A Measure of Mercy by Lauraine Snelling

-Review by Tammy Millwood, a friend of AshertopiAA young girl in turn of the century North Dakota has the opportunity to train to be a doctor. She will be faced with everything from everyday struggles and decisions to fa...
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The Eastern Stars by Mark Kurlansky

This is a very complex book! - Is it a history of the sugar mills and the town of San Pedro de Macoris ... or a history of baseball and its players? Yes to both. San Pedro de Macoris is a small town in the Dominican Repu...
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Mornings In Jenin by Susan Abulhawa

This is the story of a young Palestinian girl named Amal borne in the refugee camp of Jenin. Her family had been evicted from their home during the 6-Day war between Palestine and the soon to be State of Israel. One must...
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Raven's Ladder by Jeffrey Overstreet

-Review by Scott Asher of AshertopiA.Raven's Ladder is the third book in a planned four book storyline entitled The Auralia Thread. (The first book in the series, Auralia's Colors was nominated twice for a Christy Award....
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Lady Carliss and the Waters of Moorue by Chuck Black

-Review by Scott Asher of AshertopiA.This is the fourth book in the Knights of Arrethtrae series by author Chuck Black. Each book in Black's series tells the story of one knight who deals with specific trials and temptat...
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The House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognanni

This is a story of two misfits. Sebastian Pendergast who lives in a geodesic dome in the woods with his eccentric "Nana". He has been home schooled since the age of 4 by Nana in the teachings of the futurist philosopher ...
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The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen

I downloaded this book to my laptop via Kindle for free. I thought it looked good and plus it was free, so why not?? Wow!! I think my kids missed a few meals while I was reading this one! Great book! Lilly Haswell has ha...
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Beguiled by Deeanne Gist and J. Mark Bertrand

A captivating book about a dogwalker in upscale Charleston who seems to have trouble following her or is she causing the trouble? Will the journalist she has taken a liking to help her and can she trust her heart with hi...
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Once an Arafat Man by Tass Saada

Once an Arafat Man is the amazing story of a Palestinian sniper, well located within the PLO - he was even a chauffeur for Yasser Arafat - turned chef in the US, who then converted to Christianity and returned to his hom
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Buried Alive by Roy Hallums

Roy Hallums is a retired U.S. Navy Commander working as a civilian in Iraq. His company, Saudi Arabia Trading, provides food for the American Army in Baghdad. With the collapse of Saddam Husein's regime, kidnapping becom...
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Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Samantha Kingston is having a bad day.  A VERY bad day.  One she gets to relive seven times.  In her debut novel, Lauren Oliver takes us into the very shallow world of high school. She brings us the story of four girls w...
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Beaded Hope by Cathy Liggett

At the beginning of Beaded Hope, we meet four very different wormen, each with her own reason for taking a mission trip to help women in South Africa.  Cassandra's motives are purely selfish, Gabby is running away from h...
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