tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41641017005405292912024-03-17T20:03:59.052-07:00Books Are Sanity!!!A book a day...keeps insanity away! I am an avid book reader. When I am not reading, I love to play the piano, sing, or shop until I drop! Reading has been a huge part of my life since I was young and my Mom introduced me to the public library! Since then I have not stopped reading! I hope you enjoy my reviews!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-36636935516831679182024-03-15T08:01:00.000-07:002024-03-15T08:01:25.011-07:00Protecting Her Heart (Matchmakers #3) by Nancy Campbell Allen, Book Review <p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31Gi9zVFXme6osQpgEU8fhLfPqYRmpg6C9G1VXyO652x9_nR3EL0C_LXmjWlQyCZ9d8fetmPSeK_BoD7GOfKYkis3XiZ7Vklurpu4Yzk3V_tWeiYTK0otWDQey1hFEeaInqcsrmiqevT0asfHasnj4HYi2RT4N6Q8sxYWTuUkrIPnuMCiYEiYmvbLof0/s1645/IMG_1096.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="1645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31Gi9zVFXme6osQpgEU8fhLfPqYRmpg6C9G1VXyO652x9_nR3EL0C_LXmjWlQyCZ9d8fetmPSeK_BoD7GOfKYkis3XiZ7Vklurpu4Yzk3V_tWeiYTK0otWDQey1hFEeaInqcsrmiqevT0asfHasnj4HYi2RT4N6Q8sxYWTuUkrIPnuMCiYEiYmvbLof0/s320/IMG_1096.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Book Summary:</span></p><p><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">London, 1887</span></i></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />When newly graduated medical doctor Charlotte Duvall receives word that her father has died, she immediately leaves America and returns home to see to her family's estate. Among her father's possessions is a box of her late mother's letters, which feels like a balm to Charlotte's grief-stricken heart. But the letters contain some inconsistencies that suggest there was more to her mother's death than Charlotte had been told. She turns to the one man she trusts more than anyone—her treasured friend and director of London's police force, John Ellis.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />John Ellis has harbored feelings for Charlotte ever since he first met her. Tucked into his heart are thoughts of her sharp mind, quick wit, and remarkable beauty. Though he has not yet found the courage to share his feelings with the young doctor, he is eager to help her in her hour of need.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />Investigating the details of a death was not how Charlotte imagined she would find love, but as she and John work to unravel a dark web of secrets and lies, she finds herself relying on him more and more—and opening her heart to him in the process. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />As the danger draws ever closer, John vows to do everything in his power to protect Charlotte from harm. But he fears protecting her heart might come at the cost of breaking his own.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My Review:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This third installment in the Matchmakers series has off the charts suspense and swoonworthy romance! This is set during the Victorian era where women have more freedom and are advancing in society. Charlotte is a doctor and when she returns to England due to a mysterious letter from her father, she comes back to her circle of friends and cousins. And particularly her best friend, John. Cue swooning and sighing. The friendship to more trope is amazing and Allen does it so well! The suspense and mystery kept me on my toes and page turning until the very end! I loved the surprises and twists the story took and it made for an unputdownable story! Fans of romantic suspense, Victorian era, or just romance novels will love Protecting Her Heart! I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy Reading!</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">You can pick up your own copy via </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Protecting-Her-Heart-Proper-Romance-ebook/dp/B0CQMQ3ZK4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2IKZH6OMD5IJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.p-oWumf60RL0_dLQLyofYTpkndHpgczd9SNT-WvBfqlK-IzzncW1oxayH4I2n8A3zv6Vw78KuqJz6lW8jIDV5gYzfhszDoylxbGrfMbrSCDmi84yJgcxcZmBURF7R2cBmNNnbuB8lRMs2lgAelUfEw.MiDa1dbPQ-QSBbMzSmvFhhpyzIa6lKMt6lK3vEj0fiA&dib_tag=se&keywords=protecting+her+heart+nancy+campbell&qid=1710514813&sprefix=protecting+her+heart%2Caps%2C209&sr=8-1" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">Amazon.</a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-84428195393590697022024-03-11T08:01:00.000-07:002024-03-11T08:01:38.093-07:00Jim and Katherine by Traci Hunter Abramson, Book Review <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1RsVROPTBScsO2cgO9nq0gEopflV2UVHMfVtePGDrodp6MJBUkjibZBvCAD4l31-mMnDZ5fnZo6vnY0Exha2nFeQgzNi5mK_N8m2xtIN9-cFYMRlK8lxh0hkk0lZFuey4v_Yg53_nHOpF6NieCndUTgah55lf_e8or71AODrx1P6q-K1QOHza_0lQqw/s1995/IMG_2050.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1808" data-original-width="1995" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1RsVROPTBScsO2cgO9nq0gEopflV2UVHMfVtePGDrodp6MJBUkjibZBvCAD4l31-mMnDZ5fnZo6vnY0Exha2nFeQgzNi5mK_N8m2xtIN9-cFYMRlK8lxh0hkk0lZFuey4v_Yg53_nHOpF6NieCndUTgah55lf_e8or71AODrx1P6q-K1QOHza_0lQqw/s320/IMG_2050.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Book Summary:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Jim Whitmore has lofty dreams of a bright political career. So when a well-connected friend invites him home for the weekend, the promise of rubbing shoulders with her congressman father and his professional associates is thrilling. What he doesn’t anticipate is meeting his friend’s sister, Katherine, an intriguing woman who immediately steals his heart.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">After witnessing the arrest of one of her father’s colleagues in congress, Katherine Hudson is far too aware of the strains of living in the spotlight of Washington politics. The last thing she wants is to date a future politician, yet despite some early misgivings, she can’t resist Jim Whitmore’s charm. But then Jim is accused of a crime he didn’t commit—a crime that could ruin his reputation and his and Katherine’s chance at happiness together. With both of their futures on the line, Jim and Katherine enlist the help of their families to prove Jim’s innocence and salvage their hopes and dreams that seem ready to shatter.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My Review:</span></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I loved Jim & Katherine’s story! I have enjoyed getting to know them throughout several of Abramson’s books, but actually learning their story was amazing! Jim & Katherine are the type of people you would want to be friends with. I was cheering for them throughout the story. I loved learning where Katherine’s passion and talent for baking came from. It was so awesome to see Jim in college and sharing his aspirations to go into politics. Seeing other characters from previous books was an added bonus! The mystery/suspense element was perfectly paired with the romance and this feel good story was one I had a hard time putting down!</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></div><p>Happy Reading!</p><p>You can pick up your own copy via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jim-Katherine-Traci-Hunter-Abramson-ebook/dp/B0CT4PW3PK/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2QVKI5BBVGH7E&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ARMRduPz8_oLe6KIu8Cr0vTSvE7L6MwnNqC3Dyioewr-WX1CyHfvTbwvm9qYic2_A6MIEO0uuvILIN5ebZhaUHRSNefw6n93tzH-cyeF7S4.T21l_7DsS9WQ8CTu1u_S_UtX0uWVx-SLH5JJwY8a-D8&dib_tag=se&keywords=jim+and+katherine+by+traci+hunter+abramson&qid=1710169194&sprefix=jim+and+kather%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: georgia; font-size: 16px;" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-85181652440508400862024-03-07T14:41:00.000-08:002024-03-07T14:41:35.240-08:00The Irish Matchmaker by Jennifer Deibel, Book Review <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZH722nkU6Mhu-q7AOrOZ8w_Sg8AXKKcFfTD8WXhz4AxhwCCntqyvPER6YjUV1q-X40YPEbTnhcm9NbNmWwYqHicW8459CHSlnqUowkAKYc7VKw6aY4NAW58ANC1PUeZVPWV5sFKbW6UjK-8Z0aTupi-veZ-pQB6942lvci1HNl-quuawqlrGTQsF_x8/s1080/D48A504B-B2E4-42D4-A1C8-4FEE22B433E9.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZH722nkU6Mhu-q7AOrOZ8w_Sg8AXKKcFfTD8WXhz4AxhwCCntqyvPER6YjUV1q-X40YPEbTnhcm9NbNmWwYqHicW8459CHSlnqUowkAKYc7VKw6aY4NAW58ANC1PUeZVPWV5sFKbW6UjK-8Z0aTupi-veZ-pQB6942lvci1HNl-quuawqlrGTQsF_x8/s320/D48A504B-B2E4-42D4-A1C8-4FEE22B433E9.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Book Summary:</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: georgia;">As daughter of a well-known matchmaker, Catríona Daly is no stranger to the business of love--and sees it as her ticket away from the sleepy village that only comes alive during the annual matchmaking festival. Enter Lord Osborne's son, Andrew, who has returned to the festival after being disappointed by a rival matchmaker's failed setup. Catríona seizes the opportunity to make a better match for the handsome man--and for herself!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;">Cattle farmer Donal Bunratty is in desperate need of a wife after loss left him to handle the farm and raise his daughter on his own. Shy and lacking the finer social graces, he agrees to attend the matchmaking festival to appease his daughter. But when he arrives, it's not any of the other merrymakers that catch his eye but rather his matchmaker--who clearly has eyes for someone else.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;">Catríona will have to put all her expertise to work to make a match that could change her life forever. Will her plan succeed? Or will love have its own way?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;">My Review:</span></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Deibel’s newest release does not disappoint! She whisks the reader away to Ireland and the town on Lisdoonvarna during the matchmaking festival! I was immediately taken in by the sights, sounds, and people of the town. Donal, Catriona, Sara, Jimmy, and even Owen. I loved the atmosphere and felt like I was there watching the festivities.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The underlying theme of the sermon on the mount was expertly and naturally woven into the story. I loved the faith aspect that was such a natural part of the story. Deibel has created such a lifelike world that you become a part of it when you read. The Irish Matchmaker is a lovely historical christian fiction novel and one that I recommend reading. I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy Reading!!!</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">You can pick up your own copy via </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Irish-Matchmaker-Historical-Triangle-Matchmaking-ebook/dp/B0C9RSG1N5/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=27PM1RFWH2PJM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mDTLB4WCV27dRguyKWjc2yNwapp4xryhwUWlYvexDuqW8j_k0gu3uB_0dwIRrwVf.ynR1SNn-n52-oWsMX3kAWTmXZLHscl6IwH1OCM2ZCMQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+irish+matchmaker+jennifer+deibel&qid=1709850041&sprefix=the+Irish+matchmaker%2Caps%2C329&sr=8-1" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-13986680792009920992024-03-01T08:21:00.000-08:002024-03-01T08:21:58.070-08:00Embers in the London Sky by Sarah Sundin, Book Review <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgR3SoFhm5bnYFwo4RvsGsRmrXLBliiqDb__zRnzcj0RkNvDZ7BnFubsgjWqyIOJ81wkUKbHrc77Vb-5TmBqW-lK-nIc0Algb_TyMI_nEIguO4pwmlaCue4L6aVSUgTBWJhBmoU9AOef4T0Q0io1ATJitPwxLyJw1VAZx9NICDYumz7G913DRIamcf38/s1080/D6D98E2F-2FEA-4153-A1D0-DC1D23E3188E.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgR3SoFhm5bnYFwo4RvsGsRmrXLBliiqDb__zRnzcj0RkNvDZ7BnFubsgjWqyIOJ81wkUKbHrc77Vb-5TmBqW-lK-nIc0Algb_TyMI_nEIguO4pwmlaCue4L6aVSUgTBWJhBmoU9AOef4T0Q0io1ATJitPwxLyJw1VAZx9NICDYumz7G913DRIamcf38/s320/D6D98E2F-2FEA-4153-A1D0-DC1D23E3188E.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />Book Summary:</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">As the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940, Aleida van der Zee Martens escapes to London to wait out the Occupation. Separated from her three-year-old son, Theo, in the process, the young widow desperately searches for her little boy even as she works for an agency responsible for evacuating children to the countryside.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">When German bombs set London ablaze, BBC radio correspondent Hugh Collingwood reports on the Blitz, eager to boost morale while walking the fine line between truth and censorship. But the Germans are not the only ones Londoners have to fear as a series of murders flame up amid the ashes.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">The deaths hit close to home for Hugh, and Aleida needs his help to locate her missing son. As they work together, they grow closer and closer, both to each other and the answers they seek. But with bombs falling and continued killings, they may be running out of time.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">My Review:</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sundin is a powerful storyteller who packs an emotional and heartrending punch. Her eloquently told story will tug on your heartstrings and keep you reading until the very end. In fact, when I was done reading I found I still wanted more because it was that amazing. I adored Aleida and her inner strength. She never gave up, she was kind and thoughtful towards others. Hugh was a delight and I could not get enough of his enthusiasm and goodness. A loving and powerful story set during WWII in London, Embers in the London Sky is a must read for historical christian fiction fans.</span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy Reading!!!</span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">You can pick up your own copy via </span></span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Embers-London-Sky-Historical-Suspense/dp/0800741854/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=3WBLWRA2Q0OL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.SR683q5QGx7w1ad2Iw0NdD5ELzYIdG4t7_Edu49RywRzXvnDevWXzC9sIavqHHPyNLKb5-FkzykzJPMvm_JUmV0pjTHL4miMV9OQIuOn_MDx3vZ8RsIg3j8QYGIHMHSzwkug3uTDiV-6hGAhNjjK4w.8AGYrUkRHsGsSlxcwykjXsRHPTzxS5sSZ3HzxdXNPTQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=embers+in+the+london+sky+sarah+sundin&qid=1709310015&sprefix=embers+in+the+%2Caps%2C226&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRm&psc=1" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-36839200711364438912024-02-27T08:50:00.000-08:002024-02-27T08:50:20.280-08:00Fatal Witness (Pearl River #2) by Patricia Bradley, Book Review<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1kWa3NSYjSR8LviP2IJA2L61POmqBlQRpoP511wBmIUEKwM7sUxwOruQ1tzZbL7uttnmzG5yaEwfagFMype-ezvdYfVstm7RtRx_j9YPc3XIYSwYuLy043FFmhWR0nQUer6DOu5euD5gdvaksoHIXc0rtOcDsOiQCet_RqNZ-MtPOLRrEQ-9SSeGf-Q/s1080/IMG_1891.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1kWa3NSYjSR8LviP2IJA2L61POmqBlQRpoP511wBmIUEKwM7sUxwOruQ1tzZbL7uttnmzG5yaEwfagFMype-ezvdYfVstm7RtRx_j9YPc3XIYSwYuLy043FFmhWR0nQUer6DOu5euD5gdvaksoHIXc0rtOcDsOiQCet_RqNZ-MtPOLRrEQ-9SSeGf-Q/s320/IMG_1891.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Book Summary:<p></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">As a child, artist and potter Dani Bennett witnessed the brutal murder of her parents. With no memory of the incident or her true identity, she was forced to take on a new name and a new life, hidden away in Montana for the past 25 years.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Mae Richmond has spent the same stretch of time searching for her granddaughter, who went missing the night her daughter and son-in-law were murdered. Convinced the woman she saw in a pottery magazine feature is the woman she's been searching for, she enlists the help of K-9 officer Mark Lassiter of Pearl Springs, Tennessee, who tracks Dani down.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Skeptical but curious, Dani sets out on a journey to uncover the secrets of her past and reclaim her true identity. But someone close to her is determined to keep the truth of what happened all those years ago hidden.</span></p><p><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21);">My Review:</span></span></p><p>Bradley knows how to write a gripping suspense novel that keeps you hooked until the very end! We are back in the town of Pearl Springs with all of its vibrant and rich characters. I loved the close knit community Bradley created and the bonds of friendship. The two dogs in the story, Lizi and Gem, pulled on my heartstrings and made it even more interesting. I had to look up a Puli so I could envision this amazing dog! The mystery surrounding Dani Collins kept me page turning, guessing, and second guessing every person who came into the picture. Fans of romantic suspense will love this book! With just the right amount of faith woven in, this story will have you guessing until the very end! I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</p><p>Happy Reading!!!</p><p>You can pick up your own copy via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0800741633/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5eKUsgoiwaGuCNfBF1zSaMVCc4nGZovEKMt1HoIHJG8i8k61WLhG-vpA6y8gswOsWQpnTm5O-hFl_Ll1kxTEVuL_8FIZ8W7G52DNVhST1gw.6OFuxan9E6q-zH05FpHteOBH810b3lxx3iIapVPM0j0&qid=1709052481&sr=8-1-spons" target="_blank">Amazon</a></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-81690138391896343752024-02-15T12:08:00.000-08:002024-02-15T12:08:57.242-08:00To Bluff a Bride (Bridger Brothers #2) by Kate Condie, Book Review <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYLXSw81jWDKsNhAAdQA2PdWYk5BG4RqZmXsEOxRi-Rl0zd4IfGRDRVWn4Y-MB92b0cCAikysAeRMLlJBNySYfc2LFaa1RPOZHJCO4eWM_IJ-oKSbXWYC9imo7y5WhGSp2tUgrl1t0_qMkzmOUMDRdodyg-lbQz2gnu514AxnQhsZnkjxRcFhnwZS6-w/s1080/778A13D3-F4DB-4849-B114-B879D8F815BC.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYLXSw81jWDKsNhAAdQA2PdWYk5BG4RqZmXsEOxRi-Rl0zd4IfGRDRVWn4Y-MB92b0cCAikysAeRMLlJBNySYfc2LFaa1RPOZHJCO4eWM_IJ-oKSbXWYC9imo7y5WhGSp2tUgrl1t0_qMkzmOUMDRdodyg-lbQz2gnu514AxnQhsZnkjxRcFhnwZS6-w/s320/778A13D3-F4DB-4849-B114-B879D8F815BC.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Book Summary:<p></p><p><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">She’s looking for freedom.</i></b><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">When her ex brother-in-law insists she belongs to him, Ellen Moren must escape the town that never felt like home. Determined that another marriage is the only way to convince him to leave her alone, Ellen proposes a fake marriage to the kind bachelor whose family is heading west on the Oregon trail.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">He’s looking for home.</i></b><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Ben Bridger’s only care is to prevent his remaining family from succumbing to the perils of the Oregon trail. Rather than fulfill his mother’s dying wish and seek a wife, he is determined to spend his efforts keeping his siblings alive. When a young widow asks him to feign a marriage, it is a weak attempt to honor his mother’s memory that sways him to agree.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Duty becomes desire.</i></b><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">If the Oregon trail wasn’t treacherous enough, keeping Ellen safe proves difficult when her brother-in-law’s unexpected presence requires Ben and Ellen to keep closer quarters than either of them planned. When protecting her puts his family at risk, Ben must sort his priorities before he loses everything.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Join the Bridger family on the Oregon Trail with </span><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">To Bluff a Bride</i> </b><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, a tale of determination, subterfuge, and love. This is a clean romance and the second book in the </span><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Bridger Brothers</b><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> series.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">My Review:</span></p><p>To Bluff a Bride is a wonderful, sweet western romance story. The strength Ellen shows throughout the story is inspiring and I was amazed at her fortitude for overcoming difficulties in her life. The Bridger family was the kind of family you want to be a part of and Ben was a great leader. The story really shows the trials and heartaches of traveling west in a wagon. I loved the friendships made along the way and how everyone seemed to pull together. To Bluff a Bride is easy to read and full of inspiring characters! I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</p><p>Happy Reading!</p><p>You can pick up your own copy via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bluff-Bride-Historical-Western-Brothers-ebook/dp/B0CLNF3KKB/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2RPF6JPX3S9LN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KfT3nHdAn-Rjij0UNhNf6L1MkOlO37pYNsF9RT-E56E.j327RgShD-O_M2LYIgLYdJtphQHaxVVXaZBRaqXKyD0&dib_tag=se&keywords=to+bluff+a+bride+by+kate+condie&qid=1708027684&sprefix=to+bluff%2Caps%2C450&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon.</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-50422696799408101942024-02-12T20:37:00.000-08:002024-02-12T20:37:30.131-08:00Christmas in a Castle by Samantha Hastings, Book Review <p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCKqmlriRiLOIp8bXwp3YRDkBeWoKNe6IZayW9HJfBNMYaCxjJexsrfkflwLUBEC0ir7rD6x0LqJYSYfPhBK_JfvY8Q21uCRR73ohI6zZmqY_HrolyQK4FoRgW1-hz7KxMNtwxt22SmZP-1CwAjVAog_I6lBU9roWPxxDm5i7VK8lbnWkCEGizQ0ilbI/s1080/1EACAC27-6AC2-4829-84F3-FE5F99564F76.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCKqmlriRiLOIp8bXwp3YRDkBeWoKNe6IZayW9HJfBNMYaCxjJexsrfkflwLUBEC0ir7rD6x0LqJYSYfPhBK_JfvY8Q21uCRR73ohI6zZmqY_HrolyQK4FoRgW1-hz7KxMNtwxt22SmZP-1CwAjVAog_I6lBU9roWPxxDm5i7VK8lbnWkCEGizQ0ilbI/s320/1EACAC27-6AC2-4829-84F3-FE5F99564F76.png" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Book Summary:<p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Miss Mary Perkins is governess to the strong-willed Stringham sisters while waiting for her beloved Mr. Trevor Wallace, a curate, to receive a living so that they can afford to marry. When he loses the promised position, her young charges decide to give their governess a husband for Christmas. The Stringham sisters write a fake letter from the duke inviting Trevor to stay at the castle, lock the pair in the dungeon, accidentally poison a chaplain, and cause a great deal of mayhem with mistletoe. Despite the girls’ well-meaning mistakes, will Mary and Trevor finally have the wedding of their dreams?</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">My Review:</span></p><p>The Stringham sisters are back with their governess Mary and they are up to their usual antics! I love their outgoing and fun personalities and that they put their minds together to help their sweet governess. This novella was the perfect sweet romance and I enjoyed watching Mary and Trevor get reacquainted and try to overcome challenges. Would love be enough for these two? This is a wonderful read especially when you want an escape and don’t have a lot of time!</p><p>Happy Reading!!!</p><p>You can pick up your own copy via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Castle-Samantha-Hastings-ebook/dp/B0C2RBG6W6/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=3HY26087VBSX8&keywords=christmas+in+a+castle&qid=1707798841&sprefix=christmas+in+a+castle%2Caps%2C368&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-14381966503968827442024-02-06T20:00:00.000-08:002024-02-06T20:00:11.643-08:00Houston, We Have A Problem (Love in Sun City #4) by Dana LeCheminant, Book Review <p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPzHxadtAT-KWS_b1PG-pwAITpRJbv8L6u4xRvJ_ibA_1a5Ao-BcPR8TChBd_t6-PHXd3WRPFKdhsjpthkM-0GD6b3G3kPhyphenhyphenHBQsZhGQMbP_7sfJnTKK4CMry_Hxpoy1vLIIxDoQhpUMB_g74qK1f9pg4CWe1gIE5RSIckXmdhft2xBlCE_1LtXWa1do/s1080/AD3E984E-BAF3-4381-9F13-B866E41D0F2F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPzHxadtAT-KWS_b1PG-pwAITpRJbv8L6u4xRvJ_ibA_1a5Ao-BcPR8TChBd_t6-PHXd3WRPFKdhsjpthkM-0GD6b3G3kPhyphenhyphenHBQsZhGQMbP_7sfJnTKK4CMry_Hxpoy1vLIIxDoQhpUMB_g74qK1f9pg4CWe1gIE5RSIckXmdhft2xBlCE_1LtXWa1do/s320/AD3E984E-BAF3-4381-9F13-B866E41D0F2F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Book Summary:</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Houston Briggs is at a crossroads, facing the possible end of his career after a devastating injury. With an uncertain future ahead of him and his siblings finding their own happy endings, he’s desperately seeking peace and purpose.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Enter Darcy Paxton, his refreshing new neighbor who is nothing like the women of his past relationships. There’s a realness about her that Houston can’t resist, and she sees the man behind the athlete, bringing calm to the storm of his life.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">However, complicating matters is Tamlin Park, a tenacious sports reporter known for her exposés on athletes’ lives. Despite the threat she poses to his already shaky career, Houston can’t deny the chemistry between them, and she surprises him at every turn with her intelligence and passion for baseball.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Caught between two women who seem made just for him, Houston has no idea what his future holds. If only there was a way for them all to find happiness without someone getting hurt.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">Books in the </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">Love in Sun City</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;"> series are tied together and overlap but can be read in any order or as standalones. (Many recommend reading Houston last for the best experience.) They contain minimal to no swearing and no explicit content.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px;">Book Summary:</p><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">This book is epic! The last Installment in the Sun City series is amazing and a must read. While all of the books take place during the same time period, I definitely recommend reading this one last or there will be spoilers. And you don’t want that!</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">I loved getting to know Houston. From his inability to cook to his generosity to others, he was an amazing guy. Besides that, the guy just happens to be a World Series winning pitcher, and super hot!!! (Insert swoon here) I loved how he and Darcy met, I was laughing so hard! It was memorable to be sure. The struggle with Tamlin and Darcy had me wondering how everything would ever work out. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">The moments from the other books that we get to see from Houston’s perspective rounded the entire story out. The Briggs siblings are the best and I think everyone deep down wants siblings who love them like that. The full circle moment with the Wonder Boys and Houston made me smile from ear to ear. Basically LeCheminant makes her readers’ dreams come true with all of the connections throughout this story. Like I said, it is epic! If you like RomComs you need this series in your life and on your shelf. Run and get your copy and then sit down and enjoy the ride!</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">Happy Reading!!!</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">You can pick up your own copy via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Houston-Have-Problem-Love-City-ebook/dp/B0CR9F34JP/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=H0I4OH2U86HA&keywords=houston+we+have+a+problem+dana&qid=1707278345&sprefix=houston+we+have%2Caps%2C363&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-42179708344574926312024-01-22T15:33:00.000-08:002024-01-22T15:33:51.454-08:00Cocoa Kisses by Melanie Jacobson, Book Review<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cocoa-Kisses-Holiday-Rom-Com-Creekville-ebook/dp/B0CKCX1H67/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?crid=1RBQB62BBSO32&keywords=cocoa+kisses+melanie+jacobson&qid=1705966288&sprefix=cocoa+kisses%2Caps%2C249&sr=8-2" target="_blank">.</a><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dykl9xW-jqAXBXwhvqODdZl0czMItpOuE1-rJgs8SmvEKOhMyvs_6YZiRXa2ZO8Ol9Fm883Zh4IrodiOWIU-Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /> Book Summary:<p></p><p><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Two old friends, a snowed in cabin, and a mission to save Creekville’s Christmas…</b><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Taylor Bixby is content running her café and watching her customers fall in love, even though she’s dodged Cupid and mistletoe for years. It helps that the love of her life—her best friend—has no idea how she feels. he’s been gone for four years reporting from war zones, so she’s never had to risk him finding out.Until he walks into her café without warning.Levi Barrett is back in Creekville to fix what he broke four years ago. Even though Taylor doesn’t share the feelings he’s fought since college, he misses his best friend too much to let their friendship fade. Small she's going to sitcom level lengths to avoid him. But he sees his chance to make things right when catastrophe threatens the town’s most beloved holiday tradition.It’s simple. They just need to outrun the blizzard of the decade to wrangle eight grumpy rental reindeer…and escape a snowbound cabin in a forest riddled with absurd amounts of mistletoe. Oh, and restore a little boy’s faith in Santa.Christmas needs saving, but is Taylor willing to try when it means risking her secrets for the only man to ever break her heart? Revisit charming Creekville in this standalone Christmas novella full of the angst and hilarity that only happens when two best friends fall in love...</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Book Review:</span></p><p>This is a great quick and easy holiday read! I loved the little cafe that Taylor owned, the small town of Creekville, and the best friends to more trope! This was like a Hallmark movie but so much better! The meddling mamas just made me smile and it was such a great part of the story. I really liked that the Taft and Bixby families had these amazing game nights, they felt so real I felt like I was there with them! The bond between the sisters was so sweet and I adored how much Taylor wanted to make everything right for her nephew for Christmas. This is a fun holiday read that will have you reaching for your own cup of cocoa!</p><p>Happy Reading!</p><p>You can pick up your own copy via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cocoa-Kisses-Holiday-Rom-Com-Creekville-ebook/dp/B0CKCX1H67/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?crid=1RBQB62BBSO32&keywords=cocoa+kisses+melanie+jacobson&qid=1705966288&sprefix=cocoa+kisses%2Caps%2C249&sr=8-2" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-73024209882542861722024-01-15T17:04:00.000-08:002024-01-15T17:04:25.266-08:00Tutored in Love by Barbara J. Adamson, Book Review<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tutored-Love-Barbara-J-Adamson-ebook/dp/B0CL5H3NP4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=34H36J8HGLS61&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vyg8FFpEo9bxUtMZaQeR6g.4luRwvLCgicc7lWfdZRXDAn3pIIcJk_83zknEpJuk1s&dib_tag=se&keywords=tutored+in+love+barbara+adamson&qid=1705366928&sprefix=tutored+%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2029" data-original-width="1644" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3krgPxaFbQQLoQlomrkqsO8qoplY3mLgaf_PKbCPxylmXMcM4moF_fgcUZSBxDw8HtQ5bSTU4W-cXTjql3sKdTpeV1VrkjW7PME644YcN5Y2O0-Xo3bsmg7ehyXipfkxNsqgtSI_4G2IvLtrJlUbBSACCwDNSYVX4KGMD6uAYtl8QTTnt0AyYdwjxFvA/s320/C3D3A869-A099-4A2F-B3D4-2CCFB144A95F.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><br />Book Summary:<p></p><p><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Grace Ebert is focused on graduating college and launching her career as a recreational therapist, but one monumental challenge stands in her math. Desperate for help as she struggles to complete her final college course, she hires Noah Jennings to tutor her. Naturally outgoing, Grace is determined to get to know the surly math whiz, but when she pushes too hard for connection, Noah makes it painfully clear that they will never be friends and cuts ties with her. Noah feels his rejection of Grace’s friendship is perfectly justified, but when he’s unexpectedly stuck working with her again, he can’t help but admire her caring heart and determination. As Noah addresses his mental health and Grace confronts her guilt, they form an undeniable bond over the similarity of their haunting grief; still, they must resolve the volatile past that stands between them if they hope to build a future together.</span></p><p><span face="Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1e1915;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21);">My Review:</span></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tutored in Love is a contemporary Christian fiction novel set on a college campus. <span face="-apple-system-body"> Grace needs a math tutor and her tutor is super cute but so serious and not very warm towards her. Could she ever get her tutor to lighten up and smile? </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I really enjoyed the depth to this story. It wasn’t just a romance novel, there was so much more to it than romance and dating. Noah and Grace both had emotional issues and things from their past that they needed to work on. It really made me relate to the characters because they had real problems and needed to work on themselves. It made me relate to the characters in a unique way. The Christian theme was just right, not too much but enough to know the characters had faith that was important to them. Overall this is a great debut novel by Adamson and I look forward to reading more from her.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I received a complimentary copy of this book for free; all thoughts and opinions are my own</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">.</span></div><p>Happy Reading!</p><p>You can pick up your own copy via Amazon. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-39316792353379706462024-01-10T14:20:00.000-08:002024-01-10T14:20:19.611-08:00Cry Wolf by Kathi Oram Peterson, Book Review <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52kJCQBiZjr5uFNeRILJiLMQPNrs7F7CdfAoHZA7g8TxFjZnPW4IIMLapF7CRqMunWISnI_Kxih3Sz6DK8SiZ7ki5qp7r4a47CzIXlnV5ztYTWq9KPnx4-8VOfuJhHE3kz_rUEAx6HWP5db9QKzlN_mWOCfDQV5pULtNFuU9jZSfHNqPZkhAkPd8RPZQ/s2192/1275FC59-D3D8-44A8-8DCA-65051CA16F40.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1644" data-original-width="2192" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52kJCQBiZjr5uFNeRILJiLMQPNrs7F7CdfAoHZA7g8TxFjZnPW4IIMLapF7CRqMunWISnI_Kxih3Sz6DK8SiZ7ki5qp7r4a47CzIXlnV5ztYTWq9KPnx4-8VOfuJhHE3kz_rUEAx6HWP5db9QKzlN_mWOCfDQV5pULtNFuU9jZSfHNqPZkhAkPd8RPZQ/s320/1275FC59-D3D8-44A8-8DCA-65051CA16F40.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Book Summary:</p><div class="BookPageMetadataSection__description" data-testid="description" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.37; margin: 0.8rem 0px;"><div class="TruncatedContent" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;" tabindex="-1"><div class="TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded" data-testid="contentContainer" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-height: none; overflow: hidden visible; word-break: break-word;" tabindex="-1"><div class="DetailsLayoutRightParagraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; column-gap: 4%; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(var(--num-right-col), minmax(0, 1fr)); margin-left: calc(-1 * var(--right-col-left-offset)); padding-left: var(--right-col-left-offset); row-gap: 4%;"><div class="DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained" style="box-sizing: border-box; grid-column: span var(--num-right-col);"><span class="Formatted" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Dania Black is bursting with excitement: after years of disappointment, she’s just learned she and her husband, Matthew, are one step closer to having their dreams come true. Eager to tell all about it, she returns home from her nightshift at the hospital—but what awaits her is no dream. It’s a nightmare. Matthew has been murdered, and Dania is the only witness to the masked intruder who is just leaving the house when she arrives. But with no one to corroborate her story, she is the prime suspect. <br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />When U.S. Marshal Brett Rollins’s best friend, Matthew, was murdered, Dania was convicted of the crime. But it has never added up for Brett. Now, three years later when Dania escapes prison and Brett finds her, he is faced with a life-altering choice: send a woman he believes to be innocent back to prison or help her find his friend’s killer. Determined to see justice done, Brett goes rogue. The unlikely allies embark on a dangerous quest to uncover the truth. But what they discover is a plot more far-reaching than they ever imagined and a truth that will test everything they thought they knew.</span></div><div class="DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained" style="box-sizing: border-box; grid-column: span var(--num-right-col);"><span class="Formatted" style="box-sizing: border-box;">My Review:</span></div><div class="DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained" style="box-sizing: border-box; grid-column: span var(--num-right-col);"><span class="Formatted" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This romantic suspense novel was just what I needed. Peterson has created a world so real that I fell right into it and didn’t want to come out. The suspense started right away and I was hooked. Dania’s story was captivating and I had to know how it would end. The twists and turns, I was there for it all. Being on the run and trying to clear her name, would it be possible? Peterson kept me page turning until the very end. If you like romantic suspense then run and get a copy of Cry Wolf, you will love it! I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></span></span></div><div class="DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained" style="box-sizing: border-box; grid-column: span var(--num-right-col);">Happy Reading!!!</div><div class="DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained" style="box-sizing: border-box; grid-column: span var(--num-right-col);">You can pick up your own copy via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cry-Wolf-Kathi-Oram-Peterson-ebook/dp/B0CPBCQVFY/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=3PXHID1WC4G6V&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.XopauY_5puVsAX1vN4Z-AqMHsPOyILcDD5-CJVJ4bIFKeRIXafhbPvckM0EGJHzojOhNMlwub-ixjRSKJYNLUA.vtjjSIM4uO9fnIsLW-4489aFcBqqoVPJneofiNeZbQg&dib_tag=se&keywords=cry+wolf+kathi+oram+peterson&qid=1704925115&sprefix=cry+wolf%2Caps%2C309&sr=8-1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; display: inline !important;">Amazon.</a></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-74712668078595297672023-12-19T10:50:00.000-08:002023-12-19T10:50:19.485-08:00Crossing the Brooklyn Briggs (Love in Sun City) by Dana LeCheminant, Book Review <p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicleYlC3EPilLSMclxNw9c7jXG91VKBWR_JR9mWoPiND2hA_HB16JI2gRKEO0YrAdv0_q2GQwD7f1e58G7b2frvsI9xhM1AoQU109VAlUgZMIuekQ7JDZmQTwY8Lf3Y4QJBK9RhZ412yNyyuH9v3WrpoRYhy_4Z2el-TpYIR3Cdy6hs8K0R8ckCviJi-M/s1080/177BF402-FB46-4C03-8CDC-4AF811B26B7B.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicleYlC3EPilLSMclxNw9c7jXG91VKBWR_JR9mWoPiND2hA_HB16JI2gRKEO0YrAdv0_q2GQwD7f1e58G7b2frvsI9xhM1AoQU109VAlUgZMIuekQ7JDZmQTwY8Lf3Y4QJBK9RhZ412yNyyuH9v3WrpoRYhy_4Z2el-TpYIR3Cdy6hs8K0R8ckCviJi-M/s320/177BF402-FB46-4C03-8CDC-4AF811B26B7B.png" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Book Summary:</p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">High school teacher Brooklyn Briggs has always been great with chemistry but terrible with relationships. When a guy drops into her life—literally—and offers to coach her into getting a date with her longtime crush, she's willing to accept any help she can get.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Even if her new flirting coach is her brother Houston's best friend, the guy who drove her crazy all throughout high school.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Jordan Torres never expected to see Brooklyn again. After the way he teased her in high school, she has every right to hate him. But despite warnings from her brother, he's drawn to her in a way he's never been before and can't seem to remember that she's in love with someone else.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Neither can she.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Both of them value their relationship with Houston too much to risk things going wrong, but they may not have a choice. The heart wants what the heart wants. Besides, Brooklyn can't turn a blind eye to perfect chemistry.</span><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Books in the Love in Sun City series are tied together and overlap but can be read in any order or as standalones. They contain minimal to no swearing and no explicit content.</b></p><p><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">My Review:</b></p><p><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 400;">RomCom master LeChemiant has done it again! She has written a story I loved and had a difficult time putting down. (Real life can just get in the way sometimes) I just love the Briggs family and the love they have for each other. This story focuses on Brooklyn and I adore how she cannot seem to send a text message the right way. Her curse with technology made for laugh out loud moments and I continually had a smile on my face. Jordan was so sweet and thoughtful, I think every girl would want their own Jordan. I enjoyed watching the two fall for each other. I loved the depth of Brooklyn’s story. There were parts where I was so upset and just plain shocked at how people had been to her. It felt so real as I experienced the pain along with her.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 400;">I really enjoyed watching the relationship between Brooklyn and her twin Houston. Would he be okay with his twin and his best friend possibly being together? Then there was the sticky situation with Houston and it has me begging for his story! This next book in the Love in Sun City series is a must read! Anything LeCheminant writes I am absolutely reading. It is an automatic download. If you haven’t tried her books before, it is the perfect time to start! I highly recommend beginning with the Wonder Boys series and then moving into the Love in Sun City series. The ties bring it all full circle!</span></b></p><p><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 400;">Happy Reading!!! </span></b></p><p><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 400;">You can pick up your own copy via </span></b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Brooklyn-Briggs-Love-City-ebook/dp/B0CMCHS8VS/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=PPP6OV7TANG6&keywords=crossing+the+brooklyn+briggs&qid=1703011753&sprefix=crossing+the+broo%2Caps%2C254&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon.</a> </p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-18309233382487090412023-12-05T08:45:00.000-08:002023-12-05T08:45:52.186-08:00Christmas in Paradise (Love in Paradise Valley) by Brittany Larsen<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHQTczdcP147qOVZf_WArTwuakkkSoLayOIMU2dB_WEvvAJKuvxBRDxbU-DxGZi8cQzcwm-zpBMgKDFcyc7oRt4MhhU3jTrezI2ly-BbCMaabjb8tcoI53XgpwASIhRI2_HacqZQVH862NQu8JiAPf6GWsj38Ww6nshajTOGzwd15vNc1L-_QCCcDpok/s1080/09C1B4FE-5399-4F6A-A1F3-22C382DCE72F.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHQTczdcP147qOVZf_WArTwuakkkSoLayOIMU2dB_WEvvAJKuvxBRDxbU-DxGZi8cQzcwm-zpBMgKDFcyc7oRt4MhhU3jTrezI2ly-BbCMaabjb8tcoI53XgpwASIhRI2_HacqZQVH862NQu8JiAPf6GWsj38Ww6nshajTOGzwd15vNc1L-_QCCcDpok/s320/09C1B4FE-5399-4F6A-A1F3-22C382DCE72F.png" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Book Summary:<p></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">Could an innocent fling turn into the real thing?</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">I only want two things out of life: a career as a wedding planner extraordinaire and for Mom to stop treating me like a kid. Is that too much to ask? Probably.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">That is, until I get the chance to plan a televised, Christmas-themed wedding a thousand miles away from Mom in Paradise, Idaho. It seems like all my dreams might be coming true.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">Until I encounter the one thing that threatens to sidetrack me: a smoking, hot smolder.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">Sebastian Sparks has all the swagger and smirk to back up his smolder, and I know I’m in trouble the minute he saunters up to me. But underneath his bad boy image is a surprising vulnerability that’s evident the minute I climb onto the back of his bike.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">His e-bike.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">He’s supposed to be a fling. Now he wants more.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">But he has no idea what he’s getting into with me, and the whole town seems to be conspiring against my efforts to keep a safe distance from him.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">When we have to work together to plan Paradise's first Julefest, Sebastian is determined to prove he’s more than fling-worthy. He’s a man ready to give up everything, including the thing he’s most afraid of. I want to believe him, but I’ve got more than my own heart to protect.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">Despite the missing elves, Danish pancake disasters, and gingerbread house fires that threaten to make the first Julesfest, the last, the electricity between us is enough to power every twinkling Christmas light in Paradise.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">Then there’s the mistletoe mishap. The invasive weed is all over the place, including every doorway of the cabin where we get stranded.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">But it will take more than attraction and close proximity to keep us together. There’s another heart Sebastian has to win if we’re going to find our own slice of paradise this Christmas. Is it too much to hope our love story might be the most memorable one this holiday season?</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">Dive into Christmas In Paradise, a closed-door, he-falls-first, sweet romantic comedy where love, laughter, meddling townspeople, and a little bit of holiday magic might just be the recipe for a happily ever after.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">My Review:</span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">This next book in the Love in Paradise Valley series is so good! I loved Seb and Hope! I wondered if the bad boy would be able to have a real relationship. From laugh out loud moments to sweet and tender scenes, Christmas in Paradise has it all. I loved Uncle Rad and her many adventures, her antics kept me laughing and page turning. Charly was the sweetest and had my heart from the start. Watching Hope and Seb grow as people was a beautiful part of the story. I loved how this book had it all! Laughter, romance, and family. I absolutely loved the emphasis of family and how that can be blood related or friend/community related. A feel good clean RomCom, Christmas in Paradise made me long for snow, family, and fun! </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Happy Reading!</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">You can pick up your own copy via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Paradise-Romantic-Comedy-Valley-ebook/dp/B0CGN3CXSB/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=Q4T2XZYH3VH9&keywords=christmas+in+paradise+brittany+larsen&qid=1701794641&sprefix=christmas+in+paradise%2Caps%2C279&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon.</a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-67187704090769558562023-11-21T14:04:00.000-08:002023-11-21T20:53:19.327-08:00A Brilliant Match (The Earl’s Sisters) by Jennie Goutet, New Release & Book Review <p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmYL6IECu9lD6kxJlVE2-Ldku9oaCTQk6vxplm2LprrPYoXWG_mAT1eSvJbtcEBPyrRzdKbtWy7YiOgk-b4eR0Wd9Wd8PmUO1SHG4l4TuyJz1W9keBMlBkYdMUOy6ue_jTFjQjR5LZM2R5cqgg-wWvnnUgthm-TiYZQkW42-pj4Xu4AwmhSrmGVR37ik/s1080/AEAEC080-B287-4811-96D6-21F3D39DB8B3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmYL6IECu9lD6kxJlVE2-Ldku9oaCTQk6vxplm2LprrPYoXWG_mAT1eSvJbtcEBPyrRzdKbtWy7YiOgk-b4eR0Wd9Wd8PmUO1SHG4l4TuyJz1W9keBMlBkYdMUOy6ue_jTFjQjR5LZM2R5cqgg-wWvnnUgthm-TiYZQkW42-pj4Xu4AwmhSrmGVR37ik/s320/AEAEC080-B287-4811-96D6-21F3D39DB8B3.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Book Summary:</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">A love match would not do. She would make an advantageous match—a brilliant match!</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">At the age of nineteen, Lady Dorothea Rowlandson was practically on the shelf. Had she not suffered her father, the earl’s, untimely death weeks before last year’s season, she would surely by now be a married lady—the established wife of an illustrious peer. With such a regrettable delay, time was ever more of the essence if she wished to secure her own future and that of her sisters.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Miles Shaw holds an encumbered estate. It is only logical, therefore, that he commence the London Season on the hunt for a well-dowered wife. His personal code of honor requires he be upfront about this goal, so that he deceives no one. And as he fully intends to love and cherish the wife of his choosing, he will naturally bring as much to the union as he receives. After all, he is a landed gentleman with no shortage of charm.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">When chance forced Miles and Dorothea to partner one another for the first dance of the first crush of the season, Fortuna could only have been in a funning mood. To have fostered so unsuitable a connection was nothing short of absurd. For what could a peer of the realm’s daughter and a gentleman of no consequence, with his pockets to let, possibly have in common?</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My Review:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">This is the first book I have read by Jennie Goutet and I am so glad I did! I now have a new to me author that I love and need to read all of her other books. This sweet regency romance pulled me right into the world of Miles and Dorothea and would not let me go! I enjoyed the dual perspectives so I could truly understand each main character. </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">The sparks between Miles and Dorothea were palpable and I was rooting for them the entire time. But I had no idea if it was even possible. They both were wanting something in a marriage that the other didn’t want. Their goals were so different, would they ever get together? I enjoyed watching Dorothea grow and change throughout the book. I loved the gentleness and kindness of Miles. He was steady, gentle, and confident. I loved his character, he was so good. I could picture him clearly in my mind. I also loved Dorothea’s family and watching her relationships with them. Evo was a favorite and I am hopeful we will get his story one day. If you love regency romances, you need to read A Brilliant Match by Jennie Goutet!</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy Reading!!!</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-35974978946812288432023-11-21T13:49:00.000-08:002023-11-21T13:49:59.919-08:00From An Unknown Sender by Traci Hunter Abramson & Sian Ann Bessey, New Release!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lY6jxNtlVeO1cjOMVMwROaE9S0Cl89jPyucUwrU3iCORIdn_oJ0MwfdU4_YCNCjnsWQU1E2YHBigIPi63I-S_sPU6InsiyNjpuUzzwqUZu_QS0w_0_f-KCJRk4Zqdto0786aezzM79hCW2MfxrPqu7qlQjbnbEA48Pd9bgTZP9fEw-WEvGUUGRLCb-M/s1080/98210000-A30E-4A80-9FF1-32669CA124F5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lY6jxNtlVeO1cjOMVMwROaE9S0Cl89jPyucUwrU3iCORIdn_oJ0MwfdU4_YCNCjnsWQU1E2YHBigIPi63I-S_sPU6InsiyNjpuUzzwqUZu_QS0w_0_f-KCJRk4Zqdto0786aezzM79hCW2MfxrPqu7qlQjbnbEA48Pd9bgTZP9fEw-WEvGUUGRLCb-M/s320/98210000-A30E-4A80-9FF1-32669CA124F5.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Book Summary:</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">After spending a busy holiday season putting drug smugglers behind bars, CIA operative Cole Bridger is looking forward to spending a quiet Christmas in Vienna with his girlfriend and fellow operative, Isabelle Roberts. But when Isabelle is tasked with investigating a string of suspect financial transactions and redirects a suspicious package to a museum in Amsterdam, she inadvertently places Cole’s cousins in the crosshairs of a drug smuggling ring. Lars and Marit have no desire to be drawn into the deadly dealings of the criminal underworld, but when Lars’s sister, Tess’s, life is placed in danger, they willingly join Cole and Isabelle in their efforts to uncover the mastermind behind the drug smuggling ring. Unfortunately, the two couples’ involvement does not go unnoticed. And though each step brings them closer to the truth, they also reveal a startling picture of greed and corruption at the center of a dangerous organization that will stop at nothing to retrieve what it has lost.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: georgia;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21);">Book Review:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">This next book in the Falcon Point series is on point!!! Almost all of my favorite characters are back together and the action, suspense, and mystery kept me reading as quickly as I possibly could. I loved the small and intimate moments sprinkled throughout the story. Those really grounded the characters for me and made everything feel real. But the action and suspense were the showstoppers and were off the charts and Abramson and Bessey are the masters!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Isabelle and Cole who are CIA operatives, inadvertently involve Cole’s cousins in an operation to track down drug smugglers. How could they keep them safe and track down the criminals? The fast pace of the book made me not want to put it down! Another hit for the Falcon Point series, From An Unknown Sender is a must read!!! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">This book can be read as a standalone but I highly recommend reading the other books in the series.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy Reading!!!</span></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-10624306152834565272023-11-14T08:43:00.000-08:002023-12-11T22:11:39.073-08:00Of Jasmine and Roses by Jill E. Warner, Book Review<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeyAVEEditlfI2VCXuVnfBYv7N2aPI7zZMzo6wZ_e42okvk_Vfx0-x9HU7UXBaIt3n7htECvWTNO1pYxLnkSsNAXawqt9-nxP7ZXtMjtXcSliSO6gBv0_IbQS_7XYFZIevFweTypgySfE9bFfn2_YR-Nm1m_arSfavVgKNkVchsQweBek2Psq2euRJWI/s1934/6625F069-97AE-409A-A9DE-4E81FFEF565F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1864" data-original-width="1934" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeyAVEEditlfI2VCXuVnfBYv7N2aPI7zZMzo6wZ_e42okvk_Vfx0-x9HU7UXBaIt3n7htECvWTNO1pYxLnkSsNAXawqt9-nxP7ZXtMjtXcSliSO6gBv0_IbQS_7XYFZIevFweTypgySfE9bFfn2_YR-Nm1m_arSfavVgKNkVchsQweBek2Psq2euRJWI/s320/6625F069-97AE-409A-A9DE-4E81FFEF565F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Book Summary:</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Orphaned as a child, Anna Beasley was raised alongside her titled cousin in the high Society of the ton. But part-Indian Anna knows better than anyone that appearances trump social grace, even to those who raised her. After the loss of both her inheritance and her adoptive family’s support, work as a governess seems to be Anna’s only path forward . . . until she meets a man who is completely unattainable, and she feels seen and accepted for the first time. Aspiring politician William Thaxton had no intention of falling in love with a governess. But from his first embarrassing encounter with Anna, he knew she was exceptional. As William gets to know Anna better, he can’t help falling in love with her, despite the infuriating stumbling block that her social status presents. As they navigate intolerance, cruelty, and William’s own ambitions, William and Anna must prove that love knows no boundaries and that the heart doesn’t play by Society’s rules.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My Review:</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Of Jasmine and Roses is a beautiful and emotional journey. Anna Beasley is trying to figure out how to navigate life in a society that doesn’t accept her. And in the meantime she is also trying to figure out how to accept herself. Watching her courage and her grace was inspiring, and her story really made me reflect on how hard it was for people of two heritages during that time period.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">William was a delightful character and his happiness was contagious. I enjoyed his interactions with Anna and how he brought out her smile. Each character in the story was memorable from Aunt Tilney to the Earl himself. Warner has created a world of characters that are unforgettable and a story that will find a place in your heart and mind to stay. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy Reading!!!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">You can pick up your own copy via </span></span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jasmine-Roses-Jill-Warner/dp/1524421588/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2H8H80T0F7OI5&keywords=of+jasmine+and+roses+jill+warner&qid=1699940895&sprefix=of+jasmine%2Caps%2C266&sr=8-1" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">Amazon.</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-88970914456985119652023-11-13T21:42:00.000-08:002023-11-13T21:42:15.717-08:00Educating Elizabeth (Blue Orchid Society #4) by Jennifer Moore, Book Review<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2QaiJY87GyFFth_MtlVkhSuBpZHKwXulqiLqdNihIMKW-loFgTKBS4CarRV-V3NjNDs-b-TtDNq2dhhYBtuQkk88DlSRSc-3HEcD5LwH4sTrJBjnbfFRklA2PWXyUAmnekR5d2-iRWy0DQ8PKWd0VPNE3EErLMhvWRDcWW1CM4fczpkE9QToJwoCis4/s1978/D781BACC-B3FD-4460-A15C-CEEABA56F491.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1978" data-original-width="1822" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2QaiJY87GyFFth_MtlVkhSuBpZHKwXulqiLqdNihIMKW-loFgTKBS4CarRV-V3NjNDs-b-TtDNq2dhhYBtuQkk88DlSRSc-3HEcD5LwH4sTrJBjnbfFRklA2PWXyUAmnekR5d2-iRWy0DQ8PKWd0VPNE3EErLMhvWRDcWW1CM4fczpkE9QToJwoCis4/s320/D781BACC-B3FD-4460-A15C-CEEABA56F491.jpeg" width="295" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />Book Summary:</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">For years, Elizabeth Miller has dreamed of opening a school for underprivileged girls in London’s East End. But despite her best efforts, she soon discovers that the cost of running the fledgling school may spell disaster for the endeavor. In desperation she turns to the one man she’d rather Lord Charles Chatsworth, a rich and carefree flirt whose scandalous reputation she despises. Charles is happy to donate to the school―but his offer is not without conditions. In exchange for his financial support, Elizabeth must tutor his relative in elocution. A bargain is struck, but neither anticipates the unexpected pull they feel toward each other. It is not until a journey to Charles’s country estate that Elizabeth truly begins to see the man behind the rakish reputation. Soon the couple finds themselves losing their fight against their growing attraction. But when Elizabeth discovers that her school is being sabotaged, she realizes her country romance may not withstand the scheming of the ton.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My Review:</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Blue Orchid Society is a wonderful historical fiction series like none other! All of the books are connected but do not have to be read in order. The connections between the circle of friends is one you will end up wishing you had in your own life! I loved Elizabeth’s story. She was such a delightful character, full of strength and fortitude. When Charles asked for her help in exchange for supporting her school for girls, I wondered what might come of it. There were surprises and twists I didn’t see coming. I loved how Moore surprised me, as a reader that is the best thing an author can do. If you are a fan of historical fiction then Educating Elizabeth needs to be on your to-be-read list as soon as possible!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy Reading!!!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">You can pick up your own copy via </span></span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Educating-Elizabeth-Blue-Orchid-Society-ebook/dp/B0CDZS9THX/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2U55G4M0N3R15&keywords=educating+elizabeth+jennifer+moore&qid=1699940481&sprefix=educating%2Caps%2C243&sr=8-1" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">Amazon.</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-31975755667917272192023-11-01T09:24:00.004-07:002023-11-01T09:24:44.427-07:00The Chad Next Door (Love in Sun City) by Dana LeCheminant, Book Review<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_NjJze_pO9d4kMM-WSg1YCMnVA7MYzonUjIAaRwUh97BPKHodCbJ8G0NTqVK0F4Rxw9EOeicQwSqct4-q5XSFQFXnYuQqLOeGA13XxZbwxLmKxLh2gp1_rltTd9lRVpncQRiRCAI8oiVKmNi6s1mbtGcjHGcJ3Wy_amrz59J9NQW2MwQGO5C7vN_A1s/s1080/world%20forestry%20day%20instagram%20post%20.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_NjJze_pO9d4kMM-WSg1YCMnVA7MYzonUjIAaRwUh97BPKHodCbJ8G0NTqVK0F4Rxw9EOeicQwSqct4-q5XSFQFXnYuQqLOeGA13XxZbwxLmKxLh2gp1_rltTd9lRVpncQRiRCAI8oiVKmNi6s1mbtGcjHGcJ3Wy_amrz59J9NQW2MwQGO5C7vN_A1s/s320/world%20forestry%20day%20instagram%20post%20.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Book Summary:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Torn between a quiet life and the chaos of unexpected love, Private Investigator Chad Briggs is set to find out if a snowstorm can melt his heart in Laketown. When Hope, the all too attractive—and far too young—woman next door, Chad’s life is thrown into a whirlwind he would rather not face, but he doesn’t have much of a choice.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Trying to navigate her new life after unexpectedly gaining custody of her dead sister’s kids, Hope knows she shouldn’t be interested in her much older neighbor, no matter how easy he is on the eyes. But when a snowstorm traps them together in one house, can they ignore the sparks between them?</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">With every reason to think a relationship is impossible, especially with the kids in the mix, they know a weekend fling isn't going to end well.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">But their hearts didn't get the memo, and they might be in too deep to back out.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My Review:</span></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">LeCheminant is a RomCom master. I bow down to the one who writes the most hilarious and heartwarming contemporary romance stories. If she is writing it, I am reading it! The Chad Next Door is grumpy versus sunshine with an age gap and I adored the story! Chad aka Grizz is the gruff one who is used to taking care of everyone else, and he has never found someone of his own. Hope is taking care of her niece and nephew who just lost their mom and she is kind of clueless when it comes to taking care of a household. I loved all of the ways they kept running into each other. There are so many laugh out loud moments and just as many tender ones. The bond between Chad and his siblings is one everyone hopes to have in their own life. The added suspense part of the story was a nice twist and honestly I could not put the book down! I directly went out and purchased this in paperback because I have to own my favorites in a hard copy. If you are a RomCom fan then RUN!!! Do not walk to your nearest book retailer and snatch yourself up a copy of this delightful story!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy Reading!!!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">You can pick up your own copy via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Chad-Next-Door-Love-City-ebook/dp/B0CH8Z81RJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33C6MDR5UP701&keywords=the+chad+next+door&qid=1698855866&sprefix=the+chad+next+doo%2Caps%2C291&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon.</a></span></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-84885995068297557052023-10-24T13:06:00.003-07:002023-10-24T13:06:31.512-07:00Shadows at Dusk (Missing in Alaska #2) by Elizabeth Goddard, New Release <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Dusk-Missing-Alaska-Book-ebook/dp/B0BW13CFJ3/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?crid=23X0ZH2JSGPJE&keywords=shadows+at+dusk+elizabeth+goddard&qid=1698177854&sprefix=shadows+at+%2Caps%2C370&sr=8-2" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="1984" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSirXWeux3odnzSvyn_2gALg1uY-3bgm4suk1M7JaBnu-LIysd17FE-Mki-7WI3BxIjZZScx0HXPBLmx0YZHDFm1mRhCDH_LWuqWYR5slyG8oJNMfVY5ZhJW7RFc0tlEmt5wr6r5SJO2NsDlHgadYsRIa1BxevXMKv8vcv1kescloAbfu9cPFw3EoTkQ0/s320/A71F5D7C-6A69-4A8D-A6F6-DAA58448E6E5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Book Summary:</p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Montana Detective Trevor West is desperate to learn what happened to his sister, who went missing in Alaska over a year ago, leaving nothing but a few photographs as clues to her whereabouts. At the advice of Police Chief Autumn Long, Trevor enlists the help of an experienced bush pilot. If Carrie James can't help him find the places in the photographs, no one can.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">But Carrie has her own agenda. Grieving the death of her closest friend and the only person she could trust, Carrie will help Trevor find his sister on one condition--that he help her track down her friend's killer.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">As the two close in on the answers they crave, they'll face dangers and connections they could not have imagined. They'll have to learn to trust one another--and face the dark secrets of the past--if they are ever to discover the truth and bring a killer to justice.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">My Review:</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">Goddard has done it again! She has crafted an off the charts suspense novel that I couldn’t put down! She adds in the natural faith of each character and it becomes so believable it is like you are watching it all unfold. I felt like I was there is Alaska flying with Carrie and Trevor over the waterways and forests. From rare gemstones to a missing sister, you will try so hard to connect the dots from beginning to end! This Christian romantic suspense novel will keep you on your toes from beginning to end! I highly recommend Shadows at Dusk to fans of suspense novels, this one will keep you guessing right until the very end! I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></p><p><span style="color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-size: 17px;">Happy Reading!!!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-size: 17px;">You can pick up your own copy via </span></span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Dusk-Missing-Alaska-Book-ebook/dp/B0BW13CFJ3/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?crid=23X0ZH2JSGPJE&keywords=shadows+at+dusk+elizabeth+goddard&qid=1698177854&sprefix=shadows+at+%2Caps%2C370&sr=8-2" target="_blank">Amazon</a></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-80300264358392131462023-10-24T10:14:00.001-07:002023-10-24T10:15:02.125-07:00Skye Fall (Pressley-Coombes #4) by Paige Edwards, New Release<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyu6rlfp3hGZprs6GiPUwkw5asIc4GmmvuCOHazWD0V1NC-Z7erIH9TNEWBRscVhW_Pv-7q5llmnW9-qFmwB3_iV8IvQFzWFYcBK_qNwHE0az65qYCGJGznxhVV3hKbzIAmAMIcnbuETqdrFUs3eVuaFU0mxCaGSb7AsWNz8wya0yW_S_ZPxVMN0Y96w/s1899/51DB8893-5834-473A-A9D6-5B6553DB4230.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1899" data-original-width="1899" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyu6rlfp3hGZprs6GiPUwkw5asIc4GmmvuCOHazWD0V1NC-Z7erIH9TNEWBRscVhW_Pv-7q5llmnW9-qFmwB3_iV8IvQFzWFYcBK_qNwHE0az65qYCGJGznxhVV3hKbzIAmAMIcnbuETqdrFUs3eVuaFU0mxCaGSb7AsWNz8wya0yW_S_ZPxVMN0Y96w/s320/51DB8893-5834-473A-A9D6-5B6553DB4230.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Book Summary:</p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Isla Montjoy has it all, a new career in nursing and a police officer boyfriend she adores―until she stumbles across proof of her boyfriend’s corruption. Determined to protect his secrets, he attacks her and leaves her for dead. But against all odds, she lives. On the run for two years, Isla’s life is far from assured as her would-be murderer doggedly tracks her across the UK, intent on silencing her forever. </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">On a climbing trip in the Scottish Highlands, Ben Pressley-Coombes encounters Isla, a beautiful woman who promptly pepper sprays him without warning or reason. After that rough start, Ben hopes never to lay eyes on her again―but fate has other ideas. Forced into an uneasy association that transforms into a deep-seated romance, the pair soon faces a deadly Isla’s relentless pursuer has discovered her hiding place. If she is to survive, she and Ben must outmaneuver the dirty cop and his treacherous plot to snare her.</span></p><p><br /></p><p>My Review:</p><p>Edwards has crafted a suspenseful and emotional story that I could not put down. I was immediately drawn in to Ben and Isla’s lives. Isla was on the run and her fear was so real I felt it coming off of the pages. I felt for her as she tried to live a normal life while trying to hide in plain sight. Her love for nursing and healing others was beautiful especially in light of her own story.</p><p>Ben was such a sweet and kind character. I loved his desire to take care of everyone and everything. He was so strong even when things were so difficult. Edwards weaves in the importance of healing and faith during this emotional story and it really hits home. One of the best Christian romantic suspense novels I have read in a long time, Skye Fall is a definite must read! I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</p><p>Happy Reading!!!</p><p>You can pick up your own copy via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Skye-Fall-Pressley-Coombes-Paige-Edwards-ebook/dp/B0CHBRHVS3/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=226TMATW4KJ7G&keywords=skye+fall+paige+edwards&qid=1698167499&sprefix=skye+fall+%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon.</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-24045173381549996632023-10-10T08:40:00.003-07:002023-10-10T08:40:55.690-07:00Codes of Courage by A.L. Sowards, New Release & Review<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SrAmczEPs_eUnCpcQ9yblwR7etfvv8BZHKVeKS7t8Nu7wR3kGrtaMURKYCqk3mIDRmPB4BNfhbBa2uNbuNt1YIEdcYob2t4jBpAVqBQ-93HuZ61nwA5-PmyQWte5l3N66p9WSy_9mcaxCamBCTEAmbEGNRSChgf9wk61fumXD0lXdp6Zm51EVaurXT0/s1956/1EA98541-23A3-4B9E-B69D-52F69A129A9E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="1956" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SrAmczEPs_eUnCpcQ9yblwR7etfvv8BZHKVeKS7t8Nu7wR3kGrtaMURKYCqk3mIDRmPB4BNfhbBa2uNbuNt1YIEdcYob2t4jBpAVqBQ-93HuZ61nwA5-PmyQWte5l3N66p9WSy_9mcaxCamBCTEAmbEGNRSChgf9wk61fumXD0lXdp6Zm51EVaurXT0/s320/1EA98541-23A3-4B9E-B69D-52F69A129A9E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Book Summary:</p><p><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">In a battle of torpedoes, depth charges, and secret codes, nothing is as vulnerable as the human heart.</b><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">1940: Austrian refugee Karl Lang has lost everything―his country, his home, and his family. All that is left to him is a burning ambition to see the Nazis defeated. Desperate for work and a way to help the war effort, he finds the one place that will take a refugee like him: a supply steamer traversing a deadly path past enemy U-boats.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Since their first meeting, Millie Stevens has felt an undeniable connection to Karl. As the war rages, she shares his determination to oppose the Nazis and finds work at the British codebreaking center at Bletchley Park. There she uses all her intellect and determination to break German codes and read U-boat transmissions―or risk losing the man she loves.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Rolf Denhart will do anything to defend the Fatherland, including long patrols in a cramped U-boat. But rumors from Germany leave him uneasy, forcing a choice between loyalty to his homeland, the safety of his family, and his peace of conscience.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">In the midst of war, three lives are woven together to create an epic tapestry of love and loss, joy and pain, sacrifice and courage.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">My Review:</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">Emotionally powerful and moving, Codes of Courage is a phenomenal novel set during World War II. Written with a dual perspective, the reader really gets to know and experience people fighting on both sides of the war. This enthralling historical fiction novel pulls the reader straight into the lives of Karl, Millie, and Rolf. The emotional connections are powerful and really bring you straight into the story. You can ride the waves of the ocean and sunk into its depths on a U-boat, Sowards immerses the reader into all aspects of the warfare on the sea. This story has so many unexpected turns and my jaw may have hit the floor a time or two. I absolutely recommend Codes of Courage to any historical fiction fan. This story can be read as. a standalone but it is a part of the Heirs of Falcon Point series and I appreciated all of the ties. Run, don’t walk, and get yourself a copy!!! I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">Happy Reading!!!</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">You can pick up your own copy via </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Codes-Courage-Falcon-Point-Historical-ebook/dp/B0CHBQT4R4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=24XMRUCSQUUXU&keywords=codes+of+courage+a.l.+sowards&qid=1696952352&sprefix=codes+of+cou%2Caps%2C238&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon.</a></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-51592124407553300272023-09-19T01:00:00.001-07:002023-09-19T15:14:01.752-07:00The Wedding Jinx by Becky Monson, New Release & Book Review<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFXWIQt554TUff-tbIvOrhesacsF4iFNltCv6Y_cFauZ_mYNxhD9G0Za5wIsrO3hnRIxFFp8a9qs4IsXrFEaSHQQtRAR2TkzsW_dDNEYtsv-0fufO8s2m9CRkSq8FTXp_Hutw2Tc_QZsj8W9yaDPASCYuekH303tFkHxZAPrKKJz7g15M7FhN-0XS2Vc/s1080/Purple%20Abstract%20Save%20the%20Date%20Social%20Media%20Post.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFXWIQt554TUff-tbIvOrhesacsF4iFNltCv6Y_cFauZ_mYNxhD9G0Za5wIsrO3hnRIxFFp8a9qs4IsXrFEaSHQQtRAR2TkzsW_dDNEYtsv-0fufO8s2m9CRkSq8FTXp_Hutw2Tc_QZsj8W9yaDPASCYuekH303tFkHxZAPrKKJz7g15M7FhN-0XS2Vc/s320/Purple%20Abstract%20Save%20the%20Date%20Social%20Media%20Post.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Book Summary:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">A a person or thing that brings bad luck.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I'm Mila Banks, the ultimate jinx. Not just in theory—I've got a track record. Seven weddings, seven disasters. Everything from a groom with a concussion to an attack of red ants (a long story) has happened because of me. So, when my bestie, Nadia, insists on making me her maid of honor, I can't help but try to find a way out of it. To make matters more complicated, my boss, Grayson Manning, is going to be the best man. Did I mention I'm head over heels for him? Well, sort of. You see, I have a knack for falling for my bosses, so it's all a tad confusing. The bottom line? My life is a bit of a disaster right now.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Here's to hoping I don't turn Nadia's big day into another catastrophe, and that, for once, I won't hand my heart to the wrong guy. My bad luck has to run out eventually, right? I guess we're going to find out. All I wish for is that, in the end, my best friend gets the dream wedding she deserves, and maybe, just maybe, I'll snag the man I truly deserve too.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">The Wedding Jinx is a boss romance filled with laughs, tears, and the unforgettable chaos of weddings. Expect sizzling chemistry but low on spice.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My Review:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">“I don’t know what’s happened to me. I’ve transformed into this lovesick idiot overnight who does things spur of the moment.”</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Okay RomCom fans, just hold up! The Wedding Jinx is a must read! It is full of laugh out loud moments and had me smiling from ear to ear. I loved Mila’s personality and by the end of the book I felt like I knew her. Her friendship with Nadia was one every girl can dream of because those two were meant to be bffs forever. I loved their inside jokes, especially their thumbs up at work. So many things in this story just made me laugh and smile. Grayson was a hottie and I wondered if he and Mila would ever end up together.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">There are so many magic moments. The sunburn, the hike, the hotel, the lost luggage, I could go on and on. The seven weddings though, those are the icing on the cake. You will love this story!!! If you want laugh out loud moments and a story that you easily become a part of, then The Wedding Jinx is the book for you! Don’t even hesitate, go forth and one click!</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Happy Reading!!!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">You can pick up your own copy via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wedding-Jinx-Becky-Monson-ebook/dp/B0CJ7X3HVL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22G180PKK9HBF&keywords=the+wedding+jinx+by+becky+monson&qid=1695161584&sprefix=the+wedding+jinx+by+%2Caps%2C614&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon.</a></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-75072728388674264592023-09-15T01:00:00.000-07:002023-09-15T01:00:00.144-07:00A Lady's Promise by Renee S. Clark, Book Review<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XGPVZxYIdehxA04F5x1UjzjW-47PgmHeVOuu5eznFt8w6WotnNLsISoZE3bH-4DDZeu6HtJkEA_gGr_KkxYfAmlUc1q3q5vfDBbtb0GWqU1YGzNBGn4LQHobHadPH4jWy1tDxz4p7K7gq_lrscIDTZw2xjpgmZD7iLCOntjRDMB-yty_y4ZNG3-8gLM/s2034/IMG_4329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2034" data-original-width="1774" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XGPVZxYIdehxA04F5x1UjzjW-47PgmHeVOuu5eznFt8w6WotnNLsISoZE3bH-4DDZeu6HtJkEA_gGr_KkxYfAmlUc1q3q5vfDBbtb0GWqU1YGzNBGn4LQHobHadPH4jWy1tDxz4p7K7gq_lrscIDTZw2xjpgmZD7iLCOntjRDMB-yty_y4ZNG3-8gLM/s320/IMG_4329.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Book Summary:</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">For orphaned New York socialite Isabella De Vries, finding a husband has become imperative. After unsuccessfully navigating four Seasons, it’s time to enlist the help of an old family friend to find her a suitable match. She trusts Preston implicitly, but his solution is both unconventional and he himself will marry Isabella in name alone so that she may be the sole beneficiary of his inheritance when he succumbs to the disease that will soon take his life. His plan solves everyone’s Isabella will be cared for, and his inheritance will be protected from his irresponsible younger brother, Prince. There is no love left between Prince Baxter and his older brother. When he hears that Preston is going to marry Isabella, Prince knows he will have to charm his way into friendship with Isabella if he wants to see any portion of the inheritance money. His plot, however, quickly crumples to pieces as he and Isabella establish a genuine connection―and he makes the mistake of falling in love with her.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My Review:</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A Lady's Promise is more than just a historical romance novel. It is set during the Gilded Age in New York City and I really enjoyed the setting and the characters. The Baxter brothers, Preston and Prince, who were at odds with each other. The entire time I wondered how that relationship would pan out. And I adored Bella and her love for others and helping to improve their lives with her inventions. There is a lot of emotional depth to this story which I loved. From Preston's sickness to the brothers being at odds with each other, Clark really pulls the reader into these character's lives and makes it feel so real. The touch of forbidden romance was a nice twist. I wasn't sure where the book would take me and that was a bonus. If you enjoy historical fiction novels with emotional depth, I recommend A Lady's Promise!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy Reading!!!</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-2984641927803381682023-09-14T01:00:00.004-07:002023-09-14T01:00:00.133-07:00The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner, Book Review<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW501H5C5-JzeYRNjUkaEhd8qzUwPLNHyaaBSmByX7y4be024VdoMRvSpgWlaqVw2oVCmcs5jsOsHHBH_J4eZHhfuKYnPDULd-67-JDcn8xRTZPw-4628TkIUr_0HDzsfDH6mrxBCf-UD--I9T3hjcaFecQC12a-r0z8oh4PlVzuCpmDDFKwvoZbpPZro/s2550/All%20American.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW501H5C5-JzeYRNjUkaEhd8qzUwPLNHyaaBSmByX7y4be024VdoMRvSpgWlaqVw2oVCmcs5jsOsHHBH_J4eZHhfuKYnPDULd-67-JDcn8xRTZPw-4628TkIUr_0HDzsfDH6mrxBCf-UD--I9T3hjcaFecQC12a-r0z8oh4PlVzuCpmDDFKwvoZbpPZro/s320/All%20American.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Book Summary:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">It is 1952, and nearly all the girls 16-year-old Bertha Harding knows dream of getting married, keeping house, and raising children in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. Bertha dreams of baseball. She reads every story in the sports section, she plays ball with the neighborhood boys--she even writes letters to the pitcher for the Workington Sweet Peas, part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">When Bertha's father is accused of being part of the Communist Party by the House Un-American Activities Committee, life comes crashing down on them. Disgraced and shunned, the Hardings move to a small town to start over where the only one who knows them is shy Uncle Matthew. But dreams are hard to kill, and when Bertha gets a chance to try out for the Workington Sweet Peas, she packs her bags for an adventure she'll never forget.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Join award-winning author Susie Finkbeiner for a summer of chasing down your dreams and discovering the place you truly belong.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My Review:</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I really enjoyed this historical fiction novel. It is unlike most stories I have read and I really liked it. Written in the 1950s it showcases just what it is like to be a girl who loves baseball in a society that doesn’t really rally around that. I loved the two viewpoints between the sisters Bertha and Flossie. Watching the events of their lives unfold from two different perspectives made the story fuller and vibrant, like watching it all unfold before you. This story surprised me in so many ways and really made me think about life. I truly enjoyed reading it. I received a copy of this book for free; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy Reading!!!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">You can pick up your own copy via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/All-American-Novel-Susie-Finkbeiner-ebook/dp/B0BLW6B5HY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=C2SUDSX8RTUK&keywords=the+all+american+susie+finkbeiner&qid=1694620674&sprefix=the+all+american%2Caps%2C239&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon.</a></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4164101700540529291.post-5749622962425390942023-09-13T01:30:00.001-07:002023-09-13T07:50:58.718-07:00The Trespassers by Stephanie Black, Book Review<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeMKzm_x5Og7juRiHAdDv9smFJPULDAHbZqO7WX7f0xnag4A04xx0np6d-8Dv87KviR0Qz7wZDc0zp5LwhoiNpNYiF0mBugFcf_RljvgGPhSXz5jz6brxzyp7-daJeunsto3gD0YUxSuT7q9V-3BM0y2W7Rpe5jp-kNzarQi9y8CGFtASzyX1_zhPBrQ/s1962/IMG_6782.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="1962" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeMKzm_x5Og7juRiHAdDv9smFJPULDAHbZqO7WX7f0xnag4A04xx0np6d-8Dv87KviR0Qz7wZDc0zp5LwhoiNpNYiF0mBugFcf_RljvgGPhSXz5jz6brxzyp7-daJeunsto3gD0YUxSuT7q9V-3BM0y2W7Rpe5jp-kNzarQi9y8CGFtASzyX1_zhPBrQ/s320/IMG_6782.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Book Summary:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Rayna Kirkpatrick has lived her entire life with a secret: she possesses dangerous paranormal abilities. But she’s carefully kept her powers hidden from the world―or so she thinks. When new struggles in her life prompt her to seek information about her abilities, her internet search sends up red flags. Without her knowledge, she is placed under surveillance by a government team who monitors people with unique gifts like hers, individuals known as Trespassers. There are only two options for those manifesting such supernatural abilities: submit to regulation and scientific study or be eliminated.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Damon Hale is an invaluable asset to the government. As a Trespasser himself, he is perfectly positioned to determine how to handle others like him. When a series of unexplained deaths is connected to Rayna, Damon is assigned to go undercover to her California hometown to determine whether she’s the killer they suspect she is. As he gets to know this kind and charming woman, he’s determined not to allow his growing attraction to her to shake his objectivity. But the deaths surrounding her are no coincidence, and as his suspicions about her guilt begin to fade, he realizes he and Rayna must work together to discover the truth or risk becoming the next victims.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My Review:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Wow, wow, wow!!! Hold on to your horses because this fast paced suspense novel will keep you page turning! I am a long time fan of Black’s books but this story is next level! I loved the setting, the premise, and the characters. Rayna with her ability to sense people’s heartbeats, she was so intriguing and I loved her character right from the start. I loved the close relationship between her and her sister, Annemarie. Damon was a bit of a meyers himself and I found myself hoping for his backstory so I could understand him better.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">The mystery seemed to start right off the bat and just grew from there. Were multiple things connected or were they just coincidence? And how could someone prove they were innocent when others were determined to prove otherwise? So many times I felt frustrated for the characters in the book. Their emotions just leapt off the pages. Black does an amazing job creating a world that seems so realistic you forget that it is actually fiction. I felt every emotion, every fear, every doubt, every feeling that Rayna experienced. A phenomenal suspense novel, The Trespassers is a must read for action/suspense fans.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Happy Reading!!!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">You can pick up your own copy via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trespassers-Stephanie-Black-ebook/dp/B0CDZC39XN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=29IBF9BMD8YLL&keywords=the+trespassers+stephanie+black&qid=1694616634&sprefix=the+trespasser%2Caps%2C199&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon.</a></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0