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  Welcome to the Blog Tour for Hope Beyond the Waves by Heidi Chiavaroli, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours ! ABOUT THE BOOK Title : Hope Beyond the Waves  Author : Heidi Chiavaroli Publisher:  Hope Creek Publishers, LLC Release Date: June 28, 2022 Genre: Christian, Dual Timeline Fiction From award-winning author Heidi Chiavaroli comes a sweeping dual timeline story that explores hope and enduring love in the midst of the impossible.   Massachusetts, 1993   After making a grievous mistake that will change her life forever, Emily Robertson is sent away to live with her grandmother on Cape Cod. When Emily finds a timeworn photograph buried in a drawer, she realizes her grandmother has concealed a secret even bigger than her own. Will convincing Gram to reveal their family history help Emily make the most important decision of her life or will it prove her parents right—that family scandal is better off buried and forgotten?  Massachusetts, 1916   Atta Schaeffer plans to marry th

    MY REVIEW     Paperback:  224 pages Publisher:  Love Inspired Suspense (July 26, 2022) Language: English ISBN-10:  1335587179 ISBN-13: 978-1335587176 ⬅ ️ Click Photo for Purchase Information   “ Framed and on the run…   With nowhere left to hide   When a failed mission leaves CIA operative MacKenzie “Mac” Sharp injured and her partner presumed dead, going off-grid is the only way to survive. But her old flame, CIA officer Gabe Denton, has tracked her down and led a well-connected enemy right to her door. Now with someone trying to frame and kill her, working with Gabe is the only way to clear her name…and stay alive. ”   Thank you in advance to the author, Tina Radcliffe, for providing a complimentary review copy. A positive review was not required nor requested, and all words are my own. Right off, Tina Radcliffe is better known for her Love Inspired “cowboy” romances (notably the Big Heart Ranch  and Hearts of Oklahoma  series). This is her first foray into Love I

  MY REVIEW   Series:  Cowboy Lawmen (Book #6) Paperback:  224 pages Publisher:  Love Inspired Suspense (July 26, 2022) Language: English ISBN-10:  1335587152 ISBN-13: 978-1335587152 ⬅ ️ Click Photo for Purchase Information   “ An uncovered grave reveals a deadly secret…   Publicly vowing to bring a serial killer to justice, Deputy Cecile Richardson solidifies herself as the criminal’s next target. And when a newly discovered victim is identified, it becomes even more personal for Cecile. She will solve this cold case. Can Sheriff Josh Avery keep her safe long enough to identify and catch the culprit—or will the killer successfully hunt down his prey? ”   Thank you in advance to the author, Virginia Vaughan, for providing a complimentary review copy through her review team. A positive review was not required nor requested, and all words are my own.   I cannot believe this is the final book of this series! It seems like just YESTERDAY I was reading, Texas Twin Abduction

  MY REVIEW   Paperback:  368 pages Publisher:  Revell (July 5, 2022) Language: English ISBN-10:  0800740270 ISBN-13: 978-0800740276 ⬅ ️ Click Photo for Purchase Information   “ Aidyn Kelley is talented, ambitious, and ready for a more serious assignment than the fluff pieces she's been getting as a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star. In her eagerness, she pushes too hard, earning herself the menial task of writing an obituary for an unremarkable woman who's just entered hospice care.   But there's more to Clara Kip than meets the eye. The spirited septuagenarian may be dying, but she's not quite ready to cash it in yet. Never one to shy away from an assignment herself, she can see that God brought the young reporter into her life for a reason. And if it's a story Aidyn Kelley wants, that's just what Mrs. Kip will give her--but she's going to have to work for it.   Debut author Sara Brunsvold delights with this emotional multigenerational s

🩸🔬 CSI: Crime Scene Information   🔬🩸   I know, this is the SECOND non-book review post in a row.    Occasionally, as you may have noticed, my blogs can get as “wordy” as my reviews. To be honest, this is stuff I wanted to feature in the “ What Goes into My Reviews ” blog, but that was quite long as it was, and this information didn’t exactly “fit” in with the entire point of that one.    But, it DOES have to do with the “review”.    This isn’t to re-hash anything, but more or less expand on issues I saw in the book and hopefully provide a little “clarity” on where I got some of my information that influenced my “critique”.    Often, my educational and life experience background gets me in trouble – literally. And, it definitely did because of that review. It’s not new territory, my grandma often said I was too smart for my own good – the reaction is definitely new territory for me though.    Here’s a bit of background on me that will probably come as a surprise to so