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Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale!!!

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Black Friday through Cyber Monday $0.99 Group SALE *Angela McPherson ~Distraction: http://amzn.com/B00MU0NY9M *D Nichole King ~The Body: http://amzn.com/B00NMY10PK ~Love Always, Kate: http://amzn.com/B00JGWV3WW *Victoria Ashley ~This Regret: http://amzn.com/B00IOCPQ46 *Sunniva Dee ~Pandora Wild Child: http://amzn.com/B00OX9IWZO ~Shattering Halos: http://amzn.com/B00ILXYKTK *Cheryl McIntyre ~Always Forever: http://amzn.com/B00LZW60I8 ~Dirty: http://amzn.com/B00OOAMP1Y *Christine Zolendz ~Fall From Grace: http://amzn.com/B008NYB63A *Kristin Vayden ~To Tempt An Earl: http://amzn.com/B00MUC655A ~The Forsaken Love of a Lord: http://amzn.com/B00MV5UW50

The Christmas Bargain by Shanna Hatfield, Book Review

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Blurb: Luke Granger is about to get more than he bargained for… As owner and manager of the Hardman bank, Luke Granger is a man of responsibility and integrity in the small 1890s Eastern Oregon town. Calling in a long overdue loan, Luke finds himself reluctantly accepting a bargain in lieu of payment from the shiftless farmer who barters his daughter to settle his debt. Philamena Booth is both mortified and relieved when her father sends her off with the banker as payment of his debt. Held captive on the farm by her father since the death of her mother more than a decade earlier, Philamena is grateful to leave. If only it had been someone other than the handsome and charismatic Luke Granger riding in to rescue her. Ready to uphold her end of the bargain as Luke’s cook and housekeeper, Philamena is prepared for the hard work ahead. What she isn’t prepared for is being forced to marry Luke as part of this crazy Christmas bargain. My Review: I truly enjoyed reading The Christma

Messenger (The Giver Quartet #3) by Lois Lowry, Book Review

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Blurb: Trouble is brewing in Village. Once a utopian community that welcomed strangers, Village will soon be cut off to all outsiders. As one of the few able to traverse the forbidding Forest, Matty must deliver the message of Village’s closing and try to convince Seer’s daughter Kira to return with him before it’s too late. But Forest is now hostile to Matty, too, and he must risk everything to fight his way through it. Messenger is the masterful third novel in Lois Lowry’s Giver Quartet, which includes  The Giver, Gathering Blue,  and  Son —all newly designed!   My Review: So books one and two finally come together in book three!  I was really bothered that book two didn't provide the answers I sought from book one, but The Messenger answers some of them!  I am hopeful that book four answers the rest.  I have to say that I really loved Matty's character.  He was so sweet, kind, loving and truly one of a kind.  I enjoyed learning more about Kira and The Seer, as wel

The Match Maker by Karey White, Blog Tour & Review

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Blog Tour hosted by I Am A Reader November 4th to 21st Tour Schedule   The Match Maker by Karey White (The Husband Maker #2) (Summary contains spoilers if you have not yet read book #1 The Husband Maker ) It’s been six months since Charlotte and Kyle broke up, and the Husband Maker strikes again. Kyle is officially engaged, while Charlotte is still nursing a broken heart. In an effort to get Charlotte out of her rut, she and her best friend decide it’s time for some good old-fashioned matchmaking. While Aleena arranges for Charlotte to meet up with a handsome Scottish tourist, Charlotte gets her two best friends together. But when sparks start to fly between Aleena and Angus, Charlotte is left feeling more alone that ever--at least until the charming Scotsman becomes more than just a safe, rebound guy and teaches her that maybe, just maybe, she can dare to open her heart again. My Review: Book two in the Husband Maker Series had me turning pages as quickly a

The Christmas Cowboy by Shanna Hatfield, Book Review

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Blurb: Flying from city to city in her job as a busy corporate trainer for a successful direct sales company, Kenzie Beckett doesn’t have time for a man. And most certainly not for the handsome cowboy she keeps running into at the airport. Burned twice, she doesn’t trust anyone wearing boots and Wranglers, especially someone as charming and handsome as Tate Morgan. Among the top saddle bronc riders in the rodeo circuit, easy-going Tate Morgan can handle the toughest horse out there, but trying to handle the beautiful Kenzie Beckett is a completely different story.  As the holiday season approaches, this Christmas Cowboy is going to need more than a little mistletoe to win her heart. My Review: Caution:  You may fall in love with a fictional cowboy named Tate! I loved this story so much! The chance meetings at the airport and the flirting back and forth! Family, rodeos, Christmas, trust issues, yeah this book covers it all! The entire book consumed my thoughts until I was fin

Dancing with Raven by Suzanne Rogers, Book Review

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Blurb: Tori has spent the past seventeen years trying to ignore her ability to see unnatural creatures. As she prepares to transition from high school to the world of professional ballet, however, seismic activity in Los Angeles is increasing and the number of demons is multiplying at an alarming rate. After a new student from London transfers to her performing arts school, she soon discovers her life has been a lie and someone wants her dead. Raven’s father, a renowned British demon hunter, has tasked him with guarding the one person who can inadvertently bring about the end of the world. Unfortunately, Raven’s record of success has fallen short lately and his confidence is shaken. Worse, Tori seems determined to freeze him out. Can he win her trust quickly enough to prevent the Apocalypse? My Review: I have read quite a few of Rogers' books and this one blew me away! There are so many twists and turns; every time I thought I knew what would happen, that theory would be

Celebrating a Christ-Centered Christmas by Emily Belle Freeman, Blog Tour

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Blurb: Discover how each figure of the nativity can lead your family closer to Christ this Christmas season. Learn the tradition of the tinkling bell, whip up a batch of French cocoa, create a tender mercy tree, and find ways to make your gift-giving more meaningful as  Celebrating a Christ-Centered Christmas  guides you through seven meaningful traditions inspired by the nativity setting. These simple experiences will give you an opportunity to escape from the frantic busyness of the Christmas season to spend time reflecting on the Savior and the miracle of His birth. My Review: I love this small and powerful little book about making Christ the center of our Christmas celebration!  I feel motivated and anxious to begin new traditions inspired by Freeman.  I think what I love the most is that you don't have to come up with your own ideas, you can borrow Freeman's and she gives plenty of them.  I will forever look at the nativity with more meaning and more reflec

The Heart of the Ancients by Elizabeth Isaacs, New Release & Giveaway!

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The Heart of the Ancients, the third and finally book in The Kailmeyra series is being released on November 11th! Pick up your copy today! Exclusively on The Kailmeyra Chronicles: Book Three— Following Nora and Gavin’s defeat of the Dokkalfar, the kingdom has flourished and brought hope to its people. But looks can be deceiving. Like wisps of death, darker emotions seep into unexpected places. Now the nighttime holds fresh horrors for Gavin as Nora’s visions of the future invade her dreams. Though Nora can’t remember them, she knows Gavin sees her mind as clearly as his own. Noticing the affects her nightmares have on him, Nora warns Gavin of the dire consequences of altering fate. But she fears he’ll do whatever it takes to assure her visions don’t come true—even going against all he believes. When Nora and Gavin discover Mia, the new Empress of the Dokkalfar, is growing stronger, they return to Earth sooner than planned. But Nora's old home isn’t what it used t

Shanna Hatfield Blog Tour & Giveaway!!!

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Welcome to the Cowboys & Christmas Blog Tour! A kickoff of new holiday romances by Shanna Hatfield and a fundraiser for the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund   Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund® Now through Dec. 24, Shanna will donate 10 percent of the net proceeds from all her book sales to the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund . The JCCF is a non-profit organization that assists rodeo athletes who’ve sustained catastrophic injuries and are unable to work for an extended period.   Where to Find The Books Start the Rodeo Romance Series with The Christmas Cowboy. Kindle | Paperback | Barnes & Noble | Smashwords | Apple | Audible Travel back to a different time with the historic Hardman Holiday Series, beginning with The Christmas Bargain . Kindle | Paperback You’re Invited to PARTY! You’re invited to join in the online Cowboys & Christmas Facebook Party Thursday, Nov. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (PST). Drop in anytime during those four hours

Christmas in Snow Valley, Blog Tour & Giveaway

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Tour Schedule       Christmas in Snow Valley   Christmas in Snow Valley is packed with six wonderful Christmas novellas sure to bring romance into your holiday season. Snow Valley, Montana, is a small community with the tradition of doing Christmas big. Festivities begin with tree lighting in the town square the day after Thanksgiving and continue until the culminating romantic Christmas Ball. From the Polar Express to a Winter Carnival, there’s something for every wonder-filled child—and every couple who’s in love—or about to be. An Unexpected Kiss by Cindy Roland Anderson Lucy Phillips doesn’t want to spend her Christmas vacation dodging her ex-boyfriend, so when he turns up at the airport to give her a ride home, Lucy panics and asks a complete stranger to kiss her. Although the kiss is incredible, Lucy never expects to see the guy again. Is it bad luck or destiny when Lucy comes down with a sore throat and the new doctor in Snow Valley is none other than the g

The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson, New Release & Review!!!

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Blurb: Margaretha has always been a romantic, and hopes her newest suitor, Lord Claybrook, is destined to be her one true love. But then an injured man is brought to Hagenheim Castle, claiming to be an English lord who was attacked by Claybrook and left for dead. And only Margaretha---one of the few who speaks his language---understands the wild story. Margaretha finds herself unable to pass Colin's message along to her father, the duke, and convinces herself 'Lord Colin' is just an addled stranger. Then Colin retrieves an heirloom she lost in a well, and asks her to spy on Claybrook as repayment. Margaretha knows she could never be a spy---not only is she unable to keep anything secret, she's sure Colin is completely wrong about her potential betrothed. Though when Margaretha overhears Claybrook one day, she discovers her romantic notions may have been clouding her judgment about not only Colin but Claybrook as well. It is up to her to save her father and Hagenhe