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Warriors Of The Cross (Warrior #1)
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T.R. Graves (Goodreads Author)
Allison La Crosse, beginning a challenging family medicine residency, leaves the protection of her family. With the transfer, her worst nightmares come true. Her closely guarded mystical talents; those which seldom appeared before the move; unleash themselves from her confinement and reveal their presence with very little provocation.
Allison's most terrifying power is her...more
Allison's most terrifying power is her...more
ebook, 209 pages
Published
February 1st 2011
by T. R. Graves on Smashwords
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If you are looking for a fresh paranormal romance thriller, Warriors of the Cross delivers. I found the summary of this book to be intriquing. Allison La Crosse is a resident doctor who was born and raised in a big family full of love in LA. She gets her residency at a University Hospital in Galveston, TX and moves there by finding a room to rent sight unseen. When she arrives she meets Clark her landlord who is a medical malpractice lawyer and has an instant connection with him. Clark makes All...more
Jul 18, 2011
Julie
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5 of 5 stars
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I have about 60 pages left of this book, but I just wanted to say how amazing it was. I absolutely love it. I started it this morning and I haven't been able to put it down. Such a good book. I'll have to go over this a little more after I finish, but if you're contemplating reading it, DO IT!! You won't be disappointed in the least.
Okay, I finished the book last night. I can't believe I'm done. I want to chastise myself for reading it so fast because it's over now and I wish that there were mor...more
Okay, I finished the book last night. I can't believe I'm done. I want to chastise myself for reading it so fast because it's over now and I wish that there were mor...more
Very, very interesting. I think I'm starting to like adult novels a lot more than I used to. I have to say I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed this one. I started it and thought I wouldn't but it grew on me.
Full review here: http://tristasiegel.blogspot.com/2011...
Full review here: http://tristasiegel.blogspot.com/2011...
I would categorize this novel as a young adult Christian romance with a smidge of the paranormal. I actually enjoyed most of the book, however the use of excruciating detailed segments made me want to give the book up in its entirety. Here's a quick list of both positive and negative aspects I found throughout the book:
Negative :
- The author's political and religious views leaked through every page, especially around 60%. Since this book was not labeled as a Christian romance, I was unaware of w...more
Negative :
- The author's political and religious views leaked through every page, especially around 60%. Since this book was not labeled as a Christian romance, I was unaware of w...more
Dec 08, 2011
Cassie McCown
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5 of 5 stars
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Warriors of the Cross (The Warrior Series #1)
By: TR Graves
ISBN: 9781453753422
Published January 10, 2011
Available Format: Paperbook, ebook
My Rating: ★★★★★
Allison La Crosse has always felt compelled to help those in need, so she pursues a medical career. Her talents go far deeper than the practice of medicine, however, and when she leaves her family to begin her residency in Galveston, Texas, it becomes clear she has been given an extraordinary gift. With this gift comes tremendous risk – a risk t...more
By: TR Graves
ISBN: 9781453753422
Published January 10, 2011
Available Format: Paperbook, ebook
My Rating: ★★★★★
Allison La Crosse has always felt compelled to help those in need, so she pursues a medical career. Her talents go far deeper than the practice of medicine, however, and when she leaves her family to begin her residency in Galveston, Texas, it becomes clear she has been given an extraordinary gift. With this gift comes tremendous risk – a risk t...more
Warrior of the Cross is the story of Allison, a young woman who's eager to learn all about curing the ill by starting a hospital placement in Galveston. Medicine has always been part of Allison's life, not just because her family's involved with it, but also because she possesses psychic abilities that involve drawing Allison to a sick person like a magnet, literally urging her to touch those dying in her compulsion to cure them, which she does through her touch that usually leaves her distraugh...more
I would give this stars 9 stars if I could. It would be 10 if it had gone through the editing process one more time...the typos were abundant. I have had very few books that I can't get out of my head, and this is one of them! Great job! I can't wait to read the next one in the series. UPDATE: It has been 2 days since I finished this book. I can't get it out of my head...I have tried and stopped reading 3 books since then...I think I'm going to have to read it again starting tonight!
Warriors of the Cross proved to be everything the very promising blurb said and much more! Allison LaCrosse has a gift of healing that can bring patients in critical condition back from the brink of death. At the same time she is discovering that she might have other psychic abilities stemming from this healing power. Where there is light and healing however, there will always be darkness and evil to counter it.
This book had my attention from the word go and kept me turning the pages up to the a...more
This book had my attention from the word go and kept me turning the pages up to the a...more
After reading the entire book, I can say that Graves creates interesting and engaging characters, explores great relationships and has some original ideas. Unfortunately, this novel desperately needs some professional editing. The first few chapters are riddled with incorrect verb tenses, awkward forays into second person, and vast sections dedicated to information dumps. While the story has a ton of potential, these glaring mistakes almost prevented me from reading far enough into the book to b...more
I received a copy of this through the Read2Review program here on Goodreads. Where to begin with what's wrong with this book? Let me start with the characters, the main character Allie has to be the most spineless, whiny...ugh and her love interests in the book were just as bad. Interesting characters have flaws, they get pissed off, sad, frustrated or whatever, the whole book all they did was tell Allie how lovely and special she was, while she was constantly on the verge of tears. You had a lo...more
WARNING: SPOILER ALERT at the end
The story was about Allie, a medical resident, and her slow realization that with her touch, she can save people from death. Other characters include Brody (who figures quite prominently) and Clark (her landlord). The book started off very slow, gave lots of background, and only got good toward the very end. The characters were fleshed out very well, but at times, that even became tedious. I found the premise to be believable as when reading fantasy, you suspend...more
The story was about Allie, a medical resident, and her slow realization that with her touch, she can save people from death. Other characters include Brody (who figures quite prominently) and Clark (her landlord). The book started off very slow, gave lots of background, and only got good toward the very end. The characters were fleshed out very well, but at times, that even became tedious. I found the premise to be believable as when reading fantasy, you suspend...more
I was excited to give this a good read. It is not often that you find the medical and paranormal world melded together let alone in such a way that absolutely worked.
I for one was appreciative of it mainly due to the fact that my fiance is going through nursing school and it gave me some insight how hectic life can be.
I liked the reasoning and history between the healing gift. In fact there is even a bomb shell dropped that even I didn't see coming , which is hard because given how much I read...more
I for one was appreciative of it mainly due to the fact that my fiance is going through nursing school and it gave me some insight how hectic life can be.
I liked the reasoning and history between the healing gift. In fact there is even a bomb shell dropped that even I didn't see coming , which is hard because given how much I read...more
Review:
Warriors of the Cross begins with Allison La Cross - a seemingly mundane girl working her way through medical training, trying to decide between two possible soul mates, and keep her lovably crazy family in check.
Then everything changes.
The prologue snaps the reader to attention with an alluring scene - a mysterious death and devastating undeath. From there, a physical pull makes it impossible to put down. Well-paced and beautifully written, once you begun the enticing read - you won't b...more
Warriors of the Cross begins with Allison La Cross - a seemingly mundane girl working her way through medical training, trying to decide between two possible soul mates, and keep her lovably crazy family in check.
Then everything changes.
The prologue snaps the reader to attention with an alluring scene - a mysterious death and devastating undeath. From there, a physical pull makes it impossible to put down. Well-paced and beautifully written, once you begun the enticing read - you won't b...more
Oct 19, 2011
Laurie Wallace
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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I liked the storyline of this book a lot, it kept me going so that I read the book pretty quickly. The Allie/Brody/Clark triangle was intriguing and frustrating, making me wonder who to root for. Being a Christian, I appreciated the gradual natural inclusion of God and prayer and references to Allie's upbringing and its influence on her life. The gradual build in the plot towards the end was good too, with the cliff-hanger ending being totally expected.
What bothered me about the book was the wr...more
What bothered me about the book was the wr...more
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I think this book is written in a very nice way. The style makes it easy to read. Even though I wasn't a big fan of the book, I think a lot of people will like it. Because I realize this book is very good I gave it four stars. I think the reasons I didn't like the book are very personal.
I should have known actually, warriors of the CROSS. Of course this book would be about faith, God. I have no problem with this, I liked Angelology and other books with 'believe' aspects in it. I guess this book...more
I should have known actually, warriors of the CROSS. Of course this book would be about faith, God. I have no problem with this, I liked Angelology and other books with 'believe' aspects in it. I guess this book...more
I struggled through this one. It's a pity since I saw how many people were fond of it and recommended it, but for me it was like a torture. Why?
Well, if I say I didn't like the protagonist I underrate the situation. She was constantly crying over every little thing that happened to her, behaved like she was 14 years old and not like someone in her twenties, I think if you put her down in the middle of nowhere, she wouldn't last a day, she uses so much water for her oh-so-precious calming baths t...more
Well, if I say I didn't like the protagonist I underrate the situation. She was constantly crying over every little thing that happened to her, behaved like she was 14 years old and not like someone in her twenties, I think if you put her down in the middle of nowhere, she wouldn't last a day, she uses so much water for her oh-so-precious calming baths t...more
I started reading this book, thinking that the book title was very cool. I was hoping for some action, adventure, suspense, etc. Unfortunately, this book encompasses none of these characteristics, in my opinion.
The main character, Allison La Crosse, is supposed to be gifted with the ability to heal the dying; fine. I was hoping for a stronger character, but this woman acts more like she's in grade school instead of college. She's very insecure, self-absorbed, and whiny to the point where I becam...more
The main character, Allison La Crosse, is supposed to be gifted with the ability to heal the dying; fine. I was hoping for a stronger character, but this woman acts more like she's in grade school instead of college. She's very insecure, self-absorbed, and whiny to the point where I becam...more
4.5 stars,The book cover is really beautiful and related to the story. It has a very good and interesting plot I like how it starts off with a little bit of mystery between all of the characters.There's a lot of medical scenes plus very detailed terminologies I found very useful in imagining the whole story. I felt the characters emotions and struggles that kept me moving one page to another, within the story lies a great message to every reader such as close family ties, bonds, do the right thi...more
Lately I have not really had any posts saying that the book I read was generally horrible. It's been to my pleasant surprise and general enjoyment that every author I have been approached by and/or won a contest from I've had the honor of reading what I think are some good writers to come. With that being said.
Normally this genre of book I've been very picky in reading and coming to enjoy. I have to say when starting this book I was pleasantly surprised at the time taken to get a feel for my vie...more
Normally this genre of book I've been very picky in reading and coming to enjoy. I have to say when starting this book I was pleasantly surprised at the time taken to get a feel for my vie...more
This book deserves more than 5 stars! Allison, a resident at a university hospital, has a secret. She can heal people just by touching them and taking on their aillments. She needs to keep this a secret to protect herself. But, when the compelling desire to heal comes on, she cannot resist. She finds herself in the middle of a secret order of disciples sworn to protect her. She falls in love, discovers secrets of her past and faces many life altering hurdles.
I love the power to heal. If I could...more
I love the power to heal. If I could...more
Jun 25, 2011
Ronna
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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3.5 stars rounded up.
I gave this book 4 stars, because I like the concept (new take on good versus evil) and it had a strong enough ending to intrigue me into following through with the series. However, I didn't love this story for a few reasons. One, it took too long to set up the story and get the premise rolling. Two, the heroine (Allie), who is apparently a natural beauty, a great doctor and has 2 amazing men in love with her (I adored Brody & Clark), spends the majority of the book feel...more
I gave this book 4 stars, because I like the concept (new take on good versus evil) and it had a strong enough ending to intrigue me into following through with the series. However, I didn't love this story for a few reasons. One, it took too long to set up the story and get the premise rolling. Two, the heroine (Allie), who is apparently a natural beauty, a great doctor and has 2 amazing men in love with her (I adored Brody & Clark), spends the majority of the book feel...more
I chose to read this book on read to review. I liked the premise, it sounded new and interesting. Unfortunately, I was deeply disappointed by it. I'm sure, buried somewhere, there was a story that was new and interesting, but I never found it. There is a lot of weird stuff going on in the book like some strange love triangle that I never figured out. She has the hots for her landlord and her chief resident, but there is zero tension. She has these powers to heal the dying so I expected to see mo...more
I am glad it was free.
1) Characters need flaws to be interesting. The only flaws were irresistibility and jealousy. Everyone was gorgeous, and moral. Except the antagonist who were still good looking at the very least.
2) I love books with Doctors as protagonists. They always have a helplessness of being bound to help which makes their lives more exciting when thrown in the soup. I was looking forward to the paranormal and medical world mixing but it fell flat for me. Perhaps because everyone was...more
1) Characters need flaws to be interesting. The only flaws were irresistibility and jealousy. Everyone was gorgeous, and moral. Except the antagonist who were still good looking at the very least.
2) I love books with Doctors as protagonists. They always have a helplessness of being bound to help which makes their lives more exciting when thrown in the soup. I was looking forward to the paranormal and medical world mixing but it fell flat for me. Perhaps because everyone was...more
Whew... I did not know I could hold my breath so long! What a great read! I finished it in two settings. I had to stop reading yesterday when it started getting dark; it is one of those books to read only during daylight hours. I finished it this afternoon as it is a bright sunny day in NC. lolol Ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you I am fearless, sometimes to my own detriment. However, once in a great while a book will come along that is a strike too close to the truth and "Warriors o...more
My status updates reflect how I feel about this book. Reading the GoodReads summary did not prepare me for the religious undertone. Had I read one of the reviews that mentioned that, I probably would not have started it to begin with. That's the main reason for this review. To warn people who are not interested in reading a religious urban fantasy. I don't even know what to consider it, if UF is what it really is. Though the "romance" was intriguing, I did not find it believable.
100.0% "What a...more
100.0% "What a...more
I read this book pretty recently and loved it. I would recommend it to anyone. Its such a fasinating read with all the chaos the main character goes through from her relationships with brody and her family to her destiny to become a healer. The ending was so intruiging, it kept me glued to the page. MUST READ!
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T. R. Graves, the author of The Warrior Series and The Secrets Series and The Underwater Series, is a 2012 NaNoWriMo Winner.
She lives along the Texas coast with her husband. Together, they raise T. R.'s beta reading daughter and their football-loving son. Besides being blessed with a supportive family, she counts her career as a registered nurse in not-for-profit hospitals high on her list of ful...more
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She lives along the Texas coast with her husband. Together, they raise T. R.'s beta reading daughter and their football-loving son. Besides being blessed with a supportive family, she counts her career as a registered nurse in not-for-profit hospitals high on her list of ful...more
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