Dana has graciously offered to give away a hard copy of "Presumed Guilty" to one lucky person. In order to be entered, leave a comment and your email address. The last day to enter is April 14, 2015. If you are chosen, I will be in touch to get your mailing address to pass along to Dana.
Before sharing my review, here's a bit of information from Dana.
A Word from Dana...
I loved reading suspense but had never really given
much thought to writing it, mostly because I doubted my ability to do it. In
2013, an idea started bouncing around in my mind about a woman falsely accused
with a crime. What if she went to prison? What if she had to go to the cop who
arrested her? What if the real killer was after her?
The
idea continued to pester me. Early in 2014, the editors of Love Inspired
Suspense announced they were seeking new authors through a contest called “The
Search for a Killer Voice”. I took a leap of faith, and on February 14, 2014, I
submitted my first page. The date is forever cemented in my brain. Over the next
few months, what was an idea developed into a book.
My Review...
Melanie Swanson spent four years of her life in
prison for a crime she did not commit. Few people have been willing to give her
the benefit of the doubt, including Lieutenant Jace Tucker, who is now tasked
with protecting her. Someone is trying to prevent Melanie from recalling
details from the past. However, she is determined to remember, as the truth is
all she has left. Jace is forced to admit that recent events are more than just
coincidence, especially when jurors from her case turn up dead. Is someone who
is sworn to protect her involved? This is an exciting debut from this promising
storyteller. The opening scene grabs the reader immediately, and it is easy to
connect to the heroine. Lynn keeps the reader guessing until the end. The pace
and plotting are ideal for reader engagement, and they will anxiously await a
(hopeful) sequel.
About Dana...
Dana
grew up in Illinois. She developed a
love for the written word very early on and started her first “book” in 5th
grade. Although she never got more than a few pages written, the dream was
planted in her heart. She met her husband at a wedding and told her parents she
had met her future husband. Nineteen months later, they were married. Today,
they live in rural Pennsylvania with their three children and enough pets to
open a petting zoo. In addition to writing, she works as an educational
interpreter for the deaf and is active in several ministries at her church.
