This book was disappointing. I thought it was a Christian book, since it’s published by Thomas Nelson, but the language, liberal agendas, and sensuality involved were definitely not Christian. The faith thread was surfacey at best, leaning heavily on the serenity prayer for its substance.

The “I’m in complete disguise by putting on a baseball cap and not wearing makeup” thing was ridiculous. Being in journalism and rubbing elbows with celebrities, the leading lady should have known that celebrities are typically recognized under such a simple disguise. I did like that someone finally did recognize her in this disguise.

The suspense and mystery threads were pretty solid. I kept reading past the ugly content to find out who was behind the cyberterrorism.

Content: expletives, derogatory terms, alcohol and drunkenness, marital affairs mentioned, sexual perversion mentioned, liberal agendas pushed, graphic war violence mentioned, sexual innuendo, tobacco, abortion mentioned

I recently bought a new kindle after my old one broke. For some reason I was unable to download this title from the cloud onto my kindle, therefore I will be unable to review this title. I am sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Can a star reporter still have both her integrity and her fame in the cutthroat media world?

I must say that I have read better books by Lis Wiehl. While I am very sympathetic towards Erica and her private plights and I very much commence her vulnerability, I think that the thriller part of this story misses both the believable, smart evilness and the realistic villain.
But I know that Ms Wiehl can write (I love some of her previous works), so I have my fingers crossed for the sequels!

Wiehl’s insider knowledge of the television news industry gives this novel credibility and excitement beyond the everyday tale. Although the identity of the villain is pretty clear from the beginning, the “why” and “how” propel the plot forward at a quick pace suitable for a thriller.
Erica Sparks is an up-and-coming television reporter who has just been offered her dream job at the Global News Network. When a routine story turns into a spectacular story, Erica is catapulted into stardom. As she investigates further, another newsworthy event happens right in front of her. Are these just coincidences, or is something else at play? How far will the evil go before it captures Erica as well

Erica Sparks is a journalist. She’s trying to impress her boss.
She’s known to be a beautiful woman and power focused.
Her life has been tough, she’s experienced tragedy and she’s just beginning to get her life back on track.


Within this though, the past comes back to haunt her.
All that she hold dear could be in jeopardy.

Great news stories seem to be falling at her feet, in the place at the right time.
Is this Co-incidents?

She’s soon finding herself as one of the Top Reporters at the GNN Global News Network.

It’s a fast paced thriller which goes from one crisis to another.it doesn’t give you much time to breath which isn’t a bad thing, however it lead me to gasp and humf sometimes at it’s believableness.

This is sold as a Christian Read, so don’t be mistaken it’s a clean living book, it’s much more modern than that.

My tanks to Thomas Nelson-fiction via Net Galley for my copy

I AM SO EMBARRASSED ... JUST NOW FINDING THIS ONE ON MY KINDLE/AMAZON. WAS NEVER READ SO NO REVIEW COMING AT THIS LATE DATE. MY SINCERE APOLOGIES. BOOK HAS BEEN ARCHIVED.

Thanks to netgalley.com, Lis Wiehl, and Thomas Nelson for the advance ARC copy for my honest review.

While I did like Wiehl's writing style, just never got into the story, didn't connect with any of the characters, the flow seemed to be fast and then slow at times. It doesn't help that I'm not a fan of the TV news media.

I'm sure 'The Newsmakers' will appeal to other readers. While I probably won't read the rest of the Newsmakers seres, that doesn't mean that I won't try one of Wiehl's other series.