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Review: On Magnolia Lane (Blue Ridge #3) by Denise Hunter
Lately I have had good luck with reading new to me authors so when this book came up for review, I thought, why not? Plus I really liked the cover I briefly read the summary and felt like it would be some nice light reading going into the holidays. I had a good chunk of time to read over the Thanksgiving break so I was eager to jump in and read this contemporary romance. After two years of counseling sessions with Daisy Pendleton, Pastor Jack McReady has earned a permanent spot in her life as a spiritual leader—and nothing more. Jack would never risk losing her trust by exposing the…
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Announcement: WINNER SEAL’S HONOR by Megan Crane
And the winner of SEALs Honor by Megan Crane is….. SE White The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher (Berkley) for making this giveaway possible!
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Review: The Little Shop of Found Things (The Little Shop of Found Things #1) by Paula Brackston
Paula Brackston has been a favorite writer of mine for a while now. I have read almost all of her ‘witch’ novels and I love them! She has such a nice voice in her stories and I love the mixture of magic and realism. When this book came up for review, I was so excited to read it. I loved the cover and the title so much. It looked like something that I was going to be an instant favorite in my magical realism category. Xanthe and her mother Flora leave London behind for a fresh start, taking over an antique shop in the historic town of Marlborough. Xanthe has…
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Review: The Omega Objection (San Andreas Shifters #2) by G.L. Carriger
I’ve said it before and I will say it again, I have been a fan of Gail Carriger for at least the last seven years. I fell in love with her writing and quirky humor with Soulless, the first in The Parasol Protectorate series and from there it was all history! Her world building and character development is on point and I love that she writes diverse stories. I have read a few of her LGBTQ novels and loved how beautifully she portrays romance between people, not just romance between man and woman—-or werewolf and a soulless. I don’t read a ton of LGBTQ romances or novels for that matter, but…
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Giveaway: SEAL’S HONOR (Alaska Force #1) by Megan Crane
If you love military romance or just contempo romances in general, then you don’t want to miss the first in a new series by acclaimed romance novelist, Megan Crane! I have partnered with Berkley to be able to offer a copy of this steamy romance for your reading pleasure. The last thing Blue Hendricks needs six months into his uneasy reentry into civilian life is trouble in the form of his old friend’s kid sister, all grown up and smack in the middle of a dangerous murder investigation. But he didn’t become a SEAL to turn his back on the hard stuff, and he can’t bring himself to ignore Everly’s…
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Review: SEAL’S Honor (Alaska Force #1) by Megan Crane
Many women love a good romance story, and I am one such women. All of us women have our favorite troupes or settings—-some like cowboy romances while others prefer a rogue of the peerage, others like military romances. For me, I just like a good story but if I’m being honest, I like the rogue of the peerage best but I don’t mind the occasional cross over into other troupes. The book was one that I just happened to see one day while I was scrolling through Netgalley looking at new releases. I had just seen a special on SEAL training on the History Channel so I was immediately drawn…
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Special Feature: The Highlander Who Protected Me by Vanessa Kelly
The Highlander Who Protected Me by Vanessa Kelly Publication Date: October 30, 2018 Kensington Books Paperback & eBook; 352 Pages Series: Clan Kendrick, #1 Genre: Historical Romance/Scottish READ AN EXCERPT. Bestselling author Vanessa Kelly returns with an enthralling new series about the men of the Kendrick clan�and the women who claim their hearts… Lady Ainsley Matthews, heiress and darling of the ton, was expected to make a magnificent match. Instead she�s hiding on a remote Scottish estate, terrified that her vicious former fianc� will use her pregnancy to force her into marriage. One man can help her�Royal Kendrick, son of a distinguished Highland clan. Though a mistake drove…
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Review: Snowfall on Lighthouse Lane (Honeymoon Harbor #2) by JoAnn Ross
I am a romantic at heart. I love a happy ending and a really good romance. Having it be set during the holidays just sweetens the deal for me. JoAnn Ross is a new writer to me but it looks like she has written a number of romance series. This isn’t a book that I would normally pick up but I loved that it was set in the Pacific Northwest on the coast. I think the PacNW offers a unique setting for romances—-its a rugged, stormy, unpredictable, and unforgiving coastline so I thought that the setting would add to the story. Growing up on the wrong side of the tracks,…
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Review: The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox
This book has been all over my social media this October. With the word ‘witch’ in the title, its hardly a surprise that it would be trending throughout the most ‘haunted’ month of the year. Sometimes with books that receive so much hype, it’s hard to decide if it’s worth the read or not. I was intrigued by the combination of historical fiction and fantasy/paranormal. The early nineteenth century isn’t really my favorite period, but I was interested enough in the mixture of genres that I was eager to read this one and find out of the hype was indeed worth it. New Oldbury, 1821 In the wake of a…
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Review: Lady of a Thousand Treasures (The Victorian Ladies #1) by Sandra Byrd
I’ve read Sandra Byrd before and have loved her, she’s written a couple of different series all with a Christian base. I’ve always enjoyed her stories as they have a little romance and mystery mixed together with a sprinkling of Christian ideology. This book has been one that I have been looking forward to reading since I heard about it. I love the Victorian era and Byrd’s stories are always well written and interesting. I was asked t review this book by two different tour groups and was excited to start it as soon as I got the copy! Miss Eleanor Sheffield is a talented evaluator of antiquities, trained to…