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12.11.2023

Something Borrowed ~ Review

Something Borrowed
A Cornwall Brides Novel #3
By Rebecca Connolly

Years ago, Gage Trembath had his heartbroken when the woman he had planned a future with married someone else. But he has decided to move past his broken heart and marry. A love match isn't in his future, but he feels he's found a woman to suit - Honora Berkeley.

Honora is a woman despised. Her parents have never forgiven her for not being born a son or for being born at all. Her only moments of peace are when her parents are gone living their own lives. Convinced that she will be forever trapped in this meaningless life of rejection and ridicule, she is more than a little shocked when Gage makes an offer for her hand. And even more shocked when he doesn't rescind the offer after a meal with her parents.

Knowing Gage will never love her, Honora agrees to his offer. But the past has a firm grip on her, convincing her she'll never be enough. But Gage being Gage is determined to help Honora find herself, the self that has been buried beneath the lies that have ruled her life.

As Honora discovers herself, she makes friendships that allow healing and show her that love is as much a choice as it is a feeling. 

This is the third book in the Cornwall Brides series and while reading the book in order is best, one can read this book as a standalone title. The characters are engaging, and one can connect with them as they work through their hurts and fears. Because fear is most definitely a force in this book - fear of rejection, fear of never being enough, fear of loss. And then there is love and its power to heal and overcome fear, but only if it is allowed to take root and grow. Overall, I would highly recommend this book to fans of Regency era fiction. 

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion. All thoughts expressed are my own.


QUICK FACTS

 Title: Something Borrowed
 Series: A Cornwall Brides Novel (Book 3)
 Author: Rebecca Connolly
 Genre: Historical Romance, Regency Romance
 Publisher: Phase Publishing (December 5, 2023)
 Length: (304) pages
 Format: Trade Paperback, & eBook 
 ISBN: 978-1952103667
 Book Blast Dates: December 4 - 11, 2023

About the Book

Forsaking all others…

Gage Trembath is getting married. He is the only one who knows it, but the statement is
true, nonetheless. The woman he had once loved has been married elsewhere for a
time, and he can put off his own marriage no longer. The woman he has chosen to
marry, without love, is sensible, quiet, musical, and amenable, which should enable him
to have a good marriage and a content life. That is all he wants now, and Honora
Berkeley makes the most sense.
 
Honora cannot believe that a handsome and wealthy man like Gage has any interest at
all in marrying her, even without love. She certainly has very little to recommend her,
but escaping her life of criticism and abandonment is something she cannot resist. But
what about the woman Gage had once loved? The one who was perfect for him and the
one who made him determined to abandon love? Are his feelings for her truly gone?
Will Honora ever have his affection along with his respect?

 Is a convenient, sensible marriage what Gage wants? Or will his capacity for love reignite under Honora’s influence?

PRAISE FOR SOMETHING BORROWED

 5 STARS “An excellent read…This book had me smiling, laughing, cheering, and crying.”— Shauna Jones, Goodreads

PURCHASE LINKS

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AUTHOR BIO

Rebecca Connolly is the author of more than three dozen novels. She calls herself a Midwest girl, having lived in Ohio and Indiana. She's always been a bookworm, and her grandma would send her books almost every month so she would never run out. Book
Fairs were her carnival, and libraries are her happy place. She has been creating stories since childhood, and there are home videos to prove it! She received a master's degree from West Virginia University and is a hot cocoa addict.

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12.08.2023

The Warsaw Sisters ~ Review

The Warsaw Sisters
A Novel of WWII Poland
By Amanda Barratt

This book opens as war has come to Poland's borders with Antonina and Helena DÄ…browska sending off their father to serve as a soldier against the German threat of invasion. But mere hours later hour war has come to Warsaw, soon they face two enemies as German and Russian forces surround the nation. In a day their childhood has passed into adulthood with its new trials and challenges.

But Antonia and Helena are not about to let their country fall without a fight. But both decide to take action in their own way. Unfortunately the paths they both choose require them to keep secrets from one another, and these secrets threaten the bond between them.

This is the first book I have read by the author, Amanda Barratt and I have to recommend it. The writing style is engaging. This is a book of sacrifice and loss set between 1939-1945. This is an emotionally moving read as Antonia and Helena make their way in a world in turmoil. But doing the right thing isn't easy, especially when faced with certain death if their efforts are discovered. 

While this was a good and well-researched book, I couldn't find myself connecting personally with any of the characters. But the story still offered moments that spoke to me. The book opened slowly as the setting and characters took form, but once it got into the main portion of the story it had an easier flow and I was able to get more fully into the story. For those who enjoy WW2 fiction I highly recommend this book.

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion. All thoughts expressed are my own.


About the Book:

In WWII Poland, two sisters fight against the darkness engulfing their homeland, one by entering a daring network of women sheltering Jewish children and the other by joining the ranks of Poland's secret army. As Warsaw buckles under German oppression, they must rely on the courage that calls the ordinary to resist.

On a golden August morning in 1939, sisters Antonina and Helena DÄ…browska send their father off to defend Poland against the looming threat of German invasion. The next day, the first bombs fall on Warsaw, decimating their beloved city and shattering the world of their youth.

When Antonina's beloved Marek is forced behind ghetto walls along with the rest of Warsaw's Jewish population, Antonina turns her worry into action and becomes a key figure in a daring network of women risking their lives to shelter Jewish children. Helena finds herself drawn into the ranks of Poland's secret army, joining the fight to free her homeland from occupation. But the secrets both are forced to keep threaten to tear the sisters apart--and the cost of resistance proves greater than either ever imagined.

Shining a light on the oft-forgotten history of Poland during WWII and inspired by true stories of ordinary individuals who fought to preserve freedom and humanity in the darkest of times, The Warsaw Sisters is a richly rendered portrait of courage, sacrifice, and the resilience of our deepest ties.

12.06.2023

Her Secret Hope ~ Review

Her Secret Hope
A Season in Pinecraft #3
By Shelley Shepard Gray

Lilly Kurtz wants to reset her life, leaving her past and her sense inferiority behind.  Pinecraft, Florida, is the perfect place to start over. She has friends there and it's comfortable.  

With a job at the Bed and Breakfast that she first stayed in two years ago, Lilly's new life is on track. What Lilly never expected was to find the possibility of love so soon after leaving Ohio behind. 

Eddie Byler has taken time from his busy life as a farmer to bring his grandmother on a vacation to Florida. But Eddie is in more need of a break from his busy life than his grandmother. Since his plans for the future and a family were shattered he's been all about work. Lilly has managed to make an impact on him with her sweet and caring personality. And the time she's given to his grandmother is even more important to him.

But Lilly has a secret, one she knows will change everything. One that she's afraid to share. One that shows she's not worthy of love.

Her Secret Hope is an excellent read. This book delves into the feelings that can plague someone who has been adopted. Not knowing why has a way of affecting the way one thinks, feels, and interacts with and around others. This book is moving and in a way explains Lilly desire to please and do her best. When an incident occurs and her new life is thrown into disarray, Lilly is faced with a choice - run from the past yet again or face it. 

 I really enjoyed this book. The depths of emotion that were presented as Lilly faced new challenges were moving. One could feel her anguish when accusations were made against her. Her shock at being treated as she was. The adage of the customer is always right even when they are wrong is on full display here and such a policy is most definitely wrong if absolutely enforced all the time. Let's just say I would have been in tears too. 

This is the best book in the series, and can be read as a standalone title if you haven't read the previous two books. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys contemporary or Amish fiction.

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion. All thoughts expressed are my own.


About the Book:
Almost two years after Lilly Kurtz first traveled to Pinecraft, Florida, with friends, she's decided to make a fresh start there. She's ready to be new-and-improved Lilly, a Lilly without a past, a Lilly with no secrets. At first, everything goes well. She gets a job, her coworkers feel like family, and she enjoys reconnecting with her friends. But it turns out the past is reluctant to be left behind.

When Lilly meets hardworking farmer Eddie Byler, she can't get him off of her mind. But then she discovers that Eddie actually lives just a few miles from her hometown in Ohio. Lilly knows that he's not going to like it when he finds out what secrets she's been running from. And she knows she could never follow the man she's falling in love with back to a place where she's never felt accepted.

Will Lilly have to give up on love in order to find peace? Or could it be that love is actually the solution to all of her problems?

12.05.2023

To Rival a Reflection ~ Review

To Rival a Reflection
A Snow White Retelling
The Shattered Tales #10
By Selina De Luca

Snow White knows she is destined for great things. and when an Enchantress offers her the chance to become the fairest in the world, she accepts. But there is just one little stipulation: if someone fairer is found, Snow White is out. And the Enchantress's promise of marriage to a prince will disappear. 

Following her deal with the Enchantress, Snow's life is a lonely existence. There are memories that are fleeting of what she used to have, before her father disappeared. Before she found the mirror that tempted her. Before she agreed to pay the Enchantress's price for magical beauty. But is loneliness worthy a beauty that separates her from her village, from friendship, and any close contact with a living being. A chance encounter with dwarves gives her something to consider. 

But when everything is threatened by her own reflection, Snow must fight for everything she holds dear, or Jardonia will fall to her wicked rival. A rival that she alone knows best. How do you fight yourself? Snow has to decide how best to proceed or the curse she has placed herself under may win.

To Rival a Reflection is an interesting retelling of Snow White. There is no wicked stepmother. Everything is Snow White. She is both protagonist and antagonist in this unique twist. How do you defeat yourself when you have been grooming and objectifying your egotistical self for years? 

The magical elements that dominate Snow's world are both helpful and isolating. And then there is the mirror and the Enchantress it summons/homes. There elements from the original that are easily recognizable but the presentation is unique. I've read several Snow White retellings and this is definitely original. Another addition to The Shatter Tales collection.

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion. All thoughts expressed are my own.



About the Book:

What if Snow White wanted to be the fairest of them all?

As the daughter of the king’s ambassador to Appledale and the prettiest girl in Jardonia, Snow White has always believed herself worthy of a prestigious destiny. When an Enchantress appears to Snow White through a mirror and offers her enchanted gifts and the promise of queendom, she is eager to accept the honor of being the Fairest One of All. There is just one catch: should someone fairer come along, she must forfeit her position as Fairest One—and lose the chance to marry a prince and become queen.

When her reflection begins to fade until it disappears altogether and shows up at her door as the new Fairest One, Snow White begins to see the curse beneath the Enchantress’s empty promises. With her own reflection vying for a place on the throne, Snow White must fight to protect Jardonia from this wicked rival and to keep the love of the prince who has captured her heart.

Will Snow White be able to overcome the curse of the magic mirror? Or will she forever suffer from the bitter poison of her own conceit?

To Rival a Reflection is a retelling of Snow White with inspiration from The Shadow. It is one of twelve novellas in The Shattered Tales, a collection of twelve fractured retellings of your favorite fairy tales. They can be enjoyed in any order, so fall in love with the swoony sweet romance, magical adventures, and tale-shattering twists one happily-ever-after at a time!

12.01.2023

A Brilliant Match ~ Review

A Brilliant Match
The Earl's Sisters #1
By Jennie Goutet


Lady Dorothea Rowlandson is determined to make a match this season. She needs to if she hopes to save her family from themselves. Her father's death the previous year delayed her debut into Society and she will do everything possible to ensure her younger sisters success with her own successful marriage. And then her brother as a 13-year-old earl is most definitely in need of her help.

Miles Shaw is in need of a wife with a large dowry. His estate is in shambles and the only way to save it is with an influx of funds. And he is determined to let his heart do the choosing for him. And the lady who catches his eye is Lady Dorothea Rowland.

Dorothea is determined that her heart not be turned by anyone. And Miles Shaw is not on her list of eligible men. Unfortunately Miles is most persistent and her heart refuses to listen to her head and its logical dictates. 

A Brilliant Match is a delightful series debut. Dorothea's has misconstrued her place and duty to her family. She is determined to have everyone fall into the plans she has set into place. But the first thing to go awry is her young brother's early arrival in London, but as the Earl her brother is equally determined to make his feelings known on matters he deems important. I think my favorite moment comes when Miles confronts Dorothea concerning her view of her family and her perceived limitations regarding them. I loved getting glimpses of her sisters and their personalities and look forward to better getting acquainted with them at a later date (additional books in the series). 

I think what is most telling is how Dorothea allowed her father to shape her and her views of others. This is the driving force behind her decisions and choices. And considering how she viewed him, extremely interesting. I will admit Dorothea was hard to get to like. She had moments that made one feel a connection and then the moment was gone. While I did like Miles from the beginning. He was a caring and kind person. He went out of his way to make Dorothea's family feel that they mattered, that they were important just because they were alive. While this is a work of fiction and an enjoyable one at that, it is also a study of the human heart and mind. What makes one do a certain thing and not another.
 
I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion. All thoughts expressed are my own. 


About the Book:

A love match would not do.
She would make an advantageous match—a brilliant match!

At the age of 19, Lady Dorothea Rowlandson was practically on the shelf. Had she not suffered her father, the earl’s, untimely death weeks before last year’s season, she would surely by now be a married lady—the established wife of an illustrious peer.

With such a regrettable delay, time was ever more of the essence if she wished to secure her own future and that of her sisters.

Miles Shaw holds an encumbered estate. It is only logical, therefore, that he commence the London Season on the hunt for a well-dowered wife. His personal code of honor requires he be upfront about this goal, so that he deceives no one. And as he fully intends to love and cherish the wife of his choosing, he will naturally bring as much to the union as he receives. After all, he is a landed gentleman with no shortage of charm.

When chance forced Miles and Dorothea to partner one another for the first dance of the first crush of the season, Fortuna could only have been in a funning mood. To have fostered so unsuitable a connection was nothing short of absurd. For what could a peer of the realm’s daughter and a gentleman of no consequence, with his pockets to let, possibly have in common?

Book Facts:

 Title: A Brilliant Match
 Series: The Earl's Sisters (Book 1)
 Author: Jennie Goutet
 Genre: Historical Romance, Regency Romance
 Publisher: Millefeuille Press (November 21, 2023)
 Length: (244) pages
 Format: Trade Paperback and eBook 
 ISBN: 978-2494930186
 Book Blast Dates: November 27– December 4, 2023


PRAISE FOR TO A BRILLIANT MATCH

 “This book was an absolute delight and without a doubt belongs on the reading list of any fan of sweet regency romance!”— Merilee Loves to Read
 “A creative and delightful historical romance, especially for lovers of a good P&P-type story!"— My Literary Love


PURCHASE LINKS

AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE | BOOKBUB | GOODREADS


AUTHOR BIO


Jennie Goutet is the best-selling author of twelve Regency romances, including the Clavering Chronicles, Memorable Proposals, and Daughters of the Gentry series. Her books have received first place in historical romance for the New England Reader’s Choice Awards and have hit the number-one spot in Regency Romance on Amazon. They have been featured on BookBub and Hoopla and been translated into five languages.

An American-born Anglophile, Jennie lives with her French husband and their three children in a small town outside of Paris. Her imagination resides in Regency England, where her best-selling proper Regency romances are set.


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11.30.2023

The Color of Sky and Stone ~ Review

The Color of Sky and Stone JustRead Blog Tour

Welcome to the Blog Tour for 
The Color of Sky and Stone by Sara Davison, 

The Color of Sky and Stone
The Color of Sky and Stone
In the Shadows #1
By Sara Davison

Tane Temauri has lost his partner when an op goes bad, and now he is on his own until the dust settles and he can finish what he needs to get done. But the man responsible for his friend's death is determined to bring Tane in. He has plans for him, and they aren't good.

But a letter from Lia changes everything.

Lia Swanson's chance meeting leads to her writing a quickly scrawled note. A note that goes to the wrong man. But the man most in need of a connection with anyone. Proof that there are no accidents in life and that there is purpose behind everything whether it be good or bad.

Both Lia and Take are in need of something genuine and the very nature of how they "meet" provides a moment of normalcy, a chance to see and be seen beyond the outer mask. But such exposes them both to danger, danger that could cost them their very lives. 

This is the first book of the In the Shadows series, which is aptly is aptly named as both Tane and Lia live in the shadows. Both struggle with the confines life has placed on them and it is interesting to see how they deal with it.

This is a read for those who want Romantic Suspense. And it does keep the suspense going throughout. This one won't keep you up into the wee hours of the night reading unless you get caught in the just-one-more-chaper trap.

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I give my honest opinion. All thoughts expressed are my own.


About the Book

Title: The Color of Sky and Stone
Series:
In the Shadows #1
Author:
Sara Davison
Publisher:
Independently Published (through The Mosaic Collection)
Release Date:
November 22, 2023
Genre:
Romantic Suspense (Christian)

She is the only one who truly sees him.
Which makes her his greatest threat.
 

Black ops undercover agent Tane Temauri—code name Vapor—has made it his life’s mission to stay out of sight. Given the dangers inherent in his job, the last thing he can afford is to step into the open and become a target. Again. 

Then a letter from a mysterious stranger changes everything. Although the letter was not meant for him, somehow, on a greater, cosmic scale, it feels as though it is. 

But answering it will make Tane vulnerable. 

Can he emerge from the shadows and risk everything for a woman he has never met? 

 If he does, more than his heart could be on the line. 

So could his life. 

And hers.

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Sara Davison

About the Author

Sara Davison has a passion for writing stories that keep readers on the edge of their seats—and maybe swooning a little. Beyond that, she longs for readers to discover, as her characters do, that whatever they are going through they are never alone. God is always with them. A finalist for more than a dozen national writing awards, Davison is a Cascade, Word, and two-time Carol Award winner for romantic suspense. Like every good Canadian, she loves coffee, hockey, poutine, and apologizing for no particular reason.

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(1) winner will win a paperback copy of 
The Color of Sky and Stone, a $25 Amazon card, 
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11.20.2023

From An Unknown Sender ~ Review

From an Unknown Sender JustRead Blog Tour

Welcome to the Blog Tour for From an Unknown Sender 
by Traci Hunter Abramson and Sian Ann Bessey, 

From an Unknown Sender
From an Unknown Sender
Falcon Point Suspense #2
By Traci Hunter Abramson 
    and Sian Ann Bessey

CIA operative Cole Bridger is tracking down smugglers when fellow operative Isabelle Roberts, who also happens to be his girlfriend, diverts a package from its original destination. The only problem is that doing so puts Cole's cousin Tess in danger. 

Soon Tess's brother Lars and his girlfriend Merit are once again pulled into the clandestine and dangerous world that is Cole's life. As they try to determine exactly who or what is behind everything they find themselves getting even deeper into an international mess that could see them dead.

From an Unknown Sender brings the reader once again into the lives of the heirs of Falcon Point. But if you are unfamiliar with the previous books in this multi-author series no worries as this book can be read on its own. 

I love the interactions between Cole and Lars as they navigate their newly discovered familial link while having to deal with Cole's CIA ties and the obvious limits it puts on everything. This is a clean read that offers suspense and danger as both men deal with romance and the risks involved not only to their hearts but to the ones who hold them. I highly recommend this book and the series. I love the family aspects of this series which I believe is its greatest strength.

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion. All thoughts expressed are my own.

 


About the Book

Title: From an Unknown Sender
Series:
Falcon Point Suspense #2
Author:
Traci Hunter Abramson & Sian Ann Bessey
Publisher:
Covenant Communications
Release Date:
November 21, 2023
Genre:
Clean Suspense

After spending a busy holiday season putting drug smugglers behind bars, CIA operative Cole Bridger is looking forward to spending a quiet Christmas in Vienna with his girlfriend and fellow operative, Isabelle Roberts. But when Isabelle is tasked with investigating a string of suspect financial transactions and redirects a suspicious package to a museum in Amsterdam, she inadvertently places Cole’s cousins in the crosshairs of a drug smuggling ring. 

Lars and Marit have no desire to be drawn into the deadly dealings of the criminal underworld, but when Lars’s sister, Tess’s, life is placed in danger, they willingly join Cole and Isabelle in their efforts to uncover the mastermind behind the drug smuggling ring. Unfortunately, the two couples’ involvement does not go unnoticed. And though each step brings them closer to the truth, they also reveal a startling picture of greed and corruption at the center of a dangerous organization that will stop at nothing to retrieve what it has lost.

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More Books in This Series

  The Danger with Diamonds


About the Authors

Traci Hunter Abramson  Sian Ann Bessy

Traci Hunter Abramson 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.

Connect with Traci by visiting traciabramson.com to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.

Sian Ann Bessey 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 USA Today best-selling author, a Foreword Reviews Book of the Year finalist, and a Whitney Award finalist.

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. 

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