tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035643530108070702024-03-07T02:25:57.986-07:00Getting Your Read OnUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-63301458765243118342024-02-15T10:35:00.001-07:002024-02-15T10:35:52.528-07:00One Wrong Move (Jeopardy Falls #1) by Dani Pettrey<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uFLVuJ51gOAgNvZ4EzyjFYUby11asyfWXla7HNcnEfJqhidlvShriMIt9rwtglmqH94KcvB4rnTBJJEvPm_fWDa_QgfDbvGQ8zU1M3F0rdyed-UjJQskecLMWtutrCyIAebw7l8R3xUnTr3huqhUietfa3lbbyJqdDZE5KPw9uAokDSdqPfUEi9gwMkV/s2551/Pettrey_OneWrongMove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2551" data-original-width="1650" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uFLVuJ51gOAgNvZ4EzyjFYUby11asyfWXla7HNcnEfJqhidlvShriMIt9rwtglmqH94KcvB4rnTBJJEvPm_fWDa_QgfDbvGQ8zU1M3F0rdyed-UjJQskecLMWtutrCyIAebw7l8R3xUnTr3huqhUietfa3lbbyJqdDZE5KPw9uAokDSdqPfUEi9gwMkV/w308-h476/Pettrey_OneWrongMove.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;"><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></p>Taunting riddles.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />A deadly string of heists.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />Two broken hearts trapped in a killer's game.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" />Christian Macleod was pulled into a life of crime at a young age by his con artist parents. Now making amends for his corrupt past, he has become one of the country's foremost security experts. When a string of Southwestern art heists captures the FBI's attention, Christian is paired up with a gifted insurance investigator who has her own checkered past.<br /><br />Andi Forster was a brilliant FBI forensic analyst until one of her colleagues destroyed her career, blaming her for mishandling evidence. She now puts those skills to work investigating insurance fraud, and this latest high-stakes case will test her gift to the limit. Drawn deep into a dangerous game with an opponent bent on revenge, Christian and Andi are in a race against the clock to catch him, but the perpetrator's game is far from finished, and one wrong move could be the death of them both.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> * <a href="https://amzn.to/3SHNGol" target="_blank">Amazon </a>* <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/182092868-one-wrong-move" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> *</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Author Dani Pettrey is one of my favorites in the romantic suspense/Christian fiction genre. I've loved reading her books over the years. I know exactly what type of book I'm going to get every time and that's what keeps me coming back for more.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>This is the beginning of a new series and this story really sets up all the players in not only this book but books to come. At first all the people were overwhelming. I had a harder time keeping them straight and I kept wondering if I had missed something from a previous book that would have helped me know all these people and who were but as the story progressed I settled in and became more comfortable. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>The backstory for both Andi and Christian unfolded bit by bit and I loved getting to know them and understand them more intimately. The past and the present kept colliding as the two of them tried to solve mysteries and stay alive. It was dangerous, exciting and engaging. I was pulled in and by the end of the book, I couldn't read fast enough. I just had to know it all! Some things were resolved but other things were left open for future books. That has me really excited for what's to come!! Oh, and I love the cover for this book! I think it's so cool.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: peril, violence, mention of death and murder, kissing. Christian fiction so mention of God, praying, faith.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-31285126213519580422023-12-28T04:00:00.006-07:002023-12-28T04:00:00.129-07:00Forgettable in Every Way by Jennifer Peel<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYFzohvOaZ0PBMidyiAqyxGOyK101wEGKQiH4BuTE6JF8bP4F8ANUh4SNKuQpkXzhn38UGH4Mwk2BXaRS6yGvEu9FuSZdYH40DK9mM9zSgVlKBF1DZse2ChoKcnnv4XwVudtn2PY5eOg11tzkMf_ZVqCqGACa85UEo6b-_2lVFAeAPc4PkeN4neEE-Mm1/s500/forgettable%20in%20every%20way.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYFzohvOaZ0PBMidyiAqyxGOyK101wEGKQiH4BuTE6JF8bP4F8ANUh4SNKuQpkXzhn38UGH4Mwk2BXaRS6yGvEu9FuSZdYH40DK9mM9zSgVlKBF1DZse2ChoKcnnv4XwVudtn2PY5eOg11tzkMf_ZVqCqGACa85UEo6b-_2lVFAeAPc4PkeN4neEE-Mm1/w322-h484/forgettable%20in%20every%20way.jpg" width="322" /></a></div><p><br /></p><b>All it takes is one person to remember you.</b><br /><br />A word of never fall in love with an Englishman in New York. If you do, chances are that he’ll captivate your soul and never let you go. Take me, for instance. For the last thirteen years, I’ve heard “So This Is Love” on repeat every time I think of Simon Harrison. If this is love, it kind of sucks. Especially given that Simon only ever saw me as his friend before proceeding to marry my supposed best friend. The worst part is that I thought for once in my life someone saw me. That he saw me. But I was wrong. So wrong.<br /><br />Or was I?<br /><br />Thirteen years ago, I made a colossal mistake without even knowing it when I let Jules Carmichael disappear from my life. I had no idea the woman I always thought of as my best mate could have been so much more if I’d only opened my eyes to see what was right in front of me. But now that I find myself divorced and face-to-face with the lovely creature again, she wants nothing to do with me, and it’s driving me mad. If she could only see that I’m not the daft younger man who let her slip away, I have a feeling we could have something unforgettable.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://amzn.to/3R7IRoQ" target="_blank">Amazon </a>* <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201265101-forgettable-in-every-way?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=nthIWGhQb3&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> *</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Oh Jules. I see you. I think you are smart, strong and all things amazing. I absolutely love you.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Friends, I am so caught up in all the feelings right now. This story will bring them ALL out of you. We first meet Jules in My Ex-Mas Emergency as she and Callista become friends. It was there that I decided that I wanted in that friend group too. Yes, I want to be friends with fictional characters. When you read about these two, you will see why. They trust each other, they defend each other and they cheer each other on. It's the best kind of friendship.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Jules has my heart. I think it's because at times all of us feel unseen. I know I have. Maybe not to the degree Jules feels it but it's that human connection that this author is so good at. It draws me into the story and makes me care. I love when my emotions become invested. It's the best feeling as a reader.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Okay, so here's a run down of some of the things I loved:</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>the cover </i>😍<i>, the font and the colors</i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Jules secret job and the reveal</i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Jules learning to stand up for herself. Her character arch is amazing.</i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>bee sting scene! </i>😂</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>The Cinderella song references (and dang you, Cinderella. . .)</i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Callista's truth bomb.</i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>"I'm going to chase you"</i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Jack. So intuitive. So sweet.</i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Simon owning that he was daft. Repeatedly. Jules needed that.</i></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I want to re-read this book right now. hahaha Writing about it makes me want to wrap up in all those emotions again. I also want to listen to this audio book in dual narration with the British accent for Simon!! </i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I have BIG LOVE for this book. Do I really need to say more? BIG LOVE, people. Big love.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Release date is January 4th! Go pre-order now!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: kissing. Mild swears.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-84442540036085820402023-11-22T04:00:00.001-07:002023-11-22T04:00:00.145-07:00From an Unknown Sender (Falcon Point Suspence #2) by Traci Hunter Abramson and Sian Ann Bessey + A Giveaway!<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="From an Unknown Sender JustRead Blog Tour" class="alignnone wp-image-27144" height="237" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Banner_FromanUnknownSender_Blog_JR.jpg" width="640" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the Blog Tour for <span style="color: #013835;"><i><b>From an Unknown Sender</b></i></span> by Traci Hunter Abramson & Sian Ann Bessey, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2023/11/20/welcome-to-the-from-an-unknown-sender-blog-tour-giveaway" rel="noopener" target="_blank">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #013835;"><b>About the Book</b></span></h3>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><b>Title:</b> From an Unknown Sender
<b><br />Series:</b> Falcon Point Suspense #2
<b><br />Author:</b> Traci Hunter Abramson & Sian Ann Bessey
<b><br />Publisher:</b> Covenant Communications
<b><br />Release Date:</b> November 21, 2023
<b><br />Genre:</b> Clean Suspense</p><p>
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. </p><p>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.
</p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/159570122-from-an-unknown-sender" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3SPoDBr" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/from-an-unknown-sender-traci-hunter-abramson/1143999642" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>It's easy to say that I love this series. The whole of it. It all starts with Heirs of Falcon Point so you must read that story first. From there, you have these two featured authors writing The Danger with Diamonds and now From an Unknown Sender. A.L Sowards is taking on the historical side with Codes of Courage based on the ancestor of one of the characters in these books. (one of my favorite books this year!!) </i></span></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I love how this series is full of family, excitement, secrets, suspense and yes, danger. It really kept my attention and had me hanging on to see what would happen next. The character development was good, the relationship progression a little slower. But Lars, Marit, Cole and Isabelle working together was so good. They are friends and they are family. They each of have strengths and connections is different places. It was so much fun!! I can't wait to see what comes next.</i></span></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>If you haven't started this series yet, grab Heirs of Falcon Point and start reading! You are in for a treat! If you've already started, carry on! </i></span></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: death, peril, violence. Kissing.</i></span></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>
<h3 data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="color: #013835;">More Books in This Series</span></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XN3LGHB" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="alignnone wp-image-28104" height="200" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/heirs-of-falcon-point-200x300.jpg" width="133" /></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QS8GYFC" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="The Danger with Diamonds" class="alignnone wp-image-22089" height="200" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Danger-with-Diamonds_FRONT-COVER-200x300.jpg" width="133" /></a></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #013835;"><b>About the Authors</b></span></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Traci Hunter Abramson" class="alignnone wp-image-26910 size-medium" height="300" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/author-traciabramson-289x300.jpg" width="289" /> <img alt="Sian Ann Bessy" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-22088" height="300" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Sian-Bessey-2013-230x300.jpeg" width="230" /></p>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Traci Hunter Abramson</span></b> was born in Arizona, where she lived until moving to Venezuela for a study abroad program. After graduating from Brigham Young University, she worked for the Central Intelligence Agency, eventually resigning in order to raise her family. She credits the CIA with giving her a wealth of ideas as well as the skills needed to survive her children’s teenage years. She loves to travel and recently retired after twenty-six years coaching her local high school swim team. She has written forty-five best-selling novels and is an eight-time Whitney Award winner, including 2017 and 2019 Best Novel of the Year.</p>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Connect with Traci by visiting <a href="https://www.traciabramson.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">traciabramson.com</a> to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.</p>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sian Ann Bessey</b> </span>was born in Cambridge, England, and grew up on the island of Anglesey off the coast of North Wales. She left her homeland to attend university in the US, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communications, with a minor in English. She began her writing career as a student, publishing several articles in magazines while still in college. Since then, she has published historical romance and romantic suspense novels, along with a variety of children’s books. She is a <i>USA Today</i> best-selling author, a Foreword Reviews Book of the Year finalist, and a Whitney Award finalist.</p><p>
Sian and her husband, Kent, are the parents of five children and the grandparents of three beautiful girls and two handsome boys. They currently live in southeast Idaho, and although Sian doesn’t have the opportunity to speak Welsh very often anymore, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch still rolls off her tongue. Traveling, reading, cooking, and being with her grandchildren are some of Sian’s favorite activities. She also loves hearing from her readers. </p><p>Connect with Sian by visiting <a href="https://www.sianannbessey.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">sianannbessey.com</a> to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #013835;"><b>Tour Giveaway</b></span></h3>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: center;">(2) winners will each win a $20 Amazon gift card!</p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-73317842389086687842023-11-07T04:00:00.001-07:002023-11-07T04:00:00.133-07:00Almost Like Being in Love by Sariah Wilson<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDVdkF6URSkIlYeQN8i8WNqrRE96KQ_mFDOYWsJ_hobmL-F5VUkPtCAODt4vFTGfIjeiVg09SNVPTp9PgSbaPBSDyXyC51op72YwiHSiRjdVemD-MgGx-1mZgdrNr54T3dUEdKBhyqaiTEZzWqqrWX4ui_XFM03KQnHlVxFCuUdDstMnCZGPDKdTYyZCJ/s394/almost%20like%20being%20in%20love.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="255" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDVdkF6URSkIlYeQN8i8WNqrRE96KQ_mFDOYWsJ_hobmL-F5VUkPtCAODt4vFTGfIjeiVg09SNVPTp9PgSbaPBSDyXyC51op72YwiHSiRjdVemD-MgGx-1mZgdrNr54T3dUEdKBhyqaiTEZzWqqrWX4ui_XFM03KQnHlVxFCuUdDstMnCZGPDKdTYyZCJ/w309-h478/almost%20like%20being%20in%20love.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><p><br /></p><b>A modern-day Ohio woman and a seventeenth-century Scottish laird fall in love at first sight in a magical holiday romance by Sariah Wilson, the bestselling author of The Chemistry of Love.</b><br /><br />Maren Kelly and her friend Penny may be lost in the Scottish Highlands, yes. They may be caught in the blizzard of the century, sure. But despite their dire straits, Maren is going to honor her ailing mother’s wish for them to experience all the magic, mystery, and whimsy Scotland has to offer, even if she freezes to death trying. When they’re rescued by the dashing Duncan Campbell, who seems like he walked straight out of the seventeenth century, Maren is more than a wee bit bewildered.<br /><br />Their shelter is Duncan’s castle in Highglen, a captivating village that feels somehow familiar…as does the laird himself. Brimming with holiday cheer and friendly, boisterous family members, Highglen is a safe haven in the frigid winter storm. Maybe it’s the carolers and the warm hearth—or Duncan’s comforting brogue and stolen kisses—but Maren feels as though she’s come home. And in Duncan, she may have found her long-awaited soulmate.<br /><br />But is this a miracle that could last a lifetime?<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> * <a href="https://amzn.to/3FJlDPh" target="_blank">Amazon</a> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/156709251-almost-like-being-in-love?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=NdUUWej3Rr&rank=2" target="_blank">Goodreads </a>*</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Ahhhh!! I absolutely LOVE Brigadoon. It's one of my all time favorite musicals and this book was one gigantic nod to the classic film. If you have never seen Brigadoon, you might think that this story is unrealistic and the insta love might drive you nuts. BUT. If you have watched Brigadoon and loved it, then you are going to LOVE this story. And also, if you haven't watched Brigadoon, you should. It's magical and wonderful and lovely. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>This novella had tons of Scottish Christmas, New Year and wedding traditions. It was full of family and friends, celebrating and being together. That Duncan was swoony and had the BEST lines in the story. SAAAAWOOOON! Every time I would come across a nod to the film, I would smile because it seriously made me happy.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I loved being swept up into a magical story. It was unrealistic, just like the movie, fluffy and romantic. It felt like the perfect escape. It was nostalgic and new at the same time. I'm singing right along with Gene Kelly right now, It's Almost Like Being in Love. </i>🎵 <i>I think I'll go watch the show now. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: kissing</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-55174290522595939432023-11-03T08:43:00.000-06:002023-11-03T08:43:39.324-06:00Six Missives (At Home In Brighton) by Rachael Anderson<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC097DIS-AEb8TByO5weRS7DZLCDyKTOBK7zduZUWbpWxykMrx4NsKsZKMoTZokhVKhyphenhyphenACiBgikIyR9RaZs7OKFMHkBhbx2E7i3EqfJb1t-PmkJ9lffJgcCXBArAqW_v6D7N6uUlhAa2gkXvuwQqYQQnuJghwKV3LTmm7-GlHhxCa97rtqhXqIRaRPeJKv/s1545/six%20missives.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="1000" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC097DIS-AEb8TByO5weRS7DZLCDyKTOBK7zduZUWbpWxykMrx4NsKsZKMoTZokhVKhyphenhyphenACiBgikIyR9RaZs7OKFMHkBhbx2E7i3EqfJb1t-PmkJ9lffJgcCXBArAqW_v6D7N6uUlhAa2gkXvuwQqYQQnuJghwKV3LTmm7-GlHhxCa97rtqhXqIRaRPeJKv/w292-h451/six%20missives.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><br />Miss Michelle Ellington despises the founder of a competing school for young ladies. Already, he has lured away two teachers and seems intent on wreaking havoc upon her school, all while the headmistress is away. She’s never met the man, but the few missives they’ve exchanged have told her exactly the sort of person he is—an underhanded cad.<p></p><p>Sir Miles Wentworth made a promise to his dying father and is driven to succeed. He'd be well on his way if he could just entice the reputable Miss Ellington to leave her current position and work for him. Unfortunately, her frigid reply makes it clear that his school would be the last place she’d ever seek employment.<br /><br />When the pair encounter each other as strangers one evening, they form an instant connection. Smitten by the mysterious woman, Sir Miles sets out to romance her. What he soon discovers, however, is that the woman he is falling more in love with every day is the same woman who would like to make mincemeat of him.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://amzn.to/3SpGUoR" target="_blank">Amazon</a> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198976823-six-missives?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=uzzCwyI1ge&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads </a>*</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Every time I read a book by author Rachael Anderson I am reminded why I love her writing so much. Her books draw me in and wrap me up in a gentle, sweet way. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>This story has so much banter. I love witty banter!! Chelle and Miles are both intelligent and independent. They have an instant attraction but Chelle is keeping some distance and secrecy around herself. Miles is pursuing her. It made for some fun interactions.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Miles is so determined to prove himself to Chelle so she won't hate him. He messed up. He really did. And then he bumbles so many things but his consistency and his kindness, not just to Chelle, but to everyone, is hard to ignore. I simply adored Miles. He tried so hard.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Things I loved:</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>dances on the beach</i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>bunnies</i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>a bundle of pencils</i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>the boy with a dog named Lucifer</i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>the talk with Chelle's dad</i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>the ending</i></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>This is the second book in this series but these books can easily stand alone. </i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: kissing</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I read this book through Kindle Unlimited.</i></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-5417107930970193032023-10-27T09:50:00.001-06:002023-10-27T09:52:37.830-06:00The Chad Next Door (Love in Sun City) by Dana LeCheminant<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hMMDSCMIQM5Iryet1G5wVFl-MmG_swESnuF2-rAoORWoqtTYIP6sDNPgcN7R5isP3JO8aauqtwGjdUw9EcY37-9gJ1k7R198zLmJWwROkGiSCHJt0hzNp3UiRX0OOJrSaOhis3tCqT3bVY76NFVkOc28jTnSXKXUQekGd3yZCmE3BHzlZxDuMPBC7Hw1/s1495/the%20chad%20next%20door.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1495" data-original-width="951" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hMMDSCMIQM5Iryet1G5wVFl-MmG_swESnuF2-rAoORWoqtTYIP6sDNPgcN7R5isP3JO8aauqtwGjdUw9EcY37-9gJ1k7R198zLmJWwROkGiSCHJt0hzNp3UiRX0OOJrSaOhis3tCqT3bVY76NFVkOc28jTnSXKXUQekGd3yZCmE3BHzlZxDuMPBC7Hw1/w300-h471/the%20chad%20next%20door.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p>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.<br /><br />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?<br /><br />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.<br /><br />But their hearts didn't get the memo, and they might be in too deep to back out.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>*<a href="https://amzn.to/3QJc8pX" target="_blank"> Amazon </a>* <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198544503-the-chad-next-door?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=jvJ9SE2lP0&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> *</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i> I am loving this new series by author Dana LeCheminant! This is technically the second book released in the series but they can be read in any order. It's a group of siblings who basically fall in love at the same time. Each book follows a different sibling. I read (but didn't officially review) the first book, </i><a href="https://amzn.to/45N2oPx" target="_blank">She Likes It, Hey Micah.</a><i> It was so good.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Chad is the oldest sibling in this group and has practically taken on the responsibility of caregiver/parent. He loves his siblings fiercely and it's so admirable. I love how rock solid and dependable he is. He is a fixer. A rescuer. A protector. And also, a bit grumpy. haha</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I loved the family dynamic with Hope and the children and then Chad too. The journey of the relationships from the beginning to the end of the book is so satisfying. My mama heart just wanted to love them all. Oh! And the dog. I loved the dog.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>So many fun troupes here! Forced proximity, age gap, grumpy/sunshine. The chemistry was off the charts. I loved the attraction, the banter and the kissing. Yum. I cannot wait to get my hands on the next book!!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>This book (and this series) is on KU if you have that.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: kissing</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-89260480989765111132023-10-25T16:18:00.000-06:002023-10-25T16:18:23.061-06:00Skye Fall (Pressley-Coombes #4) by Paige Edwards<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYI7NXkGAIFhP6iRuFiJYooAY-DMgQS6ArN6wpBRIeGv1l-ni3-Qhtk7lNBq5HZZ3DznCyxKUEiwPuIOUqX-eoAtWg67PA_89gNGf7djbanjiKAlvIV_aiEujteMzW46WrOcIlQffCzyPLD5ihaZ8Yc6T7qUmwVEDbcF1yfg0QcJuBdAJapaNEBICmAcc/s1462/skye%20fall%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="976" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYI7NXkGAIFhP6iRuFiJYooAY-DMgQS6ArN6wpBRIeGv1l-ni3-Qhtk7lNBq5HZZ3DznCyxKUEiwPuIOUqX-eoAtWg67PA_89gNGf7djbanjiKAlvIV_aiEujteMzW46WrOcIlQffCzyPLD5ihaZ8Yc6T7qUmwVEDbcF1yfg0QcJuBdAJapaNEBICmAcc/w328-h490/skye%20fall%20cover.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><p></p>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.<br /><br />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.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> * <a href="https://amzn.to/3FvyBjB" target="_blank">Amazon</a> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/157019872-skye-fall" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> * <a href="https://deseretbook.com/p/skye-fall?queryID=ff4e93b582c02dcafda009fd26bb98b3&variant_id=203250-paperback" target="_blank">Deseret Book</a> *</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Do you love romantic suspense books? I sure do and this series is one of my favorites. </i></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Throw in a marriage of convenience and forced proximity, and you have a winning combination. </i><i style="font-family: georgia;">This author really knows how to pack a punch with the suspense while building a romantic tension too. From beginning to end this story was exciting and I had a hard time pulling myself away when life called.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Isla is so strong. So courageous. I don't think I could have survived the way she did. I loved her caring and artistic side. Isla also had fantastic instincts and such a drive to protect and care for not only herself but others around her. The trauma and emotional battles she faced were immense and I was rooting for her safety, health and healing with my whole heart.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I loved traveling through countries and across continents. I love the Pressley-Coombes family. I loved that both Ben and Isla were dealing with a bit of mystery and it all ended to dramatically. It was so good. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>This is the fourth book in this series. I don't think you have to read them in order but I would recommend that you do. It's just more fun that way. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: peril, violence. Christian elements (talk of God, praying), kissing.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-32398531512854901542023-10-10T04:00:00.004-06:002023-10-10T04:00:00.151-06:00Codes of Courage (Falcon Point Historical, #1) by A.L Sowards<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1reO3BgvaHvd_65Yvr1EaAPjFVj92eHgaapgtha_6zHjjKoUGocttoYnQpFEWORX6-fjM0zJqn0geyXIaZdIcJmryIVvWYuQudQbWFkrWJQ3GyOR13j3nRo1FLlRPx3w3YstnVjeqxWOT8vtjMqAfqW4e6oyawfT-2t8B8vlcFUKXn0sDvLaWtCkKo5T7/s2700/Codes%20of%20Courage%20COVER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1797" height="545" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1reO3BgvaHvd_65Yvr1EaAPjFVj92eHgaapgtha_6zHjjKoUGocttoYnQpFEWORX6-fjM0zJqn0geyXIaZdIcJmryIVvWYuQudQbWFkrWJQ3GyOR13j3nRo1FLlRPx3w3YstnVjeqxWOT8vtjMqAfqW4e6oyawfT-2t8B8vlcFUKXn0sDvLaWtCkKo5T7/w363-h545/Codes%20of%20Courage%20COVER.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">1940</span></p><br />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 an exile like him: a supply steamer traversing a deadly path past enemy U-boats. <br /><br />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 will use all her intellect and determination to break German codes and read U-boat transmissions—or risk losing the man she loves.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">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 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://amzn.to/3Rt9zZM" target="_blank">Amazon </a>* <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63062902-codes-of-courage" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> * <a href="https://www.seagullbook.com/codes-of-courage.html?Category_Code=BOOKS" target="_blank">Seagull Book</a> *</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Oh wow. I'm still reeling from the emotional impact of this book. It was so, so good. But it's war, so most things are not happy or easy. My tears weren't necessarily happy ones but they were born from real emotion and it's always amazing to me when an author can draw that out of me. I really felt the anxieties, struggles and conflicts of war. The courage too. While it wasn't all sunshine and roses, the author did a great job of giving me hope and ending in a place where I felt some resolution and peace.</i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I learned so much while reading this book which is one of the reasons I love historical fiction. U-boats and pack hunting were something I had vaguely heard of but now I can really visualize how that must of been. The rules of combat on the sea were also so interesting to me. Sink a ship but let the survivors live to see another day? And code breakers? Wow, the stress and secrecy of that job. I loved all these elements. I know so much more now. So fascinating.</i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>This author does such a good job of building a world where I can see everything like a movie in my head. I loved the characters and became emotionally invested in them. </i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>This novel comes after (as far as release day) the <a href="https://amzn.to/3LD45aX" target="_blank">Heirs of Falcon Point</a> book that was co-authored by A.L Sowards, Traci Hunter Abramson, Sian Ann Bessey and Paige Edwards. They are writing spin off books from information and characters in that book so you really should read it first. This book goes back into the past to reveal Karl's story, who is one of the original heirs of Falcon Point.</i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: war time violence, peril, death. Kissing.</i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></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/AVvXsEgOZsR3rFJ6lM4cY2qtC2WK511RbUy9gGMrJEqs5HvFDQYnHjalHTLGzSpLg3QMgHhur9952K2Ar56a0prqd93k5vE5qXjbbwXS_fZxU2WX7gx8ZekB8rkdvioUDR-IHSfKHLdmxVDWLbY9IfFuKIezlkHKk7Wki_umaDdynd3RncQDZ0JnbeiJ1fWyCGK0/s1080/5_20230823_133938_0004.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZsR3rFJ6lM4cY2qtC2WK511RbUy9gGMrJEqs5HvFDQYnHjalHTLGzSpLg3QMgHhur9952K2Ar56a0prqd93k5vE5qXjbbwXS_fZxU2WX7gx8ZekB8rkdvioUDR-IHSfKHLdmxVDWLbY9IfFuKIezlkHKk7Wki_umaDdynd3RncQDZ0JnbeiJ1fWyCGK0/w390-h390/5_20230823_133938_0004.png" width="390" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><i><br /></i></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-86172580842688760502023-10-06T09:21:00.001-06:002023-10-06T09:21:47.662-06:00My eX-MAS Emergency by Jennifer Peel<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBbB0O2mwagm_mKqvU7f82QB1i2xkx7jOkyhy72mheEeDFfz_gL07VKvMNeRelLjaQKNX5L9qo6Q0nbX-A8kNjdGbiB3vn_eMR037TH6zQ_KZ6ybWLTGwgfmUMneYrY3BhXYX6Sbd5nfcgRkGxBrtjKLBOkdD3dEMOfye0S0j_ZPIPMotlfv0Y0Hn6LWK/s399/my%20ex%20mas%20emergency.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="266" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBbB0O2mwagm_mKqvU7f82QB1i2xkx7jOkyhy72mheEeDFfz_gL07VKvMNeRelLjaQKNX5L9qo6Q0nbX-A8kNjdGbiB3vn_eMR037TH6zQ_KZ6ybWLTGwgfmUMneYrY3BhXYX6Sbd5nfcgRkGxBrtjKLBOkdD3dEMOfye0S0j_ZPIPMotlfv0Y0Hn6LWK/w354-h532/my%20ex%20mas%20emergency.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><br />Very few in Aspen Lake expected that I, Calista Monroe, their most notorious wild child, would ever amount to anything besides being a model prisoner. So imagine their surprise when I returned as the hospital’s newest ER doctor. Believe me, no one is more surprised than I am. I had vowed to never return, even if it was the last safe haven during the zombie apocalypse. But when my niece, Quinn, begged me to come home, I couldn’t say no. My plan is to stay out of trouble this time, and above all, avoid Quinn’s uncle Tristan—the man I love to hate and the reason I left Aspen Lake.<br /><br />But trouble starts to brew when my niece gets it into her pretty head that her uncle and I need to reconcile. The devious little thing insists we deck the halls together all season long. And since I’ll do anything to make Quinn happy, I agree, believing I’m completely immune to Tristan’s charm. Except the joke’s on me. Who knew that Tristan’s biggest regret was letting me go? And the infuriating man seems willing to do everything possible to win me back. Well, it’s going to take a Christmas miracle for me to give him a second chance. Unfortunately for my plan, our chemistry could set a blizzard on fire. Now I have a major ex emergency on my hands.<br /><br />Do I give my niece her Christmas wish, or do I let the love between Tristan and me flatline once and for all?<p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://amzn.to/3rKOvDq" target="_blank">Amazon </a>* <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197509103-my-ex-mas-emergency?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=yNwGy69GzB&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> *</span></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>To say that I love this book might just be the biggest understatement of the year. It really hit my sweet spot and filled me up with all the things I love in a book. Second chance romance is one of my favorite kind of books. There is always a bit of angst because, well, they did break up but with that is also a knowledge of the sparks and attraction and love. It's just all so yummy. Y</i></span><span style="color: #162127; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">ou will want to block a whole day out to read. It is SO, SO good. It's everything I love about reading rom-com books. You have a second chance romance, enemies to lovers, evil parents, an adorable niece, hot kisses and plenty of yummy romantic tension.</span></i></span></p><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tristan comes into this story with a mountain to climb in regards to Calista. I mean, he deserves to climb that mountain and Calista definitely doesn't make it easy for him. Did I love Tristan? Yes, I did. He worked so hard at redeeming himself. I loved seeing and feeling his adoration for Calista. And Calista? She is just plain awesome. I want her to be my best friend. Just wait. You'll see. </span></i><p></p><p><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">This book is filled with magic. It's swirling on every page and I am basking in the afterglow. If ever there was a book to curl up with, it's this one!! Love, love, love, love. </span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">This book is on KU if you have that.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">Content: kissing</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</span></i></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-10532391222041331582023-10-04T10:29:00.000-06:002023-10-04T10:29:23.634-06:00They Say He Flies At Night: A Silver Bell Legends Novel by Amy Matayo<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NvC4zHAy2XwxGP75DSsss7lmfp44OTKuD5q76dzFm9kk4kTPi4ywFKKK2zOAXKky_J1CkMstVPA-vhWa5U3X8rGzdFXwumhvliwz95u0BjvX4K1bCVYuWULJpVqe9VrHaHP-xqu669DONuZ_nz8_AemL1sQo74BL3Cbcspq3Q7VCSEvNMhvYADWxpm8e/s2560/they%20say%20he%20flies%20at%20night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1707" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NvC4zHAy2XwxGP75DSsss7lmfp44OTKuD5q76dzFm9kk4kTPi4ywFKKK2zOAXKky_J1CkMstVPA-vhWa5U3X8rGzdFXwumhvliwz95u0BjvX4K1bCVYuWULJpVqe9VrHaHP-xqu669DONuZ_nz8_AemL1sQo74BL3Cbcspq3Q7VCSEvNMhvYADWxpm8e/w315-h473/they%20say%20he%20flies%20at%20night.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Everyone in Silver Bell, Arkansas has heard of Walter Lorry. Rumors have been circulating about the strange old man around town for years. He’s weird. Stooped and odd looking. Always keeps to himself and never speaks to anyone. At one time, he had a wife and kid, but no one has seen them in forever. Then there’s the matter of him sleeping on his front porch every night when there’s a perfectly good bed inside his house. Who in their right mind would do that?<br /><br />But even the people of Silver Bell have to admit that Walter Lorry has beautiful penmanship—calligraphy so swirly and intricate you’ve never seen anything like it. They say dignitaries requested his work at some point in history. They say his work even hangs in museums around the world. They say he has money buried somewhere, maybe even next to his murdered family. They say a lot of things about Mr. Walter Lorry, it’s just that no one knows which things are true.<br /><br />And which things are lies.<br /><br />Leave it to Piper Moore—a newcomer who’s engaged to the son of town’s most prominent business owner—to find out. She’s heard the rumors, she’s seen his handwriting, and she wants Mr. Lorry to design one-of-a-kind wedding invitations just for her. After all, she’s used to getting her way, and she reasons that if his work was once good enough for Hollywood, then it’s good enough for her. Which is exactly what drives her to knock on his door, march inside the old man’s antique store, and convince him to do it.<br /><br />She doesn’t expect his answer.<br />She isn’t prepared for his story to change everything she believes about love.<br />And she certainly wasn’t ready to learn all the reasons you should never, ever believe in small-town legends.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://amzn.to/45eo9aF" target="_blank">Amazon </a>* <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/148540098-they-say-he-flies-at-night" target="_blank">Goodreads </a>*</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Oh, friends. This is a good one. I had a hard time putting this book down when life called. I just wanted to be left alone with my book all day without interruptions. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>The story is, at first, centered around Piper. Then Piper and Walter as she begins working in his store and reading his journals which take her back in time. It's where, as a reader, the whole story begins to unfold. Walter's story tugged at my heartstrings in such an insistent and emotional way. I adored him. His loyalty, his devotion, his love. Ugh, just wait until you read it. It's all so tragic yet sweet. But don't worry. It all ends well so there is a happy ending to look forward to.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Author Amy Matayo has a way of creating stories of the underdog. Those who reside on the outside of social norms and acceptance. In Walter's case, because his community put him there. It makes me reevaluate my thinking and where I stand. I never want to be the person that participates in something like this.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>This isn't a romantic love story but it's a story about love. Women's Fiction. It was so good. So, so good. Don't miss it.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>This book is on KU if you have that.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: a few instances of mild swearing. Death, adoption. Kissing. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-21206128045754428482023-10-03T11:23:00.000-06:002023-10-03T11:23:36.062-06:00Windsong Manor by Julie Wright<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QNY8en0uOLv5qnqD_VH7sC6jpTEcQkN_fa7BmGAOhdNmFjg5Ub9IgMOHbu4MWhlHi3qExLlL0-MV3CiX3HiZe9J0XpzKCaPzqNVo-b4i-HrlZ6zJLwht2vfZRXM52QKSc9ap9ZEPmch22Z4cC6rHH3Pdi73qaCdogV2e7zbRwgyQQHYq5TganNFUQEbw/s2550/windsong%20manor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1645" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QNY8en0uOLv5qnqD_VH7sC6jpTEcQkN_fa7BmGAOhdNmFjg5Ub9IgMOHbu4MWhlHi3qExLlL0-MV3CiX3HiZe9J0XpzKCaPzqNVo-b4i-HrlZ6zJLwht2vfZRXM52QKSc9ap9ZEPmch22Z4cC6rHH3Pdi73qaCdogV2e7zbRwgyQQHYq5TganNFUQEbw/w327-h508/windsong%20manor.jpg" width="327" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">A young widow. A gentle stable master. A secret that could change everything. Will Nora dare risk her heart?</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br />The London Countryside, 1820<br /><br />Eleanora Coventry comes from a life of title and privilege, but even that isn’t enough to prevent her from being wed at sixteen to a controlling and dismissive husband. So when she finds herself a widow at only twenty-seven, the idea of choosing her own path forward both thrills and terrifies her. She knows how to be a daughter and a wife and mother, but she has no idea how to be Eleanora.<br /><br />She moves her son and daughter to her late husband’s country estate, where she meets Ridley, the young stable master. He is ruggedly handsome, but also kind, and Eleanora finds herself drawn to him. There is only one problem: Eleanora has a title, and Ridley does not.<br /><br />Ridley Ellis has a way with horses. Even the most spirited stallions trust his soft voice and gentle touch. He has the same effect on people, and when he first lays eyes on Eleanora, he is smitten by her beauty. But he quickly discovers it will take more than soft words to gain her trust—Lord Coventry had been cruel to people and animals alike. But the closer he gets to Eleanora, the more he is willing to share his heart, and more importantly, his secret.<br /><br />In a world where title and privilege mean everything, will Eleanora and Ridley risk it all to find happiness? Or will the shadows of their pasts destroy everything they hope to build together?</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://amzn.to/454wsWA" target="_blank">Amazon</a> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87556728-windsong-manor" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> * <a href="https://deseretbook.com/p/windsong-manor?queryID=10e58293964eda955b2fc5d98e91c716&variant_id=202387-paperback" target="_blank">Deseret Book</a> *</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I was swept away to the London countryside in this book. Mostly to the stables, where Ridley was the stable master. Everything and everyone seemed revolve around him, to be drawn to him. I loved every single scene and every interaction that starred Ridley. His gentle ways, his patience and wisdom made this book because he changed the lives of everyone he met for the better. </i></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">He listened, he guided, he fixed, he cared. </i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;">I loved watching Eleanora grow in confidence and strength as the story unfolded. My heart ached for her as a mother.</i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;">This is a sweet, gentle story of a broken family who heals because of Ridley.</i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;">Can you tell I loved Ridley? I also love the cover on this book!</i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;">Content: kissing</i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;">- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-47448374613701110372023-09-28T04:00:00.001-06:002023-09-28T04:00:00.134-06:00Insta Family: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Jen Atkinson<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AnM-WSE5napaiFkmVfQH-QH1H_-8CBsKy0_A9vQYjprpOuM6jtlNr16IYyEwE328bXv48myJ2CN1KADiACEJfUpPlNq7l-4I4FgH-7rQlWBSJXX9GdXBWShq-WVw19m4TYQ4GNyoe_XI7ug6dl2x54_QvId1DP-qwpNfl4QqbiJmcCFOKbmGOispUzdr/s2560/insta%20family.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1707" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AnM-WSE5napaiFkmVfQH-QH1H_-8CBsKy0_A9vQYjprpOuM6jtlNr16IYyEwE328bXv48myJ2CN1KADiACEJfUpPlNq7l-4I4FgH-7rQlWBSJXX9GdXBWShq-WVw19m4TYQ4GNyoe_XI7ug6dl2x54_QvId1DP-qwpNfl4QqbiJmcCFOKbmGOispUzdr/w315-h473/insta%20family.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><br />Meeting your birth family is nerve-racking. So, it’s helpful when tall, dark, and lovable shows up to hold your hand.<p></p><p>Coco had never planned to find her birth parents. But when Jude finds her—confessing that he knows her birth mother and he wants to set up a meeting, it’s suddenly all she can think about. Okay… maybe not all she’s thinking about. The messenger, Mr. Jude Taylor, himself, is pretty difficult to get off the brain.<br /><br />Still, Coco’s working on becoming a partner at her clinic. She’s got friends and clients and a life—she can’t just pick up and leave. Can she?<br /><br />Jude has enough on his plate—single dad, crazy ex, boring job. Yep—he’s got plenty to take up his time. But when his best friend’s mom asks him to do her a favor, he knows he’ll come to the rescue. Lucy has always been like another mom to him—often more supportive than his own mother. The only problem—Lucy’s favor is a big one. He isn’t running to the store to pick up groceries, but flying one thousand miles to find a stranger and inform her that he happens to know who her birth mother is.<br /><br />That’s a big ask. Like a huge ask. What about his job? What about his daughter? It’s too much. So—of course he’ll do it. Yep, he’s the best… or maybe he’s just a sucker who can’t say no to Lucy Bailey.<br /><br />But Jude is logical and organized. He’s got a plan. He can get this job done in less than a day. Or at least he could if Coco would follow along with the plan. It also isn’t helpful that somehow this girl, Lucy’s daughter is sending sparks throughout his sparkless body and forget tugging, Coco is the commander in control of Jude’s heartstrings.<br /><br />But Jude has a daughter to consider and Coco has an entire family to get to know. This isn’t the right time or the right place to fall in love. Too bad his heart isn’t listening to logic.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179548392-insta-family" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> * <a href="https://amzn.to/3PsS3lL" target="_blank">Amazon </a>*</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Aw. What a cute, cute story! I fell in love with these characters almost instantly. How is that even possible?!?! Coco, Jude and Alice. But here's where I admit that maybe, </i>just maybe<i>, Alice stole the show. All of her 6 year old adorableness, sparkling up the pages. </i></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">This author did such a good job of creating a community and family of characters that I related to and connected with. I felt like I knew them all. And more than that, I liked them all.</i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>There were so many memorable moments in this book. So many smiles, so many feel good, fuzzy feelings. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>* Jude the pilot (he'll save Coco first)</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>* first meet poop incident</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>* sparkle punch</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>* code names</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>* Coco's generous heart</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>* pink dresses </i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>* Coco standing up for herself</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>* hugs</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I loved snuggling in with this book. It was so sweet, so cozy. I can't wait for more of this family of four brothers!! It's going to be such a fun ride! If you haven't read anything by this author and you love sweet romance, go right now and pick one up. She's the real deal.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: kissing. Adoption, connecting with biological family.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Just as a fun side note, I got to meet Jen Atkinson this past summer at an author/book event that went to with my friend. She is a lovely person. So fun and so sweet. I'm so glad I had the chance to meet her! I'm holding her first book in this series, <a href="https://amzn.to/3ZtGVK2" target="_blank">Insta Boyfriend.</a></i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEgo7P71LPcMgDI2IPYk21sFNJeyRyfWDI-vd3LpB9nQCYfP_Pyi1ayalWJhrlkyWEdHcPpsUwnb-tMU8UEGuvq5isuk21OByPG3ThksIGP6RLXS1iGnQqcjq2aTxpTqQ-_NTKC_x1sPvoM6au9sbaWTPSukxVDUGpAR9Cnap8Al8GFQGUYySFBGR0lCehpc/s4000/IMG20230715110445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3008" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7P71LPcMgDI2IPYk21sFNJeyRyfWDI-vd3LpB9nQCYfP_Pyi1ayalWJhrlkyWEdHcPpsUwnb-tMU8UEGuvq5isuk21OByPG3ThksIGP6RLXS1iGnQqcjq2aTxpTqQ-_NTKC_x1sPvoM6au9sbaWTPSukxVDUGpAR9Cnap8Al8GFQGUYySFBGR0lCehpc/w303-h402/IMG20230715110445.jpg" width="303" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><i><br /></i></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-75030920178691768372023-09-18T08:59:00.000-06:002023-09-18T08:59:59.912-06:00The Wedding Jinx Becky Monson<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4P1qH6Y8F1m2W_456jMPA57lpNCwiSapguCFNGRMHvUFU9D9Gk3CvPMKzuqMFpmt_sN1RZOMrJxEEruAJXmj4jLqmxu6AIEiHZdtgiOjcdveBVi1QeOULLutCZXjl3nO9NOVhu0mnao6482t_3M7agi-J07W_Ftx7MPoZy3FkL57Fn7BPc5qxxsFH-ic/s2560/the%20wedding%20jinx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1707" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4P1qH6Y8F1m2W_456jMPA57lpNCwiSapguCFNGRMHvUFU9D9Gk3CvPMKzuqMFpmt_sN1RZOMrJxEEruAJXmj4jLqmxu6AIEiHZdtgiOjcdveBVi1QeOULLutCZXjl3nO9NOVhu0mnao6482t_3M7agi-J07W_Ftx7MPoZy3FkL57Fn7BPc5qxxsFH-ic/w333-h501/the%20wedding%20jinx.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><p><br /></p>A a person or thing that brings bad luck.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />The Wedding Jinx is a boss romance filled with laughs, tears, and the unforgettable chaos of weddings. Expect sizzling chemistry but low on spice.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199004612-the-wedding-jinx?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=y1LLqyG0XA&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads </a>* <a href="https://amzn.to/48nad11" target="_blank">Amazon </a>*</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I am currently basking in the afterglow of this book. It was all things yummy and romantic and swoon worthy. You know how some books hit you in your sweet spot? The perfect book at the perfect time- and all your senses just come alive and dance happily because you are fully entertained and filled up with looooooove? That's this book. It's no wonder I'm now basking in the afterglow. Seriously. BASKING.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Mila is hilarious. And loyal. Hardworking, sweet. She's also a fibber. Because, well, Fake Dave. It's kept her from Grayson who is, by all accounts, a workaholic. But, the most attractive, kind and smart workaholic ever. And did I mention he looooves Mila? See? Dumbest fib ever.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I adored every interaction between Mila and Grayson. The dual point of view was on point, and the first kiss? I maybe read it more than once. </i>😁🗢<i> Also, no third act break up. That was seriously one of my favorite things. Mila might have tried, but Grayson wasn't having it. It may have ended in a scene that I maybe, again, read more than once. hahaha</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>If you can't tell already, I loved this book. So, so much. Go grab it. Let it make you smile.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>This book is on KU if you have that.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: kissing</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-8114101437780615962023-09-15T09:17:00.000-06:002023-09-15T09:17:51.925-06:00Wildflower Falls (Riverbend #4) by Denise Hunter<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2jmYvB5JtbM8DnKE1zujr39MRvLEq7MnLBmMGui3VXLEcxSxV2eGmvPyGqBCPBC2T5Iqtbipsc0hb9cWlK5IjO1qwWoTNnjxkqMObMFKKkH712_yGeoh2iUE5YjtoL13zOhRNEwqpEgZsS8PdmMLCutIPMRHvrGGp8fDrf5H8FtsKjjx6NmISRR6zIxB/s2400/wildflower%20falls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1578" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2jmYvB5JtbM8DnKE1zujr39MRvLEq7MnLBmMGui3VXLEcxSxV2eGmvPyGqBCPBC2T5Iqtbipsc0hb9cWlK5IjO1qwWoTNnjxkqMObMFKKkH712_yGeoh2iUE5YjtoL13zOhRNEwqpEgZsS8PdmMLCutIPMRHvrGGp8fDrf5H8FtsKjjx6NmISRR6zIxB/w353-h538/wildflower%20falls.jpg" width="353" /></a></div><p><br /></p>He’s here to train her horses and then skip town. She’s keeping her true identity a secret. But their spark complicates both of their plans.<br /><br />When Charlotte Honeycutt, owner of Stillwater Ranch, discovered her deceased mother’s safety deposit box, she was not expecting life-changing news inside—the long-hidden identity of her biological father and the location of her two half brothers, Gavin and Cooper Robinson. While her father’s location is unknown, her brothers have grown up in Riverbend Gap, just as she did. Charlotte is determined to know them, but she is unsure how the revelation of a new sister might be received. Fortunately, her plans to build a new stable on her horse farm coincide with this dilemma since Robinson Construction is the only game in town, and she jumps at the chance.<br /><br />Horse trainer Gunner Dawson is averse to the idea of settling down—or having lasting connections of any kind. His time at Stillwater Ranch is only meant to be temporary, but the young woman he finds there isn’t at all who he expected. Despite an inner warning that she might threaten his peace of mind, he accepts the task of getting her training program off the ground. Before long, he’s not only working at the stables—Charlotte has somehow dragged him into a search for her biological father. And Gunner soon discovers he was right about his peace of mind. Meanwhile, an abused horse tugs at his heart, Charlotte’s brother becomes a loyal friend, and the town of Riverbend Gap is getting some kind of strange hold over him. He’s always run from connections before, but this time leaving seems harder than ever before.<br /><br />Both Charlotte and Gunner will have to be honest with others and themselves if they have any hope of the future they’re both starting to long for.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://amzn.to/44VfBWa" target="_blank">Amazon </a>* <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63354449-wildflower-falls" target="_blank">Goodreads </a>*</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>It's book four in the Riverbend series! I've been reading this series since the beginning and I love it. I would recommend reading this series in order. Backstory is so important with this one. But, I think it could stand alone, you just won't have as much depth of understanding with all the characters.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>It was so good to be in this small town again, with this community and this family. I loved having all the characters I've come to know and enjoy around and involved in this story too. Charlotte is such a great character. She is so well rounded and hard working. She cares on a deep level and I loved her. Gunner has some heavy childhood trauma to deal with which we don't get the details about until pretty far into the story. The characters all felt authentic and real, dealing with the bumps in the road the best they can. And such a pretty setting, too.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>The overall story is gentle in nature, flowing steady and sweet. I loved it.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: kissing. Loss of parents. Search for biological parent.</i></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-47104677242540902082023-09-08T11:05:00.000-06:002023-09-08T11:05:16.317-06:00(Not So) Famous in Paradise: A Fake Dating Sweet Romantic Comedy by Brittany Larsen<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJCaramYj7RbuS-eLQC8ljLRC8doaCw8qk6tXJkFN8rEahlGegr2Mw8cFgp-O9RsoPYMA7AfHSiUK0dNpVnN5bD4NRZZjb6k5n7q0qt2uizLu2mOQiuEOdeCmLt2ghWIQNn79kH3fG6TJUcT30x9UCBde7d7nEjDZUL7QkOZPoD7CLh3zwkLgjcngpzpO/s480/not%20so%20famous%20in%20paradise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="300" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJCaramYj7RbuS-eLQC8ljLRC8doaCw8qk6tXJkFN8rEahlGegr2Mw8cFgp-O9RsoPYMA7AfHSiUK0dNpVnN5bD4NRZZjb6k5n7q0qt2uizLu2mOQiuEOdeCmLt2ghWIQNn79kH3fG6TJUcT30x9UCBde7d7nEjDZUL7QkOZPoD7CLh3zwkLgjcngpzpO/w315-h504/not%20so%20famous%20in%20paradise.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><p></p><b>Which is easier, pretending to date my best friend, or pretending not to be in love with him? </b><div><br /></div><div>When the biggest career opportunity of my life–my own home reno TV show–sends me back to my hometown, I’m less than excited. Paradise, Idaho might be paradise for everyone else, but it never was for me. Except for my best friend, Zach. </div><div><br /></div><div>When he signs on to be a contractor on my show, things start to look up. And heat up . If only Zach wasn’t about to propose to someone else. Even my rocking curves and great hair can’t compete with that. </div><div><br /></div><div>Problem is, my fans think we’re a thing and want to see us together. And my show’s producers want what the fans want. My TV show is about to become my fantasy–a love story about Zach and me. But TV is the only place where the story can be true. </div><div><br /></div><div>Telling Zach how I feel means risking my business, and even worse, our friendship. I could lose everything. Including the one person I want more than anything . </div><div><br /></div><div>The second book in the Love in Paradise Valley series, ( Not So) Famous in Paradise is a laugh-out-loud, friends to more, romantic comedy that can be read as a stand-alone.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197970800-not-so-famous-in-paradise" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> * <a href="https://amzn.to/3Z8OEgg" target="_blank">Amazon </a>*</span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Do you love the friends to lovers troupe? I do. It generally means a slower burn because friends to more isn't an easy jump to make. You risk losing a great friendship if goes south. But the tension and the build up makes things interesting and Georgia and Zach have lots of build up!! Especially when this friends to lovers troupe mixes with fake dating! Yup, things get super swirly. I loved it.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Georgia is so fun. I loved how she created herself- her brand and her career around her passions. She is independent, fun and full of life. And so devoted to Zach. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Small towns are full of quirky things and that sure comes out in this book as well. Family, community and love. It was all the best things. I sure can't wait to see what comes next for this family of siblings in Paradise, Idaho. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: kissing</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-65323331396497800072023-09-05T08:49:00.001-06:002023-09-05T08:49:59.347-06:00Under the Java Moon by Heather B. Moore<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCkF1yexfHfvsP-sy-XucK-Vws1PHMU1WiTY4n7x_HKiALLXyhvVUEz-BZPFVI49zlMpd7Lb3OnBIEWzJEfhSCaWEET1mrn9UzANZxVqzzLYZV2AwI2PS789f5g3oJdepXPR5EVQiDD23mRw_qt6yJah9rs9smpQVDrrvFSWNER0cvGRJD9PTIvpwQygZ/s2775/under%20the%20java%20moon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="1838" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCkF1yexfHfvsP-sy-XucK-Vws1PHMU1WiTY4n7x_HKiALLXyhvVUEz-BZPFVI49zlMpd7Lb3OnBIEWzJEfhSCaWEET1mrn9UzANZxVqzzLYZV2AwI2PS789f5g3oJdepXPR5EVQiDD23mRw_qt6yJah9rs9smpQVDrrvFSWNER0cvGRJD9PTIvpwQygZ/w304-h459/under%20the%20java%20moon.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;"><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></p>Based on a true story, this gripping WWII novel captures the resilience, hope, and courage of a Dutch family who is separated during the war when the Japanese occupy the Dutch East Indies.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Java Island, 1941</i><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" />Six-year-old Rita Vischer cowers in her family’s dug-out bomb shelter, listening to the sirens and waiting for a bomb to fall. Her charmed life on Java—living with other Dutch families—had always been peaceful, but when Holland declares war on Japan and the Japanese army invades Indonesia, Rita’s family is forced to relocate to a POW camp, and Rita must help care for her little brother, Georgie.<br /><br />Mary Vischer is three months pregnant when she enters the Tjident women’s camp with thousands of other women and children. Her husband, George, is somewhere on the Java Sea with the Dutch Navy, so she must care alone for her young children, Rita and Georgie, and her frail mother. The brutal conditions of the overcrowded camp make starvation, malaria, and dysentery a grim reality. Mary must do everything she can to keep her family alive.<br /><br />George Vischer survives the bombing of his minesweeper but feels little hope floating on a small dinghy in the Java Sea. Reaching the northern tip of the Thousand Island would be a miracle. Focusing on the love of his life, Mary, and his two children, he battles against the sea and merciless sun. He’ll do whatever it takes to close the divide between him and his family, even if it means risking being captured by the Japanese.<br /><br />Under the Java Moon highlights a little-known part of WWII history and the impact of war on Indonesia, its people, and the more than 100,000 Dutch men, women, and children who were funneled into prison camps and faced with the ultimate fight for survival.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87556725-under-the-java-moon" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> * <a href="https://deseretbook.com/p/under-the-java-moon?queryID=222f9d445ffd22d51ba5d23eaee4039f&variant_id=202339-hardcover" target="_blank">Deseret Book</a> * <a href="https://amzn.to/3EoPDiU" target="_blank">Amazon</a> *</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>First, book cover love!! The cover on this book may just be one of my favorites this year so far. It's gorgeous and I absolutely love it. The picture is pretty but the cover in real life is even more beautiful. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Next, the story. Wow. Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres and this book is exactly the reason why. I love learning about events in history told like a story filled with emotion and personal connections. Author Heather B. Moore knows just how to weave a story that fills my mind with vivid pictures and heartfelt emotion.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I listened to a podcast (</i>All In, April 5th<i>) with Maria Vischer Elliott (Rita) before I read this book. I was interested because I knew I was going to be reading this book and what a treat to hear her voice and tell bits of this story in her own words. It really gave me an emotional base and interest before I even started reading.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>War is horrible. What war does to people is horrible. I wish it never had to happen. But stories like this are a testament to how resilient people can be, especially when driven by love and hope. I hadn't even heard the story of the people of the Dutch East Indies during WWII so this was all new to me. My heart is both saddened and grateful. The Vischer family is a real family, whose lives were torn apart by war. They are one of so many. I'm so glad for authors who tell stories like this so we can honor them and remember.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: war time elements of peril, abuse and violence. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEjhuUIRJDt5ALwOug97wG6Phgur10Fu26oOBtR2MXtxM42QmQ07tmdRNE3KJ2F_tqPA93tZkGqdn3Gjell0_OTADxBcyL0KNxaBSuJrmvaseBE6_dllYFWb2eyfQiibrUVxh9ofRjkjQ7FYpX8WUkdj9DsCNmxEYawtUwEMCVK2WQQe-Eu6zp20rjkJ05t5/s1080/java%20release%20week%20sale.jpg" 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/AVvXsEjhuUIRJDt5ALwOug97wG6Phgur10Fu26oOBtR2MXtxM42QmQ07tmdRNE3KJ2F_tqPA93tZkGqdn3Gjell0_OTADxBcyL0KNxaBSuJrmvaseBE6_dllYFWb2eyfQiibrUVxh9ofRjkjQ7FYpX8WUkdj9DsCNmxEYawtUwEMCVK2WQQe-Eu6zp20rjkJ05t5/s320/java%20release%20week%20sale.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><i><br /></i></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-45386362477405715302023-08-31T07:22:00.000-06:002023-08-31T07:22:45.996-06:00A Bounty of Secrets and Rebellion Sharayah Maurice + Deleted Scene!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGioAAJ-oI3ZJ_hanGwNXFlaHt5QHqj4NCjtT-3gLE7IVTI8Ad5quq65Xn1yhj6-M96djF-GpJh6AMZnkipYlICc0ll5oLNNA-AephoOJ872wZpFxy-7c9gVMxWFevBnSMyPCwk_rjRUN-FbEZjPvQOyC55hAxp4_GR5XNgCL55eG4SLSw3n1imyu5iAM4/s2250/Book%20Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGioAAJ-oI3ZJ_hanGwNXFlaHt5QHqj4NCjtT-3gLE7IVTI8Ad5quq65Xn1yhj6-M96djF-GpJh6AMZnkipYlICc0ll5oLNNA-AephoOJ872wZpFxy-7c9gVMxWFevBnSMyPCwk_rjRUN-FbEZjPvQOyC55hAxp4_GR5XNgCL55eG4SLSw3n1imyu5iAM4/w353-h562/Book%20Cover.jpg" width="353" /></a></div><br /><p>An historical alliance between two gifted races is threatened when Princess Alana Bell Sundry is attacked and a bounty is placed on her head. With powerful enemies on two borders, the kingdom of Latera is relying on her arranged marriage to the Gaellen Prince to strengthen their position in Tanithor.</p>Enlisting the help of a mysterious bodyguard to keep her alive until her prince arrives to claim her, Alana soon learns there’s more to the undercover guard than meets the eye. As she spends time with her new bodyguard, she realizes that the attacks on her life aren’t the only threats to the alliance. Her heart may prove just as effective at dismantling a union that has been years in the making.<br /><br />Meanwhile, across the Great River, Griff Shoshone is unaware of the political events happening around him. The girl he’s loved for years has recently been promised to his little brother, the future Chief of Hoken, and Griff must find a way to reconcile his heart to the Oracle’s prophetic declaration. However, after a fateful decision with deadly consequences leaves him and his brother’s betrothed captured in enemy territory, Griff must now come to terms with his new fated destiny.<br /><br />A Bounty of Secrets and Rebellion is the first in the Chronicles of Tanithor YA fantasy romance series told from multiple POVs. If you like clean romance, characters with elemental powers, and action packed chapters with cliff hanger endings, then you’ll love the enchanting world of Tanithor.<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> * <a href="https://amzn.to/45OfQTG" target="_blank">Amazon</a> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/184797952-a-bounty-of-secrets-and-rebellion" target="_blank">Goodreads </a>*</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Wow, what a great start for debut author, Sharayah Maurice! This story is the beginning of what will be an epic fantasy adventure series. It's full of royal intrigue, adventure, magic, danger and growing love. Literally everything you want in this type of book, right? The characters are growing on me and I'm starting to feel invested. The plot grew in intensity and the last bit of the book had me so anxious for all the characters. And then left me hanging. Which, I'll admit, is my least favorite place to be. boo. I'd like to keep reading this story! But I have to wait. Sigh.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>A couple of notes:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>1. I love the boys more than the girls. (shrugs) I can't help it.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>2. The elemental magic is cool. (water, earth, wind)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>This book releases tomorrow, September 1st! If you love epic fantasy romance, you should definitely check it out. It will also be on KU if you have that.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: peril, violence, death. Kissing.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3O9p3rzpk8gLz_NFzgDsvu7JgNYBcsXHZTX1Bg9CGwO3iJF6ZlYb09_7qhPQSx9E4dTTDipR6DyFTsAi24vMCOYgX5D6Mo8fcmQp7gURAN3A5csypNroLORjc-f1fzzrhLhhiHgR0qvVqDlg1_n30tfufcEhu-p0T6euVF1WtSu5UJpCdYuuWVNQPrJl/s6912/Book%20Tour%20Blog%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="6912" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3O9p3rzpk8gLz_NFzgDsvu7JgNYBcsXHZTX1Bg9CGwO3iJF6ZlYb09_7qhPQSx9E4dTTDipR6DyFTsAi24vMCOYgX5D6Mo8fcmQp7gURAN3A5csypNroLORjc-f1fzzrhLhhiHgR0qvVqDlg1_n30tfufcEhu-p0T6euVF1WtSu5UJpCdYuuWVNQPrJl/w488-h244/Book%20Tour%20Blog%20Banner.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>As part of the blog tour for this book, I have a special deleted scene for you all! Enjoy!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">There was a cough and a grunt and Koa looked up from his painting to see Menard sitting up in bed. “What time is it?” he croaked, rubbing his eyes.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Koa glanced out the window. “A little after mid-day.”</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Dang night shifts. They get me all messed up,” Menard grumbled, stretching out his arms and neck. Koa leaned back over his work as Menard slowly stood up and made his way over to Koa’s corner of their room. He peered over Koa’s shoulder at the canvas. “That’s good.”</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Koa frowned. “It’s not turning out how I want it.” He set his pallet down and let out a breath of frustration.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Want to come train with me? It’s what I do when things aren’t working out how I want,” Menard asked, grabbing a fresh shirt and switching out the one he had on. Koa briefly glimpsed big, black tattoos all over Menard’s upper body. </span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">He nodded, quickly putting his supplies away and followed Menard out to the training grounds.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">It was a cooler afternoon. Between the hot sun and crisp breeze that blew on the wind, the temperature was perfect for staying cool while training. Menard brought Koa to the center ring for some sword practice. As they faced off, swords at the ready, Menard asked casually, “So, you’ve been taught sword play, huh?”</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">And then he lunged at Koa.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Koa grunted as he quickly blocked the move and came back at Menard with his own. “Yes.” <i>Clang!</i> “Where did you learn? The Academy?”</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Menard stepped left and swung his sword, steel on steel crashing as the blades met between them. “Yes. I was the top of my class,” Menard boasted with a gleam in his eye.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Koa raised a brow as he caught the challenge in Menard’s expression. He quickened his pace, swinging his blade to the right as Menard lunged left to parry his attack. As he stepped, Menard turned his foot out and Koa tripped, sending his sword flying up as he went down to the ground. Menard caught his sword and smiled proudly. “Want to go again?”</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Koa peered up at him with a grin, retrieving his sword from Menard’s outstretched hand. Getting back to his feet, they took their positions in the ring and started again. Koa kept his eyes on Menard’s movements, learning from him as their blades met again and again. Koa managed to hold his own longer this time, but his energy was giving out. Late nights and full days were taking its toll. Finally, Koa yielded, out of breath and beginning to sweat despite the coolness of the breeze.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Menard lowered his sword with a wolfish grin. “Not bad, buddy.” He turned around and waved Koa over. “Let’s get some water.”</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Koa matched Menard’s stride as they made their way to the water barrels. Eyeing the bulky man, Koa pegged him to be in his late twenties, early thirties at most. He had hazel eyes and short, cropped light brown hair. As Koa took a sip of water, he spotted the the dark black markings peeking out from under his shirt. “What’s with all the tattoos?”</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Menard gulped back his water and hissed a sigh of relief. He took a seat on the bench, looking out at the soldiers on the training field. “The tattoos are symbolic of major events in my life. They each tell a story of how I came to be where I am now. It’s a tradition back where I’m from.”</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Where are you from?”</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“The Very Islands. My family and I actually came over with Queen Malia when she married the king. My father was her body guard which was why we came. Plus, my mother was a good friend of the queen’s mother. I think she wanted to be able to look after the queen.”</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“So being a guard is a family business?” Koa commented, and Menard smiled. “I guess you could say that.”</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Koa took a seat next to Menard on the bench. “What are some of the major events in your life?”</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Menard leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees. “I have one for when I left the Very Islands. There’s one for completing the Academy. I have one for when I was accepted into the king’s army, and I plan to get one for being promoted to the princess’ guard.”</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Koa had considered getting a tattoo many times. Being an artist, he had thought of many designs he might like to have inked on his body; however, tattoos were permanent. There was no way to erase them. What if one day he no longer liked the permanent marking he’d gotten? It was because of this that he never ended up getting one. “Have you ever regretted a tattoo you’ve gotten?”</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Menard was silent for a moment before he pulled down the collar of his shirt to reveal a large tattoo over his heart. The design comprised intricate little dots that formed the center and spread out wider and wider. Lines then encircled the dots and flowed out over his chest, curling up to his shoulder and down to his ribs, creating the shape of a flower. “This represents my ex-fiancé. We got them the night I proposed. Then, long story short, I realized she wasn’t the one and called it off.”</span></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Koa glanced at Menard sidelong. He shrugged and released his shirt, covering the flower so that only a small tendril peeked out of his collar. “I don’t regret it though. It serves as a reminder that if I ever want to propose again, it will be with forever in mind and she has to be worth forever.”</span></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc4sHLhmwO-zrm2qVmLS9RdvcRD_0CrJOQiB6YVkYMQq5RHPBWmg5ZlhTa3uzzsKYKPAHkVtu5eqU3wHgzs_-GlYNsjGQE211ZEyMTyOEMLSjmFc7y_A4yhe47JUfdNYitbiubkop4bJSCpCIbMo63usm8izJKcFm01C41vjtakXfFo9jYQ9FDYXtF1E8Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc4sHLhmwO-zrm2qVmLS9RdvcRD_0CrJOQiB6YVkYMQq5RHPBWmg5ZlhTa3uzzsKYKPAHkVtu5eqU3wHgzs_-GlYNsjGQE211ZEyMTyOEMLSjmFc7y_A4yhe47JUfdNYitbiubkop4bJSCpCIbMo63usm8izJKcFm01C41vjtakXfFo9jYQ9FDYXtF1E8Y" width="195" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Sharayah Maurice has
been a lover of books since she first learned to read and has dreamed of being
an author for just as long. She is the author of The Chronicles of Tanithor:
Age of the Oracle series. Her stories are filled with adventure, political intrigue
and swoony romance that will leave you desperate for more. She lives in north
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<o:p></o:p></p><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-6088648896799566512023-08-29T08:05:00.000-06:002023-08-29T08:05:31.858-06:00The Trespassers by Stephanie Black<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbthAK1yyABnuQEaFtyPMybO-pQXseqVv_7LIOQopQCmKqagSyD95Ez2ie7TIaPXh6cvTM1-ICREXILOQXRtZK_uAjfnReHAyxxp4CySD8_SThkNmpkIj3OV_KK4xU8a3KzDxFRj2ytuke8IPkVmJcC9H0jWwHAJQR6TPL-eAFh574uv473MpKU9VYGSS/s500/the%20tresspassers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbthAK1yyABnuQEaFtyPMybO-pQXseqVv_7LIOQopQCmKqagSyD95Ez2ie7TIaPXh6cvTM1-ICREXILOQXRtZK_uAjfnReHAyxxp4CySD8_SThkNmpkIj3OV_KK4xU8a3KzDxFRj2ytuke8IPkVmJcC9H0jWwHAJQR6TPL-eAFh574uv473MpKU9VYGSS/w356-h535/the%20tresspassers.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><p><br /></p>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.<br /><br />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.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://amzn.to/44z9AOy" target="_blank">Amazon </a>* <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136287374-the-trespassers" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> * <a href="https://deseretbook.com/p/the-trespassers?queryID=73eca626e938922f8ec67c909fcd1b2f&variant_id=202740-paperback" target="_blank">Deseret Book</a> *</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>First, I have to say that I think the cover on this book is super cool. I love how it represents this book so perfectly. Yeah, very cool cover.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>The story is pretty cool too. All mystery and a bit of suspense. The plot thickens with every turn of the page while I suspect everyone at some point or another. There is a big cast of characters but I never felt overwhelmed or lost in keeping track of them all. That's a huge credit to the author.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Rayna has a crazy supernatural, paranormal type of ability. I can't even imagine how that would be but it was fun to be immersed in a world that was nothing like my own for a bit. It all felt so real, so plausible. It was good stuff.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I'm hoping this has set us up for a whole new series by this author. Rayna's story definitely isn't over so it better continue on! Also, as a note, there is no romance in this book. Just in case that is a make or break for you. </i>😉</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Release day is September 5th! You can pre-order now.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: peril, mild violence, death. Mention of miscarriages, divorce, abuse.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-79679952580737438332023-08-25T07:29:00.000-06:002023-08-25T07:29:35.571-06:00Crown and Serpent: A Fate of Eyrinthia Novella by Heather Frost<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUk4SNQ3FpQ1C73YtvEPk2-GPET7LQOwmBYZfD6Kg68QEAdXz95mGc2lZ9BdOmDU-U9xAPMPNfioPNE10a1Ci-t1G437UO3mPd5vMZ_G_SKYelZ57dinjx3RfrQozTa760g76QZhZG9ylIdte_wIGhvytcaaoz-K0f2s5hGQIDtp_wGgqFGjG-6zdOQSyb/s425/c&s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="279" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUk4SNQ3FpQ1C73YtvEPk2-GPET7LQOwmBYZfD6Kg68QEAdXz95mGc2lZ9BdOmDU-U9xAPMPNfioPNE10a1Ci-t1G437UO3mPd5vMZ_G_SKYelZ57dinjx3RfrQozTa760g76QZhZG9ylIdte_wIGhvytcaaoz-K0f2s5hGQIDtp_wGgqFGjG-6zdOQSyb/w352-h536/c&s.jpg" width="352" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Genre: YA Fantasy (Villain Origin Story)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Series: Fate of Eyrinthia (Prequel)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Release Date: August 25, 2023</div><br /><br />All she wanted . . .<br /><br />Seventeen-year-old Iris Winn loves her quiet life with her father, studying the poisons that fascinate them both. But after his sudden death, Iris is now the ward of her estranged aunt and uncle. In order to claim her inheritance, she must live in the capital city of Lenzen for one year. While there, she must attend parties, balls, and participate in every other vapid thing the elite of Ryden value. Iris doesn’t care about learning their rules or joining their ranks–her only goal is to endure the next year. Then she meets Prince Henri Kaelin.<br /><br />Everything they demanded . . .<br /><br />Every young woman in Lenzen wants Henri–except for Iris. Unfortunately, the prince only has eyes for her. The king has decreed that Henri must choose a bride before his birthday, and Iris is determined it won’t be her. Dodging a prince’s focused attention while placating her relatives and the rest of Ryden’s high society is exhausting–and more dangerous than Iris could have ever imagined. She is about to learn that not all games are innocent, and some smiles are more lethal than poison. Luckily, Iris is a quick study, and this is a game she is determined to win.<br /><br />She would take it all.<br /><br /><b>*Crown & Serpent is a Fate of Eyrinthia prequel novella that’s actually the length of a novel. This villain origin story was released after Royal Rebel, but it can be read at any point in the series.*</b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://amzn.to/45LfsFq" target="_blank">Amazon</a> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/151026346-crown-and-serpent" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> *</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;">Here it is! The backstory for King Henri (booooo) and Queen Iris (booooo) who are the most evil, horrible, awful, terrible villains in a series that I absolutely love. I was equally terrified and excited heading into this story and rightly so. (Yikes! Haha.) But how can you turn down a chance at a glimpse into how these two people not only came together but came to reign with such terror and evil? I couldn't. Ugh. It was SO, SO good.</i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;">This author does such a good job at weaving this backstory for Henri (booooo) and Iris (booooo) that is so believable. You can see the events that triggered them and shaped into warped things in their minds. It's like a train wreck you can't look away from. And can I just say something here? Poisons are SCARY!!</i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;">I was surprised at a few things and caught off guard with others. In the end, I was completely satisfied and felt justified with my hatred for Henri (booooo) and Iris (booooo). I'm not giving away more details because I want you to experience this for yourself. If you haven't started this series, what are you waiting for?!?! It's seriously one of my very favorites. </i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;">Content: peril, violence, death. Kissing.</i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEgx4WEO1-PzkTPGzC9HCeFEmKC2ZL4rO8_qi5GDyUkl3hk0eRDDtXXFcg4A55wcZnWFdLYIS1Qx5SPLinuf72XvJN4uWPJ7m_FDINuktP4Aq6PWihjx3WZI0Jt04prTIE-WwGNA5ZmNRRS1BDPK04P0On7nd5ERw60ykLdneg_8vLYv9dQOubS1i2lN8lHw/s1338/Crown%20&%20Serpent%20-%20Blog%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1338" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4WEO1-PzkTPGzC9HCeFEmKC2ZL4rO8_qi5GDyUkl3hk0eRDDtXXFcg4A55wcZnWFdLYIS1Qx5SPLinuf72XvJN4uWPJ7m_FDINuktP4Aq6PWihjx3WZI0Jt04prTIE-WwGNA5ZmNRRS1BDPK04P0On7nd5ERw60ykLdneg_8vLYv9dQOubS1i2lN8lHw/w470-h239/Crown%20&%20Serpent%20-%20Blog%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="470" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><i><br /></i></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-21015431939674226362023-08-22T07:00:00.001-06:002023-08-22T07:00:00.148-06:00PAUSE by Taylor Dean<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tcEEowTe_qnK3sNu81Va22T3LTC_GWRb_jMi2C9g0R9kq4c5UWSL5inzmxPcHfNYYj0recknHXIeR6tp8yWdmSLMx16-9VkQYcpinkD_d7jkcHm3dyurH3Sf6-qOqcbWrRlPo2vFtIE7GFRWUEgrjz0xlR3yBcMAiw8C-JplOxIrOt4Oi0gPaqq_YszX/s2793/pause%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2793" data-original-width="1725" height="515" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tcEEowTe_qnK3sNu81Va22T3LTC_GWRb_jMi2C9g0R9kq4c5UWSL5inzmxPcHfNYYj0recknHXIeR6tp8yWdmSLMx16-9VkQYcpinkD_d7jkcHm3dyurH3Sf6-qOqcbWrRlPo2vFtIE7GFRWUEgrjz0xlR3yBcMAiw8C-JplOxIrOt4Oi0gPaqq_YszX/w319-h515/pause%20cover.jpg" width="319" /></a></div>Marin and Blu, a lifetime for two.<br /><br />Such a cute rhyme for our wedding invitations. Until my wedding day didn’t happen.<br /><br />I felt sure my life was over and there was nothing left for me except heartache and loneliness. I had a lot to learn. About life, love, and loss.<br /><br />When I heard Blu took off on our honeymoon trip by himself, I decided to make an escape as well. I needed to pause my life, take time to heal. Breathe. Laugh. Feel the sun on my skin.<br /><br />Marin and Blu, boo hoo.<br /><br />I wasn’t expecting to meet Slade Sheridan on the heels of losing the false love of my life. He erased my grief and drew a picture-perfect future of us together. I thought I knew love. Turns out, we’d never even met before. Until now.<br /><br />Blu who?<br /><br />But when Blu makes a reappearance, my hasty actions threaten to destroy my new love. I know which man is the one for me. I have a new rhyme planned for my life.<br /><br />Marin Sheridan.<br /><br />Slade’s the one for me.<br /><br />Right?<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/193566944-pause" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> * <a href="https://amzn.to/3QOmdSz" target="_blank">Amazon </a>*</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>After a brief pause in life, author Taylor Dean (one of my favorites) is back on the scene. I've really missed her writing and her books so excitement levels are high with this new book, releasing on August 25th! </i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Do you ever just want a dreamy love story where you get to let out breathy sighs the whole way through because it's just so romantic and sweet? That's pretty much this book. I absolutely loved basking in the growing attractions and love of Slade and Marin. It was, well, dreamy. All the heart eyes, dreamy. Because Slade is DREAMY.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I could gush on and on about Slade but honestly, you should just experience him firsthand. He'll make you smile. And swoon. Marin is one lucky girl to find and experience real love, true love, on the heels of something heartbreaking. Because yeah, there were some moments of sadness, shock and anxiety in this story but mostly, love. And now I want to go to Venice. It's always been on my bucket list.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>The whole cast of secondary characters are great. They felt comfortable and familiar the whole way through. It was easy to settle in with this story and stay there, in that dreamy, comfortable state until the end. I loved it. Adored it. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Speaking of the end, it made me excited for the next book, that must come soon! Ooh, I'm SO curious about what is coming next. Blu? Is that you?</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: Kissing</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-15031174884015085172023-08-15T08:49:00.000-06:002023-08-15T08:49:15.247-06:00Voice of the Ancient (The King's Men #1) by Connilyn Cossette<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLY7iiTszpD0S7RjjqPK32hSQ7yY70vnASGcLseXosKdJEFJtSC5DV9-61yvdbhsGhyqoCU-F5nB6W-Lhy66a9K9_T9-ee1jV_QB8iwNvFqgy0BOQzrtJrZ1FGmHoBV8TwlsDmsGQMMIHoSDU2xN5Hlaz89LdWqRnDUnqlme5SymNd7n1nHIU497JXYpL/s2048/voice%20of%20the%20ancient.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1323" height="579" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLY7iiTszpD0S7RjjqPK32hSQ7yY70vnASGcLseXosKdJEFJtSC5DV9-61yvdbhsGhyqoCU-F5nB6W-Lhy66a9K9_T9-ee1jV_QB8iwNvFqgy0BOQzrtJrZ1FGmHoBV8TwlsDmsGQMMIHoSDU2xN5Hlaz89LdWqRnDUnqlme5SymNd7n1nHIU497JXYpL/w374-h579/voice%20of%20the%20ancient.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><br />As the eldest son of a Levite and a Philistine, Avidan is torn between his duty to his family legacy and the desire for something more. When Ammonites attack the city of Yavash-Gilead, he takes the opportunity to fight with his cousins for the newly crowned King Saul. But when one of the cousins goes missing during the battle, Avidan stays behind to search for him in hopes that he's still alive.<p></p><p>Keziah is the daughter of one of the most powerful clan chiefs in the territory of Manasseh. On the brink of a forced marriage to a loathsome man decades older than her, she has no choice but to run. Dressed as a boy, she takes her horse and heads for the south, hoping to find sanctuary with her mother's family.<br /><br />Battling to survive the dangers surrounding them, Avidan and Keziah make a pact to travel together. As Keziah's true origins are revealed and Avidan's search for his cousin becomes increasingly futile, they must not only rely on each other to stay alive but learn to trust the true and eternal King of Israel to guide their every step.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://amzn.to/45veFZ6" target="_blank">Amazon</a> * <a href="As the eldest son of a Levite and a Philistine, Avidan is torn between his duty to his family legacy and the desire for something more. When Ammonites attack the city of Yavash-Gilead, he takes the opportunity to fight with his cousins for the newly crowned King Saul. But when one of the cousins goes missing during the battle, Avidan stays behind to search for him in hopes that he's still alive. Keziah is the daughter of one of the most powerful clan chiefs in the territory of Manasseh. On the brink of a forced marriage to a loathsome man decades older than her, she has no choice but to run. Dressed as a boy, she takes her horse and heads for the south, hoping to find sanctuary with her mother's family. Battling to survive the dangers surrounding them, Avidan and Keziah make a pact to travel together. As Keziah's true origins are revealed and Avidan's search for his cousin becomes increasingly futile, they must not only rely on each other to stay alive but learn to trust the true and eternal King of Israel to guide their every step." target="_blank">Goodreads</a> *</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>My first book by author Connilyn Cossette was A Light on the Hill (Cities of Refuge Series) and I actually listened to that book in my car. I was so entranced by not only the characters and the story but the way the author made it all come to life for me. The way historical biblical settings and customs were brought to life just drew me in. I actually listened to that whole series through audible in my car. It was fantastic. Because of that, when I saw this title up on NetGalley for the beginning of a new series, I knew I wanted to read it.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>This book is so much like the other series in that the traditions, customs and beliefs of the people of King Saul's reign are brought to life. It is so interesting to me. The foundation for this series is being laid down in this book. The families, the warring factions, the reign of a new king and four boys, on the brink of manhood, wanting to prove themselves. There is war, danger and a consistent forward momentum that felt exciting.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I loved Avidan and Keziah. Both are fantastic characters, full of life and love. Avi had a great arc of development. He learned some hard lessons but through it really came to know himself and who and what he wanted to be. I love that he is a storyteller- an audible book for any who will listen. Keziah has been through so much but she is resilient and brave. She didn't allow bitterness to override her other emotions and she was open to love when it came in it's many different forms.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>What a great start to this series! I'm so anxious to know how things go for the rest of the cousins.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: peril, violence, kissing. Christian (old biblical) beliefs and customs.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-38548230492611219502023-08-10T11:59:00.001-06:002023-08-10T11:59:54.273-06:00Unseen (Guardian #7) by Traci Hunter Abramson<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjj3Dw-eeRoHNKhPbVO-PR8vckJhOU13loR9Bq3SB5nNn99cCjR8HgC82xI3siUc7ZyJpxh3Wb9RKeeob_BzMvcr3eydp_IIAHtjOnDJJtyc1El3J9lhut7ZuwCTQmx8N04tfyrNAm-82sEzaIYvUVeWjbwy427s37Cc95juekcW0kTRmLZ7XUdkBcF5fF/s500/unseen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjj3Dw-eeRoHNKhPbVO-PR8vckJhOU13loR9Bq3SB5nNn99cCjR8HgC82xI3siUc7ZyJpxh3Wb9RKeeob_BzMvcr3eydp_IIAHtjOnDJJtyc1El3J9lhut7ZuwCTQmx8N04tfyrNAm-82sEzaIYvUVeWjbwy427s37Cc95juekcW0kTRmLZ7XUdkBcF5fF/w345-h518/unseen.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><p></p><br />You never know when you’ll be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<br />Manuel never expected to be condemned to life in prison for something as mundane as going to buy milk. When the guardian program offers him a way out, he fakes his death and becomes a ghost, protecting U.S. government operatives in Central and South America.<br /><br />Laura’s work as a nurse practitioner in San Diego has pushed her to the breaking point. Her visit to Honduras to see her abuela is supposed to be a respite from the pressure. In a split second, however, Laura is captured in a deadly case of mistaken identity. The outlook is dire until a mysterious rescuer appears, launching the pair on a desperate flight to freedom.<br /><br />Manuel’s skills are pushed to the limit as he races to get Laura out of the country alive. What begins as a connection forged in a shared ordeal quickly deepens, and Manuel and Laura must learn to trust their instincts―and their hearts―if they hope to survive..<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> * <a href="https://amzn.to/452N2a8" target="_blank">Amazon</a> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125467851-unseen?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=PDIeHIyHyY&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads </a>* <a href="https://deseretbook.com/p/unseen?queryID=536e4bc447ef401ce3979968d58711fd&variant_id=202566-paperback" target="_blank">Deseret Book </a>*</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I love this series so much and getting my hands on a new addition to it feels a bit like Christmas. This author really knows how to deliver the growing tension of suspense that keeps me on the edge of my seat throughout the whole book. There was plenty of action and the story had great forward momentum with a few of those quiet moments interspersed so I had the chance to really get to know the characters better and feel their growing connection.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Manuel was a great protector and defender. How can you not admire a guy who was dealt a bad hand and makes the very most out of it? He was so easy to like. He and Laura worked so well together and I liked the way their friendship and trust grew.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I think you can read these books as standalone's, in any order, but you might be happier if you read them in order. The references to characters from other books will have more meaning.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: peril, violence. Death. Kissing.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-81504291470289851902023-08-01T09:27:00.000-06:002023-08-01T09:27:14.490-06:00Countdown (Extreme Measures #4) Lynette Eason<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQ8GQPyEqhWXN7a9A8J_Onr9bsZZgs2djaA-xQO75SHBkKSQIXQcLH6SebUKmBOFQYnKcgBRfQLw7JwhUDK7zSktIEuuknHGq9h7V5qteU0BQLkEU6WzkpNx9g9yeWk3S0_pUhgdgkQn9AVr3xKsSoDYilWnE0yowthBYU6Gvp1QQbhUU1_dZYOfCV04j/s2000/countdown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1295" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQ8GQPyEqhWXN7a9A8J_Onr9bsZZgs2djaA-xQO75SHBkKSQIXQcLH6SebUKmBOFQYnKcgBRfQLw7JwhUDK7zSktIEuuknHGq9h7V5qteU0BQLkEU6WzkpNx9g9yeWk3S0_pUhgdgkQn9AVr3xKsSoDYilWnE0yowthBYU6Gvp1QQbhUU1_dZYOfCV04j/w299-h463/countdown.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><p><br /></p>A stalker who wants to finish what he started. A US Marshal who's vowed to protect his charge. And one woman who is determined to put the past to in the past.<br /><br />Flight paramedic Raina Price has been running so long it's hard to stop. To escape a dangerous stalker, she changed her name and disappeared, building a new life with the help of a friend from her time in juvie. It feels good to put her energies into saving people's lives, but because her stalker was never found, she's never stopped looking over her shoulder. And one can only run so far before the past finally catches up.<br /><br />US Marshal Vincent Corelli's job is to hunt down fugitives and protect those who are assigned to him. When Raina is almost killed right in front of him, he vows to protect her at all costs--whether it's his job or not. Together they work to solve the mystery of Raina's past. But someone is out to make sure Raina doesn't live long enough to do it.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://amzn.to/3KmxPbC" target="_blank">Amazon </a>* <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62925305-countdown" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> *</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Wow, I really love fast paced, heart racing suspense stories and this author does them so well. This whole series has been so good. I've read every single one. As the story ramps up, so does my reading rate. Faster and faster until I have to force myself to slow down and enjoy the story instead of being caught up in the intensity that keeps propelling me forward. That's when you know it's good stuff.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>The romance is really on the lighter side in this story. It's in it's beginning stages and definitely not the focus of the story but I really enjoyed Raina and Vince. They are pretty chill people despite the crazy things that are happening. They mostly keep level heads, think things through and remained focused on the most important things. It was easy to like them. I loved Vince's desire to support, protect and stand by Raina through it all.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>If you love romantic suspense, you should give this series a try. It's so good!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: peril, mild violence. Some Christian elements (talk of believing in God, praying). Adoption. PG kissing.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-11905185753593487172023-07-06T10:03:00.000-06:002023-07-06T10:03:11.744-06:00Wedding at Sea (Muir Harbor #3) by Melissa Tagg<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_vVwPJxOrNRvB2OYGdC5yiaRDaw254C3JXncyQbGKrk-fJaYII8DTfoRNJsavQgECOTrEZVpjXhw56ZEqwwAYKSIq2Xq6htGlmWLBMd1R5Ee5mgDZFM5nSDAeqzwsz6QSxEK4aRWcC6TOvLxyZaiOtHXlwq-AJfNucSPSpzGKgVzI3YjLWRkZSktuV8r/s2548/wedding%20at%20sea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2548" data-original-width="1650" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_vVwPJxOrNRvB2OYGdC5yiaRDaw254C3JXncyQbGKrk-fJaYII8DTfoRNJsavQgECOTrEZVpjXhw56ZEqwwAYKSIq2Xq6htGlmWLBMd1R5Ee5mgDZFM5nSDAeqzwsz6QSxEK4aRWcC6TOvLxyZaiOtHXlwq-AJfNucSPSpzGKgVzI3YjLWRkZSktuV8r/w313-h484/wedding%20at%20sea.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Lilian doesn’t remember anything about her life before the day Maggie Muir found her on her front porch—a toddler, abandoned and alone. And maybe that’s okay. She has a beautiful life at Muir Farm, including an adopted family she adores and a successful career as a lawyer. But she also has a secret . . . one that raises just as many questions about her future as it does her unknown past.<br /><br />And, of course, it would be private investigator Wilder Monroe, her brother’s best friend and the bane of her existence, who sniffs out her secret before anyone else.<br /><br />Wilder has spent the past three years trying to close the one case his father couldn’t—the mystery of Maggie Muir’s long-lost granddaughter. But the decades-long search has become more tangled than ever. It’s become more personal, too. Not only are the Muirs the closest thing to family he has left, but if he can solve this mystery, maybe he'll keep himself from drowning in the one he can’t . . . the truth about his father’s death.<br /><br />In the midst of secrets and swirling questions, Maggie asks a favor of both Lilian and put aside their bickering and work together to plan her summer wedding. It’s a big ask, made all the more difficult when danger comes calling at Muir Farm. But if the two enemies can stand each other long enough to pull off the event of the year, they just might solve a mystery in the process.<br /><br />And the biggest discovery of all? That sometimes the one your heart longs for is the last person you ever would've expected.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139310243-wedding-at-sea" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> * <a href="https://amzn.to/43cDdVh" target="_blank">Amazon </a>*</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I've been waiting for this story since I read the first book. I just knew it was going to be good because, well, Lilian and Wilder. Okay, okay. Wilder. Please don't tell the others, but he is my favorite. Don't get me wrong, I've loved all the books and characters in this series so far but there is just something about Wilder. Sigh. Wilder.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>One of the things I love about this series is the ongoing mystery/investigation going on. It threads through all three books and it involves everyone. This author knows how to write characters that draw you in and make you love them. This Muir family is honestly so easy to love. And can we just talk about the setting for a moment? Seaside. That's all I really need to say. I love seaside settings.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Best news today? The author said in her newsletter that she will be writing another book in this series!! That makes me VERY happy. If you haven't read this series yet, what are you waiting for? It's on KU if you have that. :)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Content: mild peril, mild violence. Kissing. Some Christian elements (praying, believing in God).</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303564353010807070.post-73577191367040728432023-06-28T09:59:00.000-06:002023-06-28T09:59:46.193-06:00His North Star by Amanda P. Jones<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6Vjc56hFgvl99tOAJovWTYgf20R6nnx515JzcS4G97hR_yiqgOexx9wCPD6VQI0wWgBFWSsi18JjoNUeVtKHdVXlhvRFpRdmilEmic7zX5GHGk29IXYKgPEpjQitQ9aLKE2harqY2YmlI2znqlUhNuJ5V9e96dmp6mE0gOuroUeOZRlzdVYafEca13i9/s500/his%20north%20star.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6Vjc56hFgvl99tOAJovWTYgf20R6nnx515JzcS4G97hR_yiqgOexx9wCPD6VQI0wWgBFWSsi18JjoNUeVtKHdVXlhvRFpRdmilEmic7zX5GHGk29IXYKgPEpjQitQ9aLKE2harqY2YmlI2znqlUhNuJ5V9e96dmp6mE0gOuroUeOZRlzdVYafEca13i9/w324-h501/his%20north%20star.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><br /><p></p>I fell in love with my best friend, but he only ever loved me like a sister. So I moved on—with idiots. In an attempt to ignore the fact that my best friend, Ty, would never love me the way I wanted him to, I dated a lot . I even got engaged to Ty’s cousin. Except my ex-fiancé wasn’t the man I thought he was. When he broke off our engagement and fled to LA, I was left devastated and emotionally wounded. Leaning on Ty—the only man who has ever stayed by my side—I drowned myself in work and helping Ty renovate his new house. When Ty confesses he’s in love with me, I’m torn. He’s all I’ve ever wanted, but I’m scared, shattered, and nowhere near good enough for him—something my ex made sure I knew. How can I risk a relationship with the one person I can’t live without? His North Star is a sweet contemporary romance with a sprinkling of heat romance.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">* <a href="https://amzn.to/46ua0YX" target="_blank">Amazon</a> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130131928-his-north-star" target="_blank">Goodreads </a>*</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Cute, cute, cute! </i></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">⭐</span><i style="font-family: georgia;"> I love the cover of this book and how perfectly it matches what is inside. Ty and Maren have a fantastic relationship and a solid friendship. It's been built on a firm foundation over the years. I really loved how easy it was for them to be supportive and have fun. Of course, friends to lovers generally means you have to wait FOREVER for the kissing to start and yup, that's what happened here. But the buildup and tension were good so the wait only felt like forever and not forever and EVER. </i><span style="font-family: georgia;">😂</span><i style="font-family: georgia;"> This was a quick romantic fix for me and I enjoyed it.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Side note: I got to meet this author recently at an event our library was having. She is lovely. I had previously read a couple books by her so it was good to meet her face to face. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;">Content: kissing, some light innuendo.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;">- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own. </i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0