tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22843262189926592092024-03-28T20:29:29.783-07:00Because I said so -- and other adventures in ParentingConnie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.comBlogger1055125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-81288556016987948142024-03-23T19:10:00.000-07:002024-03-23T19:10:51.593-07:00My Thoughts - The Girl in the Dark:(Blake and Byron Thrillers Book 2) by Zoë Sharp <p> <img class="ResponsiveImage" height="400" loading="eager" role="presentation" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1711096881i/204453433.jpg" width="261" /></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2em 0px 1em; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>The Girl in the Dark (Blake and Byron Thriller #2) </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Zoë Sharp </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre:</b> Thriller and Suspense</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>March 22, 2024</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700 !important;">The woman falls. Her body begins to shake. Her brown eyes turn upwards, showing a mix of panic and desperate hope. She takes a deep breath and says one word: 'Blake.' Then her eyes close, her face pales, and she goes still forever… </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The victim: </span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700 !important;">Shannon</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, a woman who went out of her way to help the lost and hopeless, left abandoned to die by the side of the road. Where was she in those last few days before her death, and why was she so frightened?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The avenger: </span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700 !important;">Blake Claremont</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, who knows only too well how it feels to be alone on the streets of a big city. Blake survived, thanks to Shannon. She’s determined to find out who killed her friend, and why.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Before she died, Shannon was searching for answers. She knew that people were going missing… never to be seen again. Now, with the help of </span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700 !important;">Detective John Byron</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, Blake must take up Shannon’s investigation. She knows these streets and the predators who walk in the darkness. She will follow in Shannon’s footsteps until she finds her target: the ruthless men and women who steal people’s lives and will do anything to protect their secrets.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700 !important;">And then, they will pay. </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700 !important;">Prepare to be gripped by this unputdownable crime thriller, the second in the brilliant new series from the bestselling author of the Charlie Fox books. Fans of Karin Slaughter, Kendra Elliot and Cara Hunter won’t be able to put this down.</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2em 0px 1em; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;"><img alt="Zoë Sharp" itemprop="image" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1284501577p5/2404.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;" /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: times;">Zoë Sharp spent most of her formative years living aboard a catamaran on the northwest coast of England. She opted out of mainstream education at the age of twelve and wrote her first novel at fifteen. She became a freelance photojournalist in 1988 and started writing her Charlie Fox crime thriller series after receiving death-threats in the course of her work.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2em 0px 1em; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">MY THOUGHTS</h1><div style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></div><div>The Girl in the Dark is book two in the Blake and Byron Thrillers. The series is written by Zoë Sharp. This is the first book that I have read by this author, and it will not be my last. Since I did not read the first book, I did not have any issues following along. The book drew me in within the first few pages and is packed full of action and suspense. </div><div><br /></div><div>Blake has come from some sad circumstances, she was helped out and off the streets by Shannon. When Shannon is found abandoned on the side of the road, Blake wants justice for her friend. She owes her so much. She finds out that Shannon was searching for someone or something. Could it all be tied together.</div><div><br /></div><div>Blake teams up with Detective Byron. Both need to figure out where the missing people have gone. Blake knows that Shannon had such a heart for the hopeless. They find out that young, vulnerable, fearful young teens are being targeted. </div><div><br /></div><div>I liked the banter between Blake and Byron. Their characters evolve over the book. I hope to read more of their story. Both have issues with the world - and how dark it has become. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you to the author and publisher for allowing me to read a copy of this book - all thoughts are my own. </div><div> </div></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div>Connie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-31311244555113538382024-03-23T06:20:00.000-07:002024-03-23T06:20:24.498-07:00My Thoughts - Struck Dead by Andrea Kane<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNA4aRQdIs8h0o7pblLhXBCOc9lYCFX2JwN8T-6F7s5cG3wXmXmh4_kncsx3A47kJZr7FZ4tMdwjqqDFrGgt56UUppSLlwUWPNVAD0TMBwFA8c0HBjHUd_RV2QRjg2aN8qZww2hqGr3zoe4YN8T8KqA4PyyD8q_QNVeXjWRfd02vEf1y_wSn-iX8tBZU/s2560/struck-dead-by-andrea-kane--banner-r.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNA4aRQdIs8h0o7pblLhXBCOc9lYCFX2JwN8T-6F7s5cG3wXmXmh4_kncsx3A47kJZr7FZ4tMdwjqqDFrGgt56UUppSLlwUWPNVAD0TMBwFA8c0HBjHUd_RV2QRjg2aN8qZww2hqGr3zoe4YN8T8KqA4PyyD8q_QNVeXjWRfd02vEf1y_wSn-iX8tBZU/w640-h360/struck-dead-by-andrea-kane--banner-r.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;">ABOUT THE BOOK</b></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img alt="Struck Dead by Andrea Kane" border="0" height="300" src="https://partnersincrimetours.com/wp-content/uploads/forminator/13997_115b15d08b2c7bb7da2712949e71a2f7/uploads/weZ0HTEU1H6n-9781682320631-scaled.jpg" style="border: 0px; float: left; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 15px 5px 0px; outline: currentcolor;" width="200" /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 300px; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h2 style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 27.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Struck Dead</h2><h3 style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">by Andrea Kane</h3><h4 style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">March 4 - 29, 2024 Virtual Book Tour</h4></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h4 style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The fragile line between life and death… Families that will never be the same…</h4><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">When a tragic hit-and-run takes the life of a hardworking family man, multi-millionaire Christopher Hillington becomes the prime suspect, and the whole city of New York alights with speculation as to what happened.</p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">But before the NYPD can establish Hillington’s guilt, he himself is brutally murdered in his own home. As he lays dying, he scrawls the name Casey Woods with his own blood, and the Forensic Instincts team is drawn into a complex mystery that has placed its president in the sights of a desperate killer.</p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">A millionaire’s life is full of secrets and suspects. So as the baffled NYPD investigates Casey for the murder, and the body-count ratchets up, Casey herself becomes another potential victim. The FI team’s hardcore investigation has them twisting and turning through suspects and secrets, where the stakes intensify―and so does the collateral damage. As Casey and the team get closer to finding the killer, the unthinkable happens, and the life of one of FI’s own hangs in the blood-stained balance.</p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">They say dead men tell no tales, but blood doesn’t lie. Peeling back layer after layer of deception, the team will cross whatever lines are necessary to solve the case, get justice for the families, and make their team whole again…unless the relentless killer gets to them first.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h3 style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Book Details:</h3><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Genre:</b> Suspense Thriller<br /><b>Published by:</b> Bonnie Meadow Publishing<br /><b>Publication Date:</b> March 2024<br /><b>Number of Pages:</b> 384 <br /><b>ISBN:</b> 9781682320631 (ISBN10: 1682320634) <br /><b>Series:</b> Forensic Instincts (#10)<br /><b>Book Links:</b> <a href="https://pictbooks.tours/xeD7Z" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://pictbooks.tours/IirNy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://pictbooks.tours/7Cjk6" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">BookShop.org</a> | <a href="https://pictbooks.tours/lJRXY" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top-color: rgb(234, 234, 234); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 2px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h2 style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 27.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Author Bio:</h2><div style="float: right; margin-left: 15px; width: 230px;"><img align="left" alt="Andrea Kane" border="0" height="279" src="https://partnersincrimetours.com/wp-content/uploads/forminator/13997_115b15d08b2c7bb7da2712949e71a2f7/uploads/O4cAq55VIryL-20040907_Kane_199-purple-sofa.jpg" style="border: 0px; float: right; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 15px 5px 0px; outline: currentcolor;" width="200" /></div><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">Andrea Kane is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thirty-two novels, including eighteen psychological thrillers and fourteen historical romantic suspense titles. With her signature style, Kane creates unforgettable characters and confronts them with life-threatening danger. As a master of suspense, she weaves them into exciting, carefully-researched stories, pushing them to the edge—and keeping her readers up all night.<br />Kane’s first contemporary suspense thriller, <em>Run for Your Life</em>, became an instant New York Times bestseller. <br />She followed with a string of bestselling psychological thrillers including <em>No Way Out</em>, <em>Twisted</em> and <em>Drawn in Blood</em>.<br />Her latest in the highly successful Forensic Instincts series, <em>Struck Dead</em>, showcases the dynamic, eclectic team of investigators as they hunt down a desperate killer who’s threatened one of their own. The first showcase of Forensic Instincts’ talents came with the New York Times bestseller, <em>The Girl Who Disappeared Twice</em>, followed by <em>The Line Between Here and Gone</em>, <em>The Stranger You Know</em>, <em>The Silence That Speaks</em>, <a href="https://partnersincrimetours.com/the-murder-that-never-was-by-andrea-kane/" style="color: #007c89;"><em>The Murder That Never Was</em></a>, <a href="https://partnersincrimetours.com/face-die-andrea-kane/" style="color: #007c89;"><em>A Face To Die For</em></a>, <a href="https://partnersincrimetours.com/dead-in-a-week-by-andrea-kane/" style="color: #007c89;"><em>Dead In A Week</em></a>, <a href="https://partnersincrimetours.com/no-stone-unturned-by-andrea-kane/" style="color: #007c89;"><em>No Stone Unturned</em></a>, <a href="https://partnersincrimetours.com/at-any-cost-by-andrea-kane/" style="color: #007c89;"><em>At Any Cost</em></a>, and <a href="https://partnersincrimetours.com/struck-dead-by-andrea-kane/" style="color: #007c89;"><em>Struck Dead</em></a>.<br />Kane’s beloved historical romantic suspense novels include <em>My Heart’s Desire</em>, <em>Samantha</em>, <em>Echoes in the Mist</em>, and <em>Wishes in the Wind</em>.<br />With a worldwide following of passionate readers, her books have been published in more than twenty languages. <br />Kane lives in New Jersey with her family. She’s an avid crossword puzzle solver and a diehard Yankees fan.<br />Author Hometown – Warren, New Jersey</p><h3 style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Catch Up With Andrea Kane:<br /><a href="https://pictbooks.tours/ZOL1S" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">www.AndreaKane.com</a><br /><a href="https://pictbooks.tours/Ax1Dw" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a><br /><a href="https://pictbooks.tours/fZNLK" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">BookBub</a><br /><a href="https://pictbooks.tours/wYMdl" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Instagram - @authorandreakane</a><br /><a href="https://pictbooks.tours/SJz6T" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Twitter/X - @andrea_kane</a><br /><a href="https://pictbooks.tours/U69wt" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Facebook - @AuthorAndreaKane</a></h3><div><br /></div><div><h1 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">MY THOUGHTS</h1></div><div><br /></div><div>Struck Dead is written by Andrea Kane. This is the first book that I have read by this author, and it will not be my last. This book is number 10 in the Forensic Instincts series. While I have not read any of the other books in the series, I feel like I made new friends as I got to know the characters in the story. </div><div><br /></div><div>Casey is the owner of Forensic Instincts. They are kind of like a PI firm that will investigate crimes. She has her work cut out for her - First there is a hit and run. The victim is a hardworking family man. The prime suspect is multi millionaire Christopher Hillington. Then he is found murdered. He leaves behind a cryptic note that he wrote in his blood. Suddenly, Casey herself finds herself in the suspect seat. </div><div><br /></div><div>Casey and her team, along with Hutch and the FBI need to figure out what really happened in the hit and run, and who would want Christopher dead. They also need to find out who is behind all of this before Casey becomes the next victim. </div><div><br /></div><div>The author does a really great job in leaving you clues, yet throwing in twists and turns that I did not suspect coming. She does a good job balancing the crime and the development of her characters. I was shocked when I got to the end. My heart was pounding so hard that I was sure that everyone in my household could hear it. </div><div><br /></div><div>I like the author's writing style. The book flows nicely. Her characters are well developed and you feel like you are sitting on scene watching everything unfold. I hope to read more from this author in the future. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you to the author, publisher and Partners in Crime Tours for allowing me to read a copy of this book. All thoughts are my own. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h1 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tour Participants:</h1><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 14px;"><p style="line-height: 21px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10663843" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: www.themysteryofwriting.com/">03/04 Guest post @ The Mystery of Writing</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10666769" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: www.blogtalkradio.com/fran-lewis">03/06 Book Talk with Fran Lewis Radio Interview</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10667317" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: tillie49.wordpress.com/">03/06 Review @ Just Reviews</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10664994" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: www.instagram.com/reviewsbyrudra/">03/06 Review @ reviewsbyrudra</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10664558" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: novelsalive.com/">03/07 Review @ Novels Alive</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10665804" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: booksramblingsandtea.com/">03/07 Showcase @ Books, Ramblings, and Tea</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10664565" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: countrymamaswithkids.com/">03/08 Review @ Country Mamas With Kids</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10663847" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: silversolara.blogspot.com/">03/08 Showcase @ Silvers Reviews</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10665801" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: www.instagram.com/darciahelle/">03/09 Interview @ darciahelle</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10663838" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: elarcritique.wordpress.com/">03/10 Review @ The AR Critique</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10663845" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: jodyjoy.com/">03/11 Guest post @ Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10672769" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: www.instagram.com/elaine_sapp65/">03/12 Review @ elaine_sapp65</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10663842" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: www.avonnalovesgenres.com/">03/13 Review @ Avonna Loves Genres</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10663849" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: myreadinggetaway.blogspot.com/">03/14 Review @ Catreader18</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10672743" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: hottbooks.com">03/14 Review @ Hott Books</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10663848" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: melissaammons.blogspot.com/">03/15 Review @ Melissa As Blog</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10663897" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: www.facebook.com/PatFayoReviews/">03/16 Review @ Pat Fayo reviews</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10664561" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com/">03/17 Review @ Book Reviews From an Avid Reader</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10672162" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: themysterysection01.blogspot.com/">03/19 Showcase @ The Mystery Section</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10663898" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: wall-to-wall-books.blogspot.com/">03/20 Review @ Wall-to-wall Books</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10672771" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: reviewthickandthin.com/">03/21 Review @ Review Thick & Thin</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10666037" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website">03/22 Review @ Archaeolibrarian - 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Because I Said So Book Reviews</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkytools.com/click_linky.aspx?entryid=10672773" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank" title="Linked to: becauseisaidsomyadventuresinparenting.blogspot.com/">030/23 Review @ Because I said so -- and other adventures in Parenting</a></p></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h2 style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 27.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hiEUqFh_Qf9NL9Spv9m1hIFbe9ZLAbEv/view?usp=sharing" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6093350" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd/images/1dd8a067-2854-e304-b5e5-4371f42bffa1.png" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor; text-decoration: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></a><br />Giveaway:</h2><h5 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">This is a giveaway hosted by Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours for Andrea Kane. See the widget for entry terms and conditions. Void where prohibited.</h5><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">The giveaway is for: 1 - $20 Amazon.com Gift Card, US Only</p><br /><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">ENTER: </p><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://kingsumo.com/g/tysf4b/struck-dead-by-andrea-kane">HERE</a></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Connie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-51780909031393394352024-03-22T04:42:00.000-07:002024-03-22T04:42:38.638-07:00My Thoughts- Lines of Deception written by Steve Anderson <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="x-el x-el-img c2-1 c2-2 c2-k c2-23 c2-1z c2-20 c2-2b c2-2d c2-s c2-5y c2-4q c2-3 c2-4 c2-5 c2-6 c2-7 c2-8" height="225" src="https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/4fde64d0-9295-4cb3-a583-4929741d89b6/lines-of-deception-steve-anderson--banner-.png/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:1280" width="400" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: arial;">ABOUT THE BOOK</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><img class="x-el x-el-img c2-1 c2-2 c2-k c2-23 c2-1z c2-20 c2-2b c2-2d c2-s c2-5y c2-4q c2-3 c2-4 c2-5 c2-6 c2-7 c2-8" height="400" src="https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/4fde64d0-9295-4cb3-a583-4929741d89b6/lines-of-deception-by-steve-anderson--cover.jpg/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:1280" width="263" /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(94, 94, 94); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">West Germany, 1949. Former actor Max Kaspar suffered greatly in the Second World War. Now he owns a nightclub in Munich—and occasionally lends a hand to the newly formed CIA. Meanwhile, his brother Harry has ventured beyond the Iron Curtain to rescue an American scientist. When Harry is also taken captive, Max resolves to locate his brother at all costs. The last thing he expects is for Harry to go rogue.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(94, 94, 94); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Max’s treacherous quest takes him to Vienna and Prague to Soviet East Germany and Communist Poland. Along the way, dangerous operators from Harry’s past join the pursuit: his former lover Katarina, who’s working for the Israelis, and former Nazi Hartmut Dietz, now an agent of East German intelligence. But can anyone be trusted? Even the American scientist Stanley Samaras may not be the hero Harry had believed him to be.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(94, 94, 94); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(94, 94, 94); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(94, 94, 94); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px;"><h3 class="x-el x-el-h3 c2-64 c2-65 c2-16 c2-17 c2-43 c2-2e c2-2c c2-2b c2-2d c2-3 c2-32 c2-38 c2-1i c2-39 c2-3a c2-3b c2-3c" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; font-size: 37px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: unset; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: unset;">Book Details:</h3></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; 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margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: unset;">Steve Anderson is the author of numerous novels, mostly historical thrillers about gutsy underdogs. In an earlier life he earned an MA in history and was a Fulbright Fellow in Germany. Day jobs have included busy waiter, Associated Press rookie, and language instructor. He’s also written historical nonfiction and translated bestselling German novels. A hopeless soccer addict, he lives in his hometown of Portland, Oregon with his wife René. </h4><h4 class="x-el x-el-h4 c2-64 c2-65 c2-16 c2-17 c2-43 c2-2e c2-2c c2-2b c2-2d c2-3 c2-3x c2-45 c2-1i c2-46 c2-47 c2-48 c2-49" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 25px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: unset; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: unset;">Catch Up With Steve Anderson:<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=a9fb023a9d&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">www.StephenFAnderson.com</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=6538ec928f&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; 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color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 25px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: unset; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: unset;">Check out his Substack Newsletter: <a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=f643988dba&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">@steveawriter</a></h4><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-weight: bold;">My Thoughts </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Lines of Deception is written by Steve Anderson. This is book four in the Kaspar brother series. I’ve not read the other stories but I did not have any issue following along. This is also my first exposure to this author and it will not be my last. I loved his style. I also loved how his words grabbed me in as soon as you start reading and don’t let you go. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We’re in West Germany in the year 1949. Max Kaspar is a former actor. He now owns a night club in Munich. His brother, Harry has gone behind the Iron Curtain and soon finds himself kidnapped. Max wants to find him. Max travels to Vienna, Prague, Soviet Est Germany and Communist Poland. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I really liked how readers had to put all the pieces together and try and figure out where Harry was. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Once he’s discovered can we trust what he says? Max also helps out the newly formed CIA. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>There was so much going on with this time period that the author had done a wonderful job in showcasing what the Cold War looked like. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I really appreciate the authors careful research to bring the story to life. I love the notes in the back of the book. This is definitely a fast pace thriller that will grab your attention as soon as you start reading. I’m definitely going to go back and read the other books in the series </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Thank you to the author, publisher and Partners in Crime tours for allowing me to read a copy of this book. All thoughts are my own. </span></p></div></div><div style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(94, 94, 94); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px;"><h3 class="x-el x-el-h3 c2-64 c2-65 c2-16 c2-17 c2-43 c2-2e c2-2c c2-2b c2-2d c2-3 c2-32 c2-38 c2-1i c2-39 c2-3a c2-3b c2-3c" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; font-size: 37px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: unset; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: unset;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></h3></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(94, 94, 94); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"> </span></p><div style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(94, 94, 94); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px;"><h2 class="x-el x-el-h2 c2-64 c2-65 c2-16 c2-17 c2-36 c2-2e c2-2c c2-2b c2-2d c2-3 c2-66 c2-32 c2-1i c2-67 c2-68 c2-69 c2-6a" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; font-size: 51px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: unset; line-height: 1.125; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: unset;">Giveaway:</h2></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(94, 94, 94); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px;"></p><figure class="x-el x-el-figure c2-1 c2-2 c2-18 c2-i c2-h c2-23 c2-2e c2-2b c2-2c c2-44 c2-52 c2-3 c2-4 c2-5 c2-6 c2-7 c2-8" style="align-items: center; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; justify-content: center; margin: 0px 0px 24px; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><div style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img class="x-el x-el-img c2-1 c2-2 c2-k c2-23 c2-1z c2-20 c2-2b c2-2d c2-s c2-5y c2-4q c2-3 c2-4 c2-5 c2-6 c2-7 c2-8" src="https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/4fde64d0-9295-4cb3-a583-4929741d89b6/givelines.jpg/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:1280" style="aspect-ratio: auto; border-radius: 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 596.328125px;" /></div></figure><p></p><div style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(94, 94, 94); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px;"><h5 class="x-el x-el-h5 c2-64 c2-65 c2-16 c2-17 c2-43 c2-2e c2-2c c2-2b c2-2d c2-3 c2-3x c2-3g c2-1i c2-3h c2-3i c2-3j c2-3k" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: unset; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: unset;">This is a giveaway hosted by Partners in Crime Tours for Steve Anderson. 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Void where prohibited. </h5></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(94, 94, 94); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">The giveaway is for: 1 print book giveaway to a US resident </span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(94, 94, 94); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em class="x-el x-el-span c2-2y c2-2z c2-3 c2-5s c2-1l c2-33 c2-5t c2-5u" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-transform: inherit;"><strong class="x-el x-el-span c2-2y c2-2z c2-3 c2-5s c2-1l c2-3w c2-5t" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-transform: inherit;">Enter at:</strong></em></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(94, 94, 94); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; 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caret-color: rgb(94, 94, 94); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px;"><h1 class="x-el x-el-h1 c2-64 c2-65 c2-16 c2-17 c2-6b c2-2e c2-2c c2-2b c2-2d c2-3 c2-3x c2-6c c2-1i c2-6d c2-6e c2-6f c2-6g" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 71px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: unset; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: unset;">Tour Participants:</h1></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(94, 94, 94); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=94f40c3dbb&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">03/18 Book Talk with Fran Lewis Radio Interview</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=137797e80a&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">03/18 Review @ Just Reviews</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=b50eb73267&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">03/19 Review @ Country Mamas With Kids</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=ef87558886&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">03/20 Showcase @ Books, Ramblings, and Tea</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=3048f3bece&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">03/21 Interview @ Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=0097be1616&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">03/22 Review @ Because I said so</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=733260d750&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">03/23 Review @ Bound 4 Escape</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=68bc8b4c74&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">03/25 Review @ Novels Alive</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=67b314769e&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">03/26 Showcase @ 411 ON BOOKS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHING NEWS</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=6f22ac590e&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">03/27 Showcase @ Silvers Reviews</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=b3730d9a43&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">03/28 Review @ bookwormbecky1969</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=51e89c1dfc&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">03/31 Guest post @ The Book Divas Reads</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=0893d29c96&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">04/01 Showcase @ Celticladys Reviews</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=7613754152&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">04/07 Review @ Guatemala Paula Loves to Read</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=3bf3edc479&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">04/08 Review @ The AR Critique</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=cea2796e3d&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">04/10 Review @ Why Not? Because I Said So Book Reviews</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=5ba16f72a0&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">04/11 Review @ Book Reviews From an Avid Reader</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=db6f4f6bb5&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">04/12 Showcase @ Teatime and Books</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a class="x-el x-el-a c2-2y c2-2z c2-5w c2-16 c2-17 c2-1o c2-j c2-5x c2-3 c2-32 c2-33 c2-34 c2-35" href="https://partnersincrimetours.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd&id=8540202c6e&e=ad6d849ee0" rel="" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6f6f6f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: unset; letter-spacing: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-transform: inherit;">06/28 Mysteries to Die For: Toe Tags Podcast</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /> </span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(94, 94, 94); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></span></p>Connie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-70502257441656021092024-03-20T06:56:00.000-07:002024-03-20T06:56:19.656-07:00 My Thoughts - The Spy Across The Water by James Naughtie<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 24.48px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;">My Thoughts - The Spy Across The Water by James Naughtie</h3><div class="post-header" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 15.84px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7601532580337600981" itemprop="articleBody" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 15.84px; line-height: 1.3; position: relative; width: 370px;"><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"> <img alt="The Spy Across the Water (The Will Flemyng Thrillers)" class="a-dynamic-image a-stretch-horizontal" data-a-dynamic-image="{"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81nBIfOFqDL._SY522_.jpg":[522,340],"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81nBIfOFqDL._SY342_.jpg":[342,223],"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81nBIfOFqDL._SY425_.jpg":[425,277],"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81nBIfOFqDL._SY466_.jpg":[466,303],"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81nBIfOFqDL._SY385_.jpg":[385,251]}" data-a-image-name="landingImage" data-old-hires="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81nBIfOFqDL._SL1500_.jpg" id="landingImage" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81nBIfOFqDL._SY522_.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; max-height: 426.811765px; max-width: 278px; padding: 5px;" /></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>ABOUT THE BOOK</b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700 !important;">From one of our most treasured BBC broadcasters, </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">The Spy Across the Water</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700 !important;"> is the third instalment in James Naughtie's brilliant spy series, woven around three brothers bound together through espionage.</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">We live with our history, but it can kill us.</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Faces from the past appear from nowhere at a family funeral, and Will Flemyng, spy-turned-ambassador, is drawn into twin mysteries that threaten everything he holds dear.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />From Washington, he's pitched back into the Troubles in Northern Ireland and an explosive secret hidden deep in the most dangerous but fulfilling friendship he has ever known.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />And while he confronts shadowy adversaries in American streets, and looks for solace at home in the Scottish Highlands, he discovers that his government's most precious Cold War agent is in mortal danger and needs his help to survive.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />In an electric story of courage and betrayal, Flemyng learns the truth: that his life has left him a man with many friends, but still alone.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: arial;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR</b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: arial;"><br /></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><img alt="James Naughtie" aria-hidden="true" class="lazyautosizes lazyloaded" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://d28hgpri8am2if.cloudfront.net/author_images/4592729/jim-naughtie-147535180.jpg" sizes="120px" src="https://d28hgpri8am2if.cloudfront.net/author_images/4592729/jim-naughtie-147535180.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; max-width: 100%; padding: 5px;" title="James Naughtie" /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10); color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Hind, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">James Naughtie,</b><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10); color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Hind, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> special correspondent for BBC News, is one of the country's best-known broadcasters. He presented </span><i style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10); color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Hind, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Today</i><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10); color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Hind, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> on Radio 4 for 21 years, and has reported for the BBC from around the world for more than three decades. Alongside his journalism he has wide cultural interests, and has written and produced many documentaries on music and books, and presented concerts from across Europe for radio and television. On Radio 4, he has hosted every edition of </span><i style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10); color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Hind, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Bookclub</i><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10); color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Hind, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> since it began in 1998.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10); color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Hind, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: arial;">MY THOUGHTS</b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Spy Across The Water is written by James Naughtie. This is book two in the Will Flemying Thriller series. I have not read any of the books - but I did not have any issues following along. This is a thrilling policital thriller espionage story. The book drew me in within the first few pages. </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;">Flemyng is now the British Ambassador in Washington. He still has intelligence links. He finds out that </span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;">his brother, Abel, has been found shot dead. He realizes that he has no idea what his brother has been involved in. </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: arial;">He finds himself brought back in time to Ireland where there were double agents. Did these past dealings catch up with him? </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The book is well written. There are a lot of characters to keep up with. I hope to read more from this author. Thank you to the author, publisher and Rachels Random Resources for allowing me to read a copy of this book. All thoughts are my own. </span></span></p><p></p><br /></div>Connie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-46208770408936876432024-03-19T18:24:00.000-07:002024-03-19T18:24:37.981-07:00My Thoughts - Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264 Written by Sands Hetherington Illustrated by Natalie Leininger<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-70a9bb95c7eeaf3d294e5aafad53864a" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--c-headings); font-family: "Public Sans", system-ui, sans-serif; font-weight: var(--title-fw-bold); line-height: 1.5; margin: 1.35em 0px 0.75em; padding: 1.25em 2.375em; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></h2><h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-70a9bb95c7eeaf3d294e5aafad53864a" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; 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margin-bottom: var(--post-content-gaps); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16.604px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Written by Sands Hetherington</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16.604px; margin-bottom: var(--post-content-gaps); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16.604px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Illustrated by Natalie Leininger</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; 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Sands and young John developed the Crosley crocodile character in the series during months of bedtime story give-and-take. They collaborated many nights on escapades starring John and Crosley, until eventually it occurred to Sands why it was that Crosley was bright red. That was when the first book came together.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(55, 62, 62); color: #373e3e; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Ember, amazon_ember, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sands majored in history at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) and has an M.F.A. in creative writing and an M.A. in English from UNC-Greensboro. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina and hangs out with his longtime friend Ann and their Saint Bernards Dudley and Maggie. He likes visiting ancient Mediterranean sites in Turkey and Italy, and most of all Greece.<span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: black; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information, visit</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nightbuddiesadventures.com/&source=gmail&ust=1710982313105000&usg=AOvVaw3Ux5rg1ha7OEsvLdZ6NFWJ" href="https://www.nightbuddiesadventures.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; 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She now lives in Nebraska and attends the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, studying the fine arts. She is in her third year at the university, primarily practicing oil painting, but spends time outside of the classroom working on a variety of projects. She has always enjoyed being with children, which made illustrating and working on Night Buddies such an enjoyable project!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Natalie strives to capture our world in bloom. Whether it be through the literal sense of a blooming flower or the simple act of sketching a character’s smile spreading across their face, her art is a place for all to engage in their own way.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(55, 62, 62); color: #373e3e; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Ember, amazon_ember, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; white-space: normal;" /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(55, 62, 62); color: #373e3e; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Ember, amazon_ember, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(55, 62, 62); color: #373e3e; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Ember, amazon_ember, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></p><h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-70a9bb95c7eeaf3d294e5aafad53864a" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: var(--c-headings); font-weight: var(--title-fw-bold); line-height: 1.5; margin: 1.35em 0px 0.75em; padding: 1.25em 2.375em; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">My Thoughts</h2></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16.604px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--c-headings); line-height: 1.5; margin: 1.35em 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://amzn.to/42OSY68" rel="noopener nofollow" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--c-a, var(--c-links)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.25s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="">Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264</a> is written by and</span></span> Sands Hetherington and is illustrated by Natalie Leininger. This book is geared toward readers 9-11. I read this book with my 10 and 12 year old sons and we all enjoyed it. </span></h3></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Our main character is John, and his </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">best friend</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">friend Crosley, a bright red crocodile.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"> When John has trouble sleeping, Crosley appears and they go on an adventure together. In this story, they found out about the iguana<span> gangs plan to ruin the Pineapple Cheesecake Factory. They also want to cause chaos and vandalize the city. Crowley and John are on the case with their super cool gadgets. </span></span></span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>My sons and I really enjoyed this fun cast of characters. I liked that Crosley took John on adventures to help him go to sleep. The book is well written and kept all of our attention. It was a great story to read at night before bed. </b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Thank you to the author, publisher and Children's Book Review for allowing me to read a copy of this book. 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border-radius: 0px; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px;" width="259" /></strong><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Title:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 8 Down</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Series:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Alaskan Cyber Hunters #2</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Author:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Kimberley Woodhouse</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Publisher:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Kregel Publications</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Release Date:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> February 20, 2024</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Genre:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Christian Romantic Suspense</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">8 bodies down.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">8 more lives at stake.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Investigator Carrie Kintz is new blood with the Alaska Bureau of Investigation in Anchorage. But with a serial killer on the loose, there's no easing into the job. It's sink or swim. The only clues to help law enforcement stop this madman are the taunts he drops into crossword puzzles across the country--always in the same 8 DOWN position.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Carrie is desperate to prove her worth to the force and the community by catching the killer. But when she discovers signs that these deaths are just the tip of the iceberg in a frighteningly elaborate cyberattack, it's time to admit she needs help.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Calling in security specialist Scott Patteson for his expertise seems like the right move--until Carrie realizes that he may be a dangerous distraction for her heart. With her faith fading in the face of horror and uncertainty and her career in danger of ending, this is no time for flirtation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But with a killer who is determined to prove that he's smarter than everyone else, it may be impossible to fight both the madman and their feelings for each other...</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Put on your parkas as we head into a cold world of cybercrime, and hang on for the ride! Kimberley Woodhouse once again takes us on a nail-biter of a ride, and you won't want to quit until you've read the last page!"</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> --Jaime Jo Wright, author of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; 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background: none; border-radius: 0px; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="129" /></a></p><hr style="caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400;" /></h3><h3 style="caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #6d4492;"><strong>About the Author</strong></span></h3><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 14pt;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><img alt="Kimberley Woodhouse" class="alignnone wp-image-29155 size-medium" height="300" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Woodhouse-Kimberley-2-updated-224x300.webp" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; background: none; border-radius: 0px; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px;" width="224" /></p><div class="author-meta" style="caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444;"><div class="author-meta"><div class="bp3-collapse"><div aria-hidden="false" class="bp3-collapse-body"><div class="FpZ6SU"><div class="oppjnA _24WQTW"><div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400;"><strong>Kimberley Woodhouse</strong> is the best-selling author of more than thirty books and novellas, including A Deep Divide, Bridge of Gold, and The Mayflower Bride, as well as the coauthor of the Heart of Alaska series with Tracie Peterson. Kimberley’s writing has earned a Carol Award, the Christian Market Novel of the Year, the Holt Medallion, and many others. A proud former resident of Alaska, she now lives and writes in Colorado where she's traded in her hat of "Craziest Mom" for "Nana the Great."</p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400;">Connect with Kimberley by visiting <a href="https://kimberleywoodhouse.com/" rel="noopener" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">kimberleywoodhouse.com</a> to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates.</p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">MY THOUGHTS </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">8 Below is written by Kimberly Woodhouse. This is the second book in the Alaska Cyber Hunters series. I have read both books - but they can be read as stand alone books. This book starts out with action and suspense and keeps it flowing throughout the whole book. </span></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-a8c5c8a1-7fff-ae4c-f5b5-9e1dfb160791" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Investigator Carrie Kintz has been on the job with the Alaska Bureau of Investigation in Anchorage for only a couple of months. Then she becomes the lead on a major case. Someone is killing people and the clues that they leave are in the form of a crossword puzzle, and it’s always 8 down. It is not long until Carrie starts to realize that there may be a looming cyber attack. </span></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400;"><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He’s claimed to have killed eight people already and threatens to kill eight more. Soon they realize that traffic lights and pacemakers have been hacked. The killer then taunts them through the media telling the citizens of Anchorage that the Alaska Bureau of Investigation can’t stop him. </span></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400;"><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Scott is part of a cyber security firm and is brought in to help them put the pieces of the puzzle together. I liked the way that they worked together. Carrie and Scott have a lot going on and they complimented each other nicely. 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But God’s Word was actually written about real life, for real life! It’s meant for the real world!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Connect with God’s Word in 15 min a Day</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Whether you’re a Bible Study veteran, or you’re brand new and don’t know where to start, this study guide is for you. In this study, you’ll learn the steps to understand Scripture for yourself and connect it to your life and community. Each week, you’ll complete 5 days of study on your own (in manageable chunks that allow you go to deeper if desired), followed by a group session to explore the text with friends or family, because we interpret Scripture with the help of the Holy Spirit and community.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; text-wrap: wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3RRDtWg" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2em 0px 1em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27380" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Joy-Profile-2023-300x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Joy-Profile-2023-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Joy-Profile-2023-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Joy-Profile-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Joy-Profile-2023-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Joy-Profile-2023.jpg 1080w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; float: right; height: auto; margin: 0.375em 0px 1.75em 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="300" />Joy Suzanne</strong> <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Hunt</strong> is the Pastor of Adult Education for CityWide Mosaic Church in Temecula, CA and a professor with SoCal School of Ministry. Her mission is to equip men and women to take ownership of their lives, faith, and finances. When she’s not teaching, writing, or coaching, you can find her walking her Temecula neighborhood, trying out crockpot recipes, or playing board games with friends.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2em 0px 1em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Joy</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">As a Bible college professor, I’m always looking for books written “by the seminary guys but for normal people,” meaning that I want the best scholarship and teaching out there, written in a way that everyone can understand. (Let’s face it: even if you’ve been to grad school, chances are reading someone’s PhD dissertation isn’t actually fun for you.)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">And as a pastor, I choose study guides for our small groups that help teach members <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">how</em> to study the Bible and give them a framework to build Bible study into daily life. My favorite study guides pull in great background information and teach hands-on study skills, and are structured in a way that helps readers to spend time in God’s Word every day (whether they spend 5 minutes or 30). This study was born from our church calendar: all of my favorite study guide series’ are 13-week studies, and I needed to plan for a small group series that would last 7-8 weeks. What do you do when you can’t find the book you want? You write it, of course!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">This study guide is built around the “3 Steps to Interpret a Bible Passage” that I’ve been teaching to my School of Ministry students for years. If you’ve never looked into the historical context of a passage on your own and made the connection to our lives today, you’re in for a treat. Getting into the context really makes God’s Word come alive for us and it helps guide how we handle difficult topics. I hope this study leaves you hungry for more – and armed with the tools to encounter and interpret God’s Word for yourself every day.</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2em 0px 1em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><u>My Thoughts </u></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Ephesians (Real World Bible Study) is written by Joy Suzanne Hunt. This gives you an in depth look at Ephesians. I like the way the study was broken up into daily and weekly lessons. This can be an individual study or a small group. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Ephesians is one of my favorite books of the Bible so I was super excited to see this study I feel this would be geared toward newer Christians I do like how the author teaches throughout. It’s easy to understand and flows nicely. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Thank you to the author, publisher, and Celebrate Lit for allowing me to read a copy of this book all thoughts are my own. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2em 0px 1em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; 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Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a258/ephesians-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a258/ephesians-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>Connie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-27157005867732989262024-02-29T17:56:00.000-08:002024-02-29T17:56:15.784-08:00My Thoughts- Ode to a Pug written by Jill Rosen <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnqAyraujRXXfqFjiQSJvmBP_C4Q6sSVXw64kdNUVUS_yHrvnZ-37a2Gww0m8FOgryJUysjO65oXuQfz6SS4NBSQKB7aC50Ue9iHz9zhwsOnrXkI5cya57CNNqKXcWfRhTuqPB5A9NH-6QjrEUAJdcHnmWC0bXMa4HMbw_Opewj-WvCHbJHQ35y1V6MM/s1200/IMG_9353.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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grid-template-columns: auto 15%; grid-template-rows: auto; margin: calc(var(--post-content-gaps) + 0.66em) auto; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; align-self: start; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.93984px; grid-column-end: auto; grid-column-start: 1; grid-row-end: auto; grid-row-start: 2; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 28px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><h4 class="wp-block-heading" data-beyondwords-marker="5aa464bc-73a3-4c89-b7e1-7393c8b14f77" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: var(--text-h-font, inherit); font-size: 1.21em; font-weight: var(--title-fw-bold); line-height: 1.5; margin: 1.35em 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">About the Author</h4><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKIRM6uNKIudLS2uxhyolkAeKehFEtOErJWq3sc-V2hZl8HsdB-NxOc4Fkm__g8Uo51RW4dR_F4QSpAYZF-LDZbSY3LNIw53vT29rC_kQsb3kL-v3FfyKU4Y8leR2rOEpvCVK8P492sFbX48qIaeftJ9KtSo_7Bl7gXzKLF0Fa3t0Xj6a-2mPClOM9JM/s1200/IMG_9355.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1200" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKIRM6uNKIudLS2uxhyolkAeKehFEtOErJWq3sc-V2hZl8HsdB-NxOc4Fkm__g8Uo51RW4dR_F4QSpAYZF-LDZbSY3LNIw53vT29rC_kQsb3kL-v3FfyKU4Y8leR2rOEpvCVK8P492sFbX48qIaeftJ9KtSo_7Bl7gXzKLF0Fa3t0Xj6a-2mPClOM9JM/s320/IMG_9355.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><p data-beyondwords-marker="5cb0663a-fe1b-4383-a2a8-175d43360351" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.93984px; margin-bottom: var(--post-content-gaps); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.93984px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jill Rosen</span> is a career marketer and advertiser who lives with two kids, three dogs, two cats, one bird, and a former stand-up comic and Princeton sketch-comedy writing husband. She doesn’t need to go far for comedic inspiration or advice!</p><p data-beyondwords-marker="8f984767-bd77-41fb-b87f-13f50f0b1069" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.93984px; margin-bottom: var(--post-content-gaps); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;">Through her brand management work, Jill’s early recognition of, and appreciation for, powerful writing and artistic design only flourished. She is a seasoned workshop facilitator and strategic healthcare consultant specializing in the areas of mental health and infertility.</p><p data-beyondwords-marker="2f722630-0be0-41f3-834a-8c368ad349d9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.93984px; margin-bottom: var(--post-content-gaps); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;">Jill was inspired to begin writing her own stories by her two boys, both avid readers. Now Jill can’t wait to share them with all the young readers out there.</p><p data-beyondwords-marker="a051e148-14fc-4b0e-bf88-1ad317616596" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.93984px; margin-bottom: var(--post-content-gaps); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.93984px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For more information, visit: <a href="https://odetoapug.com/" rel="noopener" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--c-a, var(--c-links)); font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.93984px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: 0.25s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="">https://odetoapug.com</a></span></p><p data-beyondwords-marker="a051e148-14fc-4b0e-bf88-1ad317616596" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.93984px; margin-bottom: var(--post-content-gaps); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-beyondwords-marker="a051e148-14fc-4b0e-bf88-1ad317616596" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.93984px; margin-bottom: var(--post-content-gaps); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-beyondwords-marker="a051e148-14fc-4b0e-bf88-1ad317616596" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.93984px; margin-bottom: var(--post-content-gaps); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-weight: bold;">My Thoughts </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Ode to a Pug is a fun children’s picture book that is written by Jill Rosen. We are such big dog lovers and my little best friend had a pug. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I love hearing about their adventures together. I knew when I saw this book we had to review it. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">This author has written a rhyming story that flows nicely. It’s a story about a woman who adopts a new fur baby. The new addition brings chaos wherever he goes. He snores, has tinkles on the carpet and drives his owner to the edge of insanity. She decides that he has to go but then she looks into his eyes and she changes her mind. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">This was such a fun book to read. I’ll be passing this book onto my little pug loving bestie. This book is geared toward ages 2-10. Thank you to the author, publisher and Children’s book review for allowing me to read a copy of this book all thoughts are my own. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3664c7d1216902002ec569babee2ac63" data-beyondwords-marker="f22d9836-41eb-45b4-bad9-527775ad6e98" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; 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Now making amends for his corrupt past, he has become one of the country's foremost security experts. When a string of Southwestern art heists targets one of the galleries Christian secured, he is paired up with a gifted insurance investigator who has her own checkered past.</p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">Andi Forester was a brilliant FBI forensic analyst until one of her colleagues destroyed her career, blaming her for mishandling evidence. She now puts those skills to work investigating insurance fraud, and this latest high-stakes case will test her gift to the limit. Drawn deep into a dangerous game with an opponent bent on revenge, Christian and Andi are in a race against the clock to catch him, but the perpetrator's game is far from finished, and one wrong move could be the death of them both.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h2 style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; min-width: 100%; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; width: 100%; word-spacing: 0px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"></table></td></tr></tbody></table></h2><h3 style="color: #202020; display: block; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Book Details:</h3><h2 style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Genre:</b> Romantic Suspense <br /><b>Published by:</b> Bethany House Publishers<br /><b>Publication Date:</b> February 6, 2024<br /><b>Number of Pages:</b> 400<br /><b>ISBN:</b> 9780764238482 (ISBN10: 0764238485)<br /><b>Series:</b> Jeopardy Falls, Book 1<br /><b>Book Links:</b> <a href="https://amzn.to/3QS9sFj" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://bit.ly/47KsHXU" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://bit.ly/47Dogih" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">BookShop.org</a> | <a href="https://bit.ly/47K4Fw6" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://bit.ly/3GaLSP2" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Baker Book House</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"></table></td></tr></tbody></table></h2><h3 style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Book Shortlinks:</h3><h2 style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3QS9sFj" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Amazon - https://amzn.to/3QS9sFj</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/47KsHXU" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble - https://bit.ly/47KsHXU</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/47Dogih" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">BookShop.org - https://bit.ly/47Dogih</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/47K4Fw6" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Goodreads - https://bit.ly/47K4Fw6</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/3GaLSP2" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Baker Book House - https://bit.ly/3GaLSP2</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Author Bio:</h2><h2 style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_wlk2qOInhXJSJjUgwmu2oiYmASHpT2Zl-ZezOFZ43JB1NsljJbH-tI1jXOEeGstIoxGrpeAxoyxUzFaVo1Gbbzk-g798xEee9wco7eTP2bgEi0GKiPQDjGC0VQreiK_wPuYAQkyITJYH-EcJOqHPlLSAH5oF3sHCSiSVXpLTpTWZtFp_lU-EPBU77Q/s1050/IMG_9199.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1050" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_wlk2qOInhXJSJjUgwmu2oiYmASHpT2Zl-ZezOFZ43JB1NsljJbH-tI1jXOEeGstIoxGrpeAxoyxUzFaVo1Gbbzk-g798xEee9wco7eTP2bgEi0GKiPQDjGC0VQreiK_wPuYAQkyITJYH-EcJOqHPlLSAH5oF3sHCSiSVXpLTpTWZtFp_lU-EPBU77Q/s320/IMG_9199.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></h2><h2 style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">Dani Pettrey is the bestselling author of the Coastal Guardians, Chesapeake Valor, and Alaskan Courage series. A two-time Christy Award finalist, Dani has won the National Readers' Choice Award, Daphne du Maurier Award, HOLT Medallion, and Christian Retailing's Best Award for Suspense. She plots murder and mayhem from her home in the Washington, DC, metro area.</p></h2><h3 style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Catch Up With Dani Pettrey:<br /><a href="https://bit.ly/46jXwle" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">DaniPettrey.com</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/40MpF3i" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/3R9y6RZ" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">BookBub - @DaniPettrey</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/3sToeTY" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Instagram - @authordanipettrey</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/47uomZu" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Facebook - @DaniPettrey</a></h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-weight: bold;">My Thoughts</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">One Wrong Move is written by Dani Pettrey. This is the first book in the Jeopardy Falls series. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>This book starts off with action and suspense and does not let up throughout the whole book. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Andi Forester lost her career as a FBI analyst. Someone frames her in regards to some botched evidence. She’s changed her first name and is working as an insurance investigator. She is called into a string of gallery heists. The owner, who is very eccentric had all of his galleries broken into. The thieves knew what they were after. They even bypassed the alarm that Christian O’Brady put in. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Christian has a checkered past. He comes from a family of con artists. He wants to right the wrongs of his family. Christian doesn’t judge at first meeting. Even when he finds out about Andi and the FBI botch. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>He believes her and encourages her to look more into it. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The two characters make a great team. However it becomes apparent very soon that someone doesn’t want them to be on the case. They become targets and have to work together to try and stay alive. I really think I suspected everyone in this story. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">This book is chock full of action, suspense, mystery, romance and so much more. I am so excited for this series. Thank you to the author, publisher and Partners in Crime book tours for allowing me to read a copy of this book. All thoughts are my own. </span></p></h2><h2 style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></h2><h2 style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></h2><h2 style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Giveaway:</h2><h5 style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Visit these other great hosts on this tour for more great reviews, interviews, and opportunities to WIN in the giveaway!</h5><p style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">The giveaway is for: One paperback copy of One Wrong Move by Dani Pettrey and a $15 Amazon gift card to one winner; US only. </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">https://kingsumo.com/g/sh678k/one-wrong-move-by-dani-pettrey</span></p>Connie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-47583171583369733032024-02-21T11:19:00.000-08:002024-02-21T11:19:10.275-08:00My Thoughts- Small Town Secrets written by Lillian Duncan <p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 29.984375px; margin-right: 29.984375px;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: Montserrat, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 1.75rem; hyphens: auto; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Small Town Secrets Kick-Off Package</h1></header><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 29.984375px; margin-right: 29.984375px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><a href="https://forms.gle/XvBq1af2tcK2siGE9" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27331" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/small-town-secrets.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/small-town-secrets.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/small-town-secrets-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/small-town-secrets-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></a></h1><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2em 0px 1em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book:</strong> Small Town Secrets</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Lillian Duncan</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre:</b> Christian—Romantic Suspense</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>October 13, 2023</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-27332" height="300" loading="lazy" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Small-Town-Secrets-1.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; float: right; height: auto; margin: 0.375em 0px 1.75em 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="200" />On the surface, Shady Valley looks like the ideal all-American place to live with beautiful flowering trees lining both sides of the street as you enter the picturesque town. Neighbors help neighbors. Doors are often left unlocked.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Serious crimes are practically nonexistent— almost but not quite!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">But like all small towns, everyone knows everyone, which means everyone knows everyone’ s business, and not everyone in Shady Valley is what they appear to be. Some have secrets— deadly secrets— that they hide behind the masks they wear.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">When Angie McVey disappears on her wedding day, rookie officer Cami Martine is determined to find her best friend, but there are no leads to follow. Angie seems to have disappeared into thin air.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">If Cami is to bring her best friend home, she will need to discover the deadly secrets of her friends and neighbors to find the one who wears the biggest mask.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; text-wrap: wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3tkEUnJ" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2em 0px 1em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright wp-image-11422 size-medium" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 238px) 85vw, 238px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lillian-Duncan-238x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lillian-Duncan-238x300.jpg 238w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lillian-Duncan.jpg 315w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; float: right; height: auto; margin: 0.375em 0px 1.75em 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="238" />Lillian Duncan… turning faith into fiction.</em></strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">For years, my tagline was “stories of faith mingled with murder & mayhem” since I wrote Christian suspense and mystery novels.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">In 2012, I heard the words, “you have bilateral brain tumors.”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I had no idea how much those words would change my life, but they did. When life changes for a writer, their writing changes as well. So I wanted my tagline to reflect the new me. I still love to write suspense and mystery novels but also have branched out into other genres.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">In spite of being diagnosed with bilateral brain tumors and a rare genetic disease (Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2), God continues to strengthen me and give me peace and joy as well as the blessing to be able to continue to write.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I’m a multi-published author who lives in the middle of Ohio Amish country with my husband and a menagerie of pets. After more than 30 years working as a speech pathologist for children, I believe in the power of words to transform lives, especially God’s Word.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">My goal is to write stories that entertain but also demonstrate God’s love for all of us.</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2em 0px 1em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Lillian</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">Small Town Life VS. City Life</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I spent most of my growing up years in the country, then I moved to a larger city for college and then an even larger city for much of my adult life. And then I slowly made my way back to the area I grew up in. I’ve spent the last twenty-two years living in the quaint little town of Shreve, Ohio.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Shreve has two gas stations, one stop light and zero fast-food restaurants! I love living in Shreve. Is there a difference between small town life and city life? Absolutely.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Big cities have a lot to offer. You won’t get any argument from me about that. Museums, your choice of restaurants, plays and concerts. But small towns have a lot to offer as well. Neighbors that know each other’s names a sense of community, peace and quiet, and low crime. Oh, and did I mention peace and quiet?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I know people love living in big cities, but I’ll stick to small town life. And that’s why most of the books I write are set in small towns—not always but most of the time.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">My latest book, SMALL TOWN SECRETS, is based in the fictional small town of Shady Valley, but definitely resembles my hometown of Shreve, Ohio. Except nothing this exciting happens in Shreve–which is a good thing. That’s why I like living there.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">But nothing happening would make for a boring book so Shady Valley has a few secrets–secrets that could kill!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">On the surface, Shady Valley seems to be the ideal all-American place to live with beautiful flowering trees lining both sides of the street as you enter the picturesque town. Neighbors help neighbors. Doors are often left unlocked.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Serious crimes are practically nonexistent—almost but not quite!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">When Angie McVey disappears on her wedding day, rookie officer Cami Martine is determined to find her best friend. Unfortunately, there are no leads to follow.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Angie seems to have disappeared into thin air.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">But not everyone in Shady Valley is what they appear to be. Some have secrets—deadly secrets—that they hide behind the masks they wear. If Cami is to bring her best friend home, she will need to discover the deadly secrets of her friends and neighbors and find the one who wears the biggest mask.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">SMALL TOWN SECRETS is a fast-paced mystery and suspense novel that will keep you turning pages past your bed time. By the way, the book will also be available as a Large Print book as well.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-weight: bold;">My Thoughts </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Small Town Secrets is written by Lillian Duncan. This is the first book that I’ve read by this author. It will not be my last. I was drawn into this fast paced suspense within the first few pages. Shady Valley looks like a great place to move. But what this small town holds is secrets along with violence. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Cami is a rookie officer when her best friend, Angie goes missing. She is bound and determined to find her. However there seems to be no leads and it seems that Angie has vanished into thin air. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">To get to the bottom of her disappearance Cami must try and flush out the truth. But at what stakes will those with secrets go to keep it buried. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Well written and engaging I really enjoyed this book. I hope to read more from this author. Thank you to the author, publisher and Celebrate Lit <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for allowing me to read a copy of this book. 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Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/29c58/small-town-secrets-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/29c58/small-town-secrets-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>Connie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-31814509211644282092024-02-09T06:45:00.000-08:002024-02-09T06:45:32.329-08:00My Thoughts - Biblical Finances Jesus Christ: The Financial Advisor Author: Lisa D. Pedriel<p> </p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 29.984375px; margin-right: 29.984375px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27325" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Biblical-Finances-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Biblical-Finances-1.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Biblical-Finances-1-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Biblical-Finances-1-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2em 0px 1em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book:</strong> Biblical Finances Jesus Christ: The Financial Advisor</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Lisa D. Pedriel</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre:</b> Christian, Christian living, Finance, Wealth Management</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>May 3, 2023</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27326" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 195px) 85vw, 195px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Biblical-Finances-2-195x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Biblical-Finances-2-195x300.jpg 195w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Biblical-Finances-2-664x1024.jpg 664w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Biblical-Finances-2-768x1184.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Biblical-Finances-2-996x1536.jpg 996w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Biblical-Finances-2-1328x2048.jpg 1328w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Biblical-Finances-2-1200x1851.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Biblical-Finances-2-scaled.jpg 1660w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; float: right; height: auto; margin: 0.375em 0px 1.75em 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="195" />The objective of this book is to help readers manage their finances using biblical standards and principles. The main benefit of doing this is that our finances will be built on a sure foundation (Isaiah 33:6), which is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and His Word. Jesus is concerned about every aspect of our lives, and the management of our finances is no exception. Throughout His Word, He gives us advice on how to get and manage the wealth He has made available to us. Therefore, it is imperative that we study the scriptures and apply them to our lives and finances. In summary, this book looks at wealth and finances from a biblical perspective.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; text-wrap: wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3tMnctp" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2em 0px 1em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27327" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 85vw, 225px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Picture-225x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Picture-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Picture.jpg 464w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; float: right; height: auto; margin: 0.375em 0px 1.75em 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="225" />Lisa Pedriel</strong> is a child of the King, who serves as an intercessor in the body of Jesus Christ. She gave her life to Him on March 25, 2017, while walking on Lily Drive in St. James, Barbados. She started off her writing journey by penning poems and love notes to the Lord. Lisa is a qualified accountant and an auditor by profession. She currently resides on her native island Saint Lucia and lives a quiet and private life.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-weight: bold;">MY THOUGHTS </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Biblical Finances Jesus Christ: The Financial Advisor is written by Lisa D. Pedriel. I really like the way that this book is set up. One of our goals this year is to pay off credit cards and hopefully my car. However to do so it will require some discipline. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The author reminds us to rely on scriptures when it comes to our finances. She opens ever my chapter with a scripture. I used these scriptures to meditate on and think about throughout the week. She also unpacks varying topics that help to get your finances in order. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>These topics include : Tithing, saving, investing, getting wise counsel and Spiritual vs Earthly riches. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">This is a great small group study book. Thank you to the author, publisher and Celebrate Lit for allowing me to read a copy of this book. 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border-collapse: collapse; color: black; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 300px; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h2 style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 27.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hunted By Proxy</h2><h3 style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">by Manning Wolfe</h3><h4 style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">January 15-February 2, 2024 Virtual Book Tour</h4><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h4 style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">In this lawyer on the run action suspense, can attorney Quinton Bell hang on to his new life as he hides in plain sight?</h4><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><i>Hunted By Proxy</i> takes you on a heart-pounding journey through the life of a criminal defense attorney, whose world, as he knew it, was wiped out by the very client he tried to save.</p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Quinton establishes a new life and law practice in Houston and thinks he’s outrun the dangerous adversaries who chased him there. Just as he begins to relax, he receives a mysterious note that proves to him that he’s still in danger and running from a powerful and relentless adversary. But who?</p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">With each passing moment, the noose tightens, and he must draw on every ounce of wit to outsmart those who still want him exposed, or worse, dead.</p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Will Quinton Bell find a way out, or will he forever be a target in a deadly game of cat and mouse?</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h3 style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Book Details:</h3><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><b>Genre:</b> Legal Thriller<br /><b>Published by:</b> Starpath Books, LLC<br /><b>Publication Date:</b> January 2024<br /><b>Number of Pages:</b> 300<br /><b>ISBN:</b> B0CFWWCX7F<br /><b>Series:</b> <a href="https://amzn.to/450n46x" rel="noopener" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Proxy Legal Thriller Series</a>, Book 2<br /><b>Book Links:</b> <a href="https://amzn.to/3Nzl52N" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://bit.ly/4716bJG" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h3 style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Book Shortlinks:</h3><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://amzn.to/450n46x" rel="noopener" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Proxy Legal Thriller Series - https://amzn.to/450n46x</a><br />Hunted By Proxy on <a href="https://amzn.to/3Nzl52N" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Amazon - https://amzn.to/3Nzl52N</a><br />Hunted By Proxy on <a href="https://bit.ly/4716bJG" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Goodreads - https://bit.ly/4716bJG</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px none rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h2 style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 27.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Author Bio:</h2><div style="float: right; margin-left: 15px; width: 230px;"><img align="left" alt="Manning Wolfe" border="0" height="200" src="https://partnersincrimetours.com/wp-content/uploads/forminator/13997_115b15d08b2c7bb7da2712949e71a2f7/uploads/fPlWGU4IvRuW-Collar-headshot-cropped-copy.jpeg" style="border: 0px; float: right; height: auto; margin: 5px 15px 5px 0px; outline: none;" width="200" /></div><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">MANNING WOLFE, an award-winning author and attorney residing in Austin, Texas, writes cinematic-style, smart, fast-paced thrillers and crime fiction. Manning was recently featured on Oxygen TV’s: Accident, Suicide, or Murder.<br />* Manning's legal thriller series features Austin attorney Merit Bridges, including <em>Dollar Signs</em>, <em>Music Notes</em>, <em>Green Fees</em>, and <em>Chinese Wall</em>.<br />* Manning's new Proxy Legal Thriller Series features Houston attorney Quinton Bell and includes: <em>Dead By Proxy</em>, <em>Hunted By Proxy</em>, and <em>Alive By Proxy</em>.<br />* Manning is co-author of <em>Killer Set: Drop the Mic</em>, and twelve additional Bullet Book Speed Reads.<br />As a graduate of Rice University and the University of Texas School of Law, Manning’s experience has given her a voyeur’s peek into some shady characters’ lives and a front-row seat to watch the good people who stand against them.</p><h3 style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Catch Up With Manning Wolfe:<br /><a href="https://bit.ly/3RNg7lJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">manningwolfe.com</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/41tMQzE" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/3GR3gsw" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">BookBub - @ManningWolfe</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/3v7yvga" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Instagram - @manningwolfe</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/41CeLxy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Twitter/X - @ManningWolfe</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/3GQPypj" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Facebook - @manning.wolfe</a></h3><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: "Times New Roman"; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h2 style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 27.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">My Thoughts </h2><div style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Poppins;"><b>Hunted by Proxy is the first book that I have read by Manning Wolfe. This is book two in the Proxy legal series. While I have not read book one, I did not have any issues following along. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Poppins;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #202020;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Quinton establishes a new life and law practice in Houston and thinks he’s outrun the dangerous adversaries who chased him there. He previously was wiped out by a client that he tried to save. Soon after his fresh start begins, he starts to get cryptic messages. He also is contacted by a friend, who also happens to be a judge to take on a civil case to represent a child and their estate after a horrible I 10 pile up. </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #202020;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #202020;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Quinton has his work cut out for him - to show that Charlotte, a young single mother, now deceased did not cause this 100+ pile up. Besides trying to prove Charlotte's innocence he has to try and stay one step ahead of those who are trying to hunt him down. </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #202020;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #202020;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">This book kept me on my toes. The author has done a wonderful job in creating characters that you will want to keep reading late into the night to find out what happens next. This book is packed full of suspense, action and lots of adrenaline pumping scenes. I hope to read more by this author. </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #202020;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #202020;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Thank you to the author, publisher and Partners in Crime Book Tours for allowing me to read a copy of this book - all thoughts are my own. </span></b></span></div><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h2 style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 27.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://kingsumo.com/g/wb1ioa/hunted-by-proxy-by-manning-wolfe" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><img data-file-id="6087086" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/aff32f4c1276ddafdecdeeedd/images/fd365db7-3def-76d2-cf4b-12a7e4a3c115.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></a><br />Giveaway:</h2><h5 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">This is a giveaway hosted by Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours for Manning Wolfe. See the widget for entry terms and conditions. Void where prohibited.</h5><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">The giveaway is for: a print copy of the set, Dead by Proxy & Hunted by Proxy.</p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">ENTER: <a href="https://kingsumo.com/g/wb1ioa/hunted-by-proxy-by-manning-wolfe">HERE</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Connie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-62664300837928707722024-01-30T17:09:00.000-08:002024-01-30T17:09:37.429-08:00My Thoughts - Cold Threat by Nancy Mehl<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvJL_WARCZDQkZtUAW0TE6JKEucHvGibWRmmbRPzXK3Mh0lkEE2V3b2nobYi8oRqRYu3dznlR9QZmDpIFQh4_NcJfz2vqWZWIpwNsRCR0YHKgsWp1jfmE04vfwvhbaYa23uLEJ9xvclTsaoGHlCXIhzotgkq1DtzOkUKQFG_fzAwHGKz5Wiv49qtfq8bk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="971" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvJL_WARCZDQkZtUAW0TE6JKEucHvGibWRmmbRPzXK3Mh0lkEE2V3b2nobYi8oRqRYu3dznlR9QZmDpIFQh4_NcJfz2vqWZWIpwNsRCR0YHKgsWp1jfmE04vfwvhbaYa23uLEJ9xvclTsaoGHlCXIhzotgkq1DtzOkUKQFG_fzAwHGKz5Wiv49qtfq8bk=w258-h400" width="258" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">Genre:</b><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"> Suspense</span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;" /><b style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">Published by:</b><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"> Bethany House Publishers</span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;" /><b style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">Publication Date:</b><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"> January 2024</span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;" /><b style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">Number of Pages:</b><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"> 336</span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;" /><b style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">ISBN:</b><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"> 978-0764240461 (ISBN10: 0764240463)</span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;" /><b style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">Series:</b><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"> Ryland & St. Clair, 2</span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;" /><b style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">Book Links:</b><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><a href="https://amzn.to/45MWmi3" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Amazon</a><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"> | </span><a href="https://bit.ly/3tV7pYU" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"> | </span><a href="https://bit.ly/45PbbjU" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">BookShop.org</a><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"> | </span><a href="https://bit.ly/40bR4LD" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"> | </span><a href="https://bit.ly/3QFBCVb" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Baker Book House</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">Twenty years ago, several people were murdered in Des Moines, and the only evidence left behind was a snowman ornament hanging ominously on a tree in the victims' front lawns. With a suspect behind bars, the killings have come to an end--or so everyone thought. But now crimes with a similar MO are happening in a small Iowa town, and a local detective believes the killer is back and ready to strike again.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;" /><span style="color: #0f1111;">With little time left on the clock before they have another murder on their hands, private investigators River Ryland and Tony St. Clair must work alongside Tony's detective father to find evidence that will uncover an evil that has survived far too long. As the danger mounts and the suspect closes in, it will take all they have to catch a killer--before he catches one of them.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAKrtvGD1qzQU_KNceSmJSV-MwyjPHVM4jB4cK2dmZbTPJqyVuehSmobWgZ9oA39O-J2pwnW_rlSFmh51rYBNmXPPyaVjRRbYOiesdbPo09vlbOiHCKzyRcU0QuCQfFoO81a1gS3VCW4U7LlCnbKzizVUcQ-Wmf5UI8gau1z0ycL0iBVZyq3O7A10Gx5g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAKrtvGD1qzQU_KNceSmJSV-MwyjPHVM4jB4cK2dmZbTPJqyVuehSmobWgZ9oA39O-J2pwnW_rlSFmh51rYBNmXPPyaVjRRbYOiesdbPo09vlbOiHCKzyRcU0QuCQfFoO81a1gS3VCW4U7LlCnbKzizVUcQ-Wmf5UI8gau1z0ycL0iBVZyq3O7A10Gx5g" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Nancy Mehl is the author of more than fifty books, a Parable and ECPA bestseller, and the winner of an ACFW Book of the Year Award, a Carol Award, and the Daphne du Maurier Award. She has also been a finalist for the Christy Award. Nancy writes from her home in Missouri, where she lives with her husband, Norman, and their puggle, Watson.</span></p><h3 style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 20px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline;">Catch Up With Nancy Mehl:<br /><a href="https://bit.ly/3S86zCo" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">NancyMehl.com</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/3FsgqeR" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/3Q8JNI4" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">BookBub - @NancyMehl</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/3QtuCKO" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Twitter/X - @NancyMehl1</a><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/3Qrt8AF" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Facebook - @nancy.mehl</a></h3><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">My Thoughts</span></h1><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Cold Threat is written by one of my favorite Christian Suspense Authors, Nancy Mehl. This is book two in the Ryland and St. Clair series. I have read both books - but they can be read as stand alones. The author has a way of drawing you in within the first few pages and not letting you go.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;">River Ryland has moved to St. Louis for a fresh Start. River had a bad outcome on a case and did not go back to being a behavioral analyst. However, her former FBI partner <span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"> Tony St. Clair invites River to start a detective/private investigator agency. Tony's dad, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Head Detective Ray St. Clair is about to retire - and there are some cases he wants to see closed. One in particular is a case where someone was convicted for murders </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">n Des Moines. The only evidence that was left at the scene was </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">a snowman ornament hanging ominously on a tree in the victims' front lawns. There seems to be a copy cat or the real killer is still out there. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Poppins;">Tony and River are well written characters. I liked seeing their interactions and chemistry. The storyline is engaging. The author does a wonderful job at keeping readers on their toes. I always try and read anything this author releases. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Thank you to the author, publisher and Partners in Crime Tours for allowing me to read a copy of this book - all thoughts are my own. </span></span></div></div></span></div>Connie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-30473807070242556972024-01-23T18:02:00.000-08:002024-01-23T18:02:26.286-08:00My Thoughts - Delaware from Railways to Freeways / First State, Second Phase written by Dave Tabler<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEkbYwupcd0lurJZDWhCOO5D4G82eTDhm2_UPBoh4Lm4OX_-9i9X5Fm1M51xBHT7yz6rA63q2H-75YRT9Ou0Tmahpye26odLHE_SKEeNP5_-thXTwfy6wji6agM01OaFkri824maXhwePwLFw40DIfV_EJVmcP-_Fi2YMylmxQ1s3GNfzJAPhvDnsjTt0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEkbYwupcd0lurJZDWhCOO5D4G82eTDhm2_UPBoh4Lm4OX_-9i9X5Fm1M51xBHT7yz6rA63q2H-75YRT9Ou0Tmahpye26odLHE_SKEeNP5_-thXTwfy6wji6agM01OaFkri824maXhwePwLFw40DIfV_EJVmcP-_Fi2YMylmxQ1s3GNfzJAPhvDnsjTt0" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Book Title</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Delaware from Railways to Freeways / First State, Second Phase</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">by Dave Tabler</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Category</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> Adult Non-Fiction</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">, 110 pages</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Genre</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: American History, Colonial</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Publisher</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> Dave Tabler</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><u>Publication Date</u>:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> Nov 1, 2023</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Formats Available for Review</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">print (softback) (USA), ebook (</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">EPUB, PDF, NETGALLEY download</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">)</span><br style="background-color: white; 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color: #8e8e8e; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><div align="center" class="wcustomhtml" id="180982677954967474" style="overflow-y: hidden; width: 628px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tqj7opsWAnI?si=xAew4K1_3heYBqEX" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span></div></div><div class="wsite-spacer" style="background-color: white; color: #8e8e8e; font-size: 15px; height: 50px; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em style="position: relative;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">"</span><span style="color: windowtext;"><strong>Delaware from Railroads to Freeways</strong> by Dave Tabler is a visually stunning book that takes readers on a captivating journey through Delaware's 19th-century history. With engaging narrative and stunning graphics that seem to leap off the page, this book provides an immersive and enthralling reading experience as Tabler chronicles the rich history of Delaware. This is his second installment of a three-part series on the history of Delaware – the First State.... For Delaware natives and enthusiasts, this is probably one of the best-illustrated background books of Delaware's 19</span><span style="color: windowtext;">th</span><span style="color: windowtext;">-century history as you can find about the First State. It is truly a captivating book.</span></em><span style="color: #0f1111;"><em style="position: relative;">"</em> <strong>--</strong></span><strong><span style="color: #0f1111;"> AuthorsReading</span></strong><br /><br /><em style="position: relative;"><span style="color: windowtext;">"Dave Tabler’s</span> <strong><span style="color: windowtext;">Delaware from Railways to Freeways</span></strong> <span style="color: windowtext;">is a fascinating history text covering important sites and artifacts from the first state.</span><span style="color: windowtext;"> The book includes a wealth of historical and social insights into the production techniques and ultimate significance behind the early Delaware artifacts and events it covers. It makes note of the geographical importance of certain buildings and landscapes as well. Detailed images appear on each page of the book alongside brief, evocative descriptions of their meaning and significance. The result is an involving pictorial history of the evolution of Delaware, complemented by distinguishing coverage of the development of the state’s transportation infrastructure."</span></em><strong style="color: #0f1111;"><em style="position: relative;"> </em>-- Foreword Reviews</strong><br /><br /><em style="position: relative;"><span style="color: windowtext;">"Tabler’s second entry in a trilogy covering the history of Delaware rides the rails into the First State’s storied past, covering the tumultuous yet prosperous 19th century and the dawn of the 20th, that era of iron, steam, Civil War, suffragettes, technical marvels, and surprises both fun—like the history of scrapple, or the suspender-and-pants rig known as a “breeches buoy” used to rescue mariners—to the morbid, like public whipping posts or the jolting tale of a child’s corpse being sent through the mail. The stories of trends, people, and material goods that Tabler highlights, in short and inviting bursts of text, are interesting and well buttressed by the copious illustrations." </span></em><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>-- <em style="position: relative;">Booklife</em></strong></span><br /><br /><em style="position: relative;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">"</span><span style="color: windowtext;">The contents are entertaining and varied, offering glimpses of little-known aspects of American history, from Colonial-era enmity between Whigs and Tories to inventions such as the Manby mortar, a cannon-like device used in rescuing people from sinking ships, to a bartending goose.</span></em><span style="color: #0f1111;"><em style="position: relative;">" </em>-</span><strong><span style="color: #0f1111;">- Kirkus Reviews</span></strong><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;"> <br /><em style="position: relative;">"</em></span><em style="position: relative;"><span style="color: windowtext;"><strong>Delaware from Railways to Freeways</strong> is the second book in a series that began with</span></em> <em style="position: relative;"><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3PxwXnn" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Delaware Before the Railroads</span></a></strong></em> <em style="position: relative;"><span style="color: windowtext;">and whose planned conclusion is</span></em> <strong><span style="color: windowtext;"><em style="position: relative;">Delaware from Freeways to e-Ways</em>.</span></strong> <em style="position: relative;"><span style="color: windowtext;">In his preface, author Dave Tabler touts the advent of the railroad, saying that it “ushered in a prosperous era for the First State” due to Delaware’s “strategic location” on the Delaware Bay. The book is mostly photographs, all of which are vibrant and compelling and include objects that would not be present in most histories of the state, such as John Jones’s adjustable peach sorter: an 1874 invention that revolutionized peach sorting. Or the crawlspace in the home of Quaker couple Daniel and Mary Corbit, in which they hid a fugitive slave in 1845. Tabler’s captions are bite-sized yet satisfying, offering readers a plethora of history without making them feel overworked. ...</span><span style="color: windowtext;">More a coffee-table book than a proper history, Dave Tabler’s</span> <strong style="color: black;">Delaware from Railways to Freeways</strong> <span style="color: windowtext;">is a worthy read for any devotee of Delaware’s past.</span></em><span style="color: #0f1111;"><em style="position: relative;">"</em> </span><strong><span style="color: #0f1111;">-- Indie Reader</span></strong><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;"> <br /><em style="position: relative;">"</em></span><em style="position: relative;"><strong><span style="color: windowtext;">Delaware from Railways to Freeways</span></strong> <span style="color: windowtext;">offers readers a captivating journey through Delaware’s lesser-known history. It is an excellent choice for those who relish reading about unusual facts and harbor a passion for history, even if it occasionally leans toward trivia. This book provides a valuable contribution to understanding Delaware’s rich heritage.</span></em><span style="color: #0f1111;"><em style="position: relative;">"</em><em style="position: relative;"> </em></span><strong><span style="color: #0f1111;">-- Literary Titan</span></strong><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #8e8e8e; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 628px;"></div><hr class="styled-hr" style="background-color: #d0d0d0; border: 0pt none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13); height: 1px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 628px;" /><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 628px;"></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Our tiny state continues to make an oversized impact on today’s America. Explore the mind-blowing facts that give Delaware a unique place in history.<br /><br />Want to know more about the historical depth of the Diamond State? Curious to learn the surprising background behind cypress shingles, Conestoga wagons, and Patty Cannon? Wondering about the origins of George Washington’s famous cherry tree story? Popular blogger and long-time Delawarean Dave Tabler relishes sharing his love of the past with hundreds of thousands of online readers. And now he’s here to celebrate the many fascinating details that make this small first state a real powerhouse.<br /><br /><em style="position: relative;"><strong>Delaware from Railways to Freeways</strong></em> covers eye-opening information about the region and its residents from 1800 to 1907. Laying out a captivating journey through pictures and offering up little-known anecdotes, entertainingly educational stories, and a comprehensive deep dive, Tabler gives insightful commentary on inventions, contributors to society, and transformative technology. History lovers of all ages will immensely enjoy this trove of 19th-century lore.<br /><br />In <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Delaware from Railways to Freeways,</strong></em> you’ll discover:</span></span><ul style="list-style-image: initial !important; list-style-position: outside !important; margin: 5px 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style: outside disc !important; margin: 3px 0px 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The illustrator responsible for the modern-day version of Robin Hood</span></span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc !important; margin: 3px 0px 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Which innovative minds were behind Christmas Seals, RCA Victrola, and other cool contraptions</span></span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc !important; margin: 3px 0px 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How roads were built, the iron industry rose up, and breakwaters and ferries expanded</span></span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc !important; margin: 3px 0px 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fun facts about the state fair, the founding of the A.M.E. Church, and a flying machine</span></span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc !important; margin: 3px 0px 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Civil War & Reconstruction era, The Gilded Age & Beyond, and much, much more!</span></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"><em style="position: relative;"><strong>Delaware from Railways to Freeways</strong></em> is the perfect combination of coffee table book and reference resource and is the second volume in the Delaware History Overview series. If you like photography from the past, engrossing regional tales, and adaptive teaching tools, then you’ll adore Dave Tabler’s fresh retrospective.</span><br /></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/46QYxC3" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon </a>~ <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/delaware-from-railways-to-freeways-dave-tabler/1143809720" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">B&N</a> ~ <a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Delaware-from-Railways-Freeways/Dave-Tabler/9798987000632?id=8974876766666" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">BAM</a><br /><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/delaware-from-railways-to-freeways-dave-tabler/20239943" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Indiebound</a> ~ <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/delaware-from-railways-to-freeways-dave-tabler/20239943" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">BookShop </a>~ <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/delaware-from-railways-to-freeways-first-state-second-phase-by-dave-tabler" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">BookBub</a><br />add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/183316898-delaware-from-railways-to-freeways" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></span></strong></span></div><span class="imgPusher" style="background-color: white; color: #8e8e8e; display: block; float: right; font-size: 15px; height: 0px; overflow: hidden; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="background-color: white; clear: right; color: #8e8e8e; display: table; float: right; font-size: 15px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 328px;"><a style="color: #5199a8; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="Author Dave Tabler" class="galleryImageBorderBlack wsite-image" src="https://www.ireadbooktours.com/uploads/5/0/0/5/5005989/published/dave-tabler-2023-head-shot.jpg?1700597850" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 10px; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a><span class="wsite-caption" style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold !important; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: -10px; text-align: center;"></span></span><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Ten year old Dave Tabler decided he was going to read the ‘R’ volume from the family’s World Book Encyclopedia set over summer vacation. He never made it from beginning to end. He did, however, become interested in Norman Rockwell, rare-earth elements, and Run for the Roses.<br /><br />Tabler’s father encouraged him to try his hand at taking pictures with the family camera. With visions of Rockwell dancing in his head, Tabler press-ganged his younger brother into wearing a straw hat and sitting next to a stream barefoot with a homemade fishing pole in his hand. The resulting image was terrible.<br /><br />Dave Tabler went on to earn degrees in art history and photojournalism despite being told he needed a ‘Plan B.'<br /><br />Fresh out of college, Tabler contributed the photography for <em style="position: relative;"><strong>The Illustrated History of American Civil War Relics,</strong></em> which taught him how to work with museum curators, collectors, and white cotton gloves. He met a man in the Shenandoah Valley who played the musical saw, a Knoxville fellow who specialized in collecting barbed wire, and Tom Dickey, brother of the man who wrote <strong><em style="position: relative;">‘Deliverance.’</em></strong><br /><br />In 2006 Tabler circled back to these earlier encounters with Appalachian culture as an idea for a blog. AppalachianHistory.net today reaches 375,000 readers a year.<br /><br />Dave Tabler moved to Delaware in 2010 and became smitten with its rich past. He no longer copies Norman Rockwell, but his experience working with curators and collectors came in handy when he got the urge to photograph a love letter to Delaware’s early heritage. This may be the start of something.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;"><strong>connect with the author: <a href="https://www.davetabler.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website</a> ~ <a href="https://twitter.com/davetabler" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">twitter</a> ~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/davetabler/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">facebook</a> ~ <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/tablerdave/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">pinterest</a> ~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/davetabler_author/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">instagram</a> ~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/307341.Dave_Tabler" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></strong></span></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><strong style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">GUEST POST </span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-640d516a-7fff-4a1f-4604-e4ddfcb652e6"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Q: What would you say is the most common misconception people have about Delaware? What aspects of life, culture, business, or events in Delaware tend to get overlooked or oversimplified?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c1917; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">One common misconception is that Delaware is merely a corporate tax haven with little else to offer. While it's true that Delaware's favorable tax laws and business-friendly court system have made it a popular choice for incorporating businesses, this view overlooks the state's rich cultural and historical significance.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c1917; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Delaware, the first state to ratify the United States Constitution, boasts a deep historical heritage extending long before its corporate laws. Its small size belies a rich tapestry of early American history, from Swedish, Dutch and English colonial settlements in the 1600s to its crucial role enabling Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in the 1800s. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #374151; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fort Christina marks the location of the first permanent Swedish settlement in the New World, established in 1638. And over in New Castle, that town’s courthouse played a central role in “Separation Day” — Delaware's formal detachment from both Pennsylvania and the British Crown. This action took place on June 15, 1776, 19 days before the famous July 4, 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence. Delaware is truly the First State in more ways than one.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c1917; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Too often, these captivating glimpses into colonial and early American history get eclipsed by Delaware’s modern corporate image.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c1917; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Culturally, Delaware offers a diverse and lively arts, food, and entertainment scene that defies expectations. The popular seaside resort towns of Rehoboth and Bethany offer upscale fine seafood dining, bustling boardwalks, beautiful beaches, and lively LGBTQ nightlife. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c1917; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c1917; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Wilmington's Brandywine Valley charms visitors with world-class art museums, elegant scenic gardens, historical DuPont family estates, and charming Main Street cafés. Between the coastal resorts and Wilmington's culture, the state contains a variety of amenities to tempt tourists.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c1917; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c1917; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The annual Dover Days Festival offers a spirited celebration centered on ‘The Green’ peopled with colonial reenactors and children dancing around maypoles.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c1917; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c1917; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Firefly Music Festival, one of the East Coast's largest music events, typically attracts over 100,000 attendees annually. Phish will appear in 2024, with more to come. Both Dover Days and Firefly exemplify Delaware's dynamic, diverse cultural offerings that often go undetected outside the state. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c1917; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">In terms of business and commerce, while non-Delawareans may associate the state foremost with its robust incorporation industry, we also play a substantial nationwide role in agriculture and farming, specifically broiler chicken production. In 2022, Delaware produced approximately 222.4 million chickens, ranking 13th in the U.S, yet this claim to fame frequently gets overshadowed amid the focus on Delaware’s prominence in corporate finance. The state also has a lively craft beer industry, with over 25 breweries now operating, leveraging Delaware’s historical ties to brewing as the birthplace of iconic Dogfish Head Craft Brewery.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c1917; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c1917; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Delaware's natural beauty provides a final dimension that often escapes wider notice. The state's ample parks, wildlife refuges and scenic highways offer outdoor enthusiasts an array of activities from hiking and camping to birdwatching and kayaking. Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge provides critical nesting habitat for over 10,000 migrating snow geese and osprey among other species, while also offering nature lovers premier wildlife observation opportunities. Trap Pond State Park encompasses the northernmost stand of bald cypress trees in America and offers visitors a chance to glide through these ancient wetlands by kayak. These represent but a sample of Delaware’s ecological wonderlands that go undetected by many out-of-staters.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c1917; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1c1917; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Those who buy into the notion that Delaware is no more than a corporate refuge are missing out on discovering its distinctive personality and riches. Peel back the layers of misconception, and Delaware reveals a depth of character and a distinct culture. For such a small wonder, Delaware offers no shortage of enthralling surprises.</span></p><br /></span></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><strong style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My Thoughts - </span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>I am a huge history nerd. I love to learn things from books. I was so excited to be chosen to read Delaware from Railways to Freeways / First State, Second Phase written by Dave Tabler. This book takes readers on a journey through Delaware's history. The author has done careful research to show what Delaware has done throughout history. </b></span></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>I think one of the best and favorite things in this book is the use of the quilted patterns to show safe houses for escaped slaves. It's so interesting to me how patterns and such were used to give out a variety of signals. </b></span></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>I have never been to Delaware, but after reading this book I hope to visit someday and see some of the landmarks. This will be a book I flip through frequently. </b></span></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Thank you to the author, publisher and IRead Book tours for allowing me to read a copy of this book - all thoughts are my own. </b></span></span></div><hr style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 230, 233); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; clear: both; color: #8e8e8e; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; visibility: hidden; width: 628px;" /><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Tour Schedule:</span></strong><br /><br />Jan 8 <a href="https://amybooksy.blogspot.com/2024/01/blog-tour-and-giveaway-delaware-from.html" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; 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text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> Rockin' Book Reviews </a>– book review / guest post / giveaway<br />Jan 17<a href="https://myreadinggetaway.blogspot.com/2024/01/delaware-from-railways-to-freeways.html" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">– My Reading Getaway –</a> book review / author interview / giveaway<br />Jan 18 <a href="https://ginaraemitchell.com/delaware-from-railways-to-freeways/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">– Gina Rae Mitchell –</a> book review / guest post / giveaway<br />Jan 19 <a href="http://www.pawsreadrepeat.com/2024/01/book-review-delaware-from-railways-to.html" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">– Paws.Read.Repeat –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Jan 22 <a href="https://mlmopinions.home.blog/2024/01/22/book-review-delaware-from-the-railways-to-freeways-by-dave-tabler/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; 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Doyle<p> <img height="159.95522499084473" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/xznvJ8bALBV5WzrqIi0BysPS_ckAupdADlHpFSlwkpdvsNPvAla4X9B8Obzw4FycQ9tDWloOd7eDwHu0tB2CkN9ahdOh7N6mQAM-9Yr3B97JkuKQAIH8HKBK4Z-IWS0LAtcd9GBeTEipHU80gGDfDglE-4Ntonjb" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 0.0211183px; margin-top: 0.0223937px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;" width="527.9577026367188" /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-bebdb941-7fff-fa67-4a6a-9099af5a335d"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Clean Win</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">by Kevin R. Doyle</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OZg6Zbylv2Y22CblsCVDgWpGfQtC0oAorIeOKYZxRdX5d0bcqyGUHXxXj8zNSiFfQXL0iAiRfCPsemxng-ECSwn4ON2nNJ03vrjn2HXilmU8yV1gC_j8i79GeHDRk_-zeCSM8MLlPbaIr0Zb3l3eap1JN3_w3tACvFWGcDfZ8R145LpE1HYTZKt2fLY/s1238/BookCover_Clean%20Win.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OZg6Zbylv2Y22CblsCVDgWpGfQtC0oAorIeOKYZxRdX5d0bcqyGUHXxXj8zNSiFfQXL0iAiRfCPsemxng-ECSwn4ON2nNJ03vrjn2HXilmU8yV1gC_j8i79GeHDRk_-zeCSM8MLlPbaIr0Zb3l3eap1JN3_w3tACvFWGcDfZ8R145LpE1HYTZKt2fLY/s320/BookCover_Clean%20Win.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">GENRE</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">: Mystery</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">BLURB:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Laura Mosby is like a lot of young women, working in a job she doesn't like, looking for a way out, and doing her best to enjoy her privacy. When she dies a violent death at the hands of an intruder, it's at first brushed off as a standard homicide. But when Lieutenant Santiago, the supervising detective, comes across evidence linking her death to a local politician, he begins to see the faint threads of a much nastier scheme. Desperate to shield his people from potential harm, he turns to Sam Quinton, full-time gym owner and part-time private investigator, to help solve Laura's murder and help the police department evade the wrath of City Hall.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">EXCERPT</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He hooked his left leg behind my right, sending me crashing to the cracked linoleum floor. While that was bad for me, it wasn’t too good for him either, seeing as how I managed to keep my grip around him as we went down. I felt a twinge in my back as we hit the ground, then ignored it as I tightened the hug, hearing his ribs start to creak beneath my arms.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">His face began to turn a little purple as I squeezed even tighter. He started flipping his head back and forth, probably attempting to get underneath my chin so he could give me a good bonk. Ducking my chin against my breastbone, I squeezed even tighter.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Back in the old days, The Blond Bomber was known for the power of his bearhugs. ‘Course, back then my opponent was going along with me, which made looking like a tough guy a whole lot easier.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Not so easy when the other dude’s actually fighting back.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He began squirming his legs back and forth, and I had the idea he was attempting to get some leverage to give me a good knee in the groin. Not liking that idea so much, and beginning to get a little out of breath and arm weary, I figured the time had come to put him down.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Still under the intruder, I did a quick shift to the right, as I did so flipping my upper body in a way that sent him crashing to the floor, his head banging on the linoleum.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Although the move didn’t knock him out, it rang his bell enough to loosen his grip, giving me the opportunity to scooch back just enough to give me some room to make a move, which I did.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The move being a solid left hook to his chin.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">AUTHOR Bio and Links:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqITbgpGi3ROvfiAIfxJ13TnvYNmzu7OgMQuNsCEyorFOBQY179_n4IDCFdQhZOod1Zw7OnQ0aplIRFnFoWc1HYiGMEGYkaIAO7wnxcsFjzkE-mQtqxCIHKIZuHt0k4MT0yzu9uQVxi-S5jvpKT7ZC9djEYvv5dHEtTh1ZiOSwT_VnCvDpadWBICaNcPM/s1000/author%20image%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqITbgpGi3ROvfiAIfxJ13TnvYNmzu7OgMQuNsCEyorFOBQY179_n4IDCFdQhZOod1Zw7OnQ0aplIRFnFoWc1HYiGMEGYkaIAO7wnxcsFjzkE-mQtqxCIHKIZuHt0k4MT0yzu9uQVxi-S5jvpKT7ZC9djEYvv5dHEtTh1ZiOSwT_VnCvDpadWBICaNcPM/s320/author%20image%20(4).jpg" width="256" /></a></span></p><div><span><br /></span></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A high-school teacher, former college instructor, and fiction writer, Kevin R. Doyle is the author of numerous short horror stories. He’s also written three crime thrillers, The Group, When You Have to Go There, and And the Devil Walks Away, and one horror novel, The Litter. In the last few years, he’s begun working on the Sam Quinton private eye series, published by Camel Press. The first Quinton book, Squatter’s Rights, was nominated for the 2021 Shamus award for Best First PI Novel. The second book, Heel Turn, was released in March of 2021, while the third in the series, Double Frame, came out in March of 2022. The fourth Sam Quinton book, Clean Win, will be released in March of 2023.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Web site: kevindoylefiction.com</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Facebook: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kevindoylefiction" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">https://www.facebook.com/kevindoylefiction</span></a></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Goodreads: </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6473241.Kevin_R_Doyle" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6473241.Kevin_R_Doyle</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Amazon: </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Win-Quinton-Mystery-Book-ebook/dp/B0BN6X7WNW/ref=sr_1_1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Win-Quinton-Mystery-Book-ebook/dp/B0BN6X7WNW/ref=sr_1_1</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Barnes & Noble: </span><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/clean-win-kevin-r-doyle/1142741369" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/clean-win-kevin-r-doyle/1142741369</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; position: relative; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">My Thoughts</span></h1><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Clean Win is written by Kevin R. Doyle, This is the first book that I have read by this author. This is book 4 in the Sam Quinton Series. This was a good read. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Politics are sticky. So when a homicide victim, <span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Laura Mosby is found deceased. At first she is just brushed off as a normal homicide. However, L</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">ieutenant Santiago soon finds evidence that links the death to a politician. Sam Quinton, former wrestler and now a PI is hired to try and see what he can find. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sam is quick thinking and will use forceful, dirty tactics if need be. While I have not read the previous books - this book can be read as a stand alone. There are references to other cases, but nothing that will upset/spoil this story. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I enjoyed the mystery. I was very invested in the solving of Laura's murder. The book is well written. The storyline is engaging. Thank you to the author, publisher and Goddess Fish Promotions for allowing me to read a copy of this book - all thoughts are my own. </span></span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Kevin R. Doyle will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">ENTER: <a href="https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/28e4345f4770/">HERE</a></span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Connie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-65662084104264875472024-01-15T18:50:00.000-08:002024-01-15T18:50:02.677-08:00My Thoughts - Broadcast Blues Author: R.G. Belsky <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVK9LDS8DiF1gAWA6AY6PRUP-FV4dpE_c-ZNnrztvlrb6RUT0aiNl0445jL6s0rT0CrADyCSqDQFBlys9D1ID21xY_KSXKhUSfQq6PRhpBmWXAHgacMJGh-eHzSjJQXo1X565g-Fj3KeqQ0al1QO-9n6NUJgR7hW7reOzQTIrYvNW_mDYDket8AlZZPVI/s2560/broadcast-blues-by-r-g-belsky--banner-.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVK9LDS8DiF1gAWA6AY6PRUP-FV4dpE_c-ZNnrztvlrb6RUT0aiNl0445jL6s0rT0CrADyCSqDQFBlys9D1ID21xY_KSXKhUSfQq6PRhpBmWXAHgacMJGh-eHzSjJQXo1X565g-Fj3KeqQ0al1QO-9n6NUJgR7hW7reOzQTIrYvNW_mDYDket8AlZZPVI/s320/broadcast-blues-by-r-g-belsky--banner-.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Book: </span>Broadcast Blues</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Author: </span>R.G. Belsky </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Release Date: January 2, 2024</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHS4S4J_o4AT_Atuy69fohC4GhgJrOT8Y0bTCC_t2LtrN9rXPYWKhpFlTMXcYCQy7SN-n-7u13bEfajZHgpLogJ7AcXu9C0p-6rT_7uObbf4izX9C4yFEMailZGe2R4EXs-FSbqE4nsn7oDXLDSaViVfI-gINUsl8rgFTFRQiTO_76AwYlFA2CsaPFPk/s500/broadcast-blues-by-r-g-belsky--cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHS4S4J_o4AT_Atuy69fohC4GhgJrOT8Y0bTCC_t2LtrN9rXPYWKhpFlTMXcYCQy7SN-n-7u13bEfajZHgpLogJ7AcXu9C0p-6rT_7uObbf4izX9C4yFEMailZGe2R4EXs-FSbqE4nsn7oDXLDSaViVfI-gINUsl8rgFTFRQiTO_76AwYlFA2CsaPFPk/s320/broadcast-blues-by-r-g-belsky--cover.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;">New York City has no shortage of crime, making for a busy schedule for TV newswoman Clare Carlson. But not all crimes are created equal, and when an explosive planted in a car detonates and kills a woman, Clare knows it'll be a huge story for her.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />But it's not only about the story—Clare also wants justice for the victim, Wendy Kyle. Wendy had sparked controversy as an NYPD officer, ultimately getting kicked off the force after making sexual harassment allegations and getting into a physical altercation with her boss. Then, she started a private investigations business, catering to women who suspected their husbands of cheating. Undoubtedly, Wendy had angered many people with her work, so the list of her suspected murderers is seemingly endless.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Despite the daunting investigation, Clare dives in headfirst. As she digs deeper, she attracts the attention of many rich and powerful people who will stop at nothing to keep her from breaking the truth about the death of Wendy Kyle—and exposing their personal secrets that Wendy took to her grave.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;">Perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and J. D. Robb</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />While all of the novels in the Clare Carlson Mystery Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic !important;">Yesterday's News<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Below the Fold<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The Last Scoop<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Beyond the Headlines<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />It's News to Me<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Broadcast Blues</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic !important;"><br /></span></div><p></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yzmNB3OCy-6CSO_Q3De9Yn7fPLhDF2xkT6dPPUMpeAvWA4PV3bYwEylWxTmlJuGEv8DUNuwqERjTn4kdS5HLuvKMdbjmrdE2cmA_9t85MFUzx5zbEJNEIlQoAzLVQTF1oWxlOtvRHKVAiHP-aEAwcoqslG0W2luy3cr9b_gKKSW32gjXRSRJ4SySjIk/s1067/broadcast-blues-by-r-g-belsky--author.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1067" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yzmNB3OCy-6CSO_Q3De9Yn7fPLhDF2xkT6dPPUMpeAvWA4PV3bYwEylWxTmlJuGEv8DUNuwqERjTn4kdS5HLuvKMdbjmrdE2cmA_9t85MFUzx5zbEJNEIlQoAzLVQTF1oWxlOtvRHKVAiHP-aEAwcoqslG0W2luy3cr9b_gKKSW32gjXRSRJ4SySjIk/s320/broadcast-blues-by-r-g-belsky--author.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #373e3e; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>R.G. Belsky is an author of crime fiction and a journalist in New York City. His new suspense thriller,BROADCAST BLUES, was published by Oceanview in 2024. It is the sixth in a series of books featuring Clare Carlson, a TV journalist in New York City. The first Clare Carlson book, YESTERDAY'S NEWS, was published in 2018; BELOW THE FOLD in 2019; THE LAST SCOOP in 2020; BEYOND THE HEADLINES in 2021; and IT'S NEWS TO ME in 2022, Belsky is also the author of the Gil Malloy series for Atria, about a New York City tabloid newspaper reporter. That series includes THE KENNEDY CONNECTION (2014), SHOOTING FOR THE STARS (2015) and BLONDE ICE (2016). Belsky is a former metropolitan editor of the New York Post, managing editor of the New York Daily News, news editor of Star magazine and - most recently - was a managing editor for digital news at NBC. He is currently a contributing editor to The Big Thrill magazine. He also writes thrillers under the pen name of Dana Perry. </b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #373e3e; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Ember, amazon_ember, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #373e3e; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Ember, amazon_ember, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Roboto Slab", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 27px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Catch Up With RG Belsky:<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="border: 0px; 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text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Broadcast Blues is written by : R.G. Belsky. This is book 6 in the Clare Carlson Mystery Series. This is the first book that I have read by this author - and I had no issues following along. Clare is a TV news reporter and when Wendy Kyle, a former NYPD police officer turned PI is killed she wants to get justice for her - and she knows it will be a big story, </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wendy's suspect list is long. She was kicked off the police force for a sexual harassment claim she made and then got into a physical altercation with her boss. She became a private investigator and definitely ruffled a few feathers too. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The author has crafted a brilliant story of whodunit. I loved Clare and how she wanted to seek justice and get to the bottom of the murder. This book is written by first person narrative - so you really get a feel for Clare and how her brain is working. There are a lot of twists and turns in this story .</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The story is well written. The characters well developed. I will be reading more from this author. Thank you to the author, publisher and Partners in Crime Tours for allowing me to read a copy of this book - all thoughts are my own. </span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-76a645a4-7fff-83be-2066-70fe6abe86fe" style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p></span></span></div></div></div>Connie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-7570857844800541052023-12-26T18:14:00.000-08:002023-12-26T18:14:56.742-08:00My Thoughts -Living Secrets: A Thriller Author: S.F. Baumgartner<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: Montserrat, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 2.5rem; hyphens: auto; line-height: 1.225; margin: 0px 0px 1.05em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><br /></h1></header><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26539" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/living-secrets.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/living-secrets.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/living-secrets-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/living-secrets-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Book: </span>Living Secrets: A Thriller</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Author: </span>S.F. Baumgartner</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Genre: </span>Christian Thriller</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Release Date: </span>September 29, 2023</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-26540" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 188px) 85vw, 188px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Living-Secrets_cvr-v2b2-188x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Living-Secrets_cvr-v2b2-188x300.jpg 188w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Living-Secrets_cvr-v2b2-640x1024.jpg 640w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Living-Secrets_cvr-v2b2-768x1229.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Living-Secrets_cvr-v2b2-960x1536.jpg 960w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Living-Secrets_cvr-v2b2-1280x2048.jpg 1280w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Living-Secrets_cvr-v2b2-1200x1920.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Living-Secrets_cvr-v2b2.jpg 1600w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; float: right; height: auto; margin: 0.375em 0px 1.75em 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="188" />Can the secret love child of a U.S. Senator deliver the cure for a bioterror threat before time runs out?</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Lily Tso is bored and unfulfilled. Orphaned at birth, the twenty-two-year-old Hotel Guest Service Officer is overwhelmed to discover her parents are alive. But the young woman fears she’s woefully unprepared for a treacherous operation to save America and to meet her parents.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Teaming up with an FBI Special Agent and a young tycoon, Lily sets out on a dangerous mission to prevent a heinous biological attack. But as unknown forces bent on thwarting her attempt, she fears time is running out for both her and the country she calls her new home.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Will Lily be able to survive the attacks and save America from certain doom?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; text-wrap: wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3QmW0c5" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-26541" height="277" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/picture-1-300x277.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/picture-1-300x277.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/picture-1.jpg 605w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; float: right; height: auto; margin: 0.375em 0px 1.75em 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="300" />S.F. Baumgartner</span> is a Christian suspense thriller author and creator of the Mirror Estate series. She graduated from the University of Hawaii and the University of Cincinnati. When not writing, she enjoys spending time with her cats, staying active, and binge-watching crime TV shows. She lives in Ohio with her family.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">More from S.F.</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The Journey to “Living Secrets”: A Tale of Hurdles, Hiatus, and Hope</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Hello everyone,</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I’m incredibly excited to share with you all the backstory of how “Living Secrets,” the first book in the Mirror Estate series, came to be. If you’re a fan of the series (or soon to be), you might know that we’ve got a prequel, “Buried Secrets,” already out in the wild. While it provides some extra flavor and context to the series, “Living Secrets” can totally be enjoyed as a standalone.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The Seeds of a Story</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The seedling of the Mirror Estate series started forming in my brain quite some time ago. In fact, I penned an earlier version of the prequel back in 2019, under the title “The Secrets.” No sooner had I hit ‘save’ on that manuscript than I dove head-first into plotting out “Living Secrets.” The story was pulsing through my veins, and I couldn’t wait to get it down on paper.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The 2020 Slump</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Then 2020 happened. Ah, yes, the year that shall not be named. Amidst the chaos, my writing spirit decided to take an unscheduled sabbatical. My keyboard gathered dust and the characters in my head seemed to go into hibernation. It was a tough period, creatively speaking, and I know I wasn’t alone in feeling that way.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Rising from the Ashes</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Finally, something clicked earlier this year. It was as though my internal storytelling engine roared back to life. I decided it was time to re-enter the world of Mirror Estate. I dusted off the old prequel, gave it a facelift, and republished it as “Buried Secrets,” a more fleshed-out and refined version of the original. But I didn’t stop there; I tackled “Living Secrets” with renewed vigor. After long writing sessions, late-night plot debates with myself, and endless cups of coffee, it’s done. And I couldn’t be prouder to announce that “Living Secrets” is scheduled for release on September 29!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">So, whether you’ve been with me since the early days or you’re just discovering the series now, I’m thrilled to have you on this journey. Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions, plot twists, and unforgettable characters.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Thanks for reading, and I can’t wait for you to dive into “Living Secrets” come September 29.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Until next time, happy reading!</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">My Thoughts</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Living Secrets: A Thriller is written by S.F. Baumgartner. This is a Christian Thriller that will draw you in within the first few pages - and you will not want to put it down. This is the first book in the Mirror Estates Series. This is the first book that I have read by this author - and it will not be my last. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Lily Tso believed through her whole life that she was orphaned at birth. She is shocked to know that her parents are alive. Then she is thrust into a situation where she has to work with an FBI special agent and keep both eyes open at all times. Lily finds herself hoping to prevent a biological attack.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The author has written an action packed, suspense filled story that has so many twists and turns. The story is well written. Thank you to the author, publisher and Celebrate Lit for allowing me to read a copy of this book - all thoughts are my own. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Book Reviews From an Avid Reaader"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book Reviews From an Avid Reader</span></a>, December 14</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; 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box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Because I said so -- and other adventures in Parenting"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting</span></a>, December 27</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><img class="" height="206" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/e2164916-1d43-4652-8f75-5896a5580df6" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="246" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, S.F. is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card and an eBook copy of the book!!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/293d4/living-secrets-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/293d4/living-secrets-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>Connie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-69245704771439752132023-12-26T17:17:00.000-08:002023-12-26T17:17:15.933-08:00My Thoughts - Buried Grave Secrets Author: Darlene L. Turner <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0Oagamp820MgAmlurg5fO4nozolnTQddlMBqiEy_h-Ia8aK4bn10eWq3z-lnXUakT2WrRgmD5mBnN_GquTnkqiGmCUfMy6m7WJvuNzChFG9DZmXUrdbFY1iNKbpGFZi8_f0nMAnK43K7AXHkZGk4zf7UJb-BrEfe_OekpfLrKDP_tz27FpQnUJhuuAek" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="405" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0Oagamp820MgAmlurg5fO4nozolnTQddlMBqiEy_h-Ia8aK4bn10eWq3z-lnXUakT2WrRgmD5mBnN_GquTnkqiGmCUfMy6m7WJvuNzChFG9DZmXUrdbFY1iNKbpGFZi8_f0nMAnK43K7AXHkZGk4zf7UJb-BrEfe_OekpfLrKDP_tz27FpQnUJhuuAek" width="160" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2em 0px 1em; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>Buried Grave Secrets</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: Darlene L. Turner </strong></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre: Love Inspired Suspense </b></p><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>December 26, 2023</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Standing guard...</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; content: ""; display: block; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-top: 10px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; content: ""; display: block; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-top: 10px;" /><span style="color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">with threats on all sides.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; content: ""; display: block; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-top: 10px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; content: ""; display: block; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-top: 10px;" /><span style="color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">When bones are found at an unmarked grave site--and then shots are fired--forensic anthropologist Jordyn Miller knows someone wants old secrets to remain buried. She’ll do anything to uncover the truth about these suspicious deaths, including accepting the protection of her ex-boyfriend, Constable Colt Peters, and his K-9. But with targets on their backs, can Jordyn stay alive long enough to bring a serial killer to justice?</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; content: ""; display: block; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-top: 10px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; content: ""; display: block; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-top: 10px;" /><span style="color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; content: ""; display: block; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-top: 10px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; content: ""; display: block; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-top: 10px;" /><span style="color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Crisis Rescue Team</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; content: ""; display: block; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-top: 10px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; content: ""; display: block; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-top: 10px;" /><span style="color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Book 1: </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Fatal Forensic Investigation</i><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; content: ""; display: block; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-top: 10px;" /><span style="color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Book 2: </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Explosive Christmas Showdown</i><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; content: ""; display: block; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-top: 10px;" /><span style="color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Book 3: </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Mountain Abduction Rescue</i><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; content: ""; display: block; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-top: 10px;" /><span style="color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Book 4: </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Buried Grave Secrets</i><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; content: ""; display: block; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-top: 10px;" /><span style="color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Book 5: </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Yukon Wilderness Evidence</i></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><br /></i></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #162127; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"></i></p><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2em 0px 1em; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCPTwh92WOp5G0IxVi_lGNbQLxFnk9v246KYe7hu0h5mRsrcl0ruk3j375wdGrkMVpXmHgdpiY6fJn8yBd4hRV5He4o6-dUQZPt-F6DYBBurg-lfWewgGxZpl-q4k738eAtZ_FelF5hz8Af1qykGTKgnKclFFJSvfNvKGUXJgp7DET9FF43GcJgSyECNo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="340" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCPTwh92WOp5G0IxVi_lGNbQLxFnk9v246KYe7hu0h5mRsrcl0ruk3j375wdGrkMVpXmHgdpiY6fJn8yBd4hRV5He4o6-dUQZPt-F6DYBBurg-lfWewgGxZpl-q4k738eAtZ_FelF5hz8Af1qykGTKgnKclFFJSvfNvKGUXJgp7DET9FF43GcJgSyECNo" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: Lora, Lora-fallback, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Darlene L. Turner is an award-winning author and lives with her husband, Jeff in Ontario, Canada. Her love of suspense began when she read her first Nancy Drew book. She's turned that passion into her writing and believes readers will be captured by her plots, inspired by her strong characters, and moved by her inspirational message. You can connect with Darlene at </span><a href="http://www.darlenelturner.com/" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dc3c31; cursor: pointer; font-family: Lora, Lora-fallback, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_blank">www.darlenelturner.com</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: Lora, Lora-fallback, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> where there's suspense beyond borders.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: Lora, Lora-fallback, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: Lora, Lora-fallback, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: Lora, Lora-fallback, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 700;">My Thoughts </span></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><span style="font-size: 28px;"><b><br /></b></span></span><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b>Buried Grave Secrets is written by <span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Darlene L. Turner. F</span><span style="color: #162127; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">orensic anthropologist Jordyn Miller knows someone wants old secrets to remain buried. She is at a crime scene looking at the grave when her father calls her and tells her that there has been a threat to her life. Her father informs her that he is going to send protection to keep her safe. That protection comes in the form of her ex boyfriend - </span><span style="color: #162127; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Constable Colt Peters, and his K-9 Bones. </span></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #162127; font-family: Poppins;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><b>Jordyn is still unsure why their relationship ended. However, it becomes clear that someone does not want Jordyn poking around and Colt, Bones and Jordyn find themselves running for their lives. They are trying to solve the mystery to reburied bones in the cemetery. </b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #162127; font-family: Poppins;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><b>The author has written a fast paced, action packed story. The book is well written, the storyline engaging. The author will keep you guessing. </b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #162127; font-family: Poppins;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #162127; font-family: Poppins;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><b>Thank you to the author and publisher for allowing me to read a copy of this book - all thoughts are my own. </b></span></span></p></span></div>Connie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-9129475911225780842023-12-20T18:42:00.000-08:002023-12-20T18:42:21.309-08:00My Thoughts - HE IS! Knowing God through Fifty Scriptural Meditations Author: Mark R. Worden<p> </p><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27044" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/He-is.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/He-is.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/He-is-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/He-is-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Book: </span>HE IS! Knowing God through Fifty Scriptural Meditations</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Author: </span>Mark R. Worden</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Genre: </span>Devotional – Personal Growth, Devotional Theology</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Release Date: </span>July 27, 2022</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-26587" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Cover_l-200x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Cover_l-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Cover_l.jpg 330w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; float: right; height: auto; margin: 0.375em 0px 1.75em 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="200" />HE IS! Knowing God through Fifty Scriptural Meditations</em> is devotional theology that is inspirational in nature, coming right out of the Scriptures. The devotionals are practical and relatable as the author shares from his own stories of life and ministry like a grandpa would share with his grandchildren. Other edifying features at the end of each devotional are the reflection questions, Scripture verses for further reading for personal meditation and spiritual growth, and space for the reader’s own thoughts.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Through a decade-plus of his life, the author took on the challenge of Hebrew 11:6 to seek God purposefully by looking for all the “God is…” statements that he could find in the Bible. He discovered that God clearly reveals who HE IS throughout the history and stories of the Bible. Each chapter is a HE IS statement about God that helps us to know Him better as we meditate on each attribute or work of God.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The author suggests a slow reading of <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">HE IS</em> throughout the year to have time to pause and think about who God is by taking one chapter each week. However, many readers are choosing a daily read and finding the devotionals enlightening as they are exposed to approximately 800 quoted verses of Scripture through the fifty, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">HE IS</em> meditations. Each chapter can be read independently; however, there is a flow to the order of the chapters with some chapters building upon the preceding ones. After reading the book post-publication in preparation for a speaking engagement, the author realized that there was an unplanned sub-theme of God the Heavenly Father and we, His children through faith, that runs like a thread through the chapters, tying the truths about God together. The crescendo of the book is Chapter 47: “<em style="box-sizing: inherit;">HE IS OUR FATHER.”<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></em></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The writing of the book <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">HE IS</em> was part of God’s healing and growing process in the author’s life as he encountered faith-challenging trials. He shares his spiritual journey briefly in the Preface of the book. He is thankful for the promise of Philippians 1:6, “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; text-wrap: wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3tXCXxA" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-26588" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 288px) 85vw, 288px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Head-shot-cropped-by-Mark-Worden-288x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Head-shot-cropped-by-Mark-Worden-288x300.jpg 288w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Head-shot-cropped-by-Mark-Worden-983x1024.jpg 983w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Head-shot-cropped-by-Mark-Worden-768x800.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Head-shot-cropped-by-Mark-Worden-1200x1250.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Head-shot-cropped-by-Mark-Worden.jpg 1324w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; float: right; height: auto; margin: 0.375em 0px 1.75em 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="288" />Mark R. Worden</span> is a lifelong learner and a student of the Bible. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Bible and Teaching Bible. He has served as youth pastor, missionary, professor at a Bible institute in Manaus, Brazil, and pastor of a local Montana church for six years. Along with being a licensed property manager, he is a self-employed handyman and a fly-fishing guide. Mark also enjoys woodworking in his home shop in Dillon, Montana.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Book Awards:</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">American Writing Awards 2022 Finalist in the Religion Category</em></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Readers Views, Reviewer’s Choice Award 2022-2023, Bronze Medal Winner</em></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Ames Award Winner 2023, for courageous faith in Devotional – Personal Growth</em></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Christian Indie Awards, 2023 Finalist – Devotional</em></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;"><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">My Thoughts </span></h1></em></li></ul><div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">HE IS! Knowing God through Fifty Scriptural Meditations is a devotional that is written by <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"> </span>Mark R. Worden. This is written by someone who has been following God for a long time. He draws from his personal experiences. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">This has been a rough year for my family - I loved that I was able to meditate on who GOD is. What He can do. There are 50 mediations in this book - I suggest letting each one set in - and pray over it. Each chapter is a different characteristic of who HE is. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Thank you to the author, publisher and Celebrate Lit for allowing me to read a copy of this book - all thoughts are my own. </p></div><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">More from Mark</span></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 1.4375rem; line-height: 1.21739; margin: 2.43478em 0px 1.21739em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">God’s Providence in some of the History of <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">HE IS!</em></h3><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Do you read the Acknowledgements and the Preface of books you read? I do! They often give the reader insight into the life of the author and possibly more understanding of his or her message. God’s grace and providence are thick in my life. Read about it from the Preface to the last page of the book, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">“HE IS!”</em><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />We know that God intervenes in our lives when we have a heart to recognize His work.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 1.4375rem; line-height: 1.21739; margin: 2.43478em 0px 1.21739em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Providence in my salvation story!</h3><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">In the Acknowledgement and the Preface of <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">“HE IS!”</em> I mention a friend by name. He was a fellow classmate in High School whom God used to encourage me to think about God. I didn’t really like it at the time because I was running away from God during those days. However, presently, I am eternally grateful for Jim’s life, for God used him to turn my life around to run towards God. Read more of the story in the <a href="https://www.heisministries.net/excerpt/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;">Preface</a>.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 1.4375rem; line-height: 1.21739; margin: 2.43478em 0px 1.21739em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Providence in rewriting chapter 10, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">HE IS LOVE!</em></h3><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">About three years ago, when I was rewriting each chapter of the manuscript, I was stuck on chapter 10, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">HE IS LOVE</em>. Taking a break from writing to drive out to my hometown of Roseburg, Oregon, I participated in a Memorial Fun Run in honor of Jim who had months earlier passed into eternity. Sunday, I attended a worship service and sat with Jim’s widow by her invitation and heard a Bible message where the messenger defined love. I took notes. With his permission, I used his definition in Chapter 10. God providentially gave me the help I needed to get past some writer’s block.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 1.4375rem; line-height: 1.21739; margin: 2.43478em 0px 1.21739em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Providence in the publication date!</h3><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Jim’s widow became a precious sister in Christ since his passing into eternity and she posted a comment on Facebook that shocked me into a big smile. I was in awe of God’s timing in the publication date of “<em style="box-sizing: inherit;">HE IS!</em>” She pointed out that the <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">“HE IS!”</em> paperback publication date of July 27, 2022, printed in the actual book, was Jim’s Birthday! I remember at one point in the publication process having to surrender my expectations to the timing of the publication where I said, “Lord, I give up; it’s in your hands!” Then I was surprised how quickly it got published and, unbeknownst to me, perfectly timed on Jim’s Birthday! Simply amazing! Jim had been one of God’s major human instruments in bringing me to faith in Jesus Christ! Seems so fitting! Providential!</p><h3 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 1.4375rem; line-height: 1.21739; margin: 2.43478em 0px 1.21739em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Providence to come!</h3><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Before my mom passed into eternity to be face-to-face with her Savior in September of 2022, she told me, “Mark, don’t worry about this book you have written; God will get it into the hands of those who need to read it!” What trust and what peace those words brought me. While I am working on letting others know about <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">“HE IS!”</em> I can let go and let God take control. Amen! I look forward and expect to hear some more stories of God’s providence in regard to this book He led and helped me to write. All glory be to God because HE IS!</p><h3 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 1.4375rem; line-height: 1.21739; margin: 2.43478em 0px 1.21739em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Providence in 2023!</h3><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">It was through the publication and my offering of a free PDF of “HE IS!” in an online Christian author group on Facebook that a single, attractive, and fascinating author, by the name of Connie Cook, asked for a copy, saying, “This looks good!” I wondered who would say my book looked good and read her insightful apologetic work, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Look Around! Ten Observations that Leads to one Conclusion</em>. We were soon writing emails back and forth to each other, author style, and had a budding friendship started. By the time I had finished reading a self-autobiographical mixed with historical fiction work about Connie and her mother, entitled, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mae and Me</em>, I had totally fallen in love with Connie. But would she choose me in return as I had chosen to lover her for as far as she would love me? Of course, there is a lot more to the story which we plan to tell in a sequel to Connie’s book, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mae and Me</em> entitled, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mark and Me.</em> I won’t leave you hanging too long; we do believe that God is calling us together in marriage to coauthor some books in the future. Yes, we believe in the providence of God and answers to prayer.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Blessings, Mark R. Worden</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Book Reviews From an Avid Reader"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book Reviews From an Avid Reader</span></a>, December 13</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itsmamasafe.wordpress.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; 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color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mary Hake"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mary Hake</span></a>, December 25</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tblbkreviews.wordpress.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lily's Corner"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lily’s Corner</span></a>, December 26</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><img class="" height="206" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/94f115b8-72d8-48ba-b207-6d1d096f20c4" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="246" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">To celebrate his tour, Mark is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card, a signed paperback copy of HE IS! and a signed paperback copy of Look Around: Ten Observations that Leads to One Conclusion by Connie Cook!!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/293d3/he-is-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/293d3/he-is-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>Connie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-64468108590191095072023-12-19T18:53:00.000-08:002023-12-19T18:53:49.262-08:00My Thoughts - As a Little Child : Come Into the Agape Boat by Catalina Siri<p> <img height="160" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/D_-vcy4HUEVcLEORSxfWAmpcLhXdi3WTaNkDB9rWfsxG4x3SvmV4z09d9jqy2i9jjAGDiOgth8wG-7szpFG8Ub6X_pjRqksFpkBlsZZemdOYGT1IdmCuW4_dYM0DC3VLGIzEC3XRurQQaz3V87UVfA" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;" width="528" /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-c01088c1-7fff-9fc3-ad79-5240f280a7df"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As a Little Child : Come Into the Agape Boat</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">by Catalina Siri</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; 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font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">GENRE</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">: Christian Children's</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">BLURB:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I was inspired by Jesus to write this book. In combining nature and the sacred word of the Bible, my intention is to take the reader into a place of contemplation of the wonderful things God has created for the care, nourishment, and enjoyment of His creation, especially humanity. This book's central theme is the character of love of our heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ. Furthermore, this book is an introduction to young children to the knowledge of the God of the Bible, who is unknown to most of the Christian circle and the world at large. God is the source of Agape and He is inviting all to receive Agape from Him through His Son Jesus.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">EXCERPT</span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwDlDaSwJYNsFtGnuV4QTqlpmq2cmHMmszG085j5_WJagIt6KoofpmELY5-oZmx6-8Uy2zsIDN47OC0ybfns5Z3Ym5Et5rQCmgX-6BlwAkAE0mvo8lIszMPnLbuFnPG7vRoXdvE3jtU5ilakn3KRqu5t6HESZfCuaZ-R_WyTzuAFGpyQLHSLaG5Gfo_0/s1240/Excerpt-2-As-a-Little-Child%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1240" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwDlDaSwJYNsFtGnuV4QTqlpmq2cmHMmszG085j5_WJagIt6KoofpmELY5-oZmx6-8Uy2zsIDN47OC0ybfns5Z3Ym5Et5rQCmgX-6BlwAkAE0mvo8lIszMPnLbuFnPG7vRoXdvE3jtU5ilakn3KRqu5t6HESZfCuaZ-R_WyTzuAFGpyQLHSLaG5Gfo_0/w640-h258/Excerpt-2-As-a-Little-Child%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>MY THOUGHTS </b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #222222; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As a Little Child : Come Into the Agape Boat is written by </span><span style="text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Catalina Siri. This book has a wonderful story about God's love for everyone. I loved the illustrations. This is a big picture reference, and by that I mean some of the wording may go over little kids heads so it may require a little bit of breakdown. Every child learns about Jesus at their own paces. </span></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">I enjoyed the Bible references in the story. It points families in the right direction if they want to further read about the story. There is a reference in the back of the book and how the author came to write the story. </span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">Thank you to the author, publisher and Goddess Fish Promotions for allowing me to read this story - all thoughts are my own,. </span></b></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">AUTHOR Bio and Links:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.26; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Catalina is trained in the child developmental field. She has worked with young children for over twenty years with emphasis in language development. In addition to have the required training to be a qualified preschool teacher and a preschool director, she is also a primary Montessori teacher.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.26; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Amazon buy link:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.26; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/As-Little-Child-Come-Agape/dp/0228896487/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=As+a+Little+Child+%3A+Come+Into+the+Agape+Boat&qid=1699459214&s=digital-text&sr=1-1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">https://www.amazon.com/As-Little-Child-Come-Agape/dp/0228896487/</span></a></p><div><br /></div>Connie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-34466189903514018392023-12-19T18:23:00.000-08:002023-12-19T18:23:02.917-08:00My Thoughts Ruth’s Ginger Snap Surprise Author: Anne Blackburne<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26576" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ruths-ginger-snap.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ruths-ginger-snap.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ruths-ginger-snap-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ruths-ginger-snap-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Book: </span>Ruth’s Ginger Snap Surprise</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Author: </span>Anne Blackburne</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Genre: </span>Amish/Christian Fiction</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Release Date: </span>December, 2023</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-26577" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 197px) 85vw, 197px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9781636096896-197x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9781636096896-197x300.jpg 197w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9781636096896-672x1024.jpg 672w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9781636096896-768x1170.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9781636096896-1008x1536.jpg 1008w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9781636096896-1345x2048.jpg 1345w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9781636096896-1200x1828.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9781636096896.jpg 1600w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; float: right; height: auto; margin: 0.375em 0px 1.75em 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="197" />Ruth Defies Authority to Hold on to her Family Farm<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></span><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Full of faith, hope, and romance, this new series takes you into the Heart of Amish country.</em></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Ruth Helmuth has never been rude in her life; trust her to choose the bishop of her Amish community for her first time!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Ruth has worked hard to keep body and soul together since her husband, Levi’s, death. She tends her herd of goats, making her living from the milk and fiber she gets from them, all while running a farm and household by herself—and very competently, thank you! How could she imagine the bishop suggesting she should give it all up to another family, who will “make better use of the space”?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Enter widower Jonas Hershberger, owner of a pair of adorable dimples and father of a charming 4-year-old daughter. Jonas is in need of a larger place to house his growing business. Ruth’s big red barn may be just the ticket. Little Abigail is in need of a new mother. Ruth might be just the ticket there, too!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Can two independent souls learn to work together for their mutual good? And will they be willing to explore what grows between them? Or will Ruth’s fear over her “big secret” and Jonas’s caution about allowing someone new to get close to his young daughter, kill their love before it has a chance to grow?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Luckily for both of them, God’s plan involves the stubborn pair getting a little help in the form of a wise, elderly friend; a quirky orange kitten; and a smart little girl who takes one look at Ruth and decides she would make her the perfect new mother!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; text-wrap: wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3Sk2J9v" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-26578" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 257px) 85vw, 257px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AnneBlackburne-257x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AnneBlackburne-257x300.jpg 257w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AnneBlackburne.jpg 582w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; float: right; height: auto; margin: 0.375em 0px 1.75em 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="257" />Anne Blackburne</span> lives and works in Southeast Ohio as a newspaper editor and writer. She is the mother of five grown children, has one wonderful grandchild, and a spoiled poodle named Millie. For fun, when she isn’t working on Amish romance or sweet mysteries, Anne directs and acts in community theater productions and writes and directs original plays. She also enjoys reading, kayaking, swimming, searching for beach glass, and just sitting with a cup of coffee looking at large bodies of water. Her idea of the perfect vacation is cruising and seeing amazing new places with people she loves.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">More from Anne</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I’m so excited that my debut novel<em style="box-sizing: inherit;">, Ruth’s Ginger Snap Surprise</em>, will release soon from Barbour Publishing! This is the realization of a long-held dream; 30 years long!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">About 30 years ago I wrote my first book, a middle reader about a group of tweens who wanted to start a pet sitting business. I found an agent who worked hard to sell my series. Unfortunately, someone else came up with the same basic idea and beat me to the bookshelves!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Of course, I was crushed – I’d been so close!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I wondered if it was a sign that I wasn’t meant to become a published author. Maybe I just wasn’t good enough?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Being the tenacious sort, I rejected that idea and buckled down. I looked at each subsequent rejection as proof that I’d been hard at work practicing my craft, and would inevitably, eventually, succeed.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I read somewhere that it takes 10,000 hours of toiling away at the computer before a new author sells a book. That would be about right!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Of course, it isn’t the same for everyone. Some authors are lucky – or just that good – and hit a home run their first at bat. Others simply can’t seem to break in.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">For me, the big break came nearly two years ago. I’d been working and polishing my Amish romance for a couple years. I also had a couple of other projects in the works, but I didn’t want to give up on Ruth and Jonas’ story. I queried many agents, being very careful to follow their individual guidelines. And finally – finally! – I got that phone call new authors dream about, offering representation. I’m proud to be represented by the wonderful Tamela Hancock Murray from the Steve Laube Agency. And Tamela quickly sold my story to Barbour Publishing, Inc.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">What a blessing! All those years of work and hope and yes, faith, had finally paid off. I was going to be a published author. I still have to pinch myself from time to time.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">And here I am. I hope you love Ruth and Jonas – and of course, Ginger Snap! – as much as I do. I have another book from their make-believe town of Willow Creek coming out next summer, also from Barbour. Both books are part of a new series called “Heart of the Amish”, and feature three authors. The other two, Mindy Steele and Lisa Jones Baker, are both seasoned veterans with a number of Amish and other Christian books under their belts. It’s such an honor to be included with them in this project!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Ruth’s Ginger Snap Surprise</em> is available now for pre-order on Amazon. And my second book, tentatively titled <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mary’s Calico Hope</em>, will be available late this winter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Be sure to look for Mindy Steele’s wonderful book, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Flower Quilter</em>, which kicks off the series. It is also available on Amazon. I read an early release and boy, was I impressed. I can’t wait to read Lisa Jones Baker’s story!</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">My Thoughts</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #181818;">Ruth’s Ginger Snap Surprise is written by Anne Blackburne. This is the first book that I have read by this author, and it will not be my last. This book is well written with an engaging storyline. This book is part of the Heart of the Amish Series, but can be read as a stand alone.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">Ruth has worked hard to keep body and soul together since her husband, Levi’s, death. She tends her herd of goats, making her living from the milk and fiber she gets from them, all while running a farm and household by herself. She was never able to have kids - and when she meets fellow widower, Jonas Hershberger and his adorable daughter, her heart melts.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">Can the two of them work together? What will happen when the bishop’s granddaughter sets her sights on Jonas?</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">Ruth is very relatable. She is determined and she had some similar things in her life that I have in mine. I love the orange kitten on the cover. I recently also have gotten an orange kitten, Grover. I loved the kitten throughout the story. She also has two Great Pyrenees that protect the goats, and I have one also.</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">Thank you to the author, publisher and Celebrate Lit for allowing me to read a copy of this book -all thoughts are my own.</span></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://vickysluitercom.wordpress.com/book-tours/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-hyperlinkruns="{"1":0,"2":"https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4225,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vicky Sluiter"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Vicky Sluiter</span></a>, December 9</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; 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box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Texas Book-aholic"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Texas Book-aholic</span></a>, December 11</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bibliophileandavidreader.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Avid Reader"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Avid Reader</span></a>, December 12</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lakesidelivingsite.wordpress.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; 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font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lighthouse-academy.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;">Lighthouse Academy Blog</a>, December 14 (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy</span></a>, December 15</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/hannahbandanarama" style="background-color: transparent; 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text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Splashes of Joy "}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Splashes of Joy</span></a>, December 18</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.forhimandmyfamily.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"For Him and My Family"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">For Him and My Family</span></a>, December 19</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://hollysbookcorner.home.blog/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Holly's Book Corner"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Holly’s Book Corner</span></a>, December 19</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cheriswalwell.com/visit-my-blog/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"JESUS in the EVERYDAY"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">JESUS in the EVERYDAY</span></a>, December 20</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://becauseisaidsomyadventuresinparenting.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Because I said so -- and other adventures in Parenting"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting</span></a>, December 20</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://storiesbygina.wordpress.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":2561,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":2575891}}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gina Holder, Author and Blogger"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Gina Holder, Author and Blogger</span></a>, December 21 (Author Interview)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.lifeonchickadeelane.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Life on Chickadee Lane"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Life on Chickadee Lane</span></a>, December 21</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://reneek-littlehomeschoolontheprairie.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Little Homeschool on the prairie "}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Little Homeschool on the prairie</span></a>, December 22</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.27273; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><img class="" height="208" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/633087cd-4189-4038-83cc-f224d3420c0b" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="248" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Anne is giving away the grand prize package of a print copy of the book and a $25 Amazon eGift card!!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2924b/ruth-s-ginger-snap-surprise-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2924b/ruth-s-ginger-snap-surprise-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>Connie Hill http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897594122346113261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284326218992659209.post-28941903024243271572023-12-18T18:19:00.000-08:002023-12-18T18:19:42.535-08:00My Thoughts - The Marine's Deadly Reunion Series: The Protectors Author: Loretta Eidson <p> <img alt="The Marine's Deadly Reunion JustRead Blog Tour" height="231.309102517949" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/xomZhUhnXSFByaXHF6U6MfGiUNlN9xuydEYk54A0KVu3s52GIe1hTTSLtIqg5ysD8WqArXdNazpM7yG8gnhiMHFRl3L4CxqBYee-lSRVBRR4EWmfgL_3IQOOv88rIav0Pr7VjQTPyLJX7aOX_OfNsspL-lo_w88vobvvFjWu92st5NZ9SPRHQq-wYeppvg" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -0.154551px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;" width="624" /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-16ec3b0b-7fff-20cf-ba41-6a2f18e58a2c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Welcome to the Blog Tour for </span><span style="color: #002f67; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Marine's Deadly Reunion</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> by Loretta Eidson, hosted by</span><a href="https://justreadtours.com/2023/12/18/welcome-to-the-marines-deadly-reunion-blog-tour-giveaway" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">JustRead Publicity Tours</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">!</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 14pt;"><span style="color: #002f67; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">About the Book</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Title:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> The Marine's Deadly Reunion</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Series:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> The Protectors</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Author:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Loretta Eidson</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Publisher:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Inspirational The Protectors Collection (Love Inspired)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Release Date:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> December 26, 2023</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Genre:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Christian romantic suspense</span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 400px; overflow: hidden; width: 255px;"><img height="400.5816692268305" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/Lj_14rjFodi5kV9XkmiY7J46FKVjZBVJ-GfKk8g8RfLbIV7rNGgafLlr1-uUUOstGEnmFExmmThzppcmrwXbEH4XRJ2NNDvLg-Ahq5qfLeykYDwGu6B_hcnZNPyebF9mzQmfO4HQdd6JQc-q6_hQo1g3Zm0xlO_H4emetjhyUpovCyboYWMqzsia7yFrjw" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -0.2908346134152584px;" width="255" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">To keep a child safe</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">They must outrun a killer…</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">When Sergeant Daria Gordon saves US Marine Jake Fisher and his baby niece from an attacker, she instantly puts a target on her own back. Someone murdered Jake’s sister and now they want Jake and Daria dead. To survive, Jake and Daria must discover this ruthless killer’s identity. 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font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 300px; overflow: hidden; width: 240px;"><img alt="Loretta Eidson" height="300" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/vD3wdoljAJYNga5MWAlQbVMoAETCxFRboc0wlBvTz4di-rRw1G3EvPGmZ8BL-9yfl2PDjtNmMVY32LD9DBNnWXKj9QTVAWvqjACYQ3XJzTkgCs0k-hz23ggei-p674mQDw07vOkq2-Bo5bwS2L3IykfkDJUixpixTmOa-Pe8EdDzZvNIK0eqr_Q_V7AgJQ" style="margin-left: -0.19230769230769162px; margin-top: 0px;" width="240.3846153846154" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Award-winning author </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Loretta Eidson</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> lives by the motto ‘never a dull moment,’ especially with her four children, thirteen grandchildren, and four great-grands. Her love of reading began during the required library time in middle school, where she devoured Phyllis Whitney’s mystery novels before she moved on to suspense author Frank Peretti. She left her eighteen-year administrative assistant position at her church to pursue the dream of writing inspirational romantic suspense. She has multiple short stories in anthologies, but her heart is writing romantic suspense. She believes in the power of prayer and loves putting her hero and heroine in realistic predicaments where they must trust God to pull them through.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Connect with Loretta by visiting</span><a href="https://www.lorettaeidson.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">lorettaeidson.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 14pt;"><span style="color: #002f67; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My Thoughts </span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The Marine's Deadly Reunion is written by </span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> Loretta Eidson. One of the things that I love about this author, is the fact that her books always are packed full of action and suspense. In this story we see </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">Police Sergeant Daria Gordon and US Marine Jake Fisher. They have to work together to Emma safe and to find out who is targeting them. Emma is Jake's niece. </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">The bad guys have already killed Jake's sister - and Jake wants revenge. I love that Daria advises on the legal way to do things. She takes charge and I liked seeing a strong female character. The author does a great job in weaving in twists and turns. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you to the author, publisher and JustRead Publicity Tours for allowing me to read a copy of this book -all thoughts are my own. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><hr /><p></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 14pt;"><span style="color: #002f67; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tour Giveaway</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">(1) winner will win a $50 Amazon gift card!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 400px; overflow: hidden; width: 400px;"><img alt="The Marine's Deadly Reunion JustRead Tours giveaway" height="400" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/AML48drfi1bVsKNiullhqwf6RJY8oGwh3hIMISlmgRM3kymEZ_wam7znar0WdRfM-EiWxxdhKBu5_KtEOKCdkHmtuVe1UTl-LnK7_ihOFTQikccSJ6AsNIAD_nmjr5o9VHXyHXcCeU-U3UZ0L9is3idTUYLy9OKjYjvTxmnSOn7RCHLq99pxUMT0KlJn8A" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="400" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Full tour schedule linked below. 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font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -0.154551px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;" width="624" /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-5a1fbdda-7fff-7424-38b7-65b6a47d17cc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for </span><span style="color: #152f58; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Home from the Storm </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">by Laurel Blount, hosted by</span><a href="https://justreadtours.com/2023/12/11/welcome-to-home-from-the-storm-blog-review-tour-giveaway" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">JustRead Publicity Tours</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">!</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 14pt;"><span style="color: #152f58; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">About the Book</span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 400px; overflow: hidden; width: 244px;"><img height="400" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/ZGxnfvuwEZDwRYS-eMrXB8qM_0Quey6lB64gbQhqwl-ec8p3pHtHjFDYVMCBw2V1yZWzVGvyjZWO0pQrv_Tdg5aqzvXe8T5d0qbbeBrfv8HV664V5mowdxkctSraH7HEF7h20-_dKNHzsTvIm2ecXVE" style="margin-left: -0.2656250000000018px; margin-top: 0px;" width="244.53125" /></span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Title:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Home from the Storm</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Series:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Johns Mill Amish Romance #4</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Author:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Laurel Blount</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Publisher:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Berkley</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Release Date:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> December 26, 2023</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Genre:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Inspirational Romance Amish</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">In this stirring Amish romance about love and second chances, a shunned man returns to protect the wife he left behind—and falls in love with the family he never knew he had.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">After a senseless loss, hotheaded Caleb Hochstedler left his Amish faith and his young wife to seek justice. Two years later, he tracks his parents’ killer back home to Johns Mill, where he’s astonished to learn he’s the father of twins. Now he's determined to protect his children and the woman he still loves—if she’ll let him.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Her new husband’s abandonment broke Rhoda Lambright’s heart and proved her father, the bishop, right. Such a stubborn man could never be happy among the peaceful Amish. When Caleb unexpectedly returns, Rhoda is caught between her rock of a husband and a very hard place.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Her church forbids divorce and requires forgiveness, so Rhoda lets Caleb back into their home. But can she ever let him back into her heart? One thing’s for certain sure. This second chance will take all the faith they can find.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="color: #152f58; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">PURCHASE LINKS:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/124546147-home-from-the-storm" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; 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font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 200px; overflow: hidden; width: 124px;"><img height="200" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/ZzQNrCUW1WQurLWi4BnC-oEXp-3JU4ynA4jmfQ_4RMIkcT_G0P8qWyrP6SMQY_wfDZgJ1HdJcE2OIt-ON63MVzIyspkzgxxQalTUxClILw0zjeSdeNsu58gPKZk2HCs8azDZrQybOscoSOGScFoh2G0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="124" /></span></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><hr /><p></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 14pt;"><span style="color: #152f58; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">About the Author</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #152f58; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 300px; overflow: hidden; width: 267px;"><img alt="Laurel Blount" height="300" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/UiqY57aqVoMfsLOOkAwO5on2O2IDNCOKFiVUJgBKPvA9s9RxrfKSTXVhQ3mmyb91Dq1gE03kFFqHwvHmY_Cj61mM6ClBPQ1kfwjplUCvbnVcjOVvmkZ4hUFLsj9UWNvwZVob2Iszxt1KB53JZrS62vA" style="margin-left: -0.41573725376596127px; margin-top: 0px;" width="267.83147450753194" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Award-winning author </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Laurel Blount</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> writes inspirational romances full of grit and grace—with characters who’ll walk right off the page and into your heart! She lives on a farm in Georgia with her husband, their four fabulous kids, and an assortment of ridiculously spoiled animals.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">An enthusiastic multi-tasker, Laurel writes for both Berkley/Penguin Random House and Love Inspired/Harlequin. She’s a Publishers Weekly best-selling author and the recipient of ACFW’s Carol Award, The New England Reader’s Choice Award and GRW’s Maggie Award. She’s represented by Jessica Alvarez of Bookends Literary Agency.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Home from the Storm</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> is Laurel’s twelfth book—and more stories are in the works! Stay tuned!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Connect with Laurel by visiting</span><a href="https://laurelblountbooks.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">laurelblountbooks.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 14pt;"><span style="color: #152f58; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My Thoughts </span></h3><span style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: Lora, Lora-fallback, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">Home from the Storm is the 4th book in the Johns Mill Amish Romance series that is written by by Laurel Blount. I have read most of the books in the series ( I did not read book 3) - but it was nice to see the mystery and storyline wrap up. I really enjoyed seeing the story of Caleb Hochstedler. He left the Amish life to try and pursue his parent's killers. When he left, his wife Rhoda was left behind. Rhonda is torn between being happy to see her husband and her father, the bishop who did not think Caleb was ever content to be Amish.
When he returns back to Johns Mill, he is shock to see that he is the father of twins. He soon finds out that his parents killer has his sites set on Rhonda. Caleb has to try and keep his family safe along with bring the killer to justice. He returns to the Amish with such vengeance - and that is frowned upon within the Amish. He cannot enter back into good graces being so angry.
This has been an amazing series. The characters are well written - the storyline is intriguing. 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<p class="Textbody">A woman. A ghostly summons.<br />
In a coma, no one can hear you scream.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Standard"><b>Terror Bay<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="Standard">by Lisa Towles<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Standard">Genre: Psychological Thriller<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Standard"><i>A Literary Titan Gold Medal Winner &<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="Standard"><i>A NYC Big Book Award “Distinguished Favorite” Thriller!<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="Textbody"><b>A woman. A ghostly summons.<br />
In a coma, no one can hear you scream.</b><br />
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Detective Kurt Farin, shot in the line of duty, is haunted by a woman he sees
in a coma. Come, she says. I'll show you things. Like the
missing piece of your soul.<br />
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Kurt's unshakable quest to find her leads him to northern Canada, where he
discovers a shipwreck and a shocking family secret that can't possibly be true.
As he digs deeper, he realizes his fate is inextricably tied to the enigmatic
woman...and a long-lost treasure that's been submerged for centuries.His
shooter, his nemesis, knows what he found and is coming to finish the job he
started. Alone and exposed, Kurt's the only one who can bring down this
notorious killer and expose an international scandal. But is the cost of
justice - to him and everyone he loves, too high?<br />
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Terror Bay is filled with intrigue and action, with surprises at every turn.
Fans of John Sandford and Christine Kling will love Lisa Towles' new
psychological thriller. With a heart-pounding plot, complex characters, and a
shocking twist, "Terror Bay" is a must-read for fans of psychological
thrillers and crime fiction.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Textbody"><b><i>“Terror Bay, by Lisa Towles, beckons readers into a
world saturated with suspense, propelling them through a captivating odyssey of
action, intrigue, and enigma” - Literary Titan<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="Textbody"><b><i>“A nail-biting mystery, a pure joy to read” - The
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<p class="Textbody" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;">Lisa Towles is an
award-winning, Amazon bestselling crime novelist and a passionate speaker on
the topics of fiction writing, creativity, and Strategic Self Care. Lisa has
ten crime novels in print with a new title, Terror Bay, forthcoming in November
of 2023. The first two books of her E&A Investigations Series (Hot House
and Salt Island) were both #1 Amazon Kindle Bestsellers with book three
(Switch) due for release in Summer 2024. Lisa also writes standalone thrillers,
such as her 2022 political thriller, The Ridders, which won an American Fiction
Award. Lisa is an active member and frequent panelist/speaker of Mystery
Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. She
has an MBA in IT Management and works full-time in the tech industry.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Textbody" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;">Read more about Lisa’s
book on her <a href="https://www.indiesunited.net/lisa-towles"><span class="StrongEmphasis"><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">publisher’s website</span></span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Standard"><b>Amazon:</b> <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lisa-Towles/e/B001JS7KWI"><span color="windowtext" style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">https://www.amazon.com/Lisa-Towles/e/B001JS7KWI</span></a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="Standard" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Terror Bay is written by Lisa Towles. This is the first book that I have read by this author and will not be my last. <span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Detective Kurt Farin is in a coma due to a near fatal shooting. While he is in his coma he has </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">unsettling image of a woman caught under a shipwreck. When he wakes up, he is determined to find this woman. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">However, how can he trust the voices that were in his head during the coma.</span></span></b></p><p class="Standard" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Kurt travels to </span><span style="background-color: white;">Puget Sound to try and find </span><span style="background-color: white;">Genevieve Lucas - the woman that was beckoning to him. Kurt and his former partner go all over the Pacific North west trying to sort out the mystery. </span></span></b></p><p class="Standard" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">The author has written a riveting story full of suspense, mystery and an amazing thriller. The author has written some detailed scenes where you feel like you are </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">standing</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"> there watching everything unfold. </span></span></b></p><p class="Standard" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you to the author, publisher and Silver Dagger Book Tours for allowing me to read a copy of this book - all thoughts are my own.</span></b><span style="font-family: Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span></span></p>
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This children's book is for everyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-family: Roboto !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><strong>A “Fin-tastic” adventure Like No Other!</strong><br /><br />Fearless Flossy, a mighty great white shark, has a secret—she’s terrified of going to the dentist. Dr. Dribble, the big-hearted dolphin dentist, has a jaw-dropping fear of his own, and a strict “<em style="position: relative;">No Sharks Allowed</em>” policy. When Fearless Flossy makes an unannounced visit to Dr. Dribble’s office, it’s the start of an underwater adventure like no other! This ‘fin-tastic’ story is must-read for kids and parents alike. Young readers will be immersed in a tale of courage, compassion, and conquering fear, while giggling and cheering for these unlikely friends along the way.<br /><br />Dive in with a big Biff Bam Booza smile.</div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-family: Roboto !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book</span><br /><a href="https://biffbambooza.com/product/the-dolphin-dentist/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Biff Bam Booza</span></a><br /><a href="https://amzn.to/3QZ6L5Q" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Amazon</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;">add to </span></strong><strong><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200863063-the-dolphin-dentist---no-sharks-allowed" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">goodreads</span></a></strong></div><span class="imgPusher" style="background-color: white; color: #8e8e8e; display: block; float: left; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 0px; overflow: hidden; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #8e8e8e; display: table; float: left; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 301px;"><a style="color: #5199a8; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;"><img alt="Author Cheryl DaVeiga" class="galleryImageBorderBlack wsite-image" src="https://www.ireadbooktours.com/uploads/5/0/0/5/5005989/published/cheryl-daveiga-headshot.jpg?1698432701" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 10px; max-width: 100%; padding: 3px; position: relative;" /></a><span class="wsite-caption" style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold !important; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: -10px; text-align: center;"></span></span><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-family: Roboto !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br /><br /><strong>Cheryl DaVeiga</strong> is an award-winning children’s book author and singer/songwriter residing in New Jersey. After a career in business, Cheryl’s passion for music caught up with her, and she began writing and recording children’s songs as her alter ego, CADi Grace. She then moved on to adult songs, including an ASCAP award-winning veteran’s anthem, the featured song for the State of Alabama Bicentennial Celebration, the theme song to the philanthropic Where Angels Play Foundation, and a NJ Arts' pick for top NJ summer songs. She’s also written songs for artists on critically acclaimed albums.<br /><br />You can find her books and animated sing-along song videos on her website for kids and kid-lovers-- BiffBamBooza.com. <br /> <br />Biff Bam Booza books have received numerous awards and acclaim, including <em style="position: relative;">Mom’s Choice Gold, Purple Dragonfly, Eric Hoffer, and Literary Titan</em> book awards, a Readers’ Favorite 5-star rating, and a <em style="position: relative;">Kirkus Review Magazine</em> feature<em style="position: relative;">.</em><br /> <br />Cheryl lives in Tucson, Arizona, and spends summers in her native New Jersey. <br /><br /><strong>connect with the authors: <a href="https://biffbambooza.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website</a> ~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BiffBamBooza" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">facebook</a> ~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/biffbambooza" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">instagram</a> ~ <a href="https://twitter.com/BiffBamBooza" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">twitter</a> ~ <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/cheryl-daveiga" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">bookbub</a> ~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21085108.Cheryl_DaVeiga" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-family: Roboto !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-family: Roboto !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">My Thoughts</span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-family: Roboto !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The Dolphin Dentist: No Sharks Allowed</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> is written by Cheryl DaVeiga. This is a Children's Fiction book that is geared toward readers </span><span style="text-align: justify;">3-7. I thought this was the cutest picture book. Flossy, Queen of the Seas has a lot of teeth. She is fearless. </span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-family: Roboto !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">However, she needs to go to the dentist. Flossy's mom, Mama Fin does research on the "Fin" ternet and finds a gentle dentist, Dr. Dribble. When they show up to his office everyone scatters. Dr. Dribble has a sign up stating that they do not serve sharks. Mama Fin refuses to leave so Dr. Dribbles who is scared of sharks comes up with a great white lie - and scares Flossy off. Everyone realizes that Flossy is not fearless. </span><span style="text-align: justify;">This does not sit well with Dr. Dribble. He feels bad - so he makes a house call. He realizes that not all sharks are scary. </span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-family: Roboto !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">I love that this book has a valuable lesson. Facing fears, and not judging someone by their outward appearance. The book is well written and beautifully illustrated. Thank you to the author, publisher and IRead book tours, all thoughts are my own. </span></div><hr style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(227, 230, 233); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; clear: both; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; visibility: hidden; width: 628px;" /><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: rgb(81, 81, 81) !important; font-family: Roboto !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Tour Schedule:</span></strong><br /><br />Nov 20 <a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-dolphin-dentist-no-sharks-allowed.html" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">– Cover Lover Book Review –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Nov 20 <a href="https://lieseblog.com/2023/11/20/book-spotlight-the-dolphin-dentist-no-sharks-allowed-by-cheryl-daveiga/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">- Liese's Blog –</a> book spotlight<br />Nov 20<a href="https://stephjb.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-dolphin-dentist-no-sharks-allowed.html" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">- Stephanie Jane –</a> book spotlight / guest post / giveaway<br />Nov 21 <a href="https://bound4escape.com/2023/11/21/book-review-giveaway-the-dolphin-dentist-by/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">– Bound 4 Escape –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Nov 21 <a href="https://www.rockinbookreviews.com/the-dolphin-dentist-no-sharks-allowed-by-cheryl-daveiga-book-tour-guest-post-giveaway-ends-12-15-23/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">- Rockin' Book Reviews –</a> book review / guest post / giveaway<br />Nov 21 <a href="http://www.pawsreadrepeat.com/2023/11/book-review-dolphin-dentist-no-sharks.html" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">- Paws.Read.Repeat –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Nov 22 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz9EkGlLJwR/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">– @enjoyingbooksagain –</a> book review<br />Nov 22 <a href="https://countrymamaswithkids.com/book-reviews-and-tours/f/the-dolphin-dentist-no-sharks-allowed-book-tour-%F0%9F%A6%88%F0%9F%AA%A5" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">- Country Mamas With Kids –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Nov 22<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz7c_GXyYY_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">- </a><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz7c_GXyYY_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Leanne bookstagram</a> - book review </span><br />Nov 24 –<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0DBfWaL7cI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> Regallywritten –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Nov 24<a href="https://icefairystreasurechest.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-dolphin-dentist-no-sharks-allowed.html" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">– icefairy's Treasure Chest –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Nov 24<a href="https://www.jazzybookreviews.com/2023/11/the-dolphin-dentist-by-cheryl-daveiga.html" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">- Jazzy Book Reviews –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Nov 27 <a href="https://stephaniemward.com/2023/11/27/book-review-giveaway-the-dolphin-dentist/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">– Writer with Wanderlust –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Nov 27 <a href="https://www.amamascorneroftheworld.com/2023/11/childrens-book-review-dolphin-dentist.html" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">- A Mama's Corner of the World –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Nov 28 <a href="https://splashesofjoy.wordpress.com/2023/11/28/the-dolphin-dentist-no-sharks-allowed-by-cheryl-daveiga/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">– Splashes of Joy –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Nov 28<a href="https://amybooksy.blogspot.com/2023/11/book-tour-and-giveaway-dolphin-dentist.html" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">- Locks, Hooks and Books –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Nov 29<a href="https://sandrasbookclub.blogspot.com/2023/11/blog-tour-dolphin-dentist-no-sharks.html" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">– Sandra's Book Club –</a> book review<br />Nov 29<a href="https://www.fundinmental.com/dolphin-dentist/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">– fundinmental –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Nov 30 <a href="https://pausefortales.blogspot.com/2023/11/my-thoughts-and-more-on-dolphin-dentist.html" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">– Pause for Tales –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Nov 30 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ReadingisMyPassion/permalink/4072912966265552/?mibextid=uJjRxr" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">- Reading is My Passion –</a> book review<br />Dec 1 <a href="https://kid-lit.library-lady.blog/kid-review-the-dolphin-dentist-picture-book/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; 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text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">– FUONLYKNEW –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Dec 4 <a href="https://jenabaxterbooks.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-dolphin-dentist-no-sharks-allowed.html" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">- Character Madness and Musing –</a> book spotlight / guest post / giveaway<br />Dec 4 <a href="https://faithandbookscom.wordpress.com/2023/12/04/the-dolphin-dentist/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">– Faith And Books –</a> book review / giveaway<br />Dec 4 -<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mel_literate" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Mel_literate –</a> book review<br />Dec 5 -<a href="http://mamof9.blogspot.com/" style="color: rgb(36, 103, 141) !important; 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