This book is a Christian suspense romance. Wow. I can't wait to start the next book in the series. I've passed by these Sanctuary books several times. Then I read a book with three short stories and one of the novellas was a Sanctuary side story. I was intrigued. Now that I've read this full length novel I am seriously impressed. It reminds me of catch and release fishing. You get hooked from the first paragraph and are compelled to follow the path to the end, where you are gently released to go on your merry way.I'm not going to rehash the storyline since you can read dozens of reviews that already do that. Instead, let me give you some other information on what you'll find within the pages. The Christian thread is moderate. You're not going to find numerous scripture references, theological discussions, or long winded sermons aimed more at the reader than as a natural part of the story. You will find honest prayer, church attendance, real Christians, fake Christians, non Christians, and seekers (just like the real world). Faith is displayed, not preached. You'll find characters that are so real you feel you know them. There's violence in there. If you're looking for a light and easy read keep looking. The editing does not meet the standard and quality of the writing (that's my only negative statement). It's not terrible but a good proofreader should have caught the word errors. The book is complete and works as a stand alone. It doesn't need a cliffhanger because the quality and concept sells the next book.I have no doubt that this book will be read by me many times. This is my four hundredth review and I am so glad that I reached this milestone with this book. I highly recommend this book.Since this is a special review for me I'd like to pass on a helpful hint. I am far from rich yet I have thousands of books. It's taken quite a while to build up my kindle library (I'm selective) and I'd like to share with you how I've done it on an extreme budget. First, the following websites will send you daily lists of free and reduced books. Bookbub, ebooksdaily, themidlist, bargainbooksy, faithfulreads, freebooksy, booksends, earlybirdbooks, ereadernewstoday,ebookdealsdaily, bookgorilla. Add a .com to those. Some are better than others at sticking to your genre selections. The deals are often only good for one day so if you find something you might like get it while the deal is hot. Several of the sites are put out by different publishers so you won't have many repeated offers. Another big saver for me is Kindle Unlimited (KU). It's about ten dollars a month and you can borrow from their list of thousands up to ten books at a time. There is no limit on how long you keep a book or how many you borrow so long as you only have ten or less at once. If a book isn't free but is offered on KU I will read it through that program. If a book is both on a quick discount and KU I borrow it first and quickly read enough to get a feel of the quality. I can usually tell from the first couple of chapters wether I want to go ahead and purchase it for my permanent library. Well, I hope that helps you. Happy reading.
