Hey everyone! Sorry for the lack of posts last week. A lot happened, one thing being my laptop kinda crashed so I had to get it fixed. Thankfully everything was saved, but I pretty much couldn’t do anything I had planned (though I did start a new story idea because of it, haha!)
Anyway. I’ll hopefully be back to posting regularly now, and today’s post is my book poll. I’ve got five books for you to choose from, so either vote in the poll or let me know in the comments which one you want me to read and review!
Choice #1: A Love Divided by Belle McInnes
Mary Queen of Scots is on the throne, and the frontier between England and Scotland is a powder-keg.
A feisty English heiress…
More interested in raiding into Scotland with the rest of her clan than womanly pursuits like embroidery or finding a husband, Alexandra Graham is a strong-minded English heiress who rides and fights as well as any man. But when a daring rescue goes wrong, she ends up in the dungeons of Scotland’s most forbidding castle, prisoner of the notorious Earl of Bothwell and at the mercy of the queen’s justice.
A brawny Scottish laird…
As deputy warden responsible for keeping the law on the queen’s borderland, Michael Cranstoun is a Scottish laird with a reputation for fair-mindedness and the looks of a viking warrior. But when he meets the beguiling Alexandra, both his life and his honour are at risk – not to mention his affections.
A love divided…
With more than just the border separating them, Alex and Michael are on opposite sides of an ancient divide, and destined for different paths. But a shared love for horses draws them together and kindles a passion that respects no boundaries, endangering more than just their hearts…
I’ve always been interested in this time period. Anything with castles and royalty definitely catches my interest! I just hope it’s not too romancey, since I’m picky when it comes to romance.
Choice #2: The Last Confederate by Gilbert Morris
At the conclusion of The Reluctant Bridegroom, the marriage of Sky and Rebekah Winslow prefaces a new chapter for another generation. What had seemed an impossibility is now coming to pass: God’s transformation of the Winslows into a warm and loving family. Making their way back from Oregon City, they now settle and prosper on a plantation in Virginia. Several years after their return from the West, a young Northerner named Thad Novak makes his way to the Winslow plantation and is taken on as a hired hand. What caused him to specifically seek out the Winslows? Should this Northerner be trusted? And with young ladies in the home, what are his motives? While the nation totters on the brink of war, both Thad Novak and the Winslows face conscription into fighting for a cause they do not support, and directly against Winslow relatives from the North!
I’ve been working through this series slowly, and have been enjoying it. In fact, the first book in the series is my current favorite book. Sometimes the stories can get a little cookie-cutterish, as is typical about long series, but generally they’re distinct enough to still be surprising in some ways. So I’m looking forward to seeing how the author portrays the civil war in this series.
Choice #3: A Promise for Breanna by Al Lacy
The Angel of Mercy series follows the adventures of certified medical nurse Breanna Baylor as she seeks to serve her fellow man and restore her relationship with her true love-John Stranger of the Journeys of the Stranger series-in the post-Civil War West. A Promise for Breanna finds the heroine face to face with Frank Miller, the man who once broke her heart and led her to mistrust men, sabotaging her relationship with John Stranger. Suspense, danger, romance, and spiritual truth each play a part in this compelling story that draws readers into the life of an angel of mercy.
I read an Al Lacy book once before with my mom and enjoyed it, so I hope I will like this one too!
Choice #4: A Call to Honor by Gilbert Morris
Ben Logan, stationed at Pearl Harbor, experiences the Japanese attack, and thinks of the girl he left behind, Rachel, the daughter of a Pentecostal preacher.
I’ve always liked the World War 2 time period, so I’m looking forward to reading this book!
Choice #5: Held Captive by Grace Johnson
Captain Rina Blackstone is the most notorious female pirate to ever plunder the Seven Seas and the fiercest captain to ever sail the Atlantic. But one thing she has never been able to handle well is change. When one merchant ship raid takes a wrong turn and results in her capture, Rina has to escape before all the control she’s worked so hard to obtain falters. Xavier Bennet was commissioned seven years ago to find the Duke of Rothsford’s long lost daughter. Those seven years have passed without a trace of the woman except for the one letter he believes will lead him to her. When Xavier’s ship, the Jessica , finally crosses paths with the Rina , it’s all he can do to hope that somehow, someway, he’ll be able to find Lady Catherina and return her to her parents. Except the pirate captain he finds certainly surpasses his expectations and brings the one thing he cannot trouble.
Lies. That’s all that spews from Xavier Bennet’s lips. Lies. And Rina is determined not to listen, not to believe. Only to wiggle her way out of his clutches before all the pieces come together and reveal exactly what she doesn’t want… the truth.
Ever since I read some of Marylu Tyndall’s pirate books, I’ve been kinda fond of pirate stories, especially when they’re told from a Christian perspective, since it puts a twist onto things! So I’m eager to try this book, since I’ve heard it’s pretty good!
The day of the deadline, I’ll write the winning book in the comments!
Have you read any of these books? Do any of them look good to you? Let me know in the comments! God Bless! ~ Kay Adelin
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Gah this is super late but the poll winner is Held Captive by Grace Johnson.
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