thank God i found this author!
595145
I hadn't read a book in so long with four kids and a job... After a mini break I started this Christian fiction book. What an escape! I finished it in 2 or 3 days! I was so sad when it ended. I bought it for a family member and she's almost done. I will be buying more Gina Holmes!!
1783568
, I want more by this author. I smiled, I laughed and I cried too. This book had it all for me. What a pleasure to read. I didn't have to grit my teeth either at poor spelling or grammar. Starting in about 10 minutes I will be searching for more by this author. I would enjoy knowing her in person although her energy would probably drive me to exhaustion.
536271
After a lot of the free short stories I have read over the past week, I was on the edge of giving up on finding anything really worth reading, and then I read this and hope was restored.

I loved it, and I want more!  The author does a brilliant job of illustrating with her words, and I was drawn in immediately.  I would very much like to hear her twisted and witty versions of other fairy tales.
2403793
This is the book I've been searching for. I've read a lot of others about "manifesting the divine" and almost cringe when I hear that phrase. But Tosha Silver brings it all back home for me. She is funny, accessible, and down-to-earth as she discusses the nature of the Source or whatever you want to call what feeds us as spiritual beings on a human journey. If possible, listen to the audio and use the book as well. I have experienced an immediate and significant shift in my mood and awareness from listening to her after only a few days. I'm so happy to have stumbled across this GEM in the swell of "self-help/spiritual" writings. Thank you for writing this, Tosha.
2845865
I am so glad I read this book, as it truly blessed me. One of my greatest fears is losing my husband, and even though we're still in our 40s, I have often wondered and worried about how I would ever go on if I lost him after nearly 30 years together. This book does not candy coat pain and loss, but rather shows how God meets us where we are and works to restore us to Him. I was delighted, as
 well, that the other did not settle for a predictable conclusion. I highly recommend this novel and look forward to more from the author.
4269671
Can't wait for the next sequel! I am a faithful follower of this author!
3060075
I am so grateful I found this author!  My new favorite author.  I have already started on her second book.  This read was fun but the suspense was also great!  I could not put it down!!!!!!!!
304359
I loved everything about this book! As someone else also said, I have found a new favorite author! Will soon be on to the next one I can find!
4922206
Finally, I've searched long and wide for something that will catch my interest and make me want to read the next book of the series! And found it I have! The book is amazing! The characters are great and the plot  is thoroughly thought out. I could go on and on, but I think I'll just leave this here: JOB WELL DONE,MADAM!
3829900
I read this book on the recommendation of a friend and have since read everything by this author that I could get my hands on--it's that good!
461068
What a wonderful chance find this book was.  I've been wanting to read something about the Fens in the 17th century, when the ancient way of life of the Fenlanders was washed away to satisfy the greed of those in power, since reading something about it in a book by Norah Lofts, years ago, but I've never been able to find anything.  Then I chanced upon this book via a random passing tweet (on Twitter).  So glad I did!

The book starts with the very end of the old way of life, when the people of Ann Swinfen's fictional village celebrate old traditions, the bringing in of the May and the beating of the village boundaries, for the last time ~ except that they don't know that the way they live is about to be consigned to a memory of a golden, uncomplicated past.  Mercy, the heroine of the novel, says "Why can we not be left to ourselves, here in the Fens, to grow our food, and rear our animals and mend our houses, troubling no one?  We need no courts or kings or parliaments."  Something that might be echoed by many communities before and since.

 As the dreaded 'drainers' move in, life becomes more treacherous for Mercy, her family and friends every day, and is made harder still by unclement weather, failing harvests, and the presence of Matthew Hopkins, witchfinder general.

This book is so well researched, I relished every word, every description; if only there were pictures, too!  All the characters are so alive (I particularly liked eel fisherman Nehemiah, and soldier George), the story is a real page turner and I was completely engrossed, doing that 'just one more chapter' at three in the morning thing.  It taught me a lot about a subject, time and place that fascinates me, too.  I have just downloaded the sequel, and will be beginning it as soon as I have posted this review.

Highly, highly recommended; historical fiction at its best.
3328889
Beautifully written and compelling characters - very happy I found this author.
3123262
I want to thank this author for this story!!!  I think his writing needs some polish which time will provide, but his heart is surely in the right place.

My husband and I are missionaries, serving in Honduras.  We live about halfway between Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, have been here for ten years.

Living in a different culture is difficult in many ways, the most difficult thing for me is a total lack of Fellowship with other Americans.  Church here is different, glorifying to God, but different.  I miss so much my days of committee meetings, Bible studies, and Church suppers.

This book brought back so many memories,good and bad. I just loved this story, it moved me to tears and brought back feelings I have not felt for some time.  I would encourage Mr. Owens to keep on writing, He provided a blessing to me at a very low time.  Thanks!!!
4598471
This is the  second book by this author and  I'm hooked for certain! I think that I'll try another PLEASE!
354427
I've read hundreds and probably thousands of Kindle books, and I am proud to say that I have not yet dissed any writers who actually expended time and effort to write a book.  I am not so proud of the fact that I've rarely thanked writers for the entertainment they provide.  Nevertheless, I feel strangely compelled not only to thank this author, but to recommend this book to everybody and anybody--I give it five laugh out loud stars!
2857925
As an author of over thirty books, many of them novels, I sometimes struggle when I read novels by other writers because I find myself second-guessing plots and even critiquing the writing. That didn't happen with this book. It is so well written and the plot so crisp and poignant that I forgot I was an author and just enjoyed the book as a reader--and a fan! Yes, I will definitely look for more books by this author. Highly recommended!
2863174
I know I will enjoy reading this book,&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Target-Response-Dog-Team/dp/B003IYI81S/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Target Response (Dog Team)</a>, that has been downloaded on my iPad along with other books from this author, as well as, many other books of this genre from various authors.  I spend most of my time reading and neglecting my poor wife to her fury.  Hey, I'm retired, I enjoy reading, and she knows where to find me ~ reading and without a care in the world!  Hey, if I'd known retirement was going to be so enjoyable, I certainly would have done this first!  Though, I'd probably be single!  = )