EFR REVIEWS

ROSES FOR THE MOST HIGH "I spent a career flying in the U.S. Air Force, some of which supported U.S. Government scientific stations in the north and south Polar Regions. I found that flying and serving in theaters of peace, war, and polar deserts were not without mystical journey, which is woven into a number of these original poems.  This book is a small sample, through the medium of my poetry, to celebrate three mystical vehicles: the saints who kept the Christian mystical tradition alive; the mystical role of Mary, the Blessed Mother; and the mystical path provided by The Church, which imbues Christians by its mystical elements of prayer, sacrament, and sacred rite to infuse our daily lives." ~ Ronnie Smith ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Roses for the Most High is a Christian / Catholic themed poetry collection from retired Air Force Colonel Ronnie Smith. Smith also includes a few of his own paintings, inspired by the poems.   The poetry itself is ...

SECRETS OF PAPER & INK Brought together by a charming bookstore in England, three women fight to defy expectations, dream new dreams, and welcome love into their lives.   As a counselor, Sophia Barrett is trained to help people cope with their burdens. But when she meets a new patient whose troubles mirror her own, she realizes she hasn’t dealt with the pain of her recent past. After making a snap decision to get away for the summer, Sophia moves overseas to an apartment above a charming bookstore in Cornwall, England. She is hopeful she will find peace there surrounded by her favorite thing: great literature. Bookstore owner Ginny Rose is desperate to save her business without asking for help from a husband who’s decided to take a break from their marriage. Ginny never imagined she’d be solely responsible for keeping afloat her husband’s dream, but the unexpected friendship with her new renter has her feeling more optimistic. Between the two of them—and G...

NEWSMAKERS 1 TV reporter Erica Sparks has become a superstar overnight. Is it due to her hard work and talent, or is she at the center of a spiraling conspiracy? Erica Sparks is a beautiful and ambitious reporter who has just landed her dream job at Global News Network in New York. And while it was hard to leave Jenny, her cherished eight-year-old daughter, in the custody of her ex-husband, Erica is determined to succeed in the cutthroat world of big-time broadcasting. She can only hope her troubled past won’t come back to sabotage her dreams. Although the wounds from her divorce are still fresh, Erica can’t deny the chemistry between her and her new producer, the handsome and empathetic Greg Underwood. But a relationship is the last thing she wants right now. On her very first assignment, Erica inadvertently witnesses—and films—a horrific tragedy, scooping all the other networks. Mere weeks later, another tragedy strikes—again, right in front of Erica and her cameras. Her...

SUMMER AT TIFFANY Do you remember the best summer of your life? New York City, 1945. Marjorie Jacobson and her best friend, Marty Garrett, arrive fresh from the Kappa house at the University of Iowa hoping to find summer positions as shopgirls. Turned away from the top department stores, they miraculously find jobs as pages at Tiffany & Co., becoming the first women to ever work on the sales floor—a diamond-filled day job replete with Tiffany blue shirtwaist dresses from Bonwit Teller's—and the envy of all their friends.Hart takes us back to the magical time when she and Marty rubbed elbows with the rich and famous; pinched pennies to eat at the Automat; experienced nightlife at La Martinique; and danced away their weekends with dashing midshipmen. Between being dazzled by Judy Garland's honeymoon visit to Tiffany, celebrating VJ Day in Times Square, and mingling with Café Society, she fell in love, learned unforgettable lessons, made important decisions that would ...