March Recap and Expected April Reading!

Today I'm sharing a bit about what I've been reading and what I hope to read. In March I finished:

1. Of Fire and Lions by Mesu Andrews.
2. Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan.
3. Catching the Wind by Melanie Dobson.
4. Sweet on You by Becky Wade.
5. A Hero for Miss Hatherleigh by Carolyn Miller.

Of the five books I read, I'd say Catching the Wind was probably my favorite... perhaps because I didn't expect to like it and was so pleasantly surprised?


In April, I expect to read:

1. The Memory House by Rachel Hauck. - I'm currently reading and loving this novel. It's been a long time since I read anything by Rachel Hauck and it makes me want to revisit some of her prior novels.

2. The Edge of Mercy by Heidi Chiavaroli. - My first novel by this acclaimed author!

3. True to You by Becky Wade - I read this years ago, but the local book club I attend chose it as our April selection, so I'll be revisiting Nora and John's love story.

4. Flight of Arrows by Lori Benton - I read The Wood's Edge in February have been awaiting the chance to return to the series, but I'm not sure if it will happen this month or not.

5. What If It's True? by Charles Martin - Not quite sure what to expect with this one, but I'm a fan of his fiction, so I'll give it a try.

What will you read this month?

The 2018 INSPY Award Winners!!!

Yes, the 2018 INSPY awards winners have been announced! Visit the page to see which books won.

I’ve only read True to You by Becky Wade! (Winner of Contenporary Romance / Romantic Suspense.)

How many of the winners have you read?

True to You by Becky Wade

Nora Bradford is proud of her success as a historical village owner, enjoys her work at the library museum, and is seriously in-love with her favorite tv show. If those things don't occupy her time sufficiently, she has books, Facebook, and her smart phone to help her avoid certain emotions and circumstances. Then John Lawson enters her life, needing help to find his birth mother. Nora's focus shifts to John's search and ultimately to the man, himself. As the pair traces John's ancestry, they grow closer until an unexpected and dark truth from the past clouds their relationship. Will they rise above the past and find light after darkness? Read more in True to You by Becky Wade.

True to You is the first full-length novel in Becky Wade's Bradford Sisters Romance Series. The prequel, Then Came You, complements the story line, but is not essential to True to You. I thoroughly enjoyed Nora's character development. In the beginning, I didn't really like her and stuck with the story because the ancestry search was interesting. However, by the middle of the book, I was cheering for her and staying up much too late so I could finish “just one more chapter.” And then came the unveiling of past secrets. Wow. I absolutely adore how the author carried both John and Nora through that. I can't say more without giving a spoiler, but it was excellent.

I would rate True to You as a PG-13 book. There's some innuendo by one of Nora's co-workers that really wasn't necessary and I wouldn't want my young child absorbing. For older teens and adults, the story is entertaining and the message of redemption is lovely.

Read an excerpt from True to You by Becky Wade on the publisher's website.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."