Feisty Attorney Finds Deadly Proof of Medical Malpractice

Posted on by November 14, 2017
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Deb’s Dozen: Will Feisty Attorney Aided By Ex-Ranger Solve the Murder and Medical Malpractice?

Deadly Proof by Rachel Dylan tells a tale about the medical malpractice engaged in by a large drug company. One of their drugs seems to cause brain tumors. Attorney Kate Sullivan is lead counsel on the class action suit, but when a meeting with a possible whistle-blower ends up in the informant’s death, Rachel knows there is more to meet the eye than just the suit. When she is threatened, she hires ex-Army Ranger Landon James for security.

Landon digs into the death of the informant and tries to find another. He too feels there is much more going on in the drug company than just the existing case. As they go deeper into the research on the alleged malpractice, Kate is injured in a parking lot staircase by an unknown assailant. Landon ramps up security and brings in a friend’s company to help, so Kate is under twenty-four-hour protections. At the same time as the ramp-up in securing, there is a ramp-up in affections between the two.

I enjoyed reading Deadly Proof. Dylan writes memorable characters and her research and presentation of the legal aspects of the medical malpractice case appears impeccable. Kate and Landon became real characters to me-the dialog realistic. I so loved the action and the interaction among all the characters-good and bad. I hated to see the book end, and I was happy to see Deadly Proof is only Book One in the Atlanta Justice series. Five Stars!

Deadly Proof is but one of Rachel Dylan’s adventures into romantic and legal fiction. She has been an attorney for over a ten years and was a litigator at a national law firm. She says she enjoys combining the law with suspense and romance in her stories. She, her husband, and five “furkids” live in Michigan.

Bethany House gave me a copy of Deadly Proof, but I was in no way obligated to write a review.

Paranormal Mysteries–Puzzles for Cooper M Reid to Solve

Posted on by November 7, 2017
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Deb’s Dozen: Cooper’s Been Missing, But Confident He Is to Help Solve Paranormal Mysteries

Dark Water, Book One of the Cooper M. Reid series, by Barry Napier intrigued me from the onset. Cooper has been missing for three years, but he’s not sure where he’s been or why he’s back. Most of his friends and colleagues think he’s dead. The only things of which he is certain are that he is still in love with Stephanie, and he is supposed to solve paranormal mysteries. His motive is no longer research, but a desire and confidence he is supposed to help those beset by them.

The first “case,” although Cooper doesn’t call the situation a case, involves the death of a young boy in the ocean off California next to two large, forbidding rocks. The last thing his parents heard him yell was “Dark Water!” When they looked, he was gone. Since the death of their child, Jenny and Sam Blackstock have been beset with odd happenings: childish laughter at night, damp footsteps leading across the deck and headed toward the beach, objects in the house moving or being moved. Needless to say, they are freaked out.

As he’s researching Henry’s death, he finds similar cases-Kevin and Amy. And the next door neighbor, Mary Guthrie, has had communication with them through Scrabble tiles. Way spooky. As Cooper, sometimes aided by Stephanie, continues his research and explores the area where the kids were lost near the rocks, he wonders if there is perhaps a cave. The closer he comes to the answer, the more visions he has and the more odd things occur. Four stars.

I couldn’t put Dark Water down. Napier made Cooper come alive for me and made me believe his story. You may wonder why a Christian blogger is writing about the paranormal. I believe Satan is alive and well in this world and uses all sorts of people and devices to entice people into his world. But God through Christ will win in the end. I believe we need to know about these things so we can guard against the temptation to think we can dabble in them unharmed. And you’ll walk with Cooper as he acknowledges his belief in God and the weak faith he has starts to become stronger.

Dark Water is the first book in the series. Napier plans at least five or six books to follow Cooper Reid on his journey. You will want to walk with him too.

ParanormalBarry Napier is an author, ghostwriter, stay-at-home dad, and prolific writer. His speculative fiction borders on horror but always carries a hint of redemption. Two of his other books I’d recommend are Break Every Chain and Bound. Barry and his family live in Virginia.

Barry Napier gave me a copy of Dark Water, but I was in no way obligated to write a review.

Perfectly Abnormal and God Loves You Just the Way You Are!

Posted on by November 1, 2017
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Deb’s Dozen: You’re Perfectly Abnormal and God Loves You Just the Way You Are!

I’ve always felt I was normal–until recently when two conditions came crashing in on me. The first was osteoarthritis–probably inherited, but nonetheless debilitating. I needed a hip replacement and both knees need replacing too. The second is congestive heart disease–discovered during the pre-op for my hip replacement. These two diseases threw me headlong into the realm of chronic illness and into the realm of being abnormal.

Chris Morris has written a wonderful book, Perfectly Abnormal: Uncovering the Image of God in Chronic Illness. Chris suffers from seizures and his daughter, Cynthia, has epilepsy and autism. His wife works in a pediatric oncology unit. Chris is clearly familiar with chronic illness and how too often we feel decidedly abnormal.

In the book, Chris discusses the issues that face those of us with special needs or chronic illnesses (SN/CI): why we feel less than enough, myths others tell us, myths we tell ourselves, and moving beyond myths into wholeness. I highly recommend anyone who has or knows anyone who has (SN/CI) to buy and read Perfectly Abnormal. (Click the name of the book to purchase.)

Chris tells us with blunt honesty what life is like for those of us who are “not normal.” He tells us the with great transparency how his heart has been broken at some of the attitudes, statements, and questions he’s received from those who don’t understand or don’t care to understand. He shares illustrations from his life and those of some SN/CI friends to show us what hurts can arise. But Chris also shows us the joy-the choice we have to be joyful and to find meaning in our lives as they are.

I found healing in this book. I acknowledged I do have a chronic illness. I have chemo-induced cardiomyopathy-congestive heart disease caused by the chemo I was given for breast cancer seventeen years ago. I can no longer do all the things I used to do because of this disease, but that doesn’t make me less of a person. Chris has shown me that I’m perfectly abnormal and God loves me just the way I am. Five stars, Chris, and a must read!

Abnormal-Chronic-IllnessChris Morris is a Certified Public Accountant who works with many authors and small businesses. “His writing is founded on the belief that circumstances don’t prevent thriving, but create opportunities for God to demonstrate his goodness.” Chris exemplifies that belief and gives that hope to others as well.

Chris Morris gifted me with a copy of Perfectly Abnormal, but I was in no way obligated to write a review.