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Book Review – Through the Fog by Karina Harris
Through the Fog by Karina Harris is the second book in her Elements of Change series. I absolutely loved the first book and was thrilled when the second book became available. In this book, Jake is struggling with the fact that the woman he’s been in love with for so long, Ella, has become engaged to another man. He knows that they are right for each other, but how is he supposed to pick up the pieces and move on? Jake decides to change careers and goes and trains to be a deputy. Suzanna is happy that her friend Ella and her brother Alec have finally declared their feelings for each…
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Book Review – Persistent Love by Laura J Marshall
After Tara witnesses her mother’s murder as a child, she never feels like she quite fits in with the rest of her family. Persistent Love by Laura J. Marshall is a historical fiction romance that is set in the 1600s. Years have passed since her mother’s death and Tara is grown. Tara’s father inherits a large castle and so he chooses to move his family from their home to a different part of the country. However, with a run in with some ruffians that try to take Tara’s sister and the confusing yet dashing neighbor Lord Andrew Sharpton on top of Tara’s secret plans to leave and sear h for…
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Book Review – A Heart’s Home by Laura J. Marshall
I don’t know about you, but his has been a very busy summer so I apologize for not having gotten the book reviews up weekly like I usually do. I’m hoping to get things back on track! A Heart’s Home by Laura J. Marshall is a historical fiction romance novella that is set in the 1700s. The story starts when young Asyra, whose mother died in childbirth, receives word from her maternal grandmother that she has been arranged to marry a young man in England. Asyra has grown up almost her entire life in India with her father and, after his death, her uncle and has never even met her…
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Book Review – Wounded Heroes Book Three: Betrayal by Anne Patrick
The third book in the Wounded Heroes series by Anne Patrick is titles Betrayal. Sergeant Drew Presley is just back from the front lines of Iraq and is now ready to track down the murderer who killed his wife, Nora, eighteen months ago. He had come back for the funeral, but had chosen to finish out his service before returning, trusting in the local police to do their job. Now, since no arrests have been made and no progress has been apparent on the case, he’s going to figure it out himself. However, the close-knit residents of Dauphine Island in Maine aren’t willing to give up their secrets easily. Drew’s…
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Book Review – Wounded Heroes Book Two: Trespasses by Anne Patrick
The second book in the Wounded Heroes Series by Anne Patrick is called Trespasses. In this book, forensic sketch artist Mackayla Kensington has come back to her home town to help local authorities identify the remains of three people found buried on the grounds of a US Senator’s home. She is partnered with Special Agent Gabe Landry of the Behavioral Science Unit who is there to determine if a serial murderer is on the loose. As they get closer to the truth, it becomes obvious that whoever it is doesn’t want Mackayla to identify and sketch the victims and will stop at nothing to keep that from happening. I enjoyed…
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Book Review – Wounded Heroes Book One: Kill Shot by Anne Patrick
Recently I started reading the Wounded Heroes series by Anne Patrick. The First book in the series: Kill Shot, introduces us to Kory Wagner. Kory has been back in the United States for about 8 months after her discharge from the Army. As a decorated infantry combat medic, she made a name for herself being willing to go places right in the thick of danger. Shortly after she got back, her sister was killed by an apparent drunk driver. But the more she looks into her sister’s death, the more it seems that someone here wants her dead, too. As Kory is searching for answers to her sister’s death, Sheriff…
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Book Review – Through the Fire by Shawn Grady
I picked up Through the Fire by Shawn Grady from Amazon as I was looking through suspense books. I was impressed with the book and the story throughout the book. Firefighter Aidan O’Neill takes chances and risks that are starting to catch up with him. One of his reckless decisions results in the severe injury of a rookie firefighter and Aidan is placed on suspension. He takes off to Mexico and again ends up in a dangerous situation which results in his death. After being revived, now he has a difficult time with fire, and this couldn’t have come at a worse time. With a serial arsonist on the loose, Aidan can’t…
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Book Review – Hide in Plain Sight by Marta Perry
Andrea Hampton was all set for life in the fast lane. She was moving up the corporate ladder when her sister has an accident that could end up jeopardizing her Grandmother’s financial future, Andrea moves back in with them to Amish country to help turn her Grandmother’s house into an Inn. While there she meets the mysterious carpenter Cal who seems to have more of a story than he lets on and strange pranks begin to happen that threaten to keep the Inn from opening on schedule. Cal and Andrea are forced to search for answers before someone, possibly one of them, ends up dead. I enjoyed this suspense book…
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Book Review – Journey to Redemption by Anne Patrick
I enjoyed Journey to Redemption by Anne Patrick. This Christian suspense book tells the story of Detective Morgan Reynolds who has experienced a tragic event when her husband was brutally killed and a serial killer she had been racking was charged with the murder. Now this serial killer has escaped and kidnapped her 7-year-old son. Claiming he was set up for the murder of her husband, the serial killer’s ransom demand is for her to find the real killer before he kills her son. Morgan together with her partner Russo and new Lieutenant Chase McAdams work together through twists and turns uncovering a plot of deception that goes far beyond…
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Book Review – And Then the Rain by Karina Harris
I love reading Karina Harris. I enjoy her first two books (See more here) and I always look forward to her articles on the Sisters in Cahoots blog. So when I purchased her newest book “And Then the Rain,” I fully expected to enjoy it. However, to say that I enjoyed it is an understatement. I loved it! In this historical fiction novel set in the 1800s, ten year old Ella Ferguson leaves her mother and father and five younger siblings to go stay with her aunt because times are hard and her family can’t provide for her. Fast forward six years and Ella finds herself in love with Alec…