Review, Guest Post, and Giveaway: No Turning Back by Katie Vorreiter

About the Book

Book: No Turning Back
Author: Katie Vorreiter
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: December, 2016

Chronic panic attacks have stolen Livvy Fischer’s classically trained soprano voice and derailed her life. Due partly to a mix-up, partly to her crush on Pastor Lucas, Livvy joins a worship team bound for the chapel at San Quentin. But when a full-scale riot breaks out, she is separated from Lucas and the rest of her group. Survival becomes this song bird’s sole focus.

Snatched from the chapel by an inmate, Livvy doesn’t know who to trust. Tobin says he’s protecting her, but she’s been blindsided before. She struggles to put her trust in God, while all too aware that free will can wreak horrible consequences. Tobin wants her to hide and ride out the prison storm, but Livvy becomes the obsession of another inmate who is a serial killer. Will God protect her? Will Tobin?

It’s one thing if Tobin is turning his life around behind bars. It’s quite another to fall for him.  

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My Thoughts:

So this story is going into the top favorites for this year. I like that it was unique and different from anything I have read in awhile.

Livvy Fischer is a singer who has lost her voice (figurativly) due to panic attacks that stem from a horrible incident in her past. She is terrified of drawing attention to herself and so lives in a way that she lets the panic and the fear control her life.

Pastor Lucas is young and looking for just the right woman to marry. He and Livvy have met through the coffee shop she works at and both have a mutual attraction for one another. And both are a little shy to come forward. Lucas invites Livvy to go with his church group to the San Quentin prison for an outreach program of softball and singing. Reluctantly Livvy accepts and both look forward to a chance to get know each other better.

Then the unthinkable happens and a violent, well thought out prison riot erupts separating everyone and chaos ensues. Livvy is whisked away by Tobin a prison inmate who was at the service. At first Livvy is terrified of Tobin, but Tobin's only goal is to save her. Especially from a really evil prison inmate who has his eyes on Livvy as well.

There is a lot of action and violence as everyone is trying to survive. Livvy also begins to really see Tobin as the changed man he has become and begins to fall a little bit for the hero who is intent on saving her.

Thus we have a delicious love triangle that includes a good boy and a bad boy. A pastor and a prisoner. Both swoonworthy and heroic. Both whom are willing to sacrifice their all for Livvy. Who will she choose if they even make it out alive? Wonderful storytelling and I look forward to more from this author.

I recieved a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.

About the Author

Katie Vorreiter is an award-winning writer and copyeditor. She makes her home in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, two children rapidly morphing into young adults, and a ridiculously adorable cockapoo. No Turning Back is her debut novel.   

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I’m often asked where on earth I came up with the premise of No Turning Back. My good friend and pastor had me spellbound with his stories of taking softball teams into San Quentin, the maximum security prison for men. What a ministry! He had a few funny tales, but what stood out to me were the cautions the team was given upon entry: they had to sign a form acknowledging that in the event they were taken hostage, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation would not negotiate for their release.

Say what?

That got me thinking about what it would be like for a woman in such a situation. There are female corrections officers, certainly, as well as woman food service workers and volunteers in a range of capacities. But I wanted a true fish-out-of-water character, and thus Livvy was born. Because of a terrible event in her past, she’s hypervigilant about her personal security. She’s also tiny and, of all things, an opera soprano.

Once I had my Livvy, I threw her into a full-scale riot at a men’s correctional facility. Poor thing. But, of course, she’s got God on her side, and he tends to tip the scales. Yet, as all Christ followers are aware, prayer, even unto the God of the universe, is not a get-out-of-jail-free card. Pun intended. We know—all too painfully sometimes—that Jesus was right when he said we’ll have troubles here on earth. God is with us through the storm and works all things together for good, but there’s no guarantee that he’ll remove the storm and it’s often hard to see the good when we’re in the middle of not-so-good.

What role, then, does prayer have in the face of the free will of a person intent on evil? If you want to know the answer, read the book. Just kidding. The story is a fast, fun ride and delves into some deep areas, but I don’t pretend to answer the questions of the ages. If you like chewing on these kinds of issues—on your own or with friends­—check out the No Turning Back discussion questions on my website.

Don’t worry: the story isn’t all dark. In most situations, I can’t stay serious for long, so you’ll find some humor, as well as not one but two hunky romantic options. I really hope you like it. If you want to chat, drop me a note on Facebook or on my website.

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Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Katie is giving away the grand prize of a $40 Amazon gift card!!

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