Sunday, March 27, 2022

Celebrate Lit Blog Tour: Sunflowers and Suspicions by Karen Malley

Book: Sunflowers and Suspicions

Author: Karen Malley

Genre: Christian Fiction

Release date: October, 2021

A Deception Revealed…

When Julie Wagner’s identical twin Jade goes missing, Julie travels to New York intent on pretending to be her sister so she can unravel the truth. There, she meets the the only person who has ever been able to tell them apart. Together, can she and her sister’s neighbor unravel a shady restaurant owner’s mysteries and find Jade?

A Fractured Family Healed…

Matt Callahan has lived across the hall from Jade Wagner for a year, but never understood the pain behind her eyes. When her sister appears in his apartment building, he is amazed at the differences he sees in the twins. As he helps Julie find her twin, he discovers that she just might be the answer to helping his own fractured family.

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Sunflowers and Suspicions by Karen Malley is a Christian Fiction book. It is Book 3 n the Pine Springs series. I have read book 2 in this series and I believe the books are all good Stand Alone books. I do like reading Series books in order myself, but this series is OK to start at Book 3 and go back.

Julie Wagner is devasted when her Identical Twin Sister, Jade, goes missing while living in New York. Julie decides to go to New York to try to locate her sister. She arrives and heads to her sisters apartment building. She runs into Matt Callahan who is Jade's neighbor from across the hall. Her plans are changed when she realizes she cannot pretend to be Jade, as Matt Callahan can tell the difference between the Identical twins and knows she is not Jade. Matt Callahan decides to help Julie find the truth about Jade and together they start their "investigation" begins. They start to unravel clues as to where Jade may be and spending lots of time together. The more time they spend together, the more they realize they are starting to have feelings for one another. Julie is careful with her feelings toward Matt because she thinks her twin sister has a relationship with Matt. Will Julie and Matt find Jade? Will there be a Romance between Julie and Matt?

WOW, this book is a page turner. I really enjoyed the Idential Twin aspect of the story. I am an identical and still to do this day, my twin sister and I are able to "trade places" with each other if needed. I really LOVE how Julie and Matt work together to try to find Jade. The book is definetly filled with many surprises and twists and turns. I thought I had figured out where Jade was, but I definetly had that wrong, just one of the twists in this story. I also love how Matt and Julie were able to uncover some Family difficulities in their own families and want to make changes to those. The element of Faith was definetly present in this book. The book has a message of Forgiveness, following God's Plan for our life and moving forward. I HIGHLY recommend this book for anyone who enjoys Christian Fiction with Romance. FANTASTIC BOOK!

Karen Malley lives in Southeastern Pennsylvania with her husband and two sons. She works full-time as a scientist but fits writing in her spare time whenever possible. This usually means writing in her pajamas on weekend mornings while the rest of the family is asleep. When not writing, she enjoys camping, hiking, playing board games, and especially reading! She loves reading faith-based stories because we can all use a happy ending.

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Sunflowers and Suspicions is the third full book in the Pine Springs series. While you may discover some spoilers from the previous books, this book can be read as a standalone. I wrote Sunflowers in Suspicions because I loved the characters so much, I wanted their stories to continue!

This was a fun book to write. Julie was a minor character in the previous books in the series, and her story needed to be told. Living in the shadow of a glamorous twin sister hasn’t dampened her enthusiasm for life, but her self-esteem suffered a hit, making it difficult to believe a guy could be interested in her instead of her sister. Most of us have been there! God promises He’s given gifts to all His children, but if our gifts don’t seem to measure up to those we perceive others have, we lose our joy.

Granted, Julie has a lot more than that to deal with – her twin sister goes missing, and her former boss may know more than he’s letting on. Couple that with feelings of inadequacy since all her friends have special guys and the fact the guy Julie starts to fall for seems more interested in her sister, and it’s easy for her to feel second rate. God never wants that for us. While Sunflowers and Suspicions is a tale of suspense and romance, it also taught me a thing or two about accepting myself for who God made me to be. I hope it does the same for you!

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To celebrate her tour, Karen is giving away the grand prize package of e-copy of Sunflowers and Suspicions, an 11 x 14 canvas print of a sunflower, and some jewelry: two beaded bracelets, one bangle bracelet, a heart necklace, and a keychain!!

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/1b8bb/sunflowers-and-suspicion-celebration-tour-giveaway