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BOOK REVIEWS: Y-Titles |
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THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP GETS CAUGHT Laura V. Hilton 02/2007 The Yada Yada sisters—a group of multi-cultural friends—and their families can't seem to shake free from mushrooming circumstances of life. Ruth and Ben are caught in an unplanned pregnancy—in their fifties! Chanda is deluded by her lottery winnings. Florida wants to move her family out of trouble. And Avis, who seems to glide above the troubles of the world must contend with an abused adult daughter who keeps running home to Mama. Jodi Baxter is in a whirl because the prayer list is getting out of control. (Inspirational/Chicklit) THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP GETS DECKED OUT Laura V. Hilton 12/2007 Jackson examines the many facets of forgiveness, grace, racial prejudice and healing in this enjoyable follow-up to "The Yada Yada Prayer Group." When a wildly diverse group of women gets together to pray, they have no idea how God's gonna rock their world. (Inspirational/Chicklit) THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP GETS DOWN Laura V. Hilton 05/2006 The wildly diverse group of women from Book One has weathered many storms, but these beautiful new relationships are now stretched to the limit. Following a robbery, a lynching, and a mother's loss, they discover that getting down on their knees is the most freeing place of all. (Inspirational/Chicklit) THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP GETS ROLLING Laura V. Hilton 12/2007 A devastating fire wakes up the Yada Yada sisters to a new reality: God is in the move, and it's time for them to press on, pray on, and get rolling! In spite of MaDear's failing health. In spite of the breakup of a teenage love. In spite of the curse of HIV. In spite of prison time hanging over the head of a beloved child. In spite of a startling diamond ring. Out of the ashes, God is doing a new thing! As the prayer group heads into a new year fraught with change, Jodi Baxter and her Yada sisters are realizing it is either hunker down with the safe and stagnant, or get rolling with God—even if it means letting go of the old and embracing the new. (Inspirational/Chicklit) THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP GETS TOUGH Laura V. Hilton 06/2006 When a white supremacy group targeting a local university attacks Nony's husband, the Yada Yada Prayer Group realizes they have just entered the spiritual war zone, and it is time to get tough! Once again, Neta does not shy away from difficult issues like differences in prayer, cross-cultural relationships, and worship, thus taking fiction to a whole new level of reality. In this book, Yada Yada fans will see just how powerful God is when one group of women decides to get tough in prayer. (Inspirational/Chicklit) YELLOW ROSE BRIDE Laura V. Hilton 03/2007 Barbara Warren 02/2007 When Beth Baylor announced her engagement to handsome rancher Adam Baldwin, Texas seamstress Vonnie Taylor thought she'd rather choke than make the wedding dress. Adam and Vonnie were married once for twenty-four hours. But that was seven years ago, and it had been right to annul the marriage hadn't it? Vonnie had other woes now trouble was stirring on her father's ostrich farm. Yet the difficulties seemed to bring Adam ever closer, disturbing Vonnie's carefully settled life. When past secrets came to light, would it be her old love who would save her? (Inspirational/Historical/Romance) Linda Mae Baldwin 09/2001 This sweet anthology by various authors, Texas Rangers features in historical settings. (Inspirational/Historical/Romance) Laura V. Hilton 05/2002 Justine Kane has a secret, and if anyone finds out, it will rock her world. She has successfully kept the secret for twenty years, but the sudden reappearance of her former boyfriend, Luke Butler, threatens her secret, her job, and her reputation. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance) YOU DIDN'T COMPLETE ME
Laura V. Hilton 03/2005 More often than not, women tend to lose themselves in relationships, believing they have found “The One”-- the discovery that signifies the end of loneliness. The assurance of happily every after. If this relationship is lost, all seems lost. But what happens when you meet “The One” and he turns out to be just someone? What do you do when the love of your life becomes the heartbreak of your life? Using her own story of heartbreak and healing, JoAnna Harris will make you laugh and encourage you in your own journey to healing and discovery. (Inspirational/Nonfiction/Relationships) YOU HAD ME AT GOODBYE
Laura V. Hilton 01/2008 Everything is on the line for aspiring editorial diva Dancy Ames when she's fired by her publisher. Could this be the time to risk it all on her writing career--and maybe even love? (Inspirational/Chick-lit) YOUR BEST LIFE NOW Laura V. Hilton 04/2005 Renowned pastor Joel Osteen encourages people to discover their innate strengths and abilities on the road to success. (Inspirational/Nonfiction) YOUR CHARIOT AWAITS Beth Goddard 12/2007 During just one week, Andi McConnell turns 60, loses her job, inherits a limousine, breaks up with her boyfriend--then finds his body in the car. With the help of former TV detective Fitz, Andi hunts for the killer. Will her diligent—and clumsy—sleuthing keep the cops from blaming the murder on her? (Inspirational/Mystery) YOUR SCARS ARE BEAUTIFUL TO GOD Barbara Warren 12/2006 Like the spine of a good book, scars, by their very nature imply there's a story to tell. While some are on the surface, most are hidden in deep recesses of the soul. But like buried treasure, God's longs for us to unearth those jewels,come out of hiding, and invest those scars in the lives of others. Just as the disciples recognized the resurrected Jesus when they saw His scars, others will recognize the Healer Jesus when we show them ours. In Your Scars are Beautiful to God, Sharon takes us on a journey to discovering peace and purpose in the pain of our past by rejecting the lie of disqualification, resisting the fear of rejection, and releasing the power of our own personal stories. Learn to see your scars through God's eyes - your scars are beautiful to God. (Inspirational/Nonfiction) YULETIDE PERIL Vickie McDonough 12/2005 Hoping to start a new life, Janice Reid moves to West Virginia to take possession of a house her uncle left her. She soon becomes a target of harassment, which threatens both her newfound security and her developing relationship with Lance Gordon. (Inspirational/Romantic/Suspense) |