Guardian By Cathy McCrumb

Guardian

by Cathy McCrumb

Publisher: Enclave Publishing

Series: Children of the Consortium

ISBN: 979-8886050943

Guardian is the third book in the Children of the Consortium series. While I haven't read any of the series yet, I'm working on getting all three of the books so I can read them all at once.

I did already buy book two, Aberration, because it was on sale. It's such a cool cover! NOW is the time to pre-order GUARDIAN, the third book in the series!

Summary:

The Recorder's fate has been sealed, but the Consortium is not the only enemy.

Labeled an aberration by the Consortium, the Recorder is not yet free. Time is running out as an engineered bioweapon wreaks havoc on friend and foe alike.

Stopping both the biological agent and the people who created it is no easy task, especially since the Recorder and her friends are trapped on a research station infested with behemoth insects. Without Consortium technology, the probability of neutralizing the threat falls to nothing. In order to save her allies, the Recorder must activate a drone, but her success might destroy any hope for freedom, a future, and a name.

About the Author:

Cathy McCrumb graduated from Biola University with a degree in English Literature and a love for stories. She and her husband, whom she met while writing letters to soldiers, have five children and currently live within the shadow of the Rocky Mountains. While writing is one of her favorite things to do, she also enjoys reading, long hikes and long naps, gluten-free brownies and raspberries, and crocheting while watching science fiction movies with friends and family. Most of her imaginary friends are nice people.

Pages Of Promise By Jessica Ashley + Give Away

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Pages of Promise by Jessica Ashley, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! Whew, get a load of the excerpt I share below! If that doesn't make you want to grab this book immediately, I don't know what will!

About the Book

Title: Pages of Promise
Series: Coastal Hope #1
Author: Jessica Ashley
Publisher: B.A.D. Publishing, LLC
Release Date: February 5, 2024
Genre: Christian/Clean Romantic Suspense

When Eliza's life is threatened, she turns to a handsome veteran for help. 

I left everything I'd ever known behind. And that decision may cost me my life. 

The moving truck hadn't even been unpacked when my fresh start went up in flames. 

A frightening letter left in my mailbox and signed Always Yours sends me running to the only man in town who can help me. 

Driven by his protective nature and a mission he believes comes from God, ex-Army Ranger Lance Knight agrees, despite the fact that I've made it no secret I want nothing to do with him--or anyone for that matter. 

The longer we're together, the more I begin to realize that Lance is more than I gave him credit for. Something that troubles me nearly as much as the fact that an unknown man seems to have already claimed me as his. 

Trouble is, my admirer has a jealous side, and it's not long before Lance is pulled into the crosshairs right alongside me…  

Get your copy now and be ready to stay up all night!  

Pages of Promise is a swoon-worthy, faith-based, suspenseful romance between a jaded woman and the hero determined to protect not just her body…but her heart.  

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Excerpt

“I was awful to you when we first met, and you took a bullet for me.”

“I’d do it again,” he replies, repeating what he’d said when he’d been bleeding out on

the floor.

“You make no sense.” I try to pull away, but Lance has a firm hold of my face, and when

I refocus my gaze on him, my heart begins to pound. The look is so intense, so focused that the

entire world melts away around us, leaving only him and me.

“I would do it again,” he repeats once more. “And you are worthy. One day, you will find

a man who treats you exactly as you should be treated. A man who honors God and cherishes

you as his wife. He will only ever touch you because he can’t stand the distance. Because not

touching you—” He brushes his thumb over my lips. “Is pure torment. Anyone would be lucky

to have you in their life, Eliza.”

Lance’s words steal my breath. The voice in my head is screaming at me to run—to put

some distance between us because what is happening is dangerous.

But for the first time, there’s another feeling. A warmth that envelopes me and silences

the doubts. That tells me everything I’ve gone through has led me to this moment. Right into

the arms of this man.

He leans down, and I close my eyes as he presses a kiss to my forehead. His lips are

warm, and I am desperate to feel them on mine. Then, he pulls away and leaves the room,

disappearing into his office.

Even as I know it’s a terrible idea to want him this way.

Even as I’d sworn off all relationships.

I still remain where I am, desire ablaze in my veins, wishing he would come back.

About the Author

After spending seven years in the Army, Jessica Ashley set out to write novels that would transport readers to new worlds and help them escape reality with messages of underdogs and swoon-worthy romance. After eight years of a successful writing career underneath two pen names, she felt her faith pulling her in a new direction.

Now, she writes sweet romance with messages of faith, hope, and the importance of trusting our hearts and the word of God. Her debut novel, Pages of Promise, is set to release in February 2024. 

She resides in Texas with her husband of twelve years, their three kids, a flock of chickens, an orange cat who thinks he runs the house, and three dogs who don't realize just how big they are. 

Connect with Jessica by visiting authorjessicaashley.com to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.

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An Opportune Proposal By Ann Elizabeth Fryer + Give Away

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for An Opportune Proposal by Ann Elizabeth Fryer, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: An Opportune Proposal
Series: The Butterton Brides #3
Author: Ann Elizabeth Fryer
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date: January 18, 2024
Genre: Christian Historical/Regency Romance

Vicar's daughter Jane Hartford is invited to stay at Butterton Hall, the home of a distant cousin who promises to introduce her to polite society. When strange things begin to happen, Jane suspects that she isn't wanted at Butterton Hall after all. 

Questions abound as deaths increase. How is her life connected to those of the Banbury scandal? Who can she trust? And why is she now in danger? 

She finds an unlikely ally in Lord Camden's handsome solicitor as he makes a gallant effort to protect her. Will an opportune proposal keep her safe?  

Book series best enjoyed in order.

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Guest Post

What about this time period do you enjoy so much that you want to write about it?

 

I guess you could say that a love for this time period is in my blood. I grew up in historic homes, the oldest predating the Revolutionary War. I scampered about the property in my handmade nightgown and mop cap, snuggled before fires in the stone fire place, and watched my father in his woodshop create period furniture. Not to mention a daily teatime and weekend jaunts to antique shops and museums. The result is a Jane Austen-loving, desperate romantic! 
 
But it wasn’t only those parts of my childhood that lent to this desire. It was also the history of the time. The Regency setting is simply elegant. Print muslins of the dresses, Greek Revival and Empire styles, Wedgwood tableware—no plastic anything! Quill and ink, leatherbound books, calling hours, dances, long walks… The sights and sounds—so much about the time intrigues me. 
 
 While modernity has changed, the human condition has not. What would it be like to grapple with difficulties in the Regency context? And how does that context inform beliefs and choices? And how would the same hope we have in our Savior be in what we consider more challenging times and lifestyles? And, how can such grappling come alongside readers—not just a contrast of a historic/fictitious story world vs. the real-present—to reveal a consistent testimony of God’s work in our lives?

About the Author

Ann Elizabeth Fryer loves nothing more than using story and romance to relay the depths and graciousness of a Father who holds us securely in the palms of His hands. Daydreaming her surroundings from a young age, she's lived in historic homes most of her life and regularly participates in backyard archaeology. When she's not writing historical projects, her contemporary novels show a flavor of her forever-passion for all things old. Ann, her husband, and three children make their home in small-town Illinois where they can hear church bells keep time and tradition.

Connect with Ann by visiting annfryerwrites.com to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.

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(1) winner will win paperback copies of all three books in the Butterton Brides series!

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The Missing Link By Natasha D. Frazier + Give Away

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About the Book

Title: The Missing Link
Series: The Langston Sisters #3
Author: Natasha D. Frazier
Publisher: Encouraging Works
Release Date: November 28, 2023
Genre: Romantic Suspense

Now that her sisters, Crystal and Ava, are moving on with their lives, it's time for Layla Langston to do the same. 

Experiencing burnout and lack of purpose, Layla is ready for a change and leaves Langston Brands to live life on her own terms. 

She dares to pursue her own dreams--dreams that lead her to start a new career as a journalist and thrust her in the middle of a murder investigation that just may put her life in danger. 

Mason Sterling's goal is twofold -- to get the best story possible and make Houston's local congresswoman pay for her crimes. What he doesn't want or need is anyone to tag along in the process. But when his boss hires Layla, and Mason is tasked with being her mentor, fighting their growing emotional bond is the least of his problems. 

He'll have to keep her safe to make a future with her a possibility.  

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Book Excerpt

Simon leaned forward and braced his weight on the table. “This investigation of yours could get ugly and make the wrong people mad. You need to watch your back on this one, and with Ms. Langston by your side, hopefully, you’ll be able to keep a level head.”

Mason was already beginning to regret accepting the mentorship responsibility.

Simon lifted the phone receiver. “Please send in Ms. Langston.”

A few minutes later, a soft tap sounded on Simon’s doorframe. “Here’s Ms. Langston,” Ms. Carey, Simon’s administrative assistant, announced. The white-haired woman turned away without another word.

Simon waved her inside. “Layla, please come on in.”

She strolled into Simon’s office and reached across the desk to shake his hand. “It’s nice to see you again, Mr. Taylor.”

“Call me Simon. And this,” Simon gestured toward Mason, “is Mason Sterling. He’ll be

your mentor. I’ll leave it up to Mason to do what he does. He can help get you started.”

She turned to Mason with an outstretched hand and a smile as wide as Simon’s laptop

screen.

“I’m Layla Langston.”

Mason turned his attention to eager, expectant eyes. Soft, welcoming eyes. Eyes that he found hard to look away from. He swallowed his lack of enthusiasm, stood, accepted her hand, and squeezed, probably a little too hard. In his defense, the connection he felt upon contact caught him off guard, and instead of letting go, he tightened his grip. “Mason Sterling.”

“Nice to meet you.” Layla smiled and loosened her grip, an unspoken way to say, Let me go.

“And it’s nice to meet you, too. Come follow me so we can get you set up.”

He’d make an exception to his working alone rule this one time as long as Layla Langston didn’t get in his way. Although Simon needed a story and Layla needed to learn the ropes, Mason needed space to navigate his new life.

About the Author

Natasha D. Frazier fell in love with love around the age of twelve because of artists like Babyface, Boys II Men, Whitney Houston, and New Edition. Around sixteen when her mother purchased a romance novel and left it lying around the house untouched, Natasha read it and a spark for the written word had been ignited.

Natasha believes that writing is one of her purposes and contributions to the world. She feels accomplished when she can get a few words written and like blah when life gets in the way. Her hope is that at the end of every novel, readers will feel like they’ve been wrapped in a cozy blanket with a mug of their favorite coffee/tea/warm drink. 

When she isn’t reading or writing, she is likely watching movies with her family. Natasha resides in Richmond, TX with her husband, Eddie Frazier, Jr. and their three children, Eden, Ethan, and Emilyn. Her greatest joy and commitment is to her family who she hopes to inspire above all else. One of her many mottos in life is: Faith removes limitations. Natasha and her family attend Parkway Fellowship in Richmond, TX, where she volunteers as a small group leader for elementary students. Natasha is also a member of the Houston Area Alumni Chapter of Jackson State University and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 

Connect with Natasha by visiting natashafrazier.com to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.

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(1) winner will win a book box which includes book-related swag & a signed print copy of The Missing Link

(1) winner will win a $10 Amazon gift card

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