Non-Fiction

Sex Scandals in American History: Have We Learned Anything?

November 27, 2018
Anita Ojeda
Book Reviews, Book Talk Tuesdays, Non-Fiction, Social Justice
7 Comments

Bringing Down the Colonel Trigger Warning: This post deals with a book about sexual predation that reveals one the biggest sex scandals in American history. Before I get to the book review, you should understand a few things about human psychology—bits and pieces that help guide us as we discuss sexual assault,rape, and harassment. You also need to know a few things about me.  Let me just state up front that I have nothing against men. I married a wonderful…

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Book Talk Tuesday: Books to Strengthen Your Faith

November 6, 2018
Anita Ojeda
Book Reviews, Non-Fiction, Self-Help
4 Comments

If you’re looking for books to strengthen your faith, you won’t want to miss this new release from Lauren Gaskill Why You Need Books to Strengthen Your Faith You may wonder why anyone would need to read more than the Bible to strengthen their faith. I’ll tell you why. Although the Bible has myriad examples of ordinary people who walked with God through trials, some times, those giants of faith don’t seem relatable to us today. We don’t have to…

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Win a Copy of It’s All Under Control!

September 18, 2018
Anita Ojeda
Book Reviews, Book Talk Tuesdays, Non-Fiction, Self-Help
5 Comments

Do You Ever Feel Like Nothing’s Under Control? Maybe you need to read Jennifer Dukes Lee’s latest book, It’s All Under Control: A Journey of Letting Go, Hanging On, and Finding a Peace You Almost Forgot Was Possible Jennifer is my kind of person—real, witty, friendly, and struggling to get all the things done (in just the right way). And just like me, she struggles with her inner control freak. Unfortunately, she (and everybody else in this world) can’t control…

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What Happens When We Give Up Control?

September 6, 2018
Anita Ojeda
Non-Fiction, Self-care and Nurture, Self-Help
14 Comments

I Can’t Control the Rain Each evening I take a walk by the gully, around the back of the school property. Sometimes, lightning flashes on the horizon, and rain clouds threaten. After a hard rain, the mud shrivels as it dries, leaving a curled-edge puzzle scattered across the gully flats. The desert sun beats down and dries the clay-like mud that shatters if you toss or step on it. This year seems different. The monsoons came late and the desert…

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Everybody Needs to Read Everybody Always

May 15, 2018
Anita Ojeda
Book Reviews, Book Talk Tuesdays, Non-Fiction
8 Comments

Note: NetGalley provided me with a free digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review on their website. If I really love a book, I’ll feature it on Book Talk Tuesdays. I am an Amazon affiliate. If you click on the title of the book, it will take you to Amazon where you can find out more information about purchasing the book. I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Love Does I first…

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Five Tips for Building a Good Relationship with NetGalley

January 21, 2018
Anita Ojeda
Book Reviews, General Fiction, Inspirational, Non-Fiction, Self-Help, Young Adult
6 Comments

My Good Intention to Buy Fewer Books For years, my husband has chided me for the amount of money I spend on books, and the book cases necessary to house my collection. When we moved in 2013, I donated hundreds of books to the library. Only my favorites made the move to Arizona. I had every intention to purchase fewer books (it helped that browsing in the closest Christian bookstore required a three-and-a-half hour drive). Our first year here, I…

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A Palette of New Releases for August

July 30, 2017
Anita Ojeda
Book Reviews, Inspirational, Non-Fiction
3 Comments

  Fatal Trust—August 1 By Todd M. Johnson, Inspirational Suspense When Ian Wells lands a mysterious trust case with a seemingly easy workload that will relieve his financial burdens, he hesitates to take it. Why would someone pay him so much money just to do a background check on three individuals? But he needs the money to help his mother who has Alzheimer’s, to fight a frivolous malpractice suit against his father’s law practice, and to provide a buffer as…

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Four Gripping July Releases and an Older Gripping Tale

July 2, 2017
Anita Ojeda
Book Reviews, Inspirational, Non-Fiction
15 Comments

A Name Unknown—July 4 Roseanna M. White. Bethany House. 432 pages. Rosemary Gresham has skills that draw the attention of the mysterious Mr. V—a man who wants her to research Mr. Peter Holstein and find evidence of his disloyalty to England. Rosemary accepts the job because the pay will keep her large family from destitution. Although her expertise involves theft, her gift for languages and study of the upper classes allows her to pose as a librarian looking for work.…

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A Shower of April New Releases

May 7, 2017
Anita Ojeda
Book Reviews, Inspirational, Non-Fiction
6 Comments

Intrigue and Romance (Not Necessarily in that Order) Behind the Scenes by Jen Turano (April 4) With a name like Permilia, you know the characters will be filled with quirks and foibles. Permilia might be a society wallflower, but she manages to work behind the scenes to create an acceptable life for herself that’s meaningful and stimulating. Asher thinks he has no room in his life for Permilia—a woman who doesn’t fit his ideal of a perfect life partner—despite the…

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Martin Luther’s Most Radical Act Wasn’t His 95 Theses

January 29, 2017
Anita Ojeda
Book Reviews, Non-Fiction
12 Comments

Katharina and Martin Luther I have vague memories of watching a movie about Martin Luther forty years ago for a class at school. The lingering impressions consist of the doors to a church and the constant danger of bucking the Roman Catholic Church at its most powerful. And of course, the hymn. I knew Martin Luther wrote my favorite hymn—”A Mighty Fortress.” From time spent in Europe, I knew that Martin Luther played a huge role in the Reformation and…

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