Giveaway Winners

And we have winners, using random.org to select them.


Winner of Beckon - Michelle (bookwormgal)

Winner of Best Friend - Laura

Winner of Path Toward Love - Liz R



Congratulations girls. I hope to have your books in the mail this weekend. I've emailed you for your addresses.

Giveaway

I have three books to give away to three different winners this month.


Book 1 - Beckon by Tom Pawlick . This is a suspense/thriller.










Book 2 - The Best Friend by Melody Carlson . This book is geared for teens. Fans of Christy Miller would enjoy it.







Book 3 - Path Toward Love by Cara Lynn James. This is her newest book and is set early 1900's. It's a romance.

 

I will be picking 3 different winners. All you have to do to enter is to leave a comment telling me which drawing you'd like to be entered for. You may enter all 3. To gain a second entry, leave a comment telling me you follow my blog and how you follow it. Additional entries may be gained daily by leaving a comment on any of my book reviews. Entries made on this post must include a valid email address (myname dot hotmail dot com) so that I can contact you.

Ends on Wednesday Sept 26 at 9:00 pm Central Time. I can only ship US.

Beckon - A Review

From the back cover:
Some things weren't meant to be discovered. Three people are each drawn to the small town of Beckon, Wyoming.  A young anthropologist researches a Native American legend and makes a terrifying discovery. An ex-cop investigating her cousin’s disappearance finds herself in grave peril. And an aging businessman is lured by the promise of a miracle. One by one they discover the town’s ghastly secret. The only question is . . . will any of them make it out alive?


My Thoughts:
I don't usually read thrillers. To be honest, this book didn't draw me into it immediately. But as I read, I was quickly engrossed in it. Jack, Elina, and George all find their way to Beckon in search of answers. What they find is a horror that none of them could have imagined. As the story unfolds, I was able to put the different pieces together and found myself hoping that these three would figure out a way to survive. Some elements of the book reminded me of Frank Peretti's The Oath, a book that I first read in college and one that gave me nightmares. Because this book was a thriller and I know my tendency to dwell on things, I had to kep my reading of it limited to my lunch breaks at work. That would give me plenty of time to allow other things to filter into my mind and I wouldn't dwell on the book. Other elements reminded me of one of the Stargate Atlantis episodes that involved the Wraith enzyme and the retro-virus. I will say that this book actually makes you look at your own life and to see the sin that clutters it.

I would recommend this book to the thrill seeker, Frank Peretti fan, people who enjoy thrillers, or someone who wants to read a griping novel. I received this book for free from Tyndale House for the purpose of reviewing. My thoughts and opinions are my own.

Rating - 4 stars

Links

Tyndale website - Tyndale House Publishers 
First Chapter - Beckon First Chapter 
Author Website - Tom Pawlik 
Author's Facebook Page - Tom Pawlik Facebook Page