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Alena Mentink

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Alena Mentink is a Nebraska author who enjoys mixing history with fiction characters to create a story for God’s glory. Alena lives on a farm with her parents and eight siblings, and is currently writing a series set near her home in Polk County. To find out more about her, visit her website at https://alenamentink.com/ and sign up for her newsletter to receive a short story, Never Too Far, that takes place in 1870s Nebraska. ...more

Average rating: 4.55 · 148 ratings · 61 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
A Time of Proving (Home to ...

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A Choice of Love (Home to O...

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A Bargain to Keep

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Settle My Heart

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Yours is the Night: A Must-Read Book

Yours is the Night by Amanda Dykes has been sitting on my kindle for far too long, and at last, I finally carved out time this week to read it.

Warning: If you decide to read this book, make sure you have a solid block of time in your week dedicated for reading. This book will grab you and hold you in place until the very breathtaking end.

Not that this is a book you’ll exactly rush through. To th

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A Time of Proving by Alena Mentink
"I couldn't put it down! So much fiction these days seems to involve time-hopping from decade to decade or century to century, with so many point of view characters my head begins to spin, but that's not the case with this sweet story. The pacing and " Read more of this review »
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For anyone who wants to visit New York during the Gilded Age, Perfect is a must read. Kimberly Keagan brings the streets to life on the pages with her lovely descriptions. More than that, all the experiences of the characters are shared with wonderfu ...more
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Fingerprints in Frost by Kellyn Roth
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I’ve loved each of Wild Blue Wonder's seasonal anthologies so far, and Fingerprints in Frost proved to be no different. Some of the stories deal with hard things, perhaps even more so than in the other anthologies. But every issue is handled with gra ...more
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Patriot at the River by Jayna Baas
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"It's been a long time since I stayed up half the night reading a book! The characters draw the reader in, history is well blended into the story, and it ends in a believable, satisfying way. The commitment of family from different perspectives is pow" Read more of this review »
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"This was such an enjoyable read! From the very first page, I could feel my heart being pulled in all the right ways, knowing the emotional journey this story would take me on toward a happy ending. Miriam and her siblings are living with their Aunt a" Read more of this review »
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“Osceola was tangled right up with who he was, and he guessed that no matter how far he wandered, the town would always call him to return.”
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“Osceola was tangled right up with who he was, and he guessed that no matter how far he wandered, the town would always call him to return.”
Alena Mentink, A Time of Proving

“True love is a choice, even when it doesn’t come easily. It’s not selfish. It’s about giving to the one I love, even when I don’t feel like it.”
Alena Mentink, A Choice of Love

“Sometimes the better part of wisdom was knowing when to stay and fight, and when to make a run for it instead.”
Alena Mentink, A Choice of Love

“True love is a choice, even when it doesn’t come easily. It’s not selfish. It’s about giving to the one I love, even when I don’t feel like it.”
Alena Mentink, A Choice of Love

“Sometimes the better part of wisdom was knowing when to stay and fight, and when to make a run for it instead.”
Alena Mentink, A Choice of Love

“Home. The word touched a chord in Matt's heart. He hadn't attached that word to any particular place in over ten years, but now he yearned to have something solid to tie himself to. To cling to even in life's fiercest storms, like now.”
Alena Mentink, A Choice of Love

“When family had your back, any enemy could be stood against. And if your family didn't--well, that's when there was real trouble.”
Alena Mentink, A Time of Proving

“Osceola was tangled right up with who he was, and he guessed that no matter how far he wandered, the town would always call him to return.”
Alena Mentink, A Time of Proving

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