Friday, July 5, 2019

LEADING LAUREN by Vickie Carroll


Title:  LEADING LAUREN

Series:  Gold Coast Retrievers #11

Author:  Vickie Carroll

Publisher:  Sweet Promise Press

Publish Date:   06.28.2019

Category /Genre:  Christian Romance, Contemporary

Recommended for:  14+ due to romance & suspense

Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused

Received from:  Sweet Promise Press

Goodreads link: Leading Lauren

Date completed: 06.30.2019



Description from the publisher:

Can this broken woman and haunted firefighter overcome their pasts to enjoy a future together?

Lauren Andrews returned to Redwood Cove for her aunt’s funeral on the cusp of a second failed relationship.  Despite inheriting her late aunt’s home and three-year-old golden retriever, Max, feelings of heartbreak and heartache leave Lauren feeling lost and insecure in her new hometown.

Mitch Olsen is a search and rescue pilot and firefighter who works hard to protect his fellow Redwood Cove residents.  No matter how many times he makes a save, Mitch’s constant battle with his demons discourages any hope of reclaiming a sense of self-worth.

As fate throws Lauren and Mitch into each other’s lives, the only thing they agree on is that it couldn’t have happened at a worse possible time.  Is it possible for Mitch to convince Lauren that she’s worthy of something real?

Find out if Max’s calming presence and unconditional love can teach his humans that it’s never too late to find the way to a happily ever after.  This sweet, suspenseful story about trust and following your heart will warm your heart…

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LEADING LAUREN is the eleventh book in the Gold Coast Retrievers series.  Each is a stand-alone, contemporary, Christian, suspense romance.



I loved the romance and the suspense of this story.  Lauren and Mitch clicked together from the first moment that they met and from there little sparks soon became a bonfire that could not be ignored.



There is one part that Lauren did something that she knew was foolish (I won’t say the word “stupid,” though I want to), but it was a necessary plot tool to move the story forward.  I hope none of us would fall for that wicked witch tactic in real life!



Vickie Carroll is a new-to-me author; in fact, this is only her third release.  If this is what she can produce as a novice, I can’t wait to see what she brings to us as she grows!



Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.



Gold Coast Retrievers Series:

1.      Saving Sarah (Melissa Storm)

2.      Rescuing Riley  (S.B. Alexander)

3.      Guarding Grace (Ann Omasta)

4.      Protecting Peyton (Becky Muth)

5.      Finding Felicity (P. Creeden)

6.      Helping Hanna (Emmie Lyn)

7.      Watching Willow (Ann Omasta)

8.      Healing Hawk (Becky Muth)

9.      Shielding Shelly (Emmie Lyn)

10.  Aiding Abby (Kim Koby)

11.  Leading Lauren (Vickie Carroll)



Also from Vickie Carroll:

·         The Ghost of Kathleen Murphy

·         The Witches of Half Moon Island

















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