The House at Saltwater Point

I can always count on Author Colleen Coble to provide a book that I love.   The House at Saltwater Point is the perfect example of why I love her books so much.  From the minute I picked it up until the last page, I did not want to stop reading.  There is a perfect blend of romance, suspense and action that kept me fully engaged.  I love that I never can guess the ending and I'm left guessing until the end.  

"Taking place on Washington State's Puget Sound, this follow-up to The View from Rainshadow Bay features delightful characters and an evocative, atmospheric setting. Ideal for fans of romantic suspense." --Library Journal

The dangerous beauty of Lavender Tides is harboring secrets that reach around the world.

Ellie Blackmore is making a name for herself as a house flipper. But when her sister Mackenzie disappears, Ellie can’t focus on anything but uncovering what happened. Her only clue is the bloodstain on the deck of Mackenzie’s boat. Ellie knows her sister isn’t on the best of terms with her ex-husband, Jason, but he wouldn’t kill her—would he? 

Coast Guard intelligence officer Grayson Bradshaw believes Mackenzie faked her own death after stealing a seized cocaine shipment. The problem is convincing Ellie, who seems to view him as the true enemy.

Both Ellie and Grayson want truth, but truth—and family—is often more complex than it first appears. From international terrorism to the peaceful lavender fields of Puget Sound, The House at Saltwater Point is a thrilling race to uncover the truth before it’s too late.

If you are a fan of christian suspense with a bit of romance, you are sure to love this book!

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

Thief of Corinth - Book Review

When it comes to biblical fiction Tessa Afshar is one of my favorite authors and the Thief of Corinth is the perfect example of why I love her writing.

When I read biblical fiction I like a story written in a biblical time period, filled with history of the cities and places we read about in the Bible, but when it comes to the characters, I like them to be fictional.  This is just a personal preference of mine.  I don't want to veer from biblical truth.  Tessa Afshar writes these beautiful stories that are rich in faith, biblical truths, but stays true to the Bible.

First-century Corninth is a city teeming with commerce and charm.  It's also filled with danger and corruption.

After years spent living with her mother and oppressive grandfather in Athens, Ariadne runs away to her father's home in Corinth, only to discover the perilous secret that destroyed his marriage:  though a Greek of high birth, Galenos is the infamous thief who has been robbing the city's corrupt of their ill-gottten gains.

Desperate to keep him safe, Ariadne risks her good name, her freedom, and the love of the man she adores to become her father's apprentice.  As her unusual athletic ability leads her into dangerous exploits, Ariadne discovers that she secretly revels in playing with fire.  But when the wrong person discovers their secret, Ariadne and her father find their future-and very lives-hanging in the balance

When they befriend a Jewish rabbi named Paul, they realize that his radical message challenges everything they've fought to build, yet offers something neither dared hope for.

  Such a great book, that I couldn't recommend more!

***Thanks to Tyndale Publishing for providing me a copy of this great book in exchange for my honest review.