Hidden Witness

GIVEAWAY

 

MCCOY, SHIRLEE

HIDDEN WITNESS

The ranch was her safe haven...but now she's been found

As the only witness to a murder, FBI defense attorney Annalise Rivers has no choice but to enter witness protection on a remote dude ranch. But after an attempt on her life, Annalise must rely on the ranch's owner, former navy SEAL MacArthur Davis, to keep her safe. And Mas will do whatever it takes to help Annalise live to testify...even if it costs him his future.

My Review:

This right here is why Shirley McCoy is high up on my auto-buy list. She delivers a wonderful balance of romance and suspense in this gripping page-turner. The opening scene is t-e-n-s-e!!! And I loved the rollercoaster of highs and lows that catapulted me to the must-take-a-breath-or-I'm-gonna-pass-out ending. 

McCoy knows how to draw out a suspenseful scene and how to sneak in a toe-curling one with just the right amount of description to make a reader feel like she's actually experiencing the bite of the cold or the terror of discovery or the sweet comfort of a touch. And that makes me one very enthralled reader.

Unputdownable!

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

If you would like a chance to win a gently read copy of  Hidden Witness, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday October 3 2020 . Offer open to International Readers. Good luck

How Sweet It Is

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HATCHER, ROBIN LEE

HOW SWEET IT IS

He lost his brother. She lost her dream. Together, they might find what they're really looking for.

Holly Stanford is doing the best she can with the restaurant she inherited from her late uncle. But after her fiance abandons her and the business, Holly regrets having given up her dream of becoming a pstry chef. Now a few bad financial decisions might cost her everything including her hopes for the future.

Jed Henning has done well with his new company despite his prodigal brother's behavior. When Jed's father, the controlling member of the board of drectors, temporarily suspends operations until his sons work out their differences, Jed resentfully chases his brother, Chris, to Boise. There Jed rents a basement apartment from Holly and hopes to convince Chris to get his act together before their company collapses.

Unaware that Holly is the one person who can help him get through to Chris, Jed starts the tough work of reconciliation armed with little more than a few family photographs, a stack of old letters, and a Bible that belonged to his great-grandfather, Andrew Henning. And as romance blossoms between Holly and Jed, the story of Jed's great-grandfather highlights the power of God across the generations and the legacy of a family's courageous faith.

My Review:

I am seriously in love with this series. Robin Lee Hatcher was definitely inspired to write each Legacy of Faith story. I love how the books are linked through the legacy of a great-grandfather's well-loved bible and how it touches his progeny right when they need divine intervention the most. 

Each book can be read as a standalone, but if you read them in order you will get a real sense of Great-Grandpa Henning's character and faith through the secondary plots (eeeeeeppp --  dual timeline alert!)

This time round, our current timeline hero is great-grandson Jed who seems to have it all. Successful businessman, favoured son -- he's spent a lifetime getting it right while his erstwhile younger brother keeps getting it wrong. This is an upended prodigal son story and I loved the emotional layers Hatcher packed into this complicated sibling relationship. 

There's so much more I want to say about the way the story unfolds, the significance Holly brings to Jed's life (in more ways then one) and the powerful impact Great-Grandpa Henning's faith has upon generations to come...but I won't. One, because I'd have to be specific and that would mean spoilers and, two, this is the type of story you really want to explore for yourself, savouring every nuance along the way. 

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

If you would like a chance to win a copy of  How Sweet It Is, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday October 3 2020 . Offer open to International Readers. Good luck

Ford

 

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RANDOM RETRO READ DAY!

WARREN, SUSAN MAY

FORD

Family...country...or the woman he loves...

Navy Seal Ford Marshall isn't the kind to stand by and let a woman get hurt -- especially when it involves his twin sister, RJ. So, when she makes the news, accused of sparking an international incident, he doesn't care what it takes -- he's going to find her and bring her home.

But he might need a little help, so he calls on the woman who has had his back during the last three years -- Petty Officer Scarlett Hathaway, former communications expert-turned Rescue Swimmer candidate. She'll help him get into the country, watch his back, and...well, they might be able to have one last mission together before she leaves for a new life, a life he very much wants to be a part of now that she is off his team. Maybe he can convince her to give them a chance to kindle the spark that's simmered between them for years. 

Scarlett Hathaway isn't sure what future she wants -- not when she suddenly has to care for her little brother. Maybe she should quit the Navy and start life with the man she can't help Ford find his sister. And maybe, along the way, figure out if they have a future.

But finding RJ somewhere in the vastness of Russia with the FSB chasing them will push Scarlett beyond even her courage and make her question everything she thought she wanted...including Ford. What will it cost her to love a man who saves the world?

And when Ford is asked to choose between saving his sister, saving the world from a war, and rescuing the woman he loves...can he live with his decision?

My Review:

Forget my usual edge-of-your seat descriptors 'cause you won't be sitting down for this action-packed, swoon-a-licious read. If you're like me, you'll be collapsed on your fainting couch or breathing into a paper bag...or both at the same time! 

Once again Susan May Warren has bound me up in her story telling spell and I'm not quite ready to shake my way free from the delicious bibliophile afterglow. And, hooray me, I still have two Marshall novels to read so I don't have to say goodbye to this wild and crazy clan just yet. 

I love the way the author gives some quality page time to RJ and York, setting the stage for the next book...well the book after the next book because Warren likes to make her readers suffer through agonies of anticipation. In fact, she likes to make her characters suffer just as much, and, mercy but Ford and Scarlett have to work through a lot before they can look forward to a happily ever after!

High stakes espionage. Complicated layers of deceit to work through. Intense danger at every turn. It's the kind of plot stuff that keeps a reader glued to the page. Especially when it's broken up by intensely sweet moments of toe-curling romance. Happy sigh. 

And God bless Susan May Warren for her audacious penchant for weaving a strong faith thread into every story. In Ford, Scarlett struggles with finding God in all the hard places. In fact, she's been waiting for Him to show up her whole life without realizing He has been leading the way all along. Moving and inspiring -- just the kind of message I need to remember as I stumble on the rocky path of my own faith walk. 

Another Epic Warren Read!

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

If you would like a chance to win a copy of  Ford, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday October 3 2020 . Offer open to International Readers. Good luck

Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful

GIVEAWAY
RANDOM RETRO READ DAY!

WARREN, SUSAN MAY

OH THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL

She kept him alive in his darkest hour...

CJ St. John never dreamed his epic summer as a smokejumper would end with a harrowing plane crash -- one that crushed his pelvis and rendered him nearly an invalid. He wouldn't have made it through the dark night of pain and danger without brave fellow smokejumper Hannah Butcher. In fact, if he were to admit it, he probably fell in love with her that night.

He gave her the courage to reach for her dreams...

Hannah Butcher had dreamed of being a smokejumper for years -- but dreaming and doing are vastly different. During rookie camp, she would have given up if it hadn't been for CJ St. John urging her on. She probably fell in love with him then -- but especially when he held her hand and kept her calm during their terrifying survival.

A winter storm awakens their memories -- fears...

When Hannah discovers that CJ plans on skipping out on their mutual friends' wedding, she knows he's been lying to her about his recovery -- and determined to give him the same stubborn encouragement he's given her by forcing him to attend. But when a blizzard detours them, and worse, they're run off the road, they'll have to face their darkest fears to survive. A Christmas story about the miracles that happen when the weather outside becomes frightful.

Note: If you picked up this title in the Candy Cane Kisses Christmas Anthology, this is an extended version! Discover how CJ and Hannah fell in love...and continue their story after the storm is over!

My Review:

During these tumultuous times, I take comfort in the few constancies available to me  -- like being able to count on Susan May Warren to mercilessly torture her characters (and me) even during the holiday season. :-) Heart warming Christmas fare? Definitely not! There are so many 'yikes' and 'ouch' and oh 'nooooooo' moments that I continually embarrassed myself as I listened to the audible version of Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful on my neighbourhood walks. My tormented gasps and harried squeals got the attention of passersby who thought I'd injured myself somehow. (I have a disability and walk with either Nordic Poles or a walker so their concern was logical...and kinda sweet.) I kept having to explain that my pain went much deeper than bone and muscle, that it was my heart in peril thanks to the cunning imagination of one very cagey author. :-)

So, be prepared for a few yuletide sucker punches and plenty of angst as Hannah and CJ come to grips with the clashing of life's perils and heart's desire.And if you're a Warren fan, you'll see many familiar faces along the way. In fact, this edition has bonus content that wasn't in the novella collection Candy Cane Kisses published in 2016. I haven't read the Montana Fire series yet, but I'm guessing the bonus content comes in the form of flashbacks to that fateful plane crash, which, I'm also guessing was told in one of the novel's from different character's viewpoints. This is all CJ and Hannah muddling their way through uncertainty and hardship as they make their comebacks -- both individually and as a team of the happily-ever-after variety.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

If you would like a chance to win a copy of  Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday October 3 2020 . Offer open to International Readers. Good luck

September Giveaway -- Week Four

 

My thanks to everyone for making this 

such a fun week of bookish fellowship. 

Love hanging out with a crowd of people 

who take their TBR lists as seriously as I do! :-) 

Before we get started with the giveaway announcements let's take a look at the books that got the most votes in each genre:

Christmas : 

An Ivy Hill Christmas by Julie Klassen

(SIDE NOTE: We are a loyal lot because this book 

was the most requested in the Historical Category last time!)

Historical :

A Castaway in Cornwall by Julie Klassen

(SIDE NOTE: Consistent and loyal because we requested

her the most in two different categories!)

Contemporary :

Some Bright Some Day by Melissa Tagg

Suspense/Mystery : 

Courting Misfortune by Regina Jennings

Amish : a tie!

The Amish Christmas Secret  by Vannetta Chapman

The Coffee Corner by Amy Clipston

Without further ado, here are our 

Reader's Choice Winners...

drum roll please...wait....
 we need more appropriate sound effects. 

I know! Cue the swish of fanning pages!

CHRISTMAS WINNERS:

WON BY AGBOSS
AND
JACKIE SMITH

HISTORICAL WINNERS:

WON BY CC

WON BY WINNE THOMAS

CONTEMPORARY WINNERS:

WON BY TRACEY HAGWOOD

WON BY PAULA S.

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE/MYSTERY WINNERS:

WON BY LUCY REYNOLDS

WON BY PAM K

AMISH WINNERS:

WON BY KAY GARRETT

WON BY JANA LEAH

CHRISTIAN FICTION WINNERS:

WON BY NICOLE SAGER

WON BY DIANA FLOWERS

Wait -- it's not over yet. I decided to throw in a Vanity category --

in other words, it's all about my cover love. 

I chose my favourite cover for each genre and then did

a draw from the names of readers who entered them...a kind of draw within a draw? Am I making sense? Hope so. Here are those winners:

My Favourite Christmas Cover:

(and the pic that gave me the notion to do this...)

Seriously, how can you not feel a burst of Christmas

optimism when you look at this cover? I have put antlers on dogs, cats, very reluctant bunnies and made a valiant attempt with a pet rat, but 

none of my critters came close to the scrumptious goodness 

of this decked out baby!

WON BY MARK

My Favourite Historical Cover:

I'm really drawn to the subtle contrast between the

background and the silhouettes. And I love all

the curleques -- they look embossed. And this cover is

so different from the norm.

WON BY ELIZABETH LITTON

My Favourite Contemporary Cover:

Love the simplicity of this one and the atmosphere

it creates. The soft tones, pink meshing with white 

just pulls me in.

WON BY PATTY

My Favourite Romantic Suspense Cover:

This one is soooo creepy. Very atmospheric

and I like the black and white images...except for

the shovel handle...eeep!

WON BY LIZ R.

My Favourite Amish Cover:

So many Amish covers look the same, usually pretty stark

background and one figure looking away. I like this one

because it's lively, telling a story before you even

open up the book. And I love the sparse use and 

varying tones of red and green. Perfect for a Christmas story.

WON BY MELANIE BACKUS

And that's a wrap! I'll send winners an email stating their book and publication date and also requesting a mailing address (or notification that you would prefer an ebook and confirmation of email address to send it to) so that I have everything ready for release day! Then I will email you once the book has been ordered.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK'S GIVEAWAYS:

Reader's Choice -- Christian Fiction

 

GIVEAWAY

It's that time again -- when a bibliophile's fancy turns to new fall releases....and that means.....

 Reader's Choice Giveaway!

Autumn Edition!!

So here's how this thing works: You recommend CHRISTIAN FICTION titles with release dates in October, November or December 2020 (up to three suggestions per genre day) and you have a chance to win one of your recommendations! BUT it's a little more complicated than that so be sure to read ALL the details before entering.

PLEASE NOTE: email entries are not eligible this week. :-(

IT'S CHRISTIAN FICTION GIVEAWAY DAY!

To be entered in the draw just leave a comment (or 3) below, including the title(s) of the book(s) in the Christian Fiction genre you would like to win.

Christian Fiction

A full length story or novella or collection of novellas. Any genre including previous selections you've made on other days also for specific genres not covered this week such as Women's Fiction, Speculative etc. 

How does it work?

Easy peasy! Make recommendations in the comment section each day and if you win, you win the book you suggested.

BUT YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES!

Publication dates must be

 October, November or December 2020

Each day is genre specific so

only submit books from that genre

Christian Fiction books only please!

You can offer up to 3 suggestions per genre day

BUT

they need to be made in

three separate comments

(makes it easier for me to tally)

No email entries this week

(too hard to keep track of due to

# of responses)

 entrants must submit their own selections

(not piggyback on someone else's  logon)

Open to International Readers

I'm all about spreading the good news about Christian Fiction

all over the globe!!!!!

It's helpful if you include your email (using AT and DOT instead of @ and . to protect yourself from spammers) but you only need to add it to one of your comments (per day). If you choose not to include your email then it's up to you to contact me if you're a winner.

Draw will held and winner announced on 

Saturday September 26 2020

INDIE CHRISTIAN FICTION TITLES:

WOMEN'S FICTION
OCTOBER 4

SEASON OF HOPE

BRENDA S. ANDERSON

DECEMBER 22

WOMEN'S FICTION

FINDING GRACE

R. MARSHALL WRIGHT

NOVEMBER

GENERAL FICTION

THE NEVER LIST

DIANNE J. WILSON

DECEMBER

WOMEN'S FICTION

Reader's Choice -- Amish Fiction

 

GIVEAWAY

It's that time again -- when a bibliophile's fancy turns to new fall releases....and that means.....

 Reader's Choice Giveaway!

Autumn Edition!!

So here's how this thing works: You recommend CHRISTIAN FICTION titles with release dates in October, November or December 2020 (up to three suggestions per genre day) and you have a chance to win one of your recommendations! BUT it's a little more complicated than that so be sure to read ALL the details before entering.

PLEASE NOTE: email entries are not eligible this week. :-(

IT'S AMISH FICTION GIVEAWAY DAY!

To be entered in the draw just leave a comment (or 3) below, including the title(s) of the book(s) in the Amish Fiction genre you would like to win.

Amish Fiction

A full length story or novella or collection of novellas where the hero or heroine (or both) are Amish OR the story has significant Amish involvement through Amish secondary characters and Amish community. Can be historical or contemporary and cross genres such as YA, suspense or dual timelines.

How does it work?

Easy peasy! Make recommendations in the comment section each day and if you win, you win the book you suggested.

BUT YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES!

Publication dates must be

 October, November or December 2020 

Each day is genre specific so

only submit books from that genre

Christian Fiction books only please!

You can offer up to 3 suggestions per genre day

BUT

they need to be made in

three separate comments

(makes it easier for me to tally)

No email entries this week

(too hard to keep track of due to

# of responses)

 entrants must submit their own selections

(not piggyback on someone else's  logon)

Open to International Readers

I'm all about spreading the good news about Christian Fiction

all over the globe!!!!!

It's helpful if you include your email (using AT and DOT instead of @ and . to protect yourself from spammers) but you only need to add it to one of your comments (per day). If you choose not to include your email then it's up to you to contact me if you're a winner.

Draw will held and winner announced on 

Saturday September 26 2020

Reader's Choice -- Romantic Suspense / Mystery

 

GIVEAWAY

It's that time again -- when a bibliophile's fancy turns to new fall releases....and that means.....

 Reader's Choice Giveaway!

Autumn Edition!!

So here's how this thing works: You recommend CHRISTIAN FICTION titles with release dates in October, November or December 2020 (up to three suggestions per genre day) and you have a chance to win one of your recommendations! BUT it's a little more complicated than that so be sure to read ALL the details before entering.

**Special Note: In a bid to help bring more awareness to indie published books (which are harder to source pre-release date) I am going to include a list of indie books at the end of each blog post. If I discover more titles after this blog goes live, I'll list them all in caps in the comments.**

PLEASE NOTE: email entries are not eligible this week. :-(

IT'S ROMANTIC SUSPENSE / MYSTERY GIVEAWAY DAY!

To be entered in the draw just leave a comment (or 3) below, including the title(s) of the book(s) in the Romantic Suspense / Mystery genre you would like to win.

Romantic Suspense / Mystery Fiction

A full length story or novella or collection of novellas where the mystery is an important part of the plot. The hero or heroine (or both) are often in peril (more so in suspense.) Can be set in any time period -- contemporary or historical -- and cross genres such as YA, Amish or dual timelines.

How does it work?

Easy peasy! Make recommendations in the comment section each day and if you win, you win the book you suggested.

BUT YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES!

Publication dates must be

 October, November or December 2020

Each day is genre specific so

only submit books from that genre

Christian Fiction books only please!

You can offer up to 3 suggestions per genre day

BUT

they need to be made in

three separate comments

(makes it easier for me to tally)

No email entries this week

(too hard to keep track of due to

# of responses)

 entrants must submit their own selections

(not piggyback on someone else's  logon)

Open to International Readers

I'm all about spreading the good news about Christian Fiction

all over the globe!!!!!

It's helpful if you include your email (using AT and DOT instead of @ and . to protect yourself from spammers) but you only need to add it to one of your comments (per day). If you choose not to include your email then it's up to you to contact me if you're a winner.

Draw will held and winner announced on 

Saturday September 26 2020

INDIE ROMANTIC SUSPENSE / MYSTERY TITLES:

Murder and Mistletoe (novellas) by Nancy Mehl, Cara Putman, Vickie Hinze, Virginia Vaughn, Loree Lough, Liz Bradford, Lynn Shannon, Shaen Layle, Adam Blumer, and Mary Alford --EBOOK FORMAT ONLY - Oct 6

Memories, Murder and Small Town Money (Katy Cross #3) by KC Hart - Oct 1

Merry Murder and Small Town Santas (Katy Cross #4) by KC Hart - Nov 1

Forgiven Again by Gina Holder - Nov 3

Crashing Into Jake by Sara Blackard - Nov 3

The Secret Baby Rescue by Jo Grafford - Nov 11

Reader's Choice -- Contemporary Romance

GIVEAWAY

 

It's that time again -- when a bibliophile's fancy turns to new fall releases....and that means.....

 Reader's Choice Giveaway!

Autumn Edition!!

So here's how this thing works: You recommend CHRISTIAN FICTION titles with release dates in October, November or December 2020 (up to three suggestions per genre day) and you have a chance to win one of your recommendations! BUT it's a little more complicated than that so be sure to read ALL the details before entering.

**Special Note: In a bid to help bring more awareness to Indie published books (which are harder to source pre-release date) I am going to include a list of indie books at the end of each blog post. If I discover more titles after this blog goes live, I'll list them all in caps in the comments.**

PLEASE NOTE: email entries are not eligible this week. :-(

IT'S CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE GIVEAWAY DAY!

To be entered in the draw just leave a comment (or 3) below, including the title(s) of the book(s) in the Contemporary Romance genre you would like to win.

Contemporary Romance

A full length story or novella or collection of novellas set in any time period after 1980 with Romance as a central theme. May cross genres such as YA, suspense, Amish etc. and may include dual timelines.

How does it work?

Easy peasy! Make recommendations in the comment section each day and if you win, you win the book you suggested.

BUT YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES!

Publication dates must be

 October, November or December 2020

Each day is genre specific so

only submit books from that genre

Christian Fiction books only please!

You can offer up to 3 suggestions per genre day

BUT

they need to be made in

three separate comments

(makes it easier for me to tally)

No email entries this week

(too hard to keep track of due to

# of responses)

 entrants must submit their own selections

(not piggyback on someone else's  logon)

Open to International Readers

I'm all about spreading the good news about Christian Fiction

all over the globe!!!!!

It's helpful if you include your email (using AT and DOT instead of @ and . to protect yourself from spammers) but you only need to add it to one of your comments (per day). If you choose not to include your email then it's up to you to contact me if you're a winner.

Draw will held and winner announced on 

Saturday September 26 2020

INDIE PUBLISHED CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE:

(There's a lot of them -- seems to be the preferred genre choice for indie authors? So I'm just going to list the titles and authors and

 release dates  rather then post images. )

OCTOBER:

Yagos : The Marriage Contract by Kattarin L. Kirk (Oct 1)

Jocelyn : A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Sarah Monzon (Oct 6)

Her Billionaire Best Friend by Jo Grafford (Oct 6)

Rescued by the Hero by Mandi Blake (Oct 7)

The Billionaire's Birthday Blind Date by Jo Grafford (Oct 13)

Playing Married in Summit County by Katherine Karrol (no date)

NOVEMBER:

Mistaking the Cowboy by Mandi Blake (Nov 17)

Stranded with the Hero by Hannah Jo Abbott (Nov 18)

DECEMBER:

Cadence of Cranberries by Valerie Comer (Dec 8)

The Billionaire's Birthday Secret by Jo Grafford (Dec 15)

Forgiven by the Hero by Tara Grace Ericson (Dec 17)