Shelf Control: Fear Has a Name

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Welcome to Shelf Control — an original feature created and hosted by Bookshelf Fantasies. 

Shelf Control is a weekly celebration of the unread books on our shelves. Pick a book you own but haven’t read, write a post about it (suggestions: include what it’s about, why you want to read it, and when you got it), and link up!

 

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This week's spotlight

Title: Fear Has a Name

Author: Creston Mapes

ISBN: 0781408164

Publication Date: June 1, 2013

About the book:

How Far Would He Go To Keep Them Safe?

It was more than a break-in. More than a stalking. It was personal. When a stalker targets his family, journalist Jack Crittendon must uncover who the person is and what his motives are—if he is to protect the ones he loves. It will lead Crittendon into a world of behind-closed-door secrets and faith gone awry, as does his investigation of a missing pastor, whose apparent suicide is more than it appears. Each move Crittendon makes weaves him tighter and tighter into a web of lies, greed, hypocrisy, sin, and danger. He believed he’d never give in to fear. But that was before. And holding on to his faith won’t be easy. Nor will keeping his family safe, and ending the terror. Because that might require him to step over lines he never dared to cross.

Find on: Amazon (aff link) | Goodreads

Why I Want To Read It:

It is highly rated and I've heard good things about it. :)

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Review: The Deadly Shallows by Dani Pettrey

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About the book:

A deadly attack.

A stolen weapon capable of immense destruction.

A painful secret that threatens to tear two hearts apart.

CGIS Agent Noah Rowley is rocked to the core when several of his valued team members come under fire on his Coast Guard base. He and his remaining team race to the scene and end the attack, but not before innocent lives are lost. Furious and grief-stricken, he vows to do whatever is needed to bring the mastermind behind the attack to justice.

Stunned by the ambush, Coast Guard flight medic Brooke Kesler evacuates in a helicopter carrying the only surviving gunman. The gravely wounded man whispers mysterious information to Brooke that immediately paints a target on her back.

As Brooke and Noah race to uncover answers, emotions between them ignite. Noah struggles to protect Brooke at all costs and to conceal the secret that prevents him from becoming what he longs to be--the right man for her.

Everything is at stake as a horrifying truth emerges. . . .

The attack wasn't the end game. It was only the beginning.

My rating:
4 stars

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My thoughts:

The Deadly Shallows was a good read and one I really enjoyed reading. I liked the characters and the banter that they had with each other. :)

The romance stories were nice. I did get a little confused at times, but I think that was due to life and distractions.

The ending was good and I am eager to read the upcoming novella, as it is about a certain relationship and I am curious how it will wrap-up.

All in all, The Deadly Shallows was a good book and I think fans of the genre will enjoy it. 

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Find the book on:
Amazon (aff link), Goodreads

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I Can't Wait for... Yesterday's Tides (Can't-Wait Wednesday/Waiting on Wednesday)

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Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine.

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About the book:

In two world wars, intelligence and counterintelligence, prejudice, and self-sacrifice collide across two generations

In 1942, Evie Farrow is used to life on Ocracoke Island, where every day is the same--until the German U-boats haunting their waters begin to wreak havoc. And when special agent Sterling Bertrand is washed ashore at Evie's inn, her life is turned upside down. While Sterling's injuries keep him inn-bound for weeks, making him even more anxious about the SS officer he's tracking, he becomes increasingly intrigued by Evie, who seems to be hiding secrets of her own.

Decades earlier, in 1914, Englishman Remington Culbreth arrives at the Ocracoke Inn for the summer, never expecting to fall in love with Louisa Adair, the innkeeper's daughter. But when war breaks out in Europe, their relationship is put in jeopardy and may not survive what lies ahead for them.

As the ripples from the Great War rock Evie and Sterling's lives in World War II, it seems yesterday's tides may sweep them all into danger again today.

Pages: 416
Publisher: Bethany House
Release Date: January 24, 2023
ISBN-10:  0764240013
Find the book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3OKr5oP (aff link)

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December 13: Books on My Winter 2022-2023 To-Read List (Top Ten Tuesday) #TBR

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~Books on My Winter 2022-2023 To-Read List~

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I always love planning my seasonal TBR lists. I'm beyond excited about some of these reads (new books from favorite authors!). :)

(in no particular order)

1. The Rose and the Thistle by Laura Frantz 

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2. Yesterday's Tides by Roseanna M. White 

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3. Broker of Lies by Steven James

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4. An Ivy Hill Christmas by Julie Klassen

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5. A Hope Remembered by Stacy Henrie 

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6. In Love's Time by Kate Breslin

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7. Still My Forever by Kim Vogel Sawyer

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8. Dear Henry, Love Edith by Becca Kinzer

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9. Autumn by the Sea (Muir Harbor #1) by Melissa Tagg 

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10. Engaging Deception (The Joplin Chronicles #3) by Regina Jennings

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What are some of the books on your winter TBR list?

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