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of the Past: is a collection of three novellas by Dee Henderson, Dani Pettrey and Lynnette Eason
Can you ask for a better collection of authors for romantic suspense
Missing with have you holding your breath.
One of your worst fears you mother is missing, John who is a sheriff in Wyoming receives the call that his mother is missing, He feels the guilt of wondering if it is one of his enemies from his days of working undercover in Chicago, You just melt at the relationship you experience between John and his mother and his concern for her, It is so heartwarming. Sharon Nobles is the lead investigator, If you read Traces of Guilt she is mentioned as the lead in the new team to work cold cases of missing persons.
I liked her immediately. She is in charge in a subtle way, In true Dee Henderson fashion you are not sure how this will turn out, especially when half way through the book it takes a major turn.
Suspense at its best.

Fans of Danis Alaskan series will be thrilled to read Shadowed which is the story of how the parents of the McKenna family met and fell in love.
Ben is a fisherman with an interesting back story that I will not spoil for you who finds a dead body that happens to be one of the competitive swimmers.
Libby, who is also a competitive swimmer, happens to be with him at the time, They try to solve the mystery of the swimmers death who may actually be a Russian defector, Elliot, one of the secondary characters was very interesting with his mysterious past, I really liked Ben, and liked Libby even though she was obnoxious a couple of times wanting to make sure she was included in the mystery.


Lynette delivers high octane suspense in Blackout, Macey cannot remember what happened during a robbery gone wrong years ago, As one of the culprits is released on parole, he comes to find her because he wants her to remember, The loot has never been found and he thinks she knows where it is, Chad is her next door neighbor for the last two years and happens to be a detective, He wants to help protect her,

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Three suspense novellas in one book,

Missing by Dee Henderson is the first novella in this book, John Graham, a Wyoming sheriff has come back home to Chicago because his mother Martha has come up missing, Her car is in its spot and her purse with all the contents is next to the front door, Martha lives in a retirement home, Is Martha the victim of foul play Is so what could be the motive Could it be someone John Graham arrested in the past has a grudge against John and wants revenge.
Also I was wondering if maybe Martha had onset of dementia and lost her way, Lt. Sharon Noble helps John in his quest to find out what happened to his mother, The novella kept me engaged since I wanted to find out what happened to his mother, Of course you do eventually find out what happens but I shall not give too much of the story away, In the end a friendship develops between John and Sharon and is implied that it could develop into something more,



Shadowed by Dani Pettrey is the second novella in this book, This novel is more of a prequel to his Alaska Courage series which consists of five books and deals with one family, the McKennas.
This novella is about the parents Libby and Ben, how they met, the mystery they helped solved and their love story, It started out suspenseful with the discovery of a female corpse in the water, Libby was a competitive swimmer and recognized the victim as a member of the Russian team, As the story progressed it seem to drag some the main reason was too hard to keep up with all the characters, I had never read any of the Alaska Courage books so this novella did spark an interest in me reading the Alaska Courage books.




The last novella was Blackout by Lynette Eason, It was by far the best, I knew it would be, I didn't start this late at night because I knew I could not stop until I finished and I was right, This book had me hooked from the first page, Lynette's books always get me hooked from the beginning, In this book Macey had gone through a traumatic experience a few years before, She has no memory of what happened but has nightmares of what happened to her, She is afraid to let anyone get close to her, She is afraid that anybody close to her will die, Eventually she has no choice but to trust Chad, her next door neighbor who is also a detective, I liked the way the love story developed in this novella, It did not feel rushed or anything since Chad has always hoped Macey would open up and talk more to him about her troubles.




This novella collection is due to be released on April,, Thanks to Netgalley and Bethany House Publishers for allowing me to preview

this book, Excellent! It's hard to go wrong with a book featuring three of my favorite suspense writers, and I can also recommend it to those interested in giving these authors a try.
All three stories are a solid four, and all three hard to stop reading before the end, Here are links to my individual reviews:
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Take three popular, successful inspirational romantic suspense authors and put them together in an anthology and you get Sins of the Past.
Its a nonstop, engaging, and of course suspensefilled collection of novellas from Dee Henderson, Dani Pettrey, and Lynette Eason,

Interestingly, each novella is completely different, The only theme running through each of these stories is the crime, But the collection works. Its just an appetizer for those who are waiting on something new from any of these authors,

Hendersons story centers on a missing person and the investigation to find her, Fans of Pettreys Alaskan Courage series will enjoy reading about how the McKenna siblings parents met, and Lynette Easons chiller about a woman whose past has come back to haunt her.


May,is a busy, busy week for the Christian fiction publishing industry but be sure and add this one to your list to pick up.
Better yet, go ahead and preorder it now so you dont forget about it,

Bethany House Publishers provided me with a digital copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest and fair review.
All opinions expressed are my own,
.stars. This is a romantic suspense novella collection by three popular Christian inspirational authors Dee Henderson, Dani Pettrey and Lynette Eason,

Missing by Dee Henderson Police chief John Graham travels from Wyoming back to his hometown of Chicago after his mother mysteriously disappears from a retirement village.
He works alongside Lieutenant Sharon Noble to solve the case, but they could be running out of time, This story started out well, but I felt it got a bit bogged down in detail as the police worked the evidence, It's really more of a police procedural than a suspense story, and I felt there were some lost opportunities to ramp up the drama.
The romance was also a little lighton, though I appreciated that Henderson didn't move things too quickly either, as that would have been unbelievable given the circumstances.
I loved Henderon's O'Malley series, but this seemed a little pedestrian by comparison,

Shadowed by Dani Pettrey This is a prequel to Pettrey's popular Alaskan Courage series that features the dropdead gorgeous and outdoorsy McKenna siblings.
This novella is set in thes and tells the story of how their parents met, Libby is a champion ocean swimmer who's in Yancey for a competition, On a rare afternoon off, she goes on a whalewatching tour with hunky skipper Ben, However, things take a sinister turn when they discover the body of Libby's Russian competitor floating in the ocean, Is the dead Russian a spy, and if so, whose side is she on It's an interesting Cold War story, though it was a bit constrained by the novella length.
Some potentially suspenseful moments were cut short, yet there was a lot of time for introspection, I read this on Kindle last year, not realising it was a novella until I suddenly reached the end, Fans of the series will probably enjoy it, You can see my full review at the following link: sitelink goodreads. com/book/show/

Blackout by Lynette Eason Macey Adams had been in a serious car accident six years ago, after being innocently caught up in a robberygonewrong.
The details of that night have been a blank, but after she starts remembering bits and pieces, her life is in jeopardy, along with the lives of those she loves.
People are getting killed and Macey could be next, in spite of the efforts of Chad, the hunky policeman next door who is smitten with Macey.
I liked this novella the best of the three, It had genuine suspense and an interesting plot, though there were still a few little things that niggled me,

I enjoyed the collection overall, but I would put it in the light, holidayread category, Not that that's a bad thing, I like a light holidayread, I just felt there were some lost opportunities for suspense at times, and some of the writing could have been tightened, I hadn't read any of Lynette Eason's books before, and I may have a look at her fulllength works, I felt the stories by Henderson and Pettrey weren't up with their best, but the novella length is not always easy to get right.
If you like inspirational romantic suspense, you might like to give this collection a try, It's also a good book if you want to intersperse longer novels with shorter reads, Sins of the Past consists of three mystery novellas, The first is Missing by Dee Henderson, Second is Shadowed by Dani Pettrey, Third is Blackout by Lynette Eason, I have read other books by Dee Henderson and Lynette Eason and have always been spellbound, Now I will add Dani Pettrey as a Christian author of thrillers to add to my list,

All three of these stories kept me enthralled, The story lines are great, which is not always the case with novellas, They each have endings which will surprise along with a bit of romance,

I was given this book by NetGalley and Bethany House in exchange for my honest review, All opinions are my own, What better way to be introduced to three great romance/suspense writers, Dee Henderson, Dani Pettrey, and Lynette Eason are leaders in the field of Christian/romance/suspense,

First, Dee Henderson with MISSING
Though I wouldnt say this is Hendersons best work it was still enjoyable to read.


Wyoming police chief, John Graham, is called to Chicago because his elderly mother had disappeared from her retirement home, Teamed with Lt. Sharon Noble, they try to piece together his mothers last steps before she disappeared, Though this doesnt seem like the proper setting for a budding romance, both John and Sharon quickly develop feelings for each other, With the intention of keeping their relationship professional, they choose to set aside their personal feelings until the disappearance of Johns mom is solved.


The setting aside of their personal feelings is what makes this story less romance, and more police procedure, I get easily frustrated with romance novels that keep the love interests at armslength for most of the story, However, because of their professions, I was willing to put those frustrations aside, Like I said, not Hendersons best story, but with the constraints of a novella, I still feel she made it worth my wild.


Next, Dani Pettrey with SHADOWED
As always, Dani immediately throws her main characters together in order to ignite a sparka spark that simmers throughout the book.


Libby Jennings is an openwater swimmer and is in Alaska for a competition, While there, she decides to do some whale watching and ends up being the only passenger on the excursion led Ben McKenna, When Ben and Libby recover a body from the water, Libby immediately recognizes the deceased as Kat Stanic, one of her fellow competitors and former college roommate.
However, Kat abruptly left Berkeley, and though she still competed against Libby, she fused to have any interaction with her, With Kat dead, Libby cant help but wonder if Kat was involved in some sort of spy game or espionage, Needing answers for herself, Libby inserts herself into the investigation, alongside Ben, While they hunt down clues, their attraction grows,

Dani Pettreys characters are always so charismatic and full of adventure, Her females are strong and selfreliant, and her males are the epitome of rougharoundtheedges hero material, Ms. Pettreys Alaskan Courage series is on my favorites list, and the great thing about SHADOWED, is its link to that same series, I wouldve bought SINS OF THE PAST for this installment alone,

Finally, Lynette Eason with BLACKOUT
Macy Adams is living with a nightmare she cant remember, Someone is stalking her because of her involvement in a robbery gone bad when she was a teenager, The problem is, she cant remember the events of that night, However, someone is convinced Macy knows more than what shes telling, and that she stashed the cache from the robbery, Chad Latham, is not only Macys nextdoor neighbor, but he happens to be a cop, When it becomes clear someone is stalking Macy, Chad steps in, not just because hes a detective, but because his attraction for Macy has gnawed at him for two years.
He always felt she kept him at armslength, now he knows why, His hope is to find the person whos threatening her, and with any luck, tear down the walls shes erected around herself,

This is another amazing story from Lynette Eason, Action grabs you from the first page and gives the reader little time to catch their breath, A stressedout heroine, and a patient copa great combination, The situation Macy got herself into as a teen was a tad farreaching, but hey, thats why we call it fiction, It didn't detract from the overall story,

Thanks ladies for a great read, My only complaint I wouldve rather the stories be fulllength because the novellas read too fast,
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