A Song Unheard by Roseanna M. White

"A Song Unheard" by Roseanna M. White is the second book in the Shadows Over England series which takes place just before World War I.  Our main characters are Willa a prodigy violinist and thief that must steal from Lukas De Wilde.  This book was interesting in the aspect of the historical time frame as the author is very good at combining history with a story.  Now to the story itself usually I really enjoy this author's writing but not this one.  The story really dragged on to the point I almost did not finish the book. The characters themselves were not that interesting even though the background to the story was.  It just wasn't for me.  Not the author's best but I will still keeping reading her works. Maybe it was just me so try it for yourself.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Bethany House.  Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

The Brave Art of Motherhood by Rachel Marie Martin

"The Brave Art of Motherhood" by Rachel Marie Martin is a book with the authors stories of motherhood that are to encourage us to fight fear and be confident in who we are.  This was not your stereotypical Christian motherhood book about their perfect life this author admits things have gone wrong and her kids are not perfect.  My favorite encouragement the author gave me was talking about how I can be happy no matter if my house is spotless or messy nightmare.  I also really enjoyed when she talks about the sins of being to busy and the sin of pride how they can be the same or even different at the same time.   Another topic that helped me even though she doesn't completely point it out that I need to finish items not just hop from one idea to the next. I highly recommend this book and I especially want to point out something the author points out also that sometimes as a mom we do need to freak out as it can help get things done.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Waterbrook Publishers.  Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

A Secret To Die For by Lisa Harris

"A Secret To Die For" by Lisa Harris is about a women named Grace whose client Stephen is murdered and the bad guys think she can help them get what they wanted from him.  The mystery portion of this book was very good until about half way through then the stereotypical romance with mystery.  The author is very talented in writing a very good descriptive and page turning novel but this novel was way to formulaic.  I would love to read something the author wrote that strayed from the standard Christian mystery romance story.  I still recommend this book as the mystery made it worth it.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Revell a division of Baker Publishing Group.  Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.