First Line Fridays

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Prologue

"The Click next to her ear jerked her out of a deep sleep to roll into a sitting position, a scream on her lips her eyes on the man with the gun standing next to her." 

Chapter One 

Eighteen Months Later 

Mid-September 

"Lainie Jackson glanced at the clock on the dash and pressed the gas a little harder even though the rain came down in sheets."

Cove Revel Betrothal or Breakaway by Leah Brunner

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𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲, D.C. Eagles Hockey Book 3, by Leah Brunner is releasing April 4th! 

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BLURB

My best friend—and unrequited love—has a hole in her heart. Literally and figuratively.

First, Amber’s fiancé left her when she told him she was pregnant, and then her daughter's birth left her with complications from a heart defect she didn’t realize she had.

I’m devastated.

Of course I offer to pay for her surgery, but Amber (stubborn woman that she is) insists on wanting to pay me back, which I don't understand. As captain of an NHL team, I have plenty of spare cash, and I’m more than happy to help. I want to help.

So I come up with a plan.

I’ll marry Amber, my health insurance will cover her surgery, I’ll help with the baby, and the gold band on my finger will get my parents—who seem to think I'm incapable of love—off my back.

It's a win-win for both of us.

Two years of platonically wedded bliss before we amicably go our separate ways, and remain best friends, as always.

Only, how am I supposed to let Amber go when I’m not only in love with her, but also with her baby girl… who now feels like my own.

And I might have to let her go sooner than I ever wanted to.

(This is a dual POV, fade-to-black romance, and can be read as a standalone. This book contains broken engagement and minor heart surgery.)

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ABOUT LEAH BRUNNER:

Leah Brunner is an Amazon top 50 best selling author of fun and flirty romance! 

She loves writing explosive chemistry and realistic, relatable characters who will make you laugh (and possibly cry). When she's not writing, she can also be found petting her Maine Coon cat, or watching funny cat videos with her kids. Although she's a Kansas girl at heart, Leah is a proud Air Force spouse and currently lives in Ohio with her husband and three children.

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Double Take by Lynette Eason review

 Title: Double Take

Author: Lynette Eason

Ch: 28

Pg: 310

Series: Lake City Heroes book 1

Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense

Rating: 4 stars

Publisher: Revell

Another great Christian Romantic Suspense. Double Take is the first book in the Lake City Heroes series. Though this one is more psychological and twisty than previous books by this author. But it kept me turning pages because I just had to know what happened next. Though I will admit it was an emotional roller coaster of a read. And the faith content was perfect and blended in perfectly with the story. I loved reading Lainie and James story and watching their growth. Can’t wait for the next book in the series.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher  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.

First Line Friday

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Prologue 

Lake George, Province of New York

Winter 1753

"He was numb, the wind-whipped snow driving icy shards into his exposed skin, the grip on his rifle weak."

Chapter One 

Acadie 

December 1754

"Sylvie Galant took a deep pine-scented breath."

The Seamstress of Acadie by Laura Frantz review

Title: The Seamstress of Acadie

Author: Laura Frantz

Ch: 61

Pg: 416

Genre: Christian Historical fiction, Christian Historical Romance

Rating: 5 stars

Publisher: Revell

The Seamstress of Acadie might just Laura Frantz’s most emotional book to date, at least to this reader. Because of my own Acadian ancestry. Sylvie Galant is French Acadian in Canada when England and France are on the brink of war. But the Acadians just want to live in peace. I love Sylvie’s relationship with her siblings, especially Bleu. William Blackburn is the ranger sent to remove Sylvie’s fellow Acadians. And somehow, they both end up in colonial Virginia.

The Seamstress of Acadie is one of the authors faster paced books. There’s never a slow moment in the story. This one is also the most diverse book from this author. Previous books have included both main and secondary indigenous characters this one includes a look at enslaved peoples in colonial Virginia if only from secondary characters. And the author writes it in a way that flows naturally to the story.

And of course, there’s always the third act twist. And if you don’t like the third act twist this might not be the book for you. And of course, the author knows how to write the colonial equivalent of a mean girl. William Blackburn finds himself as my second favorite hero and Sylvie my favorite heroine.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher  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.