Journey to New Heights

Journey to New Heights
We need a heart for the lost

Monday, May 5, 2025

Freedom Distant Frontier by Lacy Williams

My review today is on the Christian Historical Western, Freedom Distant Frontier. This is book seven in the series Wagon Train Matches. I have loved this series and I have really enjoyed the characters.  It's great to be able to see these characters grow and evolve. I am a big fan of Lacy's work. I'm not sure how she keeps coming up with these new ideas and hazards. This is an incredible book and I know you are going to love it.

Lily Fairfax just lost the man she loved. Now she must face her family as an unwed mother. Being the baby of her family she is totally lost and unable to function. How could she become a mother. Her family is right. After an accident with quicksand she adopts a baby calf. She is having trouble keeping her alive.  Then a man comes along side of her to help. Could she trust this man?

Matt Grayson has had a rough life as an orphan. His boss sends him to find a jewel that was stolen. He hires on to the wagon train knowing Lily's family has this jewel. But as he tries to get close to Lily he finds himself falling for the young beauty. He is torn between finding the jewel or forging a future with Lily and her unborn child.

A terrifying journey through mountains, quicksand, and hired sharp shooters. God has a plan for these two. A plan to bring them close to Him and to give them a hope and a future. God has a plan for you too. A good plan for peace and not for harm. Give Him your heart and watch Him show you the right path to take. Trust Him, He loves each one of you.

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Saving the Mountain Man's Legacy by Mistie M. Beller

 My review today is on the Christian Historical Western Romance, Saving the Mountain Man's Legacy. This is book eight in the series Brother's of Sapphire Ranch. I am a huge fan of Mistie's work. I have really enjoyed this series. The characters are truly awesome and I love the story line. You are going to love it. Unfortunately it's the last book of the series.

Sampson Coulter is working for the men who stole a years worth of sapphires from his family's ranch. It was all his fault. He is trying to make things right. He is delivering a wagon load of dynamite to the mine when he comes across a woman with a newborn baby out in the middle of nowhere. He stops to help her only to find out she is the daughter of the brutal man he works with. He must help her.

Grace Hampton found a newborn baby on her doorstep. She must have help so she travels to find her father. She is having trouble caring for the child while driving the wagon. A man comes along and drives her to town. Surely her father will help her. The only help he gives her is to force her to marry the man who brought her to town.

A terrifying journey to stay ahead of these evil men. Sampson is badly beaten and left for dead. God has a plan for these two broken souls, a plan for hope and a future. God has a plan for you too. A plan for peace and not for destruction. Give Him your heart and watch Him turn your life around.

Monday, April 14, 2025

Amish Country Killer by Mary Alford

 My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Amish Country Killer. Mary is one of my favorite authors. I really enjoy Amish stories and I really enjoy suspense. Mary covers them both so they are a BLESSING to me. I know you are going to love this one.

Chief of Police Diana Fisher returns to her childhood home to find answers to her mother's disappearance. She had waited fifteen years but now she would find answers. As she sits in her backyard that first night her dog barks and runs off to the woods. When she follows she's attacked and her dog is hurt but she continues on only to find an injured girl. What is going on?

Department of Criminal Investigation Detective Micah Nissley hears a women's scream. He arrives to find an injured Amish woman with the chief of police. He had been at his childhood home doing repairs. He could help Diana find who did this. Is this related to the missing Amish girls?

An exciting journey to find answers to what is going on and what has happened in the past. The killer doesn't want them to find the answers. God has a plan for these two, a plan for hope and a future. God has a plan for you too. A good plan for peace and not for destruction. Give Him your heart and watch Him work in your life.

Monday, April 7, 2025

Chasing a Kidnapper by Laura Scott

 My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense Chasing a Kidnapper. This is book one in the continuity series Dakota K-9 Unit. I always love the K-9 series so I'm glad to have a new one. They are always written by my favorite authors. I loved this one. I enjoy seeing the characters in all of the six or seven books. I know you are going to love it. Laura is awesome.

Patrol Officer Trisha McCord pulled over a truck with one head light only to become involved in a gun fight. Her first in the her five years of service. Another officer had driven up and had alerted her of the gun and backed her in the ensuing battle. Two men ran from the truck into the woods. She went after them.

K-9 Officer West Cole and his K-9 partner, Peanut are looking for Petey Pawner. A man who he had arrested for arms possession and then he was released. He had to know about the arms smuggling that got his partner killed. He saw Petey loading a heavy box into a truck This could be it. He followed the truck and notified dispatch. As he followed, a patrol car pulled the truck over. A pretty patrol officer went to his window and asked him to get out of the truck but West saw the gun and yelled. Trisha ducked. and returned fire. 

An exciting journey as these two try to track down the gun smugglers, fighting shoot outs, her child being abducted, and trying to keep from being killed. God has a plan for these two, a plan for hope and a future. God has a plan for you too, a good plan for peace and not for destruction. Give Him your heart and watch Him turn your life around.

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Searching for Justice by Connie Queen

 My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense,  Search for Justice. This is a Search and Rescue Novel. This is an excellent book. It is well-written, action-packed and full of intrigue. I know you are going to love it.

K-9 Officer Brynne Taylor is on a search and rescue task force. She receives notice of a missing teen. She was last seen at Brynne's former foster home. Sixteen years ago her foster sister disappeared from this very place. She decided to stop by the house tonight before the meeting in the morning. It's dark and storming and brings up that fateful time in her life. The memories are overwhelming. She shouldn't have come. As she turns to leave she is attacked. He says she shouldn't have come back. She is thrown into an old freezer in the back of the barn. It was once used as compost to keep worms in. She couldn't get out! Was she going to die here?

Rancher Jace Jackson hears a dog barking while he's tucking in his three year old son. The sheriff had contacted him about searching for a missing teen. They weren't to start until tomorrow but he had better check it out. He let his mom know what his was going to do. He found a search and rescue dog out in the rain. No handler would leave their dog in the rain. He asked the dog to find his handler and found her in the freezer. Brynne!

A terrifying journey to find the kidnapped girl. The kidnapper was doing everything he could to kill them. God has a plan for these two, a plan for hope and a future. God has a plan for you too. give Him your heart and watch Him turn your life around.

Monday, March 10, 2025

Trained to Protect by Terri Reed

 My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Trained to Protect. I really enjoy Terri's books and I'm always glad to get one in the mail. This story is well-written, action-packed and full of intrigue. I know you are going to love it.

Julia Hamilton works at the Turtle Sanctuary. She is out on the beach of the Gulf of Mexico checking for turtle nest when she hears someone calling for help. Someone is trying to kidnap a young girl. Julia manages to help the girl but sees the man's face. She called her brother. He sent her childhood crush to help her.

K-9 Officer Tarren McGregor and his K-9 Raz were the first to arrive when the police chief sent his men to his sisters rescue. Julia and the girl were cold and wet, the girl refused to leave Julia's side. A news crew met them now the man would know who she was and how to find her. She would now be a target. Could he keep her safe?

A terrifying journey as a cartel goes after them. God has a plan for these two, a plan for hope and a future. Good has a plan for you too. A good plan for peace and not for harm. Give Him your heart and watch Him move in your life.

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Lost Hours by Susan Sleeman

 My review today is on the Christian Romantic Suspense, Lost Hours. This is book one in the series Lost Lake Locators. I'm a huge fan of Susan's and have followed her for years. I am always thrilled when she launches a new story. As an author I am always amazed at how she is able to come up with her ideas. This one is incredible. I love the first chapter and the escape room. What an awesome way to open the story.

Nolan Orr and his team mates are invited to "a killer of an evening." A formal, black tie, event. Who has invited them? An evening in the mansion had to have cost a fortune especially for the whole team. After dinner they were taken into an escape room, decorated with memorabilia from their police academy days. As they figured out the puzzle they find a dead body. He now had to deal with the one woman who broke his heart, the sheriff!

Sheriff Mina Park sat at her desk wishing for something to happen. Lost Lake nearly drove her nuts in the off season. She mind drifted to her lost love. He had left without a word and broke her heart. She had to stop thinking about him. She then received a call. A murder and Nolan's team was the main suspects. They had been set up to take the fall. They didn't do it. Could she work with him after their shared past?

An exciting journey to find a killer before he finds them. God has a plan for these two brokenhearted souls, a plan for hope and a future. God has a plan for you too, a plan for peace and not for harm. Give Him your heart and watch Him turn your life around.