Monthly Bookshelf Review - April 2018

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April's Books Completed and Reviewed

The Weaver's Daughter: A Regency Romance Novel by Sarah E. Ladd - A romance with some mystery and drama, set against the background of conflict between traditional weaving tradesmen and mill owners who want to use machines. (Read my full review HERE.)

She looked to make sure the door was closed behind her. "There is going to be an attack on this mill. Tonight."

The Innkeeper's Daughter by Michelle Griep - Johanna is doing her best to keep the family inn profitable - or at least in business - and Alex is working undercover to find a traitor. Plenty of intrigue in this one! (Read my full review HERE.)

This assignment was wearing on him in more ways than one. Would that Ford had decreed he not only reside at the Blue Hedge Inn, but marry the innkeeper's daughter as well.

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The Pirate Bride by Kathleen Y'Barbo - A light adventure and romance in which Maribel, daughter of a Spanish nobleman, reconnects with the pirate captain that held her captive when she was a child.  (Read my full review HERE.)

Color rose in Maribel's cheeks. She was lovely when she was angry, much more so than when she was a girl aboard his ship.

In Places Hidden (Golden Gate Secrets) by Tracie Peterson - Well-educated Camrianne comes to San Francisco looking for her missing brother Caleb, and teams up with Irish contractor Patrick to find out what happened. (Read my full review HERE.)

She paused to cast a quick glance down the street and then looked back at Patrick. "Do you think he knows more about Caleb's disappearance than he's letting on?"

During April I continued reading:

As Death Draws Near (A Lady Darby Mystery) by Anna Lee Huber - Can Kiera and Gage find the murderer of a young nun before there are more victims? This mystery in the Lady Darby series is set in Ireland.

I turned aside, wondering what else could be done as we waited. I stared awkwardly off into the distance, trying not to think about the body that lay at my feet, or the blood staining the leather of my gloves.

 



During April I started reading:

A Treacherous Curse (A Veronica Speedwell Mystery) by Deanna Reybourn - Stoker may be a suspect when an old enemy of his disappears, so of course he and Veronica decide to find out for themselves what really happened.

I stopped so suddenly that Stoker carried on several steps before he realized I had not kept pace. He turned and I gave him a long, level look. "They will hunt you, you know. They will hunt you like a pack of feral dogs. And they will break you."

Downsizing The Family Home: What to Save, What to Let Go by Marni Jameson - Because I need help making these kinds of decisions! We've long been saying we need to get rid of a huge amount of our stuff, rather than leave the job to our kids.

I needed a mental filter through which to look at the household's stuff and all the associated memories to help me sort swiftly and decisively. I needed a divining rod to guide me through the process in a way that let me honor the past and not burden the future, and which allowed me to be a respectful steward of . . . our family history--not a sappy sentimentalist who can't let go.

Coming Up in May!

No Less Days by Amanda G. Stevens
Delilah: Treacherous Beauty by Angela Hunt
Praise Habit: Finding God in Sunsets and Sushi (Experiencing God) by David Crowder

    

This post will be linked at:

5 Minutes For Books - What's On Your Nightstand?
The Book Date - Reading Month In Review - April

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