Archive | May 2021

Weasel Words by Dale E Lehman

May17

And Then There Were Three

Weasel Words by Dale E Lehman is a light-hearted fun contemporary crime story that made me chuckle.

The novel revolves around a husband and wife team who pilfer objects sometimes just for fun – and return them. At other times they are for hire and financial gain. One member of a feuding family hires them to steal a well-guarded family treasure. The results are amusing as they face set back after set back.

The main protagonists are devoted to each other. The same can not be said of other elderly characters.

The characters are all well drawn. The reader cannot help but like the lead team who in spite of their ‘profession’ do have kind hearts.

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You Left Too Soon by Julia Wilson

May16

Remembering My Nanny On The Anniversary Of Her Passing

Another year rolls by,

I still miss you.

You left too soon.

My earliest memories contain you.

Your smiling face

Your gentle voice

Your loving heart.

You taught me to love…

Books, knitting, Jesus and you.

Memories of happy days picking raspberries and making jam.

Going to church bazaars and whist drive,

Sucking polos and making dolls from rags,

Listening to Tales Of Binkle And Flip Bunny.

My childhood is full of you

And your love

But you left too soon.

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The Brightest Of Dreams by Susan Anne Mason

May16

God Will Restore

The Brightest Of Dreams by Susan Anne Mason is a delightful Christian historical novel set in 1919. It is the third book in the Canadian Crossings series but can be read as a stand-alone. I enjoyed meeting up with familiar faces.

The story surrounds the plight of Dr Bernardo’s children who were sent from the orphanages in England to Canada. Not all the children were orphans, some were in the homes due to their parents falling on hard times. Permission to take the children overseas was not obtained. It was a shocking time in history. Susan Anne Mason has woven a marvellous fictional tale around the facts.

The reader is reminded that God wants us to take care of the widows and orphans. There are some huge hearts within the novel who open up their hearts and homes to others and who do not judge them.

There are the themes of guilt and forgiveness. Deathbed promises made before World War I intervened did not materialize. A character is weighted down with guilt and needs to forgive the face in the mirror.

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Ice On The Bay by Dale E and Kathleen Lehman

May14

Gripping

Ice On The Bay by Dale and Kathleen Lehman is a marvellous contemporary murder suspense. It is the third book in the Howard County Mystery series but can be read as a stand-alone.

Once again the reader is in for a gripping ride in this compulsive read. The police officers work together to get the job done. They remind me of the three musketeers with their dedication and their loyalty to each other.

A cold case collides with present day crimes of murder, blackmail, arson and burglary. The cases run side by side as the reader tries to guess the connection, if any. Literally a jaw dropping ending that had me hooked and reading with heart racing.

Not only is there great action but the reader really gets to know the characters – their back stories and their families. They are not just flat characters in a book but well developed 3D characters that leap out and engage the reader.

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