Karen Baney

The Desert Mana series, by Karen Baney, is a wonderfully written series that takes place mainly in Prescott, Arizona during the 1870's. This is a well written series that grabbed my attention and held it to the very end. I found myself wanting to keep reading to get to know the new characters and catch up with old.
Oaks of Justice is the third book in the series. In this story we get to read of Alex's personal and romantic life. We see how he has advanced in his career and how he fills his leisure time. Just when he feels he is meant to be alone, a female attorney arrives in town. Mel, left town and studied under an attorney so she could work cases.. She has become very good at it and now finds her life being threatened. This is an enjoyable story to read. It is fun to see how Mel enjoys time with her family and how out of character it is for Alex to do things her family does. Just the simple thing of dressing appropriately for their surroundings.
Over all, I enjoyed reading this series. The characters are strong helpful characters that are well introduced. I also enjoyed how the stories touched lightly on characters from other stories written by the author. This is an enjoyable Christian historical fiction series that shows the faith the characters have and how they help others.

I voluntarily received a complimentary copy of this series, this is my honest review.… (plus d'informations)

The Desert Mana series, by Karen Baney, is a wonderfully written series that takes place mainly in Prescott, Arizona during the 1870's. This is a well written series that grabbed my attention and held it to the very end. I found myself wanting to keep reading to get to know the new characters and catch up with old.
Joy for Mourning is book two in the series. Alexander is seeing Grace with intentions to marry, but she breaks it off because they do not love each other. Shortly after, her mother dies: but before she does, she has the energy to tell Grace to marry for love, despite Grace's father wanted her to make a good business match. While standing at the grave she sees a stranger come into town and eventually gets to know him. Joshua returns to town with his adoptive daughter to work locally with his freighting company. While Grace is very active with helping the nearby natives, Joshua will provide transportation for products but nothing else. I like this story the best of the three. I enjoy reading of how helpful Grace was to others and how strong she was to follow her heart even when it went against her father's wishes. It is inspirational to read of how Joshua becomes and adoptive father and the feeling he and the young girl have fore each other. It is easy to see how he would feel towards those who hurt and steal from others, when it affected him so drastically.
Over all, I enjoyed reading this series. The characters are strong helpful characters that are well introduced. I also enjoyed how the stories touched lightly on characters from other stories written by the author. This is an enjoyable Christian historical fiction series that shows the faith the characters have and how they help others.

I voluntarily received a complimentary copy of this series, this is my honest review.… (plus d'informations)

The Desert Mana series, by Karen Baney, is a wonderfully written series that takes place mainly in Prescott, Arizona during the 1870's. This is a well written series that grabbed my attention and held it to the very end. I found myself wanting to keep reading to get to know the new characters and catch up with old.
Beauty for Ashes is book one in the series. The local attorney, Alexander has invited his sister, Rebecca and nephew to live with him after the death of their mother. Prior to this they had been living very minimally following the death of her husband in t he Civil War. While traveling to Prescott, coach stops to get fresh horses and find the horses gone, barn burned and the waystation manager, Perry, badly injured. Rebecca is very quick to help him. I enjoyed reading of how both Rebecca and Perry struggled with their grief and moving forward after the death of their spouses. I found it very interesting to read that Alexander had never returned home to his family, yet he build his home to replicate the one he grew up in.
Over all, I enjoyed reading this series. The characters are strong helpful characters that are well introduced. I also enjoyed how the stories touched lightly on characters from other stories written by the author. This is an enjoyable Christian historical fiction series that shows the faith the characters have and how they help others.

I voluntarily received a complimentary copy of this series, this is my honest review.… (plus d'informations)

Oaks of Justice by Karen Baney is not only the first book I’ve read of the Desert Manna series, it’s also the first book I’ve ever read by this author. This is the third and final book of the series, but I didn’t feel like I was trying to catch up at all.

Mel is a strong female lead who is making her way in a male profession in her time, and when she meets Alex, she’s both attracted and cautious. As the two get to know each other outside the courtroom, their attraction grows. Theirs is a fast-moving relationship, which makes sense considering Alex is older than Mel by several years.

My favorite part of this book was Mel’s large family. While I had some trouble keeping everyone straight at first, I had them all figured out by the end of the book. While there’s some suspense in the story, I often forgot about it until someone brought it up again or when everything came to a head because I was so caught up in Mel and Alex’s romance.

Disclosure statement: I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book and was not required to write a positive or negative review. All opinions are my own.… (plus d'informations)