{"id":23258,"date":"2018-06-21T00:02:35","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T05:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=23258"},"modified":"2018-09-06T22:39:07","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T03:39:07","slug":"a-vast-and-glorious-tide-by-lisa-carter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=23258","title":{"rendered":"A Vast and Gracious Tide by Lisa Carter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23259\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/A-Vast-and-Gracious-Tide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/A-Vast-and-Gracious-Tide.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/A-Vast-and-Gracious-Tide-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/A-Vast-and-Gracious-Tide-150x232.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I discovered Lisa Carter&#8217;s books several years ago and have since made it a point not to miss her latest. I was blessed to have the opportunity to read and review a copy of <strong>A Vast and Gracious Tide<\/strong> for JustRead Publicity but would have definitely purchased a copy otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>The setting and plot may be different than the previous novels but I can guarantee that the suspense and romance are still top notch with plenty of twists and surprises in store for the reader. In this wonderful story both McKenna and Caden are dealing with the loss in their lives in different ways. A chance meeting brings the pair together in ways that will change their own lives and that of others forever.<\/p>\n<p>At times heartbreaking, the story eventually leads to hope and restoration for its characters. I liked how the author managed to convey the despair and hopelessness often experienced by our veterans of war. We lose too many of these young men to suicide yet so many are unaware of their desperation. I also loved how the words of the much loved song <em><strong>Here is Love<\/strong><\/em> were woven throughout this powerful story of the power of Christ to restore broken lives.<\/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>I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by JustRead Publicity. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/justreadtours.com\/2018\/06\/18\/welcome-to-the-a-vast-and-gracious-tide-blog-tour-giveaway\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23260\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/A-Vast-and-Gracious-Tide-Blog-and-Review-Tour_preview.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/A-Vast-and-Gracious-Tide-Blog-and-Review-Tour_preview.png 851w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/A-Vast-and-Gracious-Tide-Blog-and-Review-Tour_preview-150x56.png 150w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/A-Vast-and-Gracious-Tide-Blog-and-Review-Tour_preview-768x284.png 768w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/A-Vast-and-Gracious-Tide-Blog-and-Review-Tour_preview-600x222.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Welcome to the blog tour and giveaway for <em>A Vast and Gracious Tide <\/em>by Lisa Carter,<br \/>\nhosted by <a href=\"http:\/\/justreadtours.com\/2018\/06\/18\/welcome- to -the-a-vast-and-gracious-tide-blog-tour- giveaway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JustRead Publicity Tours<\/a>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23259\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/A-Vast-and-Gracious-Tide-150x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/A-Vast-and-Gracious-Tide-150x232.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/A-Vast-and-Gracious-Tide-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/A-Vast-and-Gracious-Tide.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Title:<\/strong> A Vast and Gracious Tide<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> Lisa Carter<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Gilead<\/p>\n<p><strong>Release Date: <\/strong>June 12, 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre: <\/strong>Inspirational Romantic Suspense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>A wounded veteran and the police chief&#8217;s daughter must work together to bring a killer to justice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Caden Wallis lost friends, his girlfriend, and even his leg to the ravages of war. He arrives on the Outer Banks broken and still reeling, struggling to make peace with his new life.<\/p>\n<p>McKenna Dockery has been stuck in limbo since her fianc\u00e9 died three years ago . Now, when the handsome yet heartbroken Caden arrives at her doorstep, she starts to wonder if there may be hope for her heart after all . . .<\/p>\n<p>But no sooner do they meet than a man is found murdered on McKenna&#8217;s property &#8212; and Caden is the prime suspect. The two must learn to trust each other, or no one will be safe in the tangled web of conspiracy, greed, and deceit lurking in the tidal marshlands of the Outer Banks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LINKS: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/36361511 -a-vast-and- gracious-tide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to \/2M7ucXq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a- vast- and-gracious-tide-lisa-carter\/1127195435?ean=9781683700951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/a-vast-and-g racious- tide\/lisa- carter\/9781683700944\/pd\/700941?product_redirect=1&amp;Ntt=168370 0945&amp;item_code=&amp;amp ;Ntk=isbn&amp;event=ESRCN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBD<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookdepository.com\/Vast-and-Gracious-Tide-Lisa-Carter\/978 1683700944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book Depository<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-ima ge-1183 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/justreadtours.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/lisa_carter2_2000px.jpg? w=400\" alt=\"lisa_carter2_2000px\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Award-winning author <strong>Lisa Carter<\/strong> describes her Southern suspense novels as &#8220;sweet tea with a slice of murder.&#8221; She is the bestselling author of seven romantic suspense novels, four historical novellas, and a contemporary Coast Guard series. Lisa enjoys traveling to romantic locales and researching her next exotic adventure. A native North Carolinian, she has strong opinions on barbecue and ACC basketball.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONNECT WITH LISA: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisacarterauthor.co m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lisa.carter.1272\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lisacarter27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/lisacoxcarter\" target=\"_bl ank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp -image-1185\" src=\"https:\/\/justreadtours.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/avgt-giveaway1.png\" alt=\"AVGT giveaway\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss your chance to enter this great giveaway prize pack! One winner (US only) will receive:<\/p>\n<p>Print copy of <em>A Vast and Gracious Tide<\/em> by Lisa Carter<br \/>\nSea glass jewelry set (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/186801199\/cobalt-blue-sea-glass-set-blue-seaglass?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=sea%20glass%20blue%20jewelry%20set&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">see here<\/a>)<br \/>\nFramed print of Psalm 93:4 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/265121905\/mightier-than-the-waves-of-the-sea-is?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=god%20beach%20wall%20art&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">see here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>$65 value<\/p>\n<p>Giveaway will run from midnight June 18, 2018 through 11:59pm July 2, 2018. It is subject to the policies found <a href=\"https:\/\/justreadtours.com\/disclosures-giveaway-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enter via the Rafflecopter giveaway below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a id=\"rcwidget_km8z2d9x\" class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/2b09c62e292\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-raflid=\"2b09c62e292\" data-theme=\"classic\" data-template=\"\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a> <script src=\"https:\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/script><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image -444\" src=\"https:\/\/justreadtours.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/tour-schedule.jpg\" alt=\"tour schedule\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Follow along with the tour <a href=\"http:\/\/&lt; a href=&quot;http:\/\/justreadtours.com\/2018\/06\/18\/welcome- to -the-a-vast-and-gracious-tide-blog-tour- giveaway&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;\">HERE<\/a> for more chances to win!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MY REVIEW: I discovered Lisa Carter&#8217;s books several years ago and have since made it a point not to miss her latest. 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