"At the height of the French Revolution...
Jeanne Andole is one of hundreds rescued by the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel almost daily.
Yet only a promise from him that her family will also elude the dreaded death so common these days - Madame la Guillotine - induces her to reluctantly flee to the safety of England before they do.
As soon as she has arrived, however, trouble is already brewing. Living guiltily amidst high society, Jeanne is aroused by a startling truth which cannot go unheeded, and which sends her willingly back into the clutches of Revolutionary France to recover her endangered family.
Inspired by the epic tales of The Scarlet Pimpernel - the well-known character created by Baroness Orczy - The Land of Calais is an adventure that will take you from 18th century England to Revolutionary France in an exciting tale you're sure to love!" ~ from back cover of Land of Calais
Jeanne Andole is one of hundreds rescued by the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel almost daily.
Yet only a promise from him that her family will also elude the dreaded death so common these days - Madame la Guillotine - induces her to reluctantly flee to the safety of England before they do.
As soon as she has arrived, however, trouble is already brewing. Living guiltily amidst high society, Jeanne is aroused by a startling truth which cannot go unheeded, and which sends her willingly back into the clutches of Revolutionary France to recover her endangered family.
Inspired by the epic tales of The Scarlet Pimpernel - the well-known character created by Baroness Orczy - The Land of Calais is an adventure that will take you from 18th century England to Revolutionary France in an exciting tale you're sure to love!" ~ from back cover of Land of Calais
This book by Melody Grubb, a young Christian home-schooler, is encouraging and faith building. She has a wonderful way of capturing the time period with her wonderful descriptions of clothes and settings.
For those of you, like me, that have enjoyed the story The Scarlet Pimpernel, this is a wonderful continuation of the story we all loved. It is full of adventure, excitement, with lessons and faith that make it all the better.
Although I enjoyed the story, I kept wishing that is was longer so that there was time to develop the characters better. Although Jeanne learns some good lessons and has faith, the shortness of the book caused much telling and not a slow unfolding which I enjoy.
If you are looking for a nice adventurous story that is faith building, Land of Calais by Melody Grubb is a wonderful choice.
Find this book and others at Literary Maidens Publishing
These past few week have been really crazy, and one of the things I have let slide is blogging. I found, to my surprise, that I have really been missing it. With the rise of social media, blogging is beginning to fade and I think that is sad. Although I am a user of social media, I am finding that I learn so much more about people through their blogs.
I will never be a perfect blogger, posting every day on deep things. But I would like to be a better blogger. I would like to be a blogger that has a blog that people like to sit and not only read, but interact on and become my friends. I know I have some of that, but I would like to get even better.
Well, I’m off to work on my book (The Destiny of a Few is coming out next week and there is so much to do). What do you plan to do today?
The Promises of a new life that have come with spring are touching everyone around Charity Wentworth, but she seems to be left behind. As she looks from a stormy today into an Unknown tomorrow, can Charity release the pain of disappointed hopes and embrace a new life ~ committed to God, heart and soul, for life and eternity? ~ From the back cover of For Life and for Eternity by Elisabeth Allen
I have to say I was sad at when I read The End. I was sad because it was like I was saying good-by to an old friend. Charity Wentworth has become like a friend to me and I was sad that I had reached the end of her story.
This last book in the Charity’s Dairy series was wonderful and exceeded all my expectations. Unlike so many series, the last book was just as thought provoking and faith building as the first two.
I don’t think I have ever read a series that I enjoyed so much. I have read many faith-based books but none of them were as good as this series. Faith building, without being preachy, real, without putting ungodly thoughts into your head, and captivating to the last word.
Thank you Elisabeth Allen for giving the world such an amazing story. You can be sure that I will be telling all my friends about this series.
As her chance for true love grows distant and one of her little sister is diagnosed with a rare medical condition, Charity Wentworth feels like everything most precious to her is being jeopardized. She knows that God wants her to let go and just trust Him. This winter is the longest Charity can remember having lived through. As she waits for spring can Charity trust God, no matter what? ~ From back cover of No Matter What by Elisabeth Allen
We all go through hard times. Times when we ask some of the hardest questions we ever will ask about life, faith, and our calling. This second book in the Charity’s Diary series takes Charity through a hard time and addresses many of the questions we all will face at one point or another. Where is God when bad things happen? Why doesn’t he stop them? And many more.
One of my favorite things about this book is it showed how to deal with heartbreak and hard times in a godly way. Charity makes mistakes, but she is striving to do what is right. As girls, we often catch ourselves forming emotional attachments with guys that may or may not be the one God wants for us. How do we deal with that? This book is a great place to start.
I cannot say enough about this book: It was so life-like and real that I felt that I was sitting in Charity’s living room.
For my friends who don’t read romance books, I think you will love this book.
Here is a sneak peek at the cover design!
Yes, the anticipated sequel to The Destiny of One is coming soon!!! Would you like to help promote this book? My goal is to have twice as many blogs participate in this blog tour as did in The Destiny of One blog tour. Would you like to help me? Send me an e-mail or leave me a comment that you want to be part of it, and then ask a blogging friend to join the tour as well.
Are you ready?
There are times when God seems far away, and spiritual things feel as far away as London is from San Francisco. Other times God, and spiritual truths feel only a heart beat away. These past few weeks have been a time, for me, where they feel a heartbeat away. I’d like to share with you some pictures I’ve taken and illustrate the lesson I got from them.
In Texas right now, we are in the worst drought on record. We have had less rain than we did during the Dust Bowl. As I walked, looking at the brown, powdery earth beneath my feet, a verse popped into my head;
This weekend, we got one and a half inches of rain, and life sprang forth, which got me to thinking.
If you had looked at the ground a week ago, you would have said that it was dead. Nothing living could be in that sorry looking dirt, or could it?
Christ died to plant the seed of salvation, so that all those that believe that he was raised from the dead and confess him as their Lord will be transformed like the dirt after the rain.
The past two weeks have been very hard for me. I spent three straight days with a family that lost a 13 year old son and brother, trying to offer support. I subsequently got a nasty cold, fell behind in my editing, and missed work. Not a great couple of weeks. Yet even in these bad days, there were bright spots, things to be thankful for.
#51 An amazing family
#52 A God who hold us when we are broken
#53 CharityWentworth ~ She may not be real, but she helped me thorough this hard time.
#54 Amazing, godly women who were there for me every step of the way. Late at night, early in the morning and praying for me all the time
#56 Sleep
#57 Strength from God to do things I feel unable to do
#58 For the pastor who did a comforting funeral service
#59 For a sustaining relationship with Jesus
#60 For the promise that all things work together for good
For the David family, in memory of Ben.
Please keep this family in your prayers my readers. The Davids our friends of ours and their son died.
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