This is book 1 of The Gentlemen Bastard series. Title: The Lies of Locke Lamora Author: Scott Lynch Genre: Fantasy Plot: Locke Lamora grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in Camorr. As an orphan, he got picked up by a their maker gang. Then traded to a ‘priest’s’ gang for being tooContinue reading “The Lies of Locke Lamora – Scott Lynch”
Category Archives: Miracles
Darkness Duology – Frank Peretti
Titles: Book 1 – This Present Darkness, Book 2 Piercing the Darkness Author: Frank Peretti Genre: Christian Fiction Plot: 1 – Ashton is a small town with a small problem. There’s a group of people who are trying to take over the town. They’re starting with the small college in Ashton. But the real problemContinue reading “Darkness Duology – Frank Peretti”
The Watchmaker’s Daughter – Larry Loftis
Title: The Watcher’s Daughter Author: Larry Loftis Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Living Plot: Corrie ten Boom is the daughter of a watchmaker. She dreams of following in her father’s footsteps. As she does, WW2 breaks out. She and her family start hiding Jewish people in the house and shop. But her and her family areContinue reading “The Watchmaker’s Daughter – Larry Loftis”
Secrets of the Nile 1 – Isabel Ibañez
Book 2 is now available and is called Where the Library Hides. Title: Book 1 – What the River Knows Author: Isabel Ibañez Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction Plot: Inez Olivera is the only child of Argentinian Egyptologists during three British occupation of Egypt. Her parents spend half the year finding artifacts with her Uncle Ricardo.Continue reading “Secrets of the Nile 1 – Isabel Ibañez”
The Secret Book of Flora Lea – Patti Callahan Henry
Title: The Secret Book of Flora Lea Author: Patti Callahan Henry Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Plot: Hazel and Flora Lee are kids during WW2 in London. Operation Pied Piper sends all of London’s children to the countryside. Hazel and Flora are sent to a small town outside of Oxford. The girls end up with BirdieContinue reading “The Secret Book of Flora Lea – Patti Callahan Henry”
The Jerusalem Chronicles – Bodie and Brock Theone
Title: Book 1 – When Jesus Wept Author: Bodie and Brock Theone Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction Plot: David ben Lazarus is a vineyard owner near Jerusalem during the time of Jesus. When he hears of Jesus through John the Baptist, he’s curious but skeptical. But everything changes when he actually meets him. David benContinue reading “The Jerusalem Chronicles – Bodie and Brock Theone”
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell – Robert Dugoni
Title: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell Author: Robert Dugoni Genre: Realistic Fiction Plot: Samuel Hill was born with ocular albinism. This makes his eyes bright red. His mother says his eyes are ‘a gift from God.’ His classmates call him ‘the devil’s child.’ What makes life bearable are his two friends, Ernie (the onlyContinue reading “The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell – Robert Dugoni”
The Sunlit Lands Trilogy – Matt Mikalatos
Titles: 1 – The Crescent Stone, 2 – The Heartwood Crown, 3 – The Story King Author: Matt Mikalatos Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Plot: 1 – Madeline is a junior in high school, and she’s dying. Every day she finds it harder to breath. One day in class, Madeline collapses. Her friends Wu Song, nicknameContinue reading “The Sunlit Lands Trilogy – Matt Mikalatos”
Angels of Music – Kim Newman
Title: Angels of Music Author: Kim Newman Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery Plot: The Phantom of the Opera has a new line of business. He employs women down on their luck to infiltrate shady businesses and bring them down. He calls the women he employs his Angels. The women work in groups of three. EachContinue reading “Angels of Music – Kim Newman”
Time and Again – Jack Finney
Title: Time and Again Author: Jack Finney Genre: Historical Fiction, Sci-Fi Plot: Simon Morley is an artist with a local magazine when an old friend, Rube, offers him a different sort of job. It’s a secret government job that involves time travel. The lead scientist, Dr. Danziger, explains how to time travel. Simon seems toContinue reading “Time and Again – Jack Finney”