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Special Feature/Excerpt: Rocky Mountain Journey (Sisters of the Rockies #3) by Misty M Beller

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When I saw this book was coming out, my mind immediately loved the idea of a wilderness/frontier romance but this was a new to me author with a couple of other books in the series under her belt so I was hesitant to dive in since I wasn’t sure if this was a book that I could read as a stand alone or not! I decided to do an except instead but now that I have read it I am sad I didn’t opt for a review! It sounds like it’s going to be do good and I love the writing style!

After reading a few other reviews it sounds like this book could be read as a stand alone even though there are three other books in the series, so I will likely read it a little later this summer. This book focuses on faith, adventure, and love. And y’all know how much I love love! It looks like a lot of the characters are the same throughout the series but from what I am reading from other reviewers. And the author has written a number of other frontier romances which shows me that she is experienced and has an established following!

I have been looking for a solid romance lately and this book sounds like it could satisfy my desire to read something sweet and romantic as we head into the summer. But also something that is set in another location rather than somewhere like England or France etc. I love books that transport readers to somewhere unique and different and this book promises to do just that. If you are looking for something a little off the beaten path then this is the book for you! Now check out this lovely excerpt and tell me it doesn’t make you want to read it!

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Special Feature and Excerpt: Every Time We Say Goodbye (Jane Austen Society #3) by Natalie Jenner

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Reading the Jane Austen Society books has been a fun little way to revisit some of my favorite Austen novels but in a new way with a more modern-ish twist. I read the first book in the series a few years ago and for me it was just ok, but then I read the second book and it started to grow on me as a series! I love that each book, while part of a larger series, can be read on their own. And the book are not necessarily Austen retellings but rather their own unique story with Austen being more of a backdrop for the larger story.

This book has a lot to recommend itself, an exotic location (Italy) in a post war cinematic world. I think this book sounds like it’s going to be a lot of fun and I love that it’s taking us to this new location and glamorous characters to meet! And considering I work at a Catholic School, I think it will be interesting to see how the Catholic Church influences the films of this time and location. All around it sounds very interesting and I am eager to check it out this spring.

This year my spring and summer reading schedule filled up REALLY fast, especially since I am limiting how many books I will be reviewing in the coming months. So today I was able to share an excerpt with you lovely readers and I have this one on my TBR for the fall. It sounds like it’s going to be a little different from the other books in this series so I am looking forward to seeing how that unfolds! Be sure to get this one on your TBR list and follow along with the other tour stops to see what other readers are saying about this one!

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Review: The Tuscan Daughter by Tessa Harris

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I have been a long time Tessa Harris fan! I read a few of her standalone books over the years and always feel like it was time well spent! I have also enjoyed her mystery series! It’s rare when an author can seamlessly cross over between different genres! She writes with knowledge on several topics and I have been looking forward to this one since I was first approached about it! I couldn’t wait to check it out!

This book takes us to Italy during WWII and gives us interesting insight into the resistance movement in Italy during that time. I don’t really have much background knowledge about the politics of Italy at the time or where they fit into WWII. Most of my own interest and research has been limited to England, France and Germany during this time. However when I saw this book was going to be set in Italy with this kind of new to me history, I was totally on board to review it!

Lately I have been kind of in this reading funk. The books I have been reading have been mostly by authors that I know I will love, but even then I have been so bogged down with work that reading has been difficult. But this book was one that I was anticipating for so long that I made sure I had time and room for it on my calendar and I am so glad that I did because it offered the escape that I desperately needed!

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Review: What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway

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I love the Edwardian era. I love the hats, the dresses, and the history! There aren’t that many books set during that time period so when I see one come up for review, I usually jump on it! This particular author is a new to me author and while I have heard of some of her books, I haven’t read any of them yet! So when I saw this book up for review, I was eager for the time period/setting and because I love discovering new to me authors!

To be honest though, this setting didn’t really appeal to me—a new hotel, the Grove Park Inn in the North Carolina mountains, seemed a little basic and uninspiring. However when I started reading about the hotel, the setting grew on me. The Blue Ridge Mountains feel more rugged and robust to me so when I started reading this book I was thinking it would be more like roughing it camping rather than ‘glamping’. Ultimately I ended up really enjoying the setting which was surprising! I thought it added an interesting change for readers!

If you are a historical fiction fan, I hope this one is on your radar! It’s a lovely novel and I think readers will find something refreshing in the pages! I know I did! I am now eager to read more books by this author! I know she has written a number of other historical fiction books set during similar time periods with promising stories that offer new and untold narratives! I cannot wait to check out some of her other books as this one was wonderful!

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Special Feature and Excerpt: These Tangled Threads by Sarah Loudin Thomas

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This author is a new to me author which is one of the reasons why I wanted to check this book out! I love discovering new to me authors! Often I have authors that I already know and love or maybe a good friend or family member recommends someone to me, but overall I have kind of my ‘set go to’ authors. Which is all well and good but one of the reasons I started book reviewing is because I wanted to find new authors. This author has written quite a new books so she is not new to the writing world but new on my radar!

This book is a standalone and fits into a couple of genres, historical fiction, Christian Fiction, and Romance. So basically a little something for everyone! Lately I have been really scaling down my book reviews, I love book reviewing but I have come to a point where I need to be more selective with my reading calendar at times which has been good but also sometimes it sucks when books like this come along and I really want to read it! For this particular book, I opted to do an excerpt and before I knew it, I was looking at my calendar for later this spring to see if I could work this one in!

It sounded so good and I really enjoyed the excerpt I am sharing today! It’s rare that I make room on my review calendar but for this one, I am looking into late May for a review. It sounded so good and had so much to recommend it. If you love historical fiction with a little romance then I think this will be a book you will want to get on your radar. Keep reading below for all the details and of course a great except!

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