A Mosaic of Wings by Kimberly Duffy

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It's 1885, and all Nora Shipley wants, now that she's graduating from Cornell University as valedictorian of the entomology program, is to follow in her late father's footsteps by getting her master's degree and taking over the scientific journal he started. The only way to uphold her father's legacy is to win a scholarship, so she joins a research expedition in Kodaikanal, India, to prove herself in the field.

India isn't what she expects, though, and neither is the rival classmate who accompanies her, Owen Epps. As her preconceptions of India--and of Owen--fall away, she finds both far more captivating than she expected. Forced by the expedition leader to stay at camp and illustrate exotic butterflies the men of the team find without her, Nora befriends Sita, a young Indian girl who has been dedicated to a goddess against her will.

In this spellbinding new land, Nora is soon faced with impossible choices--between saving Sita and saving her career, and between what she's always thought she wanted and the man she's come to love.

And now, my review:

I found A Mosaic of Wings by Kimberly Duffy to be a delightful read.  All about a woman back in the day trying to accomplish what society said she can’t and shouldn’t.  My heart was tugged at the loss of her father who believed in her and encouraged her love of insects and learning.  Her mother was sickly and remarried.  This caused quite the stir in the story.  This author does a great job at drawing you in.  I found myself cheering, angered, and emotional with the characters.  That’s what makes a wonderfully penned story. 

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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The Rebel Bride by Shannon McNear

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Can Love Form Amidst Tensions of War?

During the clash between Union and Confederacy, quiet Tennessean Pearl MacFarlane is compelled to nurse both Rebel and Yankee wounded who seek refuge at her family’s farm. She is determined to remain unmoved by the Yankee cause—until she faces the silent struggle of Union soldier Joshua Wheeler, a recent amputee. The MacFarlane family fits no stereotype Joshua believed in; still he is desperate to regain his footing—as a soldier, as a man, as a Christian—in the aftermath of his debilitating injury. He will use his time behind enemy lines to gather useful intelligence for the Union—if the courageous Rebel woman will stay out of the line of danger.

Join the adventure as the Daughters of the Mayflower series continues with The Rebel Bride by Shannon McNear.

More in the Daughters of the Mayflower series:
The Mayflower Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse – set 1620 Atlantic Ocean (February 2018)
The Pirate Bride by Kathleen Y’Barbo – set 1725 New Orleans (April 2018)
The Captured Bride by Michelle Griep – set 1760 during the French and Indian War (June 2018)
The Patriot Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse – set 1774 Philadelphia (August 2018)​
The Cumberland Bride by Shannon McNear – set 1794 on the Wilderness Road (October 2018)
The Liberty Bride by MaryLu Tyndall – set 1814 Baltimore (December 2018)
The Alamo Bride by Kathleen Y’Barbo – set 1836 Texas (February 2019)
The Golden Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse – set 1849 San Francisco (April 2019)
The Express Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse – set 1860 Utah (July 2019)

And now, my review:

I found The Rebel Bride by Shannon McNear to be a wonderfully romantic war-based read.  The war between the North and South in the United States was wondrously depicted by this author.  The pull of what was going on with both sides.  The mandated help called upon and the internal tug-of-war to truly want to make well.  I enjoyed that she penned the coming together of a person of the North with a person of the South.   She also includes another marriage of sorts that was tough stuff back in the day.  I couldn’t put this one down until I reached the last page.  I highly recommend this romantic read.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Imagine The Fall of Jericho by Matt Koceich

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The Third Release in an Epic Bible Adventure Series for Kids

The last thing fifth-grader Jake Henry remembers (before the world as he knew it disappeared) is napping at summer camp. What happens next can't be explained as Jake finds himself surrounded by massive stone walls that rise up all around him—in ancient Jericho! Imagine. . .The Fall of Jericho is the third release in an exciting epic adventure series for kids ages 8 to 12 written by schoolteacher Matt Koceich. The Imagine series brings the Bible to life for today's kids as they ponder what it would be like to live through a monumental biblical event.

And now, my review:

Imagine… The Fall of Jericho by Matt Koceich is a wonderful fiction story based on the True story of the Walls of Jericho falling down in the Word of God.  The relatability of the boy was spot on.  There are so many who feel unwanted and unloved and this is a great example of the truth of that untruth.  The main character finds himself in Jericho and it’s so intense and frightening, in a good way.  A great thing we enjoy about this writer is that he has a way with words and he makes it so colorful and realistic.   Relationships are formed and untruths change into truth.  Can’t wait to read his next one…

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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