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Prism Book Tours - No Safe Place by Sherri Shackelford + Review & Giveaway

1/17/2019

He lives by the law.
She’s running for her life.

After forensic accountant Beth Greenwood uncovers a money-laundering scheme tying her company to the organization that murdered her mentor, she knows she needs to go into hiding. With ruthless killers in pursuit, she’s forced to rely on homeland security agent Corbin Ross’s protection—even as his investigation suggests Beth is complicit in embezzlement. Can their uneasy alliance develop into something deeper—and keep them alive?

Christian Romantic Suspense
Paperback & ebook, 224 Pages
January 1st 2019 by Love Inspired Suspense

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My Review

Danger and romance on the run!

It's not every author who can successfully switch genres but Sherri Shackelford has managed that feat very nicely. Having previously written historical romance No Safe Place is her debut in romantic suspense. And it's quite the debut!

Sherri Shackelford delivers up non-stop adventure and suspense in a race for survival that crosses state lines. The danger and romance sure sure to keep the heart pounding as Beth and Corbin struggle to trust each other while trying to keep out of the clutches of the bad guys. Proving that there truly is No Safe Place.

I really enjoyed this book and I am definitely looking forward to more exciting romantic suspense from this talented author.

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives No Safe Place by Sherri Shackelford a 4.5 Bark rating.

(I received a copy of this book from the author. All opinions are entirely my own.)

Sherri Shackelford

A former naval reservist with a top-secret security clearance, Sherri writes rapid-fire suspense featuring captivating characters and heart-pounding romance. She's authored more than a dozen novels for Harper Collins publishing, including both historical and contemporary suspense.

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Tour Giveaway

1 winner will win "A Little Bit More Romance Box," which includes the following items in a Decorative Box (pictured):
- Romance Bubble Bath
- Classic Cover Harlequin Notebook
- Collectible Addition Book of Romance Poems
- Romance Bath Bomb
- Scented Candle
- Fuzzy Socks
- Books: No Safe Place and His Substitute Mail-Order Bride by Sherri Shackelford,
and Undercover Memories by Lenora Worth

USA only
Ends January 23, 2019

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Tour Schedule

January 7th
Launch
The Power of Words
Splashes of Joy
January 8th
Hearts & Scribbles
Jorie Loves A Story
January 9th
Colorimetry
Rockin' Book Reviews
January 10th
Simply Kelina
Labor Not in Vain
By The Book
January 11th
The Barefoot Reader
Heidi Reads...
January 14th
Faithfully Bookish
Locks, Hooks and Books
Among the Reads
January 15th
Book by Book
The Becca Files
January 16th
EmpowerMoms
Wishful Endings
Author Loraine D. Nunley
January 17th
Tell Tale Book Reviews
Harlie's Books
Two Girls and a Book
January 18th
Min Reads and Reviews
Remembrancy
January 19th
Grand Finale

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Book Review - Sold Into Freedom by Carole Towriss

1/16/2019

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Genre:
Biblical Fiction

Sold Into Freedom
Planting Faith book 1
by Carole Towriss

-From Amazon-

Taught to hear messages from the goddess from a young age, Elantia’s life is shattered when she is captured from her home in southwest Britannia and sold as a slave in Macedonia. She wants nothing more than to escape and return home—after she kills the man who took the only good thing left in her life.

Tossed aside by the Empire, wounded tribune Quintus Valerius ends up in sleepy Philippi to retire. Manipulated into becoming the prison keeper, he vows to return to Rome as soon as possible to reclaim his reputation and his life. He is intrigued by the quiet Jewish teacher who speaks of truth and peace, but is convinced he can never have either.

When Elantia’s shocking actions shake up the town and her life is threatened, Quintus risks what little he has left to save her—only to put Paulos and his friends in even greater danger.

ASIN: B07K7YFGXL

Faith springs up in the most unlikely places...

Carole Towriss is a name that I kept hearing in Biblical fiction reading circles but up until now I hadn't read any of her books. After reading a recommendation from another Biblical fiction author that I trust, I decided to check her books out. It isn't often that I choose a book based on recommendations, the cover, or title, but Sold Into Freedom turned out to be a 'D: All The Above' type thing.

This Book received a 4.5 Bark rating.

Carole Towriss

Author Website

I only read part of the blurb for this book so I really had no preconceived ideas about what to expect. I was intrigued by the story pretty much right off. Elantia and Quintus are on opposite sides of Rome's battle to subjugate Britannia; she is a chief's daughter taken captive and he is a Roman soldier.

I was quite a ways into the book before some of the story started to seem a little familiar. I loved how Carole Towriss took two obscure and unnamed people in the book of Acts and wove an exciting story around them that was both familiar and different.

If you like Biblical fiction and you are ready for a story of darkness and faith you should check out Sold Into Freedom, the title really says it all...

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Sold Into Freedom by Carole Towriss a 4.5 Bark rating.

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E-Book Review - Cold Case Christmas by Jessica R. Patch

1/15/2019

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Genre:
Romantic Suspense

Cold Case Christmas
Love Inspired Suspense
by Jessica R. Patch

-From Amazon-

Secrets lie buried in ice...
One of them can kill her.

Home for Christmas after her long-missing mother’s body is found, nothing will keep Nora Livingstone from uncovering the truth about the cold case. Especially not Deputy Sheriff Rush Buchanan, whom she once loved and left. Even when threats become attempts on her life, Rush can’t dissuade her—but he will protect her. Because someone is determined to bury the truth…or bury Nora.

ASIN: B07C3ZV96P

A killer as cold as the winter storm outside...

Whoa! I totally did not see that one coming! Jessica R. Patch kept me guessing, second guessing, and just when I was so sure I had it all figured out, I found out just how little I really knew. It's not often that a Love Inspired Suspense book has had me THIS stumped and for that reason I loved Cold Case Christmas! Of course, it also didn't hurt that Jessica R. Patch is one of my top favorite Love Inspired Suspense authors.

If you are looking for a romantic suspense read with great characters and plenty of twists and turns you really should check out Cold Case Christmas. Lots of edge-of-your-seat suspense that makes this book very hard to put down...

This Book received a 4.5 Bark rating.

Jessica R. Patch

Author Website

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Cold Case Christmas by Jessica R. Patch a 4.5 Bark rating.

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Book Review - Amish Christmas Emergency by Dana R. Lynn

1/14/2019

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Every year I try to make sure that every review book that I've already read has a review posted on my blog. Somehow even though I had written the review this one managed to slip through and I didn't discover it until after the New Year. So, while this is my first review of 2019 I actually read the book and wrote the review in 2018.

Genre:
Romantic Suspense

Amish Christmas Emergency
Amish Country Justice book 5
(Love Inspired Suspense)
by Dana R. Lynn

-From Goodreads-

There’s nowhere to hide
from a deadly stalker…
Can Amish Country Justice save her?

The peaceful Amish community seems like the perfect refuge for nurse Alexa Grant—until her stalker returns. And when menacing gifts and threats turn into attempts on her life, she knows she’ll never be safe without the help of police officer Gavin Jackson. Yet Gavin’s growing closeness to Alexa enrages the stalker, who is determined to cancel Christmas for them…permanently.

ISBN-13: 978-1335490711

Is her stalker much closer than they think...

Over the course of four, now five, books I have gotten quite invested in the community of LaMar Pond, both the Amish and English residents. With each new installment in the Amish Country Justice series author Dana R. Lynn amps up the danger and the potential consequences of failure.

Amish Christmas Emergency was quite a wild ride as Alexa and Gavin, both hurting from past rejection, race to discover the identity of her stalker before it's too late. Amish Christmas Emergency kept me flipping the pages as fast as I could read them trying my best to figure things out even as Dana R. Lynn delivered even more twists and turns....

This Book received a 4 Bark rating.

Dana R. Lynn

Author Website

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Amish Christmas Emergency by Dana R. Lynn a 4 Bark rating.

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2018 Favorites (E-Books & Audiobooks)

1/6/2019

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Favorite E-Books & Audiobooks From 2018

Here is a list of Tell Tale Book Reviews' favorite
e-books and audiobooks read/listened and reviewed in 2018.
You can find all of those reviewed and many more by visiting our Book Review List page

2018 Reviews

E-Books

Formula Of Deception

Fawkes

Dangerous Obsession

The Rose And
The Briar

Cold Truth

The Cost
Of Betrayal

Once Upon A
Montana Summer

Deadly Memories

The Kitchen
Marriage

Abridged

Shorter Stories
under 200 pages

By The Waters
Of Babylon

The Trail
Boss's Bride

For Such A
Time As This

Sugarplums And
Second Chances

Of Cash
And Cats

Audiobooks

Cowboy Charming

The Beastly Princess

The Lost Princess

We are excited to start reading and reviewing in the
new year and hope you will be joining us for...

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2018 Favorites (Print)

1/6/2019

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Favorite Print Books From 2018

Here is a list of Tell Tale Book Reviews' favorite books read and reviewed in 2018.
You can find all of these reviews and many more by visiting our Book Review List page

2018 Reviews

Fiction

Isaiah's Daughter

Lone Star
Christmas Witness

The Innkeeper's
Daughter

Mind Games

Lady Of A Thousand Treasures

A Rumored Fortune

Beneath The
Surface

The Reckoning At
Gossamer Pond

Caught By
Surprise

A Sparkle
Of Silver

The Great Lakes
Lighthouse Brides
Collection

A Light On
The Hill

Top Secret Target

Dead Drift

Kappy King And
The Pie Kaper

My Heart Belongs
In Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Fugitive Spy

The Backcountry
Brides Collection

The Amish Quilter

Flaw Abiding
Citizen

Amish Christmas
Emergency

Who I Am With You

A Refuge Assured

A Secret
To Die For

The Sea Before Us

Secular Fiction

The Key-Lock Man

The Secret Of
Mirror Bay

My Brother Michael

Non-Fiction

Staying Stylish

The Three Faces
Of Nellie

Joy To The World
Adult Coloring Book

We are excited to start reading and reviewing in the
new year and hope you will be joining us for...

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Happy New Year!

1/1/2019

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We just want to take the time to say Thank You for your love and support in 2018.
We sincerely hope you will join us for more reviews, interviews, and giveaways in the coming year.

May the blessing of God's soft rain be on you,
Falling gently on your head, refreshing your soul
With the sweetness of little flowers newly blooming.
May the strength of the winds of Heaven bless you,
Carrying the rain to wash your spirit clean
Sparkling after in the sunlight.
May the blessing of God's earth be on you,
And as you walk the roads,
May you always have a kind word
for those you meet.

from

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2018 Reading Year In Review

12/31/2018

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Reading Year In Review

Goodreads Reading Challenge
Goal: 75 books
Started: January 1st
Completed: June 27th

« First Book Completed

Last Book Completed »

Fiction: 156 Non-Fiction: 6 Other: 1
Print Books: 116 E-Books: 42 Audiobooks: 5

« Shortest Book

Longest Book »

Total Number of Books Read: 163
Total Pages Read: 44,118
Percentage Of Challenge Completed: 217%

See My Book List

Review Stats

Total Number of Reviews: 126

Fiction: 117 Non-Fiction: 10*
Print Books: 96* E-Books: 30 Audiobooks: 5*
CDs: 1 Movies: 0 Other: 0

* Indicates there may have been more than one book in a single review.

« First Review

Last Review »

for sticking with us in 2018!

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Book Review - A Rumored Fortune by Joanna Davidson Politano

12/31/2018

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Genre:
Historical Romance / Gothic

A Rumored Fortune
by Joanna Davidson Politano

-From Goodreads-

Tressa Harlowe's father did not trust banks, but neither did he trust his greedy extended family. He kept his vast fortune hidden somewhere on his estate in the south of England and died suddenly, without telling anyone where he had concealed it. Tressa and her ailing mother are left with a mansion and an immense vineyard and no money to run it. It doesn't take long for a bevy of opportunists to flock to the estate under the guise of offering condolences. Tressa knows what they're really up to. She'll have to work with the rough and rusticated vineyard manager to keep the laborers content without pay and discover the key to finding her father's fortune--before someone else finds it first.

Award-winning author Joanna Davidson Politano welcomes readers to Trevelyan Castle, home of the poorest heiress in Victorian England, for a treasure hunt they'll not soon forget.

ISBN-13: 978-0800728731

Can she trust anyone...or no one...?

A Rumored Fortune is a book that I'm going to have to gush about. I LOVED IT! Not only was I totally immersed in the story with its very Gothic atmosphere but I found the overarching message to be both moving and powerful.

This Book received a 5 Bark rating.

Joanna Davidson Politano

Author Website

It's not often that you find a book, when finished, causes you to feel perfectly satisfied, content, but author Joanna Davidson Politano manages this with the polish of a well seasoned author.

A Rumored Fortune is a perfectly wonderful example of the best in Gothic historical romance. It has all of the elements necessary, from a sometimes creepy house, characters who are not what they seem, an innocent and sensitive heroine, a hero with secrets and a past, a search for hidden treasure, and the dark threads of greed and villainy creeping ever closer. But it really is darkest before the dawn as the old proverb states and readers are treated to a wonderful ending to a perfectly magnificent story.

Joanna Davidson Politano has a real winner in her second novel, a book that is most definitely going on my favorite reads of the year list. A must read for any lover of historical fiction or Gothic romance...

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives A Rumored Fortune by Joanna Davidson Politano a 5 Bark rating.

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Book Review - A Secret To Die For by Lisa Harris

12/31/2018

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Genre:
Romantic Suspense

A Secret To Die For
by Lisa Harris

-From Amazon-

Psychologist Grace Callahan has no idea that she has a secret--one worth killing for. But when she finds out one of her clients has been murdered, she quickly realizes that the computer security specialist wasn't simply suffering from paranoia.

Detective Nate Quinn has just been cleared for active duty after a bombing killed eighteen people, including his partner, and left him dealing with PTSD. His first case back on the job involves the murder of Stephen Shaw, and his only lead turns out to be an old friend, Grace Callahan--and her life is in grave danger. Someone believes Shaw gave his psychologist information before he died. Information they are willing to kill for.

With her signature pulse-pounding suspense, Lisa Harris takes readers deep into the heart of fear in this race against the clock.

ISBN-13: 978-0800729158

It's a race against time...for life and love...

I've read quite a few of Lisa Harris's wonderful romantic suspense novels over recent years and I've come to expect a lot from her. She's one of my top favorite romantic suspense authors. But I have to say that I wasn't quite prepared for A Secret To Die For. While this book has her trademark edge-of-your-seat action and suspense, she has seriously upped the ante, and the stakes are higher than ever before. This time the hero and heroine race to stop an attack that will have far-reaching repercussions if the evil plot succeeds.

This Book received a 4.5 Bark rating.

Lisa Harris

Author Website

A Secret To Die For was an exciting, and a bit chilling, read, especially in light of some recent news events. In addition to the riveting suspense this book is also a story of loss and picking up the pieces . So, if you are looking for a novel that will keep you glued to the page, gasping at all the twists and turns, while still managing to tug at the heart, Lisa Harris's latest is a must read. I, for one, can't wait until her next release....

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives A Secret To Die For by Lisa Harris a 4.5 Bark rating.

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Book Review - Caught By Surprise by Jen Turano

12/31/2018

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Genre:
Historical Romance / Romantic Comedy

Caught By Surprise
Apart From The Crowd book 3
by Jen Turano

-From Amazon-

Miss Temperance Flowerdew is on her way to work when a stranger suddenly grabs her off the street and sends her on a Chicago-bound train before she can figure out what happened.

When Mr. Gilbert Cavendish is called upon to rescue a missing woman, he follows the trail to Chicago only to discover that the woman is his good friend Temperance. Before they can discover who was behind the abduction, they're seen alone together by a New York society matron, putting their reputations at risk.

Gilbert is willing to propose marriage--except Temperance will have none of it. She's finally stepped out of the shadow of her relations and won't give up her independence. But when it becomes clear the misunderstanding in Chicago has escalated into a threat on her life and followed her to New York, accepting Gilbert's help in solving the mystery may lead to more than she ever could have dreamed.

ISBN-13: 978-0764217968

An utterly charming and delightful book!

I'm in love with another Jen Turano book! I just can't help it! Each book seems to get better and better! And it only takes one glance at the front to see why it is my favorite cover from all of the lovely ones from this series and earlier ones.

This Book received a 5 Bark rating.

Jen Turano

Author Website

Caught By Surprise is a completely delightful blend of romance, comedy, history, and suspense. I have to confess that it took me a little bit to warm up to Mr. Gilbert Cavendish, he is SUCH a stuffed shirt! However, I loved the surprising and whimsical Miss Temperance Flowerdew from the start.

With a cast of characters who are charming, quirky, villainous, and NEVER what you expect, Jen Turano's conclusion to her irresistible Apart From The Crowd series is sure to enchant any reader. Caught By Surprise more than lives up to its title, featuring many laugh-out-loud moments, and even a few poignant ones, quite a few surprises all around, and a perfectly wonderful Happy ending...

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Caught By Surprise by Jen Turano a 5 bark rating.

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Book Review - Dead Drift by Dani Pettrey

12/30/2018

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Genre:
Romantic Suspense

Dead Drift
Chesapeake Valor book 4
by Dani Pettrey

-From Amazon-

Burning debris littering the ground . . . smoke pluming in the acrid air . . . this is just the beginning if he fails.

Seven years ago, operative Luke Gallagher vanished to become part of an elite team set on capturing a deadly terrorist. When Luke returns to face those he left behind, their help becomes his only hope of stopping his target's latest threat of an attack that would shake America to its core.

Private investigator Kate Maxwell never stopped loving or looking for Luke after he disappeared. But she also never imagined he left her or his life by choice. Now he's back, and together they must unravel a twisting thread of secrets, lies, and betrayal, all while on the brink of a biological disaster.

Will they and their love survive, or will Luke and Kate become the terrorist's next mark?

ISBN-13: 978-0764212970

It's a race against time...and a deadly killer...

Wow! Just WOW! Dani Pettrey has taken readers on a roller coaster ride before but the Chesapeake Valor series and especially Dead Drift really takes the cake!

This Book received a 4.5 Bark rating.

Dani Pettrey

Author Website

I was held captive from the first page to the last as the characters, and readers, finally get the long anticipated answers to both the terrorist crisis, that, by the way, could easily have been ripped from today's news headlines, and the painful mystery surrounding the murder that has haunted the group of friends for over a decade.

Tense, riveting, and full of surprises, Dead Drift is a powerful conclusion to another amazing romantic suspense series from author Dani Pettrey. While reading this book you'll run an whirlwind along with the characters as they try to put their lives back together while racing to literally save the world from a group of diabolical terrorists. Yeah, this story really is that action-packed and it's sure to keep the reader awake late into the night with the promised “just one more chapter...”

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Dead Drift by Dani Pettrey a 4.5 Bark rating.

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Book Review - Lady Of A Thousand Treasures by Sandra Byrd

12/30/2018

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Genre:
Historical Romance / Gothic

Lady Of A Thousand Treasures
The Victorian Ladies book 1
by Sandra Byrd

-From Amazon-

Miss Eleanor Sheffield is a talented evaluator of antiquities, trained to know the difference between a genuine artifact and a fraud. But with her father’s passing and her uncle’s decline into dementia, the family business is at risk. In the Victorian era, unmarried Eleanor cannot run Sheffield Brothers alone.

The death of a longtime client, Baron Lydney, offers an unexpected complication when Eleanor is appointed the temporary trustee of the baron’s legendary collection. She must choose whether to donate the priceless treasures to a museum or allow them to pass to the baron’s only living son, Harry—the man who broke Eleanor’s heart.

Eleanor distrusts the baron’s motives and her own ability to be unbiased regarding Harry’s future. Harry claims to still love her and Eleanor yearns to believe him, but his mysterious comments and actions fuel her doubts. When she learns an Italian beauty accompanied him on his return to England, her lingering hope for a future with Harry dims.

With the threat of debtor’s prison closing in, Eleanor knows that donating the baron’s collection would win her favor among potential clients, saving Sheffield Brothers. But the more time she spends with Harry, the more her faith in him grows. Might Harry be worthy of his inheritance, and her heart, after all? As pressures mount and time runs out, Eleanor must decide whom she can trust—who in her life is false or true, brass or gold—and what is meant to be treasured.

ISBN-13: 978-1496426833

Her decision may cost them everything...

This Book received a 5 Bark rating.

Sandra Byrd

Author Website

There are two types of Gothic romance, the good, and the trashy. Lady Of A Thousand Treasures is one of the best of the good. I was intrigued, first by the fact that I love Sandra Byrd's historical Gothic romances, and second because the back cover said that the heroine is an evaluator of antiquities. As a museum fan and history nut this rather unusual occupation, especially for a woman, really appealed to me.

Lady Of A Thousand Treasures was everything I had hoped it would be an more. Cleverly woven into the rich tapestry of historical detail and captivating characters is a story of loss and redemption. I very quickly became totally immersed in Eleanor's world. Author Sandra Byrd's distinctive writing style making me feel as if I were right there with her characters.

Lady Of A Thousand Treasures is more than just a historical romance with a forebodingly Gothic atmosphere, it's also a very moving and engrossing story. One phrase that really stuck out to me was Eleanor's belief that she was “no one's treasure” which is a feeling that I think so many of us girls have struggled with ourselves. Of course, God does not leave our heroine in that place of brokenness.

Sandra Byrd's latest book is a treasure unto itself, a story that will stick in the mind and heart even after it has been long finished. And I have no compunction in saying that it is one of my favorite books read this year...

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Lady Of A Thousand Treasures by Sandra Byrd a 5 Bark rating.

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Book Review - In Too Deep by Lynn H. Blackburn

12/30/2018

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Genre:
Romantic Suspense

In Too Deep
Dive Team Investigations book 2
by Lynn H. Blackburn

-From Goodreads-

When the dive team is called in to recover a body from a submerged car, they aren't prepared to find an encrypted laptop--or an unsettling connection between investigator Adam Campbell and the dead accountant.

Adam turns to his friend Dr. Sabrina Fleming--a professor at the local university with unparalleled computer security and forensics skills--to recover the files from the laptop. But the deeper they dig, the deadlier the investigation becomes. When evidence uncovers a human trafficking ring and implicates members of Adam's own family, he and Sabrina will have to risk everything to solve the case.

The truth could set hundreds free--but someone is willing to do whatever it takes to silence anyone who threatens to reveal their secrets. Award-winning author Lynn H. Blackburn invites readers back to Carrington, North Carolina, where everything is not as it seems and sinister elements lurk behind the idyllic facade.

ISBN-13: 978-0800729295

They are seriously In Too Deep...

I really loved the first book in the Dive Team Investigations series so I was really looking forward to book two. When I saw the cover, I think it's probably one of my favorites from 2018, I was even more intrigued and anxious to get my hands on the story.

This Book received a 4 Bark rating.

Lynn H. Blackburn

Author Website

One of the things that I've really liked about this series is that while each book delivers the same edge-of-your-seat romantic suspense the type of investigation is different. With In Too Deep author Lynn H. Blackburn takes on a very difficult topic, human trafficking. But we are not talking about human trafficking in Africa or some other country half a world away, no, this is the evil that happens every day on any given street in the good ol' USA. I have to say that this isn't something that I normally read about but this book did give me a lot to think to about.

I have to say that Sabrina is one of the most interesting heroines that I've read about this year. She has some quirks that are peculiar to her – and they keep the hero, Adam, on his toes. I really enjoyed watching the romance develop between the hero and heroine even as they dodged bullets, thugs, and all manner of mayhem while getting In Too Deep. Author Lynn H. Blackburn sure takes her characters, and readers, through the wringer in this adventure!

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives In Too Deep by Lynn H. Blackburn a 4 Bark rating.

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Book Review - Who I Am With You by Robin Lee Hatcher

12/29/2018

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Genre:
Women's Fiction / Romance

Who I Am With You
A Legacy Of Faith Novel book 1
by Robin Lee Hatcher

-From Amazon-

For these two broken hearts, the first step
toward love will be a huge leap of faith.

Jessica Mason isn’t looking for love when she meets Ridley Chesterfield. Instead she is still reeling from the tragic, unexpected loss of her husband and daughter—and awaiting the arrival of her unborn child. Harboring the secret of her husband’s betrayal, her pain is deeper than anyone knows.

Ridley Chesterfield is hiding out in Hope Springs, Idaho, avoiding a political scandal and the barrage of false media headlines that have tarnished his good name. The last thing Ridley wants is a relationship—but when fate leads Ridley to form a friendship with his reclusive and pregnant neighbor, he wonders if this small-town hideout might be more of a long-term destination.

When Jessica begins to read her great-grandfather’s Bible, she finds a connection with a man she never knew. Somehow the verses he marked and the words he wrote in the margins open her heart to healing. And as Ridley and Jessica help each other forgive the people who have wronged them, they must decide if the past will define them or if they will choose to love again.

Who I Am With You weaves together a modern-day romance with Jessica’s great-grandfather’s story from the 1930s, reminding us that some truths can cross generations and that faith has the power to transform families forever.

ISBN-13: 978-0785219262

Only those closest can hurt us the most...

This Book received a 4.5 Bark rating.

Robin Lee Hatcher

Author Website

I have to admit that I really don't read a lot of women's fiction. Probably because they usually deal with the messier side of life and emotion. My favorite genres pretty much involve dead bodies or long dresses with multiple petticoats. I was first drawn to Who I Am With You because of the author. I've read a number of Robin Lee Hatcher's historical romances in the past and I decided that it was high time I try one of her contemporary stories. I'm really glad I did. Yeah, there was the expected fallout, but there was so much more to the story. I quickly found myself immersed in the lives of the characters and entirely unable to put the book aside.

The theme of forgiveness ran through both the historical and contemporary threads as the characters found themselves wading through the mire of betrayal and loss. But none of them, Jessica, Ridley, nor Jessica's great-grandfather, let that mire totally overwhelm them. They reach out to grasp the hand of the only One who can truly lift them out of the messy quagmire that sometimes threatens to engulf.

Who I Am With You is a beautiful story. It's a poignant story. And sometimes it's a bittersweet story. But most importantly it's a story you won't soon forget. Robin Lee Hatcher's message of faith and forgiveness is one that will linger on long after the last page is turned...

Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Who I Am With You by Robin Lee Hatcher a 4.5 Bark rating.