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Oct 8, 2019

The Words Between Us by Erin Bartels

BurtonReview Tuesday, October 08, 2019

The Words Between Us: A Novel by Erin Bartels Revell Baker Publishing, September 3 2019 Women's Fiction, Christian Fiction Review copy from the publisher, thank you! Robin Windsor has spent most of her life under an assumed name, running from her family's ignominious past. She thought she'd finally found sanctuary...

Oct 7, 2019

The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott

BurtonReview Monday, October 07, 2019

The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott Knopf Publishing, September 3 2019 Historical Russian Fiction Personal purchase A thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, of love and duty, and of sacrifice—inspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia, not with propaganda,...

Oct 6, 2019

Gravemaidens by Kelly Coon

BurtonReview Sunday, October 06, 2019

Gravemaidens by Kelly Coon October 29 2019 from Delacorte Press/Random House 416 pages eGalley provided via NetGalley, thank you! The start of a fierce fantasy duology about three maidens who are chosen for their land's greatest honor...and one girl determined to save her sister from the grave. In the walled city-state...

Sep 23, 2019

The Bright Unknown by Elizabeth Byler Younts

BurtonReview Monday, September 23, 2019

The Bright Unknown by Elizabeth Byler Younts October 22 2019 by Thomas Nelson publishers eGalley via publisher, thank you Two young friends embark upon an epic journey across 1940s middle America in search of answers, a family, and a place to call home. The only kind of life Brighton Turner understands is the one...

Jul 30, 2019

Light from Distant Stars by Shawn Smucker

BurtonReview Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Light from Distant Stars by Shawn Smucker Revell/Baker Publishing July 16 2019 Christian/Suspense review copy provided by the publisher, thank you! When Cohen Marah steps over his father's body in the basement embalming room of the family's funeral home, he has no idea that he is stepping into a labyrinth of memory....

Jul 24, 2019

Living Lies by Natalie Walters

BurtonReview Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Living Lies (Harbored Secrets #1) by Natalie Walters Revell/Baker Publishers May 21 2019 338 pages, Christian Suspense review copy from the publisher, thank you! In the little town of Walton, Georgia, everybody knows your name--but no one knows your secret. At least that's what Lane Kent is counting on when...

Jul 21, 2019

All Manner of Things by Susie Finkbeiner

BurtonReview Sunday, July 21, 2019

All Manner of Things by Susie Finkbeiner Revell/Baker Publishing June 2019 450 pages Christian Fiction review copy via publisher, thank you Best of 2019 When Annie Jacobson's brother Mike enlists as a medic in the Army in 1967, he hands her a piece of paper with the address of their long-estranged father. If anything...

Jul 8, 2019

Dragonfly by Leila Meacham

BurtonReview Monday, July 08, 2019

Dragonfly by Leila Meacham July 9 2019 Grand Central publishing 864 pages hardcover/577 pages kindle eGalley via publisher, thank you! Read my previous reviews of Leila Meacham's works Roses Tumbleweeds Somersest At the height of WWII, five idealistic young Americans receive a mysterious letter from the OSS,...

Jun 30, 2019

The Guest Book by Sarah Blake

BurtonReview Sunday, June 30, 2019

The Guest Book by Sarah Blake published May 2019 Flatiron Books borrowed from the library An unforgettable love story, a novel about past mistakes and betrayals that ripple throughout generations, The Guest Book examines not just a privileged American family, but a privileged America. It is a literary triumph. The...

The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay

BurtonReview Sunday, June 30, 2019

The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay published May 14 2019 Thomas Nelson eGalley via publisher, thank you! Love, friendship, and family find a home at the Printed Letter Bookshop One of Madeline Cullen’s happiest childhood memories is of working with her Aunt Maddie in the quaint and cozy Printed Letter...

Jun 16, 2019

Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok

BurtonReview Sunday, June 16, 2019

Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok William Morrow, June 6 2019 eGalley provided by the publisher, thank you! My review of other Jean Kwok books: Girl In Translation Mambo In Chinatown A poignant and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties binding three women—two sisters and their mother—in one...

Jun 10, 2019

Layover by David Bell

BurtonReview Monday, June 10, 2019

Layover by David Bell Berkley Publishing Group, July 2 2019 Mystery & Thrillers Review Copy via NetGalley In this high concept psychological suspense novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Somebody’s Daughter, a chance meeting with a woman in an airport sends a man on a pulse-pounding quest for the...

Jun 3, 2019

A Reluctant Bride by Jody Hedlund

BurtonReview Monday, June 03, 2019

A Reluctant Bride by Jody Hedlund Bride Ships book #1 Bethany House, June 4 2019 352 pages Review copy via netgalley, thank you Previous posts regarding Jody Hedlund here at BBR Burton Book Review Rating: Unabashedly FIVE STARS Living in London's poorest slum, Mercy Wilkins has little hope of a better life. When...

May 20, 2019

The Poison Thread by Laura Purcell

BurtonReview Monday, May 20, 2019

The Poison Thread: A Novel by Laura Purcell Penguin Books, June 18 2019 Historical Fictions, suspense/Gothic Review copy via NetGalley A thrilling Victorian gothic horror tale about a young seamstress who claims her needle and thread have the power to kill Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy, and beautiful. Ruth...

May 13, 2019

Templar Silks by Elizabeth Chadwick

BurtonReview Monday, May 13, 2019

Templar Silks by Elizabeth Chadwick Sourcebooks Landmark, June 4 2019 USA edition Historical Fiction, Medieval Review copy via NetGalley A new historical fiction masterpiece from highly acclaimed, New York Times bestselling, Elizabeth Chadwick! England, 1219. Lying on his deathbed, William Marshal, England’s greatest...

Apr 7, 2019

The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald

BurtonReview Sunday, April 07, 2019

The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald Gallery Books February 5th eBook library borrow In the vein of Big Little Lies and Reconstructing Amelia comes an emotionally charged domestic suspense novel about a mother unraveling the truth behind how her daughter became brain dead. And pregnant. A search for the...

Mar 17, 2019

She Lies in Wait by Gytha Lodge

BurtonReview Sunday, March 17, 2019

She Lies in Wait by Gytha Lodge Random House Publishing Group, January 2019 General Fiction (Adult), Mystery & Thrillers Review copy via NetGalley Six friends. One killer. Who do you trust? A teen girl is missing after a night of partying; thirty years later, the discovery of her body reopens a cold case in an...

Feb 26, 2019

A Dangerous Collaboration (A Veronica Speedwell Mystery Book 4) by Deanna Raybourn

BurtonReview Tuesday, February 26, 2019

A Dangerous Collaboration (A Veronica Speedwell Mystery Book 4) by Deanna Raybourn Berkley Publishing Group, March 12 2019 Review copy via NetGalley, thank you! A bride mysteriously disappears on her wedding day in the newest Veronica Speedwell adventure by the New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julia...

Feb 24, 2019

A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You by A.W. Tozer

BurtonReview Sunday, February 24, 2019

A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You by A.W. Tozer, edited by James L Snyder 176 pages; Bethany House Publishers, March 2019 review copy via NetGalley, thank you How can I know God's will for me, personally? It's a question that haunts us all at times--maybe when we're looking...

Jan 13, 2019

Searching For You by Jody Hedlund

BurtonReview Sunday, January 13, 2019

Searching For You by Jody Hedlund Orphan Train #3 Bethany House, December 2018 eGalley from NetGalley (Public Service Announcement: Please read book one and two before reading Book Three, this is not a stand alone novel) Despite years on the run, Sophie Neumann is determined to care for two young children. She...