With All the Evidence Against Him, Only a Sister’s Trust Can Save Him Now

When her prodigal brother Reef’s return to Yancey, Alaska, is shattered by his arrest for murder, Piper McKenna is determined to protect him.

Deputy Landon Grainger loves the McKennas like family, but he’s also sworn to find the truth. And he knows those closest to you have the power to deceive you the most. With his sheriff pushing for a quick conviction, some unexpected leads complicate the investigation, and pursuing the truth puts Landon’s career in jeopardy.

When Piper launches her own investigation, Landon realizes he must protect her from herself–and whatever complications await as the two follow clues deep into Canada’s rugged backcountry. Not only does their long friendship seem to be turning into something more, but this dangerous case is becoming deadlier with each step.

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My Review: Wow, this was a suspenseful ride! I will definitely read more of Dani’s novels. The plot was engaging and the romantic element was just what a dreamer like me loves! Excellent story!

About the Author

Dani Pettrey is a wife, homeschooling mom, and author. She feels blessed to write inspirational romantic suspense because it incorporates so many things she loves–the thrill of adventure, nail biting suspense, the deepening of her characters’ faith, and plenty of romance. She and her husband reside in Maryland with their two teenage daughters. Visit her website at www.danipettrey.com.

About the Book:

Sometimes love takes you on an adventure completely off the map.

Mallory Hale’s life quickly veers off course when she falls hopelessly in love. After a whirlwind romance, Mallory finds herself leaving the bustle and action of Capitol Hill for the remote town of Moses Lake, Texas–with husband, stepson, and a U-Haul in tow.

A sweet, mishap-filled journey into marriage, motherhood, and ranch living ensues, and Mallory is filled with both the wonderment of love and the insecurities of change. But what she can’t shake is the unease she feels around her husband’s new boss, Jack West. Jack’s presence–and his mysterious past–set her on edge, and when hints of a scandal emerge, Mallory finds herself seeking answers . . . and comes to realize that the middle-of-nowhere home she wasn’t sure she wanted is the very place she’ll risk everything to save.

My Review:

An engrossing story. I loved every minute and didn’t want the story to end! You can purchase a copy here.

About Lisa Wingate:

Lisa Wingate is a popular inspirational speaker, magazine columnist, and national bestselling author of several books, including Tending Roses, Talk of the Town, Blue Moon Bay, and Larkspur Cove, which won the 2011 Carol Award for Women’s Fiction. Lisa and her family live in central Texas. Visit www.lisawingate.com

Hey everyone! Today, I’m happy to have bestselling, award winning author Diann Mills on our blog today. I first met Diann in 2008 at a Christian Writer’s Guild conference. I was new to the writing world and she provided me with great advice and encouragement as I embarked on my own journey. Her latest release, The Survivor, releases this month.

I’m hosting a giveaway of one copy of The Survivor. To enter, leave a comment in this post. Winner will be announced on March 8th. Here’s Diann…

My second book in the Crime Scene: Houston series involved another solved cold case from FBI Houston’s files. Immediately I was drawn into the story of a nine-year-old little girl who’d survived a horrendous crime. The courageous little girl helped an FBI special agent put together a composite of her attacker, which led to an arrest twenty years later. Imagine, living with the fear of an abductor all that time. She was and is a true survivor.        

In writing from a solved cold case, my goal was not to exploit the victim or shock the reader with gory details. The victim’s tragedy became her triumph. I looked for ways to massage facts and weave the real character’s strength into a fiction project. Today, this woman is a wife and mother. All I can say is “Wow” and applaud her shining hope in a world often dominated by despair.

My hope in writing is to always entertain the reader, inspire the reader to attempt what looks impossible, and encourage them in everything they do. When a reader sees courage in a character, she wants to experience the same in her life. The truth is if I’m not a better person by the time I finish writing a book, then I can’t expect the reader to grow and change. It’s a beautiful circle, making all of us better people.

I had a second person in my life who helped me create the victim. She’s a good friend who has always given her best to those around her. She holds two doctorates, one in psychology and the second in social science … and she’s deaf. It hasn’t stopped her from TV interviews, speaking events, fund raisers for her nonprofit counseling practice, and helping patients achieve emotional freedom. She’s another one of my heroes.

From two dynamic individuals, I formed one character who will forever live in my heart as a role model and I hope live in your heart too.

I love what I do. Can you tell?

About Diann:

I’m happy to welcome, author Amanda Cabot, to our blog today! Her novel, Waiting for Spring, is available now!!

One of the questions I’m often asked about books is why I chose a specific location and timeframe for the story.  Although I often use fictional towns, I wanted real places for the Westward Winds books, and so I picked Fort Laramie for Summer of Promise and Cheyenne for the next two stories.  Why Cheyenne?  Besides the fact that I live here, it’s a city with an intriguing past. 

In less than twenty years, Cheyenne went from a rough and tumble railroad town to become both the territorial capital and one of the wealthiest cities in the country.  That wealth brought with it many of the amenities you’d expect, including an opera house that attracted the likes of Lily Langtry, streets lined with mansions, some of which boasted their own ballrooms, and electric lights for both homes and streets.

Though Cheyenne was founded as a railroad town and though the Union Pacific, along with the territorial government were major contributors to the city’s growth, much of the wealth came from cattle.  Cattle ranching grew rapidly in Wyoming Territory, in part because of the open range.  Who could resist the lure of free grazing?  The result was an influx of ranchers and cattle companies, culminating in what was called the “Great Grass Bonanza” of 1876 to 1886.  It was during that era that Cheyenne reached its pinnacle of wealth and influence, with cattle barons dominating the city’s social events.  But all things end.  Greed led to overgrazing, and a particularly brutal winter with massive herd losses caused many of the cattle barons to declare bankruptcy during the spring of 1887.   

Depressing?  Some might say so.  I’m sure that if I’d lived in Cheyenne then, I would have been distressed by all the changes that the end of that first cattle era brought.  But as an author 125 years later, I found that final year of immense wealth and prosperity intriguing enough to use it as the background for Waiting for Spring.  And so you have it, a story set in Cheyenne in the fall of 1886.

 Brief Bio

From the time that she was seven, Amanda Cabot dreamed of becoming a published author, but it was only when she set herself the goal of selling a book by her thirtieth birthday that the dream came true.  A former director of Information Technology, Amanda has written everything from technical books and articles for IT professionals to mysteries for teenagers and romances for all ages.  She’s delighted to now be a fulltime writer of Christian historical romances.  Her Texas Dreams trilogy received critical acclaim, and Waiting for Spring, the second in her Westward Winds series, was just released.