Audio narrated by John Dossett, an excellent reader who "plays" the part of Luke Crisp exceptionally well. The back cover describes this story as a "modern holiday version of the biblical story of the prodigal son" and that's exactly what it is. When Luke graduates with his BA his father wants hi...
A modern day Joseph story. a little unbelievable but a quick story that kept my interest. Read it on a 2 hour plane ride.
If you like The Christmas Box, you will definitely love this book by the same author. Richard Evans is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. A woman who always eats alone in the food court of the building where she works, is approached by a perfect stranger that she has noticed also eati...
coolest awesomest most logical thing I like this book because it is a fun quick read.
This book followed the same formula as the last 3 - infiltrate an Elgen compound to resuce a captive execpt this one took a lot longer to get anything done. As I was reading, I found myself wanting the book to end - too much filler not enough action. Really we have time to recreate a prom??? ...
This was another excellent book. I have been able to read 11 Richard Paul Evans books this year. This was an easy read. It was exciting but not so suspenseful as the first Vey book. The description of the electronic-rat run power plant got a bit disgusting but the rest of the book had a lo...
This book is about the electro clan who are trying to save the Jade Dragon. The Jade Dragon is a little chimes kid who knows how to fix the MEI system. The electro clan have to capture her before the elves get her to make a race of electric humans and whip out the human race. This is all taking p...
Being a teenager is hard,but being a teenager with Tourette's is even harder. And what could be worse, having special powers that make you different from everyone else. The prison Michael thinks he is one of a kind until he meets Taylor a cheerleader who can also has special powers. They team up...
Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25Lane WilliamsMichael Vey is a regular kid with two exceptions. The first exception is that he has Tourette's syndrome which makes him do weird things. He can also shock people like an electric eel. When he meet a girl that can shock to he wonders how many are lik...
I enjoyed this book in the series. Chances are, if you made it this far, you will continue to enjoy the evolving storyline. At times, the circumstances that surround Alan's life are totally unbelievable, but because of the story it makes me think about life in different ways. Primarily, it makes ...
I started this book at a bad time of the year; just before Thanksgiving, which included a baby shower for my daughter, my birthday and Christmas shopping. I laid it down and picked it back up just this week. I found many similarities between Alan and myself and my family. First, Alan's Dad and I ...
"ELECTRICAL"(storyline too)lots of suspense and fear....amazing literary artwork This book seems to be a series and it does a good job at explaining what has happened.
Was an electrifying book from front to back. Not as good as the first. What inspiration do I have to contain hue the series?
** Let life in **Small book. Profound content. Although this book can easily be read in a single seating, its wisdom has life-long value. It’s like a guidebook for going from surviving to thriving. And it does so by helping update your mental map:“On some level, all honest and mentally healthy ad...
I have read many of Richard Paul Evans books. This one is a self help book, a fast read , and yet it is one you need to ponder and think about in order to apply these virtues in your life. I borrowed the book but want to own it so I can reread it and use many of the stories and quotes that illu...
Maybe it was because so much of the information was repeated from Evans' first book, "The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me". Maybe it was because I didn't feel like I personally needed the groundwork he laid that women really should be concerned about their financial future (I already am!). ...
I picked up Timepiece for its first and last pages–for the passage above and the last passage. I also picked it up for its cover, its elegant interior, and because of my insatiable fascination with clocks and time. I love books that address the menace of time–and even better if they have forebodi...
Before I purchase or read a book that I purchased on a whim, I go to Amazon and read a few reviews. Typically, a couple of the five star as well as the one star reviews, getting a feel for both spectrums. The few negative/one star reviews that I read for THE CHRISTMAS BOX, didn’t deter me. Why th...
SUMMARY: In the wake of personal tragedy, two people meet on a humanitarian mission in Peru. Christine is a shy, unadventurous woman whose fiancé broke off the engagement only a week before the wedding, and Paul is a former emergency room doctor whose glamorous lifestyle, stellar reputation, and...
From the author of the beloved classic, The Christmas Box, comes another inspiring story of the power of love and the wonder of Christmas. "There are stories, Christmas stories that are stored away like boxes of garlands and frosted glass ornaments, to be brought out and cherished each year. I...
When Deseret Book CEO Sheri Dew announced the store's revised buying guidelines late last year [2002]—and specifically that Richard Paul Evan's latest novel, The Last Promise, hadn't made the cut—my immediate reaction was to snort in derision. A bunch of sanctimonious, neo-Victorian fussbudgets t...
I was woken by the sound of his car door slamming. I sat up and looked around the dark room, then at the clock. Had I really slept more than six hours? The house was quiet, and with the exception of Taylor’s breathing, I couldn’t hear a thing. I quietly got up and walked out to the front room. I ...
My face was streaked with tears. The people around me began to rise, moving out of the room slowly, as if in a daze. I just sat there wiping my eyes. “Did you know any of that?” Samantha asked. “I didn’t know it was him.” “You need to talk to him.” Tears filled my eyes. “It’s too late,” I said. “...
McKale’s leg began to move. We’re not breaking out the champagne yet, but could it be that our luck has finally changed? Alan Christoffersen’s diary Monday morning, I got McKale up at six. I bathed, toileted, and dressed her. I got her into her chair, then made her breakfast. As I went about this...
Beth Cardall’s Diary The first time I saw him was on Christmas Day, 1989. As the Bing Crosby song had it, it was a white Christmas. Actually, more of a white-out Christmas. Nearly thirty inches of heavy snow had fallen during the night, and it was still falling, with brisk winds sculpting the sno...
The alien biology of the Growth called out to its own in a way humanity could not fathom and could not stop. The human clothing it had worn was torn and dirty, hanging off its mutating body in rags. “I have found her.” The Second said to itself. Its...
I said. “Do you have any food?” Tara asked. “Yeah, we’re starving,” Torstyn said. “I’ll take them to get something to eat,” Cassy said. “I’ll go with you,” Nichelle said. “Michael,” Welch said. “Come with me to free the guards. They should see me first.” We passed a room where Abigail was alone a...
Psychologists tested the story of the Good Samaritan. What they learned gives us reason to pause. The greatest determinant of who stopped to help the stranger in need was not compassion, morality, or religious creed. It was those who had the time. Makes me wonder if I have time to do good. Appare...
It was still dark as we drove off. The drive to Tucson was just a little over two hours, though I slept for most of it, waking just as we reached the city limits. I had fallen asleep in the backseat of the van, lying against Taylor. As I sat up, she combed my hair back from my face with her finge...
Of the five people on the list, Kier knew Carnes the best. They had been friends through much of middle and high school and had even spent graduation night together, party hopping and cruising State Street in Carnes’s silver Pontiac Firebird. It wasn’t until a year after high school when Carnes l...
Allyson commented that it was the nicest restaurant that she had ever been in. Certainly the most expensive. “I could buy a week’s groceries for the cost of our meals,” she said. When we got back to the hotel, Allyson went to the phone and called home to check on Carson. From what I understood fr...
There is something healing about the season.GRACE’S DIARYWEDNESDAY, DEC. 19As soon as I got home from school, Joel and I foraged through the garage for Christmas decorations. We found two boxes containing three long strings of tinsel garland, some red frosted glass balls, painted pine cones, a st...
I wasn’t coughing, fortunately, but I felt feverish and achy, so I decided to rest for a day—which, frankly, I was planning on doing anyway so I could tour the nearby Kennedy Space Center. I ate breakfast at the restaurant next door, then walked a block to a drugstore, where I purchased some cold...