Presents, Presents, Everywhere!

Welcome to the first giveaway of the season! Up for you today is one of my favorite summer beach reads. (Although, I read it at home. And in the car.)

Here's the book trailer:

 

Lindsey Adams started visiting the mailbox as a teenager. Ever since, she's poured her heart out in letters each year, documenting the good times and the bad. This year, she's returned to Sunset Beach, North Carolina for the first time since her husband left her and her two kids, Anna and Jake.

As she struggles in her sorrow, memories of her first love, Campbell Forrester, arrive. With them come the heartache of rejection, again. Twice rejected by men she loved, Lindsey must decide if she can trust in love again or will avoid it altogether in order to protect herself from the possibility of being rejected a third time. Campbell reappears, making the decision even harder when he takes interest in her again.

If you think you'd like to read about Lindsey's journey to The Mailbox, please leave your comment below. I'd love to hear about a time when God gave you a second chance! Share your story for your chance to win.

Book Review - Fire and Ash by Anne Patrick

Sadie hasn’t been to her hometown of Emerald Springs in quite some time. When she’s called in to investigate a recent fire, she plans to get in, get the job done, and get back to life in Jefferson City.

Unfortunately, things are a bit more complicated than that, and she’s drawn into the investigation of arson with a murder. It appears the girl’s boyfriend is to blame, but he seems to have taken off. As the investigation deepens, Sadie’s own life is put in danger.

But she has a hero, one she’s not certain she wants to allow into her life and her past, at first. Quinn must overcome several obstacles in order to win Sadie’s heart. Will he win her hand, too?

I enjoyed reading Fire and Ash by Anne Patrick. Romance is woven throughout the investigation of an arson/murder case. Although the story isn’t heart pounding with suspense, Anne kept me guessing who the bad guy was until almost the end of the book. Quinn is a gentleman, and Sadie would have been out of her mind not to fall for him. I appreciated Anne’s writing. Sadie had her own issues to deal with, and she dealt with them honestly. Forgiving oneself is sometimes the most difficult thing to do. Sadie’s story is believable and touching.

The tone is sweet and the story maintains it throughout the book. I prefer my reading to be a little faster paced and a little more heart-pounding, but I did enjoy Fire and Ash. I give it three light bulbs.

To learn more about Anne Patrick and her novels, you can find her here:

www.suspensebyanne.blogspot.com