Esme and Jinx are the daughters of a wealthy newspaper publisher and this story covers the time span between the late 1890s and WW1. Esme simply wants to use her gift for writing to make people aware of the plight of the destitute. She's not interested in the role high society is trying to foist ...
Since falling in love with Susan May Warren’s writing, I was thrilled to find my library had all three of her Deep Haven novels. The first, My Foolish Heart, showcases Susan’s talent at pulling off four points of view. The main character is Isadora (Izzy) Prseley who suffers from panic attacks af...
Stefanie noble feels like she is missing out on life. Both her brothers have someone to love and care for but all she has is the ranch and her love of horses someone to love but not someone to speak back to her. Then 3 runaways come to Montana and she finds herself being their protector. Along wi...
Second book in the PJ Sugar series.PJ is now working for Jeremy as a PI assistant while dealing with a marriage proposal from her high school sweetheart, Boone. When she becomes involved in being "bait" for someone who is in the witness protection program all bets are off. Finished this book in...
Wow! Let me just say that I believe Susan May Warren is my new favorite Christian writer! "Licensed for Trouble," the third in the series, is the first book I have read of this author. I read a lot, many top best sellers, and seldom see a book that has it all, like this one did. Suspense, mystery...
I really enjoyed this Christmas story of a woman who does too much and tries to make everything perfect for her family. Marianne is facing an empty nest and comes to her son’s football team rescue as mascot (a trout) and volunteers to chair her church hospitality tea. She’s running around and f...
This is a cute story of a two people in love yet unwilling to admit the attraction. In the midst of that story is the reality of "Trafficking"; Yanna's sister is missing in that trafficking and Yanna is going to find her. Even when the man who professes to just be friends, and she is in love with...
An inexplicable ailment was striking down the children of Russia; in less than forty-eight hours, American medical missionary Sarai Curtiss had watched two young patients slip away, and she feared she might have an epidemic on her hands. Yet how could she help anyone in the middle of a violent co...
Ellie Karlson arrives in Deep Haven to fill the job as interim fire chief. The locals in this small town, including Pastor Dan Matthews, a volunteer firefighter, are shocked that a woman would take over this dangerous position. But as Dan and Ellie work together to solve a string of mysterious ar...
"I need you," the tall, good-looking missionary had said . . . but he'd been speaking to Josey's entire church at the time. Had she taken it too literally? Because she was no longer in Gull Lake, Minnesota. She was a missionary. In Russia. For a year. True, Josey had wanted to skip town when her ...
Since I started blogging I have been given the chance to review many books. I have found some new authors who I have fallen in love with their work. So when given the opportunity to purchase a book, or add books to my Christmas wish list I go to these authors first. Many of whom work with Litf...
Following the success of Susan's first HeartQuest release, "Happily Ever After," her new novel will delight readers with its well-woven plot and heart-stirring romance. Anne Lundstrom yearns for a safe haven from her painful past. Former gang member Noah Standing Bear is also determined to leave ...
Rating 3.5This for me was more an adventure than a suspense, but I enjoyed the adventure/mystery side of the story. The plane Andee is piloting crashes somewhere in Alaska, and to make matters worst, there is a possible terrorist among the survivors. The story of them fighting for survival was in...
Upon receiving an unusual package in the mail, Ekaterina "Kat" Moore boards a plane to Russia, her ancestral home, to seek some answers. What she finds leads her on a perilous journey through time as Kat must flee the Russian underground. To further complicate matters, she finds herself falling i...
Nick Noble hadn't planned on being the prodigal son. But when his father dies and leaves half of Silver Buckle—the Noble family ranch—to Nick's former best friend, he must return home to face his mistakes, and guarantee that the Silver Buckle stays in the Noble family. Award-winning journalist Pi...
Ex-CIA operative Lacey Montgomery is a liar, a murderer, and a fugitive—or is she? Former Green Beret Jim Micah must either prove her innocence or bring her to justice. Too bad his heart won't stay out of the way. With a little girl's life and national secrets hanging in the balance, Jim and Lace...
Book two in the Team Hope series by Susan May Warren, the name to watch in romantic suspense. In "Escape to Morning, " Homeland Security Agent Will Masterson crosses paths with Search and Rescue worker Dannette Lundeen. Will is working undercover to find and neutralize a terrorist organization th...
He just wanted to start over, to break free of his lies. To be a man worthy of Violet’s esteem. Even, her affection. His chest burned and he guessed he might be turning pale. The hike to Dottie’s house hadn’t helped, not to mention the adrenaline of the crash, the cold air constricting his lungs ...
As the ingredients become richer, the story will take on power and resonance and come to life as you deepen each area. In Section Three, I’ll show you how to apply these ingredients into the Three Act Story Structure. Who is your hero? Basic Bio, Name, Age, Profession. Tell me about yourself: Who...
How do we create scenes? Two Types of Scenes There are two types of scenes, according to Dwight Swain, in the Techniques of the Selling Writer. Scenes –contain story action Sequels –contain story response I’m going to give you a brief overview, then we’ll get into the nitty-gritty of the flow a...
Just because Reg might be a second-year resident didn’t mean he owned him.At least this was Dino’s thought. Apparently Reg didn’t agree.Apparently he was on staff to fetch Reg coffee and a ham sandwich from the cafeteria.He also took vitals on every one of Reg’s patients, started two IVs, and did...
Yes. Which is the Second Key to Deeper Characterization: Backstory Breadcrumbs Oh Hansel, I’m so afraid no one will find us! Never fear, Gretel, we will drop breadcrumbs, and someone will follow . . . Creating Backstory Breadcrumbs As you build your character and reveal his layers, you also need ...
“Would you like more?” Ingrid said, reaching for his nearly empty plate. He glanced at her, nodded. “Thanks, Aunt Ingrid.” That sounded weird. But what else was he supposed to call her? Mom? He did remind her, in a way, of her sons. Although taller than her boys, he had their athletic build. Wide...
Emma drove home with the stars winking at her and the memory of Kyle’s scent, his amazing arms around her. In two days, he’d managed to mute the haunting memories of Deep Haven, to make her listen for something more. So maybe she’d stay in Deep Haven just a little longer. She pulled into the driv...
PJ heard her own gasp of pain and doubled over as she clawed her way out of sleep. Thwump! “Auntie PJ, wake up!” She covered her head, then her stomach, not sure which was more vulnerable as she focused on her attacker. Sunlight streamed in like fingers through the shuttered windows, reaching int...
shouldn’t have this much turmoil in her heart. Especially after the way her family seemed to relax their guard around Roark the moment he spoke to Yulia. She couldn’t believe Darek would really let him —them —take out a group of tourists. She had to admire the sheer courage it had taken for him t...
“Slyushaiyu.” He rubbed a hand over his clean-shaven skin and winced at a raw spot. The clock hands inched toward eight-thirty. “You have some explaining to do, Shubnikov.” Comrade Major Mikhail Malenkov’s voice grated Vicktor’s already throbbing nerves. “Come again?” Vicktor folded his towel and...
Chet rubbed his chest where Mae had boxed him. The first two punches he’d taken—after all, he had pounced on her like a bandit, but he’d been trying to keep her from igniting an international incident. The last thing he needed was to alert the local militia to his presence in the country. The thi...
But she would anyway. “Let me just get my bags,” Scarlett said, pushing her hair back from her face. The breeze tickled the gauzy drapes of the porch, now open to the reef. Outside, waves pounded the coral, the gulls crying into the morning. “Again, ma’am, we’re very sorry, but they double-booked...
She spotted Kafara even before the Jeep stopped and waved to him. But he had his back to her, chopping soapstone with a machete. A giant pile of rough-hewn sandstone towered over him like a pyramid. “Kafara!” He didn’t turn, just kept chopping. Around him, other boys with their rusty machetes hac...
“I don’t need you anymore.” Of course not. Because, like he’d said, she was just playing a role. Including, apparently, her role in his arms. Had he been playing a role also? Please don’t stop kissing me. She pressed her hand to her mouth, swallowing back the ache in her throat. She closed her ey...
Because his brain simply couldn’t conjure any other way to make sure Casper didn’t do something stupid. Like run. As Owen stood in the pew of the morning service at Deep Haven Community Church on Sunday, he clung to the hope that his words to Casper had dug in, found fertile soil, and convinced h...
Like, for example, the fact that she was spending the two hours she had between her Pierre’s shifts trying to coax the town’s American Beauty roses back to life. She could hardly blame herself. Most gardeners faced the late-frost conundrum. Every year, as the days grew longer, the warm sun lured ...
It might also put heat back into her frigid bones, warm her core, make her feel new. After all, she couldn’t be Annalise Decker anymore. She’d have to find a new name. A new identity. But how could she erase the memory of her eleven-year-old holding on to her as he said good-bye today? Of reading...
The private places she’d hint at in her letters, the nuances of hope in a future he couldn’t quite surrender. Could you tell me, please, how he died? Linus was a good man who loved his town and his family. I will miss him. I lived, like you, on a farm in Iowa, although I regret that my family did...
“It looks like a giant saddle.” Manny came around the side, running his hands over the faux cowhide. “This one is specially shaped like a bull—see the hump where the shoulders would be? And the handhold on it is like my bull rope. It’s a little old, but it works.” Rafe motioned for Quint and Andy...
Or at least be needed. Since Casper had bought her coffee in an attempt to warm her after her dip in the cool Lake Superior water, Raina had learned four things. One. Casper might be pegged as the town Casanova, but he’d turned into a gentleman around her. Which made her wonder if Liza had him co...
“‘Now the little boy, who had been keeping very quiet, had another good idea. He said, “Why couldn’t we leave Mary Anne in the cellar and build the new town hall above her?”’” Darek pulled off his boots and hung his jacket on the hook. A half-eaten tuna casserole congealed, cold and sticky, in th...
Miles’s voice echoed in Kate’s head as she sat at her picnic table overlooking the base. The Twin Otter airplane with its red stripes gleamed under the early morning sun, now gilding the tarmac with gold and the red-flamed hues of morning. Cars had started to arrive on base, hotshots reporting fo...
But she didn’t have time to sort it out. Not with her screams ripping through the shadowed forest, echoing against the folds of darkness gathering in the gorge. Spittle cobwebbed from the bear’s jaws as it roared at them. “It’s not running!” So much for scaring the bear. Conner’s arm snaked aroun...
Lilly sank down on the metal lawn chair beside Moseby’s wheelchair, where Moseby sat basking in the sun, a bottle of lemonade sweating in her hand, her eyes closed, her dark hair pulled back in a rag headband. Overhead shone a glorious blue sky, one of the precious few before summer vanished into...