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Title: Off the Record

Author: Elizabeth White

Narrator: Tammie Andreas

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-04-10

Publisher: Zondervan

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Judge Laurel Kincade has it all - brains, beauty, and an aristocratic Old South family to back her up. A political rising star, she's ready to announce her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Journalist Cole McGaughan has ambitions too. Working as a religion writer for the New York Daily Journal, he longs to become a political reporter.

Then his old friend, Matt Hogan, a private investigator, calls with a tip. The lovely young judge may be hiding a secret that could derail her campaign. Would Cole like to be the one to break the story? Cole sees a clear road to his goal, but there's a problem. Laurel's history is entangled with his own, and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay.

Can Cole and Laurel find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future - and somehow keep it all off the record?

Members Reviews:

Nicely Written!

Judge Laurel Kincade is not only a "your honor" but a woman of outstanding honor, with an impeccable public record of fairness from the bench. However, when she announces her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, the one corner of her past that she prefers to remain hidden threatens to announce itself from the street corners; in the person of New York journalist, Cole McGaughan.

Cole McGaughan has not seen the beautiful Judge Kincade in eight years, so when he attends a press conference as a covert favor for a private investigator working for her opponent, he is unprepared for the roller coaster of emotions that paralyze them both. Laurel and Cole find themselves in a tangled web of regrets; will it become their prison or will they depend on the God of faithfulness to lead and guide them towards the truths that will set them free?

This is a nicely written book with interesting minor characters and a story line that accelerated at a nice pace.

Loved it..

I really enjoyed this book. Writing was great,story flowed and the characters were real. I loved the clean romantic slant ,and although the main characters were Christian the author managed to not make the book preachy.

A Rainy Day Read

I didn't start reading this book with high expectations and so I was pleasantly surprised. The storyline was interesting and the characters were intriguing. The author was very skillful at keeping the reader guessing without aggravating the reader too much. This book was not profound or soul-searching but it was a nice easy read. It's a good rainy day book.

My first complaint about the book is that the male characters would sometimes cry/get tears in their eyes at very unlikely times. It made me chuckle at times. Most men don't get emotional for the reasons that the author was making them get emotional over. I also thought that Matt's character change was very unbelievable and happened too way too fast. My main complaint is that the second half of the book dragged on. I felt like the author could have shaved off a lot pages. It was pretty obvious what was going to happen and so the waiting was just annoying and boring.

Even with the above complaints, the book was a surprisingly enjoyable read.

highly entertaining

I got this book as a free download to my kindle, wasn't sure what to expect. I must admit I was pleasantly surprised. Well written, easy to follow and entertaining. good story line.

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Title: The Christmas Lamp

Subtitle: A Novella

Author: Lori Copeland

Narrator: Laural Merlington

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-30-09

Publisher: Zondervan

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

When the small town of Nativity, Missouri, loses its much-needed seasonal business, more than the economy suffers. Lifelong resident Roni Elliot clashes with the new outside consultant Jake Brisco, whose drastic budget-slashing threatens the traditions and spirit of Nativity. However, as forgotten joys rekindle and new traditions emerge, Christmas once again becomes a season of hope.

©2009 Copeland, Inc (P)2009 Zondervan

Members Reviews:

Didn't shine as brightly as I'd hoped

When I clicked on the "purchase" button for this book I was hoping for a nice fleshed out Christmas story. Unfortunately it didn't meet expectations.

Nativity is a dying town since the new expressway veered off and bypassed it. One of the residents hires her grandson Jake Brisco to revitalize the town's prospects for survival. He meets Roni Elliot, the manager of city business office. One of Jake's cost cutting measures is to scale back or get rid of some of the town's Christmas traditions. He becomes one of the most disliked folks in town.

Roni is very upset about Jake's cutbacks from removing the tree in the middle of an intersection that is knocked over and replaced several times a season to other cost cutting measures. To me she comes off a bit whiny and immature. At first I thought Jake was going to be the typical insensitive macho male, but he comes off with more common sense than Roni telling her a couple of times that Christmas traditions are fine, but Christmas really comes from within and from Jesus. She continued to want the outer trapping through most of the book even though the town is dying and going under fast.

There didn't seem to be any chemistry between the two main characters, Roni and Jake. It was more like watching good friends than a potential developing couple. The story while sweet, kind of limps along. The author has a town full of characters, but they never quite are fleshed out enough for you to care about their lives in the dying town. The person that seemed most real to me was Jake's Grandmother who has a small, but integral and important supporting role crucial to the story.

A Christmas Novella That Will Capture Your Heart!

What a wonderful heartfelt Christmas read. This story will surely tug on your heart strings as it did mine.

Nativity is a small town close to being non-existent due to money woes. Will this town survive and thrive once again at the expense of losing the Christmas traditions that are near and dear to the people of Nativity?

As I became acquainted with each character in this book, my heart grew in fondness for each and every one. I asked myself a question, would I be as concerned with tradition as these folks were or would I push to set tradition aside in order to save my town?

This is one heartwarming story that you do not want to miss. I know Christmas has come and gone but I still enjoy a good Christmas read any time of the year.

I have read other books by author Lori Copeland and have enjoyed her novels. Donât miss out on this one!

The lamp

I have never seen the story about the lamp. I guess I will have to look for it. I look forward to reading it.

Reviews from Brizmus Blogs Books

The Christmas Lamp is an adorable story of love and tradition. Love when you least expect it and creating new traditions when the old ones are lost.

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Title: The Weapon of a Warrior

Author: Sean Delaney

Narrator: Josh Kilbourne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-25-09

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Captain Jumal and Marek, angels of the Most High, have been assigned to watch Trisha and the events taking place at her school. Unsure of the plans in store for them, Jumal and Marek know that evil has put the town of Newport to sleep, and they eagerly answer their Maker's call to action.

Bud Jennings, the self-appointed leader of the low-lifes in school, has it out for Matt. His hatred toward Matt, heightened by the persuasion of the evil presence in Newport, threatens to thwart Matt and Trisha's comfortable lives, bring harm to anyone that gets in his way, and keep the town of Newport sound asleep.

Does Matt give into the easy way out and fight back, or does He listen to the still small voice of God quietly knocking on his heart? Will this sleepy town ever wake up to the call of the Almighty? Will Jumal and Marek discover and arm themselves with the true Weapon of a Warrior?

Members Reviews:

Great Book...a must read!!!

I loved this book because it was not only full of action between the Angels of the Most High and the demons, but it was extremely helpful in my life.

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Title: All in God's Time

Author: Deborah Lynne

Narrator: Kellie Southerland

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-17-09

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 32 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

When He does, she feels it has to be a mistake. It's different...so different. She's a professional x-ray tech, not a babysitter. Thankfully, her sister, Shelly, helps her see things in a different light.Coming to the conclusion this job is sent from God, Meagan accepts it and moves to an island off the coast of South Carolina. While there she finds herself enjoying things that in the past she didn't care for and new things she wishes could remain hers forever...three teenage girls and their father, Ryan Richardson, who just happens to own the hospital where she works.

Could this be part of God's plan for her? The possibility appears too good to be true. Is it too late to find true love and a family of her own? Meagan must cling to the promise that everything will work out for the good...All in God's Time.

Members Reviews:

Vapid story and horrible narration...

Don't get me wrong; I'm all about waiting on God and for Him to bring about what He wants in my life, but this book was almost insulting. There was hardly any plot, other than, "the oldest daughter doesn't quite like me yet... he looked at me, held me and almost kissed me, does that mean he likes me?" I'm sorry, but as a 28 year old, I would like to think I have a little bit better grip on reality than to enjoy a book about how a 30 year old waited, and she got a millionaire doctor (hospital owner) out of nowhere. Instead of a feeling of sweet contentment I usually get out of these kinds of books (ie, easy listens, fun romantic filler to more serious books) I felt rather empty, a bit angry, and just an all around sense of blah.

Yes, I know... it's just a story... but at least make it an interesting story... and if it's not an interesting story, at least get a narrator that doesn't sound like she just picked up the book and is reading aloud to 5 year olds... wait... maybe if she had she would have read it better than this. I would not have gotten this book had I ventured to listen to the sample first.

And hey, if I wait on God for my own romance, and it turns out to be this easy vapid and cliche, I'll change my review and rating to 5 stars.

Excellent moral values.

Well written, with good values. Inspiring.

Good Book

I listen to this book on my daily commute. It was very interesting could not wait to get into the car everyday to listen.

wonderful

I listened to this book while at work and the day flew. It was very interesting.

Slow & Monotone

What would have made All in God's Time better?

Something needed to happen - it was very slow.

Would you ever listen to anything by Deborah Lynne again?

Probably not

What didnt you like about Kellie Southerlands performance?

Very monotone - no change in voice by character or emotion.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

None

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Title: Quest for Freedom

Subtitle: Being Free Amidst Life's Ups and Downs

Author: Emil Kirstein

Narrator: Mark McDevitt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-12-09

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Paul and Claire have a different problem. Paul is a pastor, and Claire is a compassionate wife. After a series of tragedies, however, Paul's faith in God is severely shaken.

What do these couples have in common? They are on a Quest for Freedom from the secrets that have scarred their souls. They're looking for hope despite trauma and turmoil.

Enter Old Charles Young, who has a different kind of secret: he's found true freedom from the pain and darkness of his own secrets, trauma, and turmoil.

Become a "fly on the wall" with author Emil Kirstein's easy, conversational style as these couples discover they were made for freedom, regardless of the challenges of life. As each character unfolds his or her Quest for Freedom, the real-life lessons they've learned provide clues for the characters - and the listener - to find what they are seeking.

Critic Reviews:

"This book has depth. I laughed, I cried, and I identified with so many of the scenes. "(Francois Vogelzang, Businessman and Prisons Minister)

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Title: Warfare

Subtitle: In the Realm of Angels

Author: J.K. MacDonald

Narrator: Jameson Reynolds

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-13-09

Publisher: Tate Out Loud

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

With the protection of the Host, Jack and his partner, Derrick Pike, set out on a mission to not only bring justice to a well-respected religious leader able to control the minds of the weak, but if possible, bring peace back to Jack's life.

Readers will be pulled into the wonderments of Heaven and the love of our Father, and a horrifying glimpse of Hell, and witness the terrifying evil the Demons hurl.

In his first novel, J.K. MacDonald captures all the energy and action of a seasoned suspense writer. A story for all ages, you have a front row seat on a thrill ride of mystery and suspense revealing the ever-present spiritual Warfare raging in our daily lives

Members Reviews:

Great Book

I loved this book. I cried and laught through this whole story. I was a story of forgiveness and hope.

Bad Reading

I do not know about the book itself, I was so turned off by the "Reader" that I stopped listening after 10 minutes

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Title: Always Green

Author: Patti Hill

Narrator: Andrea Gallo

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-25-09

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

A self-employed landscape gardener, Mibby Garrett is raising her teenage son and struggling to make ends meet. What she really wants is plenty of prayer and more of her mother's fragrant French toast.

Members Reviews:

Thank you for the real people who inhabit Mibby's world!

Sometimes it is hard to read as a mom goes through the difficulties of a teenage child. Patti's writing vividly articulates what I felt I was going through all those years ago with my daughter. Patti/Mibby is a good storyteller with just the right amount of humor and flashes of pain as her character navigates the troubled seas of adolescence in a very tricky boat of grief and single-parenting.

I've fallen in love with Margaret, Louise, Droop and even Manley. I enjoy the splashes of gardening knowledge very much.

love this author

There are very few Christian writers I'm interested in reading, mostly because a lot of them lay on their characters' faith with a trowel. Heavy-handed preaching is the general approach, but Hill tells a darn good story about characters that are not always perfect, and are sometimes as imperfect as I am. Struggling with a teen son or daughter? Not always dealing with grief well? You'll relate to Mibby, who's just trying to do her best to keep her family afloat. She's not impossibly beautiful, but she's always a main character for the common woman. :) Her faith, and that of her friends, sustains her, even when things go wrong or her choices are not the best. Hooray for Mibby, I say! This is part of a three-part series that is well worth the time.

It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a series this much

It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a series this much. I finished the series in five or six days; I couldn't stop reading. Even though some of the reviews classify this as a romance, it's so much more than that. It's about this messy business of living this side of heaven with flawed people trying to live with friendship, sisterhood, parenting, disappointment, death, all the while learning how to lean on God through all of it. It's about finding the good we know is there while acknowledging the bad. I highly recommend this series.

Found a good writer!

I bought Surely, Goodness and Mercy by this author. I liked it so much I went looking for more by her. I stumbled upon these three in a series. At first I was just going to get one. I read in a review that they could be stand alones. And they can. But with a good author, why not keep reading! So I ended up with all of them. Her characters are real, her story lines plausible without being formulaic and her writing excellent. I am thankful to find an author who writes with deep emotion without being sappy. She also doesn't beat you over the head with sermonizing, but The Lord is there.

Garden gate

Real story of Christian life. Touching and very much worth reading. A metaphor for any of life situations we all face with anger, hurt and resentment. And of course the solution we all seek who always is the same person, Jesus.

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Title: Fatal Harvest

Author: Catherine Palmer

Narrator: Kathy Garver

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-22-08

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Matt's father, Cole Strong, enlists the help of Matt's teacher, Jill Pruitt, to find the boy and save his life. Before long, the two are caught up in a dangerous quest with stakes much higher than either is prepared to face.

Here is compelling, contemporary romantic suspense from best-selling author Catherine Palmer.

Members Reviews:

Great book

I like Palmer's books. Informative. Fast paced. Good character developed. Look forward to reading more in near future. Appreciate being able to borrow from Kindle lending library. All these books get very expensive.

Not like her other series

I have just reciently read this author & have really enjoyed them all EXCEPT this one because it was just to unbelievable. The whole travel thing was way beyond reality. Just not my kind of reading.

Good easy read

Great book. Love this author's writing style. Highly recommeneded whether a believer or not!As with the other books by this author I couldn't put the book down and enjoyed them. Kept and will keep looking for other books by Catherine Palmer!!

A Great Read

This was a very action packed, edge of your seat book. Very hard to put down and left you wanting for more!

awesome read, loved it

I ran across this book at Goodwill, and thought it sounded good..... and was it ever. I didn't intend to read the book in one day, but I did do that. It was full of suspense, and the characters were very likable, especially 16 year old Matt trying to do the right thing, no matter what. I loved the book, and am wanting to read more books by this author.

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Title: The Gospel According to Judas, by Benjamin Iscariot

Author: Jeffrey Archer, Professor Francis J. Moloney

Narrator: Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-20-07

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

This audio edition of the "fifth gospel", ostensibly written by the son of Judas, is a retelling of the story of Jesus and Judas that will open a whole new debate among secular and religious listeners.

The unlikely partnership of Jeffrey Archer and Francis J. Moloney was formed after Archer sought advice from Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini about who should guide him through this demanding project. Among his many past students of the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Cardinal Martini singled out Professor Moloney, who completed his doctoral studies at Oxford University in 1975.

The project was as bold as it was simple: Archer would write a story for 21st-century readers; Moloney would ensure that the result would be credible as the writing of a first-century Christian or Jew.

Story-telling and scholarship have come together to create what will be one of the year's most intriguing and controversial books.

Critic Reviews:

"Riveting and plausible." (Archbishop Desmond Tutu)

Members Reviews:

nothing new

This does follow the Gospel Luke in bits but really does not add anything new into the mix that is not already out there. I was waiting to be gripped by the story or the new take on the story but all I found was boredom. Just get the audio bible and ponder that.

ok book well read

nice and short . interesting idea. well read

don't know why I need a 15 word review

Terrible narration spoils a fine story

Excellent story from JA backed up by superb historical facts and research.However the audio is virtually illegible due to the stuttering stop start heavily accented English of Tutu

The Gospel according to Judas

When I first started listening to this book it reminded me of my school days and reading St Lukes gospel for GCSE. It is almost word for word apart from the few additions that have been added in theory written by Judas. It must have been one of the most easiest books to write for Mr Archer. Having said that it was enlightening in the fact that it gave another angle to the greatest story ever told. Worth a listen anyway.

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Title: Seasons of the Soul

Author: Janet Syas Nitsick

Narrator: Eva Hamlin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-10-07

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

This inspirational book of fictional, personal, and children's stories will make listeners laugh, smile, cry, and realize that God heals the hurting soul.

Members Reviews:

Seasons of the Soul

The book arrived on time, and a great read. I met the author at a craft fair, and heard the review so decided to buy the book and glad I did!

If you like Chicken Soup for the Soul, You'll Love This Book!

Janet Syas Nitsick has woven together compelling short stories that stem from fact and fiction. Each story is roughly one to three pages long, which makes it easy to read if you have a couple of free minutes available throughout the day.

Whether it's the humor of forgetting an uncooked turkey on the kitchen counter for three days, the bittersweet tale of a grandmother who leaves her grandson a special Christmas gift, or the joy of her autistic son who wins the gold medal at the Special Olympics, there is at least one story that will touch the heart of each person who reads the book.

Chicken Soup for the Christian Family Soul : Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit (Chicken Soup for the Soul Series)

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Children with Special Needs: Stories of Love and Understanding for Those Who Care for Children with Disabilities

Uplifting

SEASONS OF THE SOUL lifted my spirit with it's humor, honesty, and spirituality. It is a collection of short stories. Janet is open with stories of raising two autistic sons. In between the stories of her family one finds a mix of delightful fictional stories with character's who learn life lessons. My personal favorite 'Squirrel Chatter' tells of two young squirrels playful summer, but when it gets close to winter one prepares and one doesn't understand the need. Don't miss this SEASONS OF THE SOUL's intense moments when the family flies to Boston with their two autistic sons and struggle with behavior and grand mall seizures. I'm sure those stories are not easy to be open about and I admire Janet Syas Nitsick's courage and willingness to share.