When I Meet You Review and Giveaway!

Posted by abakersp in Contemporary, Historical, Reviews / Spotlights / 12 Comments

Welcome to the Celebrate Lit Tour for When I Meet You by Olivia Newport! This is a series I quickly fell in love with, and have enjoyed each and every installment.

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ABOUT THE BOOK

When I Met You

Book:  When I Meet You

Author: Olivia Newport

Genre:  Christian fiction

Release Date: May, 2020

Book 3 in the Tree of Life Series: A Father-Daughter Genealogy Team Link Faith Journeys on Family Trees

A trunk abandoned at Denver’s Union Station more than a century ago leads Jillian and Nolan to untangle the mystery of its contents—including correspondence with the head of Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency Denver office. While Nolan digs into the legalities of the findings, Jillian searches for the descendants of a stolen identity who might not be who they think they are on Colorado ranch land. When Drew seems anxious to hear what Jillian has to say but his Great Aunt Min slams the subject closed—twice—Jillian is all the more determined to find out what happened to the woman who never claimed her luggage, why Min doesn’t want to talk about it, and what will happen for Drew if he gets the answers he seeks.

When I Meet You is the third book in the Tree of Life series by Olivia Newport. You’ll want to return to the lovely Colorado mountain town of Canyon Mines again and again to explore and celebrate unforgettable family stories that will inspire you to connect with your own family histories and unique faith journeys.

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MY PERSPECTIVE

Once again Newport makes me want to dig up some history and look into my own genealogy, or someone else’s – it doesn’t even matter! This entire series has been so fun to read, but I must confess that I think this is my favorite of the three. Not only do I want to do some research, I’m hoping that some relative has some hidden trunk that I can look through. I mean, it could happen, right!?

Jillian is such a great character. I have really enjoyed watching her blossom in each and every story, finding her way in the world, and really owning her quirks and strengths. Most people would see an old trunk and not think twice about it. But for Jillian? You can see her wheels spinning as soon as she sees it. Good thing her father is around to keep her sleeping and eating!

Even better is how Newport presents the story. As Jillian uncovers little tidbits here and there, we get to travel back in time, via time-split chapters, and see the story play out first hand! It’s really a brilliant way to write about genealogy in my opinion, because the reader becomes involved. The story becomes more real, the characters (new and old) are relatable, and you get to see the why’s to the story that perhaps Jillian cannot. I can tell you this – you will not want to put this book down!

Newport has given readers a treat with the latest installment in the Tree of Life Series. It could probably be read as a stand alone, however the first two books are too good to ignore if you’ve not read them yet. Just block out a good stretch of time before you dive in. You’re going to need it!

I received a complimentary copy of this book. I was not required to write a favorable review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

OliviaNewport (1)

Olivia Newport’s novels twist through time to find where faith and passions meet. Her husband and twentysomething children provide welcome distraction from the people stomping through her head on their way into her books. She chases joy in stunning Colorado at the foot of Pikes Peak.

GUEST POST BY OLIVIA

Stolen Identity or Stolen Secrets?

Years ago I made a business trip to a country in Asia. Somehow I managed to pack for two weeks in carry-on luggage. This was before everyone started carrying electronic devices that required a bag of their own, and the impoverished area I visited had only intermittent electricity anyway.

When it was time to come home, my luggage met the requirements to keep it with me as I traveled halfway around the world through several airports. But at the boarding gate, a woman pushed a cart stacked with six oversized and overstuffed suitcases, insisting she had to take all of them on the plane. Her argument was that she couldn’t risk losing her personal belongings. She was moving back to the States, this was everything she owned, and she just wasn’t having this nonsense about abiding by the same limitations as the other 300 people in line or that none of those bags would fit in an overhead compartment anyway. The airline staff began waving people around her to get the large aircraft boarded on time for an international flight. She was one of the last people to take her seat—without her bags.

I admit I prefer keeping my bags with me and getting in and out of airports quickly. And once my bags didn’t come off the same plane I did, and it took a few hours for them to be delivered to me.

But what happens to truly unclaimed baggage? One-half to one percent of baggage that goes through American airports is never claimed. Airlines will try for ninety days to find the owners. If they can’t, they have to do something with it. Generally it’s sold, sight unseen, to the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Alabama. There it is opened and sorted into what can be cleaned and sold in their store, what might be donated, and what has no value and is disposed of as trash. They find some pretty interesting things!

But my brain goes back to the curious question of why the baggage is unclaimed in the first place.

It’s not just because the airline lost it. We’ve all seen the lines of suitcases that baggage handlers remove from the circling conveyer belt because they’ve been around enough times that it’s obvious no one is there to pick them up after the flight. People got off the plane and left the airport without their bags. Why?

My new book, When I Meet You, raises the same question about travel in the railroad era. A trunk abandoned at Denver’s Union Station more than a century ago surfaces, leading genealogist Jillian and her lawyer father, Nolan, to untangle the mystery of its contents—including correspondence with the head of Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency Denver office. While Nolan digs into the legalities of the findings, Jillian searches for the descendants of a stolen identity who might not be who they think they are on Colorado ranch land. When Drew seems anxious to hear what Jillian has to say but his Great Aunt Min slams the subject closed—twice—Jillian is all the more determined to find out what happened to the woman who never claimed her luggage, why Min doesn’t want to talk about it, and what will happen for Drew if he gets the answers he seeks.

When I Meet You is the third book in the Tree of Life series. Return to the lovely Colorado mountain town of Canyon Mines again and again to explore and celebrate unforgettable family stories that will inspire you to connect with your own family histories and unique faith journeys.

Visit www.olivianewport.com or find me at www.facebook.com/OliviaNewport.

BLOG STOPS

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deb’s Book Review, May 29

For the Love of Literature, May 30

Lighthouse Academy Blog, May 30 (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)

A Reader’s Brain, May 31

Blogging With Carol, May 31

Older & Smarter?, June 1

CarpeDiem, June 1

Inklings and notions, June 2

All-of-a-kind Mom, June 2

Hallie Reads, June 2

Betti Mace, June 3

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, June 3

For Him and My Family, June 4

Bigreadersite, June 4

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, June 5

Worthy2Read, June 5

Pause for Tales, June 5

Just the Write Escape, June 6

Inside the Wong Mind, June 6

Tell Tale Book Reviews, June 7

Connect in Fiction, June 7

Daysong Reflections, June 7

She Lives To Read, June 8

Read Review Rejoice, June 8

A Baker’s Perspective, June 9

Mary Hake, June 9

Remembrancy, June 9

Moments, June 10

With a Joyful Noise, June 10

GIVEAWAY

To celebrate her tour, Olivia is giving away the grand prize of a $25 Amazon Gift Card and a copy of the book!!

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/fa0b/when-i-meet-you-celebration-tour-giveaway

Have you ever researched your family’s history? What interesting things did you find?

12 responses to “When I Meet You Review and Giveaway!

  1. Elizabeth Litton

    I haven’t done any in-depth searching about my family history yet, but I love listening to my grandparents’ stories about their lives and their parents. Also, I do enjoy split-time novels! The best part is when the past and present finally intersect.

  2. Julie Waldron

    I haven’t but a cousin of my Mom’s made a geneology book many years ago. One of my direct ancestors what attacked by Native American’s and left for dead, she was found by another group of Native American’s and went on to have several children and lived to age 110.

  3. Roxanne C.

    I enjoy time-split novels, and a mystery makes it even better. When I Meet You sounds like a very fascinating read.

  4. Lelia (Lucy) Reynolds

    I have done work on our family tree and did DNA. I have connected with a few cousins that way. Blessings

  5. Caryl Kane

    Wonderful review! This series sounds like a must read. Thank you for hosting.