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Beneath the Surface

Family Feuds Author: Kaira Rouda CEO Richard Kingsley has everything – wealth, power, women, billion-dollar mega-yachts, and dominion over everyone he meets, especially his family. But it’s nearly time for him to retire, to pass his empire onward. His greedy children are milling around, waiting for the chance to cash out on years of kowtowing. But Kingsley has something else in mind – one last feral game disguised as a family reunion on the open seas aboard his decadent new yacht. As the waves begin to rock the ship, life becomes unmoored for each of the children. Expectations are raised and [...]

Frances Carden2023-10-09T16:32:43-07:00October 9th, 2023|Tags: book review, read, reading, suspense, thriller|

Stranger Beside Me, The

A True Crime Author, a Serial Killer, A Strange Friendship Author: Ann Rule Ann Rule, prolific true crime writer, worked side by side, and even developed a meaningful friendship, with one of the most prolific serial killers in American history: Ted Bundy. As Ann unknowingly began working on a book about the serial rapes and murders of young women across several states, her confidant and friend, Bundy, watched from the sidelines. As the investigation continued and Ann began to suspect Ted, the lines between friendship and loyalty, crime and punishment blurred, creating this explosive account of one woman’s friendship with a [...]

Frances Carden2023-10-09T11:52:28-07:00October 9th, 2023|Tags: ann rule, book review, read, reading, Ted Bundy, true crime|

Transforming Grace

A Devotional on Grace Author: Jerry Bridges The reading and listening challenge for the C.S. Lewis Fellows Program for the month of June revolved around grace. Specifically, what is grace, where does it come from, how do we live by it, and how do we live in it daily. Most of the grace related reading was from Jerry Bridge’s book, Transforming Grace. Because we were reading so many chapters, and because I am such a bookworm, I just read the entire thing. The concept of grace is simple. God gifts us that which we have not earned and which we inherently [...]

Frances Carden2023-10-06T14:38:56-07:00October 1st, 2023|Tags: book review, Christian, non-fiction, reading, reviews|