"Sister Dear"

Laura McNeill

All Allie Marshall wants is a fresh start. But when dark secrets refuse to stay buried, will her chance at a new life be shattered forever?
Convicted of a crime she didn’t commit, Allie watched a decade of her life vanish – time that can never be recovered. Now, out on parole, Allie is determined to clear her name, rebuild her life, and reconnect with the daughter she barely knows.
But Allie’s return home shatters the quaint, coastal community of Brunswick, Georgia. Even her own daughter Caroline, now a teenager, bristles at Allie’s claims of innocence. Refusing defeat, a stronger, smarter Allie launches a battle for the truth, digging deeply into the past even if it threatens her parole status, personal safety, and the already-fragile bond with family.
As her commitment to finding the truth intensifies, what Allie ultimately uncovers is far worse than she imagined. Her own sister has been hiding a dark secret—one that holds the key to Allie’s freedom.

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As much as I want to post some good words about this book, I just can't.  There is absolutely nothing Christian about this book.  There were sexual innuendos and sometimes she didn't even bother to just imply, she just explained things disgustingly in detail, which I immediately stopped reading.  No thank you.  

Emma's dark side penetrated with evil that I could feel it coming from the pages.  It was quite disturbing.  

Along with the sexual innuendos, there was a lot of smoking, drinking and immorality.  

This book did not encourage me at all.  Quite the opposite.  I was highly disappointed and it just made me cringe all over.  I did not even finish the book.  Actually, I didn't finish reading half of it it was so appalling.  I will not be recommending this book to anyone, nor this author.

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I RECEIVED THIS COMPLIMENTARY BOOK FROM LITFUSE FOR REVIEW PURPOSES.

 

"Code 13"

Don Brown

THE U.S. NAVY’S BILLION-DOLLAR CONTRACT FOR THE SALE OF DRONES LANDS TWO NAVY JAG OFFICERS IN THE GUN SIGHTS OF A KILLER.
Caroline is just getting her feet wet at the prestigious Code 13, but is thankful for at least one familiar face—her old flame, P.J. MacDonald. He loops her into the assignment he is currently working on—the legality of a proposed drone-sharing contract with Homeland Security that would allow the sale of drones for domestic surveillance. The contractor wants a legal opinion clearing the contract for congressional approval. But the mob wants the proposal dead-on-arrival.
When P.J. is gunned down in cold blood and a second JAG officer is killed, one thing becomes clear: whoever is ordered to write the legal opinion on the drones becomes a target. Which is exactly why Caroline goes to her commanding officer and volunteers to write the legal opinion herself. She is determined to avenge P.J.’s death and trap the killer, even if that means making herself a target.
It is a deadly game of Russian roulette for the sake of justice, but Caroline is determined to see it through, even if it costs her life.

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Code 13 was an excellent book...at the beginning. The plot is excellent and very suspenseful at points. As you read through the book different characters and their actions are introduced; however, the actions of the characters is what made me have to stop reading the book without completing it. In this "Christian" book drinking and smoking are mentioned often; then infidelity of some characters is mentioned and even at one point homosexuality. I was reading along not expecting any of it but especially the mention of homosexuality. As soon as I read it I put down the book and haven't read anymore of it. Just because things like this is happening in real life does not mean that it must be mentioned at all to sell the book. The plot was enough to sell the book without the frequent indiscretions. Also, for it being a Christian book God and the Bible were not mentioned anymore than five times in the first 250 pages I read. This only added to the disappointment. I rate the book a two but only because of the interesting plot.

I RECEIVED THIS COMPLIMENTARY BOOK FROM BOOK LOOK BLOGGERS FOR REVIEW PURPOSES.