The Scribe's Portion

  "The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide  to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible" by Tara-Leigh Cobble This Bible study guide is a 5-star book, easy! Wow, I am very happy to own a copy of this amazing guide, and choosing it to review was a good decision. Obviously, I haven't read through all of it but I have flipped through it and read some entries here and there and grew more excited to start it the more I read. Most daily entries discuss 2-4 chapters, it has a 1.5 page summary of the chapters and a short devotional/message at the end. I love how Tara distributed the daily chapters-in chronological order -conjoining chapters from other books. I like how she interlaced the book of Psalms throughout the entries. The entire setup is smooth and easy to follow, it makes reading the entire Bible less daunting. I have read the entire Bible before but never in chronological order, so this will be a different experience for me. I had never seen a Bible study guide that went ov...

  "Tidewater Bride" by Laura Frantz I have been a fan of Laura Frantz ever since I read the Ballantyne Legacy some years ago, and ever since, I've been on the lookout for more of her novels. This new novel did not disappoint.  Set in the early days of the Jamestown settlement, it tells the story of Selah Hopewell, daughter of the cape merchant. She is almost a spinster at 26 with no desire for marriage because she's too busy with the family business. The hero of the story, Alexander "Xander" Renick, is one of the town's most influential, wealthy, and powerful tobacco landowners, not to mention, most eligible bachelor.  Friction between the Powhatan nation and the white settlers is thick. Xander serves as the mediator between the two but has enemies among the whites who envy him and who don't care for the natives nor the blacks.  I loved the plot, the time period, and the scenery. Laura Frantz is a master wordsmith! I liked how this novel centered aro...