A little bit about what you'll find reviewed here

A little bit about what you'll find reviewed on this blog: I believe the best books involve characters you wish you could read more about long after the book is finished. Recently, I've been searching for hidden gems from the past. I read mostly fiction, and I'm a bit of a prude. I don't normally enjoy books with sex or excessive language.

Who I am:
I raised two wonderful girls, and I'm super proud of them. I enjoy reading (of course), sewing, cross stitching, photography and writing. I live in the high desert portion of Washington (which I didn't know existed until my husband and I decided to move here) and have really enjoyed my time out here. I am excited to see what God has next in store for my life!

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Sins of the Past - Dee Henderson, Dani Pettrey and Lynette Eason

This is a collection of three novellas by popular authors Dee Henderson, Dani Pettrey and Lynette Eason.

First up is Missing by Dee Henderson.  John is back in Chicago because his mother is missing.  Sharon is the investigator in charge and brings him in on the case.  Will they find his mother safe?

This one started out somewhat slow for me.  Overly descriptive moments of police procedure bogged down the beginning, but the story picked up in the second half.  I have to admit I had the culprit figured out before the cops did, which was a bit disappointing.  At the end, it was a decent story.  3.5 stars.

Next is Shadowed by Dani Pettrey.  July – 1979.  Fans of the Alaskan Courage series will return to Yancey, Alaska with the parents of the McKenna clan.  Ben and Libby find the body of a competitive swimmer, Kat, in a strange place.  In the past, Kat had told Libby she wanted to defect from Russia, but Libby hadn’t believed her.  Now Libby wonders if Kat had been telling the truth.  Now it seems the killers are after Libby, and Ben is determined to keep her safe.

GREAT story!  The action is from beginning to end making it hard to put this one down.  The characters are well developed, and even the minor characters are likeable.  Seeing Agnes is a bittersweet reminder for those readers who have read Submerged, the first in the Alaskan Courage series.  The ending to this one was super, super cute!  5 stars.

Last up is Blackout by Lynette Eason.  Macey is regaining her memory of a tragic event that happened years ago.  Regaining her memory has put her life in danger.  Someone believes she knows where the loot is from a burglary, but she can’t remember.  That person is willing to kill to get the information from her.  Confiding in her neighbor, Chad, is hard, but she trusts him and believes he can help her.

This is another great story.  As Macey puts more pieces together of what happened that night, the more the danger increases.  This was a hard story to put down, and I basically read it in one sitting.  5 stars.

*I received a copy of this book from Bethany House through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.


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