FEAR NO EVIL by Robin Caroll

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With his father in a nursing home and his mother needing support, former Great Smoky Mountains park ranger Lincoln Vailes moves to the bayou town of Eternal Springs, Louisiana, to become a police officer. Recent college graduate and eager social worker Jade Laurent has also moved there to try and right the wrongs of an abusive past. But someone is running her car off the road and pointing guns in her direction. As Lincoln investigates her case, he uncovers ties to big-city gang warfare up north that appears to be making its evil way down south.

Fear No Evil sell for $14.99 retail, you can get the book at Amazon or Christian Books or at any bookstore.  320 pages  5 stars

Author Robin Caroll

This is the book on the heels of Deliver Us from Evil, a great stand alone book.

Lincoln Vailes, is back in Louisiana where his parents live. He has returned home to help his mom with his ailing father. A minister all his life, now Lincoln's dad is facing the horrible disease of Alzheimer's.  Lincoln's faith is tested to near the breaking point Jade Laurent (Santiago) is a social worker fresh out of college, with a mission to save all abused wives and children. Her past gives her a passion for the abused wives, and she is serious about her job. Perhaps too serious, allowing herself to become to much

involved  in a ongoing case.

Someone is in the small town of Eternal Springs Louisiana, on a mission to  harm Jade, and Lincoln, as a police officer on the small town force is determined to find out who it is and why they want to hurt her. What he doesn't expect, however is to loose his heart to the young social worker. 

Now it is personal, whoever is trying to hurt Jade has to be exposed. Will exposing that person lead to Jade's death? Will she survive the terror that has been planned against her?  

 

Robin Caroll, who I already enjoyed reading from her previous book Deliver Us From Evil (which Lincoln Vailes was in that book also) once again proved herself as an author with the ability to keep me on the edge of my seat. Throw in the fact that she is a fellow Arkansan, and she moves right to the top of my list of favorite authors. Definitely a book to read this summer! . 

 

This book was provided by B & H Publishing for review purposes only.

 

 

That's Where God is by Dan and Ali Morrow is such a beautiful book about a little boy and his grandfather.  The little boy who has no name in the book that I am going to call Jacob (because that is our little grandson's name) goes to see his grandparents every Sunday, he love to play with his grandfather.  One Sunday they were playing and Jacob asked his grandfather where God is.  The Grandfather told him to look around him all the next week and see if he could find where God was.  So all week Jacob looked at everything he did and found God in everything.  The next Sunday when he was back at his grandparents home he told his grandfather where all he had found God, the grandfather told him that God was also in his heart.  So Jacob learned all about God from his grandfather and all around him.

This is such a beautiful book for a kindergarden age child.  So beautiful illustrated with words and pictures, a must for all 4, 5 and 6 year old children,

This book was sent to me for review by Karen at The B&B Media Group, Inc.

Read the Excerpt here

Future Hope

by

David Gelber

"Future Hope" is Book One of the ITP series of books by David Gelber. This science-fiction novel begins with General Moosewood, Chairman of the ITP.

This book is very well written and there is a little bit of everything for everyone, romance, gambling, politics and corruption, demons, new technology, space travel and God. You will like it regardless of religious preferences, just let the author take you through his wonderful imaginary world. If you like SCI-FI. you will like this book.

It's the year 2156 and humanity is not the same. Dr. Tennyson has found the formula for Interdimensional Transport Protocol (ITP).

The first solo mission is being lead by pilot David Sanders and the hope that he will enter one portal then exit through a different portal a few minutes later and find he is several light years away. This will give humanity the ability to explore the universe and gather the supplies to sustain an ever growing population. Everything seems to be going fine when Major Sanders takes flight. He's so happy about the doors that this stint will open for him. Little did he know, he was about to get stranded. Things don't go as planned and David never exits. This leads to an investigation back on Earth by a corrupt Senator who wants the entire program shut down. Meanwhile, David has crashed on a mysterious planet that will start him on a journey that will cause him to question the direction of life back on Earth as well as the decision of mankind to turn their back on their creator. This book has it all - drama, danger, the thrill. The next book in the series is "Joshua and Aaron" be sure to look for it in your favorite book store or online.

This book was sent to me by the Author for me to review.

BLOG TOUR and Review

In A Heartbeat

by

Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy with Sally Jenkins

For the first time, this couple was featured in "The Blind Side" to tell their own story.

Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy with Sally Jenkins takes readers on an extraordinary journey of faith and love and shares unforgettable lessons about the power of giving a way of life , the huge blessings that decision has brought to them, and the ways we can all make a difference in our own communities.

Q & A with Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy Authors of

In a Heartbeat: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving

Q: Besides dominating the New York Times bestseller list, The Blind Side has also broken Hollywood records. Why do you think your family’s story has captivated so many people?

A: We think people love the story because they recognize some aspect of themselves there. We want to be the kind of people who really make a difference in the world, but so many people are convinced they don’t have the resources to be that kind of giver. We wrote In a Heartbeat to share our story in our own words precisely so that people will begin to realize that they can be the kind of people who help change someone’s life.

Q: Let’s talk about the problem of homeless and needy children in America. How do you believe this problem can be solved?

A: There are a lot of intractable problems in the U.S., from terrorism to health care. But the problem of children in need is curable; we can all do something about it today, individually, through the smallest acts. If every church in the U.S. sponsored one child, we could wipe out the problem of homeless children in this country. There are a million Michaels. Not every kid has the potential to become a star player in the NFL, but he or she may be the person who grows up to cure cancer, or becomes a great husband or wife to someone.

Q: How do you respond when people marvel at the risks you took as you brought Michael Oher into your family?

A: You know, you take a risk every day of your life. When you get in your car and drive across a bridge you take a risk. You don’t know if your tires are good, or if the pilings are going to hold, or if the bridge will fall in. But you don’t really stop and think about it, do you? You don’t get up every morning and kick all four of your tires. You don’t stare at the bridge and say, ‘Yeah, I think it’ll hold me.’ How did you know that bridge wasn’t going to fall? Yet you went right ahead and crossed it. Everybody takes risks, every day. You just don’t realize that’s what you’re doing.

Q: How do you define “cheerful giving”?

A: This is not giving to impress someone who may be watching, and it’s not giving because you feel guilty. The Bible says it best: “Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”-- II Corinthians 9:7

Q: In the book, you sum up your philosophy of giving in “The Popcorn Theory.” Tell us more about that.

A: The Popcorn Theory is about noticing others. It’s about seeing, not turning away from the immediacy of someone in need. It starts with recognizing a fellow soul by the roadside—even if he doesn’t seem to belong in your lovely red brick neighborhood and he is the biggest damn piece of popcorn you ever saw and his problems seem too immense to take on. It’s about assigning that person value, and potential. Like popcorn, you don’t know which kernel’s gonna pop. They just show up. It’s not hard to spot ‘em. The Popcorn Theory goes like this: “You can’t help everyone, but you can try to help the hot ones who pop right up in front of your face.”

Q: What if I don’t have many resources? How can I be a cheerful giver without a bunch of extra money?

A: Too often we think we lack the means to improve someone’s lot. We’re wrong. The Popcorn Theory doesn’t require you to write a large-scale check, or to take a hungry boy with eyes like leaping flames into your household. But it does require that you perceive the person standing right in front of you, and extend a hand in kindness. Consider this story we heard from a U.S. Senator during a trip to Washington for an Adoption Coalition convention:

There is a little-known Congressional initiative to give internships to young people who were so unwanted they have aged out of the foster care system. This Senator employs one such young man. One day the Senator passed by the mailroom, and paused and turned around. He noticed that his intern, fresh out of foster care, had reorganized all the old files. “This room has never looked so clean,” the Senator said. “You did a great job.” A few minutes later the Senator decided to get a cup of coffee. He returned to mailroom and found that his intern had tears streaming down his face. “Son, did I offend you?” he asked. “No,” the young man said. “That’s the first time anyone has ever told me that I did something good.” This gift had nothing to do with money. What this kid needed most was encouragement and self-worth, and that’s what he was given.

Q: As you share your story, one of the points you stress is that generosity is not just your personal value. It’s a core value for the entire family. What specific things have you done as parents to help your kids become cheerful givers?

A: One of our practices is something we call “Get one, give one,” which means when you receive something, give part of it away. To impress the lesson on our daughter Collins, we sent her to camp with underprivileged kids and on a searing mission trip to the Guatemala City Dumps, where she saw families living in lean-tos amid the garbage, yet with pictures of Christ hung amid the wreckage. Collins came to understand how fortunate she was: “He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.” (Acts 14:17) She also learned how important it was to share some of what she’d been given. Long before Michael came into our lives, Collins and Sean Jr. learned to accept the presence of kids sleeping on the sofa or lounging around the house. Friends at the Briarcrest School whose parents worked two jobs. One afternoon 7-year-old Sean Jr. came home to find them playing with his X-box. He sought out Leigh Anne and said, “What gives?” She replied, “We’re just helping them out. Be generous.” Sean Jr. went back downstairs and watched the brothers play a video game. “I’ve got the winner,” he said.

Q: In the book, you point out that the most important gifts your children gave each other had nothing to do with money. Tell us about those gifts.

A: As Michael became a member of the family, he and our other kids gave each other two small but crucial mutual gifts—loyalty and protection. At Ole Miss, Collins and Michael went everywhere together, and they and their friends achieved a new level of racial integration at that old southern school. Even now, when our family attends Michael’s games, he remains extremely protective of his sister, insisting on one occasion that his teammate walk her to the car to keep her away from unruly male fans. And for Sean Jr. having Michael in his family means they do more as a family—he gets much more of each of them.

This is one of the blessings of cheerful giving. We have always felt that Michael gave us far more than he received. All we did was put a roof over his head. He has given us back a stronger sense of home and family.

My Review:

First let me say that this book has a section of photos of the family in the center of the book.

The Tuohys' have the heart and the money to help a lot of people, it is great that they picked up a black young man in the rain and the cold as they were on their way to get breakfast. This young man Michael grew up to be a NFL basketball star. That is great that he was successful and that the people that picked him up that morning when he had no home and no warm clothes to wear were willing to take him in.

This book "In A Heartbeat" is about this couple that could afford to do all these things and seem to be that in the book they like to also brag about being able too, with all the money they have. Leigh Anne didn't have to cook and she didn't even want a kitchen in her home but they did have a small one. We are all not like this couple and they mean well and are able to give a lot to people. But most people in 2010 are thanking God if they have a job and can support their own family. So in one way the book is good to let people see they we all need to do all we can to help other people but in another way in this economy most of us are unable to do so.

This book was sent to me by Audra Jennings at The B&B Media Group for review.

Giant Blog Tour for David and Goliath

Product Description

David Liberty is a broken, lonely, and embittered old man. With his mind still intact but trapped in a failing body, doomed to spend his last days in a nursing home, David welcomes his impending death-his escape from life. All that changes when he is visited by an angel, Joelle, who confronts his past failings and offers David a second chance at life. At first David scoffs, but the chance to renew his body and live again intrigues him. But there is an extraordinary condition: "You will demonstrate to God through your actions that you believe and love Him," Joelle announces. David must help others reignite their faith so they do not lose eternity. Temporarily escaping his nursing home, David is thrown into the lives of people he begins to care deeply for. He hopes to reunite them with God, but he discovers another obstacle-the angel has removed David's ability to speak. In addition, David must fight a powerful enemy, who seeks to destroy God's children any way he can-and David, as well!

My Review: In book one of The Guardian Angel Chronicles, Hathaway introduces David Liberty, a bitter, depressed old man trapped in a nursing home, equally trapped inside a body that refuses to obey his wishes. With his past littered with a failed marriage and the loss of a son, and with no prospects for a good future, David longs for death. Until Joelle, his guardian angel, "that starts out as his therapist", offers him that precious gift that only God can give "a second chance." His daughter Mary makes her family go see him even though David does not seem to know they are there. Mary wants her dad back as he was before.

There are rules that David must followed, and he must carry them out in the spirit of the law. And in exchange for a physical body, David must sacrifice his voice. As a speaker, David had changed lives, helped marriages, and turned bad businesses into thriving corporations. Bereft of his natural talents, David must, in the words of Joelle, "use actions to assist those in need and to demonstrate your beliefs."

Through Joelle, David Hathaway alerts the reader that Satan will be trying to win people's souls. Satan takes great delight in destroying the Lord's children.

David Liberty has a second chance. He has divine assistance from his guardian angel. But he also has a fallen nature, and the ability to exercise free will. Will David take advantage of his second chance, or will he fall short of the mark yet again?

Bryan Hathaway has written a novel that explores spiritual warfare on its many levels. While doing so, he also makes his readers care about the characters, their personal situations, and the ever-present existence of a foe beyond mortal power to overcome.

Spiritual warfare has a new voice, and its name is Bryan Hathaway. Wow! What a fantastic book! A fresh new approach to spiritual warfare. Bryan Hathaway has a way of introducing his characters so familiarly, it's like they were your next door neighbors. He makes you care, and he challenges you to do something about it! This is a very amazing book that you will not want to put down.

This book was sent to me by Rebecca at Glassroads Publications for review.

BIO

A physical therapy clinic and fitness center owner, Bryan Hathaway has dedicated his life to helping people heal. In an effort to reach individuals at a spiritual level, Bryan has taken his knowledge of scripture and love for fiction and combined the two in his own series of novels, The Guardian Angel Chronicles. Recipient of "The small business of the year award" in 2003, Bryan has been a guest at local schools and churches where he speaks on subjects like: "Winning in sports and winning in life," and "Success after school." His speaking topics are all inspired by tragedies in his own life where he learned firsthand about the fragility of life and that there is no guarantee of tomorrow. Bryan writes to depict faith, love, honesty, and character so that one day his children could know these truths in life, even if their father was no longer around to physically teach them. Bryan enjoys his family and faith, the outdoors, sports, physical fitness, writing music, and a good philosophical debate. Bryan resides with his wife and four children in upstate New York.

Blog Tour and Review

Unwilling Warrior

by

Andrea Boeshaar

My Review:
There is nothing I like better than a good historical book. I love to read about the Civil War and that era. Unwilling Warrior did just that, a great book,

In this book I met Valerie Fontaine and Benjamin McCabe. These two fall in love but face strong obstacles during their romance. Valerie and Benjamin learn to lean the Lord, and find that God does indeed sustain them through loss and uncertainty as well as treachery; deceit from the wicked James designer Catherine.

Although the War Between the States makes it unsafe to travel, following the death of her mother, Valerie Fontaine leaves her Virginia boarding school to come home to New Orleans. However, her father lets her know that she is unwelcome.

Her father decides to marry Valerie off to neighbor James Ladden who she despises. She likes his guest t photographer Benjamin McCabe who is in town searching for his missing brother Luke who vanished during the Battle of Bull Run. Will Valerie have to marry James? Does Luke find his brother or was he lost in the war between the states?

Thanks to Rebecca at Glass Roads for this copy to review.

The Author

Milwaukee native, Andrea Boeshaar has given inspirational romance lovers another reason to fancy historical fiction with her new book, Unwilling Warrior, the first book in the Seasons of Redemption series. In 1991, I gave my heart to Jesus Christ. Soon after, I realized I was call to write Christian romance. My world changed. My writing changed. But my desire to write a romance set during the Civil War remained.

In 1994 my first novel was published. A grand attempt. But due to word length constraints, the story was only a shadow of what I really had wanted to create.

Sixteen years later, I was given my chance to write the story that’s lurked in my heart for nearly four decades. Unwilling Warrior is the result.

Gasping Heaven

From back of book: This is a the true story of a young doctor following God's plan for her to serve in the Great Cold Mountains of China. Dr. Tami Fisk's story not only recounts struggles and joys, but also grapples and probes issues through witty, heartwarming excerpts from journals she kept. Catch the life and beliefs of the Yi people through Tami's culinary adventures and 'Martian" experiences. When Tami returns home to prepare for more services in China, cancer breaks loose. This is a story of a doctor's journey beyond China facing terminal illness with faith, courage and a vision for heaven.

My Review:

Even when Tami was only 9 years old she knew that she wanted to be a missionary and a doctor serving overseas on the mission field. As she grew up and was in high school she studied and made the best grades that she could. She wanted to go onto college and she did. With such great grades she wad received scholarships to two of the best colleges but she wanted to stay near home so that she work and then later go to a better college as she became a doctor.

Tami always had a Bible in her hand and a notebook near by so that she could keep notes of anything that she thought important. She did finish college, medical college and her residency. Her first thought was that God wanted her to serve in Africa but after a trip to China and meeting these people she felt led to serve in China.

Before she could serve long, she had come home for a stay and that is when she found the cancer. Tami never stopped helping people and the Chinese as long as she was able. Then one night with her family around her she went out to meet the God she had served all her life. When her family came home from the hospital after Tami passed her brother opened her laptop and there was a poem there that she had left for her family. Tami had never married and used all her time in the service for God. This is what her brother and her parents found on her laptop.

This book was sent to me for review by Arielle at Bring It On Communications

Book will b released in Sept. you can pre-order your book here or on any book sites.

Tami's Poem

Today I am healed.

Perhaps not the way you had hoped for,

Prayed for, waited for

But I'm in a glorious new body,

Free of pain, full of new strength

Free to run and dance in a place

Where God Himself wipes my tears away

Immersed in a love, joy and peace

That we have a mere taste of

During our time on earth

In the presence of my God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

Who loves me more than His own life

Know that today I am healed.

My Thought: This is a very moving book, as I have friends that has served in India and all over the Eastern part of the world, I really relate to Tami's story. God can work anywhere and with anyone if we only listen to what he tells us.