Debbie's Inkspectations: BooK Review: All Fall Down by Julie Coulter Bellon

My Take:

All Fall Down by Julie Coulter Bellon is incredible. It literally grabs you on the first page and never lets you go. You are immediately thrown into the action and along with Rafe Kelly, Navy SEAL who is recovering from an injury before returning to active duty. You discover that things seem odd and a little off when he goes to visit his brother and the company he runs. Then suspicions flare up in Rafe he tries to shake them off but his training tells him other wise. At that point the action in the story skyrockets and are thrown into non stop high adventure and a great thrill ride. Especially when you are introduced to another strong willed and his perfect complement as things spark when Claire Michael's enters into the hostage situation as negotiator and she is smart and competent. But she and Rafe don't always see eye to eye, but they sure do feel those sparks I talked about. As they try to out maneuver the terrorist and get back Rafe's brother from al-Queda you are left biting your nails on the edge of your seat wondering what happens next as both Rafe and Claire's attraction for each other grows as they try to out strategize the terrorist.

All Fall Down by Julie Coulter Bellon is one book I didn't want to end but loved reading it every page of the way. The characters were dynamic and the story moved flawlessly. I recommend All Fall Down to anyone looking for a great action adventure story with a splash or three of romance thrown into the mix.

Giveaway:

Julie is generously offering 7, yes 7 awesome giveaways for the tour!! (I want to win them myself!) That means you have 7 chances at winning! (Pretty good odds, huh?!)

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

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Tour Schedule

November 12: The Book Bug - Kickoff + Giveaway

November 13: I Love to Read and Review Books :) - Review and Giveaway

November 14: Getting Your Read On - Review and Giveaway

November 15: Literary Time Out - Review and Giveaway

November 16: The Book Bug - Author Guest Post and Giveaway

November 19: Geo Librarian - Review, Author Interview, and Giveaway

November 19: LDS & Lovin' It - Review, Author Interview, and Giveaway

November 19: Jinky Is Reading - Review and Giveaway

November 20: Inksplasher - Review and Giveaway

November 22: Happy Thanksgiving!

November 23: Gamila's Reviews - Review and Giveaway

November 26: Brooklyn Berry Designs - Review and Giveaway

November 27: Books Are Sanity - Review and Giveaway

November 28: Debbie's Inkspectations - Review and Giveaway

November 29: The Book Bug - Review and Giveaway

December 3: Bloggin' Bout Books - Review and Giveaway

About the Book

Author: Julie Coulter Bellon

Release Date: September 2012

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing

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?

Author Bio:

Julie Coulter Bellon is the author of seven international romantic suspense novels. She loves her work partly because she gets to travel to distant lands to research and add an authentic feel to all of her books. Her favorite cities so far are Athens, Paris, Ottawa, and London. She taught journalism at BYU for fourteen years and that kept her on the cutting edge of current events and world news---which is where she gets her story ideas. Julie offers writing and publishing tips as well as her take on life on her blog ldswritermom.blogspot.com.

First Chapter: http://ldswritermom.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-first-chapter-of-all-fall-down.html

Tour Page: http://thebookbug-hogan.blogspot.com/p/all-fall-down-blog-tour.html

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