The Sky Above Us by Sarah Sundin

Numbed by grief and harboring shameful secrets, Lt. Adler Paxton ships to England with the US 357th Fighter Group in 1943. Determined to become an ace pilot, Adler battles the German Luftwaffe in treacherous dogfights in the skies over France as the Allies struggle for control of the air before the D-day invasion.

Violet Lindstrom wanted to be a missionary, but for now she serves in the American Red Cross, where she arranges entertainment for the men of the 357th in the Aeroclub on base and sets up programs for local children. Drawn to the mysterious Adler, she enlists his help with her work and urges him to reconnect with his family after a long estrangement.

Despite himself, Adler finds his defenses crumbling when it comes to Violet. But D-day draws near. And secrets can't stay buried forever.

This is the second book in the Sunrise at Normandy series.  It's not necessary to read the first book but it would be really helpful to understand the Paxton brothers. 

Adler is running away from his sins and his brothers.  Violet wants to be a missionary.  She doesn't care where.  They meet up on a transport on the way to England and become friends.  Adler meets God in the sky while fighting the Germans.  Violet has to decide if God is calling her to missions or if it is her Aunt Violet.  This book also tells part of the story of the invasion of Normandy. 

I enjoyed reading this book and look forward to Clay's story.

I was given this book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way. 

Never Let Go by Elizabeth Goddard

As a forensic genealogist, Willow Anderson is following in her late grandfather's footsteps in her quest for answers about a baby abducted from the hospital more than twenty years ago. The case may be cold, but things are about to heat up when someone makes an attempt on her life to keep her from discovering the truth.

Ex-FBI agent--and Willow's ex-flame--Austin McKade readily offers his help to protect the woman he never should have let get away. Together they'll follow where the clues lead them, even if it means Austin must face the past he's spent much of his life trying to forget. And even if it puts Willow's tender heart at risk.

The book started out sort of slow and worked its way into being action packed.  The beginning of the book introduced you to the characters and their backgrounds.  As well as the case Willow's grandfather was just hired for.  Austin had some issues in his past to get over and Willow couldn't accept that he wouldn't share them with her.  As they work out their differences, the case heats up.  Some one tries to kill Willow not once but several times.  The closer they get the more their lives are in danger.  I'd say the last third of the book was action packed. 

This book is well worth the read and I look forward the Heath's story next.

I was given this book NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.  

Ladies of Intrigue by Michelle Griep

The Gentleman Smuggler’s Lady
Cornish Coast, 1815
When a prim and proper governess returns to England from abroad, she expects to comfort her dying father—not fall in love with a smuggler. Will Helen Fletcher keep Isaac Seaton’s unusual secret?

The Doctor’s Woman (A Carol Award Winner!)
Dakota Territory, 1862
Emmy Nelson, daughter of a missionary doctor, and Dr. James Clark, city doctor aspiring to teach, find themselves working side by side at Fort Snelling during the Dakota Uprising. That is when the real clash of ideals begins.

A House of Secrets
St. Paul, Minnesota, 1890
Ladies Aide Chairman, Amanda Carston resolves to clean up St. Paul’s ramshackle housing, starting with the worst of the worst: a “haunted” house that’s secretly owned by her beau—Ta home that’s his only means of helping brothel girls escape from the hands of the city’s most infamous madam.

This book is a set of three novellas.  You can set next to a blazing fire in the middle of winter in your favorite chair and read just one story at a time or all three.  The stories are light reads that don't take much thinking to read.  Just good relaxing reading.  I recommend this book to those who just want to set and relax with a good book.

I was given this book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.

Breach of Trust by Rachel Dylan

Corporate litigator Mia Shaw suffers the shock of her life when she finds her colleague and friend brutally murdered. Grief-stricken and furious, Mia vows that she will do anything to seek justice and make the killer pay.

The man accused of the murder is a friend of security tech guru Noah Ramirez, but the evidence just doesn't add up. To save his former ATF partner, Noah needs to convince Mia that the real killer is still on the loose.

Mia soon has more than the criminal prosecution to worry about, however. She is tasked with taking over her friend's last case and learns he was hiding secrets about his client. She thinks she may have stumbled upon corporate espionage that has turned deadly, but she has no idea of the danger involved. Her only ally is Noah, despite their difference of opinion on the homicide case. Can he win Mia over to his side and protect her from ever-growing threats?

Another great book in the Atlanta Justice series by Rachel Dylan.  This is the third book in the series.  It can be read without reading the first two books.  They were good books also.  So you should read them.

Mia's faith is tested to the limits when she finds her friend Chase murdered.  Then there are the attempts on her life.  Not once, but several times.  Noah is trying to prove the innocence of the person she believes is responsible for Chase's murder.  As the evidence mounts, it looks like Noah might be right.  But then who is guilty?  You need to read it and find out all the plots and subplots.  I recommend this book to all who like a great mystery.

I was given this book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.

With This Pledge by Tamera Alexander

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Clouston's quietly held principles oppose those of the Southern Cause-but when forty thousand soldiers converge on the fields of Franklin, Tennessee, the war demands an answer. The Carnton home, where she is governess, is converted into a Confederate field hospital, and Lizzie is called upon to assist the military doctor with surgeries that determine life or death. Faced with the unimaginable, she must summon fortitude, even as she fears for the life of Towny, her fiancé and lifelong friend.

As a young soldier lies dying in Lizzie's arms, she vows to relay his final words to his mother, but knows little more than the boy's first name. That same night, decorated Mississippi sharpshooter Captain Roland Ward Jones extracts a different promise from Lizzie: that she intervene should the surgeon decide to amputate his leg.

Lizzie is nothing if not a woman of her word, earning the soldiers' respect as she tends to the wounded within Carnton's walls. None is more admiring than Captain Jones, who doesn't realize she is pledged to another. But as Lizzie's heart softens toward the Confederate captain, she discovers that his moral ground is at odds with her own. Now torn between love, principles, and pledges made, she struggles to be true to her own heart while standing for what she knows is right-no matter the cost.

What a great book.  It brought the Civil War battle of Franklin, TN to life.  What a tragic event in our history.  So much loss of life.  This book told the story of the aftermath of the battle.  The wounded were brought to Carnton for help.  Lizzie was the governess who was pressed into service as a nurse.  Roland was one of her patience.  He made her promise that no matter what she wouldn't let the surgeon amputate his leg.  She kept that promise.  But did she make the right decision?

I recommend this book.  It was more interesting to be when I found out it was based on true people. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.

I was given this book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.

Code of Valor by Lynette Eason

What Detective Brady St. John really needs is a relaxing vacation. Unfortunately, just as the sun is setting on his second day at a friend's cabin on Lake Henley, he hears a scream and races to rescue a woman from her would-be killer. When the killer escapes only to return to finish the job, Brady vows to utilize all of his many resources to keep her safe--and catch those who would see her dead.

Financial crimes investigator Emily Chastain doesn't trust many people. And even though she let the detective who saved her life in on a few pertinent facts about why she was being attacked, there are some things you just don't share with a stranger. Little does she suspect that the secret she is keeping just might get them both killed.

Another great book by Lynette Eason.  An edge of your seat book that I couldn't put down.  There is action throughout the entire book.  Just when I thought I had the plot figured out, there was a twist. I love how the entire St John family comes together to help each other.  When one of them is in trouble they are there immediately.  This is book three in the Blue Justice series.  It's not necessary read the first two.  But they are so good so I'd recommend them.  I am looking forward to the next book in the series.

I was given this book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.