"Final Deposit" by Lisa Harris

About this book:

  “"BECOME AN INSTANT MILLIONAIRE!"
  It was just another scam, sent via email to thousands. Yet Lindsey Taylor's elderly father had fallen for it and lost his life savings. He'd even gone off to claim his promised fortune. Lindsey knows he'll never see a penny. Worse, she's worried she'll never see him again. Frantic, she turns to financial security expert Kyle Walker. Kyle has his own vendetta: he lost his brother to an internet mail-order bride scheme. Though he's promised to help Lindsey find her father, first he has to get them close to the scam artists. And the closer they get, the more danger they find....”


Series: Part of the “Love Inspired Suspense” line, but not connected to any other book.


Spiritual Content- Ephesians 1:7 at the beginning; Scriptures are mentioned; Prayers & Thanking God; Church going & sermons; Talks about God & forgiveness; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of Bibles, Bible reading, & those in the Bible; Mentions of churches, church going, services, & sermons; A few mentions of Christmas; A couple mentions of Heaven; A couple mentions of miracles; A couple mentions of sins & sinners.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘stupid’ and a ‘what the—‘; A bit of eye rolling; Cons, Break-ins, Injuries, & Being held at gunpoint (up to semi-detailed); All about con-men/criminals, scams, falling for a scam, & threats (up to semi-detailed); Many mentions of break-ins, threats, & being harmed (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of a suicide (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of Lindsey’s mother who died from cancer; Mentions of injuries, pain, & blood; Mentions of identity thefts; Mentions of gambling; Mentions of drinking, alcohol, & bars; Mentions of smoking & cigars/cigarettes; Mentions of hatred; A few mentions of murders; A few mentions of robberies & stealing; A few mentions of jail; A few mentions of gossip/rumors; A couple mentions of weapons; A mention of drunk driving;

             *Note: A few mentions of car brands; A few mentions of brand names; A few mentions of authors & books.

Sexual Content- an almost kiss and a semi-detailed kiss; Touches, Wanting to touch, & Embraces (border-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed); Noticing (barely-above-not-detailed); Many mentions of dating, dates, wanting to date, boyfriends/girlfriends, & exes; Mentions of kisses, kissing, & wanting to kiss; A couple mentions of flirting; A couple mentions of a man’s affair & later a marriage to a woman fifteen years younger than him; Love, falling in love, & the emotions;

             *Note: Mentions of Lindsey’s father’s prostate cancer.

-Lindsey Taylor

-Kyle Walker, age 33
                                P.O.V. switches between them  (Prologue set in Abraham’s POV)
                                                        214 pages

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My personal Rating-

Not my favorite Lisa Harris book, but for a Love Inspired Suspense book is wasn’t bad and I enjoyed all the Spiritual Content. It was a bit strange to see my name so many times, hahaha! Because this was published in 2008, there were a few parts that seemed dated or a little too “the more you know” about the internet scamming. It was an easy read, but not very suspenseful.  

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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

"Elise the Actress" by Norma Jean Lutz

About this book:

  “Elise Brannon loves to perform.

And she’s ready to put her acting skills to good use—by helping her family and friends forget, at least for a while, the depressing news from the battlefields of the War Between the States. But even Elise’s optimism is challenged by the death of a friend from war wounds…her capture by a band of deserters…and the assassination of the president.

As her world spirals out of control, can Elise maintain hope—and keep her faith in the midst of such trouble?”


Series: Book #13 in the “Sisters in Time” series. Click on the numbers to be taken to that review: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, & #12.


Spiritual Content- A couple Scriptures are mentioned & quoted; Talks about God; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Church going; Mentions of God & Jesus; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of churches, church going, pastors, & hymns; A few mentions of Bibles & Bible reading; A few mentions of blessings & being blessed; A couple mentions of those in the Bible; A couple mentions of Heaven; A couple mentions of miracles.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘stinking’; All about many mentions of the war, traitors, fighting, blood, injuries, losing limbs, killing/shooting, & deaths (barely-above-not-detailed); Many mentions of President Lincoln being assassinated & others being shot and killed; Mentions of a massacre, fires, screams, & many deaths; Mentions of slaves & slavery; Mentions of injuries, pain, a broken bone, & passing out (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of rumors & gossip; A few mentions of horses being shot, injured, & killed; A couple mentions of prison camps & prison; A couple mentions of hunting.

Sexual Content- A couple mentions of kisses;

             *Note: A couple mentions of children who died in childbirth.

-Elise Brannon, age 10-11
                                P.O.V. switches between them

                                            Set in 1864-1865
                                                    141 pages

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My personal Rating-

This book feels very connected to the previous book, but because the names are all different, it gets quite confusing with it being written by the same author. Those notes aside, I liked Elise and her heart for others and making them laugh. She did have to learn about weeping with those who are weeping, but that’s an important lesson shown in this middle-grade read.

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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.