Friday, April 16, 2021

Solid Ground by Danny and Wanda Pelfry Book Review

 

About the book

Seven years between them, Kirby and Riley Gordan, nurtured by their pastor father and loving mother, experienced almost ideal childhoods growing up in the Boston area. Then a season of misfortune culminated in the worse of all possible tragedies - the death of their beloved parents.


Four years have passed. Kirby, having failed at marriage and pro-baseball, is now a Florida police detective. He finds himself in little Adairsville, Georgia along with Riley, his law school bound sister. They are there to settle their uncle's massive estate. It is soon apparent that Uncle James's death was no accident. But the worst of it is their names at the top of the suspect list. The siblings are embraced by spunky caretakers, Amos and Carol, whose love, wit, faith, and plain ole horse-sense bolster efforts to solve the murder and put Kirby's life back on track.

And I thought 

I always enjoy getting into a new series at book 1. I was pleased to be offered a chance to be one of the first to read Solid Ground. The authros Danny and Wanda Pelfrey a husband and wife team (and that in itself is intriguing and impressive to me) spin a tale of emotion, tragedy, romance and suspense that actually takes place in their home town. I can only imagine what the 'real' townspeople talk about at the local diner and coffee shop. I always enjoy a book that takes place in a small town. Adairsville as described by the authors appears to be a peaceful quaint town like Mayberry. But peaceful and quiet isn't always the way it is. And like Mayberry fictional Adairsville has a combo Andy and Barney Sheriff that was introduced in the first series the Davis Morgan Mystery Series.Davis another resident of fictional Adairsveille the book store owner makes his way into Solid Ground. I enjoy it characters crossover into new series giving the reader a chance to visit the older characters again in a new adventure.

Solid Ground is well written and is filled with great characters that will worm thier way into your heart leaving you waiting expectantly for the next mystery.

I received a complimentary copy.

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

On The Road With Authors Danny and Wanda Pelfry

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Let"s meet the Authors


Danny and Wanda Pelfrey are graduates of Point University. Danny earned a masters from Kentucky Christian University. He spent 45 years in the pastorate. Wanda served as a primary Montessori teacher for twenty-four years. They have two daughters: Kellie, a teacher, and Sandra, an attorney. They are blessed with five amazing grandchildren.
Wanda’s career as a writer took off shortly after college, when she started writing curriculum and educational aids for a variety of publishers. Her book, MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR CHILD’S TEACHABLE MOMENTS, published by Moody Press and later distributed by Focus on the Family brought her a lot of attention and respect as a writer. However, she put her writing career on hold shortly thereafter to become a teacher.

Danny’s interest in writing was fostered by his wife’s love of the craft. He wrote articles for national publications, a newspaper column, and eventually traditional publisher Accent Books released his first book, ONE-WAY CHOICES IN A WRONG-WAY WORLD. Later he wrote and self-published a book of local history, LIFE IN ADAIRSVILLE. Recently his book published by CrossLink, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO EVANGELISM? has been well received. CrossLink also released Danny & Wanda’s four volume inspirational suspense/mystery series, “The Davis Morgan Series” as well as SOLID GROUND, the first in the “Adairsville Heritage Mystery Series”.

Danny and Wanda live in their little Cape Cod cottage in their small north Georgia hometown of Adairsville, Georgia which serves as the setting for their mysteries with a message. They enjoy a life that is often centered around their five grandchildren and their love for putting words on paper.


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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

New Releases That Caught My Eye

 

Release Day 

The last thing gluten-free baker Poppy McAllister needs in her life is more drama - or more murder....

Poppy thought her toughest challenge this winter would be sticking to her Paleo diet and filling all her orders for her gluten-free goodies, but now she has to choose between two suitors. She's not the only one with boyfriend drama. Aunt Ginny's long-ago high-school beau, Royce Hanson, a retired Broadway actor, has returned to Cape May, New Jersey, to star in a Senior Center staging of Mamma Mia. Leaving Aunt Ginny to wonder: What's his motivation?

Slated to open February 13th, the problem-plagued production seems to be cursed - with stolen props, sabotage, and even a death threat. But when a cast member plunges to his death from a catwalk, it soon becomes clear a murderer is waiting in the wings. Now Polly, Aunt Ginny, and a supporting cast must take center stage to catch the killer - before it's curtains for someone else....

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A mystery author is charged with murder--and the plot thickens faster than anyone can turn the pages--in USA Today bestselling author Callie Hutton's new series debut, perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Ellery Adams.


Bath, England, 1890. Mystery author Lady Amy Lovell receives an anonymous letter containing shocking news: her fiancé, Mr. Ronald St. Vincent, has been dabbling in something illegal, which causes her to promptly break their engagement.


Two evenings later, as Lady Amy awaits a visit from Lord William Wethington, fellow member of the Bath Mystery Book Club, her former fiancé makes an unexpected and most unwelcome appearance at her house. She promptly sends him to the library to cool his heels but later discovers the room seemingly empty--until she stumbles upon a dead Mr. St. Vincent with a knife in his chest.


Lord Wethington arrives to find Lady Amy screaming and sends for the police, but the Bobbies immediately assume that she is the killer. Desperate to clear her name, Lady Amy and Lord Wethington launch their own investigation--and stir up a hornet's nest of suspects, from the gardener who served time in prison for murder to a vengeful woman who was spurned by St. Vincent before he proposed to Lady Amy.


Can they close the book on the case before the real killer gets away with murder?

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Buried by the Sea by Kathleen Bridge (Cozy)

A team of archaeologists is staying at Indialantic by the Sea to study the days of the Spanish explorers, and they’ve stumbled upon a stunning and valuable find at the dig site, but before they can unearth it one of the archeologists finds himself buried in the sand and pierced with diving spear tipped with poison. 

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Murder in the Family by Lesley A. Diehl (Cozy)

The past comes back seeking vengeance. To save her family and friends, Novice PI Eve Appel, pregnant with her second child, must outwit the bad guys in a final act of desperation, risking her life and that of the man she’s asked to help her, her mob boss friend, Nappi.

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A Dead Man’s Eyes by Lori Duffy Foster (Traditional) *new series*

She is a reporter at a well-respected newspaper and her teenage daughter is both an athlete and honors student. Though their relationship is rocky these days, Lisa has accomplished what she set out to do. She has given her daughter the kind of life she never had. 

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Death By Shock by Abigail Keam (Cozy)

Josiah is joined by Shaneika, and her sweet, innocent cousin, Heather, on an archaeological dig at Fort Boonesborough where Daniel Boone led pioneers to the wild frontier of “Caintuck.” At Boonesborough Josiah and Shaneika meet the Dane twins, rich society women, who just rub them the wrong way. However, Heather is entranced by the sisters, having read about them in the society columns and financial pages. That is until Heather catches one of them plotting to murder her identical twin.  

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Shrimply Dead by Maggie Toussaint (Cozy)

When veterinarian and amateur naturalist Jasmine Garr is shot in her yard, residents of Shell Island press caterer River Holloway into investigating the homicide. River dons her amateur sleuth cap and sets out to discover who killed her former catering customer. Between Jasmine’s estranged cousin, a rival veterinarian, a wild animal trapper, the chicken lady, and a real estate broker, River has plenty of suspects to consider. .  

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Monkey Bread Business by Jodi Rath (Cozy)

Nature breeds new life with the sign of Spring in the air in Leavensport, Ohio, and Jolie and Ava find their new families’ lives turned upside down! With properties in Leavensport beginning to sell, Nina Sanchez opened a bakery after purchasing the lot next to M&M’s Italian restaurant. She is new to town and swears to Ava and Jolie she has no connection to the Dominican Republic Sanchez mafia family. 

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On The Road Featuring Solid Ground by Danny and Wanda Pelfry

 Welcome to Book Spotlight Day a part of the On The Road Featuring



About the book


Seven years between them, Kirby and Riley Gordan, nurtured by their pastor father and loving mother, experienced almost ideal childhoods growing up in the Boston area. Then a season of misfortune culminated in the worse of all possible tragedies - the death of their beloved parents.



Four years have passed. Kirby, having failed at marriage and pro-baseball, is now a Florida police detective. He finds himself in little Adairsville, Georgia along with Riley, his law school bound sister. They are there to settle their uncle's massive estate. It is soon apparent that Uncle James's death was no accident. But the worst of it is their names at the top of the suspect list. The siblings are embraced by spunky caretakers, Amos and Carol, whose love, wit, faith, and plain ole horse-sense bolster efforts to solve the murder and put Kirby's life back on track.

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Monday, April 12, 2021

Book Buzz Link Party

 



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Sunday, April 11, 2021

Meet The Characters Monday feat. Solid Ground By Danny and Wanda Pelfry


Hello.  Welcome back to 

On The Road 

 This week I am Featuring Authors Danny and Wanda Pelfry and  thier  book 
Solid Ground


Cast of Characters

Riley Gordan - law student and co-heir of the Gordan fortunep

Kirby Gordan - older (by 7 years) brother of Riley and co-heir, former baseball player turned police detective

Amos Edwards - trusted employee of the deceased Uncle James Gordan.

Carol Edwards – wife of Amos. They live in one of the three apartments in the converted old church building.

Max – the large, yellow cat which belongs to the Edwards. (Sorry, no dogs.)

The Cleaning Crew: Bill and Judy (2 children)  The men actually make up The Cleaning Crew

 Jessie and Alice  

 Juan and Louise (1 child)

Al Jensen – local banker

Rayford Barnes – book collector

Connie Reece – research assistant

Beth Reece – mother of Connie

Freddy Seals – claimed to be son of Uncle James

Earl Lance- man with mysterious past

Jed – Adairsville Police Department officer

Mike – Adairsville Police Department officer

Tony – teenage boy

Eddie – teenage boy

Judson Rittman – prominent Adairsville citizen

Shelia Rittman – daughter of Judson Rittman

Chuck Jensen – pastor of church attended by Uncle James and Edwards

Holders from first series (After all it is a small town)

Davis and Deidra Morgan – former minister turned bookseller

Charley and Tanya Nelson – young police chief and his wife

Dean Nelson – Charley’s brother

Janie – clerk from 1902 Stock Ex

I hope you will stop in tomorrow for the next feature.  There's lots more Solid Ground coming. 















 





Friday, April 9, 2021

Her Stand In Cowboy by Crystal Walton

 


About the book  

When a wary farm girl takes on a big city chiropractor as her stand-in boyfriend, convincing her family they’re in love might be easier than convincing themselves they’re not.


There are certain things a single country mom learns to accept. Like the fact that she now shares a sacred bond of empathy with her dairy cow, that spit-up can reach places it never should be able to, and that a pretend relationship is far less complicated than one her southern mama insists on setting her up in. At least, it is when you have anyone’s luck besides Ainsley Jamison’s.


Only in Ainsley’s life would her imaginary decoy turn out to be a real-life city boy who is as hilariously wrong for her as he is persistent. With less than four weeks before her entire family shows up for Thanksgiving, they don’t have a cotton-picking prayer of turning Connor into a believable cowboy in time, let alone fix up her place while they’re at it.


Heaven knows Ainsley’s already maxed out her faith hoping she made the right choice raising her son there. But while praying she didn’t make a mistake taking on her daddy’s farm is one thing, praying she didn’t make one taking on Connor Allen is another entirely. One that’s about to turn everything in her life upside down.

And I thought  

And this is why I read, Review and Promote Clean, Sweet and Christian titles. 

I don't know where I have been and I wonder why I have never read one of Crystal Walton's titles before.  And I am not sure how I stumbled onto this one but I am glad I did! 

Her Stand In Cowboy was the kind of read I love.  

A sweet love story with fun, loveable and charming Characters. 

Even the non humans! 

There is a barn full of fun and comical Characters that have fitting names. 

All given to them by Ainsley the main character that has a heart for all creatures even earth worms! 

The plot/storyline focused on Ainsley's drama that her Southern MaMa is coming to town and probably in all likely hood is toutin' 'Would Be Suitors'. 

But Ainsley is one step ahead of MaMa as she has a pretend boyfriend at the ready. 

As any good Romance with a Happily Ever After ending of course Ainsley and Connor the pretend boyfriend fall for each other. 

But not before a bit if drama and soul searching.  

Her Stand In Cowboy is without a doubt the best book that I have read by a new to me Author in a long time! 

I look forward to reading many more and working with Crystal Walton to share her books to other new readers. 

I received a complimentary copy.

My review will appear on Amazon and Good Reads. 

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