Another photo taken during our evening walk. For more Scripture memes, click on the photo.
What I’m reading Friday ~ Rescued Hearts by Hope Toler Dougherty is a story that captured my heart from the beginning. When the heroine, Mary Wade Kimball, tries to rescue a trapped kitten she is taken hostage for her efforts. (You know what they say about no good deed going unpunished.) And when the hero shows up, she thinks he’s in cahoots with her kidnappers.
Here’s the back cover copy:
Children’s clothing designer Mary Wade Kimball’s soft spot for animals leads to a hostage situation when she spots a briar- entangled kitten in front of an abandoned house. Beaten, bound, and gagged by the two thugs inside, Mary Wade loses hope for escape when a third villain returns with supplies.
Discovering the kidnapped woman ratchets the complications for undercover agent Brett Davis. Weighing the difference of ruining his three months’ investigation against the woman’s safety, Brett forsakes his mission and helps her escape, the bent-on-revenge brutes following behind.
When Mary Wade’s safety is threatened once more, Brett rescues her again. This time, her personal safety isn’t the only thing in jeopardy. Her heart is endangered as well.
You can purchase Hope Toler Dougherty’s Rescued Hearts at Amazon for the next few days for $2.99!
My Take:
I really enjoyed this story. Mary Wade is a gutsy heroine who wants to earn her parents’ approval, but instead of going into the ministry like they wanted and expected, she’s opened her own children’s clothing shop. She is struggling to make ends meet when she’s kidnapped doing a good deed.
Brett is absolutely swoon-worthy! An honorable man who loves his grandmother. The reader will love Gigi, his matchmaking, gun-toting grandmother, too, and when the kidnappers come after Mary Wade again, Brett hides her at his grandmother’s cabin.
Both Mary Wade and Brett are determined not to fall in love, but of course they do. This puts more pressure on Brett to keep her safe when the kidnappers trail them to the cabin. Parts of the story are light-hearted fun, but there are serious threads running through the story. I like the way Hope Toler Dougherty wove humor, love, and suspense together.
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Comments 42
This sounds like a good mix by including light-hearted elements, too. I’ll hope to read this one. Thanks.
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I really enjoyed it, Delores! So good to ‘see’ you here!
Looks like another interesting book. Pat, you sure can pick them. And, a new author to me as well. Thanks.
Love the photo and verse. A good one to start the day with.
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Thanks, Tim. Hope was a new author to me as well. I really enjoyed the book.
Sounds like a good read. Thank you for sharing your reviews, my TBR pile just keeps growing 🙂 .
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I’m sorry, Megan. Not. lol I really enjoy reading before I go to bed…right now I’m reading Lynette Eason’s latest~ Acceptable Risk and I’ll be reviewing it next week!
Hey Pat! I’m thrilled to be July’s winner.
Hope is a new -to-me author. Thank you for the recommendation.
SHALOM and BLESSINGS!
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Congratulations Caryl! I’ll send you a photo of books to choose from! I think you’d enjoy her book.
Congratulations Caryl. So happy for you.
This sounds like a good book. Will check it out. Love the photo and scripture.
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It is a good book, Lucy. Glad you dropped by!
This looks like a good book. I have looked at it in the past but haven’t read it. Thanks for the review.
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Gloria, I think you’d really like Rescued Hearts!
Have not heard of this author but the plot looks good!
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I think you’d like her book, Paula. And the grandmother is a hoot! Thanks for stopping by.
So glad you liked Gigi, Pat! She was a lot of fun to write!
Sounds like an interesting mix of romance and suspense.
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It is, Sally Jo! So glad you stopped by!
I love to see what you are reading each week, but I can’t keep up with you. You are a fast reader!
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Joyce, what a pleasure to see you here! Blessings to you. 🙂
Sounds like an exciting story. I don’t want to offend anyone, but I don’t think I would have gotten in trouble for rescuing a kitten. I don’t hate animals, but I avoid touching them as much as possible because of allergy issues. If the bad guys came after me, it would have been for some other reason. But so you will know, I enjoy reading stories about animals.
Edward, I’m more of a dog person myself, but the rescuing-a-tangled-kitten story is a childhood memory of mine. My aunt rescued one that was dangling from a second story barn door with twine around its neck. I took that idea and fit it into Rescued Hearts. Thanks for reading the post!
Hope, I’m sure both the story in your book and the situation from your childhood would tug at my heart. I just automatically shy away from animals, except for stories in books. I have always loved reading about them, or watching shows on TV like Lassie and RinTin Tin. That’s close enough for me. I’ll have to be on the lookout for your book.
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Funny, Edward! I think you’d enjoy Hope’s book! Thanks for stopping by on this Friday!
So glad you liked Gigi, Pat! She was a lot of fun to write!
Thank you for reading and reviewing Rescued Hearts, Pat! I’m so happy you (someone who writes terrific suspense) liked this story!
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Hey there, Hope! So glad you dropped in to see us. I really enjoyed Rescued Hearts!.
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I’d like to see Gigi in another book!
This sounds like an excellent story. I like that it involves animals. Thanks for the chance. Nice cover.
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Hi Lynn! I think you’d really enjoy Rescued Hearts! Thanks for stopping by.
I just finished my first Hope book and loved it. This one sounds fabulous as well!
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I have to go back and get the others, Betti! Thanks for stopping by!
Congratulations Caryl Kane! This book sounds intriguing and like a good page turner! I love the book cover. Thank you so much for sharing about this book. I will have to add it to my TBR list. 🙂
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You’ll enjoy it, Alicia! Thanks so much for joining the conversation!
Hope Toler Doughtery is a friend, and I have read all of her books, and unbiasedly liked them all. But Rescued Hearts I liked a little more. I love suspense. Patricia that was a great review. I’ve read your Standoff Natchez Trace Park Rangers Book. I enjoyed it, ready for the next.
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Thank you, Kelly! When I contacted Hope to let her know I’d reviewed Rescued Hearts, she reminded me we’d met at the Writer’s Police Academy in 2014! We had such fun at that conference!
congrats Caryl! Book sounds great!
It sounds like a really interesting book. Thank you for sharing.
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I think you’d enjoy it, Diana! Good to ‘see’ you here and over at the Suspense Sisters!
I always enjoy humor entwined with love & suspense. This sounds like a great book.
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It is a great book, Lisa! Thanks for dropping by!
Hope Toler Dougherty is a new author to me. This books sounds interesting. I will have to try to read it soon. Hopefully, it won’t get buried in my TBR pile.
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I hope that she will become a favorite author, Linda! I think you’ll enjoy the story! Thanks for dropping by on this Saturday morning.