Explosive Alliance by Susan Sleeman,,,,,,,

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Explosive Alliance. This is the second book in the First Responder Series. I love Susan's writing, her suspense stories are unbeatable. This one didn't disappoint me, it's well written, full of action, and faith is interwoven throughout the story. I love that about Susan. You will want to run out and get a copy of this book.

Krista Curry has returned home to care for her grandfather. She had been widowed several years ago and been the main suspect in her husband's murder. The daughter of a con-man and a murder, (now in prison) she went on the run but returned with a new name praying that no one recognized her. Her grandfather is going through chemo, she takes him to a soccer game but spills his glass of water. She takes the cup and walks by a handsome guard standing by the fence. When she returns a man leaves a back pack in his seat and walks out. She calls him back but he just glares at her with cold hate-filled eyes. The game is interrupted when she finds a bomb.

Cash Dixon was standing by as a guard for the game. He noticed the beautiful woman as she walks by, he gives her a flirtatious smile but doesn't receive much encouragement. He's shocked when she comes back to him and tells him of the bomb. While she was telling him another woman sees the bomb and screams, the crowd goes crazy. Cash goes up to check out the bomb but there isn't time for his team to get there so as a explosive expert he disarmed the bomb. Krista saw the bomber so now he must protect her and her grandfather without loosing his heart. Cash's team views Krista as their main suspect.

This is a journey of two broken people that are unable to trust and refused to let go of their secrets. Read how their secrets come forth and God takes control. He always has a plan for us. You will love this story.

Change of Heart by Molly Jebber

My review today is an Advance Reader's Copy so it won't be available for awhile but you can pre-order it and you will want to do that. This review is my own work and no one had any influence on what I have written. Change of Heart is an Historical Amish Romance that takes place in 1899. I love Amish books especially if they are a little different. I haven't read any of Molly's books before but this one is well written, and heart warming. I love the faith that is so much a part of the story.

Brokenhearted Becca Yost leaves her parents home and goes to visit her widowed sister who has left the Amish Community. Left at the alter on the day of her wedding she could no longer deal with the pity of her friends and family. A midwife she starts to work for the town doctor. Becca falls for the good looking doctor but his mother refuses to accept her and does everything in her power to separate the two.

Dr. Matt Carrington rescues Becca after a fall and instantly drawn to the beauty. He's in desperate need
of a nurse and is thrilled to have Becca work for him. They both share a heart for medicine. As he comes to realize he loves her he tries to make his society minded mother see her worth but she refuses to value the girl.

A journey of love that overcomes all obstacles thrown at it and a road to forgiveness and restoration. You need to order a copy right away.

A Faith of Her Own by Kathleen Fuller

My review today is on A Middlefield Amish Novel, A Faith of Her Own. I haven't read any of Kathleen's work before but I did enjoy it. It was well written and her characters were heart warming. Although the cover tells you it is about a couple that were best friends when they were younger and our reunited it is basically about two couples that grew up together. You will enjoy their struggles.

Anna Mae Shetler, Jeremiah, and Amos Mullet were best friends when they were growing up. They shared everything. Anna Mae and Jeremiah watched over his slow brother Amos. After Jeremiah took off to become a veterinarian Anna Mae felt it was up to her to care for Amos. Anna Mae is having a real struggle with whether to be baptized or to leave the church and follow her dream as Jeremiah did.

Veterinarian Jeremiah Mullet returns to town to help his mentor when he broke his leg, after being gone for nine years. He thought Anna Mae would understand and be waiting for him but it didn't work out that way. His father doesn't want any part of him and he can't make his brother understand that he is only here for a short time.

The other couple Caleb and Bekah were friends once but are now enemies that want no part of the other but all can see they really care about the other. Their relationship is cute to watch.

These couples are on a journey to find God's will for their lives even if that means giving up their Amish ways. I'm sure you'll like the story.

Jessie's Bride by Susette Williams

My review today is on a short story Jessie's Bride.  This is an eBook that I purchased. I always enjoy Susette's books and I love mail-order bride stories so this was a no-brainer. This story is well written, humorous, and will touch your heart. You will love her characters and the faith they live by.(well not all of them)

Jessie Kincaid is the youngest of four boys. His family treats him as if he was still a small child. He sees little hope for the future the way things are so he starts writing to a mail-order bride. He falls in love with the girl he was writing to and finally sent her a train ticket to come to him but he didn't share this with his family. When she arrived he would figure out how to tell them.

Sarah Engle was forced by her father to put an ad in the paper. Her father planned on her marrying a rich man that would care for him and her brother so that they wouldn't have to work. Sarah fell in love with Jessie's letters but her father was furious when he found the ticket. He said she had to write to him  and tell him she couldn't come and cash in the ticket. Sarah told her father she would write the letter, cash in the ticket when she was in town tomorrow, she needed to work at the restaurant, and then spend the night with Maybel.

Sarah shows up at the train station and they were married right away. They spend some time at the inn for a honeymoon which was interrupted by his brother the sheriff. Her father was at the ranch when they came home. So starts the journey of two people in love but under attack from their family. God has a plan and of course everything turns out the way He planned. A cute book.

Backfire by Elizabeth Goddard

 My book review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Backfire, the third book in the Mountain Cove Series. This book is an advance reader copy and I'm blessed to get the chance to read and review her work before it comes out. I love Elizabeth's work and this one is no exception. I have enjoyed the Mountain Cove adventures and hope their will be more of them. This book is well written, full of adventure and impossible to put down. I loved the characters and appreciated the fact that several of the characters from the first two books are in this book. Faith is a vital part of Elizabeth's work and I so respect that about her.

Tracy Murray and her dog Solomon are volunteers in the North Face Mountain Rescue in Mountain Cove. She has been a team member for a couple of years. Today they weren't on a rescue mission but were out running and enjoying the summer day. Her dog took off suddenly and alerted her to a problem. When she found her dog he was laying on a ledge just over the cliff beside the runner that had left before her. Her fellow rescue team member who had just ran by her heard her dog and showed up at her side in a few minutes. She called for help as he went down the cliff. Tracy followed after getting help on the way. What she learned from the man who had fallen brought terror to her heart. Her past had caught up with her.

Widowed Fireman David Warren had kept his distance from Tracy. she had been the first woman he had noticed since his wife died in a deadly fire. He knew her death was his fault and he didn't have the right to be happy ever again. He heard Solomon alert his master and turned around from his run to help
Tracy. What he found brought his protective instinct to the forefront. The man had been pushed over the cliff and he had left Tracy up there by herself.

This is a journey to two broken people; both had loved deeply, and the person they loved had died, each felt it was their fault, and now was struggling to survive. She couldn't bare to lose another person because of her, he couldn't bare to fail another woman he loved but God has a plan. You'll love this book.

Fatal Freeze by Michelle Karl

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Fatal Freeze. This is the first book of Michelle's I have read but it was excellent. The story is well written, action packed, and full of adventure. I liked her characters and the faith that she wove in throughout the story. I have a real burden
for victims of human trafficking. People don't realize that it has become a real problem in the USA. Most people believe that it's only happening in third world countries but it's an epidemic right here in America.

After her sister disappeared eight years ago Alexandra, Lexie, Reilly  had become involved with a group, Lead Me Home National. She is the Vice President and a councilor but this is her first experience in the field looking for a missing teen. She no more than leaves her car on the ferry when her life is threatened. She is rescued by a man from her past, the man she believes caused her sister's disappearance. He asks her to trust him, that wasn't likely to ever happen.

CIA Agent Shaun Carter is on the trail of a human trafficking ring. Working undercover he is shocked to find Lexie Reilly on the ferry and in trouble; he can't let her blow his cover but how much can he tell her. What was her problem with him? He had a brief encounter with her sister but they had ended it on good terms or at least he thought they had.

As the ferry becomes ice bound they become more vulnerable to the men that have abducted Marie. Their lives are in danger as they don't know who to trust. A journey of two broken people trying go find their way in a world of chaos. A great story!

Royal Rescue by Tammy Johnson

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Royal Rescue. I don't think I have ever read any of Tammy's books before but I really enjoyed this one and look forward to reading more of her work. This book was well written, action packed, and faith filled. Her characters were awesome I hope she will continue with the Royal Family. I would like to read a book on Leo or the sister that had been stolen from them. I like how Tammy shares how we are all royalty as children of God. I know you will like this book.

Princess Dorthea Elizabeth Jamison has been living in hiding ever since her father and his youngest daughter had been killed and she had been left for dead in a fire. They had separated her and her brother Leo for fear of them being found. Every year Thea and Leo would sneak out and meet but this year was different. Her safe house had been attacked while she was working and every one was killed. She hoped her brother could help her figure out what to do now. She was tired of hiding and tired of being alone. When she arrives at the location her brother wasn't there instead was a man she didn't know but was somehow familiar. Leary of this stranger that was sent by her brother she finally accepts him as a body guard as her life is threatened.

Ronin Parrish has been guarding Leo for years. He and his brothers were thrown off the Royal Guards when their father was arrested for killing the king. His father had saved the prince and princess but refused to tell anyone so his sons could keep them safe . His sons took the children to the US and separated them and kept guard on them but they had never given up hope to prove their father's innocence. Ronin knows that Thea witnessed the murders and that it was locked in her memory. He needed to find the answers.

This is a journey of two people trying to find their way in a world that had been thrown into chaos. God has a plan and as they submit He shows them the way. It's a great story.