The Basics
Book: Beauty in Hiding
Author: Robin Patchen
Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense
Release Date: March 12, 2019
About the Book
Book 2 in the Beauty in Flight series:
Harper’s second chance at life will become a second stint in prison if anyone connects those two dead men to her.
Nutfield, New Hampshire, is as good a place as any to hide from the murderer Harper left behind in Maryland. All she has to do is lie low and make enough money to keep herself and Red alive until she can figure out who her enemies are.
Jack Rossi isn’t sure what to make of his beautiful new tenant and her confused grandfather. Something’s not right, but the love he sees between them and the care she takes of the old man convinces Jack they’re trustworthy. As drawn as he is to Harper, she’s his tenant, so she’s off limits.
Derrick, Harper’s ex-boyfriend and Red’s grandson, needs to find his grandfather and get his hands on the old man’s money before Derrick ends up with a bullet in the skull. And when he gets his hands on Harper, she’ll be sorry for what she’s put him through.
Harper and Jack grow closer, but so do her enemies. If Harper can’t trust Jack with the truth, she may lose more than just this glimpse of true love. She may lose her freedom—or her life.
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My Two Cents
What a great book! I did not want to put it down.
I love Robin’s writing style, very engaging. Her descriptions of the characters and settings was colorful and gave a richness to the main story and all the contributing story lines.
I found myself really liking some of the characters and strongly disliking others. I have known a man who was like her character Red. The characters Robin brought in added depth and helped keep you guessing how it would all tie together.
Her descriptions of the interactions between characters were so colorful that I could visualize them. All of the dialogue and situations were believable—which is not always the case.
The way that the characters talk about and exhibit their faith in God flows naturally throughout the book. It does not come across as contrived or just sprinkled in.
This is the 2nd book in the “Beauty in Flight” series. You do not have to read the 1st book to be able to follow this story line. I haven’t read the first, but have just purchased the Kindle version and am excited to read it and the 3rd book.
If you love Christian Romantic Suspense, you will love this book! WARNING: Once you start reading you will NOT want to put it down!
Be sure to register for the Giveaway (below) and read the other Blog Stops (reviews) on this book tour (listed below).
NOTE: I received a complimentary copy of this book for reviewing from Robin Patchen. I was not required to provide a positive review. Thoughts in “My Two Cents” are my own opinion.
About the Author
Aside from her family and her Savior, Robin Patchen has two loves—writing and traveling. If she could combine them, she’d spend a lot of time sitting in front of her laptop at sidewalk cafes and ski lodges and beachside burger joints. She’d visit every place in the entire world—twice, if possible—and craft stories and tell people about her Savior. Alas, time is too short and money is too scarce for Robin to traipse all over the globe, even if her husband and kids wanted to go with her. So she stays in Oklahoma, shares the Good News when she can, and writes to illustrate the unending grace of God through the power and magic of story.
More from Robin
I was raised in a Christian home. Our parents took my sister, my brother, and me to church every Sunday. They taught us right from wrong, but eventually, kids have to make their own choices. In my case, I chose wrong for a long time.
Don’t misunderstand: I was always a pretty nice person. I wasn’t a thief, and I didn’t kill anybody, but I made a lot of bad decisions. Sinful decisions. I discovered that one bad choice often led to the next and the next until I was trapped in a life of my own making with no idea how to get out.
But God… two of my favorite words in the English language.
God had a different plan, and He pulled me out of the muck and changed my life. He showed me that I was not the person I’d been acting like. He showed me who I was, and He taught me to walk in the truth of my identity.
Harper Cloud isn’t me, not at all. First of all, she tall and blond and drop-dead gorgeous. More than that, her choices are nothing like mine were. But she’s in the same boat I was. Thanks to a series of bad decisions, Harper was in a hole, and she didn’t know how to get herself out of it. She used drugs to quiet the condemning voices and told herself lies to make herself feel better. Someday, she told herself, she’d get her life together enough to go home to her parents. Because she couldn’t go when she was a mess. She couldn’t go until she’d done something they could be proud of.
Thanks to a bad choice in boyfriend, Harper not only didn’t go home, she ended up in prison.
Harper’s story begins two years after she’s released. It’s the story of a woman desperate to be free of her past, clinging to hope when there’s every reason to despair, and desperate to believe what she’s been told about this Savior, Jesus Christ.
Harper will learn about love and redemption and salvation in the course of the three books that make up the Beauty in Flight series. That is, if she can survive the danger that seems to follow her wherever she goes.
Blog Stops
Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions, April 13
Book Reviews From an Avid Reader, April 13
amandainpa , April 13
Through the Fire Blogs, April 14
Blogging With Carol, April 14
Ashley’s Bookshelf, April 14
Genesis 5020, April 15
Spoken from the Heart, April 15
Lights in a Dark World, April 15
Through the Lens of Scripture, April 16
Among the Reads, April 16
All-of-a-kind Mom, April 16
Godly Book Reviews, April 17
Living Life Free In christ, April 17
Remembrancy, April 18
Just One More, April 18
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, April 18
Emily Yager, April 19
Reader’s Cozy Corner, April 19
Texas Book-aholic, April 19
Daysong Reflections, April 20
Carla Loves To Read, April 20
janicesbookreviews, April 20
Just the Write Escape, April 21
For Him and My Family, April 21
EmpowerMoms, April 22
Simple Harvest Reads, April 22 (Guest Post from Mindy Houng)
Maureen’s Musings, April 23
Bigreadersite, April 23
A Reader’s Brain, April 23
Real World Bible Study, April 24
The Lit Addict, April 24
Older & Smarter?, April 25
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, April 25
Inklings and notions, April 25
D’S QUILTS & BOOKS, April 26
Pause for Tales, April 26
The Becca Files, April 26
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Robin is giving away a grand prize of a $25 Amazon gift card and the entire Beauty in Flight Series!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter. https://promosimple.com/ps/de7a/beauty-in-hiding-celebration-tour-giveaway
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One reply to “Book Review: Beauty in Hiding”
This sounds pretty intense!