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Title: The Believer

Author: Ann H. Gabhart

Narrator: Renee Ertl

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-01-09

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Elizabeth Duncan has nowhere to turn. In charge of her younger brother and sister after their parents die, her options are limited. When she hears that the Shaker community in the next county takes in orphans, she presents herself and her siblings at Harmony Hill. Despite the hard work and strange new beliefs around her, Elizabeth is relieved to have a roof overhead and food to eat. But when she feels a strong attachment to a handsome young Believer named Ethan, life gets complicated. Ethan has never looked on the opposite sex as anything but sisters, but he can't shake the new feelings that Elizabeth has awakened in him. Will Elizabeth be forced to leave the village to keep Ethan from stumbling? Or will Ethan's love for her change their lives forever? Following on the heels of the successful book, The Outsider, The Believer is Ann H. Gabhart's newest exploration of love and devotion in this quiet Shaker community.

©2009 Ann H. Gabhart; (P)2009 Oasis

Members Reviews:

Wordy and predictable

This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

This book was easy to put down.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

The ending was predictable and without emotion.

What didnt you like about Renee Ertls performance?

Renee's voice is clear and understandable but she mispronounced several words.

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Title: A Surrendered Heart

Subtitle: Broadmoor Legacy, Book 3

Author: Tracie Peterson, Judith Miller

Narrator: Aimee Lilly

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-05-09

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

However, much more than Amanda's health hangs in the balance. Mishandling of the family fortune threatens to leave the Broadmoor family penniless and even willing to sacrifice Amanda's future. Will she be forced to marry a man she disdains in order to save the Broadmoor legacy?

Members Reviews:

The Legacy, healing hearts and inspiration

This is a good series read!. We see the wonders of healing heart and soul interwoven into the story. We see glints and shimmers of light toward the future.

To me, what makes of a really good read, is in wanting to know what happens to this family into the future. There is more here, Quincy has found solace in his work and further joy in a healing heart. He's brought forth a great deal through his work and actions, so too his spiritual rewards should abound with far greater joy than heretofore told.

What event will incur that brings Beatrice a healing heart? And what of Dorian? Where is Dorian, is Dorian still in Canada, off creating a legacy in the West, intentionally ignoring family, or suffering from a bad case amnesia following an untold accident? What of Victoria and Jonas? As part of Jonas healing, Will Pullman provide them the usage of a luxury car to travel westward to the Pacific following the turn of century New Year and somehow discover Dorian? What of Jefferson and George?

These authors have a true knack of bringing life to characters and story, while infusing the reader with healthy spiritual inspiration. Making for better than a good read.

Sisters & Cousins

The whole series was great. I thoroughly enjoyed keeping up those young women in the series, they were so cute.

Really enjoyed all three books

Friend of mine gave me the first and second book to this set but she didn't have the third so I ordered it. Really enjoyed all three books.

Predictable but still a gentle, enjoyable book.

I really enjoyed the three cousins in this entire series of books. I enjoy their faith, their love for each other and how the authors have tackled difficult subjects through each character, and especially that goodness always prevails. I felt that the second book in the series was the longest as the characters went across the ocean via boat. I just wanted them to get off that boat. I also really came to dislike Jonas Broadmoor throughout the series, but I loved how redemption comes for him.

I recommend this book along with the first two. Good reading from two of my favorite Christian authors.

Five Stars

good reading

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Title: The King's Legacy

Subtitle: A Story of Wisdom for the Ages

Author: Jim Stovall

Narrator: Bill Myers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-19-09

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

But then the king's most trusted advisor steps forth with a remarkable idea to discover the wisdom of the ages, the greatest secret of the known world to benefit all people. So the king invites citizens from all walks of life and all corners of the realm to share with him the best of their life lessons. Yet as the king encounters a wealth of wisdom from his subjects, he faces a new dilemma: How does he determine the single greatest truth in life? Little does he know that the profound answer will come from the most unexpected and unassuming of places.

This audiobook includes PDF material containing pages for personal notes and an author interview with an extended biography.

Members Reviews:

one of my all time favorite books!

Love this book. Great timeless message. I have passed it along to many others including kids.

The greatest gift.

A timeless tale questioning what is the greatest gift of all. If you like Og Mandino you will love this book.

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Title: The Compass

Author: Tammy Kling, John Spencer Ellis

Narrator: Dan John Miller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-02-09

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Jonathan, the main character, escapes his suburban life after a tragedy that alters his plans for the future. Paralyzed by grief, he decides to journey across the globe in an effort to realign his inner compass. He sets off with a backpack leaving behind his career, friends, family, and home. His travels begin in the dry desert of Nevada, and continue on to the pristine mountains of the Adirondacks, and then to a medieval village in Romania. In each destination Jonathan encounters one pivotal person who offers a major life lesson, and he begins to realize that each individual was placed there for a reason.

The Compass a metaphor for the journey of our lives.

In the tradition of The Alchemist, The Compass provides you with specific life lessons about authenticity, self-empowerment, and believing in your dreams. As humans we are all connected - by love, pain, and sometimes even by tragedies or events we cannot control. Each one of us travels a unique path, yet we are linked by experiences and emotions. In this connectedness, there is life.

Members Reviews:

Excellent Story

Loved it. Forgiveness is the key to a free life. The author did an awesome job of bringing this to the reader.

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Title: Daisy Chain

Subtitle: Defiance Texas Trilogy, Book 1

Author: Mary E. DeMuth

Narrator: Reneé Raudman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-29-09

Publisher: Zondervan

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

The abrupt disappearance of young Daisy Chance haunts the small town of Defiance, Texas. Fourteen-year-old Jed Pepper searches for answers in this gritty and compelling story of love and sorrow, revealing Gods hand of redemption in impossible situations. Lyrical fiction from a bright new literary talent.

Listen to more in the

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©2009 Mary E. Demuth (P)2009 Zondervan

Members Reviews:

Can't wait for the book!

It was a great story except I felt several times the story line dragged on much too long then it ended to abruptly. I just noticed on the cover the word trilogy so I'll have to wait for book two to get the answers to the ending that left me hanging.

Painful

Hours and hours of misery only to find out that the author won't say who did it? NOT FOR ME!

Love her descriptions!!!

Mary E. DeMuth is a very good writer. I love her descriptions. However, in the three books there is very little story, and it moves very slow. Her characters tend to say "I'm sorry" and "you hear me" real often. Even so, the books are a pleasant read.

good book!

Very well read! The story comes to life. Great word pictures by the author

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Title: At the Scent of Water

Author: Linda Nichols

Narrator: Traci Svensgaard

Format: Abridged

Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-09-09

Publisher: christianaudio.com

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Annie Truelove, hoping to escape painful reminders of her grief, leaves her beloved home in the mountains of North Carolina and begins a new life in faraway Seattle. But a disturbing headline takes her back home, where memories of both joy and sorrow come flooding back. What will it take to heal two broken hearts?

Members Reviews:

Parents Worst Nightmare and the Aftermath

This book by Linda Nichols, reveals the raw pain and emotion of a surgeon who makes a mistake that costs the life of a child, rips apart his marriage and makes him question his faith. As with her other books, Linda Nichols does not shy away from the hard questions that Christians face, nor does she portray God as Santa Claus, ready to deliver all of our wishes. Her story is not simplistic, nor do her characters "do the right thing" . . . they usually do the human thing . . . and learn from it . . .and learn then to listen for that still small voice.

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Title: Grace at Low Tide

Author: Beth Webb Hart

Narrator: Kate Forbes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-31-08

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Grace at Low Tide, told by a teenage girl who is wise beyond her years, is a story of young faith in the face of adversity. Once the DeLoachs lived the good life in Charleston; now their money is gone. As 15-year-old DeVeaux DeLoach watches her family begin to unravel, she knows she will need a good sense of humor - and God's help - to survive.

©2005 Beth Webb Hart; (P)2005 Recorded Books,LLC

Critic Reviews:

"A lovely, gifted writer." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

I really wanted to like this one.

I love southern fiction and I absolutely adore Edisto Island, have visited many times, however, this author made it sound like a drug infested slum instead of the beautiful island it is. If I had never been myself, I wouldn't be tempted to visit after reading this. She made islanders seem trashy and uneducated. I did like the Christian theme throughout, but the book jumped from scene to scene with no cohesion. I finished because I kept thinking there was going to be an epiphany of some sort but shouted "Thank the Lord" when I hit the last chapter. So disappointed in what had potential to be a great read.

Downer

I'm convinced that we react to novels from a complex place. Our personalities, our history, and our current circumstances influence how we receive a story. The author paints vivid pictures of life on Edisto Island, yet in my mind's eye the visual is covered in [pluff] mud. Her characters are authentic, flawed human beings like all of us, but stitched together with so very little hope. Christian fiction doesn't need a holy formula, but for me, Hope is essential. This is a depressing story.

The author gives her main characters a defined, denominational faith. There is a great deal of Scripture quoted and prayed, but also a very unbiblical view of the Holy Spirit. The theology is He enters a baby at baptism and basically lays dormant until a bishop performs a confirmation of the adolescent. This may or may not be important to the reader, but for many, Scriptural accuracy is crucial because of its influence on those exposed to it.

Riches to Rags with God

I liked this book! For me, it was a comparison of the wealthy verses the poor. Yes, the well to do have things; does that give them integrity or honesty. On top of that, it was about the main character's growth in God. The characters were well developed and for the most part, I liked them. This read will make you think.

Not what I expected

I didn't like this book very much but I really like Beth Webb Hart and loved "The Wedding Machine". That was a good book that I enjoyed very much. Not for the teen table at all. Sometimes I think that Beth Webb Hart has seen a lot in her life and has taken note of it all. I look forward to reading more of her books even though this one wasn't one of my favorites, I still enjoy her insights. In a way she reminds me of John D. MacDonald who muses about the human condition and assures us that we all have thoughts that frustrate us whether it's over ruthless development of a beautiful land or of how society is so much more crass than ever before. BTW MacDonald's books are NOT Christian lit so just wanted to warn you there.

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Title: More Than a Skeleton

Subtitle: Shattering Deception or Ultimate Truth?

Author: Paul L. Maier

Narrator: J. Charles

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-22-08

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

But Jon isn't interested in the hype. He's far more concerned with how people are being misled by prophecy enthusiasts and their bizarre end-times scenarios, particularly the wrong-headed predictions of his nemesis, Melvin Morris Merton.

Still, Jon is a professor, not a crusader. He's happy with his life of teaching (Harvard and Hebrew University), writing (a best-selling "biography" of Jesus), and research (Near East studies). He's also a newlywed, deeply in love with his brilliant and beautiful wife, Shannon. Not even an annoying lawsuit from Merton can shake his world.

But Joshua Ben-Yosef can.

This Israeli speaks a dozen languages - fluently and without accent. His words ripple with wisdom and authority, and crowds follow him, enthralled. He heals the sick, gives sight to the blind, casts out demons, and even raises the dead.

Once again, Jon is drawn into a hot pursuit of the truth that at times casts him into the very lonely, very dangerous role of one man against the world.

Review the evidence, join the dig near Nazareth that uncovers a first-century mosaic, and find out if three lines of Hebrew could change the course of history.

Members Reviews:

It was interesting enough to bother finishing it.

Overall it was OK, though quite tedious, sort of like the 2nd part of Indiana Jones. Obviously Paul Maier put a lot if effort into this book and it shows his academic knowledge and understanding in theology and history. Saying this the whole premise for the plot is not realistic as there is no way that so many believers would actually believe that Jesus would return as a physical person born again in our world, it is surprising that apparently Lutherans and other actually think it is reasonable. Paul Maier offcoarse trying to convince himself that there is no supernatural activity on earth and only Jesus perform supernatural signs and wonders and that is also strange, I would need much more then supernatural to convince me that Jesus in the flesh is back just like 2000 years ago because Jesus himself said that humans in His name can perform miracle themselves, so it is unthinkable that every Christian that has an answer prayer would immediately would be suspected to be Jesus himself?!... Seems like Paul planed only Lutherans to read this book. To his credit he succeeded somehow to draw even Pentecostal Jews like me and I will give him that! Hope the Codex Vaticanus will be better....

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Title: Not a Sparrow Falls

Author: Linda Nichols

Narrator: Joyce Bean

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-22-08

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Mary Bridget Washburn was tired of running, tired of being haunted by the empty shell her life had become. How in the world did the little girl she'd once been now become a woman on the wrong side of the law?

Determined to make a new start, she escapes to the quaint city of Alexandria, Virginia, where she takes on her mother's identity, and finds sanctuary in the shadow of a decades-old church. But a little girl's plea proves her undoing, and the Reverend...well, someone's got to open his eyes before disaster comes calling. Can Mary Bridget hide her tainted past long enough to bring hope to a family falling apart?

Members Reviews:

The Christ the World needs to See . . .

What made the experience of listening to Not a Sparrow Falls the most enjoyable?

That the characters in the story are real and flawed, like us all. This is a Christian book by a Christian author, but not a stodgy, holier than thou book, at all. The characters here make plenty of mistakes, and the author deals with this in a way that is refreshing and true to the gospel of Christ.

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Title: Match Made in Heaven

Author: Bob Mitchell

Narrator: Mel Foster

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-17-08

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

To be fair (isn't He always?), God sends down 18 legendary opponents to play against Elliott and hopefully teach him a few tricks along the way. From Leonardo da Vinci (nice clubs) to Marilyn Monroe (nice...everything), Babe Ruth (pass the hot dogs), Abraham Lincoln (cheater!), and 14 other luminaries, including Moses, John Lennon, Joan of Arc, Picasso, W.C. Fields, Socrates, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Beethoven, Gandhi, and Shakespeare, Elliott squares off against some of the most extraordinary people who've ever lived. As shots are analyzed, balls enter bunkers, and Freud drives the cart (control freak), Elliott has a chance to examine his life and his form, to see what he can correct or improve before facing his ultimate adversary.

Bighearted and delightfully original, Bob Mitchell's Match Made in Heaven is a grand celebration of golf and a profound parable of traveling our own personal fairways in a game where no effort is wasted, and every failure is just another chance to try again.

Members Reviews:

Great Read/Listen!

Would you listen to Match Made in Heaven again? Why?

I would listen again to pick up on what I missed out the first time around. I learned a lot!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Match Made in Heaven?

With out giving to much information, I loved the ending.

Which character as performed by Mel Foster was your favorite?

I can't narrow down to just one.

If you could rename Match Made in Heaven, what would you call it?

I wouldn't!

COULD NOT HOLD MY INTEREST

I guess this book would have been okay. If I understood the rules to golf. I think i could have followed the book better. It did not really hold my attention. I could not listen to it all the way thru.