Attempted Mountain Murder by Jaime Jo Wright

 Book Description:  When a sniper shoots at Lainey Jo Beckett through her apartment window, she knows her cover in WITSEC has been blown. Injured and desperate to escape, she jumps into the first car she sees, which just happens to have former navy SEAL Bowen Mays behind the wheel. He may no longer be on active duty, but when they discover her WITSEC handler dead, Bowen takes Lainey Jo’s protection into his own hands. As they escape deep into the Bighorn Mountains, with not one but two shooters on their tail, can Bowen overcome his past failure and keep Lainey Jo alive?

My Thoughts:  This is the first book I've read by author Jamie Jo Wright. And it's fantabulous!

I loved the action, the suspense and The Who Dunnit. 

The action keeps the reader the turning the page because one's fingers can barely keep up and the suspense....well it's fast paced and the mystery of it all was full of surprises.  

There is no spice but there is light romance.  This story centers around suspense and mystery of Lainey Jo and how in WITSEC is she being detected??

Bowen helps her and she needs his help.  Such a grand hero!

It's a fabulous read!

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INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups (400 g) sugar
• 1 cup (215 g) grapeseed oil, neutral oil, avocado oil or olive oil
• 4 eggs
• 15 to 16 ounces (454 g) canned pumpkin (not pie filling), see notes above
• 3/4 cup (177 g) water
• 3 cups (384 g) flour
• 2 teaspoons (11 to 12 grams) baking soda
• 1 to 1.5 teaspoons (5 to 7 grams) fine sea salt or kosher salt (I use 7 grams salt)
• 2 teaspoons (7 grams) cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (or less) or a few dashes of freshly grated
  
  

• INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease 2 standard (8.5 x 4.5-inch) loaf pans (or 4 to 5 mini loaf pans depending on what size you are using — don’t fill pans higher than 2/3 full) with butter or non-stick spray.
  2. Using a stand mixer or hand mixer or simply a whisk (my preference!) beat sugar and oil together until blended. Add eggs one at a time mixing after each addition. Add pumpkin purée and water and mix until blended.
  3. Add the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves (if using), and allspice (if using). Whisk only until just incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pans.
  4. Bake for about an hour (if using standard loaf pans) but start checking for doneness after 45 minutes — the loaves are done when the center springs back when touched. Note: When using the small pans, the loaves should be done in under 45 minutes. Start checking after 30 minutes.
  5. Let cool 15-20 minutes in pan; then transfer to a cooling rack to continue cooling before cutting and serving. 

Fun Friday!

 

Saving Amelia by Cathy Gohke

 Book Description:  Increasingly wary of her father’s genetic research, Rachel Kramer has determined that this trip with him to Germany—in the summer of 1939—will be her last. But a cryptic letter from her estranged friend, begging Rachel for help, changes everything. Married to SS officer Gerhardt Schlick, Kristine sees the dark tides turning and fears her husband views their daughter, Amelie, deaf since birth, as a blight on his Aryan bloodline.

Once courted by Schlick, Rachel knows he’s as dangerous as the swastikas that hang like ebony spiders from every government building in Berlin. She fears her father’s files may hold answers about Hitler’s plans for others, like Amelie, whom the regime deems “unworthy of life.” She risks searching his classified documents only to uncover shocking secrets about her own history and a family she’s never known.

Now hunted by the SS, Rachel turns to Jason Young—a driven, disarming American journalist and unlikely ally—who connects her to the resistance and to controversial theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Forced into hiding, Rachel’s every ideal is challenged as she and Jason walk a knife’s edge, risking their lives—and asking others to do the same—for those they barely know but come to love.

My Thoughts:  I love summer and, again, this summer I entered the Tyndale Summer Reading Program.  So glad I did!  As one of my "prizes" I picked this book Saving Amelie by Cathy Gohke.

When I first saw the cover of this book I actually passed it up. Then I went back and read the description and thought it sounded interesting.

When the book arrived it sat on my TBR for a couple of months and then the other day, since I was finished with my last book, I decided to read it.

Well, this is one great read!  As I began reading I first thought the book was going to be about a rich young woman and how she saves a young deaf girl from the Third Reich.  Oh!not!so!  Well, this does come into play but there  is SO much more to this story.

I had to put the book down several time because it IS so intense!  

This book is about life . . .what is our duty to others AND Dietrich Bonhoeffer!  Wow!  

The suspense, the story line, the challenge of one's duty to Christ!  Cathy Gohke pens an incredible, not.to.be put.down story!

This is my favorite read this summer!  

You just gotta read this book . . . it will make you think!  

• Paperback: 464 pages

The Memory House by Mary Alford

 

The Memory House by Mary Alford

 Book Description:  When grief counselor Elise Warren inherits Coldwater Hollow, the crumbling Victorian estate of her estranged father, she expects to settle his affairs and finally leave the past behind.

Instead, she finds hidden journals, secret recordings, and evidence that her father’s controversial psychological treatments may have harmed more than they healed.
As Elise digs deeper, fragments of her childhood begin surfacing—memories of a frightened girl named Ivy, whispered warnings from her long-missing mother, and a darkness lurking beneath the house itself.
But the more Elise uncovers, the less she trusts her own mind.
Someone has been inside Coldwater Hollow.
Someone is watching her search for answers.
And someone desperately wants one missing piece of evidence to stay buried.
Because if Elise remembers what really happened twenty years ago, she may discover that the greatest mystery was never what happened to Ivy.
It's who Ivy was.

My Thoughts:  Mary Alford is a stunning writer.  I've never read anyone else's books who have SO much in them.  

This is like no other book that I've read from her.  

This story is a psychological thriller that is full of surprises.

It's a quick read, coming in at 206 pages.  Of course, as a reader you'll want to keep reading because it's a captivating story.

I honestly could not put all the events together.  I didn't see some of the evidence pointing to the culprit.

Elise is a great character as is Reid. 

There is no spice in this thriller.  And it's not a scary read.  It's also not an action read but my.oh.my this story keeps you on your toes.

The question throughout the whole story is "Who is Ivy?"  

If you love thrillers and a great mystery you'll love this new story! 

It's not an expensive book get it on HERE for $6.99

I received a complimentary copy from the author. 

The opinions in this review are my own.

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