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I teamed up with a few of my favorite authors to bring you a chance to win $300 … Just in time for back to school! Plus, you’ll receive these six books free when you sign up for our newsletters! You can sign up for the newsletters through the rafflecopter.

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“Beneath Copper Falls” by Colleen Coble *book review and giveaway*

“Beneath Copper Falls” is another book is the “Rock Harbor” novel series.

Dana moves to Rock Harbor to escape an abusive fiancé and tries to start her life over with the help of her brother Chris. Dana is a 911 operator because she likes to help others and doesn’t want others to experience the hurt and pain that she has felt in her life.

I absolutely loved this book! It had a good steady pace with lots of drama and suspense from beginning to end. I could not put the book down because half way thru I suspected something and couldn’t wait to finish the book to see if I was right. I was gasping and riveted throughout the entire book!

I won’t be letting my teenager read this book because I feel like it is too dark for him since this story deals with abuse and a serial killer. I am truly shocked with how evil some people can be or become.

Author Colleen Coble has done it again with writing another amazing book! I highly recommend her for suspenseful christian drama.

I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

About the Book:
As a 911 dispatcher, Dana Newell takes pride in being calm in tough circumstances. In addition to her emotionally-charged career, she’s faced enough emergencies in her own life. She recently escaped her abusive fiancé to move to tranquil Rock Harbor where she hopes life will be more peaceful.

But the idyllic town hides more danger and secrets than it first appeared. Dana is continually drawn to her new friend Boone, who has scars inside and out. Then she answers a call at her job only to hear a friend’s desperate screams on the other end. Soon the pain in her past collides with the mysteries of her new home—and threatens to keep her from the future she’s always wanted.

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Biography
Best-selling author Colleen Coble’s novels have won or finaled in awards ranging from the Best Books of Indiana, the ACFW Carol Award, the Romance Writers of America RITA, the Holt Medallion, the Daphne du Maurier, National Readers’ Choice, and the Booksellers Best. She has over 2 million books in print and writes romantic mysteries because she loves to see justice prevail. Colleen is CEO of American Christian Fiction Writers. She lives with her husband Dave in Indiana. Visit her website at http://colleencoble.com.

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“Double Eagle Double Cross” by M. R. Durbin *book review and giveaway*


“Double Eagle Double Cross” by M. R. Durbin

This story have lots of historical facts, drama and suspense as Charley returns home to spend time with his family and discovers interesting things his deceased father has left behind for him.

I learned a lot of interesting facts about ancient coins including history of the double eagle coin.

The book begins with a scene from 1902 which makes sense further on in the book, then jumps to modern-day times. Near death experiences, break ins, mysterious texts…lots of drama and a good steady pace to this story!

I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

About the book:
After an unexpectedly thrilling summer with his grandfather, Oregon State student Charley Sawyer is ready to catch his breath at his late parents’ Oregon beach home. Hoping for some rest and relaxation, Charley is met instead by devastation: the house has been ransacked. In his inventory of the damage, Charley stumbles across the item the trespasser must have been after, the only thing that seems out of place: a mysterious key. And when he learns what it unlocks, Charley is drawn into yet another adventure with a ragtag group more than willing to help.
Mac Bowman, the brainy and beautiful anthropology student who joined Charley in his summer escapade, is thrilled when she is presented with the opportunity to conduct research in Oregon. Maybe a little time together will allow the pair to explore their feelings for one another. But when she arrives, she is disturbed by what she finds: Charley has disappeared without a trace.

As Charley and Mac each work to unravel their mysteries, their searches collide dramatically. Only one thing is clear: the moment he found the key, Charley unwittingly opened the door to a long-held secret—one that could cost him his life. . . .


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The Return (Amish Beginnings) by Suzanne Woods Fisher *christian book review*

The Return (Amish Beginnings) by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Book 3 of 3 in the Amish Beginnings Series

I enjoyed this story even though I haven’t read the other two books in the series.

It was hard to read about the Indian attacks and the hatred that both the Indians and settlers had for each other. Some Amish settlers felt strongly that all Indians were bad, and some like the Bauer family, decided to leave things in God’s hands and have faith and not hatred towards their fellow men. Some parts were a little graphic but most of the story would be fine for young adults and adult readers.

I did feel a little lost in the beginning of the book because I didn’t know who the different families were but quickly figured it out and enjoyed reading about them and the time period. Benjamin Franklin even made an appearance! Very well written, historical fiction christian book!

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About the book:
Beautiful and winsome, Betsy Zook never questioned her family’s rigid expectations, nor those of devoted Hans, but then she never had to. Not until the night when she’s taken captive in a surprise Indian raid. During her captivity, Betsy faces brutality and hardship, but also unexpected kindness. She draws strength from native Caleb, who encourages her to find God in all circumstances. She finds herself torn between her pious upbringing and the intense new feelings this compelling man awakens within her.

Handsome and complex, Hans is greatly anguished by Betsy’s captivity and turns to Tessa Bauer for comfort. Eagerly, Tessa responds, overlooking troubling signs of Hans’s hunger for revenge. When Betsy is finally restored to the Amish, have things gone too far between Hans and Tessa?

Inspired by true events, this deeply layered novel gives a glimpse into the tumultuous days of prerevolutionary Pennsylvania through the eyes of two young, determined, and faith-filled women.

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