Great beach read!

 

What Not to Do on Vacation by Rachel Magee

Cora, Bianca and Savannah are spending a month at the beach at their family’s traditional vacation spot to honor their mother’s last wish.  Oldest sister Savannah has planned lots of summer bucket list activities, but the one activity not listed is to prevent youngest sister Bianca out of her plan to marry her fiancé whom she met online but has never met in person.  Of course, the plot becomes knottier, but I don’t want to spoil the story.

This story has lots of witty banter, some family and relationship drama, and lots of laughs plus a great setting.  Never mind that it isn’t unpredictable.  It is a great beach read and has a happy ending with an important lesson that all the sisters learn.

I enjoyed it and would recommend it to a friend who enjoys a clean and witty romcom.  I am grateful to the publisher for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

Robert Whitlow's newest legal thriller

 

Guilty Until Innocent by Robert Whitlow

Joe Moore is serving a prison sentence for killing 2 innocent people while under the influence of meth.  He has come to terms with his guilt, accepted God’s forgiveness and begun to minister to his fellow inmates.  God is using him greatly to influence the other prisoners.  When his aunt decides she wants to re-open his case to see if he can be released early from prison, he isn’t sure what to think.  As the story proceeds, events begin to accelerate, and forces begin to conspire to keep Joe’s case closed. 

 This book held some unexpected surprises and plot twists, but it ended in a very satisfying manner.  The characters were worthy of admiration:   Joe, Ray and Deshaun for their faithful Christian witness in prison and Paige and Ryan for their spiritual journeys.  Even though Robert Whitlow’s writing style (and legal thrillers in particular) is not my favorite, I found much to like in this book. Readers who want to read a clean, suspenseful story will enjoy this book.  I am grateful to the publisher for the complimentary arc in return for this, my honest review.

 

 

 

Latest of Charles Martin's Keeper series

 

The Keeper by Charles Martin

This book, number 4 in the Keeper series, was full of surprises.  It does contain the same cast of characters as the previous book, with the addition of a few new ones.  It rehearses much of the last book to refresh the reader’s memory about the end of Bones’ life.  I found that helpful because it had been awhile since I had read the third book.  But the surprises take your breath away!  And the author keeps the door open for more stories in the series.

Readers who enjoy some action-packed adventure with a true hero—one worthy of admiration—will be glued to this book.  I am grateful to the publisher for the arc in return for this, my honest review.