BOOK REVIEW – Crossing the Waters: Following Jesus Through the Storms, the Fish, the Doubt, and the Seas

by Leslie Leyland Fields (Author), Pamela Klein (Narrator), Oasis Audio (Publisher) An AUDIObook Review by Jackie Houchin Leslie Leyland Fields‘ story of life as a fisherman’s wife on Kodiak Island in Alaska and raising 6 children to be fishermen is astonishing, eye opening and mind boggling. On the practical side I will never be able to cook or eat a…

BOOK REVIEW – Alaska Twilight

by Colleen Coble (Author), Rachel Dulude (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) An AUDIObook Review by Jackie Houchin If you like bears, or are afraid of bears, and you enjoy a suspenseful adventure with a little bit of romance in a wilderness setting, you will enjoy Alaska Twilight by Colleen Coble. Haley is a young woman with a past that has scarred…

BOOK REVIEW – A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice

by Rebecca Connolly (Author), Alana Kerr Collins (Narrator), Antony Ferguson (Narrator), Shadow Mountain (Publisher) An AUDIObook Review by Jackie Houchin We have all heard of (read about, seen in movies) the tragic sinking of the “unsinkable” luxury liner, RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage to New York.  We have even seen photos of the broken ship lying 2.5 miles under the sea.…

BOOK REVIEW – Icy Clutches; A Gideon Oliver Mystery, book 6

by Aaron Elkins (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) An AUDIObook review by Jackie Houchin I love Aaron Elkins’ “Bone Detective” mysteries starring the uber smart, but bumbling, Dr. Gideon Oliver. The forensic details he discovers and talks about are fascinating (but non-gory) and make excellent clues to the mysteries. In Icy Clutches, Gideon is newly married and has…

BOOK REVIEW – The Bronte Plot

by Katherine Reay (Author), Laura Kirman (Narrator), Thomas Nelson (Publisher) An AUDIObook Review by Jackie Houchin The Bronte Plot story seems long, but not in the way you want to hurry up and finish. It immerses you in a world that entices you to linger. Lucy Alling is a character you get to know gradually. She loves books, especially old…

BOOK REVIEW – Mousse and Murder, The Alaska Diner series, book 1

Elizabeth Logan (Author), Caroline Hewitt (Narrator), Blackstone Publishing (Publisher) An AUDIObook review by Jackie Houchin I enjoyed this cozy, first-in-the-series, mystery set in Alaska. The characters are fun (who wouldn’t love a gal with an orange tabby cat named Benny (Eggs Benedict), three truckers who stop in the diner nicknamed Manny, Moe and Jack, and a policeman named Trooper who…