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Joshua Brookings has become a Pinkerton Detective. He's a long way from the hot-headed kid who was chased across the west by an outlaw with his sister in the A Mighty Fortress (1st in the Hymns of the West series). His faith is really being put to the test as he finds himself undercover with a ruthless outlaw gang. He's torn between his faith, his duty, and his desire to follow God's perfect will. Faith Blum has followed up her series with a wonderful Western novel that kept me on the edge of my seat. She kept this story clean while hitting on some difficult topics. The cowboys and ladies all have very real struggles but Faith shows God working each circumstance.
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My only issue with this book is a personal, where I live, issue. Faith, Oklahoma wasn't a state or even a part of the Indian Territory in this time period. Cimarron Territory was "No Man's Land", where many of the notorious outlaws use to flock when they were trying to avoid the US Marshals. Some of my family's land is actually where one of the outlaw towns was. You should hear some of the stories passed through the generations... I'm not going to take that against you though, knowing how hard it is to put all the research together with a great story like this. LOL I do love how this book brought me close to home.
Faith's books are good ol' Wild West stories. The Solid Rock twists and turns with mystery, suspense and a touch of romance. I LOVE this series. Faith's characters seem very real. I love how the cowboys are generally quiet, but really have a lot going on in their heads and how the ladies are strong, yet very feminine. The elements of forgiveness and God's perfect timing are awesome faith builders. I've seen God work in our lives very similar to some of the things that were happening in this book. It's great to read a story that I can truly relate to and totally enjoy.
Faith's books are good ol' Wild West stories. The Solid Rock twists and turns with mystery, suspense and a touch of romance. I LOVE this series. Faith's characters seem very real. I love how the cowboys are generally quiet, but really have a lot going on in their heads and how the ladies are strong, yet very feminine. The elements of forgiveness and God's perfect timing are awesome faith builders. I've seen God work in our lives very similar to some of the things that were happening in this book. It's great to read a story that I can truly relate to and totally enjoy.
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Pinkerton detective, Joshua Brookings, is sent on a job that seems simple on the surface. His fellow detective has been kidnapped and his boss, William Pinkerton senses foul play. Joshua is sent to investigate Edward's case in hopes of finding the kidnapped detective and helping solve the case that has taken over ten years to investigate. |
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March 26
Writings, Ramblings, and Reflections-Tour Introduction Writing Dreams-Excerpt and Spotlight God’s Peculiar Treasure Rae-Spotlight Tee Garner-Excerpt, Spotlight, Interview March 28 George’s Shorts-Spotlight, Review, Interview Karan Eleni-Excerpt, Spotlight, Review BlondeRJ-Excerpt Rebekah Lyn Books-Excerpt Zerina Blossom’s Books-Excerpt, Spotlight Life is a Four-Letter Word-Spotlight March 29 In the Bookcase-Excerpt, Review Ruth’s Real Life-Excerpt Kelsey’s Notebook-Review, Interview Shire Reviews-Review With a Joyful Noise-Excerpt, Spotlight Melanie D. Snitker, Author-Excerpt, Spotlight Wildflower Acres-Spotlight |
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Clean Indie Reads-Spotlight Jaye L. Knight-Excerpt, Spotlight Stories by Firefly-Excerpt, Spotlight, Interview Chess Desalls-Excerpt Kendra’s Thoughts-Excerpt, Interview Frances Hoelsma-Excerpt, Spotlight, Interview March 31 Prairie Dust Trail-Review David Todd-Interview The Overactive Imagination-Excerpt Reading in June-Excerpt, Spotlight Rachel Rossano’s Words-Excerpt, Spotlight Trust and Obey-Guest Post, Spotlight April 1 Writings, Ramblings, and Reflections-Tour Wrap-up, giveaway announcement |
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Faith Blum started writing at an early age. She started even before she could read! She even thought she could write better than Dr. Seuss. Now that she's grown up a little more, she knows she will probably never reach the success of Dr. Seuss, but that doesn't stop her from trying.
When she isn't writing, Faith enjoys doing many right-brained activities such as reading, crafting, writing, playing piano, and playing games with her family. One of her dreams is to visit Castle City, Montana someday to see the ghost town she chose for her characters to live in. She currently lives on a hobby farm with her family in Wisconsin. Follow Faith Blum on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Amazon, her website & her blog. |
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