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reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach Lessons in the Journey by first-time novelist Patrick Dawson is the hopeful and moving story of Elizabeth “Liz” Finch, a pediatric surgeon. At the beginning of the novel, she learns that her 14-year-old daughter has been shot and is not expected to live. The book is told mostly in flashbacks [...]
reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach The second volume of Pro Luce Habere (To Have Before the Light) is an incredibly compelling read. Valery continues to be haunted by the darkness and death he has seen in the human world around him. Yet he is unable to escape the sense of wrong in what he’s become so [...]
[You didn't enter a valid video URL. Please try again.] reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach Along the River Road by Isaac Morris is a compelling read and, for the most part, I enjoyed it. The author tackles the controversial issue of priest sex abuse and, overall, I think he did a good job. The novel [...]
reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach The author describes his novel, In Shepherd’s Clothing, as a romantic suspense. The main protagonist is a priest. I suppose I’m naive because I wondered “Who is going to experience the romance in this novel?” I also wondered “Who is the Devil in this story?” It didn’t take long to [...]
Pro Luce Habere…To Have Before the Light reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach Pro Luce Haberetells the story of Valéry, the protagonist vampire from On the Soul of A Vampire [read Ellen's review] and his life before he became a vampire and the 200 or so years following. At the beginning of the novel, the year is [...]
reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach The Soul Reader is the exciting sequel to Gerard Webster’s award-winning debut novel, In-Sight. The sequel takes place a year after the previous book ends. The protagonist, Ward, hasn’t seen or had any interaction with the woman he loves (Carrie) until she drops in and asks Ward to assist her [...]
reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach In Targeted, the latest novel from John M. Wills, a cop killer is on the loose in Chicago. In a secondary plot, a well-liked priest, Fr. Ed Matthews, is accused of sexual abuse. Police officers Pete Shannon and Marilyn Benson believe the priest to be innocent. Soon, however, Pete and [...]
reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Sophia Institute Press (July 1, 2011) ISBN-10: 1933184809 ISBN-13: 978-1933184807 Viper is an intriguing mystery novel starring Selena De La Cruz, a Latina insurance agent who used to work as a Special Agent with the DEA. At the beginning of the novel, Selena agrees to meet [...]
Reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach Paperback: 276 pages Publisher: OakTara (April 27, 2009) ISBN-10: 1602901716 ISBN-13: 978-1602901711 Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches Offerings by Christine Sunderland is a wonderfully entertaining novel which includes an interesting and engaging story as well as rich historical and descriptive passages. Madeleine and Jack have been [...]
Paperback: 200 pages Publisher: Nepperhan Press, LLC (December 1, 2010) ISBN-10: 0982990413 ISBN-13: 978-0982990414 Reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach A Shower of Roses is the story of Eva, a Polish Catholic nurse who falls in love with Marek, an activist who works for the CIA. The story goes back and forth between 1981 and previous [...]
Paperback: 346 pages Publisher: Booklocker.com, Inc. (November 24, 2009) ISBN-10: 1601458134 ISBN-13: 978-1601458131 Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.9 inches reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach There’s nothing I’d rather do than to sit under a tree on a beautiful day and read a novel which transports me back in time. So I eagerly anticipated [...]
Paperback: 262 pages Publisher: Paladin Timeless Books (November 15, 2010) ISBN-10: 1606192310 ISBN-13: 978-1606192313 reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach Out of This World! I was privileged recently to read a copy of this wonderful Catholic science fiction book Infinite Space Infinite God II. It is a compilation of 12 short stories which have both inherent [...]
Kindle edition available from Amazon reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach Looking for a great holiday read? The Boys Upstairs by Jane Lebak is a delightful Christmas novella. The “boys” are homeless kids that Fr. Jay Farrell has taken in and sheltered in the upstairs of St. Gus’s rectory. Fr. Jay has little in the way [...]
Paperback: 293 pages Publisher: Harvey House Publishing (November 5, 2010) ISBN-10: 0923568999 ISBN-13: 978-0923568993 reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach Olivia’s Gift is Nancy Carabio Belanger’s delightful sequel to Olivia and the Little Way. It continues the story of Olivia Thomas and her family. Again, each chapter starts with a beautiful and relevant quote from St. [...]
Paperback: 193 pages Publisher: PublishAmerica (December 24, 2007) ISBN-10: 1604741457 ISBN-13: 978-1604741452 reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach The back cover of Sacred Betrayal says the following: When he was a younger priest, Archbishop Garrote and his sister, Sr. Frances Mary, shared a common vision of the Catholic Church. Now he has lost that vision and [...]
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