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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Welcome Home To Hope Island - And a Giveaway!

 


It’s October and the perfect time to visit Maine. The trees are turning those glorious colors . . . and there’s danger in the air! At least in the fictional town of Hope Island!

Covert Past - Book Six of the Hope Island Securities Team series lands October 29th and there’s plenty of danger to be found on the peaceful island Hope Island when former Mossad agent Ellie Jamison seeks shelter from a life on the run.

Ellie ends up finding more than solace and a home. She discovers an adorable potbelly pig who wanders up to her place after being abandoned and pretty much adopts Ellie, and a job she didn’t know she wanted as a barista. Hank, the owner of the Hopeful Coffeehouse, (yes, Hank is a female), dishes out pearls of wisdom along with coffee whether you want it or not.  



On the surface, Hope Island appears tranquil despite the storms that sometimes batter the coast. But don’t let the peacefulness fool you. There’s been plenty of turmoil on Hope Island starting with the first book, Forgotten Past, where we meet the Hope Island Securities team founders, JT Wyatt, Declan Thomas, and Eli Warren. All are former military friends who started Hope Island Securities to help those who are all out of hope.

I’ve loved creating these strong male heroes as well as the women who love them. With each new installment, I feel like I get to visit old friends and catch up with their lives.

The team has grown since Forgotten Past, joined by other members like Janine Blackwell, Bryce Malone, and now Boone Langston and Ellie Jamison.

You’ll get to meet each member of the team in Covert Past along with some new characters, such as Ellie who will take her place around the conference room table of Hope Island Securities very soon. Hank, the owner of the Hopeful Coffeehouse, and a cute little potbelly pig named Dottie.   

I hope you’ll fall in love with the newest members of the team and the town and want to stop back by and visit them again when the next Hope Island Securities Team book arrives.



Covert Past comes out October 29th.

Here’s a little about the book:

It takes a spy to know one. . .

As the newest member of the Hope Island Securities team, Boone Langston knows a spy just by looking into their eyes. And Ellie's reflects awful things . . . just like his. He’d spent most of his military career as a Navy SEAL working for the CIA’s Special Operations Unit. And the past three years trying to forget everything he’d done.

When he accidentally runs into Ellie in front of the Hopeful Coffeehouse, the look in her eyes, the constant scanning of the foot traffic in front of the shop, all seem to hint she is living the nightmare as well . . . until Ellie's past catches up with her removing all doubt.

I’m giving away a copy of Covert Past to one person who comments and tells me where would be your favorite place to visit in the fall?

I’ll announce the winner soon!

56 comments:

  1. Montana! Thanks for the opportunity to enter a giveaway! Would love to win a print copy! Lual Krautter Email: krautter62520AToutlookDOTcom

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    1. I would love to visit Montana for real someday. You're very welcome, Lual!

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  2. I love to read Mary's books. And would be thrilled to win this one. Shirley Blanchard jcisforme@aol.com

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  3. Always MT. But, getting the opportunity to visit the New England states in a couple of weeks.

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    1. The New England states should be beautiful this time of year! Enjoy.

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  4. Idaho
    bn100candg at hotmail dot com

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  5. I love going to see the leaves change, generally south. I go to a scrapbook retreat in November to Spring Mill Bible Camp and the leaves are always pretty then. The east coast is very pretty at that time too.

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  6. I would want to visit northern PA. Not only are the colors varied and beautiful there, but that is where my daughter and her family live. I love taking walks (short ones, of course) with my younger granddaughters as they point out the things they see and hear through their young eyes and ears. They never fail to amaze me with the small things they notice. And I love the name “Hope Island”! Our daughter’s name is “Hope” because we hoped for a girl, even though only boys ran in my husbands’ family. watts.vickie@gmail.com

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    1. What a wonderful miracle, Vickie. And I love seeing the world through those young eyes where even something as simple as a rock has beauty.

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    2. What a wonderful miracle, Vickie. And I love seeing the world through those young eyes where even something as simple as a rock has beauty.

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  7. Duell-Moore BeverlyOctober 2, 2024 at 8:32 AM

    I love this series and can’t wait for this one!
    duellonlysis at aol dot com

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  8. I love this series, too! Have it on preorder!!

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  9. I would love to visit Maine in the fall. Driving up the coast to see all of the fall foliage.

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  10. I also can't wait to read this book!

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  11. I love visiting the beach in the fall. You have all the beauty without all the heat and humidity. I can spend longer on the beach reading. Thanks Mary. (Lisa Romeo)

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  12. Definitely would love to visit Maine this time of year. I have heard that it is truly lovely with all its fall colors. cherierj(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  13. I love the mountains in the fall. Pumpkin patches, apple orchards, and of course seeing all the leaves change colors! :)

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  14. New England! My grandmother lived there when I was a kid and I loved visiting her there - I miss it!

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  15. I would like to visit any of the New England states.

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  16. Love this cover, Mary! Would love to visit Vermont. Have never been there, but I know it's beautiful in the Fall!

    dianalflowers at aol dot com

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  17. This looks fascinating. Thank you for sharing. I'm from Michigan originally, and although I haven't lived there full-time for almost 30 years, I have lived in many beautiful place all over this country and in Japan, I can't imagine a place more spectacular in the Autumn than Michigan. Michigan has color tours because the colors are so breathtaking.ly beautiful. Then add in the fragrance as chimnlnies are fired up, and the heavenly fragrance of burning leaves. ❤️

    My next choice would be Colorado with it's majestic mountains topped with snowy caps. ❤️

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  18. I’m not entering. But our UP is beautiful in Michigan in the fall 😊

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  19. Upper peninsula Michigan or even the mitten (lower Michigan) my sister lives there

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  20. My favorite place would be Wainwright, AK! Never been there but I love cold and that would be a place to spend fall - in my dreams! Thanks for the giveaway! kheldreth@neo.rr.com

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  21. It's definitely on my bucket list to visit New England in the fall!!🍁🍂

    And this book sounds AMAZING!

    Heather Mitchell crhbmitchellfam@gmail.com

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  22. Since Alaska is a state I’ve not been to yet, I’d like to go there to see fall colors. Thank you for the opportunity to win! Your new book sounds like it’s right up my alley!! (Anne@rightler.com)

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  23. Few years back, we took an extended trip to the New England states in the fall. It was AMAZING! We went up the entire coastline of Maine before going to the interior of the state. Then we went to all the New England states ending our journey in New York at Letchworth State Park and lastly Niagara Falls where we took a helicopter tour. Now mind you, I have a fear of heights, but loved it. I was so busy taking photos, I actually remember nothing of the flight. The whole trip was so beauty in all the fall colors. I would love the opportunity to go back to some of our favorite places if not the whole 30 day trip. Fall is amazing in a color explosion for the eyes.

    Thank you so much for the fabulous chance to win a copy of COVERT PAST! On my TBR list and can't wait for the opportunity to read and review it.
    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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  24. ( writer61@yahoo.com): Grand Marais Michigan- breathtaking Fall colored trees and shrubs all along the shore of Lake Superior. Off season rates for lodging, great place to visit.

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  25. I'd like to see the fall foliage in Michigan.

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  26. I've been waiting for the release of book six of the Hope Island Securities Team series! Woohoo! Thank you so much for the giveaway! My hubby and I lived in CT for a few years early in our marriage and loved it! It would be so wonderful to go back to visit New England during the fall. I remember that it was very beautiful.
    wileyluvstabby(at)comcast(dot)net

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  27. I would like to visit Goderich Ontario in the fall beautiful sumac bushes

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  28. I would love to visit Vermont in the fall.

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  29. I would love to visit New Hampshire in the fall. The colorful leaves on the trees are spectacular there.

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  30. Anywhere I can see the leaves changing

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  31. I would love to visit New England in the fall to see the leaves and also because I have never been to the east coast :)

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  32. Thanks for the opportunity to win a wonderful book! I’m in Florida so anywhere with colorful foliage and crisp air is where I would enjoy an autumn visit!

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  33. I didn’t realize that my comment above was going to say anonymous. I stand by anywhere with colorful foliage and crisp air!

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  34. My favorite place to visit is anywhere my family is. We have one son close, within 40 minutes, and our other son is 6 hours away near the mountains. Last year we visited them and drove up the mountain to see the fall colors. It was very pretty!

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  35. I enjoy Upper Michigan when the leaves begin to turn It's so beautiful! tWarner419@aol.com

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  36. Indiana’s Coveted Bridge Festival in Park County. It starts next weekend. Look forward to it every year!!!
    Thank you for your giveaway!
    Sherry Brown
    ozdot4@sbcglobal.net

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  37. My favorite place to visit is always where family is, which would be Oklahoma or Colorado. Timing it for peak foliage times would be ideal.

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  38. My favorite place is in Gatlinburg Tenn. The trees are turning beautiful colors and the whole mountain is just picturesque.

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  39. Congratulations on your coming release! Covert Past sounds intriguing, and I love the names Hope Island and Hopeful Coffeehouse because it's so uplifting and always gives me hope no matter what.
    Although I would love to observe the phenomenon of fall foliage, I would prefer some warm weather. So, my favorite place to visit during fall would be Hawaii!
    cwkuen(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  40. I would love to visit Tennessee in the fall Congrats on your New Release it sound amazing Sarahbaby601973(at)gmail(dot)com

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  41. In my area I’ve always heard Maine is a great state to visit in the fall. I visited it on a stop on a cruise ship, but September was just too soon. Now that I read other comments here, I would certainly love to see Montana in the fall. I’ve never been, and it seems like the perfect time to go!!
    Thank you for offering a giveaway!
    char loves mark at gmail dot com

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  42. Use to vacation at sebago lake when i was a kid.

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  43. The great smoky mountains! It's beautiful in the fall!!

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  44. Anywhere with the leaves changing on the trees. Thank you for this opportunity

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