The Buck Stops Here (Mindy Starns Clark)

Using her investigative skills, Callie throws herself into the most important mystery she has ever attempted to solve. As she heads to Louisiana to answer questions surrounding her husband's death, will the answers Callie seeks put an end to her relationship with Tom—or will she find what she needs to know in order to move forward and begin the next great adventure of her life?

This is the final book of the Million Dollar Mysteries Series. I really enjoyed this series, it is one I couldn't put down until I was finished reading it.

Allison's Journey (Wanda E Brunstetter)

Growing up with her impatient, disinterested aunt and five older brothers, Allison Troyer is more comfortable playing ball than keeping house. Now, the nineteen-year-old tomboy must learn to run an Amish household. But a future of domestic bliss is hopeless; her lack of femininity will repel any potential husband. Aaron Zook and his family have finally recovered from the heartache of their father's death. Refusing to revisit such pain, Aaron vows never to marry. When his baseball team gets stuck with the new girl, aggravation quickly changes to admiration. Allison is like no girl he has ever met... and he likes that. Will Allison's journey in life take her in another direction, just when love seemed possible? Fall in love with this inspiring love story and our entire collection of Christian romance novels from Heartsong Presents!

Book #4 of Brides of Webster County Series. I have really enjoyed this series. It is an easy read and a cute love story.

On Her Own & Dear to Me (Wanda E Brunstetter)

(Book 2 of Series) When Barbara Zook's husband David is killed unexpectedly on their tenth wedding anniversary, she doesn't know how she will be able to go on. Not only has she lost the love of her life, but she is also pregnant with their fourth child. How can Barbara raise four children and run David's beloved harness shop? When Paul Hilty left Webster County, he knew it hurt his father that he chose harness making over farming. Paul loves the feel and smell of leather more then anything, but with David Zook already in business, he knew he had to move. Now David is gone and Barbara is in need. Could the Lord be leading him home again? Will Barbara remain on her own, or will the Lord bring Paul into her life...and her heart?

(Book 3 of Series) Melinda Andrews loves deeply. She often pours that love into caring for hurt animals and sketching the deer that live in the woods behind her farm. This regularly gets her into trouble with her "maam" and "daed," who feel she shirks her duties to "tend to her critters." Gabe Swartz loves Melinda and wants to make her his wife, but even he has a hard time understanding why she seems to prefer the company of her animal friends to him. Worlds collide when Melinda delivers an ultimatum: Gabe must agree to give up hunting, a hobby he loves and believes to be useful, or she won't marry him. Will Melinda and Gabe be able to overcome their differences, or will they end up losing their chance for love and marriage?

These two books have been re-written, but I was unable to find the newer versions of them in the library. The newer versions go into more detail, but these give you the main points of the story so you can understand what is going on in the other books of the series, Brides of Webster County.

The Nine Kingdoms Series (Lynn Kurland)

Star of the Morning
Darkness covers the north, for the black mage has begun his assault on the isolated kingdom of Neroche. Legend has it that only the two magical swords held in trust by Neroche's king can defeat the mage. Now the fate of the Nine Kingdoms rests in the hands of a woman destined to wield one of those blades...
Morgan is a practical woman with no use for magic. Yet she feels compelled to offer her sword to the sorcerer king of Neroche. Her fateful decision will lead her to a magical destiny...and a man whose love will change her life forever.
Adhemar of Neroche's connection to the magic of the land is fading. Helpless to defend his country against the black mage's forces, his only hope is to travel in disguise, searching for the one who was foretold to bring victory.
Miach, the archmage of Neroche, is Adhemar's youngest brother - and duty bound to aid his king. Though they find what they seek, Miach will lose his heart in a way he never could have foreseen.
In this land of dragons and mages, warrior maids and magical swords, nothing is as it seems. For the king is less than he should be, the mage is far more than he appears, and the mercenary will find that the magic in her blood brings her troubles she cannot face with a sword - and a love more powerful than she has ever imagined...


The Mage's Daughter
Neroche is under assault by a mysterious magic that has stripped its kings of his powers and unleashed nightmarish creatures as weapons in a war of evil. Morgan of Melksham is fighting against that menace as well as for her life. Struggling to regain her strength after a near-fatal attack, Morgan realizes that she must decide between two fates: that of being a simple shieldmaiden or accepting her heritage as an elven princess. If only she could forget that she was the daughter of the perilous black mage of Ceangail...
Duty bound to aid his king, Miach of Neroche is torn between what his responsibilities demand and what his heart desires. He is willing to risk his life to rescue Morgan from the darkness that haunts her, but he must do so at the peril of his realm. Forced to choose between love and the burden of his mantle, Miach sets out on his most deadly quest ever.

Princess of the Sword
As the mercenary daughter of Gair, the black mage of Ceangail, Morgan is the only one who can stop the terrible sorcery her father unleashed. To do so, she must race against time and find the spell that will allow her to close the well of evil he opened. But that quest will lead her to places she never dreamed existed and into a darkness she would give anything to avoid...
The fate of the kingdom of Neroche is intertwined with the closing of Gair's well. Miach, the archmage of Neroche, is determined to help Morgan find what she needs, not only because the safety of the Nine Kingdoms hangs in the balance but also because he will do anything to protect her. Together they must search out the mysteries of Ceangail, and the dangers of Morgan's own bloodline.
Now, to rescue the kingdom from total ruin, Morgan and Miach have only each other to trust, heart and soul....
I loved this series. I was disappointed when it ended which is a great sign! Must admit that I have a little bit of a crush on Miach.

A Quarter for a Kiss (Mindy Starns Clark)

It's April, spring is in the air, and Callie and Tom have just spent a wonderful few weeks getting to know each another after years of a telephone-only relationship. But as their time together draws to a close, they are called to the hospital bed of mutual friend Eli Gold, who has just been shot. Eli begs Callie and Tom to find out who is responsible for the shooting. The search leads them to the beautiful island of St. John in the Virgin Islands. There they face a sinister enemy among the ruins of an old sugar plantation—an enemy who's willing to do anything to keep his identity secret and the past deeply buried.

I am enjoying this series. This book ended with a question, so now I need to find the final book in the series.

A Dime a Dozen (Mindy Starns Clark)

A Dime A Dozen takes Callie to the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina, to give away a million dollars to a pair of charities that serve migrant apple pickers. When one of the migrant workers turns up dead, however, it's up to Callie to find out who killed him and why—even as the killer targets Callie as the next victim!

Heart Of Light (Sarah A. Hoyt)

On a luxury magic carpetship in 1889, an English couple travel to Cairo for their honeymoon. Except for a brush with a dragon, the voyage is uneventful. But for Nigel Oldhall and his beautiful Indian-born bride, Emily, the holiday hides another purpose. Within hours of arriving in the teeming city, they are plunged into an extraordinary struggle among demons, murderers, and magic.

In Cairo, Nigel can no longer hide his secret from his wife: he is on a mission to rescue a ruby that will ensure Queen Victoria's hold on Africa forever. The search has already swallowed up Nigel's older brother-and now it has put his own Emily in mortal danger. But is she the innocent Nigel imagines? Soon the two set off for the heart of the continent among conspirators and traitors-all seeking the ruby and the gifts and curses it offers them...and all of humankind.

This one was a hard one to get involved with. About a third of the way, I gave up and skimmed through the rest of the book to see how it ends.

Dont recommend this one. I'm not even gonna try the rest of the series.