Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Buried Secrets (Men of Valor Series) by Irene Hannon [Review & Family Christian Certificate Giveaway]

About the book: After seven years as a Chicago homicide detective, Lisa Grant has hit a wall. Ready for a kinder, gentler life, she takes a job as a small-town police chief. But the discovery of a human skeleton by a construction crew at the edge of town taxes the resources of her department. A call for assistance brings detective Mac McGregor, an ex-Navy SEAL, to her doorstep. As they work to solve the mystery behind the unmarked grave, danger begins to shadow them. Someone doesn't want this dead person telling any tales--and will stop at nothing to make certain a life-shattering secret stays buried.

My thoughts: As this story begins, a trio of young folks are involved in the stealth burial of another of their group. Circumstances surrounding the "why" they need to dispose of the body in secrecy are not revealed. That leaves the reader spinning reasons throughout the story. We are brought forward in time to the current day when the three are again brought tenaciously together because of their buried secret.

While this is one of the "Men of Valor" stories, it seems to me that the primary focus is on the female protagonist as she seeks to unravel the clues for the recently unearthed body.

Personalities and flawed characters are fleshed out by the author as Lisa Grant uses her formerly used skills honed by her position with the FBI in Chicago to solve this long time secret. As Lisa and "Man of Valor," Mac McGregor, team up to bring justice for the person so long buried. Draw together further by romantic feelings toward each other, they determine to table this interest until they are finished working the case.

As usual, Irene Hannon has written an exciting story where faith is the root of her characters' hearts. Find it HERE on www.FamilyChristian.com
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Author, Irene Hannon is the bestselling author of more than forty-five novels, including That Certain Summer, One Perfect Spring, and the Heroes of Quantico, Guardians of Justice, and Private Justice series. Her books have been honored with two coveted RITA Awards from Romance Writers of America, a Carol Award, three HOLT Medallions, a Daphne du Maurier Award, two Reviewers' Choice Awards from RT Book Reviews magazine, a Retailers' Choice Award, a Booksellers' Best Award, and a National Readers' Choice Award. In addition, she is a two-time Christy Award finalist, and Booklist included one of her novels in its "Top 10 Inspirational Fiction" list for 2011. Learn more at www.irenehannon.com.

DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy from the publisher, Revell a division of Baker Publishing Group, to facilitate this review. Opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.
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14 comments:

  1. Loraine NunleyApril 21, 2015 at 6:58 AM

    Wow, there was so much to learn about Irene at her website. She has a HUGE list of awards! I liked learning about her first award when she was 10 where she won a writing contest. Thanks for the review and giveaway!

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  2. SonjaApril 21, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    I learned she used diverse places to write about and has received many awards.

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  3. Trixi April 21, 2015 at 4:58 PM

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  4. Trixi April 21, 2015 at 4:59 PM

    I thought it was interesting that while she was researching her "Heroes of Quantico"series, she enrolled in the local Citizen Police Academy. Now that would be ripe for research! I also learned of her many awards, she is such a talented writer! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!

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  5. GrandaddyAApril 22, 2015 at 3:31 PM

    Her books have been called "clean compelling fiction". That's the kind of fiction I enjoy.

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  6. Rachael KApril 22, 2015 at 5:14 PM

    Musicals! That's neat that she starred in some of my favorites (Brigadoon, The King and I). I suppose authors do have talents outside of writing : )

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  7. MerryApril 25, 2015 at 1:56 AM

    Irene has starred in musicals like Oklahoma and The King and I. Wow!

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  8. SheriApril 26, 2015 at 12:24 PM

    I thought it was interesting that she sang the lead role in many musicals and is a soloist in her church. I would love to be able to sing and write. Very neat!!

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  9. AnonymousApril 29, 2015 at 4:43 PM

    How wonderful that she got to be the lead singer in Musicals. Sounds exciting. And being a member of the Citizen Academy of the Police to learn for her research. bet that was interesting.She won her first award at 10 years old in a writing contest. How neat. I used to write poems and put in birthday or Anniversaries.Wish I had kept copies of them.

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  10. Julie WaldronMay 2, 2015 at 10:15 AM

    I learned that she never set out to be a Christian fiction writer.

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  11. UnknownMay 2, 2015 at 3:32 PM

    Wow, that she published her first fiction book by age 10!

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  12. JessicaMay 2, 2015 at 5:16 PM

    I learned that Irene has written more than 45 romance and romantic suspense novels. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!

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  13. Jennifer H.May 5, 2015 at 5:58 PM

    I learned that the characters deal with formidable challenges - I find that interesting.

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  14. John H.May 5, 2015 at 10:46 PM

    I learned that she writes without gratuitous violence, explicit love scenes or vulgar language.

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