THE MATING by NICKY CHARLES

5 out of 5 *****

Elise is a young werewolf who loves life in her pack. She is in love with her best friend Bryan and cannot wait to become his mate. One day, out of the blue, she is summoned before her packs council and told that she will be mated to the neighboring packs Alpha, Kane, in order to create an alliance and expand their territories.  She is heart broken over the loss of the future she had imagined with Bryan but knows she must do as her father asks for the good of her pack.
Kane has just become the new Alpha of his pack and needs a mate. He knows that this is not how Elise pictured her life but hopes to make her happy. After their first mating, he takes her back to his home and pack. Everyone seems to be so excited to meet her and accept her as part of their pack. Elise slowly begins to feel at home in her new pack but trouble is surrounding them on all sides. Someone wants the pack off  their land and will do anything to make it happen.
Could it be Kane's brother, Ryne, who lost the challenge to become the Alpha male? Or the oil company who wants to drill for oil on Kane's land?

This book was amazing! It is the longest book I have read in a while but it kept my attention all the way through! I was completely enthralled with the plot and the characters. The plot was tight and the characters were so real that I felt as if I had known them forever. This is the first book I have read by Nicky Charles and I was completely blown away.
I found this book at the Nook store. It is a free download, although I would gladly pay to read Nicky Charles. You can find it here. There is also an author site, which you can visit here. Please be sure to read this book and then rate it on the Nook site and/or drop by the author's site and let her know how much you enjoyed it!

JESUS CALLING by SARA YOUNG~5*****'s AND BEYOND!

JESUS CALLING by Sarah Young is, hands down, my favorite devotional book. There is a devotional for each day along with the scripture and verse Mrs. Young used to write the devotional. She takes those scriptures and applies them to a situation that you might facing in Jesus' point of view. Since I am writing this post on January 17th, I am going to use today's devotional as an example below.

Come to Me with a thankful heart, so that you can enjoy my presence. This is the day that I have made. I want you to rejoice TODAY, refusing to worry about tomorrow. Search for all that I have prepared for you, anticipating abundant blessings and accepting difficulties as they come. I can weave miracles into the most mundane day if you keep your focus on Me. Come to Me with all your needs, knowing... that my glorious riches are a more-than-adequate supply. Stay in continual communication with Me, so that you can live above your circumstances even while you are in the midst of them. Present your requests to Me with thanksgiving, and My Peace, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your heart and mind.~ Jesus Calling by Sarah Young. 2004. pg. 19

Psalm 118:24; Phillipians 4:6-7, 19

I keep this book on my nightstand along with my Bible and read each day's devotional before I start my day. Since I have started doing this, I have developed the habit of reading my Bible while drinking my coffee in the morning. It started as just reading the correlating scriptures for each devotional and turned into me carrying my Bible to the kitchen table and reading it before starting my day. Of all the habits I could develop, this one is AWESOME! I have noticed that I think more about how I should react in a given situation according to God's word instead of just going with my first reaction. I have begun to pay attention to how I speak to and treat others, I try harder to be patient with those around me, and I am just trying to be an all around better person.
The devotionals in this book are a comfort to me and have been nothing but a positive in my life. I would suggest this book for anyone 12+. I say 12+ because I think that, by that age, most young people would be capable of reading it and taking the message to heart. However, if you have a young person in your life under the age of 12 that you feel is mature enough to read and understand it, by all means give them a copy. This book began changing me from the inside out and I can't say enough about it.
 You can purchase the Kindle version of JESUS CALLING by SARAH YOUNG through Amazon here or you can purchase the actual book(in hardcover or paperback ) here. For those of you who have already read this wonderful book, feel free to leave a comment and let me know if you liked it and, if so, how it has changed your life.
Happy Reading!

 



House Of Mercy by Erin Healy

This is the next book I will be reviewing for BookSneeze. I absolutely LOVE the cover and have heard wonderful things about Erin Healy. Has anyone read anything by this author? If so, let me know what it was and what you thought of it.

10 Christians Everyone Should Know by Mitch Stokes-3***

I received a free copy of this book from BookSneeze in exchange for a review. The book was rich with interesting facts about some of the greatest Christians in our history and I liked reading it. However, if you're not a big fan of history, you may not enjoy this book. The way it is written is rather dry(like a history book) and it requires a little more attention to understand and follow than most Christian nonfiction. I gave it three stars for these reasons.
I particularly loved the section on Galileo. He was a favorite of mine in school and I guess that never changed. There are many other interesting facts in this book about people like George Washington Carver, Jane Austen, John Bunyan, and Johann Sebastian Bach to name a few. Learning about these people, their lives and devotion to God was a wonderful journey and continually made me thankful that I live in a time and country where I am free to worship God.
Readers can learn a lot from this book, so I would suggest at least trying it out. The more you know, the more you grow, right? Maybe you too will feel the sense of thankfulness I felt after reading 10 Christians Everyone Should Know. This title is available at amazon.com here. Happy reading!

Winner for the LOVE'S PROPHECY e-book contest

Thank you to everyone who commented both on the review and for the contest. The winner for the Love's Prophecy contest is Cathy Brockman! Cathy, keep a check on your email for the info on the book. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did and if you are willing to do it, be sure to leave a review for it on amazon!