Burning Sky by Lori Benton

Lori Benton is a new author.  This is her first book.  Her website is listed below.  This story didn't hold my attention as much as other stories I've read.  I felt like the plot was moving to slow.  I enjoyed the story and if Lori Benton writes another book, I would most likely give it a try.

The story follows Burning Sky or Willa as she journeys to her parents home.  She was taken at fourteen to live with the Mohawks.  Her Mohawk family is dead and now she is going back to her real family.  Before she can make it home, she stumbles across an injured man, Neil MacGregor.  She takes him to her family's cabin to take care of him.  She encounters people from her past when she returns.  She also has to deal with lots of emotions, learning who to trust and who to be careful with.  There was one or two twists that I didn't really see coming.  Other than that, the story was pretty easy to read even though it felt like it was dragging on at times.

This book was published on August 6, 2013.

I received this book for free from NetGalley.  I was not required to write a positive review for receiving this book.

Lori Benton's Site

A Pioneer Christmas Collection

This is another one of those books that has nine stories in one.  I enjoyed all the stories.  A few of the authors I've read before, specifically Brownley, McDonough and Snelling.  Each story had a different setting and the characters were different.  Some were married and some were single.  Some had no home and some were at home with no parents.  As I've said before, I love these types of books.  They are able to be read so that if you don't have a lot of time, you can still finish the story pretty quickly.

I received this book for free from NetGalley.  I was not required to write a positive review for receiving this book.

This book will be released on September 1, 2013.

What Once was Lost by Kim Vogel Sawyer

Since I work at a bookstore, I sometimes get to read books before they are released.  I saw this book and thought I would give it a try.  I had never read anything Kim Vogel Sawyer had written before but I enjoyed it.  I know I have blogged about one of her books, but I waited to post this blog closer to the release date in September.

The story is about Christina who runs a poor farm.  Her parents ran it until they died and now she runs it.  Then one night there is a fire and all of the residents are put out.  Christina finds a home for all of them except for Tommy, who is blind.  She finally encourages the mill owner, Levi, to take Tommy until she can find another home for him.  There is conflict and changing of hearts in this story.  Everyone is not as they appear and sometimes the characters have to learn to trust God and each other.

Free Books

I'm all about getting books for free.  I've come across some great sites that send me daily e-mails about free or discounted books.  This helps me find new authors to read and also helps my wallet because books can get expensive especially with how fast I read them!  Here are a few sites I've come across.

Inspired Reads this site sends me e-mails every day with a list of free and\or cheap books for my kindle
eReaderGirl this site has all kinds of books listed, I have this one set up in my feedly feed so I see them when I check my blogs I follow
Litfuse Group has giveaways that they offer pretty much every week