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You know it’s a good book when it’s 2 am and you are wide awake, living in the moment with FBI agent Dinah Harris, in the book Deadly Disclosures, written by one of my new favorite authors, Julie Cave.
Deadly Disclosures, from New Leaf Publishing Group, is the first of a trilogy from this incredible author. The second book, The Shadowed Mind, is next on my to do list.
Dinah Harris, the depressed, alcoholic character in the book, will take you on a journey that includes excitement, suspense, sadness, and more excitement. Really, there should be a warning label on the back that says, “Warning: Insomnia will occur.” Her sarcasm and sharp wit will have you wanting to slap her one minute and hug her the next.
When Thomas Whitfield, the secretary of the Smithsonian, disappears into the thin air, it’s up to Dinah and her partner, David Ferguson to find out what’s happened. However, Dinah’s past soon catches up with her. Her life is on the line, and she can’t decide if it’s even worth living. Find out whether she chooses life, or the vodka-filled pit she has been stuck in.
Stay tuned for part three of this amazing trilogy, Pieces of Light, coming this summer.
For Deadly Disclosures click here.
For The Shadowed Mind click here.
What other great books do you recommend?
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Here is a great piece of advice from a lady with a lot of Uncommon Sense:
“If you don’t have a plan you will spend a great deal of your life flying around like a bottle rocket without a stick: going all over the place with no direction, eventually exploding or fizzling out.” – Suzette Brawner
Here’s another:
“We have to be careful about whining and complaining. Once we get started it is like our mouth is falling down the stairs.”
Suzette’s book, Uncommon Sense: For Real Women in the Real World, co-authored with daughter Jill Brawner Jones, is an amazingly inspiring book full of Godly wisdom and humor. If you don’t laugh while reading it there is something wrong with you. If some of the stories don’t tug at your heart, call me and we’ll check to see if you have one.
The book is a great reminder of God’s grace and sense of humor. It’s also a reminder to stop taking life so darn serious and enjoy what you’ve got.
I am thrilled that Suzette and Jill followed the calling to write this book. I hope you will buy it and enjoy it as much as I did.
Click here to purchase the book.
Suzette was recently a guest on Living Truth Radio. Click here to view the archive.
Do you have some other great books you recommend?
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“If we claim to put God first in our lives, then why have we become a society with an emphasis on the personal?”
That’s the question Robert Benson asks in the book In Constant Prayer, from Thomas Nelson Publishing.
I must say this book introduced me to things I did not know existed, such as praying the Office Prayer. We have strayed so far away from the ancient practices of prayer throughout the centuries, that it has become completely common for me not to realize such a prayer exists.
Benson points out that maybe our Christian communities aren’t held together tight enough because of our lack of prayer. It makes complete sense. I will say there were some confusing parts for me in the book, in which I had to go back and reread, but it spoke a lot of truth to me as well.
The Daily Office prayer is introduced as a “regular pattern and order for formal worship and prayer that is offered to God at specific times throughout the day . Each set of prayers , known as an office, is made up of psalms, scriptures, and prayers.
Are you wondering if your prayer life could use some adjusting? In Constant Prayer will help you do just that.
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R.P. Nettelhorst had a lot of digging to do when he wrote this devotional book, based solely on the Old Testament. Creative. I don’t believe this book is for those that are brand new to reading the Word.
The topical index was nicely done. The book is set up to read one devotional per day for one year. However, with the index you can choose devotions based on certain issues you are struggling with, such as fear, hope, joy, and sadness, just to name a few. I preferred picking a topic over the daily readings.
One of the things I enjoyed about the Daily Readings and Reflections on God’s Own Word was the various translations of the Bible. Nettelhorst didn’t just stick with one version. Kudos for that!
I haven’t read the whole book yet, but it hasn’t been my favorite. However, when wanting a devotional on a specific topic I have tended to pick it up first lately. Not a bad read, but not my fav.
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Follow Ken Mansfield’s journey as he takes you through his life as a Grammy-winning producer turned Jesus fan.
Although I enjoyed learning the stories of other entertainers, specifically Dolly Parton, the book wasn’t as interesting as I anticipated it to be. I found myself wishing chapters were shorter and he was quicker to get to the point.
I will say the visual layouts were great. There were moments I actually felt like I too was sitting backstage waiting for the rock stars to do their gigs. I felt like I was standing in the smoke-filled air as groupies, and producers, and stars lit up the night with their partying ways.
I can imagine that the book was great therapy for Mansfield to write, but it wasn’t my favorite.
You know it’s a good book when it’s 2 am and you are wide awake, living in the moment with FBI agent Dinah Harris, in the book Deadly Disclosures, written by one of my new favorite authors, Julie Cave.
