Book title: All of You
Author: Sarah Monzon
Release date: May 15, 2017
Genre:Dual-timeline/Contemporary Romance
Maryland, Present Day
Jacquelyn Rogers can rebuild anything…except the shambles of her past. A restorer of vintage planes, she’s worked hard to earn the reputation of being one of the guys. The last thing she needs is a former Navy pilot fighting his own inner demons stepping in to defend her from dangers she thought she’d outrun long ago. Some battles must be fought alone.
After a freak accident severs Lieutenant Michael “Finch” Carrington’s dreams, as well as two limbs, he’s left with nothing but a fragile faith and a duty-bound promise to watch out for his friend’s baby sister. A promise she insists is as unnecessary as it is unappreciated. But when she turns the tables and begins to weld together the broken parts of his life, it may be his heart that is in need of protection.
England, 1944
With the world at war yet again, Alice Galloway rejects her father’s traditional expectations and offers her piloting expertise to the Air Transport Auxiliary. She may be a woman in a man’s world, but when she overhears key intelligence, she must find the strength to transcend boundaries and her own fears. Or countless people may die.
Sometimes the past reaches forward to bring hope to the future.
My Thoughts "All of You" is "A Carrington Family Novel" book 2. I didn't realize it was the second book or I would have read "Finders Keepers" first. I discovered that it was the 2nd book when it seemed that I was missing part of the story when Trent Carrington would talk about the past. So I checked and saw there was another book in the series. I would recommend reading them in order. I enjoyed reading "All of You" but I think it would have given more backstory to flesh out their backgrounds a bit if I'd read the first book. I really enjoyed reading this book and wanted to ignore all of my other responsibilities to just read. It also caused me to get to bed late on more than one occasion because I couldn't put it down. I got a little confused with all the information given when Michael Carrington was landing his airplane on the aircraft carrier, but the rest of the book was not at all hard to understand (although the first time it states which arm he lost is says it is his left arm and every other time it is his right). I really enjoyed seeing Jack Rogers with her nephew and his four year old antics. I found the faith element to be well integrated and didn't feel pushy. I kept wondering when we were going to find the connection between the sections set in 1944 England with Alice Galloway and the present day with Michael and Jack and was glad to finally see it near the end of the book. It was fun to get two love stories in one book. I look forward to reading more about the Carrington Family.
About the Author
Sarah Monzon is a Navy chaplain’s wife and a stay at home mom to the two cutest littles in the world. Playing pretend all day with them isn’t enough, she spends the evenings after their heads hit the pillow to create her own imaginary characters. When she isn’t in the world of make believe, she can be found in the pine forests of western Washington taking care of her family, fostering friendships, and enjoying all the adventures each day brings.
Her debut novel, The Isaac Project, skyrocketed to Amazon bestseller status while her Sophomore book, Finders Keepers, won the 2017 Selah award for contemporary romance.
Guest Post from Sarah Monzon
I’m so excited to be here today and getting this opportunity to hang out with y’all in this virtual world. If you are anything like me, you devour books faster than my son drinks orange juice (and he really loves orange juice!). Because of that, it is sometimes hard to come across a book with a unique premise or a message that you haven’t seen incorporated a thousand times before. As a writer, I always try to bring something fresh to the table.
In the first book of the Carrington Family Series, Finders Keepers, neither of my characters were Christians. What? No Christians in a Christian fiction novel? Most Christian fiction books usually have at least one or both main characters a Christians. Don’t worry, they both found their way to Jesus. With All of You, however, I wanted to take yet an even different approach.
I’ve ready lots of books where the main character is angry or upset with God for such-and-such thing that happened in his/her life (I’ve even written a character like that), but I hadn’t really read a story about a character that, no matter what life threw at him/her, he/she was going to trust in God no matter what. As a life-long Christian, this is a message I can identify with. The “If not, He is still good” resonation that is sometimes harder to hold on to in the midst of pain and struggles.
So, as with all my books, I hope the freshness of the story and the realness of my characters will inspire and uplift you as you travel along with them on their journey.
God Bless.
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Giveaway
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"All of You" is available in paperback:
- Paperback: 338 pages
- Publisher: Radiant Publications (May 1, 2017)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1944638032
- ISBN-13: 978-1944638030
- Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 8 inches
and in Kindle edition:
- File Size: 772 KB
- Print Length: 340 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1944638032
- Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
- Publisher: Radiant Publications (May 15, 2017)
- Publication Date: May 15, 2017
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B06XKYX5VB
I got a free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own and given voluntarily. No compensation was received.
3 comments:
This sounds like quite an interesting story!
Have heard so much about this book! I do love dual timelines....
This is one for my wanted list!
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