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Finding Stefanie, Noble Legacy Series #3 By Tyndale House Stefanie Noble feels like “happily ever after” has passed her by—until three needy kids show up in town. Movie star Lincoln Cash has one last chance to start a new career—in Phillips, Montanta. When Lincoln accuses one of Stefanie’s charges of arson, neither of them realizes that somebody is out to get them!

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Kelly’s Review:

Finding Stefanie is the third novel in Susan May Warren’s Noble Legacy Series and I hope it’s not the last we’ll read of the Noble family. I have thoroughly enjoyed each book in this series and Stefanie is no exception.

Throughout the course of this novel, we learn more about the personality and inner-workings of Stefanie Noble. Stefanie returned home from college after one semester and has been working the family ranch ever since. She feels that there should be more to her life besides the ranch, but she doesn’t know what or where. Throughout the course of the novel, three children come into Stefanie’s life unexpectedly and bring redemption, purpose and hope with them. Also, Stefanie finds intrigue and romance in a very unlikely (to her) candidate – that being Lincoln Cash, a movie star who has moved to the adjoining ranch.

This novel contains elements of suspense, mystery, romance and family. It kept me glued from start to finish. I stayed up late on our last evening at the beach so that I could finish it because I was not at a point that I wanted to put it down. I actually didn’t want it to end and I sincerely hope another installment to this excellent series will be in the works!
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The Noble Legacy Series, Volumes 1-3 By Susan May Warren / Tyndale House

Covenant Child: A Story of Promises Kept By Terri Blackstock / Thomas Nelson Dubbed the billion-dollar babies, Kara and Lizzie have known only squalor, neglect, and lies. Robbed of their birthright by a legal technicality, the twins are “raised” by greedy relatives. But when their stepmother finally tracks them down, she discovers two deceived and angry 18-year-olds. Can she prove her love—and will they believe in grace?

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Kelly’s Review

I began reading this book the day before we left for the beach. I picked it up thinking I’d start on it at home and have the rest left for beach reading. And, I’ll be honest – the first few pages in I thought that maybe I should put it down and set myself up with some “lighter” reading for the beach trip. I’m glad I didn’t put it down. I would have missed an amazing story!! I actually wound up reading most of this book in the van on the way down to the beach and I hated that it got dark when I had about 1/3 of the book left to read. I couldn’t wait until the next day when I could pick it up and read the conclusion. This book was excellent and, again, I am so thankful that I didn’t put it down. What a treasure!

Date Night in a Minivan: Revving Up Your Marriage After Kids Arrive By Lorilee Craker / Revell Sure, keeping the home fires burning while constantlyputting out fires is no easy task. But never fear…Date Night in a Minivan offers you real-world advice for creating teamwork in your marriage. Crammed front seat to back with humor, stories, and road-tested tips, Craker’s guide zeroes in on the hot-button issues that crop up in a marriage when kids climb on board. Paperback.

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Kelly’s Review:

I first discovered this book in an email from MOPS and I was intrigued by the title and description. I would venture a guess that most of us who have had children, especially more than one, find ourselves in ruts as far as marriage and family, so this book was one I wanted to read. I’m happy to report that this book did not disappoint. I found it to be very helpful with great tips, advice and stories that we can all relate to in our married lives. Lorilee Craker provided personal stories of her own, plus those from other couples and that gave some poignant insight into issues such as finances, romance, child-planning and more. The range of topics covered was just right and the book flowed nicely from subject to subject.

One thing I really appreciated about this book was Lorilee Craker’s honesty. She didn’t write this book as a “do as I say” piece of work at all. This book contains her admissions and she is forthright in saying many times throughout that she and her husband have their “issues” to work on too. We all do. It was refreshing to me to read her words and know that she was just honest and real.

I also appreciated that this book addressed each parent’s need for personal time. I have read other books that basically state that a Christian stay-at-home mom shouldn’t NEED time away from her children. And, frankly, I disagree with that. As much as we love our children, I do think we all need breaks from time to time. This book gave great ideas and insights for each parent to have their own individualized time as well as family time and couple time.

I wholeheartedly recommend this book for Christian mothers. I enjoyed it and I plan to pass it along to friends. A great read from start to finish!!