For the past year, Chloe St. John has been working as a K-9 cop with her
German shepherd partner, Hank. After being dumped by her fiancé for
another woman, Chloe has decided that Hank is just about the only male
she likes. She's over the whole romance thing and focuses her attention
on doing her job. Because a serious case of human trafficking with
connections to her missing cousin just landed in her lap.
When US
Marshall Blake MacCallum's daughter goes missing, he's ordered to kill
the judge he's protecting and tell no one about his daughter's
disappearance or she will die. Blake races against the clock to rescue
his daughter while Chloe and Hank are asked to be a part of the task
force assembled to bring down the traffickers. Chloe finds herself
attracted to the silent, suffering man, but thanks to her previous bad
judgment, she wonders if she can trust him. And can Blake trust himself
around this firecracker of a woman?
Bestselling author Lynette
Eason warns readers to buckle in for a fast and furious ride that will
have their hearts pumping from the very start.
Lynette Eason has done it again. There is suspense everywhere you turn. Chloe gets into all kinds of situations where her life is put in danger. Blake is put in a terrible situation. Does he kill or does his inaction get his daughter killed. This is a fast paced story with a little romance thrown in. I highly recommend this book and look forward to the next installment of this series.
I was given this book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way.
Sunday, July 15, 2018
A Rebel Heart by Beth White
Five years after the final shot was fired in the War Between the States,
Selah Daughtry can barely manage to keep herself, her two younger
sisters, and their spinster cousin fed and clothed. With their family's
Mississippi plantation swamped by debt and the Big House falling down
around them, the only option seems to be giving up their ancestral land.
Pinkerton agent and former Union cavalryman Levi Riggins is investigating a series of robberies and sabotage linked to the impoverished Daughtry plantation. Posing as a hotel management agent for the railroad, he tells Selah he'll help her save her home, but only if it is converted into a hotel. With Selah otherwise engaged with renovations, Levi moves onto the property to "supervise" while he actually attends to his real assignment right under her nose.
Selah isn't sure she entirely trusts the handsome Yankee, but she'd do almost anything to save her home. What she never expected to encounter was his assault on her heart.
An interesting book about the reconstruction in the South after the Civil War. The animosity between the North and South is alive and well in Mississippi. The only way for Selah to save her families plantation is to take and bold step. Even bolder will be people she employs to help her. I enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone. I have never read any books by Beth White. I will be looking for other books by her.
I was given this book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way
Pinkerton agent and former Union cavalryman Levi Riggins is investigating a series of robberies and sabotage linked to the impoverished Daughtry plantation. Posing as a hotel management agent for the railroad, he tells Selah he'll help her save her home, but only if it is converted into a hotel. With Selah otherwise engaged with renovations, Levi moves onto the property to "supervise" while he actually attends to his real assignment right under her nose.
Selah isn't sure she entirely trusts the handsome Yankee, but she'd do almost anything to save her home. What she never expected to encounter was his assault on her heart.
An interesting book about the reconstruction in the South after the Civil War. The animosity between the North and South is alive and well in Mississippi. The only way for Selah to save her families plantation is to take and bold step. Even bolder will be people she employs to help her. I enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone. I have never read any books by Beth White. I will be looking for other books by her.
I was given this book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way
A Vast and Gracious Tide by Lisa Carter
Caden Wallis has suffered several devastating blows that have left him
reeling. He’s lost friends and now his girlfriend to the ravages of war.
He arrives on the Outer Banks for one final mission—to thank the woman
who sent him a quilt while he was recuperating from his wounds at Walter
Reed Army Hospital.
McKenna Dockery knows all about loss. She lost her mother at a young age, and her father has never been the same since he came home from his own war. She juggles the family business, her ailing father, and an aging grandmother. Much to Caden’s surprise, she is the quilter—not sTome elderly lady. The quilt was something she’d begun for her future husband but shipped to the military hospital after the tragic death of her fiancĂ©.
When a man is found snared in a net and murdered on McKenna’s property, she and Caden must work together to bring the killer to justice. Each must learn to trust the other, or no one will be safe in the tangled web of conspiracy, greed, and deceit lurking in the tidal marshlands of the Outer Banks. A nor’easter, a sea turtle named Cecil, and a surf-crazy hound named Ginger conspire to bring these two searching hearts together through the vast and gracious tide of God’s love.
McKenna and Caden are both struggling with loss. McKenna the loss of her fiance and Caden the loss of his leg and his fiances rejection. Cade's solution will be very final. McKenna is just living one day at a time. The book was very enlightening about the effects of life altering changes and how the public react and how that effects the person it happened to. This was a very good story about love and redemption. I highly recommend it. I have never read a book by Lisa Carter. I look forward to reading her next one.
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way.
McKenna Dockery knows all about loss. She lost her mother at a young age, and her father has never been the same since he came home from his own war. She juggles the family business, her ailing father, and an aging grandmother. Much to Caden’s surprise, she is the quilter—not sTome elderly lady. The quilt was something she’d begun for her future husband but shipped to the military hospital after the tragic death of her fiancĂ©.
When a man is found snared in a net and murdered on McKenna’s property, she and Caden must work together to bring the killer to justice. Each must learn to trust the other, or no one will be safe in the tangled web of conspiracy, greed, and deceit lurking in the tidal marshlands of the Outer Banks. A nor’easter, a sea turtle named Cecil, and a surf-crazy hound named Ginger conspire to bring these two searching hearts together through the vast and gracious tide of God’s love.
McKenna and Caden are both struggling with loss. McKenna the loss of her fiance and Caden the loss of his leg and his fiances rejection. Cade's solution will be very final. McKenna is just living one day at a time. The book was very enlightening about the effects of life altering changes and how the public react and how that effects the person it happened to. This was a very good story about love and redemption. I highly recommend it. I have never read a book by Lisa Carter. I look forward to reading her next one.
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way.
Sunday, June 10, 2018
The Road to Magnolia Glen by Pam Hillman
1792, Natchez Trace, MS
Bitter since his eldest brother abandoned their family in Ireland, Quinn O’Shea travels to Natchez, Mississippi, ready to shuck the weight of his duty and set off on an adventure of his own. It’s time Connor, as head of the family, took responsibility for their younger siblings. While aboard ship, a run-in with three Irish sisters lands Quinn in the role of reluctant savior. Though it may delay his plans, he cannot abandon the Young sisters, especially the tenacious yet kind Kiera.
Upon arriving in the colonies, Kiera Young prepares to meet her intended and begin her new life. But she soon discovers the marriage her brother-in-law arranged was never meant to be, and a far more sinister deal was negotiated for her and her sisters.
Quinn offers to escort his charges safely to Breeze Hill Plantation and his brother’s care, fully intending to seek his freedom elsewhere. But the longer he remains, the greater his feelings toward Kiera grow and the more he comes to realize true freedom might be found in sacrifice.
This is the second book in the series. I didn't read the first book but I was able to follow the story without reading the first book. I would class this as a clean book. But I don't think I would want a young teen girl reading it. I would recommend it more for late teens on up. I liked Quinn and Kiera. Quinn couldn't wait to leave his brothers with Connor and go exploring and Kiera wants nothing but to be able to take care of her sisters. This story is their path to finding out God's plans for their lives.
This books is a good clean read and I recommend it.
Tyndale House Publishers provided me a complimentary copy of this book for an honest review. Hi was not compensated in any way.
http://www.pamhillman.com/
Bitter since his eldest brother abandoned their family in Ireland, Quinn O’Shea travels to Natchez, Mississippi, ready to shuck the weight of his duty and set off on an adventure of his own. It’s time Connor, as head of the family, took responsibility for their younger siblings. While aboard ship, a run-in with three Irish sisters lands Quinn in the role of reluctant savior. Though it may delay his plans, he cannot abandon the Young sisters, especially the tenacious yet kind Kiera.
Upon arriving in the colonies, Kiera Young prepares to meet her intended and begin her new life. But she soon discovers the marriage her brother-in-law arranged was never meant to be, and a far more sinister deal was negotiated for her and her sisters.
Quinn offers to escort his charges safely to Breeze Hill Plantation and his brother’s care, fully intending to seek his freedom elsewhere. But the longer he remains, the greater his feelings toward Kiera grow and the more he comes to realize true freedom might be found in sacrifice.
This is the second book in the series. I didn't read the first book but I was able to follow the story without reading the first book. I would class this as a clean book. But I don't think I would want a young teen girl reading it. I would recommend it more for late teens on up. I liked Quinn and Kiera. Quinn couldn't wait to leave his brothers with Connor and go exploring and Kiera wants nothing but to be able to take care of her sisters. This story is their path to finding out God's plans for their lives.
This books is a good clean read and I recommend it.
Tyndale House Publishers provided me a complimentary copy of this book for an honest review. Hi was not compensated in any way.
http://www.pamhillman.com/
Justice Betrayed by Patricia Bradley
It's Elvis Week in Rachel Memphis, and homicide Detective Rachel Sloan isn't
sure her day could get any stranger when aging Elvis impersonator Vic
Vegas asks to see her. But when he produces a photo of her murdered
mother with four Elvis impersonators--one of whom had also been murdered
soon after the photo was taken--she's forced to reevaluate. Is there
some connection between the two unsolved cases? And could the recent
break-in at Vic's home be tied to his obsession with finding his
friend's killer?
When yet another person in the photo is murdered, Rachel suddenly has her hands full investigating three cases. Lieutenant Boone Callahan offers his help, but their checkered romantic past threatens to get in the way. Can they solve the cases before the murderer makes Rachel victim number four?
Another great book by Patricia Bradley. Rachel would really like to know what happened to her mother many years ago. When Rachel is confronted by "Elvis" who says he has information for her her mothers death she jumps at the chance to investigate. She is reluctant to tell Boone about what she finds because she doesn't what to be taken off the case.
I really enjoyed the book and would recommend to anyone who likes a good mystery.
I was given this book by NetGalley in exchange for honest review. I was not compensated in any way.
When yet another person in the photo is murdered, Rachel suddenly has her hands full investigating three cases. Lieutenant Boone Callahan offers his help, but their checkered romantic past threatens to get in the way. Can they solve the cases before the murderer makes Rachel victim number four?
Another great book by Patricia Bradley. Rachel would really like to know what happened to her mother many years ago. When Rachel is confronted by "Elvis" who says he has information for her her mothers death she jumps at the chance to investigate. She is reluctant to tell Boone about what she finds because she doesn't what to be taken off the case.
I really enjoyed the book and would recommend to anyone who likes a good mystery.
I was given this book by NetGalley in exchange for honest review. I was not compensated in any way.
Formula of Decption by Carrie Stuart Parks
After the murder of her twin sister, Murphy Anderson changed her name
and appearance and moved to Kodiak, Alaska, to avoid the press and
publicity. But when local authorities discover she’s an artist and
request her help in drawing a dying man’s memories, she unintentionally
ends up in the limelight again—and back in the killer’s crosshairs.
The deathbed confessions of an Alaskan hunter have Murphy drawing the five bodies he discovered on remote Ruuwaq Island ten years ago. But what investigators find has them mystified. Evidence suggests that the bodies were deliberately destroyed, and what they uncover in an abandoned Quonset hut from World War II only brings more questions.
As one by one the investigators who were at the hut die, Murphy knows there is something much darker at stake. What happened on this island during the war? And who is willing to kill to keep its secrets buried?
This book was very interesting and kept me guessing clear up to the end. The trauma of the murder of her twin sister, sent Murphy into a tail spin. As Murphy helps the police solve the murders of five people, she is confronted with reliving the death of her sister. I would never have guessed the ending in a million years. I'm not usually this surprised.
I have never read any books by this author before but I will be reading more her of books from now on. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a great mystery.
I was given this book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The deathbed confessions of an Alaskan hunter have Murphy drawing the five bodies he discovered on remote Ruuwaq Island ten years ago. But what investigators find has them mystified. Evidence suggests that the bodies were deliberately destroyed, and what they uncover in an abandoned Quonset hut from World War II only brings more questions.
As one by one the investigators who were at the hut die, Murphy knows there is something much darker at stake. What happened on this island during the war? And who is willing to kill to keep its secrets buried?
This book was very interesting and kept me guessing clear up to the end. The trauma of the murder of her twin sister, sent Murphy into a tail spin. As Murphy helps the police solve the murders of five people, she is confronted with reliving the death of her sister. I would never have guessed the ending in a million years. I'm not usually this surprised.
I have never read any books by this author before but I will be reading more her of books from now on. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a great mystery.
I was given this book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
A Defense of Honor by Kristi Ann Hunter
When Katherine "Kit" FitzGilbert turned her back on London society more
than a decade ago, she determined never to set foot in a ballroom again.
But when business takes her to London and she's forced to run for her
life, she stumbles upon not only a glamorous ballroom but also Graham,
Lord Wharton. What should have been a chance encounter becomes much more
as Graham embarks on a search for his friend's missing sister and is
convinced Kit knows more about the girl than she's telling.
After meeting Graham, Kit finds herself wishing things could have been different for the first time in her life, but what she wants can't matter. Long ago, she dedicated herself to helping women escape the same scorn that drove her from London and raising the innocent children caught in the crossfire. And as much as she desperately wishes to tell Graham everything, revealing the truth isn't worth putting him and everyone she loves in danger.
I'm not sure how to describe this book. It showed the plight of fallen women in London society. Their life and that of their child was worthless. The father's went on as if nothing had happened. It was quite an eye opener. This book was a romance with just a tad of mystery.
I wouldn't consider this a light read. But it was good.
I was given this book by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
After meeting Graham, Kit finds herself wishing things could have been different for the first time in her life, but what she wants can't matter. Long ago, she dedicated herself to helping women escape the same scorn that drove her from London and raising the innocent children caught in the crossfire. And as much as she desperately wishes to tell Graham everything, revealing the truth isn't worth putting him and everyone she loves in danger.
I'm not sure how to describe this book. It showed the plight of fallen women in London society. Their life and that of their child was worthless. The father's went on as if nothing had happened. It was quite an eye opener. This book was a romance with just a tad of mystery.
I wouldn't consider this a light read. But it was good.
I was given this book by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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