The power of fiction, the beauty of words, and the God who made us to wield them for His glory.

First Line Friday – 3 August 2018 – Thirst of Steel (Ronie Kendig)

Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books! This time last week, I was about to begin my most anticipated book for 2018: Thirst of Steel by Ronie Kendig. Of course, the problem with most-anticipated books is that you have a number of possible quandaries to face. There’s the whole I’m dying to read this, but I never want it to end quandary. Then there’s the possibility that no book could ever live up to the hype you’ve built up in your mind. I’m not going to lie. The I’m dying to read this, but I never want it to end quandary

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Thirst of Steel (Ronie Kendig) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Dismantled centuries ago, the sword of Goliath is still rumored to thirst for its enemies’ blood. Cole “Tox” Russell only wants to begin his life with Haven Cortes, but he must first complete a final mission: retrieve that sword and destroy the deadly Arrow & Flame Order. The AFO, however, is determined to claim the sword. Wielding their father’s life over Tzivia and Ram Khalon, they threaten to expose Ram’s long-held and dangerous secret while demanding Tzivia locate the sword. With the Wraith team slowly being torn apart, things only worsen when Mercy Maddox, a

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Rule of Law (Randy Singer) – Review

This post is part of Litfuse’s blog tour for Rule of Law. ~ About the Book ~ What did the president know? And when did she know it? For the members of SEAL Team Six, it was a rare mission ordered by the president, monitored in real time from the Situation Room. The Houthi rebels in Yemen had captured an American journalist and a member of the Saudi royal family. Their executions were scheduled for Easter Sunday. The SEAL team would break them out. But when the mission results in spectacular failure, the finger-pointing goes all the way to the top.

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First Line Fridays – 1 September 2017 – Crown of Souls (Ronie Kendig)

Gush alert! If you’ve hung around here for more than a few minutes, chances are you’ll know I’m a HUGE Ronie Kendig fan. And her latest series, The Tox Files, is something else, let me tell you! Indiana Jones got left behind in the first paragraph! Archaeology, spec ops, politics, you name it! And this coming Tuesday, 5th September, you can get the next book in the series: Crown of Souls. If you just felt a little chill go down your spine, that’s perfectly natural! Also, if you’re just dying to read my review, that’s perfectly natural too! 😉

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Crown of Souls (Ronie Kendig) – Review

 ~ About the Book ~ Six months after stopping a deadly plague, Cole “Tox” Russell and his team are enjoying a little rest. That peace is short-lived when a sniper shot hits Tox. The enemy is discovered to be one of their own, a rogue Special Forces team operator. Alec King is perhaps the only person as skilled as Tox, and he’s out for justice. Furious with orders that got his men killed, he intends to make those responsible pay. And he insists Tox join him, believing they are the same breed of soldier. Afraid his old friend is right,

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Fault Lines (Thomas Locke) – Review

~ About the Book ~ As a security expert, Charlie Hazard is all about taking control of the situation. But when the stunning Dr. Gabriella Speciale draws him into a secret psychological project, risk parameters are shattered. Every move brings him to the edge of one fault line after another, and Charlie struggles to stay clear of a maelstrom of entangled dangers. The research team abandons the lab on the Florida coast and flees to a mountain refuge in Italy. The battles in Charlie’s mind are overtaken by real life attacks. He must grapple with the daunting realization that a

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First Line Friday – 11 August 2017 – Fault Lines (Thomas Locke)

It’s Friday again! Many of my reader friends are heading off to the Christian Fiction Reader’s Retreat this weekend, so I wish them all a very happy time in Cincinnati and look forward to seeing lots of pictures! This week I have a first line from a book that’s a little out of my usual genre, but I’m a fan of Thomas Locke’s/Davis Bunn’s writing so I’ve managed to get sucked in to this series and I’m looking forward to reading this conclusion to it very soon!

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Firstborn (Tosca Lee) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Face-to-face with her past, Audra Ellison now knows the secret she gave up everything—including her memory—to protect. A secret made vulnerable by her rediscovery, and so powerful neither the Historian nor the traitor Prince Nikola will ever let her live to keep it. With Luka in the Historian’s custody and the clock ticking down on his life, Audra only has one impossible chance: find and kill the Historian and end the centuries old war between the Progeny and Scions at last—all while running from the law and struggling to control her growing powers.

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