Deadline by Maggie K. Black

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Deadline. Maggie does a great job with suspense and intrigues. This one was an excellent example. This book is well written, fast paced, and her characters are flawed but intriguing. I enjoyed this story very much and I know you will also.

Jack Brooks is a journalist for the Torchlight News. He has been following a random string of murders that he believes are the works of one killer. He wrote an article naming the killer as the Raincoat Killer.  The police chief is extremely angry that a reporter would go over his head and write such lies in the paper. Jack's editor is also in trouble for printing it; so he tells him to take time off and find proof.

Meg Duff is a Wedding Planner on a small island. Her business is prospering until she can hardly keep up with it. She meets up with her bride and travels with the wedding party to the island. As she stands by the rail of the ferry, she's attacked and thrown overboard. Jack rescues Meg but she when she finds out he's a reporter she refuses to help him in any way.

Meg's brochure had been found at all the crime scenes and Jack is convinced she's the next victim. Meg lived through a nightmare years ago, caused, she felt by reporters and newspapers. She wants no part of Jack. Now the past hurts are all back and the pain overwhelms her but Jack is going to protect her in spite of her stubbornness. A journey of restoration, forgiveness, and love. a great read.You may purchase this book at the address below. God bless you and have a great weekend.


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No Safe Haven by Virginia Vaughan

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, No Safe Haven. This is Virginia's first LIS book but it is a great one. It's well written, action packed, and very hard to put down. Her characters are flawed by the choices they have made and the story deals with domestic violence and its effects on the people who have to deal with it. Unfortunately, statistics show that this problem is becoming worse every day. When I was a young married woman, I had to deal with it but I didn't know anyone else who had that problem. The police and my lawyer all told me that a man could do whatever he wanted to his wife, there wasn't anything they could do. I still have some trust issues but have come a long way. Thank God things have changed and women like Virginia are writing to bring these issues to the public. I have also written several books on this subject.

Jessica Taylor has survived an abusive relationship that caused the death of her beloved brother. The man is in prison but Jessica still lives in fear for her life. Jessica has turned her terror into a ministry to save other women from this life. As an advocate she has started a home, Dean's Den, to protect abused women. Sarah Young is one of these women. As Jessica helps her pack after her husband had been arrested, Sarah's brother comes to help her. As they get ready to take Sarah to the home, her husband returns and attacks them. As they pull away he threatens to destroy them all.

A.D.A. Andrew Jennings has tried to get his sister out of her bad marriage but Sarah refuses to take his help. As he answers a call for help from Sarah, he meets up with Jessica. Jessica has been a thorn in his side when it came to Domestic Violence cases, now she is able to help him understand why women allow them selves to be abused and what they go through. As Andrew tries to help Jessica and his sister, they are stalked, people are attacked, and he is called on the carpet for his job.

This is a journey to forgive ourselves of our past wrong choices and that God has a plan to restore us to the life He had planned for us all along. I know you will enjoy this book You can get a copy of the book at the address below. God bless you all.


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Romancing the Widow by Davalynn Spencer

My book review today is on the Heartsong Presents book, Romancing the Widow. Davalynn does a great job with western romances. This book is well written and has amazing characters. I know you will enjoy this book.This book takes place in 1888, in Canon City, Colorado. You will find it quite humorous. She tells a great story.

Martha Stanton returns home to Canon City a widow who is totally defeated. A year ago her pastor husband was shot down in the street by a drunk. Her world has come to an end as far as she is concerned. When she is thrown together with a ranger, hope for a future begins to take place in her heart.

Haskell Jacobs is a Colorado Ranger. He is in Canon City to find a horse thief not find a wife. He is unable to get the fiesty widow out of his thoughts. He soon learns his main suspect is a man the widow once cared for.

A journey of strength and love that overcomes the past. God always has a plan for those who will but listen. You need to buy a copy of this book, you can get a copy at the address below. God bless you and have a great week.

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Mountain Rescue by Hope White

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Mountain Rescue. This book is the first book in the Echo Mountain Series. I enjoy Hope's books and I know you will love this one, it's awesome. This book is well written, you'll love the characters, and it's action packed, what's not to love? Not only that, she weaves her faith into the book like a tapestry.

Quinn Donovan is a entrepreneur and a search and rescue volunteer. A once broken man he keeps aloof and refuses to care about people, especially women. He rescues a young couple but the husband dies begging him to care for his wife. Quinn takes her back to his home and gives her a job and a new life. Now a year later, he receives word that she is in trouble on the mountain, he drops everything to save the woman that has somehow gotten through his barriers.

Wilhelma "Billie" Bronson goes up the Cascade Mountain to find closure on her husband's death a year ago. She hears a snap and turns to find a hiker. The man tells her he knew her husband and her husband had left something that belonged to him worth a lot of money. He tries to grab her and in the struggle Billie falls down the mountain. Thank God she brought her personal locator beacon. Someone would know she was in trouble. Was she going to die this close to the place her husband did?

This is the start of their journey as they learn of her late husband's guilt and betrayal. The couple are forced into a struggle for survival while trying to protect their hearts. An awesome story of forgiveness,
faith, and love. A must read! You may buy the book at the following location. Have a great weekend and God bless you all.


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A Trace of Memory by Valerie Hansen

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, A Trace of Memory. This is third book in The Defenders Series. I loved this series and I'm sure you will too. Valerie is one of my favorite authors when it comes to suspense and intrigues, she has a real way of making the book exciting and hard to put her books down. She deals with faith in such a positive way. This book is well written, face paced, and heart warming.

Emma Landers is kidnapped and escapes but there is one major problem; she can't remember anything.
She can't remember how she got amnesia, where she's running from, or who is after her. Hopping a ride in a semi, she spots a truck with a logo she recognizes. The truck is empty and she lets herself in and waits for the driver.

Travis Wright did well at the cattle sale, he stuffs the check into his pocket and is ready to head back to the farm when he finds his ex-girlfriend sitting in the front seat of his truck. Looking pale and frightened, she's unable to answer his questions but begs him to just take her home.

Travis takes her home to the farm but they are followed and their lives become embroiled in a life or death situation. How can they find the answers when the facts are locked away somewhere in her mind. These two people are suffering souls lost in heartbreak and tragedy, they begin a journey to find out what has happened and what God has planned for them. It's a great story!

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The Cattleman Meets His Match by Sherri Stackelford

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Historical, The Cattleman Meets His Match. This book is a follow up on the book The Widow's Heart, and features another of the Elder brothers. It's a great story, Sherri always does a great western, I love her work. This story is well written, a story of family; one has too much and one is looking to find hers. You'll love these characters, even though they are at opposite side of the situation, they are joined together by a loving God.

In an effort to get away from a family of older brothers,John Elder drives a herd of cattle to a new place in Kansas. He rides into a town to find his cattle crew, they are drunk and in trouble. He fires them and then chews himself out for not hiring a replacement crew first. He had only a short window to get his cattle across the Kansas border. Walking down the alley, he is struck by what later becomes his new crew. One, fiesty, beautiful woman and four little girls are fleeing from a brothel window. When a drunk man come after them John is forced to help these girls.

Moira O'Mara has been kidnapped by a horrible man and thrown into a locked room with four young girls. The girls have been thrown into a room in a brothel and are terribly frightened. Moira comes up with a plan and they fall right into the arms of a cowboy. She is grateful when he rescues them but when he decides to just leave the herd of longhorns so he can protect her and the girls from a crooked deputy, she takes thing into her own hands and takes over the herd.

This is a great read, you will laugh, you will cry, and these characters will steal your heart. I hope Sherri writes about the other Elder brothers because I loved these people and so will you. God bless all of you and have a great week.

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Her Stolen Past by Lynette Eason

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense book, Her Stolen Past. This book is the third book in the Family Reunion Series. I have loved this series. Lynette is one of my favorite authors when it comes to intrigues and suspense. It is well written and you'll love these characters. She weaves her faith into each of her stories in such a believable way it will touch your heart.

Sonya Daniels is out jogging when a woman in front of her is shot, as she ducks behind a bench another woman is shot and a bullet just misses her. As a nurse she is torn about whether to help the woman closest to her or stay hidden but is compelled to help her. Sonya had hired a detective agency, Finding the Lost. Brandon Hayes' office was right across the street from the attack and he witnessed the confusion.

Brandon Hayes is a police officer but also works for his sister's agency. He has agreed to find out about a mysterious birth certificate that Sonya has found after her mother's death. The baby in the certificate is of a child that had been kidnapped. Sonya needed to know if she was that child and reconcile how her loving parents would have this evidence. Now Brandon is forced to protect Sonya as someone warns them to stop looking for the missing child and comes then comes after them when they continue to seek answers. Brandon is going to do everything in his power to find the answers to this mystery.

This book is a great read; full of action, fast paced, and a book you can't set down. A journey of forgiveness and and finding joy in Jesus. You will love it and want to get the rest of the series. Have a great weekend and God bless you all.

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The Bachelor Next Door by Kathryn Springer

My book review today is on the Love Inspired book, The Bachelor Next Door. This is the first book in the Castle Falls Series. Kathryn does a great job on this book. I can't wait to read the next story in this series. I simply fell in love with these characters. They are all terribly flawed but then most of us are. You love seeing how faith, love, and family turns the whole situation around.

Lily Michaels is a dedicated marketing executive but the illness of her best friend makes her step back and take a look at her life. Her father was a workaholic, after the death of his beloved wife he became an absentee father. Lily did everything she could to make him proud, now she began to understand there was more to life than work. She takes a vacation and goes to do a custom paint job for her ill friend. As she arrives she meets the oldest son of her client and he is just like her father. Lily looks upon him as a challenge to show him a different way of life.

Brendan Kane is the oldest of three sons, his mother was a drug addict and they had been removed from the home when he was but fifteen. It was Brendan that had kept the boys fed and he had protected them. Rich Mason caught him stealing food for his brothers and brought them home with him to his wife Sunni so they could adopt them. Brendan didn't trust him at first but he wanted a good life for his brothers. He wasn't accepted at the school and ended up in trouble. His foster father soon died and Brendan blamed himself for his death. He made a promise to Rich on his death bed. He would care for the business and Sunni.

Brendan is shocked when he finds Lily installed in his mother's home and is changing everything. He's not comfortable with change or with Lily, but she is on a mission. It's funny, heartwarming, and will touch you in your spirit. A great read, you need to get a copy.
 
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Pine Country Cowboy by Glynna Kaye

My book review today is on the Love Inspired, Pine Country Cowboy. I always enjoy Glynna books. This one is well written and will touch your heart. A great story of forgiveness, restoration, and faith in God's plan. I really enjoyed it and I'm sure you will too.

Abby Diaz lost her job, as she struggles with her loss she decides to go home to reconcile with her father and brother. After a devastating divorce her mother had taken her and her youngest brother and fled for the city, leaving behind her oldest child and a heartbroken husband. Now over a decade later she had packed a bag and drove to Canyon City to get to know her family but things aren't as she expected. Dad met her at the door with a girl friend in tow. Her brother's wife is nine months pregnant and their seven year old is trying adopted her. Disappointed she packs up her car to return home but first takes Davy to his first ridding lesson. A flirtatious cowboy tries to attract her attention.

Brett Marden is drawn to the beautiful woman that ends up being his good friend's sister. Brett is divorced and lost a child several years ago. A fact he keeps to himself. He is a terrible flirt but keeps it casual. He doesn't want a relationship. A carrier of a genetic disease he can't allow himself to risk having another sick child. His love of children has him working with them every chance he gets. Brett is drawn to the sad eyes of Abby, she has obviously suffered a great loss. His only goal is to try to make her smile.

A problem with the pregnancy leaves Abby at her brothers house, caring for her nephew. A difficult situation only made worse when Brett shows up to paint the garage. This book will make you laugh, cry, and will touch your heart. A great read.

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Second Chance Cinderella by Carla Capshaw

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Historical, Second Chance Cinderella. I haven't read any of Carla's books before but I did enjoy this one and hope to get a chance to read more of her work. It was a well written, heart warming story, and i enjoyed her characters. It will touch your heart.

Rose Smith was brought up in an orphanage, her best friend and true love promised to love her always and come back for her. When he left she was a young teen and soon found out she was pregnant. Thrown out of the orphanage she looked for work and finally married a dying man to give her child a name. He gave her a greater gift, the gift of salvation. She still waited for the love of her life but struggled to go on.

Sam Blackstone grew up in the orphanage but he had a gift when it came to numbers. A wealthy man took him under his wing and brought him to London. He later returns for his true love only to learn that she had married. Brokenhearted and bitter he returned to London to build a vast empire. One day on his way to work he spots a woman that reminds him of Rose. Following her he learns it is indeed his one time love. He asked that she work for him at a dinner party and then tries to make a pass at her and humiliate her.

Rose was to work in the city for a short time and then go back to her position in the country with her son. When Sam brought her to his home she is tormented by this man she once loved. Loosing her job because she had fallen asleep at Sam's she is forced to wander the streets trying to figure a out a way to return to her beloved son. Sam finds her, learns of his son, and then her life changes forever.

A great story of faith, forgiveness and restoration, I know you will love it. God bless you and have a great weekend.

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Rescued by the Firefighter by Gail Gaymer Martin

My book review today is on the Love Inspired book. Rescued by the Firefighter. I love Gail's work so naturally I loved this book. It is well written and full of interesting characters. These characters are flawed just like the rest of us but God had a plan for them, as He does for us. That journey to find God's plan and stay in His will is what life truly is about.

Paula Reynolds has moved to town. She came to be in her cousin's wedding and to get to know her family better. Her mother has just died; she had been her caretaker for the last few months, now it was time for a fresh start. She would live with her uncle until she could find a new job, a new house, and a new life. There was no place in her life for romance though, one failed relationship was enough and she had no plans to repeat her mothers mistakes.

Clint Donatelli was a handsome firefight and also a member of the wedding party. Drawn to the beautiful Paula he tries to get to know her but it is a challenge. Clint is a strong Christian and senses that Paula isn't a believer. He is uneasy about a relationship but as he learns about her past he is pulled toward her.

This is a great romance that will touch your heart. You need to get a copy


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A hero in the Making by Laurie Kingery

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Historical, A Hero in the Making. This book is one of the Brides of Simpson Creek Series. I enjoyed this book very much. Laurie does a great job with westerns, you'll laugh, you'll cry, and it will touch your heart. Her characters are broken, hurting people that persevere against all odds, you will love them.

Ella Justiss is an orphan that grew up in an asylum, she doesn't want anyone to know of her past, in fact she is unable to remember some of the horrors. She has quit her cooking job at the hotel and has opened her own restaurant in the back room of the bar. Unfortunately she has problems with the drunken men at times. Her dream is to own her own place and she saves diligently for that. One evening she is rescued by a handsome man traveling through with a medicine show.

Nate Buhannan is trying to get to California. His cousin has a job for him, a job that would bring him wealth and riches but he has to get enough money to get there. Nate hooked up with a huckster that traveled all over and would eventually take him to the train station. He was able to rescue the pretty little Ella but couldn't seem to get her out of his mind. After a full day of selling his medicine, Salali wanted to go to town, (he has a drinking and gambling problem) they argued and Salali hit Nate over the head and left him for dead. When he awoke everything was gone and the sheriff was there to arrest him for tearing up the bar and Ella's restaurant.

Nate is freed and agrees to help restore the bar and the restaurant. So the journey begins; Ella can't trust the man, Nate is convinced no one can get past the Salali thing but can't get Ella out of his head, but the whole town open up to the couple to help them. A great story of restoration and forgiveness. You'll love it.

Now God bless you and have a great week.  


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Caught in the Crosshairs by Elizabeth Rees

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Caught in the Crosshairs. This is the first book I've read of Elizabeth's but I have to tell you I loved her work. This is well written, action packed, and full of intrigue. I enjoyed her characters and the way she wove her faith into the action.

Sargent Cara Hanson is an elite sniper, the best anyone had seen. Her boss recommended her for a top secret mission. Cara had spent her life trying to prove her worth to her dead father, the Army, and to her commanding officer. The secret mission goes tragically wrong and the team is forced to hide in a remote cabin in the wilderness.

Captain Dean McGovern doesn't want a female sniper. After a dysfunctional childhood, he's all about protecting females. He doesn't know how to change and Cara wasn't about to take that. (It was her job to protect Dean.) When the mission goes south, Dean moves his team into hiding.

They are tracked down and begin to receive notes, are fired upon, and must run for their lives. As they fight to survive they are drawn to each other and to God. A great journey of trust, restoration, and forgiveness. You will love it. Now God bless you and have a great weekend.

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