Where Rivers Part by Kellie Coates Gilbert

I learned a lot about food contamination in this book, without even realizing it. I was small when the Jack in the Box outbreak happened, so I don't remember much about that. However, I have heard about it and read about it at various times and was curious as to how the contamination happens and does so more often than we think it should.

The bottled water company that Dr. Juliet Ryan works for is considered to be a top-notch facility. In fact, they hired the best person to ensure their water was safe. Dr. Juliet Ryan doubles and triple checks her work and speaks at conferences to bring more awareness to water and food contamination and the need for diligence.

To say that Dr. Juliet Ryan is placed in many uncomfortable circumstances, some of her own doing and some from others, would be an understatement. She has to learn to forgive when forgiveness seems next to impossible. She has to turn to the one person she despises the most and finds the most unforgivable in order to expose a scandal that is so big and so wrong and that can change her course in her career drastically. When her reputation is drug through the mud, she needs only one man standing up for her, but that comes at a cost.

I forgot that Kellie Coates Gilbert had a law background and about halfway through the book I became impressed with her vast knowledge of the law. I flipped to her bio and realized that no wonder she was so fluent.... that's what her passion was! It never got bogged down in heavy details and the storyline kept moving at a fast pace. Just when I thought that I had a grip on one part, something else would happen and make it fall apart.

I'm looking forward to reading book 3 in this series!

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I received this book free from Revell Publishers in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.

A Woman of Fortune by Kellie Coates Gilbert

I somehow missed reading the début novel by Kellie Coates Gilbert.  Needless to say, I plan to go back and read it now that I have read this book.  I had a hard time putting this book down so I could actually be productive throughout the day!

I found the basis for this story very interesting.  The public and very humiliating lessons are often the most painful and embarrassing.  The Massey family truly has it all.  They are quite the wealthy family.  All is going well until one day when they are exposed for fraud.

Needless to say, since they a very wealthy family, the media has quite the time with this breaking news story.  Speculations are made, accusations and opinions are formed, and reputations are destroyed.  They now find themselves at the rock bottom.

As relationships work themselves out within the family and friends, you can begin to imagine the amount of forgiveness, mercy, grace, and love that has to be poured out over these deep scars.  Choices are made that have consequences.  Repentance needs to be sought.

I really liked the cover of this book, as well.  It very clearly depicts what the story might be about and the type of family that is being described.  It made it very easy to see the amount of the Massey family's wealth through this picture.

I look forward to going back and reading her first book.

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I received this book free from Revell Publishers in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.