Book Review

On My Honor by Patty Smith Hall – Review

January 18, 2023 by Suzie Waltner 1 Comment

About the Book

A Girl Scout Troop Joins the Battle of the Atlantic

Full of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this new series celebrates the unsung heroes—the heroines of WWII.

Ginny Mathis was finished with nursing school and had no intention of staying rooted in the Outer Banks—then war broke out. With her father away, she feels duty-bound to stay and help her mother and younger sister. While working as a clerk for the Oregon Inlet ferry, naval officers ask Ginny and others to be watchful for German U-boats reportedly spotted in the area. So to help occupy her teenage sister, Ginny enlists the Girl Scout troop she leads to help watch for suspicious activity along the coast.

Timothy Elliott is no stranger to death. As a British reporter working with the M-6, he’s numb to the losses of war after two years of fighting the Germans. Maybe that’s why he volunteered for this mission—to connect with an ex-German naval officer who stole the Furor’s battle plan for the Atlantic war. When the boat giving him passage to New York is bombed near the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Tim is thrown from the boat and wakes up in the care of a group of young girls.

Ginny follows her sneaky sister on a clandestine mission and discovers the shipwreck victim. Ginny knows she must take charge, but is this man the enemy, or does he hold secrets that could turn the tide of the Battle of the Atlantic in the allies’ favor?

The Rose and the Thistle by Laura Frantz – Review

January 16, 2023 by Suzie Waltner Leave a Comment

About the Book

In 1715, Lady Blythe Hedley’s father is declared an enemy of the British crown because of his Jacobite sympathies, forcing her to flee her home in northern England. Secreted to the tower of Wedderburn Castle in Scotland, Lady Blythe awaits who will ultimately be crowned king. But in a house with seven sons and numerous servants, her presence soon becomes known.

No sooner has Everard Hume lost his father, Lord Wedderburn, than Lady Hedley arrives with the clothes on her back and her mistress in tow. He has his own problems–a volatile brother with dangerous political leanings, an estate to manage, and a very young brother in need of comfort and direction in the wake of losing his father. It would be best for everyone if he could send this misfit heiress on her way as soon as possible.

Drawn into a whirlwind of intrigue, shifting alliances, and ambitions, Lady Blythe must be careful whom she trusts. Her fortune, her future, and her very life are at stake. Those who appear to be adversaries may turn out to be allies–and those who pretend friendship may be enemies.

Week in Review 1/8/23 – 1/14/23 and Giveaway

January 14, 2023 by Suzie Waltner 7 Comments

It’s hard to believe we’re at the halfway point of January already, isn’t it? But I am grateful for a 3-day weekend.

For those who I’ve contact this week about giveaway wins, I am going to the post office today, so keep an eye out for your books.

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One (1) winner will receive print copies of all three books in Kimberley Woodhouse’s Secrets of the Canyon series (A Deep Divide, A Gem of Truth, and A Mark of Grace). Giveaway ends 12/13/23 at 11:59 PM EST and is open to US mailing addresses only.

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First Line Friday: Within These Walls of Sorrow by Amanda Barratt

January 13, 2023 by Suzie Waltner 5 Comments

It has been more than two years since I read Amanda Barratt’s The White Rose Resists, but the story has stuck with me. I am sure the same will be said when I finish her newest realease, Within These Walls of Sorrow.

Critical Threat by Lynette Eason – Review

January 12, 2023 by Suzie Waltner 1 Comment

About the Book

FBI Special Agent Grace Billingsley tracks serial killers, using her skills as a psychiatrist and behavioral analyst to get dangerous people off the street and safely behind bars. But prison psychiatrist Sam Monroe knows that just because a killer is incarcerated doesn’t mean they’re not a threat. His own father, Peter, is a serial killer–in prison but certainly not out of Sam’s life, as much as he wishes he was.

When bodies start showing up with Peter’s MO, Sam and Grace are both called in to consult. They’ve met before–and though Grace thought they’d made a real connection, Sam ghosted her. They’ll have to get past the awkwardness and mistrust to solve this case–especially because it’s about to get personal.

USA Today bestselling author Lynette Eason doesn’t give you time to catch your breath in this breakneck race to stop a serial killer.