"Silence in the Dark"
by Patricia Bradley

Whenever things get too tough, Bailey Adams runs away. She left her fiancé and moved to Mexico to be a missionary because she doesn’t think she can trust men. She thinks she can escape all of her problems in Mexico, but she learns that she is terribly mistaken. She finds herself in a whole heap of trouble when she decides to stand up against one of the leaders in Mexico. He will stop at nothing to get her out of his city, so when the missionary board that she is serving under finds out they pull her out of Valle Rojo immediately. She now finds herself being forced to return to the states for a couple of weeks. One of the local men asks her to take his niece to visit his parents while she is away. Once Bailey agrees to take Maria back to the states with her, a whole boatload of trouble begins to follow them. They are caught in several shootouts, chased around Mexico, and almost kidnapped. Bailey will do anything to keep little Maria safe, but she does not know who she can trust. She runs into her ex-fiancé, but she does not want to turn to him for help because she is afraid of losing her heart to him again.

Danny Maxwell never expected to run into Bailey Adams in a little Mexican city; but when he sees her, he realizes that he still loves her. The only problem is she wants nothing to do with him. When he sees someone trying to kidnap Bailey, he immediately steps in to protect her whether she likes it or not. He flies Bailey and Maria out of Mexico to get them away from the men that are chasing them. But once they arrive in the states, they realize that things are not as they appear and that the danger is far from over. Danny will do anything to keep Bailey safe, but at what cost to his own heart.
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“Silence in the Dark” is book four in the Logan Point series by Patricia Bradley. From the very first page until the last page this story is jam packed with fast past action. While I figured out fairly early on in the book who the culprit was, I still enjoyed reading the book to find out how they were going to get out of the mess that they found themselves in. If you like romantic suspense novels, then this is definitely a book for you.
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I received a complimentary copy of this book from Revell Publishers in exchange for my honest review.

"Like Never Before"
​by Melissa Tagg

After her divorce Amelia Bentley needs a place to call home and since she is not exactly on speaking terms with her family she has nowhere to go until she finally finds a safe haven in Maple Valley. She immediately jumps into the community and finds a place where she is accepted and she feels like she finally belongs somewhere. She has a terrific job as the editor for the local newspaper. Everything is going well unto the owner of the paper begins to talk about selling the paper to a bigger newspaper company. When the owner dies, she does not know what the future of the News will be. She immediately begins to try and find a way to save the paper from being sold or closed down for good. Amelia is doing all she can so save her job from being taken away from her and then she learns who the new owner of the News really is and everything is about to change once again.

Logan Walker is a widowed father and a speechwriter for politicians who is having great success in his career. He is about to be finally land his dream job, a spot on a presidential campaign, when he gets an unexpected letter in the mail. He learns that his friend and mentor has passed away. His friend left Logan the local newspaper business in his hometown. Now Logan has to deal with the unexpected business that he has inherited before he can focus on the presidential campaign. Logan and his three-year-old daughter Charlotte return to Maple Valley, so that Logan can sell the newspaper and return to his career in LA.

When Logan returns home, things do not exactly go as planned. He enjoys spending time with his family; but when he meets the spunky editor of the newspaper, things quickly begin to get out of Logan’s control. Amelia will do whatever it takes to save the newspaper, but Logan is insistent on selling the paper. Logan soon finds himself helping Amelia with a special anniversary edition of the News. They enjoy spending time together, but will their different plans for the future push them away from each other or bring them closer together?
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​“Like Never Before” is the first book that I have read by Melissa Tagg and all I can say is “WOW”. I loved every bit of this book. I could not put the book down and was sad when it was over because I wanted to keep reading more. I fell in love with the characters from the very beginning. I felt like I was part of the book and any time that I can put myself in the book as one of the characters that is definitely a good thing. I hope that I can get copies of the first book and the prequel to this terrific series because I am totally in love with the Walker family. Melissa herself said that she fell in love with Logan, and I can totally understand why. He is charming, gentlemanly, caring, thoughtful, and so much more. When I got to about the third or fourth chapter I found myself thinking that the family element in the book reminded me of something else that I have read recently and then it hit me, the Walker family by Melissa Tagg reminded me of the Christiansen family by Susan May Warren. Not to take anything away from Susan May Warren, but I like and enjoyed this book about the Walker family more. I also found myself thinking of my own sisters as I read this book because they are both old movie buffs. I told my sister about the references to “His Girl Friday” and “To Have and Have Not” and she was excited and jealous at the same time because now she wants to the book for herself. There is also a historical mystery in the book that made me think of my sister the history buff.  I love finding good clean books that I can share with my family and friends without worrying about them thinking “What in the world kind of books are you reading”. I can’t wait to read more in the Walker family series by Melissa Tagg. If you love good clean romantic fiction, then this book is definitely for you.
 
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Bethany House Publishers in exchange for my honest review.