It has been a BUSY week for me. I’m a co-founder of Aiming for Healthy Families, Inc. and just this month we received a grant to talk to kids in our area about abstinence! So we’ve been training and setting up everything…which means I’m waaaay behind on my deadline. lol.
But I have had time to read DiAnn Mills’ fabulous book, Burden of Proof! It.Is.Great! (remember Tony the Tiger?) Here’s the back cover copy:
Reeling from a negotiation gone wrong, FBI Special Agent April Ramos is caught off guard when a frazzled young woman shoves a crying baby into her arms, then disappears. Worry for the child’s safety quickly turns to fear when a man claiming to be the girl’s father abducts them at gunpoint. April puts her hostage negotiation skills to use to learn more about who she’s dealing with: Jason Snyder, a fugitive accused of murder.
As Jason spins a tall tale about being framed for the killing of his business partner, April must sort through his claims to find the truth. A truth that becomes all the more evident after April overhears a conversation between Jason and the local sheriff and realizes something more sinister may be happening in their small town of Sweet Briar, Texas. But aligning herself with a known fugitive to uncover the burden of proof could cost April her job . . . or worse, her life and the lives of other innocent people.
My take:
Burden of Proof is one of those books where you’ll want to make sure your seatbelt is fastened! It absolutely kept me turning pages and losing sleep over. I very quickly came to care about both April Ramos and Jason Synder, and of course, little Isabella. Jason had been through a lot. First, his wife had died giving birth to one-year-old Isabella, then he was wrongly accused of killing his best friend. And then it gets worse when he kidnaps April, an FBI agent. All he has to do to end this is give the sheriff the location of his wife. But the wife is running scared.
DiAnn weaves a powerful story of corruption and mystery in Burden of Proof. I really admired the way Jason stuck to what was right, even when it almost cost him his life. I think this is a book romantic suspense readers will love!
In Burden of Proof, Jason is wrongly accused of a crime after he stands up to the sheriff, but before that, he’d let crooked things the sheriff was involved in slide. Do you think it’s always easy to do the right thing? Leave me a comment and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a copy of Justice Betrayed at the end of the month.
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I love Diann Mills! No I don’t think it’s always easy to do what’s right. But, it’s always worth it
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So agree, Phyllis! I’ve not always wanted to do the right thing, but feel so much better when I do. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
Yes, this was an amazing read, and you wrote it up well. I enjoyed your, “Meet Patricia Bradley” clip, too–just viewed it twice.
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Aww, Delores, I’m so glad you enjoyed my little video. And I loved DiAnn’s book, too!
I was planning to write the same thing Phyllis Scott wrote. Doing the right thing is the best way but seldom easy.
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Thanks for stopping by, Christine. And someone always steals what I want to write. lol.
Great news and congratulations on Aiming for Healthy Families. May God continue to bless you in that needed issue. Burden of Proof sounds interesting! I happily have Justice Betrayed, so please don’t enter me in your Giveaway.
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Thanks, Elaine! We were actually approved for 2 grants, but we’re waiting on funding to be approved for one of them. It is an exciting time.
I’d say it is often difficult to do the right thing. Especially when you are young.
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It isI started to say it definitely was harder when you’re young, but it’s also hard when you’re older. We get comfortable in your little zones and don’t always see the “right” way. I used to see a lot of gray areas regarding right and wrong, but in my eleven years of reading through the Bible, I see a lot less gray areas. Thanks for stopping by, Joan!I would LOVE to win your book; so anxious to read it! Doing the right thing is NOT always easy, but it is the best way!
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I’m glad you’re anxious to read my latest book, Jackie! Maybe Random dot org will pick your number at the end of the month! Thanks for stopping by.
No, it is not always easy to do the right thing, but it is the best thing to do –even if you don’t see the results of choosing to do right
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Absolutely, MS Barb. But sometimes it’s really hard to do the right thing. Thanks for stopping by.
Hey, Pat. I won the Kindle version of this book in a giveaway. I agree with your Tony the Tiger endorsement of the book. I hope to finish reading it tonight or tomorrow and will post my review on Amazon, Facebook, etc. Regarding your question, I think there are times when it is difficult to do the right thing. Sometimes it’s even difficult to know what’s the right thing to do. But one thing is certain: the more we do the right thing, the easier it becomes just like people who do wrong find it gets easier to do wrong.
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Sometimes knowing what the right thing to do is harder than actually doing it, Edward. And your last sentence…that’s what I used to tell the kids when I talked to them in schools. A bank robber didn’t just wake up one day and say, “I think I’ll rob a bank today.” No, they started down that road many years before. Maybe by taking change from their parents’ dresser or stealing a candy bar. Thanks for stopping by and joining the conversation!
Sometimes the right thing is the hardest thing to do, but always worth it. Nothing is better than being right with God; better to make the right choice, even when it is difficult!
I finished Burden of Proof last night at 12:30! Great book. I loved both Jason and April. Upstanding people who are caught in a deadly web of deceit and overreaching power! DiAnn sure knows how to write a suspense story!
It is very difficult to do the right thing sometimes. But God will honor it. Sometimes it has difficult consequences, even when you do the right thing.
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I understand the 12:30 thingy Paula! And yes, DiAnn knows how to write a suspenseful story. I’m dissecting the story now for future reference! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
No it isn’t always easy to do the right thing. We are called to live a life set apart.
So true, Caryl, so true. Thanks for stopping by.
It’s been FAR too long since I’ve read a book by DiAnn! I’m certainly excited about all these new ones out. I must (someday) catch up on them…lol! Your review makes me want to read this…well, more like devour 🙂
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It is a great book! Thanks for stopping by.