Among the Innocent by Mary Alford

Among the Innocent by Mary Alford is the amazing romance suspense tale of Leah Miller. Leah‘s family was murdered almost 10 years ago. Leah had been seeing Jon behind her parents back. Raised in the Amish church, this was forbidden by Leah‘s family. Unfortunately Jon was not trustworthy and ended up murdering Leah‘s entire family in front of her. He promised he would one day come back for her. Dalton is the new sheriff in town. Taking over for Ellis, the late sheriff who took in Leah after her family died and raised her. Leah was no longer Amish but now a police officer. However something just isn’t right and Dalton knows too much about the case. Why is Jon back now? Who is Jon?

Simply put, I could not put this book down. I have read other Amish romance books but this seem to be a whole different genre. I thoroughly enjoyed the story. It kept me on the edge of my seat. Looking forward to many more books by this author. I was given a free copy from the publisher for my honest review which I was happy to do. I highly recommend Among the Innocent. 

The Simplified KJV Bible

The Simplified KJV (The Trusted King James Version...Just Easier to Read) is a newer version that is easier to read. This version has minor, non-contextual updates. Barbour Publishing has taken the original King James Version and simplified it. Some instances include art become are, gavest becomes gave, updated forms of thee, thou and ye, modernizing older terms, pronouns for God are capitalized (He, His, You, Yours, Me, etc.), quotation marks are used for spoken languages, modern punctuation is used, and paragraphs are added.

The Simplified KJV is more like a book than what you may traditionally think of as a Bible layout. The book overall is smaller and easier to use. There are no longer two columns for chapters, but rather one page. Verse markings and chapter markings still remain.

Reading through the version it is simplified and seems to remain fairly true to the KJV. However from someone very familiar with a traditional Bible this will take a little adjusting to. Overall, this appears to be a welcome alternative for someone new to the Bible, or looking to read the Bible with an updated format.

As I said, the columns no longer exist so this is more like a traditional book. Red letters are still used. Pages are thin but that probably helps with size. Cover is beautiful.

I do appreciate this updated version and the ease of carrying this thinner Bible. I was given a free copy from the publisher for my honest review which I was happy to do. I am excited about this updated version and the ease of use of this Bible.

Season of My Enemy by Naomi Musch

Season of my Enemy by Naomi Musch is part of the heroines of World War II series. Fannie is on the farm doing the work her brothers would be doing. However, since they are off at war she must to give up her time at the library and pursuing her education at the normal school to help on the farm. In desperation, her mother allows the German prisoners to work on the farm. How can this be fair when her brothers are fighting in the war? Are Cal and Dale safe?

There is one German prisoner who tends to notice Fannie. She seems to connect with him. However could she even dare to dream about someone who is fighting her brothers, the enemy?

This was a fun read. I do enjoy historical fiction. I don’t know as much about this time. Or circumstance so it was partly educational as well. I was given a free copy from the publisher for my honest review which I was happy to do. I would recommend season of my enemy. 

The Path to Peace by Ann Swindell

I thoroughly enjoyed The Path to Peace by Ann Swindell. Ann shares eight Bible characters and looks at their journey. She imagines what life what like for them which adds to the storytelling perspective. Scripture reading is suggested to go along with each day.  Ann then weaves in her own story to each character and relates a life experience to each character.

Ann offers some amazing insight. These include:

• Ask God for peace. 
• Obedience to God leads to peace with God.
• Ask God to remind you of his ability. 
• Know that any fear you experience is meant to strengthen you to get the help you need
• Fear is actually a gift to us, for it can help us when we respond to it rightly
• We must learn to trust that God is at work and his way and on his schedule and we must live our lives even as we wait on him

I throughly enjoyed the Path to Peace. I would highly recommend. I was given a free copy from the publisher for my honest review which I was more than happy to do!