10/12/14 - Revell books book review - Deceived by Irene Hannon

Deceived is one of many books Irene Hannon has written.  This one is the one you should pick up.

Kate has been mourning the loss of her husband and son from a boating accident; that is until she has a close encounter with a boy that looks like what Kevin would look like.  Is she crazy or just hoping against hope that it could be him?  Whomever she told would think that she was going back to her old habit of tranquilizers.  In a new city in a new state, how could it be?  They never found Kevin’s body.  She went to a Private Investigator, Connor Sullivan for help.  At their first meeting there were sparks, to say the least.  All along this boy-hunt Kate and Connor keep it professional.  An age-progression artist is called to make of picture of Kevin as he would look at this age.  Then as twists and turns will have it, the picture is found and it is brought to the attention of the man that has the Kevin look-a-like. 

I loved this book.  It has many twists and turns and the characters are described.  The whole book flows well; it was really an up late at night page-turner.

I received this book from Revell books, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

10/11/14 - book review for Revell books - Thunder by Bonnie S. Calhoun

Thunder is book one of the Stone Braide Chronicles by Bonnie S. Calhoun.  This is a young adult dystopian novel.  Even though it was written towards young adults, it is well worth an adult eye.

Selah is a young woman coming of age, nearing her eighteenth birth remembrance.  She waits and watches as a Lander boat is coming ashore at her beach.  This handsome Lander, Bodhi will change the way she looks and feels about things during their journey to find Selah’s father.  Selah’s brothers try to get to her before she reaches her destination but Selah recaptures her prisoner, the Lander Bodhi.  Evil forces run amuck in the Mountain where Lander’s bring a high price.  Selah comes upon a dirty girl that has been living by herself since her mother dies, Selah can’t leave her behind.  Selah feels things for Bodhi and he teaches her to communicate other than speaking.  This helps along the way and when they reach their destination.

This futuristic novel of 150 years after the Sorrows, or nuclear war, will take you to places that may seem familiar; or may seem prophetic to today’s time.  Bonnie Calhoun’s characters are well introduced and the plot is in-depth.  This book is worth the read, for any age.

I received this book from Revell books.

9/16/14 - Book review - A Promise to Protect by Patricia Bradley

A Promise to Protect by Patricia Bradley is a wonderful work of fiction.

Acting Sheriff Ben Logan hasn't been able to get Leigh Somerall out of his head for 10 years.  She contacts him with a strange request, to protect her brother, Tony Jackson.  When Ben catches up with Tony, he as well has an odd request, to protect his sister Leigh.  Leigh has a son, TJ that oddly looks like Ben and even more oddly, at least to Ben, has the same unique blood type.  Leigh has something that someone devious wants; a flash-drive.  They will go to any lengths to get it, putting TJ and Leigh in danger.  Gun-runners, dog-fighters, dreams of Johns Hopkins all things that Ben and Leigh face.  In the end, after God has worked miracles throughout, love wins out.

This is a wonderful book.  I've never read this author before but I will seek out more of her books.

I received this book from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group. The opinions I have expressed are my own, and I was not required to write a positive review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html.