Wednesday, July 1, 2020

The Green Dress by Liz Tolsma (True Colors #9)

About the Book

Book:  The Green Dress
Author: Liz Tolsma
Genre: Christian Historical Suspense
Release Date: June 2020
Death Seems to Follow Harriet’s New Friend
Book 6 in the True Colors series—Fiction Based on Strange-But True History
When Harriet Peters came to Boston in 1882, the Robinson family took her in like one of their own, and Harriet became closer to Lizzie Robinson than her own siblings. Now, four years later, Lizzie is deathly sick, failing quickly just like several others in her family have done over the past few years. How can so many in one family die from the same mysterious illness? Harriet doesn’t have answers, but she is determined to help the family, bringing in a new-to-the-neighborhood doctor, Michael Wheaton.

As Harriet and Michael close in on the answer, putting their own lives at risk, can the cause be found before anyone else dies?


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 My Review:
Here is a series that just keeps getting better and better. I'm so addicted to it! In The Green Dress, we find Harriet Peters in shock, grief, and great risk. Her best friend has been killed and what's worse, so have members of her family. All she wants to do is run her millinery. That's an occupation "of old" that I find fascinating. This series ties true crimes into fantastic living stories. Dr. Micheal is a perfect romance, as well as his own strong figure in this story. As the danger of her life being forfeited draws too close for comfort, will they out the killer in time? For a book that the author states had a hard time after the first few chapters, you would never know it and I found this to be a fascinating and page-turning installment in this series with nothing left out in regards to the mystery, romance or faith aspects. It's a binge-worthy read. 
5 BIG Stars

About the Author 

Liz Tolsma is a popular speaker and an editor and the owner of the Write Direction Editing. An almost-native Wisconsinite, she resides in a quiet corner of the state with her husband and is the mother of three. Her son proudly serves as a U.S. Marine. They adopted all of their children internationally, and one has special needs. When she gets a few spare minutes, she enjoys reading, relaxing on the front porch, walking, working in her large perennial garden, and camping with her family.

More from Liz

We’ve all been there—started a letter or an email or even a list, didn’t like what we had, crossed it out or hit the delete button, and tried again. Now imagine that happening when you’re writing a novel.
That’s what occurred with The Green Dress. Finding the perfect place to start a novel can be tricky, but when you’re trying to balance fact with fiction, it’s even harder. I needed the fictional heroine, Harriet Peters, to have a good reason to come into contact with and become close to the factual Robinson family. And I needed for the hero, Michael Wheaton, to meet Harriet early on. So I dove into the story. Five chapters later, the hero and heroine hadn’t yet met. The book wasn’t working.
I scrapped those chapters and started at a different point. At first, it seemed to be going better. I was happy. Until I got to the fifth chapter, when I realized again that the book wasn’t working. Frankly, it was boring. So those ended up in the virtual trash bin. Meanwhile, the clock was ticking on my deadline. I was desperate to find the right starting point, at a place with high tension. Finally, I had an “aha” moment, and the story flowed from there. That’s how the first five chapters (and the rest of The Green Dress) came to be.
—Liz Tolsma

Blog Stops

Rebecca Tews, June 27
Genesis 5020, June 29
Emily Yager, June 29
Robin’s Nest, June 30
Bigreadersite, July 1
Betti Mace, July 3
Remembrancy, July 4
Vicky Sluiter, July 5
amandainpa, July 6
Hallie Reads, July 8
Artistic Nobody, July 9 (Guest Review from Donna Cline)

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Liz is giving away the grand prize of a $25 Amazon gift card!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

6 comments:

Debbie P said...

This sounds like a really good read.

kim hansen said...

Love the series because of the different authors.

Debbie P said...

This sounds like a really good read.

Roxanne C. said...

Historical is my favorite genre as an adult, but add mystery or suspense,my favorite genre when I was much younger, and I am a very happy reader. This books sounds like it would fill both requirements. Thank you for the review.

James Robert said...

Hello! Thanks so much for sharing your book with us. Always fun reading about another book to enjoy.

Julie Waldron said...

This sounds like a good book, I enjoyed the review.