"NINE" BY RACHELLE DEKKER


"Nine" by Rachelle Dekker

Synopsis:

Zoe Johnson spent most of her life living in the shadows, never drawing attention to herself, never investing in people or places. But when a wide-eyed, bedraggled teenager with no memory walks into the diner where Zoe works, everything changes. Now, against her better judgment, Zoe, who has been trying to outrun her own painful memories of the past, finds herself attempting to help a girl who doesn't seem to have any past at all. The girl knows only one thing: she must reach a woman in Corpus Christi, Texas, hundreds of miles away, before the government agents who are searching for her catch up to them.

My Review:

Reading and thinking about this book is keeping me awake at night. I've found it difficult to put down and hard to sleep without knowing what happens next. From its first pages it really grabbed my attention with an intense situation, two females frantically running for their lives in the woods while being chased by a large group of armed pursuers with ill intentions. The older of these females is rescuing the younger one from...

I don't want to spoil anything here. I'll just say that if you enjoy an eerie mystery/suspense/thriller story that's fast-paced, with an action-packed theme of good versus evil and a hint of science fiction, I highly recommend picking up this book.

My only complaint is that there is a little too much violence in this story for my liking.

Thank you NetGalley and Revell for sending me this book to read and review!

Other Credits: The synopsis and cover seen in this post are courtesy of Amazon.com.

"THE EDGE OF BELONGING" BY AMANDA COX


"The Edge of Belonging" by Amanda Cox

Synopsis:

When Ivy Rose returns to her hometown to oversee an estate sale, she soon discovers that her grandmother left behind more than trinkets and photo frames--she provided a path to the truth behind Ivy's adoption. Shocked, Ivy seeks clues to her past, but a key piece to the mystery is missing.

Twenty-four years earlier, Harvey James finds an abandoned newborn who gives him a sense of human connection for the first time in his life. His desire to care for the baby runs up against the stark fact that he is homeless. When he becomes entwined with two people seeking to help him find his way, Harvey knows he must keep the baby a secret or risk losing the only person he's ever loved.

In this dual-time story from debut novelist Amanda Cox, the truth--both the search for it and the desire to keep it from others--takes center stage as Ivy and Harvey grapple with love, loss, and letting go.

My Thoughts:

"The Edge of Belonging" comes highly recommended by my friends who have read it, and from what I’ve heard about it, along with its first couple of chapters I read, my star prediction for this book is four, maybe five stars. I love this book's adoption and redemption themes.

I've added this to my list of books to read as soon as possible and I'll update this blog post as soon as I finish reading it and collect my thoughts on it.


Thank you NetGalley and Revell for sending me a complimentary copy of this book to read and review!

Other Credits: The synopsis and cover seen in this post are courtesy of Amazon.com.

"UNTIL I MET YOU" BY TARI FARIS

 


"Until I Met You" by Tari Faris

Synopsis:

When she hears that the small town of Heritage, Michigan, is looking for a new librarian, Libby Kingsley jumps at the opportunity. Little did she know the library is barely more than a storage closet stuffed with dusty, outdated books. What the community really needs is a new building. But the only funds available are those being channeled into the new town square, and the landscape architect in charge of the project wants nothing to do with her plans.
All Austin Williams wants to do is get the town square project finished so he can do right by the family business and then extricate himself from the town that reveres the brother who cost him so much. But the local media and the town's new librarian seem to be conspiring against him at every turn. Will the determined bookworm find her way into his blueprints--and possibly even his heart?


My Thoughts:

With its small town charm, a bookworm/librarian main character, dog lovers, and a story premise of opening up a new library, “Until I Met You” seems to be a book after my own heart!

From what I’ve heard and read about this book, as well as its first couple of chapters I previewed, I’ve added it to my list of books to read as soon as possible, and I have a strong feeling that I am going to love it. 

I'll update this blog post once I've finished reading this book and have collected my thoughts on it.

Thank you NetGalley and Revell for sending me a free copy of "Until I Met You" to read and review!

Other Credits: The synopsis and cover seen in this post are courtesy of Amazon.com.

"TWO REASONS TO RUN" BY COLLEEN COBLE

 Welcome to the Takeover Tour for Two Reasons to Run by Colleen Coble, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!


ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Two Reasons to Run
Series: The Pelican Harbor Series book 2
Author
: Colleen Coble
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date: August 4, 2020
Genre: Inspirational Romantic Suspense

Gripping romantic suspense from USA TODAY bestselling author Colleen Coble.

A lie changed her world.

Police Chief Jane Hardy is still reeling from the scandal that rocked her small-town department just as she took over for her retired father—the man who wrecked her life with one little lie. Now she’s finally been reunited with her presumed-dead fifteen-year-old son, Will, and his father, documentarian Reid Bechtol.

A crisis looms. 

When a murder aboard the oil platform Zeus exposes an environmental terrorist’s plot to flood Mobile Bay with crude oil, Jane and Reid must put their feelings for each other behind them and work together to prevent the rig from being sabotaged. 

A killer targets her son. 

Then the terrorist puts her son Will’s life on the line. Protecting him could be the common ground they need . . . but then ghosts from the past threaten to ruin Jane and Reid for good. 

She’s got plenty of reasons to run. But what if she stays?


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Colleen Coble is a USA TODAY bestselling author and RITA finalist best known for her coastal romantic suspense novels, including The Inn at Ocean’s EdgeTwilight at Blueberry Barrens, and the Lavender Tides, Sunset Cove, Hope Beach, and Rock Harbor series.

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TOUR GIVEAWAY

(1) winner will receive a print copy of One Little Lie plus Two Reasons to Run by Colleen Coble!

 


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