Ishmael Covenant Book Tour and Giveaway

I received a free copy of the following book in exchange for an honest review. The thoughts and opinions are my own. ABOUT THE BOOK

His marriage in tatters and his career ruined by lies, Diplomatic Security Service agent Brian Mullaney is at the end of his rope. Banished to Israel as punishment by his agency, he's assigned to guard a US ambassador and an insignificant box. Little does he know that this new job will propel him straight into a crisis of global proportions.

Inside the box is a messianic prophecy about the fate of the world. And a dark enemy known as The Turk and the forces of evil at his command are determined to destroy the box, the prophecy, and the Middle East as we know it. When Ambassador Cleveland gets in the way, his life and his daughter's life are threatened--and Mullaney must act fast.

Now agents of three ancient empires have launched covert operations to secure nuclear weapons, in direct defiance of the startling peace treaty Israel and its Arab neighbors have signed. And a traitor in the US State Department is leaking critical information to a foreign power. It's up to Mullaney--still struggling with his own broken future--to protect the embassy staff, thwart the clandestine conspiracies, and unmask a traitor--before the desert is turned into a radioactive wasteland.

Fans of Joel C. Rosenberg, Steven James, and Ted Dekker will relish the deadly whirlpool of international intrigue and end-times prophecy in Ishmael Covenant--and will eagerly await the rest of this new trilogy.


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About the author

Terry Brennan is the award-winning author of The Sacred Cipher, The Brotherhood Conspiracy, and The Aleppo Code, the three books in The Jerusalem Prophecies series. His latest release, Ishmael Covenant is the first in his new series, Empires of Armageddon.

A Pulitzer Prize is one of the many awards Brennan accumulated during his 22-year newspaper career. The Pottstown (PA) Mercury won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for a two-year series published while he led the team as the newspaper’s Editor.

Starting out as a sportswriter in Philadelphia, Brennan became an editor and publisher for newspapers in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and New York and later moved to the corporate staff of Ingersoll Publications (400 newspapers in the U.S., Ireland and England) as Executive Editor of all U.S. newspaper titles.

In 1996, Brennan transitioned into the nonprofit sector, spending 12 years as VP Operations for The Bowery Mission and six years as Chief Administrative Officer for Care for the Homeless, both in New York City.

Terry and his wife, Andrea, now live in Danbury, CT.

More on Brennan can be found at www.terrybrennanauthor.com. He is also on Facebook (Terry Brennan) and Twitter (@terrbrennan1).


My Opinion: I must admit that I was a bit overwhelmed with the many characters that were introduced in the first few chapters as well as their locations or countries, it was confusing to be truthful. I found myself going back and forth trying to figure out who was who.  It has a slow beginning, because the author is gently guiding you to understand who the characters are and what each individual's duty will be depicted along the story line.  However, the pace does pick and it stays pretty much action-pact.   

It is an interesting and fun and captivating story with a lot of heart-pounding action, political intrigue, mystery, and a lot of suspenseful moments, etc.  I was also very impressed on how well-versed the author was in using military lingo, it made the story come alive.

There is a lot biblical prophecy which is essential as the story unfolds, it all revolves around this mysterious box that contains a message or rather a prophecy from God, it has been kept safe from enemy hands and has been passed down from generation to generation, but there are evil powers at work that will stop at nothing to obtain this box. Unbeknownst to any person that wishes to obtain this box and it's precious contents must be blessed to handle this mysterious box, otherwise they will die a most excruciating and brutal death.

What the reader will also find within the contents of this high-impact action book is the faith and strength of the characters who are tested time and time again, with prayer and accepting God's great guidance and wisdom, they are able to overcome their fears, and gather the strength they will need as each crisis and obstacle arises.

The book ends in a cliff hanger and it leaves the reader wanting more, with so many unanswered questions and what the future holds for both protagonist and antagonist.  And of course, the box...stay tuned. 

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