Journey to New Heights

Journey to New Heights
We need a heart for the lost

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Kill Zone by Vicki Hinze

My review today is on the book Kill Zone, this book is one of the Special Abilities Team Series. This story like all of Vicki's book is awesome. I really enjoy all of her work. I know you will enjoy it too.
This story is well written, action packed, and full of adventure. Her characters are intriguing and complex. I know you will appreciate them. I love how faith is interwoven throughout the story.

Dr. Morgan Cabot is a unique member of the S.A.S.S. team which is a part of the Special Abilities Team. Morgan is on a mission to find out the true identity of suspect as he enters into their territory. Morgan shoots the suspect with a tranquilizer dart and comes on board his boat only to be attacked by the man she is there to identify. She manages to shoot him one more time so that she is able to make sure he is not a body double.

As Captain Jackson Stern's boat approaches land he is shot down. He awakes to find a woman standing over him. He tries to stop her but is shot a second time and awakes in the S.A.T. head quarters. He is well aware of who shot him and is not happy at all when he is finally released from the S.A.T. debriefing. Morgan takes him to a private room to tell him why all the secrecy and intervention. Laura Stern, his sister-in-law was tortured and killed and Jackson's brother Bruce was arrested for killing her.

Thomas Kunz of the G.R.I.D. is the head of an evil team that has produced body doubles to infiltrate the military. He uses these doubles to get the military secrets he needs to continue his progress. He is able to use behavior modification to fool even the spouses of these doubles. Thomas is a monster and loves to torture the men and women he doubles. He is a master at manipulation.

Morgan and Jackson soon discover Bruce was a body double. His double was at their home three months ago when the real Bruce was still on assignment. They must discover where the real Bruce was after he left his assignment and was he the man that killed his wife.

These two must find a way to prove Bruce's innocence and find the real killer. God is working behind the scenes and helps them find the answers they need. God always has a plan and He will lead you in the way you need to go when you trust Him and seek Him with your whole heart.

Monday, February 29, 2016

Dreamspell by Tamara Leigh

My review today is on the Medieval Time Travel Romance, Dreamspell.  I loved this book. I must warn you though it is very difficult to put this book down once you start it, so beware. This like all of Tamara's book is well written, humorous, but filled with twists and turns. The characters are intriguing and hard to let go of. I especially enjoyed the way she ended the book.

Kennedy Plain is a Sleep Disorder Specialist. She is working with a veteran, MacArthur Crosley who claims to travel through time when he is in a deep sleep depravation state. He assures her that when in the fourteenth century he has the use of his legs and is healthy and strong. He gives her a book  with the story of an evil earl and claims that his travel changes the outcome of the story  but her research subject soon dies. Kennedy has been diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor and decides she will become her next subject, so in a state of sleep depravation she is sent back to the fourteenth century as Lady Lark. She keeps telling herself it is but a dream.

Baron Fulke Wynland has been given guardianship of his young nephews at the death of their father the Earl of Sinwell. Rumor has it that Fulke killed his brother that he might become the next earl but the king gave him guardianship anyway. An Arthur Cosley is sent to care for the boys but he abducts the boys to keep them away from their uncle. Then the king sends a woman believed to be his mistress to care for the boys and to marry the earl, a Lady Lark. Fulke is intrigued by this woman even though he is repelled by what she stands for.

A wonderful journey of two people each full of doubts and distrust yet drawn to each other. As Kennedy returns back and forth the original story alters and she finds herself believing the man she has come to love. Can she prove his innocent before she dies and is unable to return. A great read that I'm sure you will enjoy.

Friday, February 26, 2016

Instant Frontier Family by Regina Scott

My review today is on the Love Inspired Historical, Instant Frontier Family. This is one of the Frontier Bachelors Series. I have really enjoyed this series and especially this one. This story is well written, humorous, and heartwarming. I love the faith that is woven into the entire story. Regina is a great author. The characters in all this series have been intriguing especially Maddie.

Maddie O'Rourke was orphaned in New York. She had two leave her brother and sister so she could travel to Seattle with the Mercer Belles to make a life for the three of them. Doing laundry for the men in town and trying to open a bakery she now has saved enough to send for the kids. She included enough money to pay for a woman to chaperon the kids and work for her once they got there.

Michael Haggerty was in trouble in New York so his Aunt Sylvie sent him to escort the children. He had spent a lot of time with the children and had a real need to protect these two. A sister who would go off and leave the kids behind wasn't his idea of a good mother.

A journey to two people who have lived through a horrible life in the New York Tenements. Now that they were in the new world trouble seems to have followed them. Only God could help them survive the horror that was surrounding them and the other Irish living in Seattle. A great story! God has a plan for this little family. God has a plan for your life, all you have to do is trust in God and watch Him move. God will make a way where there seems to be no way.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Frontier Hearts by Angelica Rose

 My review today is on A Mail Order Bride Romance, Frontier Hearts. I do like the mail order bride stories. I hope you are not tired of hearing about them. This story is well written, humorous, and heart warming. I know you will enjoy it very much

Calvin Summers sent an ad for a mail order bride. Cal is a simple rancher living with his sister. He receives a letter and writes back and forth with her. He finally asks her to come out and marry him. He and his sister fix up a room for her and are so excited.

Aaron Stump sent for a mail order bride. Aaron is the mayor; he dresses in the latest fashion, has servants that do his beck and call, and sees himself as the social leader of the town. His wife must be able to fit into that place of society.

Elizabeth Winn was born a southern belle but lost her husband, father, and brother in the Civil war. She has been living with her uncle but with no hope for the future she begins writing to a rancher. When he asks her to marry she catches a train and heads west.

The newspaper sent a message to Aaron that his wife is on the way so with a card with her name on it he walks up and introduces himself to Elizabeth

Cal is thrilled Elizabeth is coming. Cal goes to meet her but his least favorite person gets there before him. What a mess.

With two men wanting her hand in marriage Elizabeth isn't sure what to do. They finally agree that she will spend one day with each man. This is a great read. God has a plan for these people and it's quite humorous how it all works out. He has a plan for you too. Just trust Him and let Him move in your life.

Monday, February 22, 2016

Two Suitors for Alice by Angelica Rose

My review today is on the story Two Suitors for Alice. This is A Mail Order Bride Romance. I really enjoy Angelica's mail order bride stories and I'm sure you do too. This one is humorous, sweet, and well written.

Jack is a Forman for the railroad. His life is the same thing every day. He is so lonely and unhappy that he has got to the point he doesn't want to even get up in the morning.  Eugene, the railroad accountant suggests he send an ad to the paper and find a wife. Eugene helps him draw up the ad and sends it off.

Alice suffers from a broken heart. She was to be wed but then Edward broke it off to seek adventure and went to Boston. Unable to stand the shame and the pity in everyone's eyes she answers an ad in the paper. She knows that with the war just ending she wouldn't find a man to marry. Her father likes the idea of a marriage but is worried she will get out there and not have any options but to marry. He pays for a week in the hotel for both of them, a chaperone and a return ticket.

This couple is deeply attracted to each other but after they decide to marry Edward show up. Edward has every intention of taking her back to Boston with him. How could Jack compete with the well dressed man who had came after her?  A great read.

Friday, February 19, 2016

Plain Danger by Debby Giusti

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Plain Danger. This is one of the Military Investigations Series. I have really enjoyed this series. I come from a military family so I appreciate what the men and women of our military do for us. Debby's books are always awesome. This book is well written, full of action, and based on Christian faith. I appreciate the characters, although flawed they persevere. They will touch your heart.

Carrie York's father died and leaves her his home. The only problem is that her mother told her her father died in the war. Where was he all these years? He must have known about her or he wouldn't have put her in his will. Torn up by the situation she takes a leave from her position of a speech writer for a congressman and heads to the property to find some answers and to get the property ready for selling. When she arrives her father's dog find the body of a soldier in her back yard. Footstep follow her to the house and fear floods her heart.

Army Special Agent Tyler Zimmerman notices the flashing lights at the home next door. He walks over to see if he can help. What he finds is a dead soldier. Was he from the base where Tyler's assigned. He starts his own investigation since he appears to be one of his men. Tyler doesn't really trust Carrie because she works for the man that had killed his father, but it's obvious someone is out to kill Carrie too. He steps into the position of protector, can he keep her safe and find the killer?

Their journey is to find trust in each other, find a way to stay alive, and hopefully catch a killer. God has a plan and once they come to trust Him then He makes a way where there seems to be no way. God always has a plan for us. When we can trust God he will turn our lives around too. Nothing is to hard for God. Just give Him control and trust Him.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Where Two Hearts Meet by Carrie Turansky

My review today is on the second story in the novella Where Two Hearts Meet, Wherever Love Takes Us. I really enjoyed this book, most of our romance stories end with marriage and they all lived happily ever after but this story deals with a problem in a marriage. Is it worth saving? I liked the way Carrie handled the whole situation.

Tessa Malone is one of the partners of Sweet Something Teashop. Her and her sister have struggled to make it a promising business. Tessa's husband had tried a business of his own. His partner was a man Tessa didn't trust and now they have lost everything and are trying to rebuild their lives. Tessa no longer trust her husband and feels very insecure in her marriage.

Matt Malone is working in a job he hates. He struggles to repair his marriage but Tessa refuses to forgive him. Now his uncle has died and left him a lodge in Oregon. Tessa wants to sell and stay in Princeton but Matt sees it as a way to get out of the job he hates and make a fresh start.

Matt talks her into going to check out the lodge but while he sees all the possibilities she only sees the work, money that will go into it, and leaving her home and family. The kids fall in love with the place but Tessa refuses to move there. A struggle of a married couple that have let the cares of this world tear them apart. The devil tries to seduce these two and to keep them apart. BUT God has a plan! God always has a plan but we must get to the place where we will trust Him and choose His way. His way is always far greater than anything we could have ever hoped for. How about you? Have you let the cares of this world pull you a way from God and His plans for you. If you don't feel His presence I can assure you He didn't move, all you have to do is turn towards Him and He will intervene and get you out of your mess.