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  Book Summary: Helena is a healer. Ivan is her prisoner. Caught in the crossfire of war, they must choose: loyalty, or love.  The Balkans, 1383  A sudden conflict between Serbs and Greeks has forced Ivan to join his brother and fight with the Serbian army. On the battlefield, Ivan is wounded and captured by the hostile Greeks, becoming a hostage in a deadly bid for power. Helena, a Greek midwife, is tasked to care for Ivan, a request that will not only test her healing abilities but also her loyalty. Though war has made her reluctant patient an enemy, she can’t help but forge a connection with him, yet falling in love with him could turn her world upside down and brand her a traitor.  As the Ottoman Empire extends its grip into the Balkans, events beyond their control force Ivan and Helena to choose between loyalty to their families and people or following the longings of their hearts.  Award-winning historical novelist A. L. Sowards creates an engaging world o...

Book Summary: Jianetta is the newest arrival to the court of the powerful Gonzaga family, and she comes with a plan. She’ll need to use all her cunning to steal the secrets of the Gonzaga’s new and beautiful horse breed to help her own family’s crumbling finances. But her mission to betray the family is turned upside down as she meets the young heir to the Gonzaga fortune, Armand, who has ambition and heavy secrets of his own.  Drawn together in nearly hopeless circumstances, the two of them must decide between following their hearts or honoring their family names. Will Jianetta’s secret be uncovered, or will she lose it all, including her chance at an unexpected love? My Review: This story pulled me right inside Jia’s world and didn’t let me go until the very last word was read. I am still thinking of the story the day after I finished it. I loved Jia’s innocence, kindness, and goodness. She was such a good person and her light shone for others to see. Armand was kind, gentle, and...

 Book Summary: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a hockey player in possession of a bad reputation must be in want of a fake girlfriend. Rosie Forrester is in desperate need of cash after an embarrassing run-in with the law. Enter Dylan Savage, a disgraced hockey player who needs a place to hide out for a few months while he figures out how to get back on his team. He's every bit as beastly as his fans' nickname for him would imply—nothing like the handsome,  charming bookstore owner Rosie’s in love with from afar. But Dylan’s rent will not only save her art studio, it’ll help fund the secret she’s keeping from her three older brothers. When Rosie proposes a deal to help Dylan improve his image if he can help her finally catch the eye of the bookstore owner, he reluctantly agrees. But nothing in their plan is going as expected, and pretty soon it's not just her studio she’s worried about losing, it’s her heart. Rosie and The Beast Next Door  is for readers who l...