I'll Be There

Angel Ridge #4

by Deborah Grace Staley

In Angel Ridge, Tennessee, not much goes on around town in the winter. After Christmas, folks usually hunker down and wait for spring to come to the Smokey Mountains. But given recent events, which included a bombing and newspaper publisher Jenny Thompson’s disappearance, people in town are understandably on edge. Now Jenny’s in hiding on a nearby mountain, waiting for trouble to catch up with her and none too sure it hasn’t, when reclusive mountain man Cord Goins comes to her rescue. Stuck between a beginning and an ending, both she and Cord feel powerless to control the dangerous situation they’ve found themselves in, along with the unexpected consequences of falling in love. Deborah Grace Staley lives in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains in a circa 1867 farmhouse. She is hard at work on the next book in the award-winning Angel Ridge series.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Contemporary, Christian Fiction, Suspense, Christian

221 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 19, 2011

About the author

Deborah Grace Staley is an Amazon and Barnes & Noble #1 best-selling author and winner of the HOLT Medallion. Her novels have been published worldwide in a variety of formats. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing, teaches, and is a freelance editor. Originally from East Tennessee, she makes her home in South Florida with her husband and two adorable rescued dachshunds. She loves to connected with readers on Facebook and Instagram @deborahgracestaley.com. Sign up for her newsletter for exclusive giveaways and first looks at new work at www.deborahgracestaley.com

Reviews

[Kimy Nalder · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'll Be There by Deborah Grace Staley is a good and easy read. Even though it is #4 in the Angel Ridge series, I did not have to read the others to understand this story. The plot moved at an acceptable speed and did not slow like many books do. I can relate to the main character and her desire for independence.

I enjoyed the book very much. The plot may have been predictable but it was a fun read.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably more like a 3 1/2.

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intriguing story. I always like a story that has a happy ending, especially when there's alot of tension in the story line.

Well written.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

book two of a trlogy, but very different from the first and very able to stand alone. looking forward yo the next one.

[Joanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read November 2011.

[Joleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another book I purchased in 2011… Twelve more to go.

Good story but I had some serious issues with this author's theology, if it is in fact Christian fiction as it’s labeled.

A Godly woman wouldn’t give an unmarried couple who are in witness protection permission to sleep together in her home, then pretend nothing happened the next day. Talking about a higher power, and that God wouldn’t allow anything to happen in her home is just naive. Bad things happen to everyone. Angels don’t always protect.

[Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jenny, who did no die in the bomb blast, is hiding out from the crime syndicate. US Marshals are supposed to be guarding her, bu they are not doing a good job . The mob finds and kills them. Meanwhile, Jenny escapes to the woods an dis wandering when Cord finds her. He is a handsome, rugged man who has been in the Witness Protection plan for three years.
This is a unique and very interesting story with lots of twists and turns, well written with strong characters and very appealing.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. There were some obvious things within the story, but there are some interesting twists as well. The description of the Angel Ridge and the mountain area is beautiful and you get pulled in to the whole small town feeling. Jenny is a newspaper reporter/editor and digs up some dirt on some people who are not happy about. The newspaper building is bombed and Jenny is thought to be dead. The local sheriff and the FBI put her in a witness protection program. She can't fully enter the program until she testifies and her safehouses are always uncovered. As Jenny is escaping a safehouse, she literally runs into Cord in the mountains. Cord seems to be the only one who is able to keep her safe. There is a scene where Jenny has a high fever and she is delirious and says all kinds of things to Cord, which are quite comical. Because the safehouse where Jenny is has been discovered (again), they end up at an old lady's house, who is quite a character, and has interesting wisdom. There is a scene where Jenny shaves Cord's beard, which is very romantic and sexy. Unfortunately, their new found romance is cut short because she is taken away so she can start her life with her new identity. I don't want to give any more away. You'll have to read it yourself.

[LadyCalico · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read three of the Angel Ridge books and this was story was my favorite so far. It appears to be set earlier in time than its predecessors, which was a bit confusing. I would have rated it higher except that it had one of my pet peeves in romantic fiction--a heroine whom the author keeps telling us is smart and yet throughout the book, she acts just plain stupid. Why do romance writers feel obligated to make a heroine who is in desperate need of help, suddenly decide for no discernible reason to rebel against everything sensible people try to do to help her, just to try to get herself killed? That is certainly one overused old chestnut that is overdue for a proper funeral. Could the Writing Police please outlaw Too Stupid to Live heroines already? She also had enough labile push/pull mood swings to qualify for a bipolar diagnosis. Give the poor heroine some lithium and an IQ of at least 70 and this would have been a really good book.

[Tonileg · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked this story. I got it free for kindle so I generally know all the risks to free ebooks and the quality/price ratio. But this was worth money and is better then some romance novels that I bought at the Border's bankruptcy sale off recently. There is a mystery in the story, but the author lets you know who is making trouble so there isn't any real surprise (for those of you that don't like too much suspense) I did like the growing relationship with the H/h (I won't bother for names as you will see that they tend to collect them) and I was sad to click my last page with the couple. There is no hot sexy scene (which I do love to read) but ... wow, I can't believe that I'm going to type this .... I didn't think it needed it. That said, I'm not against some writing some hot fanfic about H/h!
2 well deserved stars, I should give it 3, but I'm in a miserly mood today with the holiday season almost on us. Bah, humbug!

[Kathryn · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was my first book by this author, so I wasn't sure what to expect. It turned out to be a mostly forgettable book. This is the last in a series of I believe 4 books, but it seems to more or less stand alone. Some of the characters have appeared in previous books, but it is not a must to have read the other books. I really wasn't crazy about the two main characters. I got this book when it was free and won't bother reading any of the other books, since it was merely okay and I even considered stopping, but I was hoping for it to improve, plus it was just over 220+ pages and I was pretty far into it already.

[Barbara · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book to me was just ok, but I wasn't interested enough to finish it. I guess I'm not a romance novel reader, at least not one with the cliched incredibly handsome male, who is constantly fighting the desire to stare at her stunning legs, and the oh so incredibly beautiful female, who is strong, independent, and feisty. I've read this author before and the book was entertaining, but not this one.

[Jan Mcleod · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jenny is hiding from the crime syndicate and being moved around a lot by US marshals; however they are not doing a very good job of protecting her. Good thing Cord, the rugged, handsome mountain man, stumbles upon her.
The book has lots of twists and turns with mysteries and suspense and a growing relationship that turns into a special kind of love.
I really liked this awesome, unique book and found it hard to put down. Incidentally, it is clean story with no more sex than kissing.

[Arlene · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not at all the kind of book i would normally read. I'm not sure why I put it on my to-read list. Or, for that matter, why I continued to read it once I started it. Shallow characters, predictable plot.

[Nell · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was probably a 2.5 star. The writing was good but the start and end written in another pov were jarring and didn't work as a plot device. I liked the characters but because the book was so 'wordy' the tension and pace was jagged.

[DE ANN ALLEN · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this book

When I began reading this book. I almost put it down, however, the description of the major characters keep me reading. I highly recommend Staleys books.

[Gigi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous!! my favorite in the series. I highly recommend this book and Author.