Monday, November 9, 2015

Vendetta

GIVEAWAY

HARRIS, LISA
VENDETTA

No one needs to push Nikki Boyd to excel on the Tennessee Missing Persons Task Force. The case of her own missing sister, still unsolved after ten years, is the driving force in her work. When a Polaroid photo of a missing girl shows up at a crime scene, Nikki quickly recognizes similarities to the past. The closer she gets to the abductor, the more she feels this case has become personal, and she is not the hunter . . . but the hunted.

With this explosive first book in The Nikki Boyd Files, award-winning author Lisa Harris takes you on a fast-paced pursuit of justice that will have you holding your breath until the heart-stopping finish.


My Review:

What a compelling read! Intrigue and action explode off the page and it's hard to believe that everything happens in only a few days. Anyone remember the TV show, Without a Trace? Well reading Vendetta was like watching an episode. From conflicting clues that have to be tracked down to the camaraderie amongst the team to the nerve-racking moments when you're afraid to look. This one literally kept me reading into the wee hours. I'm feeling a bit slap happy this morning as a result. Yawn. But it was worth every sleep deprived moment.

This is the first book in The Nikki Boyd Files series and it looks like the romance is going to develop gradually throughout the three books. In Vendetta, Nikki and Tyler are friends bound together through mutual grief. The intimacy of their friendship is breathtaking and I can see it developing into a powerfully deep love story by the time this series winds up. Really looking forward to that.

A stirring faith thread winds its way through the plot as both Nikki and Tyler grapple with a sense of failure in their pasts and the age old question 'Why do bad things happen to good people?' Profound wisdom leaps off the page in various scenes. Like this:

"But I'm starting to realize that as much as I've battled with God, nothing that happens here on this earth changes who God is." (p. 276)

Soul-satisfying and heart-pounding from beginning to end.

Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

If you would like an opportunity to win a copy of  Vendetta please leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you post a comment and add your email address, please use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in the address to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email please remember to put the title in the subject line so that it's easy for me to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Sunday November 15 2015. Offer open to international readers. Good luck!

35 comments:

  1. Sounds intriguing. Include me, please, Kav! :)

    ckbarker at gmail dot com

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  2. I have been trying to win this everywhere! But obviously to no avail. :/ Now your amazing review REALLY makes me want it! Will I ever have enough books? It's the only thing I'm actually very greedy about! I love shoes and clothes, but give me books any day! I'm a hopeless book-a-holic! lol

    dianalflowers(at)aol(dot)com

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    1. There is no such thing as 'enough' when it comes to books, Diana. And I'm like you -- I can resist most anything except books. :-) Good luck.

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  3. Looks and sounds like a good suspense. kamunden44ATyahooDOTcom.

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  4. Oh this sounds really good. I loved the quote you included. Great review Kav. Thanks for the giveaway.
    momrain(AT)aol(DOT)com

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    1. Definitely food for thought as far as the inspirational thread goes. Good luck, Loraine.

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  5. Vendetta sounds like a must read! Thanks for sharing your captivating review, Kav. I appreciate the chance to win a copy of this exciting story!

    texaggs2000 at gmail dot com

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    1. I love Lisa Harris books. Good luck, Britney.

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  6. Please enter me

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  7. This book has 5 star reviews and is one that I would love to read.Almost every book written by the author has outstanding reviews . Thanks for the chance to win it.

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    1. I have enjoyed all of her suspense -- whether Love Inspired or from the Bakers group. Really looking forward to following this series. Good luck Marjorie.

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  8. I love "Without a Trace" so if this is anything like an episode of that like you said, Kav....yep going to be a great read!! But it also sounds like a series...therefore the other books would have to be on my TBR list as well....you know me, I can't read just
    ONE...haha!

    teamob4 (at) gmail (dot) com

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    1. Perhaps you need a TBR room, Trixi. LOL Good luck.

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  9. I have heard so many good things about this book! I look forward to reading it.
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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  10. Vendetta sounds like a great start to an awesome series. Love the cover!
    worthy2bpraised at gmail com

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    1. It definitely is. Can't wait to read more and see how the romance develops. Good luck, Merry.

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  11. I have read great things about this book. Throwing my hat in the ring! Thank you, Kav, for the opportunity!

    mauback55 at gmail dot com

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  12. I discovered your book review blog from the Reading is my Superpower blog! Thanks for offering this giveaway.

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    1. Love Reading is my Superpower blog -- Carrie does awesome reviews. Good luck, Valerie.

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  13. I read Dangerous Passages by Lisa Harris and loved it! This book also sounds great. I like the fact that you compare it to Without a Trace, I loved that show ;)

    samanthabis23 at gmail dot com

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    1. Me too. And I can never find it in reruns anywhere. Good luck, Samantha.

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  14. Not surprised at how great this sounds! I used to love, love, love Without a Trace. That mention alone makes me want to nab it! I also like a developing romance in suspence rather than having it thrown at me right away. Looks great Kav! Please include me!

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    1. Yes, this author has the luxury of developing that romance though three books and she's made a great start.

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  15. LISA is one of my favorite mystery suspense authors. The girl really knows how to keep an audience.
    Can't wait to read it.
    AmylsmithATbledsoeDOTnet

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    1. I agree -- the way she lays out a case and fits all the pieces together -- wow. Good luck, Aimee.

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  16. I love suspenseful books like this! I often find my self clenching the book and reading faster and faster. Great review, this one is already on my to-read-list! eeyore722 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  17. Our Church Library readers love Lisa's books. Thanks for giving me the chance to win her newest book.
    Janet E.
    von1janet(at)gmail(dot)com

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