Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour (and Giveaway!) for Clear Confusion by Kathy M. Howard, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Title:
Clear Confusion
Author: Kathy M. Howard
Publisher: Ambassador International
Release Date: July 1, 2019
Genre: Inspirational Suspense/Thriller
Author: Kathy M. Howard
Publisher: Ambassador International
Release Date: July 1, 2019
Genre: Inspirational Suspense/Thriller
What am I going to do, God? Who am
I?
Charlotte Hallaway needs to come to
terms with her father's death. He had been her only family, and she wasn't
handling her grief well. It was just supposed to be a few weeks of peace and
quiet to process it all, but then she saw them-a drug deal and a murder within
seconds of each other.
And they saw her.
Now running for her life, Charlotte
boards a bus to escape her pursuers and wakes up the next morning in the woods
of Jennings, Georgia, without a memory of how she got there or of who she is.
All she knows is an underlying fear she can't seem to shake.
When two hunters find her battered
and scared, can she put aside the clear confusion she's experiencing to trust
them? She wants to trust them, especially Nicholas, but fear is holding her
back. Trust is incredibly hard when one is so clearly confused. Could it be he
and his friend are not who they claim to be?
Who are they really . . . and who is
she?
Clear
Confusion Excerpt
5:30 a.m.
The woman awoke to the sound of wind
dancing rather loudly through the treetops and a strange sense of fear.
Underneath her, a cool, hard ground gave off a scent of wet mud, causing her
nostrils to crinkle.
Inside, her head pounded with her
heartbeat. She squeezed her eyes shut, giving herself a minute. It didn’t do
much good. Her mind was too fuzzy to successfully decipher her bearings.
Somehow an internal fog blocked her ability to reason.
God, where am I?
Although she heard evidence of early
morning hours, it was dark, practically pitch black. Nothing visible beyond a
few feet, and even that was blurry. Another gust of wind blew, bringing a
breeze across her left cheek. A few goose bumps appeared. The other side of her
face, shielded from the gust, remained impressed in dried mud. Although it was
hard, it felt icky pasted against her skin. She tried to gently pull herself
out of the crusted grime but found the movement harder than she’d expected.
The muscles in her arms and legs
were sore—really sore. But why? She sat up tenderly, placing a hand on her
forehead. The effort to lift her body proved difficult. Carefully and ever so
slowly, she stood the rest of the way. With one hand steadying her head and the
other outstretched, she inched her feet forward, searching for something
sturdy.
Why do I have on only one shoe?
Where is my other shoe?
Clear Confusion is the first book I’ve read by Kathy M Howard
and what a great introduction into this author’s work. I loved this book!
Just who is Charlotte and
what in the world did she see that caused her to flee? How did she end up in a tree in the forest, scratched,
bruised and hurting? Who are these men
that awakened her? Friends or foes? Most of all why can’t she remember anything? Not even who she is or where she came from?
From the get-go, the
reader will be dropped into the middle of a suspenseful story that will grip
you until the very end. The truth about
what happened to Charlotte will be unveiled as she has to trust and depend on Nicholas
Nelson and his family as they provide a safe haven for her.
I love mysteries and
suspense and this book is filled with both.
But it doesn’t stop there, the story and characters are well developed. I loved that the Nelson family were kind,
decent and caring people that come alongside Charlotte when she is vulnerable,
hurting and doesn’t know who she is. Romance
is a part of the story and developed slowly as Nicholas is interested in
Charlotte, but he doesn’t rush her, instead he gives her the time to heal and remember
first.
What I appreciated most about
Clear Confusion is that the Christian faith and the Gospel are
woven throughout this story. Though
Charlotte didn’t know who she was, she knew that God and Jesus Christ were part
of her life. Even in her fear, she knew she
should pray and read the Bible. Faith is
a big part the Nelson family’s life too.
I appreciated that Kathy
Howard didn’t have the characters make stupid decisions that put themselves
in danger to advance the story or heighten the suspense. Her characters were smart and reasonable. I loved that the Gospel of Christ was clearly
presented in this book and how faith was lived out by the characters in what
they said and prayed and how they lived their lives.
While I suspected who the
bad guys were, there remained some mystery because, until the end, I didn’t know
who two of the villains where and how they were connected to other characters.
Clear Confusion by Kathy M Howard was a great story. Interesting,
filled with suspense and made just right by characters living out their Christian
faith. I give Clear Confusion
a big thumbs up and look forward to reading more of author Kathy M Howard’s
books in the future.
I would like to thank Ambassador
International and Just Read Tours for providing a complimentary copy of Clear
Confusion. I was under no obligation to
give a favorable review. The views
expressed are solely my own.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kathy M. Howard resides in south Georgia with her husband and two children.
She has been involved in some form of education since 1998 as an elementary
school teacher, a private school principal, and presently as a homeschooling
mom. As a child, she despised reading, dreading every assignment the subject
gave. As an adult, Kathy finally learned to appreciate the written word, so
much so that she is rarely seen without her nose in a book.
She loves the Lord and wants to
share Jesus where she can, using words written and spoken. By God's goodness and
with the support and love of her family, she has written two novels, From
Dishes to Snow (October, 2014), and its sequel, From Driftwood to
Sapphire (August, 2015).
TOUR GIVEAWAY
(1)
winner will receive a print copy (US only)
plus (1) additional winner will receive an ebook
plus (1) additional winner will receive an ebook
Full
tour schedule shown below. Giveaway will begin at midnight July 23, 2019 and
last through 11:59 PM EST on July 30, 2019. Winner will be notified within 2
weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture
of prize. Print US only. Ebook available internationally.
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