One thing after another has happened to Cat. Her father recently died. She learned the the cafe, her job, the legacy from her parents is to be given to the silent partner who she did not know about. Then her car ends up in a lake. Is someone out to get her? Will she survive. Counter Point is the first book in a series.

It is easy to love Cat. She is struggling but still doing the right thing, trying to continue to help those around her. She is using the leftovers to help feed those in need. She is learning to minister to them at the same time. Ray returns to town following a mission. he comes back and danger comes with him. Will he be able to stop the danger that Cat is facing?

It took me a bit to get into the book as the story begins with an event that pertains to the story and at the end makes sense.

There were a few things that I struggled with within the story. Ray returns from a mission and I couldn’t figure out if that was a military mission or a Christian mission. I did work it out that it was a missionary trip. With all that happened, it was all kept within the local police department. I would have thought that with the seriousness of what was happened the State police would have been involved.

Overall it was a good book.

About the Book

Book: Counter Point

Author: Marji Laine

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: November 2016

Someone is determined to finish the final assignment of a murdered hitman.

Her father’s gone. Her diner’s closing. Her car’s in the lake. Cat McPherson has nothing left to lose.

Except for her life. And a madman’s bent on taking that away.

Her former boyfriend, Ray Alexander, returns as a hero from his foreign mission, bringing back souvenirs in the form of death threats. When several attempts are made on Cat’s life, she must find a way to trust Ray, the man who broke her heart.

Keeping Cat safe from a fallen cartel leader might prove impossible for Ray, but after seeing his mission destroyed and several godly people killed, he knows better than to ignore the man’s threats. Cat’s resistance to his protection and the stirring of his long-denied feelings for her complicate his intentions, placing them both in a fight for their lives.

How can a small-town girl survive when ultimate power wants her dead?

About the Author

Marji Laine has completed seventeen years of homeschooling, but with her publishing business, her various volunteer activities, and her large family, she will likely never live a life of leisure. When she does find spare time, she enjoys watching sports and Hallmark movies and mysteries, loves having game night with her family and friends and enjoys talking “shop” with other authors. You can usually find her in her favorite recliner, plucking away at her keyboard with her rescue fur-babies at her feet or at www.MarjiLaine.com.

 

More from Marji

COUNTER POINT takes place in a small town in East Texas. A family-owned diner provides the backdrop for many of the scenes. The owner, Cat McPherson, makes a point of smiling and chatting with everyone who stops by. Even the superior and difficult Mrs. Heath—of the Heath’s Point Heath’s, make no mistake. Mrs. Heath might think she’s all that, but she is still dependent on Cat’s diner for a slice of her favorite Magnolia Pie.

Have you ever had a piece of this custard paradise? Smooth, creamy, and with the minutest crisp of a glazed caramel on top of it. I can practically taste one now. This favorite of mine had to go into my book. I first tasted a Magnolia Pie (my adopted grandmother called it Buttermilk Pie because Magnolia Pie sounded too southern and she was from New Jersey) at a Christmas Eve celebration. It was my instant favorite.

I’ve searched for my grandmother’s recipe through old books that she gave me and a collection that she and several others put together when I got married. Sadly, I cannot find the original recipe that she used. But I think it must have been something like the one I was thinking of when I included Magnolia Pie in my book.

Let me know if you make this recipe! I’d love to enjoy a virtual slice of pie with you!

 

Magnolia Pie

Ingredients:

3 eggs at room temperature

1 stick of softened butter

1½ cups white sugar

3½ tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 cup buttermilk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 9-inch unbaked pie shell

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Whisk the eggs until foamy.
3. Cream together sugar, butter, nutmeg, and flour. Add the eggs and other ingredients, beating until smooth.
4. Pour into pie shell and bake for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
5. Cool completely or chill before serving.

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Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Marji is giving away the grand prize package of a “reading S’mores” Christmas Ornament, a book light, and copies of COUNTER POINT and the first book of the Grime Fighter series, GRIME BEAT!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/f2e9/counter-point-celebration-tour-giveaway