WHEN YOU CALL MY NAME by Sharon Sala

Glory has the gift of visions.  One such vision wakes her in the middle of a snowstorm and has her and her father and brother heading out to the hospital.  Where she saves the life of a stranger, by donating blood.
Later the stranger, Wyatt is home healing on his family's home.  He hears a calling of his name, he knows it is the girl that saved his life.  So he heads to find her and she is in trouble, someone is trying to kill her.  Wyatt's brother in law is a US Marshall and Wyatt enlists his help.  all of this taking place in a small mountain town.

AMAZON - When You Call My Name

SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS

RIDER ON FIRE by Sharon Sala

Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a DEA agent?   What about Native American?
Sonora is just that, only she thinks she is Hispanic.  She was left at an orphanage when she was hours old and never connected with any family.  While on a take down of a drug cartel, she has to kill one of them and now has the brother after her.  Her boss tells her to hide.  She has been having weird dreams.  Little does she know it is The Old Ones come to guide her home to her father.  Throw in that she rides a motorcycle and you have an interesting story.


AMAZON - Rider on Fire

SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS

A THOUSAND TOMORROWS-Cody Gunner Series # 1 by Karen Kingsbury

Have you ever wondered about Rodeos?  Bull riders or Barrel Racers?  This story follows Cody a bull rider and Ali a barrel racer.  They are both aloof and go in compete and keep to themselves.  Both of them are fighting demons.  They see in each other, themselves.  Eventually they start talking, neither one wanting anything other than friendship.  Can that happen?   Will they each find a someone they can confide in?  Ali desperately wants to be National Champion.  Cody has won twice.

AMAZON - A Thousand Tomorrows-Cody Gunner series # 1

SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS

NANTUCKET NIGHTS by Elin Hilderbrand

Kayla, Val and Antoinette have been friends for 20 years.  They met when they all went to Nantucket and rented rooms in the same house.  They start a tradition on Friday night before Labor Day of going out to a secluded beach at midnight, there they eat, drink and swim.  They also tell secrets.  Now something tragic happens Antoinette goes missing while swimming.  Everything begins to unravel as secrets come out.  Is Antoinette alive is she dead?

AMAZON - Nantucket Nights

SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS

FLY AWAY by Kristin Hannah

Katie and Tully met when they were young and became lifelong best friends.  Tully did not have a good childhood shuttled between her stoned mom and her grandmother.  After the death of her grandmother she was brought to live with Katie's family.  Then years later Katie is married and has three children.  Tully is an on air reporter with her own show.  Then their world falls apart, Katie is diagnosed with cancer.  Tully quit her job and goes to Katie.
The story follows different people and tells their story.  What I didn't like is that it kept jumping around.


AMAZON - Fly Away

SANDY SAYS 2/3 STARS

HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX-book 5 by J. K. Rowling

Once again Harry is forced to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle and cousin.  This summer he does not hear from anyone, and that makes for a very long break for him.  Then dementors come after him and his cousin.  Harry is taken to his godfathers home, which happens to be the headquarters for the Order of the Phoenix.  Back at school Harry starts to have dreams which turn out not to be dreams at all.  He is seeing events as they happen.  He is able to save Mr Weasley after one such dream.  Then of course the Ministry of Magic desires to install one of their own as a teacher at Hogwarts.  A teacher that loves to discipline and make new rules for the students.  Lots going on in this story.

AMAZON -  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix-book 5

SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS