Forever Lovely by Linore Rose Burkard review

 

While Forever Lovely is technically the second book in a series it reads like a standalone. Or at least I didn't feel like I was missing anything from the first book. I'm a sucker for time-travel novels even though I'm not a huge Outlander fan. What sets this book apart from other time traveler novels is the fact that the heroine travels to future from Jane Austen's England.  And meets our hero a 21st Century student who low and behold is studying female writers from the time period she's form.  And since I love a good nerdy hero he was perfect for me.

 

As a reader I've found it hard to find regency set novels written by modern authors that I enjoy or feel like they are written well. I guess my program is that I keep comparing modern authors to Austen. But Forever Lovely by Linore Rose Burkard comes pretty close. And I look forward to reading the first book in this series, as well as other books by this author. 

 

I received a copy of this book from the author I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

Later On We'll Conspire by Kortney Keisel review

Title: Later On We’ll Conspire

Author: Kortney Keisel

Ch: 48 plus epilogue

Pg: 338

Series: Christmas Escape

Genre: Rom Com

Rating: 5 stars indie

Publisher: indie

I’m not going to lie one of my favorite Christmas movie is Die Hard. So it’s hard to find Christmas Rom com books that match my favorite movies but Later On We’ll Conspire comes pretty close. Who would have thought a novel involving a spy would make a good Christmas rom com. But it does because it’s got the perfect balance between action and Christmas. As well as humor.

Lacee was “jobless” and going home for Christmas when she runs into Park Bradshaw and ends up in her own spy novel. I loved it.

 

 

Marshaling her heart by Mary Connealy review

Title: Marshaling Her Heart

Author: Mary Connealy

Ch: 29 plus epilogue

Pg: 303

Series: Wyoming Sunrise 3

Genre: Christian historical fiction western with a hint of romance

Rating: 5 stars

Publisher: Bethany house

Marshaling her heart by Mary Connealy was my favorite of the series. Even though Becky falls into the troupe like other girls. But despite the time period she accurately written. Because women and girls are the frontier weren’t damsels in distress that were indeed quite capable. Of doing things on their own like homesteading a ranch. And Nate was the perfect partner for her.

Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich review

Title: Dirty Thirty

Author: Janet Evanovich

Ch: 25

Pg: 328

Series: Stephanie Plum

Genre: mystery comedy

Rating: 4.5 stars

Publisher: Artia books

I almost didn’t pick up Dirty Thirty because the last few books in the Stephanie Plum series had fallen flat. And had either been not up to previous standards of the series or felt like the same all same all. But I’m glad I picked this one up because it felt like some of the earlier books again. And the stake out in this one. There is indeed someone worse to go on a stake out with that grandma mazer. And of course, reading words that I never thought would come out of Ranger’s mouth.

 

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. 

All's Fair in Love and Christmas by Sarah Monzon review

Title: All’s Fair in Love and Christmas

Author: Sarah Monzon

Ch: 30

Pg: 250

Genre: Rom Com

Rating: 4.5 stars

Publisher: Bethany House

I enjoyed this one even though I’m not a huge fan of office romances. Mainly because I don’t think that they are all that believable. But this one worked. And I loved how the author wove the magic of Christmas memories and childhood into the story.

 

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. 

Faking Christmas by Cindy Steel review

Title: Faking Christmas

Author: Cindy Steel

Ch: 27 plus epilogue

Pg: 9:59:00

Genre: Christmas rom com

Rating: 5 stars

Publisher: Indie

Faking Christmas by Cindy Steel is the Christmas rom com I didn’t know I needed until I started listening to the audiobook. While it is first and foremost a Christmas rom com with two people that are rivals. Though it’s more rival on Olive’s part than Milo. It’s also a Christmas rom com that deals with grief. And more importantly the grief that comes in waves of spending that first Holiday without a loved one.

As someone who has spent that first Christmas without a loved one, I never paid attention to the fact that grief was never addressed in a Christmas rom com before. Till I read and loved Faking Christmas. Heck even the title is perfect and sums up how you spend that first Christmas or holiday. It’s going to be a must reread every year. The right book comes to the reader at the right time.

Snowed in for Christmas by Jess Mastorakos review

Title: Snowed In for Christmas

Author: Jess Mastorakos

Ch: 23 plus epilogue

Pg: 282

Series: Christmas in Snow hill 3

Genre: rom com

Rating: 4 stars

Publisher: indie

Snowed in For Christmas by Jess Mastorakos is the third book in the Christmas at Snow Hill series. Tommy is a big city cop turned small town cop and Grace is a travel writer who has no plans to settle down.

But there’s just something about the romance that found in a small town that turns into a Christmas town once a year. Reading Snowed in For Christmas is like being inside a Hallmark movie but a well written Hallmark movie. I have to say while Jack and Robins story was my favorite in the series. Tommy and Grace’s have a special place in my heart.

 

I received a copy of this book from the author I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.