The Boundless Bookshelf

  About the book... ★ Title: Remember Heaven: Meditations on the World to Come for Life in the Meantime ★ Author: Matthew McCullough ★ Genre: Christian nonfiction My Personal Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 📖Synopsis How the Hope of Heaven Shapes Our Lives as Christians in the Meantime What we expect from our future has tremendous power over our experience in the meantime―that’s why the Bible places the hope of heaven at the center of the Christian life. But even if we affirm the reality of our heavenly future, we often struggle to long for heaven, much less to connect the promises of the world to come to the concrete details of life in this world as it is. If and when we think about heaven at all, it’s easy to think of it like an insurance policy that will be there when we need it. But the Bible defines our future hope as an inheritance―a trust fund that is certain, inexhaustible, and freely accessible here and now. In this book, Matthew McCullough offers a series of meditations that model h...

  About the Book... *Title: The Librarian of Boone’s Hollow *Author: Kim Vogel Sawyer *Genre: Christian Historical Romance *Series: Book #1 in the Librarian of Boone’s Hollow duology *Recommend for: ages 15 & up [Depends on the girl- note the paternal physical and verbal abuse within the story] My Personal Rating ⭐⭐⭐ .75 📖Synopsis A traveling librarian ventures into the mining towns of Kentucky on horseback—and learns to trust the One who truly pens her story—in this powerful novel from the best-selling author of A Silken Thread. During the Great Depression, city-dweller Addie Cowherd dreams of becoming a novelist and offering readers the escape that books had given her during her tragic childhood. When her father loses his job, she is forced to take the only employment she can find—delivering books on horseback to poor coal-mining families in the hills of Kentucky. But turning a new page will be nearly impossible in Boone's Hollow, where residents are steeped in superstitio...

  About the Book... *Title: The Story People *Author: Heather Kaufman *Genre: Contemporary Christian Romance *Series: No, a standalone novel. *Recommend for: ages 15+ My Personal Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📖Synopsis When Ben Palermo inherits his uncle's bookstore, he has a secure career and a built-in home, but he doesn't have contentment. As Ben looks ahead to the next chapter of his life, some well'meaning customers scheme to keep him in town by finding him a proper wife-on their terms. The moment author and illustrator Rosemary Berg walks into his store, Ben is captivated. And she is overwhelmed by his disarming charm and eerie familiarity. but can she trust him? Or should she turn instead to an old friend who is finally ready to claim her heart? The Story People is a celebration of stories and the bond they form when shared and loved. It's about having the courage to live your own story well as you give your life over to God, the author and perfecter of our faith. 💭My Thoughts ...

  About the Book... *Title: Valley of Dragons *Author: Christina Baehr *Genre: Cozy historical fantasy (with dragons and a touch of romance) *Series: Book #5 of the 5-book series The Secrets of Ormdale {See review for book #1 here, review for book #2 here, review for book #3 here, and review for book #4 here! } *Recommend for: 15+ My Personal Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📖Synopsis ***SPOILER ALERT FOR BOOK 4*** The joyous and suspenseful conclusion of The Secrets of Ormdale. Now that Edith and her friends have everything they need to ransom Simon from captivity, hopes are high for a brighter future for both the people and dragons of Ormdale. But then a surprising invitation from Edith's past leads her to a clue to the mysterious nemesis that threatens her family's legacy, and news reaches her that the sinister Dr Farley is at large. And Edith begins to wonder if the most potent threat to her happiness may be much closer to home. In this last chapter of their story, Edith and her friends, f...

About the Book... ✦ Title: The King of Montreal ✦ Author: Daniela L. Norris ✦ Genre: Historical fiction My Personal Rating ⭐⭐ .5 📖Synopsis The year is 1800 when LouisCharles, only fifteen years old, arrives in Montréal. Known to everyone as Charles, he has escaped France aboard the illfated packet ship Freedom. Rescued by Basque fishermen, Charles is taken to the port of Montréal and left there to fend for himself as he bears the heavy secret of his true identity. A story of adventure, resilience, and historical mystery, The King of Montréal takes place in one of North America's most beautiful cities. 💭My Thoughts  This was an intriguing premise, one that had the potential to unfold into something truly unique. The concept drew me in initially and made me curious to see where the story would go. The setting was beautiful, with descriptions that painted a vivid picture and created a strong sense of place throughout the book. The writing itself was expressive and showed a lot of po...

  About the Book... *Title: A Change of Fortune *Author: Jen Turano *Genre: Christian historical romance *Series: Book #1 of the Ladies of Distinction series *Recommend for: ages 15+ My Personal Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📖Synopsis Lady Eliza Sumner is on a mission. Her fortune was the last thing she had left after losing her father, her fiancé, and her faith. Now, masquerading as Miss Eliza Sumner, governess-at-large, she's determined to find the man who ran off with her fortune, reclaim the money, and head straight back to London. Mr. Hamilton Beckett, much to his chagrin, is the catch of the season, and all the eyes of New York society—all the female ones, at least—are on him. He has no plans to marry again, especially since his hands are full keeping his business afloat while raising his two children alone. Eliza's hapless attempts to regain her fortune unexpectedly put her right in Hamilton's path. The discovery of a common nemesis causes them to join forces and, before she knows it...

About the Book... *Title: City of Serpents *Author: Christina Baehr *Genre: Cozy historical fantasy (with dragons and a touch of romance) *Series: Book #4 of the 5-book series The Secrets of Ormdale {See review for book #1 here, review for book #2 here , and review for #3 here! } *Recommend for: ages 15/16+ My Personal Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📖Synopsis Edith is ready for the mad scientist and the snake-infested laboratory, but is she ready to admit she needs a little help from her friends? Edith is convinced that Janushek's former employer, the mysterious Doctor Farley, holds the key to an antidote for dragon venom—her only hope to free the man she loves. Her ruse to obtain it leads her to London's shadowy East End and a plot as sensational as one of her own detective novels. As Edith goes deeper into a city far more serpentine than she ever dreamed, she begins to question what Farley is really searching for . . . and if the cost to save Simon might be more than she can pay. Book 4 of T...

  About the Book... *Title: Castle of the Winds *Author: Christina Baehr *Genre: Cozy historical fantasy (with dragons and a touch of romance) *Series: Book #3 of the 5-book series The Secrets of Ormdale {See review for book #1 here and review for book #2 here !} *Recommend for: ages 15+ My Personal Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📖Synopsis At Midsummer’s Eve, the Red Dragon will choose his bride. Following this mysterious invitation, Edith sets off on a quest to the Castle of the Winds to find a lost family of dragon keepers in the mountains of Wild Wales. But all is not as it seems. Edith must guard her own hidden power, or she might not return to her friends in Ormdale—including the man who has come to love her. Will Edith make an alliance with the legendary Red Dragon of her dreams to safeguard her ancestral charge, or will she lose everything she has tried to protect? Book 3 of The Secrets of Ormdale is a breathtaking adventure that will take Edith to exhilarating new heights…and deeper into pe...

  About the Book... *Title: The Cryptograoher's Dilemma *Author: Johnnie Alexander *Genre: Christian, Historical fiction, Romance *Series: Book #1 of the Heroines of WW11 series {multi-authored, not connecting} *Recommend for: Ages 16+ My Personal Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📖Synopsis A Code Developer Uncovers a Japanese Spy Ring   FBI cryptographer Eloise Marshall is grieving the death of her brother, who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor, when she is assigned to investigate a seemingly innocent letter about dolls. Agent Phillip Clayton is ready to enlist and head oversees when asked to work one more FBI job. A case of coded defense coordinates related to dolls should be easy, but not so when the Japanese Consulate gets involved, hearts get entangled, and Phillip goes missing. Can Eloise risk loving and losing again? 💭My Thoughts  Confession: I was so invested into this story that I did not take a single note on my thoughts or content for this review. I'm sorry. Sooo...if you a...