Heart in Hand by Barbara Cameron

  This is a sweet Amish romance about a second chance for love.  Anna is a young widow who lost her husband to leukemia two years ago.  What has helped her through are her two cousins, their grandmother, and the craft shop they run together, along with her faith in God.  When widower Gideon Beiler comes into the shop with his young daughter looking for a craft they can do together, she helps them choose knitting and a friendship begins.  As the three spend more time together, friendship turns to romance, but can Anna risk losing someone again?

I enjoyed this third book in the Stitches in Time Series, but not as much as the first two.  It wasn't as light of a story as I was expecting and I thought she would be a little more feisty based on her personality in the other books.  It was fun to see what's happening in the lives of her cousins and grandmother, who were all featured in the first two books.  This is a cozy story for romance lovers.

I received this book free from Abingdon Press in exchange for an honest review.

A Matter of Trust by Lis Wiehl with April Henry

  This is a very enjoyable mystery about a prosecutor trying to solve her best friend's murder!  Mia Quinn is talking to Colleen, her coworker and best friend, on the phone when she hears a gunshot on the other end of the line.  She ends up investigating the case partly because she knew both Colleen and another prosecutor killed four years ago in the same way, which was never solved.   Detective Charlie Carlson is assigned to her as they dig for commonalities between the victims and also investigate a case involving a teenage boy who committed suicide after being bullied.  Mia's not sure she can trust Charlie to do his job above-board. and her home life is just as stressful with being a recent widow, buried under debt, juggling a rebellious teenage son, and a four-year-old who starts screaming in her sleep.

I liked the varied aspects to this story, from Mia's struggles at home to the investigations into both cases.  She deals with real-life issues of trying to do all and be all as a single parent.  There's a possibility of romance with two men and I liked being shown some of their perspectives also.  Mia's father  is a new Christian, which she finds confusing and surprising, and I look forward to seeing where that goes in future books. The investigations were very interesting;  I liked the description of their procedures but also the emotional depth the cases brought to the story as a whole.  Lis Wiehl is a former federal prosecutor, so she's knowledgeable about her topic and a good writer as well!  I'm definitely looking forward to more in this series and to checking out her other books.

I received this book free from Booksneeze in exchange for an honest review.

Indelible audio by Kristen Heitzmann, read by Kirsten Potter

I loved this book!  Natalie Reeve's toddler nephew is grabbed by a mountain lion while hiking with her, her brother, and sister-in-law.  Trevor McDaniel, a high-country outfitter who dabbles in search-and-rescue,  happens to be on the mountain and rescues him.  Trevor has a compulsion to rescue people due to a horrific accident from his past, and he's drawn to Natalie, a sculptor with eidetic memory who releases the images she sees into the clay.

Someone soon views Trevor as an archangel and nemesis.  He starts receiving disturbing pictures of children in trouble and when children in his own community, along with Natalie, are threatened, they must work with the police chief to figure out who it is and how to stop them.  There are also very interesting minor characters, especially Fleur, a blind woman who paints. 

I loved the varied, flawed characters in this story and the different perspectives we're shown.  There's so much emotion portrayed and I was fascinated by Natalie's eidetic memory, Fleur's life, Trevor's emotional baggage, even a minor character's struggle with germs and phobias.  There was almost a poetic feel to the descriptions of scenery in the beautiful Colorado mountains and the sections that talked about the disturbed man felt very foreboding.  This book is actually a sequel to Indivisible, which I wasn't aware of when listening, but I did feel that I should know who some of the characters were already.  It worked very well as a stand-alone, but I can't wait to read the first one and get to know some of the other characters better.  Kirsten Potter does an amazing job reading this story, changing her voice for each character and giving it a haunting quality that fit so well.  This is a beautifully written romantic suspense that I definitely recommend!

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Angelguard by Ian Acheson

This is an exciting, action-packed novel that shows what's really going on behind the scenes of our world!  Jack Haines is in the middle of a war.  First, he's hurt in one of three bomb blasts that occur in Sydney, Los Angeles, and London.  He loses his wife and two of his children.  Then, months later and on the road to recovery, he meets two others who miraculously survived the other blasts.  There's a reason they've been brought together, but for what? He discovers some information that leads him to suspect another attack is imminent.  Meanwhile, in the supernatural realm, angels and demons are fighting all around them as good and evil fight for the upper hand.

I liked the action in the story.  There are a lot of characters to keep track of, which could get a bit confusing, but there is a character guide in the front to help out.  The story focuses more on action than on character development, and I would have liked there to be more of a balance.  I really liked the emphasis on prayer and how that was shown to make a huge difference in these battles.  There are a few instances of swearing, which I don't like to see in a Christian novel.  This is an entertaining and exciting read from a first-time author!

I received this book free from Kregel Publications in exchange for an honest review.


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Ian’s debut novel, Angelguard, is available now in the USA, Canada and the UK. It will be released in Australia in May. It’s been 10 years in the making and he’s very pleased it’s made the light of day.

Ian reads a lot, and a lot, and a lot more. He’s been telling and writing stories for most of his life since early childhood.

When Ian’s not writing he’s a professional strategy consultant having been in the Corporate world for the past 25 years. He brings some of this experience into his stories. He’s lived in Sydney, Australia, all of his life. Ian shares life with his wife, Fiona and they try to keep up with two almost-twenty something young men who give them much joy and you know what else if you’re a parent.

You can keep in touch with Ian at:

Website: http://ianacheson.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/achesonian

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