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Character Spotlight ~ Vickie McDonough’s Brooks & Keri from End of the Trail

Meet Brooks and Keri from End of the Trail, the final story in the six book multi author Texas Trails series available from River North

Synopsis

Brooks Morgan left home 11 years earlier and is just too stubborn to return home. In 1896 he pulls into the town of Shoofly to take refuge from a storm and befriends John Langston in the local cafe. A high stakes poker game ends with Brooks holding the deed to John’s ranch with one condition – Brooks must promise to take care of Keri. Brooks agrees, assuming that Keri is a horse.

Overcome by …

Getting to know Lisa T Bergren

Lisa T. Bergren has been writing captivating novels for almost two decades and I’m delighted to say I own every one of them! Following the wildly appealing YA River of Time series, Lisa now launches her Grand Tour series, a new adult historical series beginning with Glamorous Illusions, available from David C Cook.

Enjoy getting to know Lisa a little better here at Relz Reviewz!

What appeals to you most about writing fiction?

(1) Escape and (2) processing. When I write, I get to escape into my imagination. But not all of it is idle fantasy. Through fiction, I work …

Character Spotlight ~ Candace Calvert’s Jack Travis & Riley Hale from Trauma Plan

Meet Jack Travis and Riley Hale from Candace Calvert’s Trauma Plan, the first in her new Grace Medical series from Tyndale House

Synopsis

Sidelined by injuries from a vicious assault, nurse chaplain Riley Hale is determined to return to ER duties. But how can she show she’s competent when the hospital won’t let her attempt even simple tasks? Determined to prove herself, Riley volunteers at a controversial urban free clinic despite her fears about the maverick doctor in charge.

Dr. Jack Travis defends his clinic like he’s commander of the Alamo. He’ll fight the community’s efforts to shut its doors, …

Garden of Madness by Tracy Higley

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For seven years the Babylonian princess Tiamat has waited for the mad king Nebuchadnezzar to return to his family and to his kingdom. Driven from his throne to live as a beast, he prowls his luxurious Hanging Gardens, secreted away from the world.

Since her treaty marriage at a young age, Tia has lived an opulent yet oppressive life in the palace. But her husband has since died and she relishes her newfound independence. When a nobleman is found murdered in the palace, Tia must discover who is responsible for the macabre death, even if her own freedom is …

Rebel by Linda Windsor with Giveaway

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With Merlin dead, the succession undecided, and the Celtic church on the defensive from Rome, intrigue sweeps the court of the High King Arthur. But it’s battlefield news that consumes Queen Gwenhyfar’s young scribe, Kella O’Toole: her fiancé is dead and her father gone missing. Determined to find him at all costs, Kella defies the queen’s orders and sets out for Pictish territory. Her foster brother Alyn, a disillusioned priest who questions his calling, agrees to help her. The journey itself is perilous. But it’s their secrets that land Kella and Alyn in a viper’s nest of treachery that …

Character Spotlight ~ Becky Wade’s Matt Jarreau & Kate Donovan from My Stubborn Heart

Meet Matt Jarreau & Kate Donovan from Becky Wade’s debut novel, My Stubborn Heart, available now from Bethany House

Synopsis

Kate Donovan is burned out on work, worn down by her dating relationships, and in need of an adventure. When her grandmother asks her to accompany her to Redbud, Pennsylvania, to restore the grand old house she grew up in, Kate jumps at the chance.

Upon her arrival in Redbud, Kate meets Matt Jarreau, the man hired to renovate the house. Kate can’t help being attracted to him, drawn by both his good looks and something else she can’t quite …