Book Review: “Mississippi Nights” by D. M. Webb
May 20, 2013 at 5:04 am | Posted in Books | Leave a commentTags: Book Review, Christian Fiction, Thriller
D. M. Webb in her new book, “
Mississippi Nights” published by Ambassador-Emerald International brings us into the lives of David Boyette and Jeremy Boyette.
From the back cover: Two brothers, one death–the bond of brotherhood faces its greatest challenge against resentment and guilt. Can the love between two brothers eventually win against pain and guilt?
When Firefighter David Boyette’s fiance perishes in a car fire, he blames his brother, Sgt. Jeremy Boyette, for her death.
Three years later, David returns home with a dark and devastating secret. With the help of family, a woman’s love, and a small child’s devotion, can David overcome insurmountable odds as he and Jeremy face the bitterness that enslaves him?
Together the brothers must decide if the bond of brotherhood is stronger than resentment and hate.
Anybody remember the old T.V. show “Emergency”? That show centered on the Paramedics and the Firemen every week with some help from the Police. Here Ms. Webb has joined the two Departments together with the two brothers. But hold on, David blames Jeremy for his fiance’s death so there is hatred, bitterness and unforgiveness between them. Now three years later David comes home with a secret. He really needs his brother to help him overcome in this area but Jeremy is having his problems as well. Can a new love, a young girl and his brother help David in his dark time? Ms. Webb has given us a powerful story about family and how desperately we need each other when the chips are down. Besides having some really exciting action sequences, “Mississippi Nights” is all about how a family relates to each other. The themes of unforgiveness, bitterness and what it can do to a person and the power of love are displayed to perfection. David, Jeremy, Maggie, Poppy and the other characters play out so well on the pages you would think you had known them all your life. “Mississippi Nights” is a great read that I was sorry to see come to an end. I look forward to more stories from this very talented author.
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
Book Review: “Parallax View” by Allan Leverone
May 20, 2013 at 4:31 am | Posted in Books | Leave a commentTags: Book Review, Fiction, Thriller
Allan Leverone in his new book, “
Parallax View” published by Rock Bottom Books brings us into the life of Tracie Tanner.
From the back cover: It’s late in the Cold War, and the Soviet Union is slowly disintegrating.
In the midst of this uncertainty and upheaval, a mysterious group of KGB officials has concocted a desperate plan in an attempt to maintain power.
And one beautiful young CIA operative is all that stands between this shadowy cabal and the outbreak of World War Three.
Spring, 1987. CIA Special Operations agent Tracie Tanner is tasked with what should be a relatively straightforward mission: deliver a secret communique from Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
After smuggling the document out of East Germany, Tracie believes she is in the clear. She’s wrong. There are shadowy forces at work, influential people who will stop at nothing to prevent the explosive information contained in the letter from reaching the White House.
Soon, Tanner is knee-deep in airplane crashes and murder, paired up with a young Maine air traffic controller and on the run for their lives, unsure who she can trust at CIA, but committed to completing her mission, no matter the cost.
You can visit Allan’s website at www.allanleverone.com.
When I was growing up the Russians were our enemy. Before Reagan made friends with them he actually called them the Evil Empire. It is into this tense atmosphere that Mr. Leverone drops Tracie Tanner. All Tracie has to do is deliver a message from Gorbachev to Reagan. Easy, huh? One more thing back then the U.S.S.R. was still intact. It had not yet broken up into all the entities that exist today. So there is a group of die-hards that do not want The Cold War to end. So the chase is on from Germany to Maine and from there to Washington. Suspense, murder, espionage, and romance all rolled up into one adventure. “Parallax View” is one very exciting book. It is a thriller as both Tracie and Shane are, literally, on the run for their lives as they attempt to deliver the message. “Parallax View” is a roaring good story that will keep you highly interested in what is going to happen next.
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Pump Up Your Book. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
Book Review: “The Utter Relief Of Holiness” by John Eldredge
May 18, 2013 at 6:10 pm | Posted in Books | Leave a commentTags: Book Review, Non-Fiction
John Eldredge in his new book, “
The Utter Relief Of Holiness” published by FaithWords shows us How God’s Goodness Frees Us from Everything that Plagues Us.
From the back cover: In the depths of your being, you ache for goodness; we all do. (Something caused you to pick up a book with the word holiness in the title!) We are made for goodness just as we are made to breathe, just as we are made to love. Whatever life has to throw at you, friends, goodness is your strength, your refuge in the storm. What a relief it would be to be set free from all that plagues us — the inner struggle with anger, or contempt, the habitual sins. And there is a way to be good again.
Here is a book that explores the beauty of the genuine goodness available to us in Jesus Christ, and guides us through the process whereby God makes us whole and holy by his love. You will be relieved. Utterly.
God tells us, “Be ye holy as I am holy.” That is where most people walk away. How can we be holy like God? What does it mean to be holy? All holy means is one notch higher, a higher quality, to be at the level of God. Can we be that high? John Eldredge points out what Paul wrote, “Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love.” (Eph 1:4) So the answer is yes. Holiness is something we all long for just, somehow, do not know how to attain it. John Eldredge has broken down his book into two sections: Section One is The Surprise of Holiness and Section Two is The Way to Holiness. Six chapters in each section give us an understanding of what God has always meant for us and what actions we need to take to receive what God has for us. It is time to be relieved and “The Utter Relief Of Holiness” is a great resource to get there. Not only will you be blessed by reading it if you give it as a gift to your friends and family then they will be blessed also.
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from FaithWords. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
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