Linda Weaver Clarke week ~ Book Tour Day 2

Welcome back to GivingNSharing for Linda Weaver Clarke week! We will be featuring 2 of her books, along with an interview on Saturday and a giveaway (of course). Today we will be featuring.... Mayan Intrigue

Mayan Intrique

by Linda Weaver Clarke

ISBN: 978-1589826168

$19.95 (paperback)

$ 9.85  (Kindle)

About the book:

The discovery of a priceless artifact puts Julia s life in great danger! From valuable artifacts to shady businessmen, the Yucatan Peninsula becomes a dangerous vacation spot for John and Julia Evans. While on assignment for the newspaper, the Evanses try to enjoy a romantic vacation among the Mayan ruins, but when Julia accidentally comes upon a couple suspicious men exchanging an item, she quickly turns and leaves but it is too late. The men have seen her. As a reporter, Julia does not easily give up and her curiosity gets them in a mess of trouble. Before John and Julia realize what is going on, they are both in danger and find themselves running for their lives through the jungles of the Yucatan.

My thoughts:

Linda is back again with Book Two of the John & Julia Evans Adventures. This time John is in the Yucatan on business and Julia has come with him for a little R&R and the idea of strengthening their marriage with a little romance and time spent bonding while on vacation in another country. 

One day Julia is out on a walk while John and their friend Paul are talking and she happens across an exchange of a priceless artifact. Realizing what she has seen, she turns and leaves right away - but from then on she see's someone watching her and following her. Follow along as John & Julia stay one step ahead of artifact thieves, travel (and hide) in the Mayan ruins and the surrounding jungles, struggle through injuries ~ while sticking together and helping each other survive as only a close couple who relies on their faith can. 

Purchase It:

Be sure to check out the 3 books in this series. Anasazi Intrique, Mayan Intrigue and Montezuma Intrigue. Just click on the title and you can read their descriptions, purchase your own copy (paperback or ebook available).

You might be interested in:
Author interview by Jeane Slone
Anasazi Intrigue Review/giveaway of 2 books!

Win It:

This week Linda is offering 2 winners 1 ebook each. The first drawing will receive the book they want to read Anasazi Intrique or  Mayan Intrigue and the 2nd winner will receive the remaining book. The nice thing about this series is they don't have to be read in order - they are completely self contained and you won't be totally lost if you read the 2nd book first. =D

 

Click Here to Enter the Giveaway!

Linda Weaver Clarke week! Book Tour

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Welcome to the 2nd Annual Follower Love Giveaway Hop! Hosted by Kathy from I Am a Reader, Not a Writer and Rachel Renee Anderson. For the next 8 days, you will find 328 blogs participating in reviews and giveaways of interesting books, book paraphernalia and more! 

This week be sure to return back to GivingNSharing for my feature author - Linda Weaver Clarke. We will be featuring two of her books, along with an interview and a giveaway (of course). At the bottom of this post you will find the linky to hop around.

Anasazi Intrigue
by Linda Weaver Clarke
ISBN: 978-1589825871
ASIN: B0048ELLN4
$19.95 Paperback
$9.85 Kindle   

About the book:
When a devastating flood wipes out homes in a small town, residents are shocked by the news of a possible poison spill that also kills many of the fish and neighbors’ pets. The people don’t know what to think or do, until Julia, the town’s newest reporter, jumps into action and begins her investigation. Quickly Julia realizes the story is much bigger and more dangerous than she thought.

As information unfolds, Julia and her husband find themselves on the run, trying to save their lives while finishing the story of a lifetime. Will Julia and John be able to get the scoop and survive?

The Intrigue Series:

My thoughts:

Anasazi Intrigue is the 1st book in The Intrigue Series by Linda Weaver Clark. My interest in archeology & the Mayans and Aztecs has been part of me since I was in about 5th (9 yrs old) grade and so I was intrigued (grin) when I read a review on another blog and entered to win the book - and I WON it! Linda found out I had a book blog of my own and 6 months down the road I'm finally caught up on my own reading (and all 3 blogs) to have time to read this wonderful series of books. 

I actually started with Anasazi Intrique (what I thought was book 2). I wasn't sure which book was book 1 so I just started in. The nice thing about the books is that each is self-contained and if you read it out of order that's OK - you won't be totally lost! Anasazi Intrigue is the story of The Adventures of John & Julie Evans. Julie is a news woman who longs to bite into a "real" story - something with meat and substance and wants to prove herself to her coworkers. 

Julie and John both have a heart for the people and head out one day to help the victims of a flood and as they are pitching in where they can Julie comes across dead fish and animals in an area seemingly untouched by the flood. Julie's intuition tells her something is wrong here and she ends up bring home a dead cat and the dead fish to be tested. The result shows that they have been poisoned and Julie talks her newspaper into allowing her to investigate and write a series of articles on the flooding and it's affect in the area along with the poisoned wildlife.

This is a very interesting series. Linda Weaver Clarke is an experienced writer who has written many books and it shows in the writing of this series. The books are well researched, well written and smoothly flow from one scene to the next. The characters are thought out and each thread is completed by the end of the story.

I personally had some trouble getting involved in the story at first but by the end I wanted to know what was coming up next and was looking forward to reading the Mayan Intrique.


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You can purchase any of the books from The Intrigue Series by Linda Weaver Clarke on Amazon. They are available in a paperback or for your Kindle. Click here to purchase Anasazi Intrigue.

Learn more about Linda Weaver Clarke:

1. Welcome to the World of Make Believe 
2. A Family Friendly Blog 
3. Thoughts About Life & Writing 
4. Facebook
5. Twitter

It's a Giveaway! 

Linda has very generously offered a Kindle copy of Anasazi Intrigue and a copy of Mayan Intrigue - 2 winners - 1 book each! Again, be sure to come back throughout the week, Tweet the giveaway, read my review of Mayan Intrigue (Thursday) and also my interview with Linda (Saturday).

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Disclaimer: This book was provided to me as a review copy. I was not required to provide a positive review and no money exchanged hands. At the time of this post these prices were accurate and may have already changed, please keep that in mind.