Three Days to Forever by Lauren Carr - Review and Giveaway

I received this book in exchange for a fair and honest review

Published: January 16, 2015

Number of pages: 438

Genre: Mystery

Series: Mac Faraday Mystery #9

Synopsis:

In this latest Mac Faraday Mystery from best-selling mystery author Lauren Carr, readers will embark on a rollercoaster adventure with old friends (including the Lovers in Crime team of Prosecutor Joshua Thornton and Homicide Detective Cameron Gates), but also meet new ones as Mac Faraday’s daughter Jessica Faraday and Joshua Thornton’s son Murphy Thornton join the team in the race to get the love birds to the altar!

With three days left to the year, Deep Creek Lake is hopping with holiday vacationers and wedding guests pouring into the Spencer Inn for Mac Faraday and Archie Monday’s huge wedding ceremony which is being touted as the social event of the year.

But droopy flowers and guests who failed to RSVP are the least of Mac’s and Archie’s problems when a professional hit squad hits Spencer Manor to send the groom, Joshua Thornton, Archie’s mother, and Gnarly running for their lives.

With time running out to the big day, Mac Faraday and Spencer’s small police force have to sort through the clues to figure out not only who has been targeted for assassination, but also who is determined to stop everything … FOREVER!

What did I think about this book:

I have enjoyed reading this book. This book is a part of a series and I have not read any of the others in the series. I would recommend reading them in order. I am able to read this as a stand alone but think it would be even better in order. One thing that helps is that there is a character list in the front of the book. I like the author's writing style and how she can keep me guessing throughout the story line. There are plenty of twists and turns in this book which makes it read that much faster and add in a little romance for good measure. It is fun getting to know the characters. This was different than most of the mysteries that I read but I have to say it was a nice change. 

About the author:

Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday Mysteries, which takes place in Deep Creek Lake, Maryland. Open Season for Murder is the tenth installment in the Mac Faraday Mystery series.

In addition to her series set on Deep Creek Lake, Lauren Carr has also written the Lovers in Crime Mysteries, which features prosecutor Joshua Thornton with homicide detective Cameron Gates, who were introduced in Shades of Murder, the third book in the Mac Faraday Mysteries. They also make an appearance in The Lady Who Cried Murder.

Three Days to Forever introduced Lauren Carr’s latest series detectives, Murphy Thornton and Jessica Faraday in the Thorny Rose Mysteries. Look for Kill and Run, the first installment in this series, to be released September 1, 2015.

The owner of Acorn Book Services, Lauren is also a publishing manager, consultant, editor, cover and layout designer, and marketing agent for independent authors. Visit Acorn Book Services’ website for more information.

Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She also passes on what she has learned in her years of writing and publishing by conducting workshops and teaching in community education classes.

She lives with her husband, son, and three dogs on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.

Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook

Giveaway: ​ 

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2. Win a print copy of Kill and Run (USA only - 4 winners)
3. Win a print copy of both Three Days to Forever and Kill and Run with a $25 Amazon gift card (USA only)

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Tour Schedule:

Aug 31 - Book Stop Corner - review of Three Days to Forever/author interview /giveaway

Aug 31 - Cheryl's Book Nook - review of Three Days to Forever / giveaway

Aug 31 - The Travelogue of a Book Addict - review of Three Days to Forever / giveaway

Aug 31 - The Booksnake Etc. - review of Three Days to Forever

Aug 31 - Coffee, Books & Art - book spotlight / giveaway

Aug 31 - Manic Mommy of Two - review of Kill and Run / giveaway

Aug 31 - readalot - review of Kill and Run

Sept 1 - Book Stop Corner - review of Kill and Run / giveaway

Sept 1 - Bound 4 Escape - review of Three Days to Forever / giveaway

Sept 1 - My Love for Reading Keeps Growing - review of Three Days to Forever

Sept 2 - Bound 4 Escape - review of Kill and Run / giveaway

Sept 2 - Mystery Suspense Reviews - review of Three Days to Forever

Sept 3 - Bound 2 Escape - books spotlighted / giveaway

Sept 3 - Rockin' Book Reviews - review of Three Days to Forever / giveaway

Sept 3 - Library of Clean Reads - review of Three Days to Forever / giveaway

Sept 4 - Griperang's Bookmarks - review of Three Days to Forever/ guest post / giveaway

Sept 4 - Manic Mommy of Two - review of Three Days to Forever / giveaway

Sept 7 - Jaquo Lifestyle Magazine - guest post

Sept 7 - 3 Partners in Shopping - review of Kill and Run / giveaway

Sept 8 - My Love for Reading Keeps Growing - review of Kill and Run

Sept 8 - Nighttime Reading Center - review of Three Days to Forever/interview/ giveaway

Sept 9 - T's Stuff - review of Three Days to Forever / guest post / giveaway

Sept 9 - Vic's Media Room - review of Three Days to Forever

Sept 10 - Rockin' Book Reviews - review of Kill and Run / giveaway

Sept 10 - fundinmental - review of Three Days to Forever / author interview / giveaway

Sept 11 -Vic's Media Room - review of Kill and Run / author interview / giveaway

Sept 11 - Cassidy Salem Reads and Writes - review of Kill and Run / giveaway

Sept 13 - Writers and Authors - book spotlight / giveaway

Sept 14 - The Autistic Gamer - review of Three Days to Forever

Sept 14 - Mystery Suspense Reviews - review of Kill and Run

Sept 15 - The Booksnake Etc. - review of Kill and Run

Sept 15 - Life as Leels - review of Three Days to Forever

Sept 16 - Readers' Muse - review of Three Days to Forever

Sept 16 - T's Stuff - review of Kill and Run / giveaway

Sept 17 - fundinmental - review of Kill and Run / giveaway

Sept 17 - Library of Clean Reads - review of Kill and Run / giveaway

Sept 18 - Cheryl's Book Nook - review of Kill and Run / giveaway

Sept 21 - The Autistic Gamer - review of Kill and Run

Sept 21 - Nighttime Reading Center - review of Kill and Run / giveaway

Sept 22 - Celestial Reviews - review of Three Days to Forever / giveaway

Sept 22 - Griperang's Bookmarks - review of Kill and Run / giveaway

Sept 23 - fuonlyknew - review of Three Days to Forever / giveaway

Sept 23 - Deal Sharing Aunt - review of Kill and Run

Sept 24 - fuonlyknew - review of Kill and Run / giveaway

Sept 24 - Readers' Muse - review of Kill and Run

Sept 25 - Mystery Suspense Reviews - guest post

Sept 28 - Celestial Reviews - review of Kill and Run / giveaway

Sept 28 - Christa Reads and Writes - review of Kill and Run / giveaway

Sept 29 - A Blue Million Books - book spotlight / author interview

Sept 29 - Life as Leels - review of Kill and Run

Sept 30 - Olio by Marilyn - review of Three Days to Forever / giveaway

Oct 1 - The Travelogue of a Book Addict - review of Kill and Run / giveaway

Oct 1 - Writers and Authors - guest post

Oct 2 - Book and Ink - review of Kill and Run / guest post / giveaway

Oct 5 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review of Kill and Run

Oct 6 - Jessica Cassidy - review of Three Days to Forever / giveaway

Oct 7 - Room with Books - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway

Oct 7 - Pause for Tales - review of Kill and Run

Oct 8 - Olio by Marilyn - review of Kill and Run / author interview / giveaway

Oct 9 - Jessica Cassidy - review of Kill and Run / author interview / giveaway

Oct 9 - Book and Ink - book spotlight for Three Days to Forever / giveaway