I received a copy of this book from the publisher as part of
a blog tour I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions
expressed are mine alone.
I
received a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not
required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
Author: Tamie Dearen
Ch: 13 plus epilogue
Pg: 80
Series: Christmas Kisses and Cookie Crumbs
Genre: Christian Rom Com
Rating: 4 stars
St. Nick and Me are Mint to Be is a Christmas Novella by Tamie Dearen heavy on
the novella as its only 80 pages. 80 pages that I finished on
Thanksgiving. What's worse than breaking up with your cheating ex before
the holidays? Him showing up for the flight to your family's Christmas. I loved
that Reid jumps to Syanne recuse. I enjoyed this Christmas
rom com complete meddling grandma's Christmas hi jinx a troublesome ex and
an airport meet cute. Can't wait to read more by this author.
I received a copy of this book from the author as
part of a blog tour I was not required to write a positive review. All
opinions expressed are mine alone.
I read or listened to a total of 17 books across 4175 pages. My average rating was 3.82 And my total of unread 94 .
Tea with Elephants by Robin Jones Gunn
Jessica
Jones The Secrets of Maria Hill Vol 2 by Brain Michael Bendis
The
Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
Vera
Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murders by Jesse Q. Sutanto
A
Slay Ride Together with You by Vicki Delany
Fall
for Him by Andie Burke
Magical
Meet Cute by Jean Meltzer
Jessica
Jones Vol 3 Return of the Purple man by Brian Michael Bendis
A
Christmas Duet by Debbie Macomber
The
Indian Card by Carrie Schuettpletz
White
Widow Welcome to Idyhaven by Sarah Gailes
Jack
Frost by Debbie Macomber
Lost
at Windy River by Trina Rathgber
Deadly
Christmas Inheritance by Jessica R Patch
The
Thanksgiving Target by Laura Scott
Runaway Bride and Prejudice by
Emma St. Clair
the
Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose
Title: Deadly Christmas Inheritance
Author: Jessica Patch
Ch: 15
Pg: 228
Series: Texas Crime Scene Cleaners
Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense
Rating: 5 stars
Publisher: Love Inspired
Deadly Christmas Inheritance is the
third book in the Texas Christmas scene cleaner’s series by Jessica Patch and I
have to say that it is my favorite of the series. Mainly because I'd
wanted Rhode Spencer's story since the first book. But I also loved learning
more about Teegan as well. While I do love a Christmas story from time to time.
My favorite Christmas stories tend to be those of the romantic suspense variety
and unfortunately for me those tend to be few. But with these one based on
experience with the authors previous books I was going to get page
turning story with the right balance of suspense and romance and I was not
disappointed.
I loved that Rhode was
going to do whatever it took to protect Teegan and her twins even though its a
shock. I was glad to get more of his back story after getting bits and pieces
of it in the first two books. While the suspense kept me turning pages
the love story and the possibility of a Christmas romance was also intriguing
and I had to find out how the story between Teegan and Rhode was going to
end.
I received a copy of this book from the author as part of a blog tour I was not
required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
Author: Robin Jones Gunn
Ch: 23
Pg: 304
Series: Suitcase Sisters
Genre: Contemporary Christian fiction
Rating: 5 stars
Publisher: Revell
Ever since I first picked up the author’s books as a teenager, each time I’ve
read a book by heart they’ve touch my heart. And Tea with Elephants was no different. It’s the first book in the
Suitcase sisters. And it’s set in Africa when two friends Fern and Lily get
gifted the trip of a lifetime.
I was hooked from page one and loved every many of it. And I have to say I was
happy to discover what happened to a beloved character after their book had
ended. Fern was the one I related to the most. And while Danny was a secondary
character I also related a bit to him especially with what he has to face. As
at least to me it’s one of the hardest things a child has to face even as an
adult.
The faith thread throughout the book not only weaves Lily and Ferns story it
also weaves the bigger story of God’s plan. And just like I’ve been since I was
a teenager I feel blessed by the story and scripture. And so glad the author’s
writing fiction again. And can’t wait to see where the next book in the series
takes us.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher as part of
a blog tour I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions
expressed are mine alone.
I
received a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not
required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
Author: Holly Varni
Ch: 28
Pg: 304
Series: Moonberry Lake
Genre: Christian fiction hint of romance
Rating: 4 stars
Publisher: Revell
While I loved Delphinium and her ability to sense smells with people and
determining what kind of person they are. As well as the banter between her and
Elliot. And the small town of Moonberry lake makes it feel like the reader lives
there.
But the seniors, especially Bob stole my heart. Their shenanigans and wisdom
made the book for me as they reminded me so much of the residents of the
retirement home I used to work at. I wish more authors would include senior
characters in their stories. The Blooming of Delphinium reminded me just how important
relationships with our elderly relatives should be as well as elders in
general. Not just for the wisdom but because they will keep you on your toes
and keep you young.
Can’t wait to see if there’s another book in Moonberry Lake and what else the author
has in store.
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this book from the publisher as part of a blog tour I was not required to
write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher through
netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions
expressed are mine alone.
In The Christmas tree Farm by Melody Carlson two sisters butt
heads over how to save the family farm. Madison also butts heads with her neighbor and
former boyfriend. What Madison and her
sister Addie are going to need is a Christmas Miracle. I didn’t know how I would feel about this one
as I was worried about the sisters’ relationship. But I did end up enjoying
this one. Melody has quickly become a favorite
author for Chris novella’s to read every year and The Christmas Tree will be no
different. I enjoyed the unique twist that she put on the story. I don’t think
I’ve ever read a Christmas story quite like it. It was like a warm hug without having the over
the top hallmark feel. I can’t wait to pick this one back up in December.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher as part of
a blog tour I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions
expressed are mine alone.
I
received a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not
required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
Return to Prince Edward Island at Christmas time with
Liz Johnson with Meddling with Mistletoe. What do you get when you mix a
baker in need of an oven, who finds in in the form of an Inn as long as
she cooks breakfast for the inn and a single man with a nosy aunt? You get a
matchmaking scheme at Christmas. This sweet novella is just the thing to get
into Christmas spirit. It was also nice to visit old Prince Edward Island
favorites, but also to meet new favorite characters in Whitney and Daniel. I do recommend that you read both the Prince
Edward Island Dreams series and the Prince Edward Island Shores series before
this novella. I can’t wait to read this one again in December.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher as part of
a blog tour I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions
expressed are mine alone.
I
received a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not
required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
Trail of Threats by Jessica R
Patch is the six book in Mountain Country K-9 but can be read as a standalone.
Sadie Owen’s is determined to give her son a life she’s not looking for love
and neither is Officer Rocco Manelli he wants to protect and serve. But then
Sadie becomes a target and everything changes. I loved how Sadie didn’t give up
and was willing to fight but her son and his service dog stole the book. This
suspense novel had me turning pages late into the night because I had to know
what happened. However this one isn’t as dark as her FBI:Strange Crime unit.
This is the romantic suspense most readers enjoy.
I can’t wait to read more by the author and more
in the series.
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from the author . I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions
expressed are mine alone.
With this novella collection
centered around a Special wedding dress Rachel Scott McDaniel has done it
again. With A Heart in Disguise Clara
Westlake is a seamstress in the Camouflage Corps. I thought I knew my WWI
history but this is the first I had heard about the Camouflage Corps and
the important job they had during WWI. That's what I love so much about
Rachel's books after the Faith content and love story is that I l always
something new from history. I also loved that the dress that played a
part in this story would find its way through time and to more wars for two
more stories.
A Letter to Eli by Allison Pittman was set during WWII. And a possibly second
chance for Betty and Eli. I did enjoy this one but it wasn't my favorite
of the three. And that's on me not Allison's writing. I think I'm kind of
getting burnt out on WWII romances. But if that's not the case for you then
you'll also love Betty and Eli's story.
And finally we have A Daffodil in the Dress by Susie Finkbeiner set during the Vietnam, this one was my favorite of the three stories in this collection. Though it's a second chance at love and not always my favorite I enjoyed it. Kate and Ike's story is just so sweet despite the tragedy of the Vietnam War. And Little Eloise is just a doll. This story was only my second Susie Finkebeiner story but it weren't be my last. And it was also only my second Vietnam War book because there's not that much out there. Because it's one war that war and horrific and to close to recent memory. But the author tackled that was grace. And overall I would give this collection 4.5 stars
While each of these
novella's are separate stories they are sewn together with a dress, faith and
love. And that makes three stories worth reading.
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I
read or listened to a total of 9 books across 2160 pages and 36:16:00
hours. My average rating was 3.81 And I DNF 6 books. And my total of unread 90 .
Kill or Bee Killed by Jennie Marts
Offside
Hearts by Nikki Larson
Until
our Time Comes by Nicole M Miller (owned)
A
Deception Composition by Anna Lee Huber (audio)
The
Little Kid with the Big Green Hand by Matthew Gray Gubler
The
Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
Butcher
and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
The
Art of Catching Feelings by Alicia Thompson
Deadpool Vs Haweye
Author: Jenny Proctor
Ch: 26 plus epilogue
Pg:358
Series: Appies 4
Genre: Rom Com
Rating: 5 stars
Publisher: indie
I never thought that any of the Appies
would replace Flexi as my favorite. But that was until I read Romancing the
Grump and met grumpy Nathan Sanders. Grumpy sunshine has always been one of my
favorite tropes. But Nathan was more than just a grumpy hockey player. And of
course, Summer’s the exact opposite of him making the banter awesome.
I mean as a rom com you know how it
ends but the fun is the journey the characters take to get there. And it
doesn’t hurt that he loves his family. Nathan really is a grump with a heart of
gold.
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Author: Nicole M Miller
Ch: 49 plus epilogue
Pg: 384
Genre: Christian Historical Fiction
Rating: 4 stars
Publisher: Revell
Until Our Time Comes is the debut novel by Nicole M.
Miller about a part of World War Two history. Involving the Janow Podlaski
stables in Poland. This book was the first time I had heard about it. But horse
trainer Adia Kensington and Bret Conway bring the story to life.
While you can
tell the author did her research and but that it to the book it reads like the
historical fiction novel it is and not a history textbook. I felt like I was
there with Adia as she tries to save the horses. It felt like I was traveling across
Poland with her and eventually farther into Eastern Europe. And of course it brought history to life for
me. I did learn a lot from this book as the only thing I already knew was the
bit about the allies making their way east. I can’t wait to see what else this
author writes.
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this book from the publisher as part of a blog tour I was not required to
write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher through
netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions
expressed are mine alone.
Author: Jenn McKinley
Ch: 23 plus epilogue
Pg: 09:49:02
Genre: Rom Com
Rating: 4 stars
Publisher: Berkley
I loved this hate to love rom com.
Emily and Kieran were perfect for each other even if they don’t see it. But
it’s the banter between them the keeps the reader turning pages.
Though I listened to the audio book
instead of reading. As the audio adds charm t Kieran’s Irish accent and not to
mention proper pronunciation of the Irish names.
Now this isn’t just a cute rom com it
does deal with some tough issues. There’s a trigger warning for cancer, and
difficult parent adult child relationship but the author handles it all
respectfully.
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this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a
positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
Author: Toni Shiloh
Ch: 43 plus prologue and epilogue
Pg: 352
Series: Love in the Spotlight book 2
Genre: Christian romance rom com
Rating: 5 stars
Publisher: Bethany House
I never thought that
anyone could write a Christian romance or rom com set around horse racing and
the Kentucky Derby due to its nature. But Toni Shiloh did,and she was great at
writing a story set around the culture with a Christian theme.
Piper McKinney and
Tucker Hale are best friends who both grew up around horses and horse racing
Piper’s a Black Woman and the transracial adopted daughter I say this because
it’s important to Piper’s character and how her story plays out, of the
McKinneys and the owners of the thoroughbred farm while Tucker is the son of
one of the trainers.
Toni handles the
storyline of transracial adoption and Piper being the only Black person in her
small town as only she can with grace and truth.
As not only a
Kentuckian but a Louisvillian I’m wary
of authors not from here setting their books here, but with Toni I didn’t have
to worry she did her research. Even including how to say my city in the books.
I also loved that she created a fictional town in a very real county as horse
country is well known. But the fictional town feels like it fits. And I love
that she included Kentucky’s soft drink.
In the two books I’ve
read by Toni I’ve discovered that faith is a huge part of her books. Especially
in the character’s life and that of the story. I know want to read the first
book in the series and now can’t wait for the third book to release.
Author: Pepper Basham
Ch: 23
Pg: 384
Series: Skymar book 3
Genre: Christian romance Christian rom com
Rating: 5 stars
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
All I can say with Loyally Luke by Pepper Basham is
finally. Not because I wanted the series to end, but because we finally get
Luke’s story. And as someone who fell for Luke in the first book, I spent the
second book falling deeper. But in Loyally Luke I fell head over heels, what
can I say I’m a sucker for a country boy in flannel with a heart of gold. I
have to say I love seeing more of Luke in this one.
I have to admit Ellie wasn’t who I pictured Luke falling
for he who dislikes the rom com. It was hilarious to see him end up in one. His
and Ellie’s meet cute was perfect for him. And there was more than meets the
eye to Ellie.
This one gave me a bit of The Princess Diaries vibes
and all the movie references. Whoever thought a country boy could charm a
princess. But for me it was Luke dropping The Princess Bride quotes into normal
conversation. And then accidentally creating what I thought was the perfect
country song.
And like all of Peppers books faith is threaded throughout
the story and plays out in the characters’ lives. And love that Luke is a man
of faith that makes him the perfect hero in my book. That alone would do it but
a country boy in flannel makes Luke even more realistic. And a perfect end to
the series.
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netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions
expressed are mine alone.
Author: Ann H Gabhart
Ch: 41 plus epilogue
Pg: 354
Genre: Christian Historical fiction, Christian Historical romance
Rating: 4 stars
Publisher: Revell
The Song of Sourwood Mountain is the newest Kentucky set book by
Ann H Gabhart. I have to say the story reminds me of Christy. In the sense Mira
a teacher leaves her life in Louisville to teach in the mountains of Eastern
Kentucky. Gordon Covington is a preacher who’s convinced Mira is the teacher
the town needs.
What I love about Ann’s apart from the
fact that she always gets Kentucky right is that her settings become another
character in the book. The town of Sourwood the perfect name for a mountain
town and even fictional fits perfectly in the hills of Eastern Kentucky. That
seemed like a world away from Louisville in 1910. Heck even today it still can
feel a world away.
And it was actually the secondary
characters especially Ada June who stole my heart. While the book focuses on
Mira and Gordon’s story. It is the secondary characters who help shape them and
their story. Mira and Gordon wouldn’t be who they are without the people of
Sourwood.
I received a copy of
this book from the publisher as part of a blog tour I was not required to
write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher through
netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions
expressed are mine alone.
Author: Jennifer Deibel
Ch: 30 plus epilogue
Pages: 320
Genre: Christian Historical Fiction, Christian Historical Romance
Rating: 4 stars
Publisher: Revell
I have to say while not my favorite book by the
author I still enjoyed it. I didn’t really like the heroine Catriona at the
beginning. Sara the heroes daughter was actually my favorite character. And
Donal was such a sweetheart but then I’m a bit of a sucker for the single dad
troupe. But the heroine did redeem herself by the end.
I’ve seen readers saying this is a love triangle
book, but I didn’t get that vibe even though there’s two guys in the story.
That doesn’t mean love triangle that means the author wants to kept the readers
on their toes and continuing to read.
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netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions
expressed are mine alone.
