A Highlander's Hidden Heart

A HIGHLANDER'S HIDDEN HEART

by Julie Coulter Bellon

Despite being the daughter of a duke, shy Elizabeth Barrington becomes a target for the cruel whisperings of the ton. She would rather stay at home with her sketchbook indefinitely than give them more to gossip about, but when a dashing new earl arrives, everything changes. His Scottish brogue and easy acceptance draw her in and she finds herself falling in love. Before she can act on her feelings, however, her father promises her to a man who hides his cruel behavior behind a mask of civility. With her future at stake, Elizabeth must make a choice—do her duty or choose a love that could cost her everything.

Alec Ramsay never expected to inherit an earldom or settle in England, but he leaves behind his life in the Scottish Highlands and comes to London. After meeting his new neighbor, the beautiful and soft-spoken Lady Elizabeth, Alec can’t wait to further their acquaintance. It doesn’t take long in her company, however, for Alec to see he’s in danger of losing his heart. But when long-held prejudices rear their ugly head, Alec is caught between doing what is right and his new role as an English gentleman. Has he finally found the love he’s waited his whole life for, only to lose her in the web of unfair judgments and proper English traditions?

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LOVED. LOVED. LOVED. IT!

I adored how they each struggled with something similar, 
which then just made them love each other more.

FANTASTIC STORY!

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After a year of recovery, wounded war veteran Jonah Harrison comes home for Christmas. No longer the outgoing high school track star, he just wants to be left alone, away from well-meaning friends and neighbors. But when a blizzard strands him with Kami Jackson—the girl who once knew him best—he can’t hide anything from her, no matter how much he wants to.

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Love's Broken Road w/ GIVEAWAY

LOVE'S BROKEN ROAD

by Julie Coulter Bellon

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This book looks so intriguing--

I have read many other books by this author 

and recommend anything she writes!

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After surviving an abusive marriage, Victoria Newel needs a clean slate for herself and her son. Taking a job as a math teacher, she moves across the country to the small town of Lincoln, Utah, where no one knows her and she can start over. However, her new colleague, Drew Dalton, offers her friendship and maybe something more. But has her heart healed enough that she could trust again?

Drew Dalton lost his wife to cancer years ago and he locked his heart away, throwing himself into his teaching job. But when Victoria Newel starts working at the high school, she awakens something in him that he never thought he’d feel again. Her gentle nature and quiet strength draws him to her, but it’s obvious she’s hiding something in her past from him. Can he open his heart to a woman who harbors so many secrets of her own?

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The Captive

THE CAPTIVE

by Julie Coulter Bellon

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Give me a good suspense story and I am one happy girl-
Julie is one of my go-to authors for the BEST SUSPENSE!
A great read for this weekend :)

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From award-winning author, Julie Coulter Bellon, comes the first book in her new romantic suspense series, Griffin Force . . .


Former Navy SEAL Jake Williams is the newly appointed head of a task force assigned to rescue a kidnapped American diplomat. Their only hope is Mya Amari, the daughter of a notorious Algerian hostage negotiator, but she is full of secrets and complications-something Jake takes as a personal challenge. As they grow closer, the threat to the mission escalates and time runs out for the hostages. Can Jake unravel the web of deception to save them all without getting caught in the crossfire?

Mya Amari has been in hiding nearly her entire life to escape her father's enemies. But when her sister is kidnapped along with an American diplomat, she'll do anything to bring her home-including walking into the enemy's lair. She doesn't trust anyone, especially the too-handsome-for-his-own-good Commander Williams, but when all her careful plans explode out of control, he's the only one she can turn to with the truth about her family. Is it too little, too late?

Ring Around the Rosie w/ Giveaways

Book Details
Author: Julie Coulter Bellon
Release Date: July 2014
Publisher: CreateSpace
Genre: Suspense

This AMAZING series is about a Hostage Negotiation Team who gets people out of very dangerous situations...

BUT...what happens when they themselves become the hostages?

Revenge is a dish best served cold . . .

Gathering one last time before the wedding of their team member, Captain Ron and his team are surprised when Ron's ex-wife, Sarah, walks in to the diner.

And that is when a bomb crisis begins...

Sarah feels like she is in the wrong place at the wrong time, but that is exactly what one of Ron's escaped captives, Aaron Starks, has planned for.

Aaron wants all of Ron's family and friends to suffer just as he and his family did when Ron captured him.

Now Ron is in the situation of being hurt himself, saving the lives of his team and his ex, trying to understand what happened to his marriage...and catch the bad guy.

Does he still have feelings for Sarah?

If he can get her out could they have a second chance?

"The situation escalates as Ron discovers that Starks has an even bigger objective in mind"---using the next-gen bomb technology he just tried out "to show how vulnerable America and her people truly are."

"Ron is willing to risk everything to save his country

 and those he loves, but when negotiations break down, 

will his sacrifice be too little too late?"

AN AMAZING ENDING TO A FANTASTIC SERIES!
LOVED. LOVED. LOVED. IT!
SO WANT MORE FROM THIS AUTHOR!

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About the Author
Julie is married with eight children and eleven published books. She loves to travel and her favorite cities she's visited so far are probably Athens, Paris, Ottawa, and London. She would love to visit Hawaii, Australia, Ireland, and Scotland someday. She loves to read, write, teach, watch Castle, Hawaii Five-O, and eat Canadian chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.

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I asked Julie to share 

TEN fun things to know about her

1. I met Princess Diana when I was twelve years old.

2. I have six sons and two daughters.

3. The first concert I ever went to was for Bryan Adams.

4. I was on the championship volleyball team in junior high.

5. I hate to be late for anything. I'd always rather be early.

6. I've visited seventeen states in the U.S. and seven countries.

7. My grandmother was the first female Metis senator appointed to the Canadian federal government.

8. I love Canadian chocolate, especially Caramilk bars.

9. I love 80's music and am always surprised when it's on the "oldies" radio station.

10. I am learning to play the bagpipes.

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Prize #3---Four Book Set of Hostage Negotiation Team series 

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Pocket Full of Posies

Book Details
Author: Julie Coulter Bellon
Release Date: October 2013
Genre: Romantic Suspense

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Hostage Negotiation Team Series!
WONDERFUL writing!
SUSPENSEFUL scenes!
A touch of ROMANCE!
A whole lot of AMAZING READING!

What do you do when a sweet girl from your past is now working for a deadly drug lord?

What do you do when your childhood crush comes crashing in as a new player for said drug lord?

Bart and Lucy haven't seen each other since their childhood. Now they are both involved in a dangerous situation and have to balance working together without anyone knowing they know each other...

Secrets will be revealed.
Emotions will be stirred.
Plans will be made.

And in the end they will all have to decide if they want what they have "worked for (or) reach for something more."

Ring around the rosie, a pocket full of posies, ashes ashes we all fall down... 

SO. SO. SO. GOOD.

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About the Author

Julie is married with eight children and ten published books. She loves to travel and her favorite cities are probably Athens, Paris, Ottawa, and London. She would love to visit Hawaii, Australia, Ireland, and Scotland someday. She's learning to play the bagpipes and she's not very good yet, (she thinks she sounds like a sick moose) but she's working on it. She loves to read, write, teach, watch Castle and Hawaii Five-O, and eat Canadian chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.


(A review copy was provided for this review. However, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

Ashes Ashes w/ $25 Amazon OR PayPal Giveaway

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Book Details
Author: Julie Coulter Bellon
Release Date: May 2013
Genre: Romantic Suspense

WOW!

Two hundred and nineteen pages of action-packed and romance-laced intense suspense!
SO. GOOD!

Page one throws you right into the action and it doesn't stop until she kisses "him with all the fire in her soul."
SO. SO. GOOD!

I couldn't put it down! I read it in a matter of hours!
SO. SO. SO. GOOD!

This is book two of the Hostage Negotiations Team
You can read my review of book one, All Fall Down, HERE

Colby Black is on the special hostage negotiations team and today wasn't a good day.

First, the hostage situation he was trying to handle didn't end well.

Then he comes home to find his next door neighbor's house on fire.

And the house has been rented to a woman named Sophia.

What Colby doesn't know is that Sophia is wanted for questioning in a murder case and she is on the run trying to prove her innocence.

Not knowing who else to turn to Sophia asks Colby for his help.

Together they find themselves face with another hostage situation...this time Sophia is the hostage.
OH. SO. SO. SO. SO. GOOD!

If Julie Coulter Bellon wrote the book you KNOW it will be GOOD!

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About the Author

I'm the mom of eight children and the author of nine books. My first six were published in the LDS market, but my last three novels, Ribbon of Darkness, All Fall Down and the new one Ashes Ashes, are my first foray into suspense fiction without anything religious in it. My first love is writing, but my second love is reading. You can visit my website at www.juliebellon.com


(A digital review copy was provided for this review. However, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

Ribbon of Darkness

Book Details

Author: Julie Coulter Bellon

Release Date: August 2011

Publisher: CreateSpace

Genre: Romantic Suspense

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Julie's writings!

Her stories are SO GOOD!
This one is FABULOUS!
There is SO MUCH going on in this story!

Kennedy is running away from her past and has taken an assignment in a Afghanistan refugee camp. Forced to flee she is taken hostage by the Taliban when the boat she is on sinks. But she never gives up hope to help her friends that she has made.

Ethan is leading a double-spy life when is father is killed. Seeking revenge Ethan plunges into the depths of a personal vendetta. But then he sees Kennedy. Can he still take down the ones responsible for his fathers death and help her and her friends?

And on top of all of that al-Qaeda is seeking to obtain world dominance!

SO SO GOOD! A DEFINITE MUST READ!

What Julie says about herself:

What can I say about me? I have a wonderful husband and eight children whom I adore. I am currently working on my eighth book and hope to have it submitted very soon. I am Canadian, but married an American and settled in the States. I have the best of both worlds! I love the number eight and my claim to fame is that I met Princess Diana when I was twelve years old. I love to travel and my favorite cities are probably Athens, Paris, Ottawa, and London. I would love to visit Australia and Scotland someday. And New Zealand. Ooh, and Ireland.

Well, you get the picture. I’m learning to play the bagpipes and I’m not very good at it, (I think I sound like a sick moose) but I’m working on it. I love to read, write, teach, play volleyball, and take long bubble baths (which doesn’t happen too often, but I love it when it does). I have the most amazing supportive family and being a published author fulfilled a lifelong dream.

I blog every day at http://ldswritermom.blogspot.com about being LDS, a mother, and a writer. Every Friday I have a national editor, affectionately called Ms. Shreditor who critiques first pages submitted by you! For more information on First Page Fridays and how to submit, please go to the blog or email me at juliecoulterbellon@gmail.com

Do you have a question, suggestion, or just want to talk to me? Or, are you interested in scheduling me to speak at your Enrichment Night (on the Importance of Literacy) or want to dish on all my publishing secrets and invite me to your Book Club? If so, please email me at juliecoulterbellon@gmail.com

(I received this book from the author as part of a winning package. However, all reviews are of my own opinion)

All Fall Down Blog Tour + Giveaway

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About the book:
Author: Julie Coulter Bellon
Release Date: Sep 2012
Publisher: CreateSpace

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Book Description:
Ring around the rosy, a pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes we all fall down . . .
That simple rhyme turns negotiator Claire Michaels’ current hostage situation into an international incident. Claire just wants to help get everyone out safely, but as the crisis escalates she realizes she’s dealing with an al-Qaeda operative who has the means to become another bin Laden—with the potential to attack America. Claire has her own personal reasons for wanting to stop al-Qaeda, but time is slipping away as negotiations break down. Can she overcome her scars of the past in order to get the hostage out alive and possibly stop an assault on U.S. national security?

Navy SEAL Rafe Kelly is on leave to recover from a knee injury he suffered during his tour in Afghanistan and he doesn’t expect to be fighting terrorists on his home turf. But when he is taken hostage and his brother is kidnapped, Rafe teams up with a hostage negotiator in order to stay alive and get his brother back. The terrorist is always one step ahead of them, however, and the situation quickly turns from desperate to deadly. Will Rafe be able to save himself and his country without anyone he loves getting caught in the crossfire?

My Review:
I LOVE it when a book starts out action-packed from page ONE and this book did just that! Suspenseful all the way through with just enough romance to make you smile.

Clair is just trying to do her job AND help someone else who has gone through what she had to. Rafe is just trying to save his brother AND make sense of the loss of his best friend. Can they help each other? Who else can the trust? Read and find out :)

This book keeps you on the edge of the page as you have to keep turning to find out what happens next! There are some really good twists in this storyline!

About the Author:
What can I say about me? I have a wonderful husband and eight children whom I adore. I am currently working on my eighth book and hope to have it submitted very soon. I am Canadian, but married an American and settled in the States. I have the best of both worlds! I love the number eight and my claim to fame is that I met Princess Diana when I was twelve years old. I love to travel and my favorite cities are probably Athens, Paris, Ottawa, and London. I would love to visit Australia and Scotland someday. And New Zealand. Ooh, and Ireland. 

Well, you get the picture. I’m learning to play the bagpipes and I’m not very good at it, (I think I sound like a sick moose) but I’m working on it. I love to read, write, teach, play volleyball, and take long bubble baths (which doesn’t happen too often, but I love it when it does). I have the most amazing supportive family and being a published author fulfilled a lifelong dream.

I blog every day at http://ldswritermom.blogspot.com about being LDS, a mother, and a writer. Every Friday I have a national editor, affectionately called Ms. Shreditor who critiques first pages submitted by you! For more information on First Page Fridays and how to submit, please go to the blog or email me at juliecoulterbellon@gmail.com

Do you have a question, suggestion, or just want to talk to me? Or, are you interested in scheduling me to speak at your Enrichment Night (on the Importance of Literacy) or want to dish on all my publishing secrets and invite me to your Book Club? If so, please email me at juliecoulterbellon@gmail.com

Julie is generously offering 7...

Yes 7 awesome giveaways for the tour!!

The prizes include:

• (2) "Book Lovers'" baskets which include a copy of All Fall Down, a hand tied lap blanket, Julie's favorite hot chocolate mix, and a copy of Janice Sperry's Christmas novella, The Candy Cane Queen
• (3) Print copies of All Fall Down
• (2) Ebook copies of All Fall Down

To enter to win these prizes, simply fill out the Rafflecopter form provided. (Each tour stop will have the same Rafflecopter form).

• Open from November 12 to December 7.
• Must be 13+ years of age to enter
• US mailing addresses only

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• Leaving a blog post comment
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• Following Julie on Twitter
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• Tweeting about the giveaway (once per day)
• Subscribing to Julie’s blog

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