About the Author…

Ronie Kendig is an award-winning, bestselling author who grew up an Army
brat. She married a veteran, and together their lives are never dull
with four children and two dogs–a a Maltese Menace and a retired
military working dog, Vvolt N629. Ronie’s degree in psychology has
helped her pen novels of intense, raw characters.

Since
launching onto the publishing scene in 2010, Ronie and her books have
hit bestseller lists and garnered awards and critical acclaim.

About the Book…

His team. His mission. A mission that comes at the highest cost!

Captain Dean Watters keeps his mission and his team in the forefront
of his laser-like focus. So when Dean’s mission and team are threatened,
his Special Forces training kicks into high gear. Failing to stop
hackers from stealing national security secrets from the military’s
secure computers and networks isn’t an option.

Zahrah Zarrick is a missionary teacher to Afghan children in Mazar-e
Sharif. And a target. When Zahrah is captured because of her expertise
in quantum cryptology, compromising the U.S. military, Dean is forced to
crack the lockbox around his heart—a move that might come at the
highest cost.

My Review…

You all know I am a HUGE fan of Ronie Kendig’s books. I’ve read — and loved — each and every book that she’s ever published, and I hope to continue to be up to date with her works. 🙂 Her newest release, Raptor 6, is another wonderful military suspense read that will keep you turning the pages long into the night!

Normally, Kendig’s opening scene has you hitting the ground running — and not slowing down until the final chapter! I felt Raptor 6 was a little different than this. It starts with an intense opening scene, but then goes back 6 months and shows how the character got there. But that’s not to say that it was hard to get into or too slow — oh no! There was still TONS of twists and surprises that kept me holding my breath throughout the book! I don’t think Kendig could ever write a dull book! It’s just not in her blood! But I did enjoy the change in tempo, teasing the reader with a sneak-peak and then allowing things to simmer and build before you find out what happens next. 🙂

As a little caution for readers: there were a few torture scenes in this book. Wolfsbane had a scene, but this was a bit more intense. If you don’t like to read any kind of torture scenes, this might make you a bit uncomfortable. But that’s the beauty of a book — you can skim over the torture scenes and still read enough to understand what’s going on and enjoy the book! I, personally, am not really comfortable reading/watching torture, so that part of the book did have me shuddering and wincing.

With all that said, I highly recommend that you give this book a try — especially if you enjoy military suspense books. This has it all, and more! There’s a beautiful love story that blossoms throughout the book between Dean and Zahrah, and of course there is lots of humor sprinkled generously throughout the book. Everything about this book was great! I can’t wait till the next book in the series come out! 🙂

I
reviewed this book for Shiloh Run Press via Litfuse. It was not required
that I give a positive review, but solely to express my own thoughts and
opinions of this book, which I have done.

The Giveaway…

Don’t miss the first book, Raptor 6, in Ronie Kendig‘s new Quiet Professionals series! 

Ronie combines a dangerous romance and explosive action for a thrilling and satisfying ride. “Lock and load for this Spec Op, fighting under God’s ‘rules of engagement.'” —Bob Hamer, veteran FBI undercover agent and award-winning author


Ronie is celebrating with a Kindle HDX Giveaway!

One winner will receive:

A Kindle Fire HDX
Raptor 6 by Ronie Kendig

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on June 15th. Winner will be announced June 16th on Ronie’s blog.

Don’t miss a moment of the fun; enter today and be sure to stop by Ronie’s blog on June 16th to see if you won.

About the Author…

Tracy L. Higley started her first novel at age eight and has been hooked on writing ever since. She has authored nine novels, including Garden of Madness and So Shines the Night. Tracy is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Ancient History and has traveled through Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Italy, researching her novels and falling into adventures. See her travel journals and more on her website (below).

About the Book…

From the servant halls of Cleopatra’s Egyptian palace to the courts of Herod the Great, Lydia will serve two queens to see prophecy fulfilled. 

Amazon
 /  Thomas Nelson  /  Author

My Review…

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I’ve read several books written by Tracy Higley, and each one of them I’ve thoroughly enjoyed. She has a talent for bringing her stories to life and I always come away from them appreciating the time and research that she puts into each of her books. I think  Tosca Lee describes her writing as “spell-bindingly written with luscious prose…”, and I’d have to agree!

I love many different time periods in history, and the years of Egyptian power and majesty are definitely one of them, so I jumped at the opportunity to review The Queen’s Handmaid
. From the very beginning, I was caught up in the palace intrigue and danger that surrounded and followed at the heals of where ever Lydia seemed to go. The secret Samuel entrusted to her with his dying breath really amped up the danger-level in this book! I was a bit mystified why Samuel didn’t tell Lydia about her parentage well before he died — as she was, at that time, old enough to handle herself — but I suppose there are many things many people do in our own lives that we never understand why, right?

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It is amazing how the royal people’s lives were not their own! In our day and age — I felt Tracy did a wonderful job of portraying how difficult this was for some people and how much it effected their lives and spirits. Everything was about power and getting ahead — so many feelings were crushed and lives ruined because of greedy people. It is amazing how power and wealth can completely twist a person’s thinking and how quickly they can become a monster in many people’s lives.

The plot of The Queen’s Handmaid
 was really intriguing. I enjoyed every moment I spent in the book — from the palace intrigue to the mystery and danger surrounding the scrolls. I know a lot of why I enjoyed this book was because I just love history — and Tracy puts a lot of history into this story, and I just ate it up! There are certain author’s that I always keep my eye out for when looking at new releases, and Tracy Higley is definitely one of them. If you like history sprinkled generously with intrigue, danger, romance, and suspense, this is one of the author’s you should definitely check out!

I reviewed this book for Thomas Nelson via Litfuse. It was not required that I give a positive review, but solely to express my own thoughts and opinions of this book, which I have done. 

The Giveaway…

Tracy L. Higley is celebrating the release of The Queen’s Handmaid with a fun giveaway.


Retailers + Resources gave it this glowing review: “Rich in historic detail, Higley’s vivid writing brings to life the plots and intrigues that swirled through the ancient world as alliances were built and broken on the calculated schemes of power-mad monarchs.” 

A Kindle Fire HDX
The Queen’s Handmaid by Tracy L. Higley

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on April 19th. Winner will be announced April 21st on Tracy’s blog.

Don’t miss a moment of the fun; enter today and be sure to stop by Tracy’s blog on April 21st to see if you won.