Adult Review – Flicker of Trust – Christian suspense
Guide to Categories : Adult Review – review of books for adults – may or may not be appropriate for a school library.
Links in this post may be affiliate links. Purchases made using these links will not cost you more but may pay me an affiliate fee.
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and related sites. Thank you for using my links.
Welcome to the Blog Tour for Flicker of Trust by Eleanor Bertin, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: Flicker of Trust
Series: Burning Bright #2
Author: Eleanor Bertin
Publisher: Leaf & Blade Publishing
Release Date: February 21, 2024
Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense
When a woman disappears, Ryan’s past is fair game.
Party animal Ryan Hainstock has made an about-face. He’s now an elder-caring, money-saving, church-going man with bright plans to set himself up farming. Somehow, whether he rates with her or not, those plans always include sweet and smart Lynnie Min and her young daughter. Problem is, Ryan’s past keeps coming back to condemn him.
Lynnie Min, too young for the title of widow, travels the lonely road of single motherhood in a rural community. Her dreams were crushed by tragedy when terrorists claimed the lives of her husband and one of her daughters. While gratitude should fill her heart for the presence of three-year-old Anya, a longing for something more stirs within her. She can’t help noticing the changes in Ryan, a man she once knew as a high school jock.
While their affection deepens, greater forces conspire to destroy their growing love. A murder charge, a kidnapping, a child abandoned…Can Ryan and Lynnie overcome danger and distrust to find each other again?
PURCHASE LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | BookBub
My Adult Review
Bertin, Eleanor. Flicker of Trust. Big Valley, Canada: Leaf & Blade Publishing, 2024.
Burning Bright, book 2
Mosaic Collection
Flicker of Trust follows Lynnie Min whom we met in book one, Flame of Mercy. Because it has been a while since the first book was published, I wish that Eleanor Bertin had included a bit of a recap to help readers with the “backstory.” While I think reading the books in order would be a plus, I think readers can read Flicker of Trust as a stand alone.
In Flicker of Trust Bertin’s characters learn more about trust and putting the past in the past when coming to Christ.
As a former missionary myself, I enjoy stories that include mission trips or the lives of missionaries. Lynnie Min suffered much loss as a missionary. I really appreciate that Lynnie Min was able to find happiness again after her great loss. Bertin has written a story that shows the importance of trust, a lesson we can all learn.
While the book does have a satisfactory ending, I hope there is more to this series – I’d like to learn more about Lynnie and Ryan as well as Lynnie’s sister and aunt and Ryan’s father who seem to have stories to tell.
The intended audience of Flicker of Trust is adults. I do think the book could be added to a K-12 Christian school library. Due to the sexual sins and murder that are referenced in the book, I think I would label Flicker of Trust for high school only.
I received a complimentary copy of Flicker of Trust. This is my honest review.
About the Author – Eleanor Bertin
Inspired by the depths of God’s love and mercy to humanity, Eleanor Bertin writes fiction that ponders the place where life’s perplexities meet faith’s certainties. Before raising and home-educating a family of seven children for thirty years, Eleanor received a college diploma in Communications and worked in agriculture journalism. She is the author of five novels, as well as the memoir, Pall of Silence, about her late son, Paul. She and her husband of 42 years live in central Alberta, Canada and are the grandparents of ten amazing grandchildren.
Connect with Eleanor by visiting eleanorbertinauthor.com to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.
Tour Giveaway
(2) winners will win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight March 19, 2024 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on March 26, 2024. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US/CAN only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
Giveaway is subject to JustRead Publicity Tours Giveaway Policies.
Follow along at JustRead Tours for a full list of stops!
Read more Adult Review posts
Check out home and household items on Amazon – https://amzn.to/3SS8aLd
Sounds interesting.
Sounds like a great read.
thank you for sharing about the book, Jane!
Happy to help. I try not to miss any of the books from the Mosaic authors.
Thank you for sharing your review of Flicker of Trust, I enjoyed reading the synopsis and am looking forward to reading the story myself
This book sounds like a wonderful faith-based story.
This sounds like a great book! Deff added to my tbr!
Fabulous cover
Thank you so much for reading and reviewing Flicker of Trust. I so appreciate readers’ feedback, and I agree with you that the subject matter is high school and above.