Married by Christmas by Karen Kirst

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense book, Married by Christmas. This book is the next book in the Smokey Mountain Matches Series. I have loved this series and this book was one of my favorites. I liked that for Christmas she brought many of the characters from past books back to visit. It's always cool to find about those characters and how they are doing. I love the way Karen writes.

Rebecca Thurston is a broken, bitter woman. Years ago she had been part of a threesome, they had been best friends, but then Rebecca became engaged to Adam, one of those men. Adam and Caleb had been inseparable and in a freak accident Adam and Caleb are injured. Adam is unable to walk again and breaks off the engagement and left town. Rebecca blamed Caleb for ruining her life. Now her parents were gone and Rebecca and her little sister were struggling to survive. During a bad snow storm Rebecca's dog alerts her and takes her to a wounded man. The badly wounded man turned out to be Caleb. She took him home and nursed him. She spent several days alone with him trying to save his life but the town gossips declare she must marry the man.

Badly scared Caleb has spent years in solitary existence because of the guilt he feels for what happened that night. He has always watched over Becca from the side lines, bringing meat and supplies in the night when no one will know and asking his brother to check on them. Now he has witnessed a murder of a good friend. Wounded, his horse brings him to the place he remembers well. When Caleb wakes he finds Rebecca nursing him, Fear floods his heart for her and her sister, this outlaw band would surely find him and hurt the girls. When he is on the mend and he hears the town is demanding their marriage he promises Rebecca he will leave as soon as he's able and will live up in the mountains like he had been. She wouldn't have to see him. They then marry a marriage on paper only.

As Christmas comes closer the gang finds Rebecca but doesn't realize she is his wife. Scared beyond words she agrees to move into Caleb's cabin. Now she has his family to deal with on top of a gang of killers. A great journey of forgiveness, restoration, and love. God has a plan even when we sometimes move out of His will. He will restore us to the original plan. You'll love this book, you can get a copy at the address below.

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Sunken Treasure by Katy Lee

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense book, Sunken Treasure. Katie did it again, a truly awesome adventure. The book is well written and full of action. I love her characters even though they're broken with serious issues but then aren't we all broken with only God able to put us together again. It was nice to visit some of the characters from her past couple of books too. I enjoyed how she wove her faith into the story.

Rachelle Thibodaux has lived her whole life in the small islands of Stepping Stones but when her father was found to be a murderer she pulled away from family and friends. Convinced deep inside of her lurks the same darkness that caused her father to kill. Now she hides by fishing for lobsters and spend all of her time on the water. One day she sees a woman steal on of her traps then board a luxury ship, capturing the woman on her camera. As she nears the ship she realizes that the woman is shooting at her. As she radios for help, someone tries to come aboard her boat. She finds her gun to keep them from getting aboard but when a man begs for help she realizes he is in trouble and not the woman that had shot at her.

Gage Fontaine is diving for a ship to salvage. As he scopes the ocean floor his nemsis appears and cuts his air line and his arm. Force to rise quickly to the surface he suffers from the bends. Rachelle takes him on board and to the island for help. Gage has unknowingly led a band of real life pirates to Stepping Stones. Now can he save Rachelle from the blood thirsty Jolene?

A great journey of restoration, forgiveness, and love. I know you will want to get a copy, you can get a copy at the address below.

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The Amish Bride of Ice Mountain by Kelly Long

This book was sent to me to read and review, my thoughts and opinions are all my own and I was not influenced in any way. I absolutely love books on Marriages of Convenience. As a child I use to read Grace Livingston Hill, Emily Loring and later Glenna Finney. I loved the whole concept and the tensions that became overwhelming as they fell in love and didn't think the other one wanted to make the marriage real. I also love Amish books so this one is a no brainer for me. I loved it, and I'm sure you will too.

Professor Jude Lyons has always been fascinated by the Amish. Now to finish his doctorate he has come to Ice Mountain to write a book on the Mountain Amish. These Amish live a life even further behind the Amish in Pennsylvania. A young girl helps him with his work and as the day approaches for him to leave he loses control and kisses the maiden. Unfortunately they are seen by her brother in a compromising situation. Later Jude is met by the girl, her father, brothers, and the bishop; he is told he must do the honorable thing. Suffering from low blood sugar, he passes out and wakes to find the wedding is already taking place. He is forced to; endure Grossmuder May who comes to bless his marriage bed, save his wife from an attempted rape, share her bed because of her great fear, and then go throughout the community so his wife can say good bye. He is determined keep his hands off her, so he can bring her home and can get an annulment in the Spring. She doesn't belong in his dysfunctional life.

Mary King gave into her feelings when she allowed the professor to kiss her. Now that she's married to him and is forced to leave her beloved mountain community. Jude comes from a family of great wealth, his home, his finance` and his family are a great shock to her. She is determined that she will please her husband and make her wedding into a real marriage. After a terrible misunderstanding she flees her marriage and returns to the mountain a broken woman.

This is a humorous heartwarming story of finding God's will for your life and how to overcome the situation life throws at you. You can purchase this book at the address below.

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Despasperate Measures by Christy Barritt

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Desperate Measures. I love Christy's suspense books, they are well written, fast paced, and always faith based. You need to grab a copy of this work.

Samantha Rodgers' husband and his friends extorts money from innocent people. Samantha had found the evidence and told him she would go to the police if he didn't make it right. Her husband was killed, she was framed for the murder, and the extortion; now she was on the run with her eight year old son.

On her way home from the grocery store Samantha was attacked. She flees the scene and tells her landlord she must leave, then goes to pack.

Former Coast Guard John Wagner has lost the woman he loves to domestic violence. He sees the same signs in Sam and offers her a job with room and board for her and her son on a remote island. He feels if he can keep Sam safe it will make up for failing Alyssa. Yet every time the trio turns around they find yet another threat. 

This is a great journey of healing and forgiveness. You will want to buy a copy, you can purchase this book at the address below.

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The Marshal's Promise by Rhonda Gibson

My review today is on the Love Inspired Historical, The Marshal's Promise. I really enjoy Rhonda's westerns. This one is well written, has intriguing characters, and is faith based. I love that about her work. I love books about the mail-order brides, I can't imagine how desperate a woman would have to be to commit yourself to a man she has never met. Now you see the same spirit in the internet matches. It works for some and some are destroyed. Although I have been divorced forty-four years and I had to raise four children alone, I have never been that desperate.

Rebecca Ramsey loses her mother and her father remarries. Her step mother does everything in her power to get rid of this daughter.(Wicked Step-Mother Syndrome) including forcing her to answer an ad for a mail-order bride. After exchanging letters for awhile she sets out to marry Jesse Cole. A man who had promised to love and care for her but when she arrives she finds that Jesse was killed in a bank robbery. Unable to return home she accepts a job of housekeeping for the U.S. Marshal.

U.S. Marshal Seth Billings shot Jesse during a bank robbery. Jesse looked to be one of the robbers and Seth had no choice but to shoot him but after Jesse died in his arms begging him to care for Rebecca, Seth finds out he has shot an unarmed man. He promises to care for Rebecca but it is soon evident that the gang Jesse had been a part of was after Rebecca. Now he must keep her safe without losing his heart.

A great story of faith, forgiveness, and one that will warm your heart. You can order the book at the address below.

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Star Witness by Lisa Phillips

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Star Witness. This is a story about a woman in Witness Protection. I like those. The U.S. Marshal's do such a great job. It would be so hard to give up your identity, your family, and all that you know. I just can't imagine that. This book is well written and action packed you will love it. I do love her characters. Lisa does a great job.

Mackenzie Winters has been in the Witness Protection Program for years, now shes worried that her cover has been blown as some one takes some shots at her. She collides with a man on the street and recognizes him as her handler. She needs protection but he just offers to see her home. She soon learns this man isn't her handler but his twin brother. Now What?

Aaron Hanning is a Delta Force Soldier. He's come home to connect with his brother while he heals from a serious injury. When Mackenzie falls in his lap, literally he is forced to protect her while his brother tries to find the mole in his office. Forced to work together their main problem is to stay alive.

A great story of two broken souls that are drawn together to survive. This is one you will want to read. You can purchase this book at the address below.

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Rancher Under Fire by Vickie McDonough

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Rancher Under Fire. I'm not sure I have ever read any of Vickie's books but I'm sure I'll read more of her work. I really enjoyed this book, it's well written, faith based and I loved her characters. You'll want to get a copy.

Mariah Reyes is a reporter on a mission to find a story that will get her the promotion she's working on. She goes after a former football star who just walked away in the middle of a season that would have meant winning the Super Bowl. Driven she would find out why he quit and do an expose`.

Jackson Durant was a famous super star in football but when is wife is killed in an accident and his daughter is born early, he throws away his career to hide himself on a ranch and raise his baby. His brother brings in a reporter to promote his ranch. J.D. is not happy about the beautiful young woman that moved into his ranch. Now suddenly his ranch is under attack, how will he keep everyone safe and find out who is trying to destroy him.

You can purchase this book at the address below.

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