Five Hidden Gems From My Favorites Shelf
Feb. 19th, 2019 07:34 amToday's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is "Books I Loved With Fewer Than 2,000 Ratings On Goodreads." Ooh, good one! I took a peek through my favorites shelf and found a few that I thoroughly enjoy and have recommended many times, but still I don't hear a lot of buzz about. Maybe you'll want to look some of them up for yourself!

As a science fiction fan, I was hooked from the moment I heard about these faith-based thrillers written by a spacecraft engineer and NASA astronaut finalist. Terrorist attacks, mission disasters, and the first colony on Mars are all things this series explores, and I'm a fan!

As I said in my review, this book is part contemporary, part historical, and part speculative, with a dash of allegory thrown in, too. Imagine if you can't remember your own history but are obsessed with ancient culture - and then get the chance to trot the globe looking for artifacts! Will you uncover your own past on the journey? Very intriguing.

Throughout this series, Christian therapist Sullivan Crisp helps various people with situations in their own lives while working through his own on the side. I really liked the depiction of the counseling relationship and the different methods that were used to help his clients overcome the inner turmoil they were facing.

Socialite Ellis Eton feels like she's a perpetual disappointment and wants to run away and pursue her dream of becoming an actress. To help out a friend in an emergency, she agrees to take over her identity for a few days and pose as a telephone operator - and of course her first day on the job she overhears a murder plot! Ellis reminded me of Amelia Bedelia and the story was laugh-out-loud funny while also containing a page-turning mystery and a sweet romance.

Mayla Strong was as surprised as everyone else that she ended up at the altar one Sunday morning. Now that she's given her life to Jesus, this purple-haired young woman wants to learn all she can and become active in her church. She puts her pastor on speed-dial and deals with helpful and not-so-helpful members of the congregation as she attempts to grow in her faith.
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