Chuck Black is at it again! Sir Bently and Holbrook Court is book 2 in The Knights of Arrethtrae and this book is more exciting than book 1 in the series (Sir Kendrick and The Castle of Bel Lione). Each book grows with intensity leaving you gripping each word until your knuckles turn white!

My sons love Chuck’s book and just between us…so do I…shhh.

Listen in to this amazing interview where Chuck also offers parents practical advice that I have already put to use with my thirteen year old daughter. Chuck and his wife, Andrea have six children who all love the Lord. I’d say they know a thing or two about raising children!

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In this second book in the French Twist series, readers join Lexi Stuart in a crème de la crème adventure!

Deciding to leave her familiar home in Seattle and her could-be boyfriend Dan, Lexi moves to a quaint village in France to pursue her dream of becoming a pastry chef.  Life among the French initially proves to be less than easy as Lexi is challenged by her coworkers, missing her friends, and failing to master the perfect baguette.

Determined to find her place, Lexi settles into the culture and life becomes la perfection. She finds a church, meets a new friend, and makes the acquaintance of a child named Celine—as well as Celine’s attractive, widowed father, Philippe. Even Patricia, the gruff pastry cook, shows a softer side as she mentors Lexi in the art of baking.

Fast, fun, and packed with French culture, foodie appeal, and unique recipes readers will love accompanying Lexi on her journey in Bon Appetit as she tries to choose between two countries, two men and the faith to lean on God while savoring the surprises life brings!

Top 5 Clues That He’s The One:

1. He’s smart, which is why he’s dating you and not the snob mob.

2. He knows he’s hot, but he thinks you’re hotter.

3. He’d rather listen to you than himself.

4. You’re in on his jokes – not the butt of them.

5. He always gives you the last cookie in the box.

New Yorker Gillian Chang starts her second term at Posh Spencer Academy boarding school, in San Francisco prepared to focus on her studies, her faith, and her friends – Lissa Mansfield, Carly Aragon. She plays half a dozen musical instruments and can recite the periodic table of the elements backward. She’s totally prepared for everything – except love!

She’s falling hard for Lucas Hayes, a junior who is already aiming at a PhD in Physics at Stanford. The problem is she never seems to be able to measure up and be the girlfriend he wants. He’s under a lot of pressure to achieve – maybe that’s why he’s short-tempered sometimes. But even a thick-skinned girl like Gillian can only take so much.

With her heart on the line, Gillian conceals more and more from her friends. So when she’s accused of selling exam answer sheets, even Lissa and Carly wonder if it’s true. Can Gillian hang on to her integrity -and her faith- when she loses her heart to Lucas?

Shelley Adina is a world traveler, and a pop-culture geek, with an incurable addiction to designer handbags. Between books, Shelley loves traveling, listening to and making music, and watching all kinds of movies.