Friday, December 24, 2010

A Man's Heart - Lori Copeland



A Man's Heart

Lori Copeland

Jules suffers from a fear of marriage, even though she loves Cruz very much. After Jules postpones the wedding twice (only days before the wedding) Cruz cancels the wedding completely, actually he cancels their friendship completely.
Jules heads off to collage again, but just day's before her graduation her life is altered in a very drastic way. Jules and Cruz must find a way to get a long, if just for the sake of their friends and families.

My Thoughts

My heart hurt for Jules :( All of the pain and suffering she went through, and the love she sought and . . . Oh.
This is the second book in a few months that involved farming, and that's not a topic I had seen a lot of before (unless we're talking pioneer books, which I'm not), so I appreciate the author stepping out of the normal topic and going with a less popular setting, but one that was very interesting all the same!!
I think the book was pretty realistic in its portrayal of betrayal and forgiveness. That does make it a bit more painful to read though, as you wish for an easier resolution.
Lori Copeland is a name I've heard many times, but I don't think I've ever read any of her books. I think the next time I'm at the library, I'll check out another, to get a better idea of her style!

* Note: This book was provided free from Zondervan, and I was asked to write a review, it is my own opinion, and I was not asked to write a positive or negative review.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball - Donita Paul


Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball
Donita K Paul

Cora and Simon are coworkers, who don't know each other, or rather Simon doesn't know who Cora is.
When both Cora and Simon stop at a shop near their work to find a few last minute gifts they are both given tickets, to an exclusive Ball. Tickets to a ball that very few people have ever heard of. Simon isn't planning on going to go to the ball but his sister who has Downs Syndrome wants to go, so he decides to get her a ticket too, but how??
The tickets give Cora and Simon something in common and Simon finally notices Cora. In just a few weeks their friendship grows, and Simon and his family show Cora what a real, loving family looks like.


My Thoughts
Cute, fun, easy read. This book was pretty short, with an easy read format. Something that would be easily finished during your holiday break (sorry it took so long to get my review up, guess I needed the break too ;) )
The whole book is based around Wizards, and if you look that up in Merrium Webster dictionary, the definition is a wise man or sage. There is a lot of magical, unbelievable things that happen, many of them seem like they could just be misunderstood things, but it's just a lot of little magical things. Two of the shop owners often make mention of doing what He asks of them, and the references all point to God.
Over all, a fun read ( a bit different) but certainly fun and easy.



This book was provided free from WaterBrook(Blogging for books), and I was not asked to provide a positive or negative review, just to give my honest opinion. Links to Amazon, are simply for your ease in finding the book, and I have not been compensated from Amazon.