Wednesday, November 25, 2015

BLOG TOUR w/ GIVEAWAY: By the River by Jennie Hansen


ABOUT THE BOOK

It was supposed to be a relaxing early morning run, but the path along the river trail quickly turns into the scene of a nightmare for recent college graduate Kira Paxton. An unintended exploration of a secluded riverbank leads to a gruesome discovery that sets her on a collision course with danger: it is the body of a young woman. In shock, all Kira can manage to do is scream . . . From the moment Ford Kettering hears the cries for help along the trail, he is drawn irrevocably into a mystery in which he plays a shocking role. Ford, a local high school teacher, had a recent classroom clash with the victim—now, he’s a person of interest. As Ford and Kira bond over their shared ordeal, they work together to prove Ford’s innocence—and soon, their attraction is undeniable. But it seems that Kira’s nightmare is far from over. What begins as a series of close calls and acts of vandalism soon escalates, putting Kira’s own life in jeopardy. It appears that Kira saw something that day along the trail, something that has made her a target. With Ford’s help, she is determined to track down the killer—before she becomes the next victim.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jennie Hansen lived a nomadic life during her early years and can remember living in twenty-two different houses and attending eight schools. The two colleges where she earned degrees, Ricks and Westminster, made ten. She worked as a model, secretary, newspaper reporter and editor, legislative page, teacher, and librarian. Through it all, she kept writing. To date she has twenty-three published novels, numerous short stories, and many magazine and newspaper articles to her credit. She has written reviews of LDS fiction for Meridian Magazine since 2001.

She and her husband have five children, all of whom are married to wonderful people, and eleven grandchildren. Two days each week Jennie and her husband can be found serving at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple, a fifteen-minute drive from their Utah home.

You can learn more about Jennie Hansen by visiting her blog at notesfromjenniesdesk.blogspot.com.

REVIEW

After finding the dead body of a teenage girl, Kira can't help but be curious about what lead up to the girl's death.  Especially once she meet's Ford, one of the girl's teachers.  When Ford is considering to be a person of interest in the death because of his conflicts with the girl, Kira is determined to help him.  But things turn nasty when Kira becomes a target herself.  Jennie Hansen has done a great job creating interesting characters and an interesting plot.  The twists and turns involving lies and troubled teenagers were sad but all to realistic.  An enjoyable read.

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