Seconds To Live - A Book Review

Do you know what I love?  I love to pick up a book and from the very first page be so captivated that I don't want to put it down.  That is exactly what happened with Seconds to Live.   From page one I was hooked.  It begins at a fast pace and keeps up to the very last page.  I'm also excited that this is a "new to me" author.  It was the first book I have read by Susan Sleeman and I will definitely be checking into her other books.  In fact, Seconds To Live is the first of a series called Homeland Heroes and I cant wait for the next book!


When Cybercriminals hack into the US Marshals' Witness Protection database and auction off witnesses' personal details to the highest bidders the RED Team led by FBI Agent Sean Nichols begins a high-stake chase to find the hacker, but before he cn even get started, the first witness is targeted and barely escapes with her life.  Sean believes Phantom, an obsessed hacker who previously outwitted the top minds in the field, is behind the attack, and Sean needs this witness's help, as she's the person who has come closes to discovering Phantom's identity.

Trouble is, she's a witness under the care of US Marshal Taylor Mills, and Sean is reluctant to work with the captivating marshal who knows his deepest secrets.  But Phantom claims he knows where the witness is hiding and will kill her, so to stop the hacker, Sean and Taylor must work through their personal pain and learn to trust each other....but the seconds are ticking down before someone dies.

If you are a fan of Christian Suspense books I would highly recommend this one.  It has well developed characters, fast paced suspense and a little romance.  Trust me, you won't want to put it down!

***Thanks to Bethany House Publishing for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

One More River to Cross - A Book Review

I really thought One More River to Cross by Jane Kirkpatrick was going to be a story that I loved.  It had all the makings of the type of book I love.  I'm a huge fan of historical fiction and wagon trains are always a favorite of mine, especially when they are traveling from my home state of Missouri.  I'm also a fan of the author, but this book didn't make the cut for me.

I tried.  I really tried to like this book.  I struggled from page one. It lacked that instant pull, but sometimes you can push through and still get into the story.  There were too many characters to focus on and the lack of a true main character to connect with.  The men were degrading to their woman and there was a lot of feminism in the book which seemed out of place to me.  

What I thought would be a promising book soon became a big dud for me.  Still a fan of Jane Kirkpatrick, but just not this book.

In 1844, two years before the Donner Party the Stephens-Murphy-Townsend company leaves Missouri to be the first wagons into California through the Sierra Nevada.  They enjoy a safe journey until October, when a fierce mountain snowstorm forces difficult decisions.

The party separates in three directions.  Some go overland around Lake Tahoe.  Others stay to guard the heaviest wagons.  The rest of the party, including eight woman and seventeen children, huddle in the makeshift cabin at the headwaters of the Yuba River awaiting rescue.  The months ahead will be long and at times terrifying.  But with friendship, family, and enough courage to overcome their fear, these intrepid pioneers will discover what truly matters in times of trial.

***Thanks to Revell Reads for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Aiming For Love - A Book Review

I have been a fan of Mary Connealy's books for years, but Aiming For Love is definitely my favorite to date! 

Jo and her two sisters have been raised in isolation in the mountains of Colorado.  They were raised by their grandparents and were taught to fear people and that going to town would bring sickness and possibly deat
h.  With both of their grandparents gone the girls have been living alone and are extremely self sufficient.  They love each other fiercely and have no need or desire for the outside world.  When Dave comes to the mountains in search for pasture for his cows, he encounters Jo.  Dave is fascinated by the capabilities of these women and how they have survived on their own and Jo is fascinated by the new things she is seeing and learning. When Dave's family arrives in the mountains and need shelter, Jo and her sister Ilsa are willing to help, but Ursula remains fearful of these new people.  When sickness soon takes over it seems that grandma was right with what she told them, but there are other things, things that the sisters are now questioning...could it be that the life the were living was not all they thought it to be.  Were there grandparents keeping secrets?

This book was so entertaining!  It had me laughing out loud on several occasions and it had a sorta "Tarzan and Jane" feel with the roles reversed.  I'm pretty sure I can figure out who the next two sisters will be paired with in the upcoming books and I can't wait to see if I am right.  If the other books are as great as the first, this will for sure be a favorite series of mine!  Now if the second one would release already..