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Amazing Grace #4
Frozen Notes
Lyric Carter’s dreams of fame and fortune in a rock band ended the day Balaam Carter left to pursue their dreams without her. When Balaam’s brother promised to love and protect Lyric and to love her son, Cade—his brother, Balaam’s child—as his own, she believed him. But Braedon turned her dreams into a nightmare by killing Balaam’s best friend, turning the gun on himself, and placing Lyric in the middle of a criminal investigation that could leave her and Cade dead.
Balaam Carter’s every dream has come true, but he’s living in a nightmare of addiction and regret. The famous rock star would give everything he has to return to the girl he once held in his arms—back when his only crime was running moonshine for his father. Now, he’s seeking redemption for all the destruction his dreams have brought to the people he loves.
No one said the road to recovery would be easy, but Balaam is also desperate to protect Lyric and the little boy he left behind from a state full of drug lords who believe Lyric has the evidence that will tumble their lucrative cartels. Balaam’s continued sobriety, his natural ability for finding his way out of trouble, and his prayers to God above for the strength to never let them down again are all that he has to protect Lyric and his son, and still, he doesn’t know if he’s up for the task.
Balaam Carter’s every dream has come true, but he’s living in a nightmare of addiction and regret. The famous rock star would give everything he has to return to the girl he once held in his arms—back when his only crime was running moonshine for his father. Now, he’s seeking redemption for all the destruction his dreams have brought to the people he loves.
No one said the road to recovery would be easy, but Balaam is also desperate to protect Lyric and the little boy he left behind from a state full of drug lords who believe Lyric has the evidence that will tumble their lucrative cartels. Balaam’s continued sobriety, his natural ability for finding his way out of trouble, and his prayers to God above for the strength to never let them down again are all that he has to protect Lyric and his son, and still, he doesn’t know if he’s up for the task.
450 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 12, 2017
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About the author
Fay Lamb
23 books146 followersFay Lamb is the only daughter of a rebel genius father and a hard-working, tow-the-line mom. She is not only a fifth-generation Floridian, she has lived her life in Titusville, where her grandmother was born in 1899.
Since an early age, storytelling has been Fay’s greatest desire. She seeks to create memorable characters that touch her readers’ hearts. She says of her writing, “If I can’t laugh or cry at the words written on the pages of my manuscript, the story is not ready for the reader.” Fay writes in various genres, including romance, romantic suspense, and contemporary fiction.
Since an early age, storytelling has been Fay’s greatest desire. She seeks to create memorable characters that touch her readers’ hearts. She says of her writing, “If I can’t laugh or cry at the words written on the pages of my manuscript, the story is not ready for the reader.” Fay writes in various genres, including romance, romantic suspense, and contemporary fiction.
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August 3, 2019
I'm weird, but of this series I read Stalking Willow (#1) and then jumped to Frozen Notes (#4). Now I'm eager to read #3, Everybody's Broken. (Also see my 5-star review of Stalking Willow.)
This novel has a strong Christian element, perhaps even moreso than Stalking Willow, if I recall.
Frozen Notes exemplifies the author's ability to weave plot threads and keep the reader guessing. I enjoy stories like that, where several of the characters have personal stories going on to keep me engaged, rather than a single plot line that pushes forward without letting me learn about the characters in depth and emotionally connect with them.
And, as always with Fay Lamb's novels, there are surprises.
This novel has a strong Christian element, perhaps even moreso than Stalking Willow, if I recall.
Frozen Notes exemplifies the author's ability to weave plot threads and keep the reader guessing. I enjoy stories like that, where several of the characters have personal stories going on to keep me engaged, rather than a single plot line that pushes forward without letting me learn about the characters in depth and emotionally connect with them.
And, as always with Fay Lamb's novels, there are surprises.
September 13, 2017
I am so very proud to call this author "Friend" that I tend to brag a little. She's so incredibly talented--if I'm ever half the writer she is, I will count myself doubly blessed. She writes romantic suspense like no one else. Every book she writes, I swear, is better than the one before!
Take this book: it starts out with a bang. Literally. Two dead bodies and one horrified woman in the first paragraph. Lyric Carter's husband had killed her best friend and then himself. Actually, Braedon had aimed the gun at her, but Matthew had thrown himself into the path of the bullet.
She'd married Braedon Carter because his brother Balaam had left her and her unborn child for a singing career. Braedon had sworn he loved her and that he would raise her child as his own, but that vow had only come between them. He knew she still loved Balaam even though she never spoke of him.
Balaam, meanwhile, had been throwing his life away, bathing in the adoration of fans and drowning in all the liquor and drugs he could consume before passing out. In the hospital after an overdose, Balaam forsakes the career and drugs that owned him and goes into rehab.
Daniel is the local sheriff and the man who stepped in as father to Lyric, her brother Quinn, Matthew, Braedon, and Brandon. Daniel had taken them fishing, to church, and to task when they stepped outside the bounds.
Magda Moxley is Lyric's mother and betrayer. She'd do almost anything for the drugs and alcohol that Jessup Roy provided, and she's the one who fed Braedon the lie that sent him home with a gun.
Oh, the tangled webs. How can this despair be repaired? It's just too ugly.
But maybe, if you just get the book.... I noticed it's free on Amazon if you have Kindle Unlimited. Not listed yet on Barnes and Noble, but it will probably be there soon.
Thank you to Fay who gave me a free copy of the book. However, the opinions and evaluations expressed are my own.
Take this book: it starts out with a bang. Literally. Two dead bodies and one horrified woman in the first paragraph. Lyric Carter's husband had killed her best friend and then himself. Actually, Braedon had aimed the gun at her, but Matthew had thrown himself into the path of the bullet.
She'd married Braedon Carter because his brother Balaam had left her and her unborn child for a singing career. Braedon had sworn he loved her and that he would raise her child as his own, but that vow had only come between them. He knew she still loved Balaam even though she never spoke of him.
Balaam, meanwhile, had been throwing his life away, bathing in the adoration of fans and drowning in all the liquor and drugs he could consume before passing out. In the hospital after an overdose, Balaam forsakes the career and drugs that owned him and goes into rehab.
Daniel is the local sheriff and the man who stepped in as father to Lyric, her brother Quinn, Matthew, Braedon, and Brandon. Daniel had taken them fishing, to church, and to task when they stepped outside the bounds.
Magda Moxley is Lyric's mother and betrayer. She'd do almost anything for the drugs and alcohol that Jessup Roy provided, and she's the one who fed Braedon the lie that sent him home with a gun.
Oh, the tangled webs. How can this despair be repaired? It's just too ugly.
But maybe, if you just get the book.... I noticed it's free on Amazon if you have Kindle Unlimited. Not listed yet on Barnes and Noble, but it will probably be there soon.
Thank you to Fay who gave me a free copy of the book. However, the opinions and evaluations expressed are my own.
November 27, 2017
I’m once again blown away by Fay Lamb’s writing!
Frozen Notes is book four of the Amazing Grace series. I was assured, since I hadn’t read the other three in this series, that it could be a stand-alone, and it can.
The opening scenes were difficult for me due to PTSD (just a warning for others). However, I wanted to read the story, mainly out of curiosity, to see how an author I thought of as a romance writer handled a mystery suspense novel. I wasn’t disappointed. Fay Lamb has a unique talent for bringing any genre she writes to life.
Once I got past the first chapter, I was unable to put Frozen Notes down! I read it in one sitting over the course of a couple of hours. I was so drawn into the story and the lives of the characters that EVERYTHING in the background disappeared.
Frozen Notes is a hard-hitting tale dealing with addiction, murder, lies and abuse, and that’s just a tiny glimpse into the lives of the major individuals living in Amazing Grace, North Carolina. Fay Lamb takes gritty, ugly and petrifying circumstances, with no apparent chance for redemption, and turns them into moments of deliverance, recovery and salvation. She masterfully intermeshes the disparate, but linked, lives of each person and brings healing and hope.
I admire how she interposes profound messages of faith and deliverance throughout, in an artless way, never leaving you feeling preached to or beaten over the head with the tenet or belief. Her style opens the way for natural and genuine knowledge of biblical principles.
I received Frozen Notes from the author. However, I was under no obligation to write a review.
Frozen Notes is book four of the Amazing Grace series. I was assured, since I hadn’t read the other three in this series, that it could be a stand-alone, and it can.
The opening scenes were difficult for me due to PTSD (just a warning for others). However, I wanted to read the story, mainly out of curiosity, to see how an author I thought of as a romance writer handled a mystery suspense novel. I wasn’t disappointed. Fay Lamb has a unique talent for bringing any genre she writes to life.
Once I got past the first chapter, I was unable to put Frozen Notes down! I read it in one sitting over the course of a couple of hours. I was so drawn into the story and the lives of the characters that EVERYTHING in the background disappeared.
Frozen Notes is a hard-hitting tale dealing with addiction, murder, lies and abuse, and that’s just a tiny glimpse into the lives of the major individuals living in Amazing Grace, North Carolina. Fay Lamb takes gritty, ugly and petrifying circumstances, with no apparent chance for redemption, and turns them into moments of deliverance, recovery and salvation. She masterfully intermeshes the disparate, but linked, lives of each person and brings healing and hope.
I admire how she interposes profound messages of faith and deliverance throughout, in an artless way, never leaving you feeling preached to or beaten over the head with the tenet or belief. Her style opens the way for natural and genuine knowledge of biblical principles.
I received Frozen Notes from the author. However, I was under no obligation to write a review.
September 15, 2017
I'm a great fan of all of Fay Lamb's books. Book 4 in the Amazing Grace series, Frozen Notes, walks readers through an arduous journey of drug and alcohol recovery. Yet, God is present every step of the way and provides the ultimate healing.
Balaam Carter left Lyric behind, pregnant and alone, to pursue a career as a rock star. But the glamorous life he sought almost cost him his life. His body is abused and battered with drug use, and he only wants one thing. To return to Amazing Grace to renew his relationship with Lyric and their son, Cade. But would he be welcome if he can overcome the demons that plague his life?
Lyric Carter almost dies at the hands of her husband, Braedon Carter, Balaam's brother, the man who offered to marry her after Balaam's departure. But Lyric's brother, Mathew, throws his body in front of her to protect her from the bullet intended for her, giving up his life.
Frozen Notes is enriched by the many characters who interact with Lyric and Balaam. Fay Lamb leads us through difficult family problems no doubt many of us suffer. Lyric's alcoholic mother raises the emotional stakes as one secret after another is revealed.
Fay Lamb's suspense offers deep spiritual truths wrapped in an engaging story. From one complication to the next, Frozen Notes never allowed me to leave the edge of my seat. Fay's gracious offer to donate the proceeds from this book to Samaritan's Purse after the devastating hurricane, Irma, warms my heart. A storm in which Fay and her family also suffered.
Balaam Carter left Lyric behind, pregnant and alone, to pursue a career as a rock star. But the glamorous life he sought almost cost him his life. His body is abused and battered with drug use, and he only wants one thing. To return to Amazing Grace to renew his relationship with Lyric and their son, Cade. But would he be welcome if he can overcome the demons that plague his life?
Lyric Carter almost dies at the hands of her husband, Braedon Carter, Balaam's brother, the man who offered to marry her after Balaam's departure. But Lyric's brother, Mathew, throws his body in front of her to protect her from the bullet intended for her, giving up his life.
Frozen Notes is enriched by the many characters who interact with Lyric and Balaam. Fay Lamb leads us through difficult family problems no doubt many of us suffer. Lyric's alcoholic mother raises the emotional stakes as one secret after another is revealed.
Fay Lamb's suspense offers deep spiritual truths wrapped in an engaging story. From one complication to the next, Frozen Notes never allowed me to leave the edge of my seat. Fay's gracious offer to donate the proceeds from this book to Samaritan's Purse after the devastating hurricane, Irma, warms my heart. A storm in which Fay and her family also suffered.
October 31, 2017
Disclaimer: I was given a copy of Frozen Notes as a gift; all opinions are my own.
Frozen Notes starts with a bang and doesn’t let up until the epilogue, so clear your schedule before grabbing this book! Lyric Carter faces suspicions, rumors, and unyielding grief when her husband kills his best friend and then himself. Lyric blames herself for the tragedy, and only the needs of her little boy, Cade, keep her from falling apart.
At the same time, miles away, Balaam Carter gets a wake-up jolt when he nearly dies from a drug overdose.
The journey these two broken characters travel toward trust, hope and love creates a tapestry, unattractive from the underside yet beautiful from above. They must fight through deception and hatred to find the truth that can set them free.
I stayed up late to finish Frozen Notes—it’s that good. The only problem I had was that I hadn’t read the previous books in this series, so it took me a while to figure out relationships. Now I’ll work backwards and read the rest. Five stars for this worthy story. Recommended!
Frozen Notes starts with a bang and doesn’t let up until the epilogue, so clear your schedule before grabbing this book! Lyric Carter faces suspicions, rumors, and unyielding grief when her husband kills his best friend and then himself. Lyric blames herself for the tragedy, and only the needs of her little boy, Cade, keep her from falling apart.
At the same time, miles away, Balaam Carter gets a wake-up jolt when he nearly dies from a drug overdose.
The journey these two broken characters travel toward trust, hope and love creates a tapestry, unattractive from the underside yet beautiful from above. They must fight through deception and hatred to find the truth that can set them free.
I stayed up late to finish Frozen Notes—it’s that good. The only problem I had was that I hadn’t read the previous books in this series, so it took me a while to figure out relationships. Now I’ll work backwards and read the rest. Five stars for this worthy story. Recommended!
September 13, 2017
This is the 4th book in the Amazon Grace series, and it has been an amazing series. Frozen Notes can be read as a standalone, but it does pick up with a character from the first books and places her from the first pages in the middle of a dangerous situation. The book literally starts out with a bank and the suspense and drama don't end until the final pages. This author certainly knows how to combine intriguing characters with edge of the seat suspense and write a story that I could not put down after I had started it. I hate to have to say goodbye to the characters from the town of Amazing Grace, but I am definitely looking forward to seeing the direction this author goes next with her books. I definitely recommend this book and the series to the reader who enjoys really good Christian suspense.
November 9, 2017
Like real life, this story travels through some tumultuous days, when hope takes a nose dive. But strengths are honed in the worst of times. Those characters who've set their hearts and minds on overcoming, will triumph in the end. And if you're a fan of happy endings, this author has given you her best.
This is no sweet love story, though you may find sweetness and love threaded throughout. For those who like a meatier kind of romance, that doesn't hide ugliness and pain, doesn't filter reality through rosy glasses, Frozen Notes fills that bill well.
This is no sweet love story, though you may find sweetness and love threaded throughout. For those who like a meatier kind of romance, that doesn't hide ugliness and pain, doesn't filter reality through rosy glasses, Frozen Notes fills that bill well.
October 9, 2017
Fay Lamb is a master of mystery and suspense! Her characters, broken but full of hope, stay with me long after I've turned the final page of her book!
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