Love Gently Falling By Melody Carlson Rita Jansen is living her dream as a hairstylist in Hollywood when her father calls with news that her mother has suffered a stroke. When she gets home to Chicago, Rita finds her mother is healing but facing a long recovery. Worse, without being able to run their family-owned […]
My Amish Boyfriend By Melody Carlson Shannon’s summer just got a whole lot more . . . Amish? Shannon McNamara has exciting plans for the summer–getting her driver’s license, a job, and more–and she can’t wait to dive in. But her ill mother has plans of her own: to relocate them both to the heart […]
First Date By Melody Carlson When it comes to catching the eye of that cute boy at school, sometimes you just need a little help from your friends. Devon, Emma, Cassidy, Bryn, and Abby have one thing in common as they start their sophomore year: none of them have ever been on a “real” […]
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason […]
The Best Friend By Melody Carlson ? With her signature insight into the lives of teen girls, bestselling author Melody Carlson explores the treacherous world of friendship, loyalty and choices girls face in high school in The Best Friend, a Life at Kingston High novel. Lishia Vance is flummoxed. One day she has friends. The […]
The Jerk Magnet Melody Carlson What if beauty is more than just skin deep? When Chelsea Martin’s future stepmother helps her transform from gawky and geeky into the hottest girl at her new school, Chelsea is pretty sure it’s the best thing that ever happened to her. But her hot new look has a […]
Can a Christmas Store and a Stranger Bring Change to Small Town? Much-Anticipated Christmas Novella From Award-Winning Author Melody Carlson In sleepy little Parrish Springs, everyone seems to know everyone else’s business practically before they do. The empty Barton Building has finally sold– but not to the right person, according to Councilman Snider. He […]
Young Socialite Switches Places with Amish Girl to Escape Manhattan Scene! “Why does everything have to be so complicated?” Madison shook her Blackberry at her mom… Bestselling author Melody Carlson takes readers into the worlds of a socialite and an Amish girl struggling with who they are in Double Take (ISBN: 978-0-8007-1964-7, June 2011, […]
New School = New Chance for That First Kiss Summer is ending, and for once that doesn’t seem like such a bad thing to Elise. She’s hoping that starting fresh at a new high school will turn her first-kiss prospects around. New guys, new friends, and a new lease on life. What she wasn’t […]
Christmas at Harrington’s Melody Carlson Sometimes the best gift is a second chance Christmas is approaching, and Lena Markham finds herself penniless, friendless, and nearly hopeless. She is trying to restart her life, but job opportunities are practically nonexistent. When a secondhand red coat unexpectedly lands her a job as Mrs. Santa at a […]