Reader's Choice -- Amish Fiction

GIVEAWAY

IMPORTANT EDIT: Due to an ongoing problem with issues posting comments on blogger using iPhones or Macs, I'm opening up all the Reader's Choice Week giveaways to email entries as well. BUT PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, if you can post in the comments do, it's much less work for me and so much more fun for everyone to see what other readers are looking forward to in new releases. Plus we all need the info so that we can add titles to our TBR lists!!! (so just ignore the bit in the rules area about not being open to email entries) Oh -- and please put in your subject line: the genre, so today would be Amish Fiction, and then in the body of the email put in all three of your choices.

Eeeepppp! The snow might not be melting but the calendar says it's Spring and that means it's time for... 

Reader's Choice Giveaway

Spring into Books Edition

So, here's how this thing works: You recommend CHRISTIAN FICTION titles with release dates in April, May or June 2022 (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.

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 an Amish community. Can be historical or contemporary and cross genres such as YA, Suspense, etc and may include dual timelines.

How does it work?

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

BUT YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES!

Publication dates must be

APRIL, MAY OR JUNE 2022

Each day is genre specific so

only submit books from that genre

Christian Fiction books only please!

You can offer up to three suggestions

per genre day

BUT

they need to be made in

three separate comments

(makes it easier to tally)

No email entries this week

(too hard to keep track of 

due to # of responses)

entrants must submit their own selections

(no piggyback on someone else's log in)

Open to International Readers

(I'm all about spreading the good news

about Christian Fiction far and wide)

It's helpful to 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 are a winner.

Draw will be held and winner announced on 

Saturday April 2 2022

Reader's Choice -- Romantic Suspense / Mystery Fiction

GIVEAWAY

IMPORTANT EDIT: Due to an ongoing problem with issues posting comments on blogger using iPhones or Macs, I'm opening up all the Reader's Choice Week giveaways to email entries as well. BUT PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, if you can post in the comments do, it's much less work for me and so much more fun for everyone to see what other readers are looking forward to in new releases. Plus we all need the info so that we can add titles to our TBR lists!!! (so just ignore the bit in the rules area about not being open to email entries) Oh -- and please put in your subject line: the genre, so today would be Romantic Suspense / Mystery, and then in the body of the email put in all three of your choices.

 Eeeepppp! The snow might not be melting but the calendar says it's Spring and that means it's time for... 

Reader's Choice Giveaway

Spring into Books Edition

So, here's how this thing works: You recommend CHRISTIAN FICTION titles with release dates in April, May or June 2022 (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.

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 -- a full length story or novella or collection of novellas where 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 may cross genres such as YA, Amish etc and may include dual timelines.

How does it work?

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

BUT YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES!

Publication dates must be

APRIL, MAY OR JUNE 2022

Each day is genre specific so

only submit books from that genre

Christian Fiction books only please!

You can offer up to three suggestions

per genre day

BUT

they need to be made in

three separate comments

(makes it easier to tally)

No email entries this week

(too hard to keep track of 

due to # of responses)

entrants must submit their own selections

(no piggyback on someone else's log in)

Open to International Readers

(I'm all about spreading the good news

about Christian Fiction far and wide)

It's helpful to 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 are a winner.

Draw will be held and winner announced on 

Saturday April 2 2022

Reader's Choice -- Contemporary Romance

 

GIVEAWAY

IMPORTANT EDIT: Due to an ongoing problem with issues posting comments on blogger using iPhones or Macs, I'm opening up all the Reader's Choice Week giveaways to email entries as well. BUT PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, if you can post in the comments do, it's much less work for me and so much more fun for everyone to see what other readers are looking forward to in new releases. Plus we all need the info so that we can add titles to our TBR lists!!! (so just ignore the bit in the rules area about not being open to email entries) Oh -- and please put in your subject line: the genre, so today would be Contemporary Fiction, and then in the body of the email put in all three of your choices.

Eeeepppp! The snow might not be melting but the calendar says it's Spring and that means it's time for... 

Reader's Choice Giveaway

Spring into Books Edition

So, here's how this thing works: You recommend CHRISTIAN FICTION titles with release dates in April, May or June 2022 (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.

IT'S CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE / 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 Contemporary Romance / Fiction genre you would like to win.

Contemporary Romance / Fiction -- a full length story or novella or collection of novellas set in any time period after1980. 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 and if you win, you win the book you suggested.

BUT YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES!

Publication dates must be

APRIL, MAY OR JUNE 2022

Each day is genre specific so

only submit books from that genre

Christian Fiction books only please!

You can offer up to three suggestions

per genre day

BUT

they need to be made in

three separate comments

(makes it easier to tally)

No email entries this week

(too hard to keep track of 

due to # of responses)

entrants must submit their own selections

(no piggyback on someone else's log in)

Open to International Readers

(I'm all about spreading the good news

about Christian Fiction far and wide)

It's helpful to 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 are a winner.

Draw will be held and winner announced on 

Saturday April 2 2022

Readers Choice -- Historical Fiction

GIVEAWAY

IMPORTANT EDIT: Due to an ongoing problem with issues posting comments on blogger using iPhones or Macs, I'm opening up all the Reader's Choice Week giveaways to email entries as well. BUT PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, if you can post in the comments do, it's much less work for me and so much more fun for everyone to see what other readers are looking forward to in new releases. Plus we all need the info so that we can add titles to our TBR lists!!! (so just ignore the bit in the rules area about not being open to email entries) Oh -- and please put in your subject line: the genre, so today would be Historical Fiction, and then in the body of the email put in all three of your choices.

Eeeepppp! The snow might not be melting but the calendar says it's Spring and that means it's time for... 

Reader's Choice Giveaway

Spring into Books Edition

So, here's how this thing works: You recommend CHRISTIAN FICTION titles with release dates in April, May or June 2022 (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 HISTORICAL ROMANCE / 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 Historical Romance / Fiction genre you would like to win.

Historical Romance / Fiction -- a full length story or novella or collection of novellas set in any time period before 1980. 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 and if you win, you win the book you suggested.

BUT YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES!

Publication dates must be

APRIL, MAY OR JUNE 2022

Each day is genre specific so

only submit books from that genre

Christian Fiction books only please!

You can offer up to three suggestions

per genre day

BUT

they need to be made in

three separate comments

(makes it easier to tally)

No email entries this week

(too hard to keep track of 

due to # of responses)

entrants must submit their own selections

(no piggyback on someone else's log in)

Open to International Readers

(I'm all about spreading the good news

about Christian Fiction far and wide)

It's helpful to 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 are a winner.

Draw will be held and winner announced on 

Saturday April 2 2022

Reader's Choice Quarterly Goal Review

GIVEAWAY

 

QUARTERLY GOALS REVIEW

GIVEAWAY!

It's super easy -- you just need to share at least one reading goal you have made for 2022. Can be as simple as the # of books you'd like to read or an author you'd like to try or a genre you want to focus on. Anything goes, they're your goals, after all. And, if you're comfortable sharing, let us know how you are progressing. Then, in the same comment, list a book that will help you reach your goal. So it looks like this:

"I want to catch up on some suspense series. Night Prey by Susan Sleeman."

****NOTE: BOOKS MUST BE CHRISTIAN FICTION****

You can enter up to three times in three separate comments -- and you can use the same goal or different ones each time.

Books can be published any time up until JUNE 2022. Currently published books will be ordered the first week in April for the winners, otherwise it will be an IOU for a April, May or June 2022 title.

See? Easy Peasy. But if you're still not clear, don't be shy about asking questions.

*IMPORTANT NOTE: TODAY'S GIVEAWAY IS OPEN TO EMAIL ENTRIES. JUST TYPE 'READING GOALS' IN THE SUBJECT LINE AND THEN LIST YOUR ENTRY SELECTIONS IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL.*

KAV'S 2022 

READING GOALS

   QUARTERLY REVIEW:

116 books read (that seems like a lot, but keep in mind, I live alone and have a chronic pain condition that limits what I can do. Plus I have a tedious amount of stretches and exercises to do daily, plus walks and listening to books is my dangling carrot! :-) And yes, audible books have really increased the number of books I am able to read.

13 books DNF (Did Not Finish) mostly because of content issues, only 3 Christian Fiction books -- 2 because I just couldn't get into the story and 1 because it had a dreaded love triangle that was reported to last most of the book.

#1 READ MORE INDIE AUTHORS

5 books -- Need to do better on this goal!

#2 CATCH UP ON SERIES I'M BEHIND IN

Need to better with this goal too!

2 series completely caught up

5 series in progress

#3 READ MORE DEBUT AUTHORS

6 authors -- not bad, but could do better

#4 READ MORE NEW-TO-ME AUTHORS

8 authors

#5 DIVERSIFY MY READING 

34 books! -- Yay me!!

This is largely thanks to my penchant for Regency Romances though, 'cause I had a lot of UK settings. By the end of the year the US might be considered a diverse setting for me. Bwahahaha! Here's the breakdown:

Diverse settings:

17 books set in the UK

4 books set in Canada

3 books set in France

1 book set in Australia

1 book set in Africa 

Diverse author nationality:

1 Canadian

2 British

2 Australian

8 Ethnically diverse authors

8 books with ethnically diverse characters

5 books with disabled or chronically ill characters

#6 STAY CURRENT WITH SERIES

19 series current to date!!! 

#7 START NEW-TO-ME SERIES

16 new series started! (ack, I'm already worried about keeping up!)

#8 PLAY AUTHOR CATCH-UP

Sigh, making some headway but haven't completely caught up with any of my targeted authors yet!

#9 READ OUTSIDE MY COMFORT ZONE (OCCASIONALLY!)

2 books -- oops, I'm still avoiding these but I did read a hockey book!!!!

#10 GIVE UNLOVED TROPES A SECOND CHANCE

0 books read!!!!! What can I say, I'm a reader of habit! Clearly I know what I like and gravitate towards that. I did try a love triangle but I DNFed it!!!! Oops again. 

Tada! That's it (so far!) So, now it's your turn:

HOW ARE YOUR READING GOALS COMING ALONG? Share below or in an email (remember to include book titles that will help you achieve your goal) and you have a chance to win one of those titles.

DRAW WILL BE HELD AND WINNER ANNOUNCED ON

SATURDAY APRIL 2 2022

March Giveaway -- Week Four

WON BY KAY GARRETT

WON BY LORAINE NUNLEY

WON BY CARYL KANE

WON BY
LUCY R
CINDY
WENDY NEWCOMB
ANGIE

WON BY CC

WON BY KAYLEE

You know the drill: winners will be contacted if they left their email address in a comment, otherwise it's up to the winner to contact me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca (please note it's ca as in Canada not com)

From time to time a winner and I do not connect so I have a one month time frame on giveaway wins. If I haven't been able to reach you within 30 days of your win, it will be forfeited. This has happened a few times now so, please, DON'T BE SHY -- CONTACT ME IF YOU DIDN'T LEAVE AN EMAIL OR IF I HAVEN'T BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN REACHING YOU!

Books will be ordered within a week of receiving your mailing address (or email address for ebooks) and I'll email you to confirm your book is on its way. Give it a full month before inquiring on the status of an order to allow for processing and shipping times.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK'S GIVEAWAYS:

Eeeepppp -- Time for our Spring Into Books Reader's Choice Week!!!! What kind of delectable books are in store for us in April, May and June? I can't wait to find out!

In case you're new here (or need a refresher) here's what Reader's Choice Week is all about:

You recommend Christian Fiction titles with release dates in April, May or June 2022 (up to three entries per genre day) and you have a chance at winning one of your suggested titles...or more accurately, a IOU for when the book releases.

But it's a little more complicated than that so be sure to read ALL the details listed each day before entering. Each day is genre specific which means you can only suggest historical titles on historical fiction day etc.) Here's the posting schedule:

Sunday March 27 -- 2022 Reading Goals Wishlist -- I thought it would be fun to do a quarterly catchup on the reading goals we set in January. I'll share all -- the good, the bad and the ugly (!) in my blog post and then, if you're so inclined, you can share your progress (or not) in a comment. This  giveaway is an opportunity for you to snag a title on your TBR list. Just add a book title (anything published up to June 2022) and if your name is drawn that's the book you'll win and you'll be one book closer to achieving your 2022 reading goals.

Monday March 28 -- Historical Fiction -- any full-length novel or novella or collection of novellas set in any time period before 1980. May cross genres such as YA, suspense, Amish etc and may include dual timelines.

Tuesday March 29 -- Contemporary Fiction -- any full length novel or novella or collection of novellas set in any time period after 1980. May cross genres such as YA, suspense, Amish etc and may include dual timelines.

Wednesday March 30 -- Suspense / Mystery Fiction -- any full length novel or novella or collection of novellas where 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 etc.

Thursday March 31 -- Amish Fiction -- any full length novel 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.

 Friday April 1 -- General Christian Fiction -- Any full length novel or novella or collection of novellas. Any genre including previous selections you've made on other days and also for specific  genres not covered this week such as Women's Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, etc.

WINNERS WILL BE 

ANNOUNCED ON 

SUNDAY APRIL 2 2022.

HOPPY READING EVERYONE!

An Orphan's Hope

GIVEAWAY

MILLER, CHRISTINA

AN ORPHAN'S HOPE

He trusts her with his new daughter. But his wounded heart is another matter...

Twice left at the alter, preacher Jase Armstrong avoids commitment at all costs -- until he inherits his cousin's three-day-old baby. Pushing him further out of his comfort zone is Erin Tucker, the nurse for his live-in octogenarian boss, and her lessons on caring for an infant. But can Jase open his heart enough to see the family forming around him?

My Review:

"The only way Jase could get a woman to the altar was by marrying her to another man."

Bwahahaha! Best first line ever!!! But it tugged at my heart too because poor Jase, to be left at the altar twice! No surprise that he is wary of love. Luckily he has some great friends who aren't above conniving on his behalf, like octogenarian Miss Franny. :-) Who is also his boss, 'cause Jase is a wedding chapel preacher which is ironic given his history. 

As if life wasn't complicated enough, he suddenly finds himself the instant guardian of a three-day-old baby and there's no doubt he's out of his element. He has no choice but to accept the help and guidance of Miss Franny's live-in nurse, who he is also attracted to.

Remember when I said Jase was wary of love? Well, so is Erin -- if the prospective beau is a preacher! Oy -- these two are definitely not meant for each other...if only Miss Franny and her meddlesome friend Miss Eugenie understood that! :-) 

Be prepared for laughter and drama and a cast of characters who will work their way into your heart. I read this book in one sitting because it was just too good to put down!

Goal Update: #4 Read more new-to-me authors

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a gently read paperback copy.

If you would like a chance to win a copy of An Orphan's Hope, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add your email to a comment, remember to use AT AND DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the dra

w 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 March 26 2022. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck 

Until Leaves Fall in Paris

GIVEAWAY

SUNDIN, SARAH

UNTIL LEAVES FALL IN PARIS

When the Nazis march toward Paris, American ballerina Lucie Girard buys her favourite English-language bookstore to allow the Jewish owners to escape. The Germans make it difficult for her to keep Green Leaf Books afloat. And she must keep the store open if she is to continue aiding the resistance by passing secret messages between the pages of her books.

Widower Paul Aubrey wants nothing more than to return to the States with his little girl, but the US Army convinces him to keep his factory running and obtain military information from his German customers. As the war rages on, Paul offers his own resistance by sabotaging his product and hiding British airmen in his factory. But in order to carry out his mission, he must appear to support the occupation -- which does not win him any sympathy when he meets Lucie in the bookstore.

In a world turned upside down, will love or duty prevail?

My Review:

Truly amazing! The kind of story that pulls at all a reader's emotions and makes her squirm a bit besides. Had me considering so many questions. Put in the same situations these characters were in, would I stand firm in my faith? Stick to my morals? Would I be willing to risk everything to help a noble cause? Or would I look away, try to rationalize dire circumstances into something more palatable? Or worse, ignore my conscience altogether and look for ways to profit from others misfortunes? These questions seem all the more pertinent these days as we watch a very similar situation play out in Ukraine.

I learned so much history from this book! And you'd think by now, after all the WWII novels I've read, I would know it all! :-) But no, clearly, I need more educating. For instance, I had no idea there were so many English speaking foreigners in Paris at the time of the German occupation. While British citizens had been rounded up and sent to internment camps, the Americans were allowed to conduct their business as usual.

For Lucie Girard that means running the English Language bookstore for her dear friends, Jewish owners who must flee the country before the German occupation takes a more deadly turn. She has sacrificed a career in the ballet in order to do that, but it isn't long before she's faced with decisions to sacrifice even more!

And Paul Aubrey lives under the scrutiny and scorn of his former American friends as he keeps his car manufacturing company running to supply the Germans with trucks and vans. He's considered a greedy opportunist and a Nazi collaborator though he's really spying for the US Army (and doing a bit of sabotage on the side!) It's bad enough that society is shunning him, but he wasn't prepared for that to carry over into his young daughter's life.

And then Paul and little Josie walk into a certain English language bookstore and...

Oy, the angst of the love story because vibrant, opinionated, impetuous Lucie discovers that Paul is a collaborator -- only she can't reconcile the kind, thoughtful, doting father with the cold mercenary of a businessman. (And for good reason, as we readers know!) So we have a doomed romance as the war amps up, with both the hero and heroine aiding the resistance in different ways, with neither knowing what the other is doing! My heart about stopped a hundred times during this read!

Sarah Sundin brings her unique flare and an interesting approach to another riveting World War II novel and I hung on every word. 

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

Goal Update: #5 Diversify my reading -- set in France

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a paperback copy.

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Until Leaves Fall in Paris, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add your email to a 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 March 26 2022. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck 

Abduction in the Dark

GIVEAWAY

NIGHT, JENNA

ABDUCTION IN THE DARK

Her sanctuary is breached...and a child's life is at stake.

When kidnappers attempt to abduct her nephew, Tanay Rivera will do anything to protect him -- even team up with bounty hunter Danny Ryan. But after Tanya unknowingly crosses the path of the criminal mastermind, she becomes the new target. With Danny by her side and her nephew finally safe elsewhere, it's a race to untangle the culprit's web before deadly danger catches up with them...

A Range River Bounty Hunters Thriller

My Review:

Whoa -- heart-in-throat opening scene kickstarts a tense, action-packed suspense and the relentless pace doesn't stop until the very end! Night has a way of creating the kind of ambiance that has a reader anticipating danger at every turn. Even her opening sentence, "The knocking at the front door was unexpected." gives off ominous vibes. And she's an amazing whiz at action scene choreography. I could see it all playing out in my mind -- every duck and dive and whizzing bullet. :-)

Danny and Tanya knew each other in high school. He was Mr. Popularity, she was not, so while they were aware of each other, their paths never really crossed until one fateful night when Tanya's home is invaded and...well, let's just say it's an intense meet-cute you'll want to read for yourself. Have some comfort chocolate and a teddy bear on hand to soothe  sensitive readerly nerves!

Love the glimpse Night gives us into the inner workings of the Bounty Hunter profession and she's included a solid team of secondary characters who provide excellent backup for our hero and heroine, as well as the kind of camaraderie I love to find in my suspense novels. This is the first book in A Range Rive Bounty Hunters Thriller series and the second similarly themed series by this author and I'm definitely eager to read more!

Goal Update: #7 Start new-to-me-series

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

Woohoo, the author has generously offered three paperback copies for this giveaway so along with mine there will be FOUR winners!

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Abduction in the Dark, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add your email to a 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 March 26 2022. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck 

Malicious Intent

GIVEAWAY

BLACKBURN, LYNN H.

MALICIOUS INTENT

Dr. Ivy Collins, founder and CEO of Hedera, Inc., is ready to begin clinical trials of her company's cutting-edge prosthetic. Her work has been heralded by government, medical, and advocacy groups and everyone hopes the device will be a success. Well, almost everyone. Someone is trying to sabotage Hedera and the launch, but to what purpose -- and how far will they go to get what they want?

Meanwhile, U.S. Secret Service Agent Gil Dixon can't believe he's finally been reunited with Ivy, his childhood best friend. Now that he's found her again, Gil intends to spend the rest of his life with her. But it will take all his skill to uncover the truth in time to save Ivy's life's work, her own life, and the innocent lives caught in the crossfire.

Perfectly balancing chilling suspense and uplifting romance, award-winning author Lynn H. Blackburn delivers a story of revenge, greed, and overcoming that you won't want to put down no matter how late it gets.

My Review:

Gobsmacked, that's me after finishing Malicious Intent. Not sure there are words enough to describe how good this book is so I'm just going to gush!!!! 

From the romance -- hello, reunion romance!!! There's nothing like a redeeming teenage love gone bad romance!!! And the suspense is so compelling -- set at a whiplash pace and steeped with intrigue. And that opening scene. Yikes!!!!!! I can't even...have your defibrillators handy. But the investigative side of this novel is just as riveting as Ivy and Gil and company work at putting all the pieces together. 

Eeeepppp --- and speaking of 'company,' not only do we get the whole gang from the first Defend and Protect book but we also get all kinds of Dive Team Investigators cameos too. And the camaraderie is so much fun -- full of banter and teasing and the kind of heart-to-hearts only the best of friends can get away with. I'm more than a tad shy of giddy over these guys!!!!!!

Love the balance the author achieves between the suspense and romance and faith elements in this story. With touches of humour seamlessly woven throughout. I'd go from laughing uproariously to cowering under my blankets with the flick of a page! Honestly think this might be Lynn H. Blackburn's best book yet...but I might have to go back and re-read the Dive series and this one just to make sure. :-)

Oh -- and no worries if you haven't read Unknown Threat or the previous series -- Malicious Intent reads beautifully as a standalone as well.

Goal Update: #6 Stay current with series

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a paperback or e book copy -- winner's choice.

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Malicious Intent, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add your email to a 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 March 26 2022. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck