{"id":18488,"date":"2015-03-13T19:20:21","date_gmt":"2015-03-14T00:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=18488"},"modified":"2015-03-13T19:20:21","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T00:20:21","slug":"ashes-in-the-wind-by-peggy-levesque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=18488","title":{"rendered":"Ashes in the Wind by Peggy Levesque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18489\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Ashes-In-The-Wind-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ashes In The Wind\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Ashes-In-The-Wind-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Ashes-In-The-Wind-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Ashes-In-The-Wind-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Ashes-In-The-Wind-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Ashes-In-The-Wind.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The gorgeous cover of &#8220;Ashes in the Wind&#8221; opens into a\u00a0 suspense-filled story that begins with a bang and continues full throttle until the very end. I found the book to be very well written for a first novel and I was held captive until I read the last word. <\/p>\n<p>Sara Jennings, widow of a DEA agent, has been living under protection for two years after an attempt on her life shortly after her husband&#8217;s death. When her location is discovered, Sara decides to go back to her home and face the threats head-on. She is determined to clear her husband&#8217;s name as well as find the guilty parties. Although the DEA has had some success in shutting down drug traffic into Phoenix, it has become obvious that someone within their organization is playing both sides. Once they have a suspect, they cannot act without concrete evidence. The question is &#8211; can they stop him before anyone else dies?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ashes in the Wind&#8221; is non-stop action with scenes that had me holding my breath as Sara found herself in one life-threatening situation after another. Although there is a touch of romance, this story is primarily built on suspense and should appeal to both male and female readers. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will keep my eyes open for Peggy&#8217;s next novel. In my opinion, &#8220;Ashes in the Wind&#8221; can easily stand beside some of my other favorite suspense novels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10857\" title=\"divider2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png 317w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2-150x28.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>This book was provided for review by the Book Club Network, Inc.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DEA Agent Greg Jennings is dead\u2014and now they\u2019re saying he was dirty, on the take. His widow, Sara, hiding out in the Witness Protection program after an attempt on her life, refuses to believe it, though everyone else seems to have accepted it as truth. Everyone, that is, except Drug Enforcement Administration Agent James (Mac) MacIntyre, Greg\u2019s best friend. When yet another attempt on Sara\u2019s life drives her out of the Wit Sec program and back home to Phoenix, Mac makes it his personal mission to protect Sara and, in the process, to clear her late husband\u2019s and his best friend\u2019s name. With a ruthless drug cartel hot on their heels and a mole in the agency undermining their every move, Mac and Sara find themselves literally running for their lives\u2014even as romance tugs at their hearts. Will they unearth the truth and outrun the danger in time to carve out a future for themselves?<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-size-3\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-18491\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Peggy-Levesque.jpg\" alt=\"Peggy Levesque\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Peggy-Levesque.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Peggy-Levesque-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Peggy-Levesque-150x226.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>Peggy Levesque<\/strong> grew up in Minnesota as the second of eight siblings. In addition to her background in business, over the years she has led women\u2019s Bible studies, served on church boards, coordinated volunteer assistance efforts into the community, freelanced the writing\/editing\/production of several publications, and has contributed to three anthologies. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Christian Writers of the West, and Tuesday\u2019s Children, a weekly writing critique group. A recent widow, she lives near Phoenix, Arizona, with her children and grandchildren nearby. Follow her on Facebook at Peggy Levesque. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-size-3\">Learn more about Peggy at her website\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.peggylevesque.com\">http:\/\/www.peggylevesque.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MY REVIEW: The gorgeous cover of &#8220;Ashes in the Wind&#8221; opens into a\u00a0 suspense-filled story that begins with a bang and continues full throttle until the very end. 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