The D's Have It

 

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to the Top Ten Tuesday blog link-up sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today's theme is favorite secondary or minor characters, and I can't think of any, so I decided to continue with the alphabet challenge. 

If the title starts with The or an A, I will use the second letter. I'll post them in alphabetical order. This is perfect for those alphabetical reading challenges.

I hope you have found a new book or two, or found one or two to add to your TBR. Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful Tuesday!

Top Ten Tuesday Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Books Featuring Travel

 

Happy Tuesday and welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today's topic is books with travel. I of course believe that whenever I read I travel somewhere. I've tried to pick various books that have travel part of the story.

Bus

Train

Plane

Car

Car

Cruise Ship

Car

Titanic

Ark

Plane

I hope you found a book or two to add to your TBR. This was a fun post to create. Have you read any of these books? Let me know in the comments.

As Dawn Breaks by Kate Breslin Reviewed

 

Title: As Dawn Breaks

Author: Kate Breslin

Amid the Great War in 1918 England, munitions worker Rosalind Graham is desperate to escape the arranged marriage being forced on her by her ruthless guardian and instead follow her own course. When the Chilwell factory explodes, killing hundreds of unidentified workers, Rose realizes the world believes she perished in the disaster. Seizing the chance to escape, she risks all and assumes a new identity, taking a supervisory position in Gretna, Scotland, as Miss Tilly Lockhart.

RAF Captain Alex Baird is returning home to Gretna on a secret mission to uncover the saboteur suspected in the Chilwell explosion, as Gretna's factory is likely next. Fearing for his family's safety, he's also haunted by guilt after failing to protect his brother. Alex is surprised to discover a young woman, Miss Lockhart, renting his boyhood room, but the two eventually bond over their mutual affection for his family--until Alex receives orders to surveil her.

Rose squirms beneath Alex's scrutiny while she struggles to gain her workers' respect. But when her deception turns to danger, she and Alex must find a way to put their painful pasts behind them and together try to safeguard the future.

Amazon || Baker Bookhouse 

About Kate Breslin

A Florida girl who migrated to the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Kate Breslin lives on a small bay in Washington State with her guitarist husband and family. Kate has written travel articles, published award-winning poetry, and her fourth novel, Far Side of the Sea, was released with Bethany House Publishers in March of 2019. When she’s not writing inspirational fiction or spending time with author friends, she’s reading books, watching anything Jane Austen on BBC, or following hubby John’s musical career as his #1 fan. An avid nature lover, she enjoys long walks in Washington State’s beautiful woodlands or working in her rose garden. Kate’s also a traveler–she and John have toured much of the U.S. and with her intrepid mom as a traveling companion, Kate’s also been abroad–Paris, Munich, Rome, Pompeii, Athens, and Barcelona, just to name a few. She’s always looking for the next story idea!

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My Thoughts

As with all of Ms. Breslin's work, this book is rich in historical detail with realistic characters struggling with not only the effects of WWI but some self-imposed difficulties.

I absolutely loved Rose. I felt her struggles. I was not fond of Alex at all at the beginning. His treatment of Rose had me at times want to go through the book and smack him. 

The beauty of this book is how Ms. Breslin weaves together horrible circumstances brought about by war with themes of second chances and forgiveness throughout this multilayered story.

This story is a must-read for all historical romantic suspense readers. I highly recommend it!

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book via the publisher. I was not required to write a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Far Side of the Sea by Kate Breslin Reviewed

About the book:

Title: Far Side of the Sea
Author: Kate Breslin
Publisher: Bethany House

In spring 1918, Lieutenant Colin Mabry, a British soldier working with MI8 after suffering injuries on the front, receives a message by carrier pigeon. It is from Jewel Reyer, the woman he once loved and who saved his life--a woman he believed to be dead. Traveling to France to answer her urgent summons, he desperately hopes this mission will ease his guilt and restore the courage he lost on the battlefield.
Colin is stunned, however, to discover the message came from Jewel's half sister, Johanna. Johanna, who works at a dovecote for French Army Intelligence, found Jewel's diary and believes her sister is alive in the custody of a German agent. With spies everywhere, Colin is skeptical of Johanna, but as they travel across France and Spain, a tentative trust begins to grow between them.
When their pursuit leads them straight into the midst of a treacherous plot, danger and deception turn their search for answers into a battle for their lives.

Amazon || B&N || Christian Books 

 About Kate Breslin:

A Florida girl who migrated to the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Kate Breslin lives on a small bay in Washington State with her guitarist husband and family. Kate has written travel articles, published award-winning poetry, and her fourth novel, Far Side of the Sea, released with Bethany House Publishers in March of 2019. When she’s not writing inspirational fiction or spending time with author friends, she’s reading books, watching anything Jane Austen on BBC, or following hubby John’s musical career as his #1 fan. An avid nature lover, she enjoys long walks in Washington State’s beautiful woodlands or working in her rose garden. Kate’s also a traveler–she and John have toured much of the U.S. and with her intrepid mom as traveling companion, Kate’s also been abroad–Paris, Munich, Rome, Pompeii, Athens, and Barcelona, just to name a few. She’s always looking for the next story idea!

Website || Facebook || Twitter 

My Thoughts:

Spies, secrets, and carrier pigeons . . . Oh MY! And they make for a great WWI novel. Ms. Breslin takes us back to WWI, a time period I don't know much about. 

Venturing to Spain from France, fans of Breslin will be thrilled to see Lieutenant Colin Mabry from Not by Sight get his own adventure. 

Twists, turns, and deception fill these pages keeping the reader glued to the page. Breslin’s attention to research is evident on each page, and woven throughout the treacherous plot is the theme of trust that will encourage reader’s hearts.

Disclaimer:

I received a copy of this book via the publisher in association with Ms. Breslin's street team. I was not required to write a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

A Sequel Is Needed

I read a lot of series. As I look at my bookcase I see more series than not which made this Top Ten Tuesday topic very tricky.

I have to know what happens to Evalina and Taichi after WWII.

I need another book about Lark and Magnus!

Johnathon and Laurel need another story!!

What have James and Bella been up to?

I would love to see this book "series" by Kate Breslin set in WWI have another book. I loved Not By Sight as well as this book.

















Five books is all I could find that either NEED a sequel or could use a sequel. Do you have any books that need a sequel? Please let me know in the comments!!

My Winter To Be Reads In Color

Top Ten Tuesday today is my Winter To Be Read and since my brain is officially dead preparing for Christmas I am using my dear friend, Carrie of Reading is My SuperPower's idea of matching colors to books in my To Be Read pile.

All color swatches found and copied from Pantone's website.