fiction / Christian / Romance

Published by- Kregel Publications

Copyrighted- 2018

Number of pages- 368

Age Group- Adult

Description of book- paperback, listed price- $15.99, ISBN 978-0-8254-4533-0

Jonathan Carlew and Catherine Winthrop never thought they would see each other again, but they are forced together by the death of her father.  Jonathan suddenly is the Lord of the Winthrop estate where Catherine grew up.  Catherine is forced to lived in the dower house, because her father wasn’t good with his money.

Will they be able to forget what happened in the past?  Will they learn to work together for the benefit of her mother and the estate?

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-

I enjoyed the books in the Legacy of Grace series, so I was excited to learn about Winning Miss Winthrop.  This novel didn’t disappoint. I was taken on a journey of during the Regency period in England.  I especially liked learning about the lifestyle in Bath.  It would be interesting to go there and see the buildings and imagine the lifestyle that used to be there.

The storyline between Jonathan and Catherine and their mothers was fun.  It’s always interesting how people can go through their daily lives and never discuss what’s bothering them.  They just pretend the problem doesn’t exist or perhaps the other person doesn’t exist.  It’s a good lesson for us that we always go to the person we have a problem with.  We’ll never be able to solve the problems if we keep it inside of ourselves.  I like being remembered of it when I read books like this.

I enjoyed Winning Miss Winthrop and am looking forward to the next book in the series.

I recommend you read this too.

Disclosure of Material Connection- I received Winning Miss Winthrop, by Carolyn Miller, for free from 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.

The Peaceful Mom by April Cassidy (Book Review)

The Peaceful Mom: Building a Healthy Foundation With Christ as Lord

by April Cassidy

(received in exchange for an honest review)

Genre- Religion / Christian Life / Family

Published by- Kregel Publications

Copyrighted- 2018

Number of pages- 280

Age Group- Adult

Description of book- paperback, listed price- $16.99, ISBN 978-0-8254-4463-0

Do you know what it takes to be a peaceful mom? Or do you live in a very stressful house.  April Cassidy has written this book filled with Bible verses, personal stories, and lots of practical advice to help bring peace.

The Peaceful Mom was written in two parts, the first about your relationship with God, and the second one about how to parent on a daily basis.  There are also four appendices, which include more information about having a relationship with God.

About the Author-

April Cassidy currently lives in South Carolina with her family.  She blogs and is a part-time pharmacist.  She has written The Peaceful Wife and The Peaceful Single Girl.  Her website is www.peacefulwife.com.

My thoughts-

All of the pages in this book are full of information.  I could and should look at this book a few times a year to make sure I am taking advantage of the advice given by Cassidy.

I really liked how this book was divided into two sections, with one section about the relationship between God and myself and the other about parenting on a daily basis.  My favorite chapters were about avoiding mistakes and modeling respect. 

I liked:

• Cassidy’s personal stories and that of others.
• the Bible verses with lots of text to make it relevant to me.
• the prayers at the end of each chapter.

I would have liked to have:

• questions at the end of each chapters, so I could have a way to move forward.
• information at the end of that would recap the most important parts of the chapter.

I recommend this book to others.

Disclosure of Material Connection- I received The Peaceful Mom, by April Cassidy, for free from 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.