Amish Widow's Proposal by Samantha Price

My review today is on the Amish Romance, Amish Widow's Proposal. This is book five of the Expectant Amish Widows Series. I really enjoyed this book though I must admit her life was very depressing. This book is well written, heart warming, and full of faith. I know you'll enjoy it too.

Evelyn King is a widow left with a three year old and a baby due soon. Her marriage his been a great disappointment. All her family was happily married but there had been no love in her marriage. Her husband had failed to love her or her child. He had seemed to marry because he had to. They had a child because they were suppose to but he was never home. He spent all his time in his father's home caring for first his mother, then his father, and after his death he stayed to fix up the house. He cared for them but not for her. Their house was in total dis-repair and there was never any money. Now he had died and left her penniless. Hopefully his father's house was in better shape so she could rent it out and make enough money to feed them.

Hezekiah Hostetler was a widower who lived close by. Although several years older the quiet man proposes but Evelyn doesn't love him. He could be the answer to her problems but could she enter another loveless marriage? Did she have a choice?

A handsome new man comes to stay with her brother-in-law and offers to fix up her husband's father's house. This man makes her heart beat faster but he tells her he is engaged and that he doesn't stay put he moves around. How can she be drawn to him? Will he reject her and leave?

This is a woman's journey back to the faith of her people. She must realize that God wasn't the one that destroyed her life but He was the only one that could put it back together. God has a plan for her and her little family and it is far greater than anything she had ever hoped for. God is like that. He can turn our lives around when we get out of His way and give Him control. He has a plan for all of us and it is good not evil. Trust in God!

A Simple Vow by Charlotte Hubbard

My review today is on the Amish Romance, A Simple Vow. This is a part of the Simple Gifts Series. I loved this book and enjoyed revisiting Willow Ridge. The book is well written, faith based, and the characters are moving. There are several twists and turns in the story and I know you will love it. Charlotte has a wonderful way with her Amish stories.

Edith Riehl and her two sisters have just moved to Willow Ridge. Her dominating father, a clock maker, traded his home in Rosewood with his cousin who lived in Willow Ridge so his cousin could help his mother. Edith was preparing for a wedding next to them when she heard an argument out front. Two men were arguing by a buggy and she could hear the shrill cry of a baby. She goes over to help the child. She finds the man who was once courting her sister in Rosewood accusing the tall stranger of fathering his twin babies; which the man denies. Edith stops the quarreling and agrees to care for the babies while they sort things out. Edith is unable to have children so she becomes deeply involved with these children.

Asa Detweiler received a message saying a dying wife said he was the father of a set of twins. He had never heard of the mother let alone father these children. He takes off to find out what is going on. He is instantly drawn to the young woman who stops the argument. He helps her up into the buggy and promises her he will find the children's real father if she would promise to care for the babies. As he is leaving town he is run off the road and is seriously injured. He becomes much closer to Edith and the children as he is forced to stay in town.

A journey of two loving hearts thrown together by two sweet little babies. God has a plan for these two even though the journey is full of twists and turns. God has a plan for you too. He can get you out of the mess you find yourself in if you will only surrender yourself and give Him control.

Emergency Response by Susan Sleeman

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Emergency Response. This is the fourth book in the First Responders Series. I have really enjoyed this series; if you haven't read any of them do yourself a favor and get them now. Susan is one of my favorite authors and she didn't let me down on this one, it is well written, action packed, and full of twists and turns.

Darcie Stephens is a paramedic with the First Responders Squad. She lost her daughter a few years ago and her husband ran off and left her. Will she ever heal? She is attacked as she goes to check on a patient. The man tries to strangle her but she manages to escape him. With bullets flying she calls a detective she knows that is close and will help her. As he helps her an officer who chase off the attacker find a hit list with Darcie's name on it. Who could she have made angry enough to pay someone to kill her?

Detective Noah Lockhart comes to rescue Darcie even though he has been doing everything he could to dodge the beautiful paramedic. Can he protect his heart? Neither of them are in a place for a relationship. Noah works hard to keep Darcie safe while trying to find the man that is trying to kill her. Noah must trust Darcie and her team to help him protect her.

This is a struggle of to broken people trying to stay alive and find trust in each other and in God. God has a plan for these two and it is a much better plan than anything they could have imagined. God has a plan for you too. You must release those things that so easily beset us and let God take control. He can turn your life around.

Plain Protector by Alison Stone

My review today is a Love Inspired Suspense. Plain Protector. I really enjoy Alison's work. I love Amish stories but Alison always adds a little of intrigue. This book is well written, action packed and full of life changing faith. What could be better? It's a great read!

Social Worker Sarah Gardner moves to Apple Creek to escape her abusive ex-boyfriend. She is doing her best to try help the young Amish people deal with the temptations of this new world that they are ignorant of. She is attacked in the basement of the church where she works after a meeting. A deputy is called out to help her. Could she have made enemies of these wonderful Amish people or has her ex found where she is hiding? Should she pack up and run again?

Deputy Sheriff Nick Jennings, a former Army Ranger knows that Sarah is hiding something. He has experience with a woman who kept secrets and it didn't turn out well. Can he protect Sarah without losing his heart? He can't just leave a woman in trouble. He must protect her.

A journey of two broken hearts trying to survive the horrors that surround them. They must learn to trust each other and to trust God. He has a plan for them and He can make a way for them. God is like that! You might not have armed men after you but we are in a war and God can make a way through it for us. He has a plan for each of us and it's much greater than any of your hopes and dreams. Just give Him control of your lives. He wants to help.

Unknown Enemy by Michelle Karl

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Unknown Enemy. Michelle is a fairly new author with LIS but if you haven't read any of her books you are missing some awesome writing. This story is well written, action packed and full of twists and turns. I know you will enjoy it.

Virginia (Ginny) Anderson is a professor at a small college. Scarred from a bad accident years ago she feels she can only make a difference in the world through academics. To get on the tenure-tract she must complete her project. She is given the ancient tablet of the country of Amar to translate. She's convinced she has found the ancient site of the summer palace of their royal family.  Some one is trying to keep her from revealing the secrets found on the tablets at any cost.

Former Secret Service Colin Tapping is now working at the college and is teaching criminology classes. He is trying to forget how he had lost his focus on his last assignment and his protectee had been killed. Now he is thrown into a situation where he must protect Ginny and find the man that is trying to destroy her. He can't let what happened in the past happen again.

The journey of two broken, struggling souls trying to survive as their whole world is thrown upside down. They must come to trust each other and learn they can't do it on their own. God has a plan for these two, a plan good and not of evil. God has a plan for you too. Just turn your life over to Him and He will make a way for you.

Tactical Rescue by Maggie K. Black

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Tactical Rescue. I don't know about you but I really enjoy Maggie's work. She is an awesome story teller, especially suspense. This story is well written, action packed, and full of twists and turns. I know you will enjoy it.

Special Forces Zack Keats is on vacation in the Canadian Mountains when he hears that the only woman he ever loved is in danger. Her brother has been identified as a traitor and a murderer. The government is declaring that she is also under investigation. Zack takes off to warn her when her brother sets off a bomb to destroy the highway. Zack must get to Rebecca to save her from her brother.

Rebecca Miles is now a wildlife photographer. She left the home of her step father shortly after her mother's death. The General and his son had been abusive all throughout her teen years. The only one she had ever cared for was Zack but he had stood her up for her awards banquet and joined the military. He had broken her heart. Now he's here trying to tell her her life is in danger. How can she trust him?

This is a journey of two broken people struggling to survive attack after attack. They soon learn they must learn to trust each other and turn to God. Only God can get them out of the horror that surrounds them. God has a plan for these two. God has a plan for you too. You might not be running from killers but you do have someone that is trying to steal, kill, and destroy you and your house hold. God can make a way where there seems to be no way. Just turn you life over to him and give him control of your mess. God bless you all.

Coming Home to Texas by Allie Pleiter

My review today is on the Love Inspired , Coming Home to Texas. This is second book in the Blue Thorn Ranch Series. I really enjoyed this book. The story is well written, humorous, and heart warming. I know you will enjoy it.

Ellie Buckton finds her fiancee in the arms of her best friend; brokenhearted she runs home to heal. She is picked up for speeding on her way to the ranch. Crying and unable to control herself, the law enforcement officer lets her go with a warning. She soon meets the man again when there is attacks on the herd of bison at her brother's ranch. She can't believe that she is attracted to this man after all that she has been through.

Nash Larson has taken a temporary job in a small town in Texas. When he picks up the beautiful Ellie he is imediately attracted to her but he doesn't want a rebound relationship. They just simply didn't work. Nash was just here for a time to heal. He had been involved with at-risk kids in LA and the one he cared for the most had shot him twice. The emotional scars were much worse than the ones to his body.

When the pastor asks Nash and Ellie to lead an after school program neither one want to do it but the pastor talked them into it. Would history repeat it self? Was one of their kids the one who was causing all the problems at the ranch? Forced to spend a great deal of time together the attraction between them continues to grow. God has a plan for these two. It wasn't what they thought it would be but it was far greater than they had dreamed of. God is like that for you and me too. His plan is always more than you could imagine. Give God control of your life and watch Him turn everything around.

Truth and Consequences by Lenora Worth

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Truth and Consequences. This is book two in the Rookie K-9 Unit Continuity Series. I am really enjoying this series and I always enjoy Lenora's work so this is a no-brainer for me. I loved it. This book is well written, action packed, full of adventure. You will love these two strong willed individuals.

Ex-military medic David Evans comes to Desert Valley to fulfill a promise to a fallen soldier, to protect his sister. When the train enters the town, he's sharing a car with only two individuals. The attendant comes in to announce their arrival; they jump up, stumble, and one man drops his bag. The bag opens and colorful plastic wrapped packages drop on the floor. They grab the packages and they shoot up the car. David is an eye witness as the attendant is shot and the men run. Because is a medic, he helps the attendant as the law enforcement arrive. The woman he's looking for, run in on the scene with her canine partner. David jumps in and helps her when her life is endangered, but she claims that she has no need of him or his protection. As a witness he must stay in town.

Whitney Godwin is a rookie with a new badge and a new canine partner. She is investigating her first assignment but runs into a medic who had been with her brother when he died. He had promised to protect her. She didn't need protection. She and her infant daughter were doing just fine. She didn't need any man's help in her life. That's what got her in this mess to begin with.

This is a journey of two broken souls. A drug smuggling operation is working through the area and they are determined to destroy them. God had a plan for these two. A plan to give them a hope and a future. A plan far greater than they had ever dreamed. God has a plan for you too. Jeremiah 29:11. It too will be far greater than anything you have ever dreamed

The Long Way Home by Staci Stallings

My review today is on the novel, The Long Way Home. I enjoyed this book very much and I'm sure you will too. This book is well written, heartwarming, and faith filled. The character, although flawed are people you will fall in love with.

Jaxton Anderson is sent to his grandfather's farm to get his estate in order. His grandfather had a heart attack just a few months earlier and his family want to make sure they get all they can. Jaxton, a city boy didn't want to come to the rural area but didn't have any choice. An accountant in his fathers business, he must do as he is told. He didn't even know the old man. Lost out in the middle of nowhere, he pulls into and old farm and meets the beautiful Ami Martin. Ami points him to the farm next door. Jaxton thought she was beautiful but very unfriendly and rude.

Ami Martin is trying to prepare her farmhouse for a bed and breakfast. She is not impressed with the citified grandson of her grandfather's best friend. Ami had been left the farm house by her beloved grandfather who shared her vision but her father is trying to take it a way from her. If she doesn't get the place fixed up and ten reservations by September 1 her father will sell the place. She didn't have time for this spoiled accountant. The next day Ami must go to the town for supplies but she hasn't been able to fix the pickup so she rides her bike. On her way home a storm breaks out and a little red sports car runs her off the road. He didn't even stop; even when the hail started. Jax told his grandfather later that he had passed someone on the road and they went back to find Ami hurt and laying under a tree.

Jax tries to apologize and ends up helping her get her place fixed up. These two are both suffering from parents that have nothing to do with them or their lives. Both are blessed with loving grandfathers even though one has gone home. God has a plan for these two and it's far greater than they had ever dreamed of. God has a plan for you too. Trust Him with all your heart and lean not into your own understanding. You will be surprised at what He has planned for your life.

Picture Perfect Murder by Rachel Dylan

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Picture Perfect Murder. Rachel is a fairly new author with LIS but I have really enjoyed her work. This book is well written, fast paced, and faith is woven throughout the story. I really enjoyed it and I'm sure you will too.

Former CIA Agent Lily Parker, now a photographer, is alerted to an attack by her dog; trained in martial arts she manages to escape. When the police show up at her door a FBI agent shows up with them. He is convinced she is the latest victim of a serial killer. Lily doesn't think this is that man but someone from her past.

FBI Agent Rex Sullivan is at the scene of a heinous murder of a serial killer he has been chasing when the police officer who brought him receives a call of a break in. They answer the call because they was close and could  help with back up but when he sees the victim he is convinced this is another victim of the serial killer. She refuses to believe that and doesn't want help.

It soon becomes clear the killer is after her when one of her photographs show up at the next crime scene. A journey of two complicated, broken people trying to survive a tortured individual's plans. God has a plan for these two. Rex helps Lily to return to her faith, They learn to trust each other and God and God takes them through. God has a plan for you too. Trust Him and give Him free reign in your life. His plan is far greater than ours.

Operation Rescue by Glenda Parker

Today I want to introduce you to my new book, Operation Rescue. This is the second book in my C.R.O.S.S. Investigations Series. I really enjoyed writing this book although it is a difficult subject to write about.( A few of the characters are based on my grandsons and I had a great deal of fun with them.) This book is about human trafficking. This is an epidemic in our country right now especially in the Mid-West and rural areas. We have always felt like we were safe from the horrors that go on in cities but that is not the way it is any more. We need to pray over our children where ever they go. We need to make sure they are in groups and not walking alone at night. These predators are everywhere. They want young girls and boys, the younger the better. Watch your children with care.

C.R.O.S.S. is called out to rescue a young woman, Joi Stillman, that had disappeared in Ecuador with her two friends on a mission trip six months ago. They later discover the location of the other two girls. These women are rescued at the point of death but their kidnapper is out there trying to keep them from telling the authorities any information.

Can C.R.O.S.S. keep the girls safe and find the monster who took them and tortured them for six months? Can these young women ever hope to live a normal life or will they blame the God they serve? How far up is this ring going to go? God has a plan for these girls. He never left them but protected them when they should have been killed. God has a plan for you too! It's a plan of peace and not of evil to give you a hope and a future. It will e far greater than you ever imagined.

Mirror Image by Laura Scott

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Mirror Image. This is one of the SWAT:Top Cop Series. I have really enjoyed this series about SWAT teams. Laura has a great way of dealing with this group. She is a great writer. This book is well written, action packed and full of adventure. I also love how she deals with the faith issue through out this book.

SWAT Officer Jenna Reed returns home after a long day and is attacked in front of her house. She would have been kidnapped if it hadn't been for her lieutenant going by and rescuing her. They find a look-alike hidden in the bushes could this be the real victim? It seems Jenna has a sister she never knew about. The sister had come to her for help as a human trafficking gang is after her.

Lieutenant Griff Vaughn rescues his team member but when the human trafficking thugs come after them he has no choice but to take the girls and go on the run. Griff has always been attracted to his beautiful co-worker. Can he save her and her sister without destroying his already broken heart?

This is a journey of two broken people, three actually. Life had not been good to them, can they learn to trust again? They are forced into a situation where they must trust not only each other but the God who holds all the answers. God has a plan for these two. God has a plan for you to you just need to believe and let Him work in your life.