Review of a Pony Express Christmas

Title: A Pony Express Christmas

Author: Rhonda Gibson

 

Chapters: 18 plus epilogue

Pages: 277

Genre: Christian Historical Romance

Rating: 5 stars

A Pony Express Christmas is a Christmas novel from love inspired historical that is a marriage of convenience. Jake Bridges is a stock tender at a pony express station.  Leah Hollister is an orphan that has come to Colorado as a mail order bride, who is also bringing Jake’s niece Molly to him. When Leah learns that her groom has died, Jake offers to marry her so that Molly will have someone to look after her while he works.

Jake can offer her a home and friendship but nothing more. But what neither realizes is that Christmas is the time for miracles. Even though it was a fictional novel I am glad that the author included real pony express riders like William Cody who would later become Buffalo Bill Cody. Even before this book I knew Cody was a pony express rider from watching the tv show the Young Riders as a kid. I’ve always loved the Pony express time in history I just wish there was more historical fiction novels about this time period.

Review of Yuletide Baby

Title: Yuletide Baby

Author: Deb Kastner

Series: Cowboy Country

Chapters: 10 plus

Pages: 216

Genre: Christian Romance

Rating: 4.5 stars

In Yuletide Baby a baby is left at Church on Christmas Eve, and Pastor Shawn O’Riley can’t help but wonder if God wants him take care of baby Noelle but he can’t help before feel hopeless like he can’t take care of an infant. He’s never thought of himself as a father. He turns to single foster mother Heather Lewis for help.  Though Heather wants to do with man especially someone who’s a pastor.

What  neither know is that baby Noelle might be the Christmas miracle that they both need. 

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A December Bride by Denise Hunter

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A January Bride by Deborah Raney

Novelist Madeleine Houser arranges a temporary office in a local bed and breakfast to escape the distracting renovations on her own house. Although she's never laid eyes on the inn's owner, an unlikely friendship blossoms between them as they leave daily notes for each other, and before long, Maddie finds herself falling for her mysterious host—a man likely many years her senior—and a man she's never even met.

A February Bride by Betsy St. Amant

History repeats itself when Allie Andrews escapes the church on her wedding day—wearing the same dress passed down for generations of women in her family, all women with histories of failed marriages. Allie loves Marcus but fears she's destined to repeat her family's mistakes. When thrown unexpectedly together for a wedding months later, Allie and Marcus discover their own story might be far from over.

 Betsy St. Amant has a heart for three things - chocolate, new shoes and sharing the amazing news of God's grace through her novels. She resides in Louisiana with her adorable, story-telling young daughter, a collection of Austen novels and an impressive stash of Pickle Pringles. Betsy has a B.A. in Communications, is multi-published in fiction, and freelances for her local newspaper. She also enjoys inspirational speaking and teaching on the craft of writing. When she's not composing her next book or trying to figure out where Mr. Darcy went, she can usually be found somewhere in the vicinity of a white-chocolate mocha, or singing along with her daughter to the latest Disney soundtrack

Review of A Rancher for Christmas

Title: A Rancher for Christmas

Author: Brenda Minton

Series: Martin’s Crossing book 1

Chapters: 18 Plus a epilogue

Pages: 215

Genre: Christian Romance

Rating: 5 stars

While I was sad to see  the Cooper’s and the Dawson go I really enjoyed A Rancher for Christmas the first book in the Martin’s Crossing series. It was a nice to see at least on familiar face in the book and in this case it was Breezy Hernandez Mia Cooper’s baby sister.  Mia finds out that she has a brother that she never knew about only to later lose him. She then finds that he named her co gurdain of his twin toddler girls with his best friend and brother-in-law Jake Martin.

After first Beezy and Jake don’t know what to make of each other or rather or not they can trust each other. It almost seems like it’s going to take a Christmas Miracle. My favorite character is Joe who everyone thinks he is a homeless drifter but that ends up being the biggest surprise in the book.

Overall I enjoyed this book and can’t wait for the next book in the series.  I received   an e-book from Netgalley in exchange for on honest review.  

Reading this week

Finished

Mr. Miracle by Debbie Macomber

A Pony Express Christmas by Rhonda Gibson

Finally a Mother by Dana Corbit

Yuletide Baby by Deb Kastner

UnPhiltered by Phil Robertson

Currently reading

Grimm’s Complete fairy tales by Jacob Grimm

Voyger by Diana Gabaldon

Tears of the Sea by Marylu Tyndall

Navy Seal Noel by Liz Johnson

The Reliance by Marylu Tyndall

Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs

Deception’s Princess by Esther M. Friesner

Non-fiction reading  

Getting ready to read

Mission to Murder by Lynn Cahoon

Doon by Carey Corp

Snow White Red Handed by Maia Chance

The Yuletide Rescue by Margaret Daley

Sugar Plum Season b Mia Ross

Twin Threat Christmas by Rachelle McCalla

Mistletoe on Main Street by Olivia Miles

Classics

Reviewing

 The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson

The Job by Janet Evanovich

Devotional reading

Bible through in a year

The Girl’s still Got it by Liz Curtis Higgs

Did Not Finish

Audio

Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Playaway audio when doing chores)

Heist Society by Ally Carter (Audio on my way to work)

Reviews Posted this week 

Review of I work at a Public Library

Review of I work at a public library

Title: I work at a Public library

Author: Gina Sheridan

 

Chapters: 12

Pages: 155

Genre: non fiction

Rating: 4 stars

I didn’t know how I was going to feel about this book. But I enjoyed it, because as an library employee its to know that other libraries out there have the same crazy stories to share. It’s not just one library.  This book had me laughing from the first page to the last page. 

Reading this week

Finished

Hook by Terry Brooks

A Rancher for Christmas by Brenda Minton

Currently reading

Grimm’s Complete fairy tales by Jacob Grimm

Mr. Miracle by Debbie Macomber

A Pony Express Christmas by Rhonda Gibson

Finally a Mother by Dana Corbit

Yuletide Baby by Deb Kastner

Voyger by Diana Gabaldon

Non-fiction reading  

UnPhiltered by Phil Robertson

Getting ready to read

The Reliance by Marylu Tyndall

Mission to Murder by Lynn Cahoon

Doon by Carey Corp

Snow White Red Handed by Maia Chance

Tears of the Sea by Marylu Tyndall

Navy Seal Noel by Liz Johnson

The Yuletide Rescue by Margaret Daley

Sugar Plum Season b Mia Ross

Twin Threat Christmas by Rachelle McCalla

Mistletoe on Main Street by Olivia Miles

Classics

Reviewing

 The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson

The Job by Janet Evanovich

Devotional reading

Bible through in a year

The Girl’s still Got it by Liz Curtis Higgs

Did Not Finish

Audio

Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Playaway audio when doing chores)

Heist Society by Ally Carter (Audio on my way to work)

Reviews Posted this week 

 Review of Diamonds in the Rough

Review of How a Star Falls