Song Titles From Book Titles

 Happy Tuesday! Today's topic will be a lot easier than last week's. I can come up with song titles from book titles easier than non-bookish hobbies. At least I think I can. We'll see.

I'll give the title and link it to a review or the author's website.

One - The Key to Love  a sweet 70's romance ballad.

Two - The Kissing Tree a 60's romance ballad.

Three - Everywhere to Hide Something along the lines of a detective show theme song.

Four - In Too Deep A Country music love song.

Five - Back Lash An 80's rocker song.

Six - A Wing and a Prayer A 50's crooner song.

Seven - Stay With Me 70's romance ballad.

Eight - A Promise to Keep Contemporary Christian worship song.

Nine - If For Any Reason Contemporary Christian worship song.

Ten - An Uncommon Woman Country music love song.

This was fun to put together. 

Now, it's your turn. What book titles do you think would make good song titles? Let me know in the comments!

My Best Suspense and Biblical Fiction Reads of 2019

Happy New Year!!! I decided to combine another set of genre's and these two are completely on opposite ends of the spectrum. Suspense, Romantic Suspense, and Biblical fiction. 



Suspense 

The entire Montana Marshall Series!

Biblical Fiction

Are any of my Suspense and Biblical fiction reads on your best list for 2019? Let me know in the comments!

In case you missed my other best reads of 2019 follow the links below to read them.

Best Swoon-Worthy Reads

Best Historical Reads 

Best Contemporary and Time-Slip Reads 

Top Ten Tuesday - Inspirational Spooky Reads

Welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today's topic is a Halloween Freebie. Normally, when we think of spooky, creepy reads Stephen King comes to mind but there are actually some fabulous spooky, creepy reads in Inspirational fiction.

   
I read this book in 2009 and it continues to stick with me. Susan Meissner writes a historical time slip novel that is both present day and the 1600's. It gives a huge eye opener to the Salem Witch Trial period.

     

Ted Dekker is known for books that have a supernatural element to them but in this book he teams up with his daughter and the spooky level is heightened.

This book by Siri Mitchell isn't so much creepy and spooky as it is real. The scary part about this book is how well the truth is perceived as a lie and a lie is perceived as the truth. 

I haven't read this book yet, but I've been hearing loads about it and the different layers within the story. Especially, the old mansion that is in the story and dreams that become nightmares. 

Like Ted Dekker, Tosca Lee has a element of supernatural within the story and this book has it in spades. If you haven't read it you definitely need to!

I just got this book and the back cover copy is beyond freaky but one that is doable. I'm not one that likes to be scared out of my wits but I enjoy the thrill of being scared a little.

Mike Dellosso has studied Frank Peretti well because this book has the same feel as any of Peretti's books.

If you need a reason to know why prayer is the biggest weapon we as believer's have you must read this book!



















Not a spooky read in the least but a definite fun one!




















I adore this book! It was a gift to my children and I must of read it hundreds of times to them. The beauty of this book is that it shows God's love for us and the message of salvation.











Even though I haven't read two of the books listed these books are all inspirational and clean.

Now, it's your turn . . . what book's are your Halloween favorites? Tell me in the comments.

State of Lies by Siri Mitchell Reviewed

About the book:

Title: State of Lies
Author: Siri Mitchell
Genre: Inspirational Contemporary Suspense
Publisher: Thomas Nelson

One woman is forced to question everything she knows in this domestic suspense novel from award-winning author Siri Mitchell.
Georgie Brennan may be a world-class quantum physicist, but she grapples with life as a single mother after her husband is killed. When she receives a message from beyond the grave, it leads her to question the details of her husband’s death.
As she follows the clues he left behind, her discoveries increasingly implicate those closest to her. When her father is nominated as the new United States Secretary of Defense, she must uncover the truth before his confirmation hearing—even as the same people who killed her husband are now after her. Nothing is at is seems. Lies are truth; enemies are friends. Even her child is at risk. As every possibility but one disappears, Georgie may find herself to be the antithesis of everything she’s thought herself to be.

Purchase a copy HERE.

About Siri Mitchell

Siri Mitchell graduated from the University of Washington with a business degree and worked in various levels of government. As a military spouse, she has lived all over the world, including Paris and Tokyo. Siri enjoys observing and learning from different cultures. She is fluent in French and loves sushi.

But she is also a member of a strange breed of people called novelists. When they’re listening to a speaker and taking notes, chances are, they’ve just had a great idea for a plot or a dialogue. If they nod in response to a really profound statement, they’re probably thinking, “Yes. Right. That’s exactly what my character needs to hear.” When they edit their manuscripts, they laugh at the funny parts. And cry at the sad parts. Sometimes they even talk to their characters.

Siri wrote 4 books and accumulated 153 rejections before signing with a publisher. In the process, she saw the bottoms of more pints of Ben & Jerry’s than she cares to admit. At various times she has vowed never to write another word again. Ever. She has gone on writing strikes and even stooped to threatening her manuscripts with the shredder.

She is also published under the name Siri L. Mitchell & Iris Anthony.

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My Thoughts:

This was a very smartly written book. The attention to military protocol, war, and our government was spot on. You could tell that Ms. Mitchell did her homework.

I'm not a huge fan of first person narratives but Georgie was crafted so well I didn't even notice it anymore. 

This thrill ride of an adventure takes you right into the heart of our nation's capital. Having lived in the DC area as a child I knew about some of the places mentioned. That's always fun to have a book set in an area you're familiar with. 

The scary part about this book is how well the truth is perceived as a lie and a lie is perceived as the truth. Add in not knowing who your friend is and who's an enemy.  As each piece of the puzzle begins to be added you think you've got it figured out but then a supposed truth is revealed as another lie.

I was sucked into this book from the opening scene, which I have to say made me giggle. As I read it all I kept seeing was how creative parents of small children have to be when they want to have a sliver of intimacy. I thought it was done classy, and tastefully.

This is the first book by Siri Mitchell that I've read in a long time and I am so glad that I did. I highly recommend it!

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

 

Anxiously Waiting For Release

Happy Tuesday! Welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday. Today's topic is most anticipated reads of the second half of 2019.





Storm Rising - Once lost to history, the Book of the Wars has resurfaced, and its pages hold ancient secrets and dangers. Former Navy SEAL Leif Metcalfe has been tasked with capturing the ancient text, but a Bulgarian operative snatches it, determined to secure her freedom. When a series of strange storms erupt, they must form an alliance to thwart impending disaster.

Expected release date July 2, 2019

One of the great heroines of the Old Testament, Hadassah was a beautiful, graceful young woman who put her faith in God and her guardian, her cousin Mordecai.
She dreams of marrying Shamir, a tall, handsome, studious young man who is the rabbi’s son. Her heart beats faster when she hears the sound of his deep voice as he reads the Torah. And she hopes that he will visit Mordecai soon to present a betrothal request. Hadassah: Queen Esther of Persia imagines what life was like for the woman who saved her people—and perhaps found love in the process.

Expected release date July 2, 2019

When one Coast Guard officer is found dead and another goes missing, CGIS special agent Finn Walker faces his most dangerous and volatile crime yet. His only clues are what little evidence remains aboard the dead officer's adrift cutter, and the direction the clues point will test him and the guard to their limits.

Expected release date August 8, 2019

 Coral has always been different, standing out from her mermaid sisters in a society where blending in is key. Worse yet, she fears she has been afflicted with the dreaded Disease, said to be carried by humans—emotions. Can she face the darkness long enough to surface in the light?

Expected release date November 12, 2019

Georgie Brennan may be a world-class quantum physicist, but she grapples with life as a single mother after her husband is killed. When she receives a message from beyond the grave, it leads her to question the details of her husband’s death.

Nothing is at is seems. Lies are truth; enemies are friends. Even her child is at risk. As every possibility but one disappears, Georgie may find herself to be the antithesis of everything she’s thought herself to be.

Expected release date August 13, 2019

It was supposed to be a one-week job: survey an art find, collect a hefty fee, and use that to settle historian Kiera Foley’s life back into balance. But from the moment she sets foot in the East Suffolk countryside, the mysteries surrounding the old English manor and the enigmatic art thief who’s employed her stir more questions than answers. Set in three time periods—the rapid change of Victorian England, the tumultuous skies over England’s eastern shores in WWII, and modern day—The Painted Castle unfolds a legacy of faith, family, and stories that are generations in the making.

Expected release date October 15, 2019
Isn't this cover spectacular????

She knew the house was keeping secrets. If only the darkness would speak . . .

After her elder brother’s mysterious death, Rebecca Hunter vows to expose the man she believes responsible: Mr. Lewis Browning—known by the locals as the Midnight Devil and by Rebecca as her new guardian.

Even as midnight rides, strange injuries, and further murders lead back to Mr. Browning, Rebecca can’t ignore the subtle turn of her heart. Has she developed feelings for the man she swore to see hanged? And moreover, can she trust him with her uncertain future?

Expected release date July 2, 2019

Deftly weaving suspense and intrigue into a rich, resonant tale that explores faith and what it really means to be human, Steven James offers us a glimpse into the future and into our own hearts.
Synapse is an unforgettable, gripping story of dreams shattered, truth revealed, and hope reborn.

Expected release date October 8, 2019

Six months after vanishing into an underground silo with sixty others, Wynter and Chase emerge to find the area abandoned. There is no sign of Noah and the rest of the group that was supposed to greet them when they emerged—the same people Wynter was counting on to help her locate the IV antibiotics her gravely ill friend, Julie, needs in order to live.

Fast-paced and taut, A Single Light is a breathless thriller of nonstop suspense about the risks of living in a world outside the safe confines of our closely-held beliefs and the relationships and lives that inspire us.

Expected release date September 17, 2019

Top Ten Tuesday - Kissing Cover Love

By a show of hands, how many of you love kisses? If you're like me you not only love a kiss from your husband or wife, you enjoy reading kissing scenes. At least I do. They are some of my favorite parts of a novel.

Today for Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl, Valentine's Day freebie I will spotlight some of my favorite kissing or nearly kissing cover love.

                                                 

There you have it! My kissing cover love, and this isn't all of them. These barely scratch the surface.

Come back tomorrow for my Valentine's Day - Yes, Kiss Me Again, Intro in Kissing. I have a giveaway too!

Happy Valentine's Day Eve!