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Contemporary Fiction Book Review: Being Known

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About the Book Title: Being Known: A Novel Series: Haven Makers (Book 2) Author: Robin Jones Gunn Publisher: Multnomah Release Date: April 28, 2020 Click here to purchase a copy of this book for yourself. Publisher's Description "From the bestselling author of Becoming Us comes a novel that asks: What does it mean to be truly known? In a marriage, in a friendship, or by a loving God? After her mom passed away, Jennalyn was in the midst of moving, adjusting to life with a new baby, and helping her husband, Joel, work toward his dream job. At the time, she thought she’d processed her mother’s death, but only now that Jennalyn has two small children, a lovely new home, and a husband who is always working does she feel the full impact of what she has lost. Even among her sweet circle of friends, the Haven Makers, grief silently overwhelms Jennalyn, until an unexpected encounter allows her to express herself in ...

Historical Romance Book Review: Storing Up Trouble

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About the Book Title: Storing Up Trouble Series: American Heiresses (Book 3) Author: Jen Turano Genre: Historical Romance Publisher: Bethany House Publishing Release Date: May 5, 2020 Click here to purchase a copy of this novel for yourself. Publisher's Description "When Miss Beatrix Waterbury's Chicago-bound train ride is interrupted by a heist, Mr. Norman Nesbit, a man of science who believes his research was the target of the heist, comes to her aid. Despite the fact that they immediately butt heads, they join forces to make a quick escape. Upon her arrival in Chicago, Beatrix is surprised to discover her supposedly querulous Aunt Gladys shares her own suffragette passions. Encouraged by Gladys to leave her sheltered world, Beatrix begins working as a salesclerk at the Marshall Field and Company department store. When she again encounters Norman on a shopping expedition, he is quickly swept up in the ha...