So Fair A Lady, Daughters of His Kingdom Series #1 by Amber Lynn Perry ~ Giveaway

About Book

Boston, MA 1773: Shards of Eliza Campbell’s life crash to the ground when she discovers a devastating secret: her father was a spy for the Sons of Liberty. Determined to uncover the truth—at any cost—not even a marriage proposal from the dashing British Officer Samuel Martin can dissuade her. When rescued from British capture by handsome patriot Thomas Watson, Eliza discovers what her father risked his life for and yearns to know more. But will her budding attraction to this courageous patriot damage her already wounded heart?

After years of being blackmailed by Officer Martin, Thomas plans to start a new life in the small town of Sandwich. However, when his actions place Eliza and her sister in danger, he must act quickly to protect them from falling into enemy hands. If the three of them are discovered, their lives will never be the same. Now, not only must he protect Eliza, he must protect his heart from a love that is sure to wound him far greater than any British soldier ever could.

• ISBN-13: 9781497518407
• Publication date: 4/22/2014
• Pages: 394

Where to Purchase:  Amazon, Barnes & Noble

About Author

A happy-go-lucky homemaker with a passion for historical Christian romances! If I'm not feeding a baby or coloring with my 3 year old, I am reading! My biggest concern everyday is making sure that everything I do
is for the glory of God. I love the Lord and I'm grateful to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The thing I love most about these books is that they help to draw me closer to Him!

Website: http://amberlynnperry.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authoramberlynnperry
Twitter: @AmberWrites1773

My Thoughts

Eliza Campbell thought her worst day was the death of her father but it was the first of many bad days to come. Her life was not what she was raised to believe.  Her father kept secrets to protect both of his daughters.  Now it will be up to Eliza to protect hererself and her younger sister.  Her beau, British Officer Samuel Martin surprisingly was not the man her father wanted to her to marry. 

Thomas Watson feels it is his responsibility to rescue Eliza and her sister from none other than British Officer Martin. When Officer Martin finds the error in his orders he is positive the women were kidnapped by a patriot by the name of Thomas Watson.  Now Samuel is determined to track down the kidnapper and bring his love Eliza and her sister back him and to their home. 

Thomas must find a way to reveal the truth to Eliza about her father's mission and Thomas's role in that mission.

This is what I would call a block buster book. I was mesmerized by this exploding story of action, danger, romance, faith, hope and redemption.  It's a real page turner.  I loved Thomas Watson, he had such admiration and dedication to his cause as a patriot.  He was also very committed to protect Mr. Campbell's daughters.  

I am looking forward to reading more from this author.

I highly recommend this book.

I rated this book a 5 out of 5.

Disclosure:  I received a free copy of this book from the author for an honest review.  

Battle for Cannibal Island - Adventures in Odyssey - Imagination Station Books #8 Marianne Hering, Wayne Batson

About Book

It’s 1852 and cousins Patrick and Beth sail to Fiji on the HMS Calliope under the command of Captain James E. Home. They arrive at the islands to find that the Christian Fijians are at war with the non-Christian Fijians. Missionary James Calvert is trying to make peace and suggests that the captain allow peace negotiations on board the British vessel. Patrick and Beth learn about sacrificial living when they observe Calvert’s determination to live on Fiji despite the dangers and impoverished conditions and that he is willing to risk his life to live as Jesus would.

Published by: Tyndale House
Binding:Softcover 
ISBN:978-1-58997-674-0  
Published:October 2012
Purchase Price: $4.99
Page Count:144
Trim Size:5 1/2 x 8
Ages: 7-12
Series: Adventures in Odyssey/Imagination Station #8 


Where to buy: Amazon, CBD, B&N also available on Kindle, Kobo, iTunes Apple

VISIT WHITS END: IMAGINATION STATION

About Marianne

Marianne has written for children since 1987 when she joined the editorial staff of Focus on the Family Clubhouse and Clubhouse Jr. magazines. In the 1990s she wrote six children's mystery books and more than 40 Bible phonic readers (with co-author Margaret Wilber) for Cook Communications. Now a general book editor for Focus on the Family, she has turned her passion for children's fiction into developing a series for beginning readers who love adventure.


My Thoughts

Beth stops into Mr.Whit's Ice Cream Shop looking for her cousin Patrick.  She finds him hiding in the Imagination Station, a time machine of sorts, invented by Mr.Whit.  Patrick is in a bad mood because he does not want to go to his Grandmother's birthday party.  There are so many other fun things he could be doing.  Beth got in the machine with him to talk to him. He decides to push the button that starts up the machine, but he was under the impression it was turned off.  Well it hummed on and they were off to an adventure in the Imagination Station.  When the humming stops they are on the deck of a sailing ship which is flying a British flag.  But Patrick thinks they may be on a pirates ship.  

Off in the distance Missionary James Calvert is talking to a British Captain. Calvert is wanting to be put ashore on Fiji Island but the Captain refuses to let him on the island because it is inhabited with cannibals.
Calvert knew the cannibals were as much God's children as were anyone else.  He had every intention to tell them about God.  Some of the Fijians had already accepted Christ as their Savior.  As they continue their conversation a canoe sets off from the island with several of the cannibals and their leader headed for the ship.  

When Patrick and Beth are discovered on the ship the Captain  gave orders for them to be put in the hull of the ship with the other hard core prisoners. Calvert would not stand for the Beth to be put with the other prisoners.  It was no place for a girl.  

Then things turn chaotic on the ship among the prisoners and Patrick is right in the middle.  What will happen to Patrick?  Who should he fear the most the Captain, the pirates or the cannibals?  What an adventure this has become.  

The Imagination Station is an excellent way for children to learn about our Historical Christian heroes.  True disciples of Christ.  Willing to sacrifice their very lives to spread the word of eternal life through Christ out Lord and Savior.   

The author gives our children a good look at the British involvement to rid the Fiji Island of cannibals.  It was Calvert's mission to tell thee Fijians about God.  Patrick also learned a lesson.  What would that lesson be? 

Will Patrick decide to go to his Grandmother's Birthday after this adventure?  Will they be in trouble for going using the Imagination Station without Mr. Whit's permission?

I highly recommend this book.

I rated this book a 5 out of 5.

Disclosure
I received a free copy of this book from Tyndale House for review.  I was in no way compensated for this review.  It is my own opinion.

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The Chamomile by Susan F. Craft

About Susan F. Craft

I have a degree in Journalism from the University of South Carolina. In 2001, I retired from a 30-year career as a writer for public television and as a communications assistant director with the SC Department of Mental Health.

I authored two books published by that agency: Puzzles, Pictures and Paper Airplanes; What We Do When Our Parents Get Sick and Reporting on Mental Illness Fairly, Objectively, Sensitively: A Guide for Journalism and Mass Communications Students in South Carolina. Both books won the SC State Library Association's "Most Notable State Document Award."

Mental health clinicians and elementary school counselors throughout the US have used the first book as a tool to comfort children whose parents have a mental illness. The second is a textbook/resource used by teams of mental health professionals and mental health patients and their families who visit college-level journalism and mass communications classes throughout South Carolina.

I am a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Carolina Christian Writers, South Carolina Writers Workshop, The Historical Novel Society, and Crown publishing group.

I am also a member of The Inkplots, a writers' critique group that has helped me hone my craft. My short stories have been published in three of the group's collections, Buck-Naked Unitarians, Naughty and Nice, and Black and Blue.

My Civil War novel, A Perfect Tempest was published by iUniverse in 2006 and is available through barnesandnoble.com, amazon.com, and booksamillion.com.

I recently completed an American Revolutionary War inspirational historical romance, The Chamomile, and I'm polishing the final draft of a contemporary inspirational fiction, Promises Kept. I have begun researching for a sequel to The Chamomile.

I wrote A Writer's Guide to Horses, which is available on the website of the Long Riders' Guild Academic Foundation, www.lrgaf.org. The Long Riders' Guild is an international group of people who, in order to be a member, must have ridden horseback on a journey of 1,000 miles or more. The Guide was written to give authors comprehensive, accurate information about horses.

I cannot remember a time when I did not want to write. Somewhere in my attic I still have a book, The Mystery of the Whistling Cave, which I wrote and bound myself when I was eight and enthralled with Nancy Drew.

About Book

Lilyan joins Patriot spies in British-occupied Charlestown, SC, to rescue her brother from a notorious prison ship. She'll lie, steal, kill or be killed she promises Nicholas Xanthakos, a scout with Francis Marion's partisans, who leads the mission. In Nicholas' arms she discovers enduring love...a home. But that home is a long time coming. Her journey requires she save the life of one British officer but kill another to protect her Cherokee friend Elizabeth. In escaping bounty hunters, she treks miles of wilderness and very nearly loses everything before finally reuniting with her true love.

Facts About "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion http://www.francismariontrail.com/

Where to buy
Amazon
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My Thoughts

The Chamomile has to be one of the best books I have read in 2012. I believe it had more of an effect on me because of the bravery of Lilyan the heroine in this book. She was determined to stand up against the British to protect her country. It did not matter the dangers she knew she would face.

With the help of Nicholas Xanthakos and many other Patriots she sets out to rescue her brother whom is being held on a prison ship having been charged as a traitor to the British crown. She ends up pretending to be a British Loyal in order to get vital information about the British military movements. Her closest friend and companion Elizabeth was Cherokee which at times got her little respect from the British soldiers. One in particular, a British officer, tries to force himself on her and as Lilyan comes upon them and she kills the soldier in order to save her friend. Now her cover as a spy is in danger and they must flee from sight.

Since her brother's escape from the prison ship he and some of the other prisoners join forces with Nicholas Xanthakos and the "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion in the fight against the British. Lilyan and Elizabeth stay at a camp with other women that are there to care for their husbands, sons and brothers that are fighting under Francis Marion. The battles against the British seem daunting but Marion and his men continue to push the British back.

"Swamp Fox Trail"

You know there has to be some romance in this book. Lilyan has fallen for the handsome Nicholas Xanthakos. Whenever she needed rescued he was there to make sure she was protected. He was not happy about her going undercover as a spy. He had no idea what kind of woman her was dealing with. She wanted to do what she could do in order to help defeat the British.

I could go on and on about The Chamomile but I want you to read the book. It is action packed and will keep you putting the book down. You may want to be sure to have some tissues handy. The author has done some major research for this book. Even though you know it is Historical fiction you still get some actual facts from history and go away from this book feeling as if you have just had a very good lesson in Colonial History.  And the way the author describes the locations and costumes it actually made me feel as if I were an onlooker, a part in the book.

I found this great fun video of the "Swamp Fox Song".  

Hope you enjoy it!

 

I highly recommend this book.

I gladly rate this book a 5+ out of 5.

Disclosure
I won a copy of this book from the author on Colonial Quills blog. I was in no way compensated for this review. It is my own opinion.