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review 2020-03-31 07:10

Blog Tour w/Review - Code Name: Hacker

Kitty's Book Spot!

Code Name: Hacker

(Jameson Force Security, Book #4)

Sawyer Bennett

Release Date: March 31, 2020

Synopsis:

I’m not the same Bebe Grimshaw I was years ago. The woman I was spent years behind the bars of the highest security women’s prison in the nation, my punishment for hacking nuclear codes as part of a crime syndicate I’d gotten in way too deep with. The woman I am today doesn’t regret what I did, or the fact that I got caught, but I am remorseful for the years I lost with my son, Aaron. Released from my sentence early thanks to Kynan McGrath, I joined his team at Jameson Force Security and now put my skills to use helping people.

I’m just trying to get back a piece of what I lost, focusing solely on raising Aaron and my work at Jameson. As long as I have my son and my career, I’m content. But life has a funny way of letting you know exactly what you need, and when a devastatingly handsome stranger named Griffin befriends Aaron at the park, I have to consider I might be missing something. A part of me that was locked away long ago reawakens, and I find myself looking at Griff in a way I’ve not looked at a man in more than a decade.

Just when I think things are starting to look up, my world is turned upside down. Turns out that meeting wasn’t an accident, and things aren’t going my way at all. Griffin Moore is the man sent here to kill me.

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Code Name: Hacker (Jameson Force Security, #4)

Code Name: Hacker by Sawyer Bennett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is book #4, in the Jameson Force Security series. This book can be read as a standalone novel. For reader to understand series, and to avoid spoilers, I recommend reading this fast paced series in order.

Briana Belle AKA "Bebe" has gotten a surprising second chance at life with her son. Getting out of prison seemed like an impossibility. Now she is in danger from her past and those whom she has never named when she was put away. She has no idea until the first man she has been attracted to in such a long time comes along.

Griffin knows he must do a job. Only the sparks he feels flowing between himself and the amazing Bebe are so new and amazing. While he does not want his employer to start a killing spree with his name on it, he also does not want to harm a hair on her head. Can they move on past the lies and the secrets?

Right from the very start this book was racing toward the finish line. With enough action to be made into a movie, this series and especially this story suck you in and fulfill an action hero need. Sexy with a good heat level that burns through the whole book, it still shows how a hard man can be tender.

***This early copy was given in exchange for an honest review only.

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About the Author:

Since the release of her debut contemporary romance novel, Off Sides, in January 2013, Sawyer Bennett has released multiple books, many of which have appeared on the New York Times,USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.

A reformed trial lawyer from North Carolina, Sawyer uses real life experience to create relatable, sexy stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From new adult to erotic contemporary romance, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.

Sawyer likes her Bloody Marys strong, her martinis dirty, and her heroes a combination of the two. When not bringing fictional romance to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to a very active daughter, as well as full-time servant to her adorably naughty dogs. She believes in the good of others, and that a bad day can be cured with a great work-out, cake, or even better, both.

Sawyer also writes general and women’s fiction under the pen name S. Bennett and sweet romance under the name Juliette Poe.

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review 2020-03-29 10:34

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Kitty's Book Spot!

Code Name: Hacker (Jameson Force Security, #4) - Sawyer Bennett

This is book #4, in the Jameson Force Security series. This book can be read as a standalone novel. For reader to understand series, and to avoid spoilers, I recommend reading this fast paced series in order.

Briana Belle AKA "Bebe" has gotten a surprising second chance at life with her son. Getting out of prison seemed like an impossibility. Now she is in danger from her past and those whom she has never named when she was put away. She has no idea until the first man she has been attracted to in such a long time comes along.

Griffin knows he must do a job. Only the sparks he feels flowing between himself and the amazing Bebe are so new and amazing. While he does not want his employer to start a killing spree with his name on it, he also does not want to harm a hair on her head. Can they move on past the lies and the secrets?

Right from the very start this book was racing toward the finish line. With enough action to be made into a movie, this series and especially this story suck you in and fulfill an action hero need. Sexy with a good heat level that burns through the whole book, it still shows how a hard man can be tender. I give this read a 4/5 Kitty's Paws UP!

***This early copy was given in exchange for an honest review only.

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review 2020-01-21 05:00

Above the Fold Review and GIVEAWAY!

For the Love of Literature

About the Book

Book: Above the Fold

Author: Rachel Scott McDaniel

Genre: Historical Romance

Release Date: December 3, 2019

Confined behind a secretarial desk at her father’s struggling newspaper, Elissa Tillman longs for her father and the world to take her seriously—not just as a suffragette, but also as a full-fledged journalist.

Cole Parker regrets the day he’d abandoned Pittsburgh to chase a high-profile journalism job in New York, but now he’s returned to the steel city to amend his mistakes and win back the woman he once spurned.

The murder of a millionaire offers the perfect chance for Elissa to nab the headline and prove her skills. But there’s a catch. To get her story above the fold, she must compete for it. Her rival is none other than Cole Parker, the very man who shattered her heart.

Click HERE to get your copy.

About the Author

Rachel Scott McDaniel is an award-winning author of historical romance. Winner of the ACFW Genesis Award and the RWA Touched By Love award, Rachel infuses faith and heart into each story. She currently enjoys life in Ohio with her husband and two kids. Rachel can be found online at www.RachelScottMcDaniel.com and on all social media platforms.

More from Rachel

What does the classic movie His Girl Friday, famous mystery writer Agatha Christie, and my husband’s grandfather all have in common? They were all used as inspiration for my debut novel Above the Fold.

His Girl Friday is one of my favorite stories. This movie captures the thrill of the newspaper world—that drive within the reporter’s heart to get the scoop, that hum of activity from the newsroom to the firing of the presses, and that inescapable pursuit to beat out the opposing paper. But what I loved most about this movie was the chemistry between the two main characters. They share a romantic history. In turn, there is major tension, but man oh man is there spark! So this triggered my creative mind. What would happen if I switched the roles and had the heroine be the one that gets jilted? What if I set this story in the 1920s when the profession of journalism was male-dominated? What if I add some more mystery? Cue Agatha Christie.

My husband and I love Christie’s Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple series. Did you know that she wrote over 74 books? That’s staggering to me. My mind reels at how intricate and varied all her plots are. My husband and I would try to guess who the murderer was at the beginning of a story and more often than not, we were wrong! On one particular night we were watching a PBS version of Miss Marple and an idea struck me. What if I changed my story to go this route? What if I made this person the villain instead of that one? The idea that came to me had nothing to do with the story we’d been watching, but one thing that’d been said flickered a light in me. I love it when that happens! And I also love it when I can incorporate pieces of my personal life into the book. This brings me to the biggest inspiration of the story—my husband’s grandpa.

Grandpa Jay Lewis had two loves in his life—his wife and the newspaper press. He’d started working for the local newspaper during his early teens and made his way up the ranks until he became the press foreman. Here’s a picture of Jay when he was in his early 20s. The hat shown was made of folded newsprint paper and worn to keep the ink from dripping on his head. But the expression in this picture says it all—the press was his happy place. He’d worked with the presses for over five decades, until he no longer had the strength. In 2004, he passed away, but his legacy lives on in the hearts of many. So in tribute to Jay and his great passion for the newspaper world, I included him in the cast of characters. I only hope I was able to capture his zeal.

So there you have it. Inspiration came to me in a myriad of ways, but they all worked together to bring you a story that I pray delights your heart.

My Review

How appropriate that this book is set in 1922, as we now enter the “roaring twenties” of the twenty-first century. Comparisons are inevitable, and to my surprise, as I read “Above the Fold”, I realized that while there has been progress, much remains the same. This story seems timeless in some ways because the conflicts and circumstances translate so well, both on a more superficial human level and on a deeper spiritual level. A mark of noteworthy fiction, this detail goes hand-in-hand with being relevant and applicable to readers. Achieving this with historical fiction further raises the standard.

Rachel Scott McDaniel’s “Above the Fold” triumphs remarkably, no small feat for a debut! I certainly never would have guessed that this was a first novel, as it carries the sophistication of an established writer. From character development to plot execution, this story truly shines, and I am delighted that I had the privilege to read and review it. What initially drew me to the story was the fact that it is set in Pittsburgh, as that is not very far from where I live and I recognized most of the street names, as well as the Duquesne incline. The references to it as a steel industry magnate and the ecological concerns therein continue to be issues of debate today, even after the end of the steel era.

McDaniel’s focus on the newspaper industry offers another facet of the Steel City, bringing attention to journalism and the role of women in post-WWI, Prohibition-era America. Through Elissa Tillman, McDaniel highlights the ongoing women’s suffrage movement in the quest for workplace equality. While not a new theme in and of itself, in this story it dovetails with romance and the human condition to reveal how inextricably linked our identity is with the way in which we approach life and impact those around us. Elissa had been known in school as the “Shadyside Slob” because she was not elegant and graceful, and in adulthood, as she strives to earn a place as a newspaperwoman, she laments that “No man took her seriously. Not Father. Not Adam. And definitely not Cole.” So “[w]hich hurt worse, forgotten or betrayed? The only men she’d ever loved had done both.” Perfectionism results from a desperate need to prove herself. Cole, likewise, battles his own inner torments, able to see himself only through the lens of failure. However, a murder investigation serves as a catalyst for metanoia, demonstrating how the Lord uses even bad situations for good and is truly the God of second chances. She realizes, as we all should, that “Her dreams had been elusive like a breath of wind, but her value wasn’t found in triumphs. Or failures. God’s love defined her…God’s love made her enough.”

Highly recommended for anyone interested in 1920s Pittsburgh, journalism and the news business, women’s suffrage, Prohibition, addictions (handled very gently, without graphic details), second chances, and finding one’s identity in Christ.

I received a complimentary copy of this book through Celebrate Lit and was not required to post a favorable review. All opinions are my own.

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Giveaway

To celebrate her giveaway, Rachel is giving away the grand prize package of an Autographed Paperback copy of Above the Fold, A Custom Newspaper-Themed Book Cozy, An Above the Fold vintage-style bookmark!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/f46d/above-the-fold-celebration-tour-giveaway

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review 2019-09-28 23:45

ROCK'N TAPESTRIES by Shari Copell

Sheila's Reads

This ripped my heart out! Don't do that again. Chelsea and Asher have a past with each other. After five years apart he comes back but Chelsea guards her heart. One night that all goes when tragedy occurs.

I liked Chelsea and Asher. I loved Tage. Watching the interactions between Chelsea and each man shows she is growing up. Not all men are good for a woman. I liked Asher's observation at the end. It may be true.

The logistics could have been cleaned up (no bed at Christmas because she moved out.) That pulled me out of the story as did some typos. I found the story good. Cannot wait to read the next book.

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review 2018-01-20 02:48

MERRY MURDER by C. S. McDonald

Sheila's Reads

Merry Murder: A Fiona Quinn Mystery (Vol...

Set at Christmas, Fiona's Uncle Wilbur, who plays Santa at the mall, is murdered. Why?

I enjoyed this book more than the first one in the series. I had a better sense of the characters and liked the dynamics between Fiona and Nathan. I liked Uncle Wilbur. The short time he was in the book, I could see him as Santa. I also enjoyed her kindergarten class, especially Lincoln. Don't know if I wanted him around much but he is the kid who enjoys ruining things for others. I figured out the why but not the who until the end when it was going down. The mystery was good and made sense. There was humor in it. It was fun and I look forward to more Fiona.

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