{"id":24683,"date":"2019-08-17T00:34:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T05:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=24683"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:57:34","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T23:57:34","slug":"the-yellow-lantern-by-angie-dicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=24683","title":{"rendered":"The Yellow Lantern by Angie Dicken"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

For some unknown reason, I expected The Yellow Lantern<\/strong> to be a book about the underground railroad. Imagine my surprise when I began reading to find Josie waking up just as she is about to become the next specimen for a doctor’s illegal research. From that point on Josie’s life is not her own as she attempts to fulfill the agreement with the doctor that spared her life.<\/p>\n

A tale of body snatchers and manipulation, The Yellow Lantern<\/strong> held me spellbound from its beginning to the very end. Characters were easy for me to identify with and were quite well-rounded. The story is riddled with secrets and deception with a few unexpected twists along the way. The importance of making the right choice is strongly emphasized in this suspenseful story based on true crimes.<\/p>\n

I am quite happy that the subject matter was not what I expected. I loved this unique tale and recommend it to everyone who enjoys their suspense with a different angle.<\/p>\n

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I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by Celebrate Lit. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Book:<\/strong> The Yellow Lantern<\/p>\n

Author:<\/strong> Angie Dicken<\/p>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Christian Historical\/Suspense<\/p>\n

Release Date:<\/strong> August, 2019<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to grab your copy.<\/td>\n

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Josephine Is Forced to Spy for Grave Robbers<\/strong>
\nStep into True Colors<\/em>\u2014a new series of Historical Stories of Romance and American Crime<\/em><\/p>\n

In Massachusetts in 1824, Josephine Clayton awakes on the table of the doctor she\u2019s assisted all these months. She was presumed dead by all and has become the doctor\u2019s next corpse for his medical research. Frightened, the doctor tries to kill her, but Josephine begs to be spared. A deal is struck\u2014Josie will leave her village and work at a distant cotton mill. All the while, she\u2019ll await her true mission\u2014posing as a mourner to help his body snatcher procure her replacement. At the mill though, Josie is praised for her medical remedies among the mill girls, gaining attention from the handsome factory manager Braham Taylor. Yet, when Braham\u2019s own loved one becomes the prey for the next grave robbing, Josie must make a choice that could put her dark past behind her or steal away the promise of any future at all.<\/p>\n

What price will Josie pay for love when her secrets begin to unravel?<\/em><\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Angie Dicken<\/strong> credits her love of story to reading British literature during life as a military kid in England. Now living in the U.S. heartland, she\u2019s a member of ACFW, sharing about author life with her fellow Alley Cats on The Writer\u2019s Alley blog and Facebook page. Besides writing, she is a busy mom of four and works in Adult Ministry. Angie enjoys eclectic new restaurants, authentic conversation with friends, and date nights with her Texas Aggie husband. Connect with her online at\u00a0www.angiedicken.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MORE FROM ANGIE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Barbour\u2019s True Colors Crime concept intrigued me from the very beginning. Being the daughter of a doctor and discovering the ties of grave robbing to the early medical profession, I was excited to dive deep into 19th<\/sup> century Massachusetts. Grave robbing around Boston and New York was often employed by doctors desperate for medical advancement. Men and women were both involved in the procuring of bodies for doctors. Finding these accounts led me to take took a look at the current medical remedies of the time\u2014tinctures, elixirs, and herbal concoctions. My heroine was created in the tension of a desire to heal and the desperation of medical pursuits.<\/p>\n

Amidst these medical ties to the historical moment of 1824, something was also shifting among women in rural areas of New England. Many women were employed by newly built cotton mills (Lowell Mill was my inspiration for the fictional Gloughton Mill in The Yellow Lantern<\/em>). These working opportunities for women offered an escape from their home-bound lives and the rare chance for independence. Of course, with such industrial environments, injuries, and sometimes death, would occur. Noting the accounts of these kind of fatalities in historical articles, my research came full circle.<\/p>\n

I found three strong threads to weave into my grave-robbing story\u2014desperate doctors in need of research, a doctor\u2019s assistant needing an escape from her village, and a mill, not only offering that escape, but the chance at bodies for the desperate medical community.<\/p>\n

My heroine, Josie Clay, found life in the tangle of these threads of mills, medicine, and grave robbing\u2014all playing out within the pages of The Yellow Lantern<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Bigreadersite<\/a>, August 16<\/p>\n

Emily Yager<\/a>, August 16<\/p>\n

Inspired by fiction<\/a>, August 16<\/p>\n

The Christian Fiction Girl<\/a>, August 17<\/p>\n

Book Bites, Bee Stings, & Butterfly Kisses<\/a>, August 17<\/p>\n

Daysong Reflections<\/a>, August 17<\/p>\n

Retrospective Spines<\/a>, August 18<\/p>\n

Spoken from the Heart<\/a>, August 18<\/p>\n

Kathleen Denly<\/a>, August 19<\/p>\n

Through the Fire Blogs<\/a>, August 19<\/p>\n

Christian Bookaholic<\/a>, August 19<\/p>\n

Maureen\u2019s Musings<\/a>, August 20<\/p>\n

For the Love of Literature<\/a>, August 20<\/p>\n

Simple Harvest Reads<\/a>, August 21 (Guest Review from Mindy Houng)<\/p>\n

Godly Book Reviews<\/a>, August 21<\/p>\n

A Reader\u2019s Brain<\/a>, August 21<\/p>\n

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy<\/a>, August 22<\/td>\n

Betti Mace<\/a>, August 22<\/p>\n

Locks, Hooks and Books<\/a>, August 22<\/p>\n

Hallie Reads<\/a>, August 23<\/p>\n

Mary Hake<\/a>, August 23<\/p>\n

Inklings and notions<\/a>, August 23<\/p>\n

Abba\u2019s Prayer Warrior Princess<\/a>, August 24<\/p>\n

For Him and My Family<\/a>, August 24<\/p>\n

Stephanie\u2019s Life of Determination<\/a>, August 24<\/p>\n

Connie\u2019s History Classroom<\/a>, August 25<\/p>\n

Pause for Tales<\/a>, August 25<\/p>\n

Debbie\u2019s Dusty Deliberations<\/a>, August 25<\/p>\n

Babbling Becky L\u2019s Book Impressions<\/a>, August 26<\/p>\n

Tell Tale Book Reviews<\/a>, August 26<\/p>\n

amandainpa<\/a>, August 26<\/p>\n

Blossoms and Blessings<\/a>, August 27<\/p>\n

Texas Book-aholic<\/a>, August 27<\/p>\n

janicesbookreviews<\/a>, August 27<\/p>\n

Back Porch Reads<\/a>, August 28<\/p>\n

Just the Write Escape<\/a>, August 28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

GIVEAWAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To celebrate her tour, Angie is giving away a grand prize package of\u00a0a $25 Amazon gift card and a paperback copy of each of the books in the series!!<\/p>\n

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.<\/p>\n

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