A Song Unheard

Roseanna M. White's latest entry, A Song Unheard, to her Shadows Over England series, will have you following Willa Forsythe and Lukas De Wilde all around England, as well as over the English Channel, into war torn Europe!

Willa, who was left as an orphan at the age of six, has become one of the best pick-pockets in London.  Lukas De Wilde is a famous violinist, who has gained a reputation as a bad boy.

When Willa is hired by Mr. V, a man connected with the English government, to steal some critical information from Lukas that could help England in the war effort, you know that fireworks are not too far behind!

This is a fast-paced tale, as you journey with Willa and Lukas to find and bring his family to safety.  You will watch both Willa and Lukas come to know God in a personal way as they fight the hardships of life!

I received this book from Bethany House in exchange for my unbiased review.

A Dangerous Legacy

On the opening pages of Elizabeth Camden's recent book, A Dangerous Legacy, you will meet Lucy Drake and learn about the forty-year-old battle her family has been waging.  Lucy and her brother Nick simply want to learn the truth about whom in her family should have the rights to a newly developed valve that can easily provide the movement of water within a building.  This is a necessity in the businesses and homes of New York City.  Their uncle Thomas has claimed ownership of the valve and is currently living in the lap of luxury on what he has been overcharging people to have easy access to water.  Lucy and Nick have been spending their days between their day jobs and battling the family war out in the courtrooms of New York City!

Lucy is spending much of her days interpreting the Morse code that comes across her desk, at the Associated Press.  When she meets Sir Colin Beckwith, from the rival Reuters agency, she soon learns that they have more in common than just news.  They both bear the weight of heavy family responsibilities.  Lucy wants to provide water to all in the city, at a reasonable cost; while Colin feels the pressure of being able to cover the high costs of maintaining his ancestral home!

Hold on, as you will see Lucy attempt to fight her treacherous family, and Colin look for a rich source of funding to save his family home.  By the final page of this tale, you will be surprised to learn where each finds a solution to their problems!

The View from Rainshadow Bay

Colleen Coble has once again hit it of out of the park with her latest tale, The View from Rainshadow Bay.  You will follow Shauna McDade from the opening pages of this book.  Shauna and her five-year-old son, Alex are just trying to get through each day, after her husband, Jack, fell to his death in a climbing accident one year ago.  When Shauna's dear friends, Clarence and Lucy Glennons, suddenly show up dead, as well, Shauna has a suspicion that they have been murdered!

Shauna needs assistance solving their murders, so she reluctantly calls on Zach Bannister, her husband's best friend, the man Shauna feels is responsible for her husband's death.  As Shauna and Zach dig into the details surrounding the Glennons deaths, clues come to light that will take Shauna back to the days of her mother dying, in an earthquake when Shauna was only six years old!

This book is hard to put down as you press toward the answer to who was behind these murders and more importantly, why they happened in the first place.  You will be surprised when the answers finally come to light!

I received this book from Thomas Nelson in exchange for my honest review.

The Dangers of Doing Good

The Dangers of Doing Good is the fourth book in Rebecca Connolly's Arrangements series.  You will cross paths with Duncan Bay while he is traveling through the wilds of Yorkshire, on his way back to London.  As Duncan leads his horse to some water, he suddenly stumbles upon a young woman lying wounded in a mound of snow.  When he happens upon her again the next day, Annie is covered in bruises that are even worse than before!  Duncan cannot help himself, but to offer Annie a way of escape!

Soon you find Duncan and Annie safely back in London, where he  introduces her to his sister and his eccentric aunt.  Annie, a poor girl from the country, is embraced by Duncan's wealthy family to the point that she is named his aunt's companion!  As Annie is accepted by both Duncan's family and  his many friends, she cannot keep her mind from venturing back to the dark, abusive home she just left!

You wonder if Annie will be able to build a new life, among the glitz of London, when suddenly a face from her past shows up.  A man, whom she fears even more than her own brother, who actually beat her!  Hang on to see how Duncan and his friends attempt to protect Annie, from the danger of her former life!

Pelican Point

Pelican Point is the latest entry of Irene Hannon's Hope Harbor series.  Dr. Ben Harrison has just returned from the Middle East to attend his grandfather's funeral in Hope Harbor.  After the horrors that Ben saw in the war, he just wants to wrap up his grandfather's estate and move on to start his new job and build a new life.  The only problem is that he was not planning on running into the vivacious Marci Weber, who may turn his life upside down!

Not only is Ben attracted to Marci, the Hope Harbor Herald editor, but his grandfather has left him an old lighthouse, as his inheritance, that he has no idea what to do with other than to sell it!

Wait and see what happens when Marci tries to gear up an effort to save the lighthouse at all costs.  In the midst of all the activity surrounding the lighthouse, a face from Ben's past shows up to further complicate the situation!

This is an interesting tale that will take you on a journey.   You will learn of both the fears and the hardships from both Marci and Ben's past!

I received this book from Revell in exchange for my honest review.