"Running" by Dave Milbrandt

About the Book

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Genre: Christian Suspense  
Release date: May 1, 2018

An assassin’s bullet sends Jim Mitchell running. When he’ll stop is anybody’s guess. A tragedy propels Jim into a vacant state assembly seat. The new lawmaker and his wife have a baby on the way, but that doesn’t stop the people trying to keep him from a job he never wanted in the first place. Then Jim gets involved in a plan to thwart a major terror attack that could either make him a hero or get him killed. Political intrigue and high drama accent this tale of what it costs to find one’s purpose, and what the rewards can be when you do. Running is the third book in the Jim Mitchell series. Previous titles include Chasing Deception and Undue Pressure.

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My Review

"Running" by Dave Milbrandt is the third Jim Mitchell book and my favorite of the three.

I believe readers will enjoy this book even without reading the other two, but like I always say I am glad that I read the other two first, because "Running" is a continuation of the other two.

Jim is a very likable guy who has learned from a mistake in his first job as a reporter, ( that was the first book) and in the second book he is a professor. In "Running" he is pressed into running for a seat in the state assembly and more chaos follows Jim and his family.

I was kept reading this book because the suspense made me want to know how it would all turn out.

I thought at one point in the book I wasn't going to like it because it was talking about a process that happens in government and I had no idea what the process was, but I am happy to say that it wasn't that much detail and though it was an important part of the story it didn't really go into the what I would call the boring details  .

There is murder and guns fired in these novels and sexual flirting (a married couple)  but not anything that I would consider unclean except in the second book because there is a rape but  there isn't a lot of details.

This novel is a story about doing the right thing and making a difference. All three novels are about "being still and listening" to what God is wanting you to do.

I recommend "Running" to anyone that wants a glimpse into what a politician's life is really like.

I received a complimentary copy by the author and Celebrate Lit. These opinions are my own.

About the Author

The author of Chasing Deception and Undue Pressure, Dave Milbrandt fell in love with writing in junior high and has been a storyteller ever since. A former staff writer for a daily newspaper, the Southern California native spent five years in journalism and public relations before becoming a teacher. Having worked at several area colleges, Dave has taught high school English and Social Studies classes since 2005 and fills his evenings sharing a passion for politics with his community college students. Dave and his wife, Lynn, have been married since 1997.

Guest Post from Dave

In 1998, I feverishly pounded out the first draft of Chasing Deception (book one in the Jim Mitchell series) in five weeks. Full of ambition, but bereft of wisdom of how the publishing world works, I assumed my novel would be published in short order. Despite my overly abundant self-assurance, I had to wait until 2013 to get that story out. I was in a hurry, but God, as usual, had other plans. Over the last 20 years, I have discovered the gift of patience and more about the craft of good writing than I ever could have expected during that summer half a lifetime ago. With Undue Pressure (2016) and Running (2018), I have completed the trilogy I never planned to write and hopefully given readers some characters that will stick with them after they reach the end of the story.

Blog Stops

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Bibliophile Reviews, July 29

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A Baker’s Perspective, July 31

At the Fence, August 1

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Just the Write Escape, August 2

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Artistic Nobody, August 8 (Spotlight)

Jeanette’s Thoughts, August 9

Reading is my Super Power, August 9 (Interview)

Two Points of Interest, August 10

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Giveaway

To celebrate his tour, Dave is giving away a grand prize that includes ebooks of all three books in the series!!

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/d33e/running-celebration-tour-giveaway