Welcome to the blog tour and giveaway for The Seven Trilogy,
romantic suspense novels by Sara Davison, hosted by
JustRead
tours!
ABOUT THE BOOKS
Title:
The End Begins (Seven Trilogy #1)
Author: Sara Davison
Publisher: Ashberry Lane/WhiteFire
Publishing
Genre: Romantic Suspense
One of them is a prisoner and one of them is free. The same
one.
Bookstore owner Meryn O’Reilly and Army Captain Jesse
Christensen are on opposite sides of a battle. When martial law is declared,
Jesse and his platoon are sent to Meryn’s city to keep an eye on the Christians
and make sure they are not stepping outside of the confines of the law.
Fiery and quick-tempered, Meryn chafes under the curfew and
other restrictions to her freedom. Jesse is equally amused, intrigued, and
terrified by her spirit, knowing she could find herself in prison if she shows
defiance to the wrong soldier.
His worst fears are realized when she commits a crime he
cannot protect her from. Now they both face an uncertain future, and the very
real threat of losing everything, including their lives. With time running out,
Jesse works feverishly to convince the authorities to show leniency to Meryn.
And to convince her that love can overcome any barrier that lies between them.
Title: The Darkness Deepens (Seven Trilogy #2)
Author: Sara Davison
Publisher: Ashberry Lane/WhiteFire
Publishing
Genre: Romantic Suspense
(formerly The Dragon Roars)
Their Secrets Protect Them … But Secrets are Hard to
Keep
No one in the army can find out that Captain Jesse
Christensen has become a believer. He and bookstore owner Meryn O’Reilly are
forced to meet in secret, facing imprisonment or worse if they are found
together. Their relationship deepens, but so does Lieutenant Gallagher’s hatred
for the Christians in their city. As Gallagher’s power grows, it becomes clear
that his connections go much further up the chain of command than anyone
realized, putting all believers, especially Jesse, in extreme danger.
Meryn wants to give her heart to Jesse fully, but her past
holds her back. Although circumstances conspire to keep her silent, she needs
to tell him her secret. When he finds out what she has been keeping from him,
nothing will stand between them anymore.
Or nothing will ever be the same.
Title: The Morning Star Rises (Seven Trilogy #3)
Author: Sara Davison
Publisher: Ashberry Lane/WhiteFire
Publishing
Genre: Romantic Suspense
In the Midst of all the Fear and Confusion, Only One Thing
is Clear … This Isn’t Over Yet
Jesse Christensen is out of the army, but the real battle
has just begun. Major Gallagher has taken over the city and his oppression of
believers has intensified. But is Gallagher acting in a professional capacity,
or is he carrying out a personal vendetta?
Meryn O’Reilly faces a dark and uncertain future after
shocking revelations devastate her life. She is determined to follow God’s
call, but her plans could cost her everything. She and Jesse struggle to
surrender fully to a God who is always in control, even when circumstances
suggest otherwise.
With the world descending into chaos around them, Meryn and
Jesse face the greatest barrier to their love yet—a barrier that may prove too
strong to breach.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sara Davison is the author of the romantic suspense novels
The Watcher and The Seven Trilogy. She
has been a finalist for eight national writing awards, including the Word Award
for Best New Canadian Christian author, a Carol, and two Daphne du Maurier
Awards, and is a Word and Cascade Award winner. Sara has a degree in English
Literature and currently resides in Ontario, Canada with her husband Michael
and their three children, all of whom she (literally) looks up to.
TOUR GIVEAWAY
(1) winner will receive:
a set of all 3 books in The Seven Trilogy (US/CAN
only)
$25 Amazon gift card
Enter via the Rafflecopter giveaway below.
Giveaway will begin at midnight January 7, 2019 and lasts through
11:59pm January 21, 2018. Void where prohibited by law.
Winners will be notified within a week of close of the giveaway and
given 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.
Giveaway is subject to the policies found
here.
My Review:
These books are a marathon read – by that
I mean plan out enough time that you can read through all three in a short
space of time. You will not want to put
them down once you start. This series begins
in 2053 with a terrorist attack attributed to The Horsemen, allegedly a
Christian terrorist group. The story
takes place in Canada but the distrust of Christians extends to the USA and
most other countries. In Canada,
widespread panic has led to martial law being declared and citizens’ rights
being bypassed. A curfew has been
declared for all Christians and their Bibles confiscated. Capt. Jesse
Christensen is a soldier who has been tasked with enforcing the new laws in the
small town of Kingston where his military base is located. Meryn O’Reilly is a local Christian and
bookstore owner that is annoyed by the new restrictions and both fascinated and
annoyed by the Captain. As the
oppression continues, other terrorist attacks occur and other oppressive rules
are put in place. As Meryn, her siblings
and friends and church family deal with these situations, two things
occur. Some marginal Christians deny the
faith so that they can be relived of the rules and some people that were not
practicing Christians are intrigued by the situation and seek out more
information for themselves and some become Christians. Meanwhile, another soldier at the base, Lt.
Gallagher, seems to have a grudge against all Christians and also a vendetta
for Capt. Christensen. As he gains more
power and gets promoted, life for all of the Christians and for some of the
soldiers like Jesse and his friends, life becomes dangerous until finally some
of the illegal happenings are dealt with and the real culprits ferreted out. Sadly, the general feeling about Christians
is still prevalent in the country and in the world so while much of the
oppression is over at the end of the story, the climate is still not good for
Christians.
I was impressed by how this was all
presented and it looks like a legitimate prediction for the future for
Christians if the current climate continues.
It would do us all a service if we were to read and heed and start
praying now. The people in this story
are the approximate ages my grandchildren and great grandchild will be at that
time. I loved the author’s handling of
the real internal conflicts and musings of the characters and the accurate
portrayal of Christian thought and feelings.
I would definitely read another book or series by this author and look
forward to any new books she comes out with in the future.
I received a complimentary copy of these books and a
positive review is not required.
