Hallee Bridgeman is a fairly new to me author. I had run across her last year at some point, and downloaded a few e-books she was giving away. For some reason they didn't grab my attention, and sat unread on my Kindle for several months.
Then I had the chance to review her first book with a publisher I review for, Revell. It is unusual for a major publisher to put a series out so fast, but the trilogy came out a month apart. Book 1 came out in September, book 2 came out in October, and the third and final one came out in November. The series is a military/ special ops series, and is likely the best series I read in 2022. Seriously, it is an awesome series. I reviewed all three of them, and loved all three.
After I read the first book, I decided to go for the ones sitting on my Kindle. I first read A Melody For James, #1 in the Song of Suspense Series. I liked it well enough that I bought it and the other 3 books in paperback, and read through the whole series in a few days.
Bridgeman does something I don't know of any other author doing. If you join her reader's group, you can pick any paperback of hers for free. She writes a variety of styles: military, suspense, romance, I think most of her books are contemporary. She had a really good deal on paperbacks back around Christmas. A really good deal....so I bought up most of the paperbacks I did not have. There are still several I have not read since my to-read stack is pretty big. In fact, it is a 5 shelf bookcase plus.
Of her books that I have read, her Love and Honor Series - mentioned earlier - is my favorite, and is some of the best Christian fiction I have read. I am just one of many giving that series glowing reviews. She did a prequel to the series, Love In Any Language, and has another prequel coming out in August. Both are considered novellas, and both are 190 pages. Neither book is through Revell, the publisher of the main three books.
After that series, my next favorite would be The Song of Suspense Series. Each book has a musical term in the title:
#1 A Melody for James
#2 An Aria for Nick (had to Google that one)
#3 A Carol for Kent
#4 A Harmony for Steve
Of those four books, my favorite was the 4th, A Harmony for Steve. Yes, the story is fictional. but it was amazing the transformation in Steve, the male protagonist. When the book begins, he is a druggie in a rock group that is pretty much demonic, and hates Christians and Christianity. I won't give any spoilers away except that he is an entirely different person at the ending of the book.
Bridgeman is another author I am glad I discovered in 2022. And not only is she a great author, she is an interesting person to follow on social media .
**I had written this up last week and was planning on posting it this week or next. On Saturday April 29, Hallee's 14 year old son, Jonathan (Jeb) was walking home from a store and struck by a truck, and killed. Please remember this author's family in prayer.
About this author:
Hallee Bridgeman is the USA Today bestselling author of several action-packed romantic suspense books and series. An Army brat turned Floridian, Hallee and her husband finally settled in central Kentucky, where they have raised their three children. When she's not writing, Hallee pursues her passion for cooking, coffee, campy action movies, and regular date nights with her husband. An accomplished speaker and active member of several writing organizations, Hallee can be found online at www.halleebridgeman.com.
A couple other of her series to check out:
The Dixon Brothers Series (4 books)
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