Book Review: Promise Me This

Michael Dunnagan was never supposed to sail on the Titanic, nor would he have survived if not for the courage of Owen Allen. Determined to carry out his promise to care for Owen’s relatives in America and his younger sister, Annie, in England, Michael works hard to strengthen the family’s New Jersey garden and landscaping business.

Annie Allen doesn’t care what Michael promised Owen. She only knows that her brother is gone—like their mother and father—and the grief is enough to swallow her whole. As Annie struggles to navigate life without Owen, Michael reaches out to her through letters. In time, as Annie begins to lay aside her anger that Michael lived when Owen did not, a tentative friendship takes root and blossoms into something neither expected. Just as Michael saves enough money to bring Annie to America, WWI erupts in Europe. When Annie’s letters mysteriously stop, Michael risks everything to fulfill his promise—and find the woman he’s grown to love—before she’s lost forever.

To see more about the author Cathy Gohlke, make sure to visit her website at www.cathygohlke.com

My Opinion

This book was set in one of my favorite time periods in our country's history - WWI and the time of the Titanic!

The sinking of the Titanic has always intrigued me so I loved that for the setting of the beginning of the book!

This book was well written and I loved the storyline of loss, strength, and love! Just when I thought I knew what was going to happen, there would be a twist in the plot and it made me never want to put the book down! I think I read the book cover to cover in one day because I just loved it!

This book is great for any historical fiction lovers out there (like me!) or just lovers of a good romance novel!

Buy It: You can purchase Promise Me This for $11.19 on Amazon.com

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* Thank you to Tyndale for their book for review! Disclosure - This book was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.*

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Children's Book Review: A Special Place by Bruce Sinnott

A Special Place by Bruce Sinnott is a children's book from Dorrance Publishing Company about Eddie, a little beaver, who had a question that always bothered him, "Why do beavers build dams and make ponds?" He goes around asking other animals he lives by: Mother Duck, Mr. Trout, Mr. Frog, the Wise Owl and Mr. Turtle. Finally, he asks his dad, Joe Otter, and finds out a great answer!

I really love to read to my son, but I also love when my husband reads to him. I wanted to find a good book about dads and sons and I found one in this book! It was really cute and it shows to children that sometimes the best person to ask advice from his your parents. It had good lessons to learn from the little otter and his dad. The only thing I would have changed about the book is that it had more pictures and was a little more child friendly. There were only a few black and white pictures and they were hand drawn and were a little hard to recognize at times. Other than that, I loved the words and the message of this book. I highly recommend it, especially for dads to read to their sons!

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John Bunyan by Kevin Belmonte Book Review

Book Review

John Bunyan by Kevin Belmonte is a book in the Christian Encounter Series and it is the biography of John Bunyan, the author of the famous book, Pilgrim's Progress. It details out his background and life and what led him to write his classic book.

I am someone who has never read Pilgrim's Progress, but have always heard a lot about it. I was interested to learn more about the author of this great book and what led him to write it. It was interesting to learn his life story and how he was in jail when he wrote his book. He was highly persecuted for his beliefs and it fueled his writing.

I found the book interesting, but I recommend being really interested in John Bunyan's history or Pilgrim's Progress before reading it. It is a very factual book, so it is easier to get through it if you are interested in his life.


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