Fatal Strike by DiAnn Mills

My Thoughts:

I absolutely loved DiAnn Mills newest book, Fatal Strike. This is a book in which both the heroine and hero have fears that they need to overcome or their fears will definitely do them in. 

The story is about two snipers, FBI Agents Leah Riesel and Jon Colbert. They are brought together in a situation that needed a sniper's intervention. As soon as they are done on this job they are given another job to do together and all I can say is once you open up the pages of this book, you will be swept away on a journey that will leave you breathless. I can usually figure who did what but in this book I was shocked when all was revealed at the end. 

Ms. Mills has a masterful talent of creating extremely believable characters that are perfectly flawed but by the end of the book, they learn to deal with their issues and can start moving forward. It was no different in Fatal Strike. Leah has a fear that she literally finds herself coming face to face with and Jon experiences a situation that he will also have to make a decision that will help him combat his fear. I found myself thinking about one of my fears and how I might be able to overcome it. 

I can honestly say this is one of Ms. Mills best books yet. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good clean suspense novel. You won't be disappointed. 

On a 5-Star Scale - 5 HUGE Stars!!!!!

I would like to thank the author, DiAnn Mills, for my copy of Fatal Strike. I received my copy for free with no expectation for a positive or negative review. The opinions are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR. Part 255.

Smiles & Blessings,

Back Cover:

THERE'S A KILLER ON THE LOOSE IN GALVESTON, targeting law enforcement officials and using a fatal injection of snake venom to take them down. Authorities have reasons to believe the Veneno gang is behind the hits, and FBI Agents Leah Riesel and Jon Colbert team up to track down those responsible. Their best lead is an eyewitness who identifies a young man dumping the third body on a church doorstep. But their suspect has gone into hiding, and those closest to him are reluctant to reveal anything that might help investigators find him.

As Leah and Jon check connections among the victims and dig deeper into motives, they discover appearances may be deceiving. Someone is desperate to keep their secrets hidden, and Leah and Jon must face their greatest fears in order to stop the next fatal strike.

The Words Between Us by Erin Bartels

My Thoughts:

When I had a chance to select The Words Between Us by Erin Bartels I decided I would give it a chance. I had never heard of this author and while her writing is very well done, I was quite disappointed in a couple of things. First, some of the situations made me uncomfortable, such as early on in the heroine's past some of the high school football players made comments about one of the players getting it on with the heroine. Unfortunately, he didn't come to her rescue and she had a name assigned to her that I felt revolted by. This was very early in the book and unfortunately, it tainted my view of the balance of the book. Second, since this is a book from Revell, I wanted a strong Christian theme throughout the book, but that didn't happen.

Now, as I mentioned previously, I really enjoyed Ms. Bartels gift of words and story, even though I am not a big fan of first-person storylines. If there was more of a Christian theme and if the non-pleasant situations were removed I would probably love the book.

While I might not suggest this book to my Christian friends and followers, it would be one that a lot of people would thoroughly enjoy based on the storyline. 

On a 5-Star Scale - 3 Stars

I would like to thank Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, for my copy of The Words Between Us. I received my copy for free with no expectation for a positive or negative review. The opinions are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR. Part 255.

Smiles & Blessings,

From the Back Cover;

Robin Windsor has spent much of her life under an assumed name to avoid association with her infamous parents. She thought she'd finally found sanctuary running her used bookstore in quiet River City, Michigan. But when she receives an eerily familiar book in the mail on the morning of her father's scheduled execution, Robin is thrown back to the summer she met Peter Flynt, the perfect boy who ruined everything. Why would Peter be making contact now? And why does she have a sinking feeling that she's about to be exposed all over again?

With evocative prose that recalls the classic novels we love, Erin Bartels pens a story that shows that words--the ones we say, the ones we read, and the ones we write--have more power than we imagine.