Karen Sue Hadley

About the Book Title: A Courtship on Huckleberry Hill   Author: Jennifer Beckstrand   Genre: Christian Amish Fiction   Release Date: December 26, 2017   Elsie Helmuth’s plain-spoken ways got her in trouble once before, so she needs to make a good impression at her new teaching job. But she’s not about to let disabled student Wally Sensenig work below his potential. And she definitely won’t put up with his hot-headed older brother sabotaging her efforts, no matter how handsome he is. . . Sam is nearly at the end of his rope caring for his ailing, widowed mother, working their farm, and raising his siblings. He’ll admit Elsie’s ideas are bringing Wally out of his angry shell—but why does she have to be as stubborn as she is pretty? Yet as it turns out, Elsie has taught Sam something about himself as well. And he’ll do whatever it takes to make up for his mistakes—and win her heart forever. Click here to purchase your copy. MY THOUGHTS: Such a sweet

About the Book Title: Son of Promise   Author: Caryl McAdoo   Genre: Woman’s Fiction Be it known, your sins will find you out, but God’s mercy endureth forever! Can a wife find the grace to forgive when her husband’s withheld the truth? Travis Buckmeyer has a secret son, and the morning’s come to tell his sweet wife. He hates breaking Emma Lee’s heart. She promised him one ten years ago, but hasn’t been blessed to carry a baby to term. Every miscarriage made the telling harder, but now his clock’s run out. He’s going for his son, praying he won’t lose her. Click here to purchase your copy! MY THOUGHTS:          I had the privilege of meeting Caryl this past Fall. She has a smile that lights up the room. She loves the Lord and she  incorporates that love through the characters in her books.  In "Son of Promise", you see this love through Emma Lee. She faces some hard changes in her life but she is determined  to make the best of it and

JANUARY 16, 2018   Happy Tuesday! Brrrr!! It is a whopping 15 degrees here in Southwest Oklahoma!!         I just wanted to share this passage in Psalms with you. This is an encouragement to me and I pray it is to you as well. Psalm 139 For the choir director: A psalm of David. 1  O  Lord , you have examined my heart      and know everything about me. 2  You know when I sit down or stand up.      You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. 3  You see me when I travel      and when I rest at home.      You know everything I do. 4  You know what I am going to say      even before I say it,  Lord . 5  You go before me and follow me.      You place your hand of blessing on my head. 6  Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,      too great for me to understand! 7  I can never escape from your Spirit!      I can never get away from your presence! 8  If I go up to heaven, you are there;      if I go down to the grave,you are there. 9  If I ride the wings of the morning,      i

About the Book Title:  A Song Unheard Author:  Roseanna M. White Genre:  Christian Historical Fiction Release Date:  January 2, 2018 Willa Forsythe is both a violin prodigy and top-notch thief, which makes her the perfect choice for a crucial task at the outset of World War I—to steal a cypher from a famous violinist currently in Wales. Lukas De Wilde has enjoyed the life of fame he’s won—until now, when being recognized nearly gets him killed. Everyone wants the key to his father’s work as a cryptologist. And Lukas fears that his mother and sister, who have vanished in the wake of the German invasion of Belgium, will pay the price. The only light he finds is meeting the intriguing Willa Forsythe. But danger presses in from every side, and Willa knows what Lukas doesn’t—that she must betray him and find that cypher, or her own family will pay the price as surely as his has. Click  here  to purchase your copy!