tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32062507022797761862024-03-14T05:52:02.071-04:00Red Headed Book LadyRed Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.comBlogger598125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-53940566906317935622022-07-12T15:56:00.007-04:002022-07-12T16:14:53.135-04:00The Songs that could have been by Amanda Wen <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhBf2SUYef9T0qwYWa9hgJshx_-TCHfgCrjSvuFa957U0fit1u-Xmnxh_nQ7iC4W8QldzRPUpijQS613sLZFIfVrfhZpLKGnUbOcdHOILcV_ljKdZSp9ra21bwFmeFkwEcSP3uciCA2zGV1952burk5j4ZGc7STniWGXzomWRviLWCaOwwYCVolWJ/s492/Screenshot_20220712-143402_Google.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="327" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhBf2SUYef9T0qwYWa9hgJshx_-TCHfgCrjSvuFa957U0fit1u-Xmnxh_nQ7iC4W8QldzRPUpijQS613sLZFIfVrfhZpLKGnUbOcdHOILcV_ljKdZSp9ra21bwFmeFkwEcSP3uciCA2zGV1952burk5j4ZGc7STniWGXzomWRviLWCaOwwYCVolWJ/s320/Screenshot_20220712-143402_Google.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="BookPageMetadataSection__description" data-testid="description" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.37; margin-bottom: 1.6rem;"><div class="TruncatedContent" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;" tabindex="-1"><div class="TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded" data-testid="contentContainer" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-height: none; overflow: hidden visible; word-break: break-word;" tabindex="-1"><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: justify;">Two couples in love. Two sets of impossible circumstances. One powerful God of grace.</div><span class="Formatted" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: justify;">After a tailspin in her late teens, Lauren Anderson's life is finally back on track. Her battle with bulimia is under control, her career is taking off, and she's surrounded by a loving family. Then a chance meeting with Carter Douglas, her first love and the man who broke her heart, leads to old feelings returning with new strength. And suddenly her well-balanced world is thrown off kilter.</div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: justify;">Now a TV meteorologist, Carter is determined to make amends with Lauren. After all, she still owns his heart. But the reasons they broke up aren't lost--and those old demons are forcing him toward the same decision he faced in the past. He isn’t sure he's courageous enough to make a different choice this time around.</div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: justify;">When Lauren's elderly grandmother, Rosie, begins having nightmares about a man named Ephraim--a name her family has never heard before--a fascinating and forbidden past love comes to light. As Lauren and Carter work to uncover the untold stories of Rosie's past in 1950s Wichita, they embark on a journey of forgiveness and second chances that will change their lives--and Rosie’s--forever. Along the way they'll learn that God wastes nothing, his timing is perfect, and nothing is beyond his grace and redemption.</div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: justify;">The Songs That Could Have Been is full of the same deftly handled, resonant writing that readers and critics alike enjoyed in Amanda Wen's first book in the series. Fans of Lisa Wingate and Rachel Hauck will add Amanda Wen to their must-read shelves.</div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b>MY REVIEW </b></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I enjoyed this book so much! What an incredible story!</span></b></span></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I loved being swept into this 2 different time line story but I have to say that Rosie's story is my favorite!</div></span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Rosie is my favorite character and I felt that as I read her story I began to have a better understanding of dementia. My heart sure went out to her. I felt like she was my own grandmother.</div></span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Lauren's story was equally interesting. She had me drooling with her specialty. Food that's all I'll say about this one.</div></span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Wen is such a good storyteller. I love how she writes from the heart and brings her characters to life in the pages.</div></span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">This book will be added to my keeper shelf. And to my list of favorite 2022 reads.</div></span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Thank you for another wonderful story Ms. Wen! I hope you'll keep them coming!</div></span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">5 stars for a job well done! I highly recommend!</div></span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">You might want to keep a box of tissues by your side! Fair warning!</div></span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLOqZfUjO0mFjuhYv7040o-rQqoOjSc6R-uz4RFTRVNmZITKaHP0uZH_sMbH4zWc4Tm_FzglKES78DBbUJ4ZxTnU_AYgqOnfii3sFTz6QWK7oL_rkH1QKZubp3CWSjetAqyYNX0z_yv9vGhh9OA5BFPtMqsmJUeM4S6ujlDsRFqNsMWftx6hZ2bpy/s580/Screenshot_20220709-173011_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="454" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLOqZfUjO0mFjuhYv7040o-rQqoOjSc6R-uz4RFTRVNmZITKaHP0uZH_sMbH4zWc4Tm_FzglKES78DBbUJ4ZxTnU_AYgqOnfii3sFTz6QWK7oL_rkH1QKZubp3CWSjetAqyYNX0z_yv9vGhh9OA5BFPtMqsmJUeM4S6ujlDsRFqNsMWftx6hZ2bpy/s320/Screenshot_20220709-173011_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400; text-align: start;">Amanda Wen’s debut novel, Roots of Wood and Stone, released to both reader and critical acclaim, including a Christy Award nomination for First Novel. She also placed first in multiple contests, including the 2017 Indiana Golden Opportunity Contest, the 2017 Phoenix Rattler Contest, and the 2016 ACFW First Impressions Contest, among others. In addition to her writing, Amanda is an accomplished professional cellist and pianist who frequently performs with orchestras, chamber groups, and her church’s worship team, as well as serving as a choral accompanist. A lifelong denizen of the flatlands, Amanda currently lives in Kansas with her patient, loving, and hilarious husband, their three adorable Wenlets, and a snuggly Siamese cat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="Button__container" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; position: relative;"><button aria-label="Collapse additional content" class="Button Button--inline Button--small" style="align-items: center; appearance: button; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; 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http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/8b3c91bb34/Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-91314085210103591952022-06-23T21:51:00.024-04:002022-06-26T17:15:07.589-04:00Sunburst by Susan May Warren <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tPBb-2KihPrjNH46bf3OaWbyXCANMoSm63CYMLShoGc1_cwFw-vgx3RAnyKjDVditTkWjUOzZI6F2pht061iLGyTWMDr9ZXmNdvW3Ers61vm15EfU7Plaq_OubJx0HVRmKKE3vV6X30dlohLxd_lf6O_Mpj3HT2zRzCRSl2Eu0ij5oqsYsswWarR/s980/Screenshot_20220623-213943_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="664" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tPBb-2KihPrjNH46bf3OaWbyXCANMoSm63CYMLShoGc1_cwFw-vgx3RAnyKjDVditTkWjUOzZI6F2pht061iLGyTWMDr9ZXmNdvW3Ers61vm15EfU7Plaq_OubJx0HVRmKKE3vV6X30dlohLxd_lf6O_Mpj3HT2zRzCRSl2Eu0ij5oqsYsswWarR/s320/Screenshot_20220623-213943_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>ABOUT THE BOOK</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;">When former Navy SEAL and lifelong bachelor Ranger Kingston is called upon to take part in a rescue mission to save his brother Colt, who has been kidnapped by terrorists in Nigeria, he is shocked to find among the hostages a woman he knows and could never forget.</span></b></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"><b><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;">Noemi Sutton was attempting to return a young girl to her family in Boko Haram territory when she and the girl found themselves taken hostage, along with several others.</span></b></div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111; font-weight: bold;">And while Ranger Kingston may be able to get the hostages away from their captors, he'll need Noemi's help if he ever hopes to get out of Nigeria alive.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111; font-weight: bold;">Her solution? Pose as husband and wife. But when her uncle discovers the union, he insists on a traditional Nigerian wedding--binding Noemi to a man destined to break her heart. Worse, she's discovered the real reason she was kidnapped, and anyone around her is bound to be caught in the cross fire. Including her so-called new husband.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111; font-weight: bold;">She'll need to figure out a way to leave the man she loves if she wants to save his life.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">USA Today </span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-weight: bold;">bestselling author Susan May Warren throws you into the thick of the action in this high-stakes, globe-trotting romance.</span></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>MY REVIEW </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What a beautifully written story! One that captivated my heart from the beginning!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fast action wonderful characters and an awesome setting! Susan May Warren has added it all in!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The way she describes the scenes is breathtaking and makes me feel like I'm in Nigeria. I really appreciated her research. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>She's really an awesome author! Her stories never disappoint.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I think my favorite part of the whole book was the romance part. Not too slow and not too fast. Oh my! "Sigh"</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The other favorite thing about this book was the inspirational messages. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I mean, what's not to love about this awesome book! And add Suasan May Warren to the mix and you have a roller coaster ride for sure!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I very highly recommend! You be on the edge of your seat all the way through!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>My thanks to Revelle reads for a copy of this book! I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>ABOUT THE AUTHOR </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RTQwds6Dlyx1W-vtt3MY3Y1Wjzrz17LfYfdUCGUcJVjqtjiw3g9iqpbu1oByCuszE0H5ViG-HNLbJOfz5OUle1b2ufSB9IlCF30NIPcXk5jfW0v3FdcsbylrGJ0qknTL03Sq7eweSz89_vKKkWApbo5L08MpkxVW0FkoZoXp5kp1dwQnN4E3lzbw/s178/Screenshot_20220626-170412_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="178" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RTQwds6Dlyx1W-vtt3MY3Y1Wjzrz17LfYfdUCGUcJVjqtjiw3g9iqpbu1oByCuszE0H5ViG-HNLbJOfz5OUle1b2ufSB9IlCF30NIPcXk5jfW0v3FdcsbylrGJ0qknTL03Sq7eweSz89_vKKkWApbo5L08MpkxVW0FkoZoXp5kp1dwQnN4E3lzbw/s1600/Screenshot_20220626-170412_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" width="178" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div>With over 1 million books sold, critically acclaimed novelist Susan May Warren is the Christy, RITA and Carol award-winning author of over seventy-five novels with Revell, Tyndale, Barbour, Steeple Hill and Summerside Press. Known for her compelling plots and unforgettable characters, Susan has written contemporary and historical romances, romantic-suspense, thrillers, rom-com and Christmas novellas.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">With books translated into eight languages, many of her novels have been ECPA and CBA bestsellers, were chosen as Top Picks by Romantic Times, and have won the RWA's Inspirational Reader's Choice contest and the American Christian Fiction Writers Book of the Year award.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div></div></div><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-73262046961607583532022-06-23T19:18:00.005-04:002022-06-23T19:46:31.011-04:00When the Measows Bloom by Ann H. Gabhart <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZu64St4viNZYMgGuFo9e9RvOC_fD5lI3FBWk1AW1PxEadKM3QHvBh-vjNOfdTcSx0gKP3vECKta_0HrgapGngtjtKo7z27SVAa4KnLwgZT62ymufDycdtWrCivQJIEVWEQGKhVw-b9ivh2Km5qPoC7CwejNqeHyBUz0prg7hN3yR_gLmjOqluXb-/s723/Screenshot_20220623-191014_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="466" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZu64St4viNZYMgGuFo9e9RvOC_fD5lI3FBWk1AW1PxEadKM3QHvBh-vjNOfdTcSx0gKP3vECKta_0HrgapGngtjtKo7z27SVAa4KnLwgZT62ymufDycdtWrCivQJIEVWEQGKhVw-b9ivh2Km5qPoC7CwejNqeHyBUz0prg7hN3yR_gLmjOqluXb-/s320/Screenshot_20220623-191014_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>ABOUT THE BOOK </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: x-large; text-align: start;"><b>If any place on God's earth was designed to help one heal, it is Meadowland. Surely here, at her brother-in-law's Kentucky farm, Rose and her daughters can recover from the events of the recent past--the loss of her husband during the 1918 influenza epidemic, her struggle with tuberculosis that required a stay at a sanatorium, and her girls' experience in an orphanage during her illness. At Meadowland, past troubles become rich soil in which faith can grow.</b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></div><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Dirk Meadows may have opened his home to his late brother's widow and her girls, but he keeps his heart tightly closed. The roots of his pain run deep, and the evidence of it is written across his face. Badly scarred by a fire and abandoned by the woman he loved, Dirk fiercely guards his heart from being hurt again.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></div><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">But it may be that his visitors will bring light back into his world and unlock the secret to true healing.</div></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">My Review </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">I was very happy to receive this book and no I wasn't disappointed at all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">Gabhart is a wonderful author with awesome descriptions of Kentucky that makes her stories special.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">This story is my favorite and will be added to my collection of favorites. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">It's my favorite because of the sweet love that was within it's pages. Not overly done at all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">The beautiful messages especially about how the Lord can make the hardest of hearts soften. I really liked that one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">The one in Ecclesiastics is a gentle reminder that there is a time and place for everything. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">My heart ached for Dirk and everything he went through. I found myself wanting to cry as his story unfolded for sad tears and happy ones too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">The girls stole my heart the most. I felt their fears, their joys and sometimes their sorrows too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">Gabhart writes a powerful story about forgiveness, love and trust but most of all forgiveness especially yourself. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">I love the way she uses Louisville as the backdrop for her story. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">There were definitely certain people in this book that I didn't like and I felt that she got what she deserved. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">This book seems like it is a version of Beauty and the Beast but it is my favorite version. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">I love this author's books because she leaves my heart feeling full and very satisfied. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">I love her Kentucky stories because that was once my home as well and I miss it but like Dirk I've moved on. So, through her stories I get to go home again </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">5 stars for a job well done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions are my own.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7g5HIJ_An37Od1fxn8_3g3lE_CGwYbT1ySCV81PguSrlMehv6wVkyHCBiXWWQy-QMKDywqn2xVLbCWg4lVvSva_qACTDnOH99bzRifma7iAqoiQrU1oPlxtSOOe0ly4u25hTxW9iO43KjaU5mSwimdJq-lWdkzxU8BDgpbKwRe8j2Ea8JiRq9vW6h/s267/Screenshot_20220623-191040_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="183" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7g5HIJ_An37Od1fxn8_3g3lE_CGwYbT1ySCV81PguSrlMehv6wVkyHCBiXWWQy-QMKDywqn2xVLbCWg4lVvSva_qACTDnOH99bzRifma7iAqoiQrU1oPlxtSOOe0ly4u25hTxW9iO43KjaU5mSwimdJq-lWdkzxU8BDgpbKwRe8j2Ea8JiRq9vW6h/s1600/Screenshot_20220623-191040_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" width="183" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; text-align: start;">Ann H. Gabhart </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; text-align: start;">started writing when she was ten and has been writing ever since. Her first published writings were personal experience pieces, youth stories, and poems in church periodicals such as HomeLife. Her first novel, a historical romance about the settling of Kentucky, was published by Warner Books in 1978. Since then, she's published numerous books for both adults and young adults. Ann lives on a farm in Kentucky not far from where she was born.</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"> </div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div></b></span><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-89861089722916428132022-06-22T22:23:00.001-04:002022-06-22T22:23:47.101-04:00All that fills us by Atumn Lyttle<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLv76RYLrOlVZ_QCp7utvEXOsOvAf2L7Yr0FDx24D8D0XZ_iyGxc21mqCSL2USIYCf4z4qGWO6MLZ_sCLLBFqj6GVZJ8nDlYkTHC6Y9Qmc0hBK_8tdR5Ak-S3WhykDsa3TneBQXuoRJGnemwaZtGeRexuofNQepAw58yk5caJb6lSJug5zyzxKknM/s710/Screenshot_20220622-195342_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="466" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLv76RYLrOlVZ_QCp7utvEXOsOvAf2L7Yr0FDx24D8D0XZ_iyGxc21mqCSL2USIYCf4z4qGWO6MLZ_sCLLBFqj6GVZJ8nDlYkTHC6Y9Qmc0hBK_8tdR5Ak-S3WhykDsa3TneBQXuoRJGnemwaZtGeRexuofNQepAw58yk5caJb6lSJug5zyzxKknM/s320/Screenshot_20220622-195342_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>ABOUT THE BOOK </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: x-large; text-align: start;">Mel Ellis knows that her eating disorder is ruining her life. Everyone tells her rehab is her best option, but she can't bring herself to go. Broke, broken, and empty in more ways than one, Mel launches one last-ditch effort to make hers a story worth telling. She will walk her own road to recovery along the lesser-known trails of the North American wilderness.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></div><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: x-large; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Though she is physically and mentally unprepared to face the difficulties that lay ahead, she sets off on foot from Michigan. Her goal? Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State. During the long journey, she meets strangers with their own stories, as well as ghosts from her past who can no longer be ignored. But though the land she travels threatens her success at every turn, it's her own dark thoughts she'll have to overcome in order to find peace in the life and the body she has been given.</div></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111; font-size: x-large;"><b>MY REVIEW </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">In my opinion I felt that this new to me author has done an amazing job with the tough subjects that are involved. At times I've found myself wanting to cry because it was painful watching Mel go through her journey. There were other times that I found myself rooting for her as well. </pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">I like that this book shows us how there are still some wonderful people out there.
The cover. Very interesting with pretty colors. Don't think I've ever seen a cover quite like this one. I love it for it's uniqueness.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">I think for me it was a lesson learned. One that I really appreciated.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">I would however view this book more as Women's fiction even though it had some lovely inspirational messages in the story. </pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">My thanks to Revelle reads for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions are my own. </pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></pre></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59hL7dAbjL3Hwt-KbR_sfO5xhkwA0QWFt9ej0DhhSKlivca6g20xZ07HaQG7DL1Kev4XYtkA0kjYRTpoQah8u_L6546ymtkn6QM3U3lsfofEb5jcWqc9vLqub7a4lh1p_CcrwDIEWSOWAAhT9W9Cpc3bv5oMd_W7clCg_41sQTfGCdSJDxIAQjv1z/s183/Screenshot_20220622-195408_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="183" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59hL7dAbjL3Hwt-KbR_sfO5xhkwA0QWFt9ej0DhhSKlivca6g20xZ07HaQG7DL1Kev4XYtkA0kjYRTpoQah8u_L6546ymtkn6QM3U3lsfofEb5jcWqc9vLqub7a4lh1p_CcrwDIEWSOWAAhT9W9Cpc3bv5oMd_W7clCg_41sQTfGCdSJDxIAQjv1z/s1600/Screenshot_20220622-195408_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" width="183" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;">Autumn Lytle identifies with a strange group of humans who enjoy running long distances and writing even longer books.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;">Along with being a forever recovering anorexic and exercise addict, she is a weirdly good checkers player and finder</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;">of four-leaf clovers. She spends her days thinking up stories and trying to figure out this whole parenting thing with</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -0.4rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;">her son. She can often be found out exploring her hometown of Seattle, Washington, with her family in tow. Learn more at www.autumnlytle.com.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-71551253761098520782022-06-21T02:09:00.004-04:002022-06-21T02:13:14.713-04:00Dairy Dairy Quite Contrary by Amy Lillard <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhhL9SGW5UmogIkDgXou5swnmz_Pw1kwDVGuEJKVf9BheqBsSJGAklW-gkPR4cBsdpQaxNM_yd1-Rb6_Ffupe_RdJwGnEK-tufEvoJGOn-21n3ZfjQ_p9hEucJ_gv-9PcgFdl9W2kUOkSJ3NjR_X54UtQrTeVEdnDdA8dYhuVgqA5Ee4mjKSY78I6/s940/Screenshot_20220621-015318_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="594" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhhL9SGW5UmogIkDgXou5swnmz_Pw1kwDVGuEJKVf9BheqBsSJGAklW-gkPR4cBsdpQaxNM_yd1-Rb6_Ffupe_RdJwGnEK-tufEvoJGOn-21n3ZfjQ_p9hEucJ_gv-9PcgFdl9W2kUOkSJ3NjR_X54UtQrTeVEdnDdA8dYhuVgqA5Ee4mjKSY78I6/s320/Screenshot_20220621-015318_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" width="202" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>About the Book</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="a-section text-direction-override" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3rem; text-align: start;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;">Looking for a fresh start, advice columnist Sissy Yoder heads to small-town Yoder, Kansas, to help in her aunt’s café. But when a milkman is murdered, the newcomer becomes the prime suspect . . .</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />After Sissy’s rodeo cowboy boyfriend turns out to be more of a rodeo clown, she packs a bag; picks up her Yorkshire terrier Duke; and leaves Tulsa, Oklahoma, bound for her parents’ former hometown. There are still plenty of Yoders in Yoder, Kansas, including Sissy’s aunt Bethel, who owns the Sunflower Café but recently broke her leg. It’s a homecoming of sorts as Sissy arrives to help in the café and reunite with her pregnant cousin Lizzie. Plus she can continue to secretly write her newspaper advice column as seventy-year-old “Aunt Bess.” But it’s Sissy who could use some advice when she finds the milk deliveryman out behind the café with a knife in his back. As the sheriff’s prime suspect, it’s up to Sissy to catch the backstabber herself—before someone else gets creamed . . .<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /> </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>MY REVIEW </b></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Such a good story! When you get any book by Amy Lillard you know it's going to be good!</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Such a cute cover too! My favorite of hers so far.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A novel that will keep your nose glued until the very end!</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A few twists and turns to make the guessing game fun but I had a feeling that I knew who done it from the beginning.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I liked the mixture of Amish and English because it made for an interesting group of people. </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I appreciated Sissy and her laid back personality and her ways of sleuthing lol.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sissy's aunt was a little harder to get to know and I much care for her anyway. </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Some characters you love and others you won't. Same as real life.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I highly recommend this savy book. You'll not want to put it down!</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions are my own.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">About the Author</span></p></div><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqAYuiPJXZ7xCe4TWojyWiekeb_fiNJKlK4mdZOrumpHSWMH9cWDAI6fcqwGlVrYkxkXdDFyUtEgKBNx6sLEDonw8RK8N9AbuI2nAwHP1dO8UR23jJw82lSc0gXgdYnm5_NciAQEKgLt30DUufeAmDE2WrlNO8p7XnFTuX7WShHEUvzLR1-_HR3OZ/s192/Screenshot_20220621-020649_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="151" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqAYuiPJXZ7xCe4TWojyWiekeb_fiNJKlK4mdZOrumpHSWMH9cWDAI6fcqwGlVrYkxkXdDFyUtEgKBNx6sLEDonw8RK8N9AbuI2nAwHP1dO8UR23jJw82lSc0gXgdYnm5_NciAQEKgLt30DUufeAmDE2WrlNO8p7XnFTuX7WShHEUvzLR1-_HR3OZ/s1600/Screenshot_20220621-020649_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" width="151" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700; text-align: start;">Amy Lillard</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: x-large; text-align: start;"> is an award-winning author of over forty novels and novellas, including the Main Street Book Club Mysteries and the Amish Mysteries, as well as Amish, contemporary, and historical romances. Since receiving a Carol Award for her debut novel, Saving Gideon, she has become known for writing sweet stories filled with family values, honest characters, a hometown feel and close-knit communities. She is a member of RWA and ACFW. Born and bred in Mississippi, she now lives with her husband and son in Oklahoma. Please visit her online at AmyWritesRomance.com.</span></span></div></span></div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div> </span><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-10492377727412584782022-06-19T17:49:00.038-04:002022-06-19T18:54:24.125-04:00A Midnight's Budding Morrow by Carolyn Miller <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFX1fOIRL2FGVCautQlr0rbPZqX30NsNNDydpo1n5GLoA3ymqpcLb9iZGwSF6D0EBeZvRtDNZM6NKiNw38nVxWB3Bu4DRCmVGZqEGrTgIBirn7ry6Oqylky94XISUiwBF0O3XTUJ2CFNqX83BU18zTc0EMVb3RGm83xQMXGPKJRYUdUVUKsECmX1_T/s712/Screenshot_20220616-094339_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="460" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFX1fOIRL2FGVCautQlr0rbPZqX30NsNNDydpo1n5GLoA3ymqpcLb9iZGwSF6D0EBeZvRtDNZM6NKiNw38nVxWB3Bu4DRCmVGZqEGrTgIBirn7ry6Oqylky94XISUiwBF0O3XTUJ2CFNqX83BU18zTc0EMVb3RGm83xQMXGPKJRYUdUVUKsECmX1_T/s320/Screenshot_20220616-094339_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;"><b>ABOUT THE BOOK</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="a-section text-direction-override" dir="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3rem; text-align: start;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">A </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">journey of poignancy and hope . . . difficult to put down. I loved it!”--Jennie Goutet,</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: x-large;"> author of the Clavering Chronicles series<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Sarah Drayton is eager to spend a holiday at her best friend's crumbling Northumberland castle estate. Alas, rather than easy companionship with her dear friend, she finds herself being inveigled into a marriage of convenience with her friend's rakish brother.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />When James Langley returns to his family's estate, war is raging and he wants only distraction, not serious tethers. But his roguish ways have backed him into a corner, and he has little choice but to obey his father's shocking decree: marry before returning to war...or else. Suddenly he finds himself wedded to a clever and capable woman he barely knows.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Sarah craves love and a place to belong, neither of which James offered before returning to the battlefront. Now everyone around her thinks she married above her station, and they have no intention of rewarding her for such impertinence. Only when her husband returns from war does she begins to hope they may find real happiness.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />When tragedy strikes, this pair must learn to trust God and cling to the belief that even in the darkest depths of night, the morning still holds hope.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;"><b>MY REVIEW </b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">A well written book and well rounded out characters!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">Of course I love anything this author writes and this one didn't disappoint </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">My favorite is the inspirational messages that remind us that God is always near. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">Sarah and James are two characters that will never leave your heart one you finish this book. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">I also loved Beatrice too because she felt like a sister that I never got to grow up with. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">And the way Miller describes the castle! Oh my! Gave me a cool feeling about that as well. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">As I read through I felt that it could be my home too.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">Didnt care much for James and Bestrice's father however. He is in my opinion too recluse. His interests are somewhat like mine though. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">And the cover! Oh so beautiful and fascinating! Makes me feel like I'm there!</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">I highly recommend!</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">My thanks to Read with Audra for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. 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Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-42347357565245403182022-05-03T15:58:00.007-04:002022-05-05T13:22:30.715-04:00Shadows in the Mind's by Janyre Tromp <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-wfVG-k8JiSw_yxli76IiS7Qv9vUDByOPbeewPC-hQeJfx10VnWiPJ1Jni0eabSWaakC0rb0SXfPYAMAfCqNtzyMLP6yB8GJ_sor_Cwq76Fu4sSKysjX8dxZoqi2Vcoc1HAmvY4v1OnTTeXMeH6mvir_pBgRpAZMfRnbM4xKJIgnGEEwg-noVTIa/s712/Screenshot_20220503-152644_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="442" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-wfVG-k8JiSw_yxli76IiS7Qv9vUDByOPbeewPC-hQeJfx10VnWiPJ1Jni0eabSWaakC0rb0SXfPYAMAfCqNtzyMLP6yB8GJ_sor_Cwq76Fu4sSKysjX8dxZoqi2Vcoc1HAmvY4v1OnTTeXMeH6mvir_pBgRpAZMfRnbM4xKJIgnGEEwg-noVTIa/s320/Screenshot_20220503-152644_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>ABOUT THE BOOK</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;">Charlotte Anne Mattas longs to turn back the clock. Before her husband, Sam, went to serve his country in the war, he was the man everyone could rely on--responsible, intelligent, and loving. But the person who's come back to their family farm is very different from the protector Annie remembers. Sam's experience in the Pacific theater has left him broken in ways no one can understand--but that everyone is learning to fear.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tongues start wagging after Sam nearly kills his own brother. Now when he claims to have seen men on the mountain when no one else has seen them, Annie isn't the only one questioning his sanity and her safety. If there were criminals haunting the hills, there should be evidence beyond his claims. Is he really seeing what he says, or is his war-tortured mind conjuring ghosts?</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Annie desperately wants to believe her husband. But between his irrational choices and his nightmares leaking into the daytime, she's terrified he's going mad. Can she trust God to heal Sam's mental wounds--or will sticking by him mean keeping her marriage at the cost of her own life?</span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><div style="color: #0f1111; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Debut novelist Janyre Tromp delivers a deliciously eerie, Hitchcockian story filled with love and suspense. Readers of psychological thrillers and historical fiction by Jaime Jo Wright and Sarah Sundin will add Tromp to their favorite authors list.</span></div><div style="color: #0f1111; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #0f1111; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This story is wonderful and heartbreaking at the same time it offers hope. That's my favorite thing about these books and why I love to read.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It makes one wonder sometimes about the what ifs. What if things were different would we still have pain and suffering or is it because God wants us to go through these to draw closer to Him? I have no idea.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I've come to admire Sam and Annie a whole lot! They've come through a lot! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I love how they took what ever came their way in stride. Wish I were a lot more like them.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I couldn't put this book down and the other thing I loved was it was told from 2 points if view that was told in first person ( my favorite thing ) so that we might know what the other person is thinking, feeling, and their love for one another. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">PTSD can be a very serious thing. I really don't understand a whole lot about it but I do now somewhat. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The author has done her research very well.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was able to glean a lot from the characters and how they dealt with it was so amazing. I understood how how hard it can be at times. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I highly recommend this sweet tale of historical fiction and you'll not want to put it down once you open the book up.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This book definitely deserves 5 stars and up.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: transparent; color: #6aa84f; font-size: xx-large;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR </i></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjYu7lDrezlKWvkyP7oTL7ZOJc1AnnGfEg7q-9tGhUFDRaTDvRdCmOHf8mkbzQGxOnQUPK7E-AugaIw-k4-NuUOTQyiD3-gofbjt71YskOvtO-9vlDsk3qXGJ32-Kl7pRB1djlA8NSgUyPUfq6aybaRK1jw61RvZPRBj-iOXQ0uSLXw6-q7m9OBfi/s181/Screenshot_20220503-152746_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="122" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjYu7lDrezlKWvkyP7oTL7ZOJc1AnnGfEg7q-9tGhUFDRaTDvRdCmOHf8mkbzQGxOnQUPK7E-AugaIw-k4-NuUOTQyiD3-gofbjt71YskOvtO-9vlDsk3qXGJ32-Kl7pRB1djlA8NSgUyPUfq6aybaRK1jw61RvZPRBj-iOXQ0uSLXw6-q7m9OBfi/s1600/Screenshot_20220503-152746_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" width="122" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">In case we get to meet in person some day, you pronounce that first name Jan-air. Kind of like the stove. I'm a developmental book editor by day and a writer at night.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">And that all happens from my kitchen table when I'm not hanging out with my husband, two kids, and slightly eccentric Shetland Sheepdog. Unfortunately, I spilled coffee on my super cape and then the dryer ate it. So you'll just have to imagine I can do it all!</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">I have four traditionally published books—a WWII era novel, Shadows in the Mind's Eye; a juvenile fiction, That Sinking Feeling; and two board books in the All About God's Animals series—and 2 indie books—Wide Open, a historical novella and It's a Wonderful Christmas, a Christmas novella collection (coming October 2021).</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">But my passion is writing about the beauty of the world—past and present—even when it isn't pretty.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">After all, isn't it the beauty in the world that gets us through the day?</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">Hopefully after you hang out with me for a bit, we'll be able to see things a little more clearly, find a little bit of meaning, and make a bigger impact.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -0.4rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;">With me what you see is what you get...all the Beautiful, all the Ugly, all the Me.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; 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When Alma and her husband escaped Russia for their native Finland in 1921, she took the secret with her, guarding her past connection to the Romanov family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Three generations later, world-renowned treasure hunter Nick Laine is sick and fears the secret of the missing egg will die with him. With time running out, he entrusts the mission of retrieving the egg to his estranged daughter, Ava, who has little idea of the dangers she is about to face. As the stakes are raised, Ava is forced to declare her own allegiance--and the consequences are greater than she could have imagined.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This modern-day treasure hunt from award-winning author Kelli Stuart transports you into the opulent and treacherous world of the Russian Revolution to unearth mysteries long buried.</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">An interesting read that has everything in it that a reader could want. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes this is a dual time line but a very well written one. One that I find very interesting. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">What if we could do that travel back in time? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I loved the treasure hunt. It was my favorite part of the story. It was what made it interesting. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The historical descriptions were my favorite as well. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The author has described some of these scenes so well that I felt like I was in the story. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The characters were very well rounded out and the plot was awesome! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I simply couldn't put this book down and I spent a delightful afternoon and evening reading it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well done! I had fun reading this book. Books like these are why I fell in love reading. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">5 stars for an excellent read.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions are my own.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE AUTHOR </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kelli Stuart is a writer and a storyteller at heart. A graduate of Baylor University with a degree in English Professional Writing, and a minor in the Russian language, Kelli has honed her skills in the written word through editing, ghostwriting, blogging, and traveling the world.</span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Kelli is the author of the Carol-award winning novel, Like a River From Its Course, based on true stories from Ukrainian World War II survivors. Her second novel, A Silver Willow by the Shore, was the NIEA winner for literary fiction and received the IPPY silver award for literary fiction in 2020.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Kelli's third book, The Fabulous Freaks of Monsieur Beaumont released in August, 2021. She will release her fourth novel, The Master Craftsman in April, 2022 with Revell books. In addition, Kelli is part of a collection of short stories in the Christmas release, It's a Wonderful Christmas: Classics Reimagined.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Kelli has co-authored the non-fiction books Dare 2B Wise with Joe White, and Life Creative: Inspiration for Today's Renaissance Mom with Wendy Speake. Kelli lives in Tampa, Florida with her husband and five children.</div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kUgGZi7Q7pJFewDfsvtvDUErUfbDGdntSRJbTRrSBGRjUR7RM5OFAjyrLxhIjrDGARxLtVJrld9LM0Jc3tA6zGU17fZX5H2mJtJN97hn2Ewn0ChMlAdr_SI-Dybz83nxuMACZeQCqIiAVfQwA2UGaArhBgamgEIwvyRm7Ver7OGP1xDQHH1FpNyL/s653/Screenshot_20220411-134507_Google.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="411" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kUgGZi7Q7pJFewDfsvtvDUErUfbDGdntSRJbTRrSBGRjUR7RM5OFAjyrLxhIjrDGARxLtVJrld9LM0Jc3tA6zGU17fZX5H2mJtJN97hn2Ewn0ChMlAdr_SI-Dybz83nxuMACZeQCqIiAVfQwA2UGaArhBgamgEIwvyRm7Ver7OGP1xDQHH1FpNyL/s320/Screenshot_20220411-134507_Google.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-32385999250998739392022-04-08T12:33:00.002-04:002022-05-12T21:55:32.549-04:00A Need to Protect by Suzanne Dietze <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT91cQbzNVuJJhCRU4nuDLRrZx5XIKFJSKUi3Cewo-8wVmuJ2WHij9tdvaPoC7C8iUojq2zylDwNuhfc--e7sPk-W5pOkf9oP4G3q4HDymmifiS4SslCamS7DqONQXTrurpyrbX9GaJOzbca6cdDcaqImc9AknO_bsf1fnSTXtRxe1FzRAjQ9iEyqr/s690/Screenshot_20220408-121246_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="442" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT91cQbzNVuJJhCRU4nuDLRrZx5XIKFJSKUi3Cewo-8wVmuJ2WHij9tdvaPoC7C8iUojq2zylDwNuhfc--e7sPk-W5pOkf9oP4G3q4HDymmifiS4SslCamS7DqONQXTrurpyrbX9GaJOzbca6cdDcaqImc9AknO_bsf1fnSTXtRxe1FzRAjQ9iEyqr/s320/Screenshot_20220408-121246_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE BOOK</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Their peaceful life is about to be shaken up</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Protecting them is her priority</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Is there room for love?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">A safe, quiet life—that’s what shepherdess Clementine Simon wants for her niece and nephew. There’s nothing safe or quiet about globe-trotting cameraman Liam Murphy. It’s only right that life pulled them in separate directions. But when he returns—temporarily—old feelings resurface. Can she take the biggest risk of all…falling in love?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was such a sweet and beautiful story that I enjoyed very much!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">All the characters were wonderful and the plot was very engaging. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The children quickly became my favorite characters. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I especially like how Dietze can bring her writings to life. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love this author's stories immensely. I couldn't put this book down it was so good!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I finished it in one afternoon!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dietze's stories come straight from the heart and that's what I love about her writing as it leaves me feeling full and satisfied after a good story.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a job well done and deserves more than 5 stars!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I apologize for taking so long but I wanted to think about what I wanted to write. I hope I have done this story the justice it deserves. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am highly recommending this story to you all because y'all will be immersed right from the beginning like I was. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes I am going to say the cover is beautiful! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE AUTHOR </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Susanne Dietze began writing love stories in high school, casting her friends in the starring roles. Today, she's an award-winning, RWA RITA®-nominated author who's seen her work on the ECPA, Amazon, and Publisher's Weekly Bestseller Lists for Inspirational Fiction. Married to a pastor and the mom of two, Susanne lives in California and enjoys fancy-schmancy tea parties, genealogy, the beach, and curling up on the couch with a costume drama. 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Thanks for having me on your blog.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505; font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505; font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">You asked how I got started in writing, and the truth is, I've written poems and stories since I was very small. I had an imaginary friend named Sally, and she had a lot of adventures. I loved playing pretend, and I loved to read. I was always the kid who loved silent reading time in class. Little wonder, then, that I always wanted to write books! When I was in high school, I wrote silly Regency-set stories with my best friend and I as the protagonists, and since then, I knew I wanted to write romances. I guess I still love playing pretend, and my imaginary friends are my characters!</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505; font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505; font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I started my first "serious" project before I had kids, set it aside when my first child was born, and after a few stops and starts, I resumed my current trajectory around 2007. I had a lot to learn about writing and the industry, but since my first contract came in 2014, I've completed 26 novels and novellas, both historical and contemporary-set.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505; font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505; font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm currently working on new proposals, and I thank God for every opportunity He's given me. He's the one who has made it all possible! I credit Him with inspiring me with story ideas, too, through various ways. For my upcoming release, <i>A Need to Protect</i> from Love Inspired (April 26, 2022), I was inspired by a bar of soap! Sheep milk's soap...you will have to read the book to know what I mean!</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505; font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505; font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you to you and your readers for giving me a few minutes of your time today! Happy reading!</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505; font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i style="background-color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i style="background-color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-30984626889413873482022-04-06T13:48:00.000-04:002022-04-06T13:48:03.897-04:00Her Darkest secret by Jessica R Patch<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4S2SsAfYxE18WfEZgeH40GweJAPpuRELVpVuRYtkRUE9B8VwXGG8z6rMZ3YIliLrFAHds4eq5RLNIS9hd_U_DOUD77wRag2icccJm9dWAEJExS9Syilsq3Z0eR4c1ts_YPgMUYhzBliZ0s6gg3CTgzdbshBVawifUlOTdTEm7CmiGGi1xikb5Zw1/s1001/Screenshot_20220406-133034_Google.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="710" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4S2SsAfYxE18WfEZgeH40GweJAPpuRELVpVuRYtkRUE9B8VwXGG8z6rMZ3YIliLrFAHds4eq5RLNIS9hd_U_DOUD77wRag2icccJm9dWAEJExS9Syilsq3Z0eR4c1ts_YPgMUYhzBliZ0s6gg3CTgzdbshBVawifUlOTdTEm7CmiGGi1xikb5Zw1/s320/Screenshot_20220406-133034_Google.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">ABOUT THE BOOK </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">When a cold-case serial killer returns, FBI special agent Fiona Kelly has one last chance to stop him before he claims the prize he’s always wanted—her.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sight of a goose feather at a murder scene modeled after a children’s poem is enough to make FBI special agent Fiona Kelly's blood turn to ice. Almost two decades ago, a feather was left with her sister's body—and with every subsequent victim of the Nursery Rhyme Killer. Now he's back. Only this time, his latest gruesome murder is a message to the only one who ever got away: Fiona.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finding “Rhyme” is an obsession that's fueled Fiona's career—and destroyed her marriage to fellow FBI agent Asa Kodiak. Now Fiona and Asa have to put their past tensions aside and work together one last time. But Rhyme is watching, and catching this killer may force Fiona to reveal her biggest, darkest secret…the one only he knows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jessica R. Patch has done it again only bigger and better than ever! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did my happy dance for this book!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was fantabulous, amazing, excellent and exciting! With all the ingredients for a can't put down book! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a novel that will definitely make the hairs stand on the back of your neck and have you looking over your shoulder for sure! I read this at night so yes, I ended up doing both of these things. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unforgettable characters too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love that this particular thriller is a wonderful story that has beautiful spiritual messages to help Fiona through her ordeal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I found myself holding my breath through the many twists and turns and was so into the book that I was finished before I knew it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I really liked this couple. They really made an excellent team. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Nursery Ryhme killer. What a name! Sort of reminds me of Stephen King's It. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I highly recommend this book! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I would love to give it more than 5 stars though. Too bad I couldn't cause it deserves 10!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Patch's stories has made me a fan for life. This will be my favorite one because of the excellent writing that was done and how she made it seem so realistic. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions are my own.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE AUTHOR </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRT662YCcGC5YNWIrer4YVkTNhJjbVBsE-H8QmTqyP_2CLyoEsBtdZ2s7-JriAuGXHXjlc4mQuaZ7DCyrct8CFZpzhz_XyqoNcNjhwVPIsVV-5k7k72jxw1eP9868xSuPD3Zf-Q49iwmNmvjRNTgguiBF99QcZWb76H6yAFySBzRvN1PipItT_Nti/s876/Screenshot_20220406-133442_Google.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="716" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRT662YCcGC5YNWIrer4YVkTNhJjbVBsE-H8QmTqyP_2CLyoEsBtdZ2s7-JriAuGXHXjlc4mQuaZ7DCyrct8CFZpzhz_XyqoNcNjhwVPIsVV-5k7k72jxw1eP9868xSuPD3Zf-Q49iwmNmvjRNTgguiBF99QcZWb76H6yAFySBzRvN1PipItT_Nti/s320/Screenshot_20220406-133442_Google.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;">Publishers Weekly Bestselling author Jessica R. Patch is known for her dry wit and signature twists whether she's penned a romantic suspense, a cold case thriller, or a small-town romance. When she's not getting into fictional mischief with her characters, you can find her cozy on the couch in her mid-south home reading books by some of her favorite authors, watching movies with her family, and collecting recipes to amazing dishes she'll probably never cook. Sign up for her newsletter "Patched In" at www.jessicarpatch.com. Jessica is represented by Rachel Kent of Books & Such Literary Management.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-61734053479683577152022-03-20T19:02:00.016-04:002022-03-20T19:53:03.769-04:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjemYodJIDnXhnrJDCbQnZ8KNIbFqabs3Prw33yobDsIdui6LQl3PmNxRTk-lKmBUm5flxcF_LgiKpVtfSRU7BMuzLQLFJ1C8y8yUNlggvS6-00uD2mODsEggWO5jztSGdwBlF0Ib0RqWgUbo73T1DAvIPerThhA0TOQt4NXYWQMYARnAoYBO-WMJic=s1074" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="704" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjemYodJIDnXhnrJDCbQnZ8KNIbFqabs3Prw33yobDsIdui6LQl3PmNxRTk-lKmBUm5flxcF_LgiKpVtfSRU7BMuzLQLFJ1C8y8yUNlggvS6-00uD2mODsEggWO5jztSGdwBlF0Ib0RqWgUbo73T1DAvIPerThhA0TOQt4NXYWQMYARnAoYBO-WMJic=s320" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE BOOK </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">They only came to buy a pig…</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jimmy Peachey, lover of all animals, has finally done it. He’s finally convinced his sister, Edie, to allow him to raise pigs. But when he, Edie, and Kappy arrive at the farm to buy the swine, they have another surprise in store.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Balthazar Lapp, the ultra-conservative Amish pig farmer, is lying on the floor of his greenhouse, bludgeoned to death. After an anonymous caller tips off police, Jimmy’s friend Tiny is arrested for the murder. Jimmy begs Edie and Kappy to help get his friend out of jail, but with a prison record and the possible murder weapon found in his car, Tiny will remain behind bars.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yet strange things are still happening around the valley. Corn is mysteriously growing at the abandoned farm behind Edie and Jimmy’s house. Balthazar’s wife disappears just days after his death along with all his livestock and the huge crop of medicinal marijuana from his greenhouse. And Jimmy is convinced that the Lapps’ neighbor, Gerald Kent, stole one of their pigs—the very same, ‘special’ pig Balthazar had been trying to sell to Tiny on the day of his murder.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It’ll take all Kappy’s wits to put the clues together and figure out who the murderer is, but it’s only at the Third Annual Smoking in the Valley barbecue competition that she uncovers just how special this little piggy really is.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: xx-large;"><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: xx-large;"><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi ya Kappy King! I didn't think I'd get to read about you and your friends again. So glad to see y'all! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Lillard has once again brought our delightful heroine back to solve yet another mystery. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">She has done an incredible job of bringing our friends to life and I loved solving the mystery with along them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was definitely happy to see Jimmy. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">You gotta love him. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I really really didn't want to put this book down because I didn't want it to end. I'm hoping Kappy will be back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Some scenes you just have to laugh out loud at. Some just leaves you shaking your head. But that's the way my new friends are!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Seems trouble is always finding them lol.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'd love to give this more than 5 stars. This book definitely is a page turner!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I highly recommend this book and all of the others too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions are my own. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE AUTHOR </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgT5eY-VvKl903bTLKHyY7rZ1gRGVNIOb5RqFWIzmirvMqlp3Ax-3bDWLD6NAt6AxV_e2_0JtFr3f9xTnXdjBl29VjX8hr5B-tb9IFF4eFBSQf7uU6wpw8U3YXewIW_twXy2n5_5XYiRfX7DC_HrI6GK3wpZpyQ4VWV94Wyl4Au0waeMw07jlkPF9r=s729" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="503" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgT5eY-VvKl903bTLKHyY7rZ1gRGVNIOb5RqFWIzmirvMqlp3Ax-3bDWLD6NAt6AxV_e2_0JtFr3f9xTnXdjBl29VjX8hr5B-tb9IFF4eFBSQf7uU6wpw8U3YXewIW_twXy2n5_5XYiRfX7DC_HrI6GK3wpZpyQ4VWV94Wyl4Au0waeMw07jlkPF9r=s320" width="221" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Amy loves nothing more than a good book. Except for her family...and maybe homemade tacos...and nail polish. But reading and writing are definitely high on the list. Born and bred in Mississippi, Amy is a transplanted Southern Belle who now lives in Oklahoma with her deputy husband, their genius son, two spoiled cats, and one very lazy beagle. Oh, and don't forget the stray kitty that has taken up residence on her front porch. ^..^ When she's not creating quirky characters and happy endings, she's chauffeuring her prodigy to guitar lessons, orchestra concerts and baseball practice. She has a variety of hobbies, but her favorite is whatever gets her out of housework. Amy also writes contemporary romances under the pen name Amie Louellen. An award winning author, Amy is a member of RWA and ACFW. She loves to hear from readers. You can find her on Facebook, Instagram, Google+, Twitter, Goodreads, and Pinterest. For links to the various sites, check her website: www.amylillardbooks.com.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-29707510444144580002022-03-16T18:17:00.008-04:002022-04-05T18:13:00.729-04:00Counterfeit Love <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFZoZQZgiHrvnPg8nxnhM7ox6n7YyM-2gswvtG_SNO5sCiRN4etXcB1wVtUlehleJ-4ELBiwrbEM5ZvshgpY5jWabfisUGUjOrcHQft5I1sDngxQ-vJ971MoUdOimjOfRYzSPrVhjrGoxZ9osQIf-cP-Tja3d67h0PnfKcyXAQNXjBO16lVHn57w_N=s649" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="465" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFZoZQZgiHrvnPg8nxnhM7ox6n7YyM-2gswvtG_SNO5sCiRN4etXcB1wVtUlehleJ-4ELBiwrbEM5ZvshgpY5jWabfisUGUjOrcHQft5I1sDngxQ-vJ971MoUdOimjOfRYzSPrVhjrGoxZ9osQIf-cP-Tja3d67h0PnfKcyXAQNXjBO16lVHn57w_N=s320" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: x-large;">ABOUT THE BOOK </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can this undercover agent save the woman he loves--or is her heart as counterfeit as the money he's been sent to track down?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">After all that Grandfather has sacrificed to raise her, Theresa Plane owes it to him to save the family name--and that means clearing their debt with creditors before she marries Edward Greystone. But when one of the creditors' threats leads her to stumble across a midnight meeting, she discovers that the money he owes isn't all Grandfather was hiding. And the secrets he kept have now trapped Theresa in a life-threatening fight for her home--and the truth.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">After months of undercover work, Secret Service operative Broderick Cosgrove is finally about to uncover the identity of the leader of a notorious counterfeiting ring. That moment of triumph turns to horror, however, when he finds undeniable proof that his former fiancée is connected. Can he really believe the woman he loved is a willing participant? Protecting Theresa and proving her innocence may destroy his career--but that's better than failing her twice in one lifetime.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">They must form a partnership, tentative though it is. But there's no question they're both still keeping secrets--and that lack of trust, along with the dangerous criminals out for their blood, threatens their hearts, their faith, and their very survival.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Combining rich history, danger, suspense, and romance, Crystal Caudill's debut novel launches this new historical series with a bang. Fans of Elizabeth Camden, Michelle Griep, and Joanna Davidson Politano will be thrilled to find another author to follow!</span></div><span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">An awesome debut novel that I very much enjoyed!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was something going on at every twist and turn to make it exciting and hard to put down!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I finished this one in a day.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">My favorite thing about this book of course was the inspirational messages. They are definitely uplifting. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The writing was fantastic and the characters were well rounded out.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">These I loved getting to know. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">There's definitely not so savorable characters. However; in my opinion it's what makes a great story. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This new to me author sure left me feeling full and satisfied! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">In my opinion I believe this author has potential and already I look forward to seeing her next story!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well done! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">5 stars.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review and all opinions are my own</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE AUTHOR </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXEWdzaVPyCvc3Wiq2JQyVIVvBZ3olCV1TQLmQgFkzty7K4LnFY6nkQYaJTuhaZhc3k1XmAfxZqwW_HLz0OicA4t5d9v_kciio5Tex1ai8znjmQVZ920pVyhO96_wU5c_iXGTawQIi1wfuyIWfpE0bXAth_xis4oY7KPgUCH1PUhB1VhHgSL2Rvkjw=s963" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXEWdzaVPyCvc3Wiq2JQyVIVvBZ3olCV1TQLmQgFkzty7K4LnFY6nkQYaJTuhaZhc3k1XmAfxZqwW_HLz0OicA4t5d9v_kciio5Tex1ai8znjmQVZ920pVyhO96_wU5c_iXGTawQIi1wfuyIWfpE0bXAth_xis4oY7KPgUCH1PUhB1VhHgSL2Rvkjw=s320" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Crystal Caudill is a tea-drinking, book-hoarding, history nerd. Her award-winning stories are ripe with history, danger, love, and hope. When not writing, Crystal can be found playing board games with her husband and boys, caregiving for loved ones, hiding in a book, drinking copious amounts of hot tea, or connecting with readers. 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Bessy Sarah m Eden and Rebecca Connelly <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRRNtcvFsBvbsjgrB2f_spxW0jraBSwLiEtd2m5qYNF46dLGfrzpRl4QPM2oOQpWOlC_-edlYhugInqFf1PElLZ0iQEj6YzoUu0D9JcSEkvmYby6h3tAZL6iKhY7jIwLmvG3na9ABel3fLPma-Y5f5vG_hmDJliN41lltOsnK3rOe_rl5NEipWmVL5=s1058" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="653" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRRNtcvFsBvbsjgrB2f_spxW0jraBSwLiEtd2m5qYNF46dLGfrzpRl4QPM2oOQpWOlC_-edlYhugInqFf1PElLZ0iQEj6YzoUu0D9JcSEkvmYby6h3tAZL6iKhY7jIwLmvG3na9ABel3fLPma-Y5f5vG_hmDJliN41lltOsnK3rOe_rl5NEipWmVL5=s320" width="198" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Not all love is found in London . . .</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Spring at Tribbley Hall by Sian Ann Bessey</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">When Charlotte's grandmother invites her to accompany her to Norfolk, Charlotte jumps at the chance to visit the sea and escape the fuss surrounding her sister's wedding preparations in London. Lord William Cheston, on the other hand, is most unhappy when his mother informs him that her old friend and a granddaughter are coming to stay. Not only is it lambing season, but he's also dealing with the mysterious loss of several sheep. The last thing he needs is a child underfoot. When Charlotte and William first meet, he does not realize that the lovely young lady is the granddaughter in question, and she assumes that the man dressed in work clothes in the barn is a servant. Soon afterward, however, Charlotte stumbles upon a clue to William's sheep's disappearance, and when her life is placed in jeopardy, William is forced to choose between saving his unwanted houseguest and catching the thief.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Love of My Heart by Sarah M. Eden</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Cordelia Wakefield has never lived anywhere but London and is not overly happy when her family is forced to retrench to a small estate near Teviotbrae, Scotland. An ill-fated game of battledore and shuttlecock brings her face-to-racquet with Sebastian, who runs the home farm at nearby Teviot Castle. What begins as a clash of personalities, expectations, and preferences, soon leads to a friendship neither had expected. As the magic of Teviotbrae weaves its spell, the possibility of something more than friendship begins to blossom. But what future is there for a lowly farmer and a London lady?</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Miss Smith Goes to Wiltshire by Rebecca Connolly</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Martha Smith wants to marry for love, and will not be persuaded otherwise. She is highly sought after in Society for her beauty and status, but refuses to consider any suitor whose only claim is that his prospects meet with her mother's approval. Her widowed mother has had enough of Martha's romantic sensibilities, and is sending her to stay with unfortunate cousins in Wiltshire to show her that marrying for love is a risk that is too great. Benjamin Steele, Lord Hillier, is working on his new and dilapidated estate when he first catches sight of the striking Martha Smith. Becoming Lord Hillier has only brought him a house that needs significant repairs, tenant farms that had been abandoned, and only the money he'd already possessed. He wants meaning in his life, and he's more than willing to work for it. Though worlds apart in all else, on this point they can agree: a life of meaning would change everything.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">MY REVIEW </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">3 delightful stories that I enjoyed immensely. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Oh how I wanted to savor them but well you know what happens when great stories like this come along.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I just couldn't put the book down.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When I saw who wrote this book I knew I couldn't pass it up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I learned so much through each of these wonderful stories. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My favorite one was Sian's of course. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I loved that she brought some sense of humor to her anthology. She's a delightful writer. Quickly becoming a favorite. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I also liked the other two novellas as well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I hadn't known there was a Georgian Era. Something new for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Regency however; will always be my favorite</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was pleased to see that Rebecca had joined in on the fun for this sweet anthology. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I've had the fun of watching her grow into a wonderful writer as well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I give this book 5 stars for a job well done. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I highly recommend. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions are my own. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>ABOUT THE AUTHORS </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_BcErNKLsVavNw35A8CwMsv1dCKHkEZVKKhNYOuwADLH8bI-0AtbV7jLKZle0QuMeso7kBOLbJPMJ8gRcNj6ZEbcg6KuWZL6ifiDNBvPxGwXL0SU-3aFlHLsyegGRkJkxQU9RC0sQRFZgDNHLWLaeKufDfLbit37ji44PR2HjgOlPHvbfnSDtTKy9=s910" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="514" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_BcErNKLsVavNw35A8CwMsv1dCKHkEZVKKhNYOuwADLH8bI-0AtbV7jLKZle0QuMeso7kBOLbJPMJ8gRcNj6ZEbcg6KuWZL6ifiDNBvPxGwXL0SU-3aFlHLsyegGRkJkxQU9RC0sQRFZgDNHLWLaeKufDfLbit37ji44PR2HjgOlPHvbfnSDtTKy9=s320" width="181" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Sian Ann Bessey was born in Cambridge, England, but grew up on the island of Anglesey off the coast of North Wales. She left her homeland to attend university in the U.S. and earned a bachelor's degree in communications with a minor in English. She began her writing career as a student, publishing several magazine articles while still in college. Since then she has published historical romance and romantic suspense novels, along with a variety of children's books. She is a USA Today best selling author, a Foreward Reviews Book of the Year finalist, and a Whitney Award finalist. Although Sian doesn't have the opportunity to speak Welsh very often anymore, she can still wrap her tongue around, "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch." She loves to travel and experience other cultures, but when she's home, her favorite activities are spending time with her family, cooking, and reading. You can visit Sian on the web at www.sianannbessey.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyARQQwcW1XLdt-f1r4MexH2n9kQ1D_ByUehxyK68hALSMiCm2acDgIpGyJP6p4Q49XtBSt6dJhm5fqbzX7FGzaiHZbg5e2Pdh_rlVKao9vMQZlNtmm4lTosUObux_5ijqhyCEOpyd_8ulNTXEQGVbKyqt4bR32HI58EnbPYZ1XdneqIBIuhErL_iu=s463" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyARQQwcW1XLdt-f1r4MexH2n9kQ1D_ByUehxyK68hALSMiCm2acDgIpGyJP6p4Q49XtBSt6dJhm5fqbzX7FGzaiHZbg5e2Pdh_rlVKao9vMQZlNtmm4lTosUObux_5ijqhyCEOpyd_8ulNTXEQGVbKyqt4bR32HI58EnbPYZ1XdneqIBIuhErL_iu=s320" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Sarah M. Eden is a USA Today bestselling author of multiple historical romances, including AML's "2013 Novel of the Year" and Foreword Review’s 2013 “IndieFab Book of the Year” gold medal winner for Best Romance, Longing for Home, and the Whitney Award's "2014 Novel of the Year," Longing for Home: Hope Springs. Combining her obsession with history and affinity for tender love stories, Sarah loves crafting witty characters and heartfelt romances set against rich historical backdrops. She holds a Bachelor's degree in research and happily spends hours perusing the reference shelves of her local library. Sarah lives with her husband, kids, and mischievous dog in the shadow of a snow-capped mountain she has never attempted to ski.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPEGbvv5FrZwf02Oc7pX7TC0UNDFafKeyisKMI6SaeBi6g_7ED62gS3OyvY4yINf_YxQ79RRiooBeFwMrnKDUXMKb8tcgZzFeY0vGHiNynvg-MwYW1WfKLPZpSqw8SbrDh4S-j8T0BbAUEri5R0BsPaHwhcoEm59XCeGiqgJnVD4bjpF_zAoOjDwzn=s1087" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1087" data-original-width="682" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPEGbvv5FrZwf02Oc7pX7TC0UNDFafKeyisKMI6SaeBi6g_7ED62gS3OyvY4yINf_YxQ79RRiooBeFwMrnKDUXMKb8tcgZzFeY0vGHiNynvg-MwYW1WfKLPZpSqw8SbrDh4S-j8T0BbAUEri5R0BsPaHwhcoEm59XCeGiqgJnVD4bjpF_zAoOjDwzn=s320" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Rebecca Connolly is the author of more than two dozen novels. She calls herself a Midwest girl, having lived in Ohio and Indiana. She's always been a bookworm, and her grandma would send her books almost every month so she would never run out. Book Fairs were her carnival, and libraries are her happy place. She has been creating stories since childhood, and there are home videos to prove it! She received a master's degree from West Virginia University, spends every spare moment away from her day job absorbed in her writing, and is a hot cocoa addict.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><i><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-60842361319920036282022-03-15T14:55:00.006-04:002022-03-15T15:01:59.476-04:00Elements of Love by Mary Connealy <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-d96Q-fQG9Bre7VAPHl1vqbfx0bmLqberboso3hXMF6OqhRlON--m890_Xi999YNYN210q8yKXHQRwOmTkdyNuFdc1a9m9MlqyLGPoT9YvzR6lVRaG66j6-r7CyP8dC1toanGxYhiwh8YOx2WRjqh2S0Jm2Z5mYN0qcGHb4vmn3tyTPltD_6LEdKo=s1978" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1978" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-d96Q-fQG9Bre7VAPHl1vqbfx0bmLqberboso3hXMF6OqhRlON--m890_Xi999YNYN210q8yKXHQRwOmTkdyNuFdc1a9m9MlqyLGPoT9YvzR6lVRaG66j6-r7CyP8dC1toanGxYhiwh8YOx2WRjqh2S0Jm2Z5mYN0qcGHb4vmn3tyTPltD_6LEdKo=s320" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE BOOK</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">With their sharp engineering minds, Laura Stiles and her two sisters have been able to deal with their mother's unfortunate choice in husband, until they discover his plans to marry each of them off to his lecherous friends. Now they must run away--far and fast--to find better matches to legally claim their portion of their father's lumber dynasty and seize control from their stepfather.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When Laura befriends a mission group heading to serve the poor in California during their escape, she quickly volunteers herself and her sisters to join their efforts. Despite the settlement being in miserable condition, the sisters are excited by the opportunity to put their skills to good use. Laura also sees potential in Caleb, the local minister, to help with gaining her inheritance. But when secrets buried in Caleb's past and in the land around them come to light, it'll take all the smarts the sisters have to keep trouble at bay.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>MY REVIEW</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was very excited to see another Mary Connealy book! I knew I just had to have it!
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I wasn't disappointed not in the least.
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I adore Connealy's humor and action adventures in each book she writes. I have a feeling that this will be my favorite series.
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">These girls are just amazing!
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There are many places in the book that made me sit on the edge of my seat.
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I also found myself hold my breath in certain scenes too.
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was cheering these girls on as they went on their journey.
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">One thing I know for sure. That God was with these sisters every step of the way. Even if they couldn't see it at first.
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Lots of lovely secrets my favorite of course.
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Secrets aren't meant to be kept. It can drive a person crazy for sure and certain!
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I think however; my favorite character is Margaret. My heart went out to her. I was rooting for her the whole entire time.
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">She was totally amazing. I loved her because her heart was in the right place.
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">5 stars for an awesome adventure!
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I highly recommend!
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions are my own.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJBUjYsEkIVo0fquX-p1w7U83tz6qIAP8c6b3yt0BGocns1uJdfMSPG69haQCDgxngho8HMpnmFQpEfr-djbfzpY1knxfp0EOwxhYsSBb0hZGsBjWrllkWcnj103QVcPZjxaAzsXX2BIByu3bqW-IITWX6SgulANRB0NbwzgMp9mCwU4CaearSPfM7=s184" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="145" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJBUjYsEkIVo0fquX-p1w7U83tz6qIAP8c6b3yt0BGocns1uJdfMSPG69haQCDgxngho8HMpnmFQpEfr-djbfzpY1knxfp0EOwxhYsSBb0hZGsBjWrllkWcnj103QVcPZjxaAzsXX2BIByu3bqW-IITWX6SgulANRB0NbwzgMp9mCwU4CaearSPfM7" width="145" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mary Connealy writes romantic comedy with cowboys. She is independently publishing a contemporary romantic suspense series called Garrison’s Law, book one is Loving the Texas Lawman. Her new historical series, High Sierra Sweethearts begins with The Accidental Guardian. She is also the author of these series: Kincaid Brides, Trouble in Texas, Wild at Heart, Cimarron Legacy, Lassoed in Texas, Montana Marriages and Sophie's daughters, and has man other books.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">She is a two-time Carol Award winner and has been a finalist for the Rita and Christy Awards. She’s a lifelong Nebraskan and lives with her very own romantic cowboy hero. She’s got four grown daughters and four spectacular grandchildren.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Find Mary online at:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Her website: maryconnealy.com</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Her blog for aspiring writers: Seekerville</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Her blog for lovers of western romance: Petticoats & Pistols</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sign up for her newsletter at maryconnealy.com/newsletter</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -0.4rem 0px 1.3rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mary is on Facebook at facebook.com/maryconnealy</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: -0.4rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">And Twitter at twitter.com/maryconnealy</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></i></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-67717077876168422942022-03-09T01:18:00.009-05:002022-03-09T11:50:37.927-05:00Unti the Leaves Fall by Sarah Sundin<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnnbba2qmfWokaZIWqVilJsjZllFfOgzPFSl455nVGe90LTdleQ3zm46HkmVr94F5YT0Z2eE6gWId5Lp08qbZgUm9dL4oGdogjclNwzSIV6Zt3Zak7DFwCwlyV4xTFucOYbZ45YozvTkvYmaTzu8zpFf9Q6mSgCd4U255ot7E89YLx8GHbxSF7PcRa=s895" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="562" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnnbba2qmfWokaZIWqVilJsjZllFfOgzPFSl455nVGe90LTdleQ3zm46HkmVr94F5YT0Z2eE6gWId5Lp08qbZgUm9dL4oGdogjclNwzSIV6Zt3Zak7DFwCwlyV4xTFucOYbZ45YozvTkvYmaTzu8zpFf9Q6mSgCd4U255ot7E89YLx8GHbxSF7PcRa=s320" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE BOOK </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When the Nazis march toward Paris, American ballerina Lucie Girard buys her favorite English-language bookstore to allow the Jewish owners to escape. The Germans make it difficult for her to keep Green Leaf Books afloat. And she must keep the store open if she is to continue aiding the resistance by passing secret messages between the pages of her books.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Widower Paul Aubrey wants nothing more than to return to the States with his little girl, but the US Army convinces him to keep his factory running and obtain military information from his German customers. As the war rages on, Paul offers his own resistance by sabotaging his product and hiding British airmen in his factory. But in order to carry out his mission, he must appear to support the occupation—which does not win him any sympathy when he meets Lucie in the bookstore.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In a world turned upside down, will love or duty prevail?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I always look forward to this author's books!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sundin well... she fabulous! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was sad when this book ended. I didn't want to put it down!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Page after page will keep your attention and excitement will build because you'll want to see what happens to Lucie the ballerina. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I like how Sundin brings Lucie and Paul to life! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Another reason I loved this book so much was the settings. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I kinda don't want to say because it says it in the blurb of the book.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">But anyway I felt the fear, love , hate hope all the things that make a great story. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This will be put on my keeper shelf to be savored as a reread in the future. It's my favorite of Sundin's so far.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I can't wait to see what her next story will be! I definitely know it won't disappoint! They never do!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions are my own.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE AUTHOR </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76a5af; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH1WOywhGMnPX5xTNUTXV057HHg9nBYg1EJmZ0t8idyKIbJGOfWjcP6UiDVwmEZvXyiu8d6LYdfb87m9ofP-U2jd2iHqqpzcQPsPv8a4xlxKKU0e5xl1b6U8E35mtqS4wnFSmABOOtJV1xvbFcjuuQ-OJNbtHrG3mRcvlM9UrnkimUJr6Jxel2wQ0s=s870" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="577" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH1WOywhGMnPX5xTNUTXV057HHg9nBYg1EJmZ0t8idyKIbJGOfWjcP6UiDVwmEZvXyiu8d6LYdfb87m9ofP-U2jd2iHqqpzcQPsPv8a4xlxKKU0e5xl1b6U8E35mtqS4wnFSmABOOtJV1xvbFcjuuQ-OJNbtHrG3mRcvlM9UrnkimUJr6Jxel2wQ0s=s320" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76a5af; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah Sundin enjoys writing about the drama and romance of the World War II era. She is the bestselling author of Until Leaves Fall in Paris (February 2022), When Twilight Breaks (2021), the Sunrise at Normandy series, and three more World War II series.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah's novels have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist. When Twilight Breaks and The Land Beneath Us were finalists for the Christy Award, The Sky Above Us won the 2020 Carol Award, and When Tides Turn and Through Waters Deep were both named to Booklist's 101 Best Romance Novels of the Past 10 Years.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">A mother of three, Sundin lives in California and enjoys speaking to community, church, and writers' groups. Sarah serves as Co-Director for the West Coast Christian Writers Conference. Please visit Sarah at www.sarahsundin.com, on Facebook at SarahSundinAuthor, on Twitter at @sarahsundin, and on Instagram at @sarahsundinauthor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-45789704869562658262022-03-05T03:20:00.003-05:002022-03-09T11:49:29.484-05:00The Spark of Love by Amanda Joy Cabot <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzfMp6Hfp-dlkqeSZ-bQG90RgZjWgHzj2iiDafSZC1H9efTdGKyw6AidWum_dFv8yH86D02KLS7sKPwBvy0wf2qpLW8ZuPPSXupzxcyVa7Rkny6U_fiXgoSpgs0aw8o7fH8ndhxvvNp8p1-vtP2Yh1fMBLBLkTQCQuMd-sgHQfwYw4NEzSOcjYkZig=s630" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="408" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzfMp6Hfp-dlkqeSZ-bQG90RgZjWgHzj2iiDafSZC1H9efTdGKyw6AidWum_dFv8yH86D02KLS7sKPwBvy0wf2qpLW8ZuPPSXupzxcyVa7Rkny6U_fiXgoSpgs0aw8o7fH8ndhxvvNp8p1-vtP2Yh1fMBLBLkTQCQuMd-sgHQfwYw4NEzSOcjYkZig=s320" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>About the book</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">When a spurned suitor threatens her, heiress Alexandra Tarkington flees New York for Mesquite Springs in the Texas Hill Country, where her father is building a hotel. But the happy reunion she envisions is not to be as her father insists she return to New York. Instead, Alexandra carves out a niche for herself in town, teaching schoolchildren to paint and enjoying the company of Gabe Seymour, a delightful man she met on the stagecoach.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">But all is not as it seems. Two men, each with his own agenda, have followed her to Mesquite Springs. And Gabe is an investigator, searching for proof that her father is a swindler. When a series of apparent accidents threaten her life, Alexandra and Gabe will have to work together to discover the truth. And perhaps along the way they will discover that the sparks of attraction they've felt from the beginning are more than sparks--they're love.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bestselling author Amanda Cabot invites you back to 1850s Texas for this exciting and heartwarming tale of treachery, love, and learning to trust.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>My Review </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I loved this awesome book! Whenever I see an Amanda Cabot book, I get excited. Her stories are so wonderful. I'm never disappointed. She kept me turning the pages, and before I knew it, the book was finished. It was over too soon for me. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some great messages are woven through the story too. At times I knew just how Alexandra felt. I definitely can relate to her in some of the scenes. I'm sad to see this series end, but I know that there will be some more exciting new novels to look forward to.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I highly recommend this book!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was given an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation from Revell through Interviews & Reviews.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE AUTHOR </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdGDBtRzo-4GOZysKzdI_LMg_q0QN4dMtnxSu0NKZoCwe-MxYagkw9NDdGT7OHuY7zdB2N1k8USWPa1Df-wim3P8CD16-ggzgqYUyTvjdiRo0-xYXEEuZxoOz5cRLabDae432kKdHfb2gS1alJ6yZdQsF97UklNX8aw01aKemawvXL-Xz1kEeywXsZ=s305" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="185" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdGDBtRzo-4GOZysKzdI_LMg_q0QN4dMtnxSu0NKZoCwe-MxYagkw9NDdGT7OHuY7zdB2N1k8USWPa1Df-wim3P8CD16-ggzgqYUyTvjdiRo0-xYXEEuZxoOz5cRLabDae432kKdHfb2gS1alJ6yZdQsF97UklNX8aw01aKemawvXL-Xz1kEeywXsZ" width="185" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">With both parents avid readers, it's no surprise that Amanda Cabot learned to read at an early age. From there it was only a small step to deciding to become a writer. Of course, deciding and becoming are two different things, as she soon discovered. Fortunately for the world, her first attempts at fiction, which included a play for her fifth grade class entitled "All About Thermometers," were not published, but she did meet her goal of selling a novel by her thirtieth birthday. Since then she's sold more than forty novels. When she's not writing, Amanda enjoys sewing, cooking and - of course - reading.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div></span><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-51666249507360495182022-01-23T22:59:00.000-05:002022-01-23T22:59:32.614-05:00Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTOVTnPG5wZluwYRK4bDKPvcnvtiYK7F4saFkxXTW3lGu6Z54pm9Ij2UG1LAdBwm6FEyqz8_adJPVH3dL8uMGeMJvCM0p2jdmq9SEbCEPZxWMR4piuaIZg2hG5Eb4Hird9B6JIXsOmdfhtUKB-yhs98mrv5S47chiF0OAC5PCz8fnTeGQCjshpAcmy=s750" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTOVTnPG5wZluwYRK4bDKPvcnvtiYK7F4saFkxXTW3lGu6Z54pm9Ij2UG1LAdBwm6FEyqz8_adJPVH3dL8uMGeMJvCM0p2jdmq9SEbCEPZxWMR4piuaIZg2hG5Eb4Hird9B6JIXsOmdfhtUKB-yhs98mrv5S47chiF0OAC5PCz8fnTeGQCjshpAcmy=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO8zh3ClYtB8Q6_iXkQjMXhzLT9yL8XEkzb_hO0Wd8dZCcuwwVw9AzCMWmwAtdYaOkN6O19wa00-uQiN5qZoJbbiYKA3wQaqgjgZ-wOU4op4yXeDZ9w-Y1BRc64YKItKqHHl-1S2fipw5P0D_UJvi7wOgyGDzHmmH8_BLw1en6Ly-7YU03gGFgcI_t=s4950" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4950" data-original-width="3300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO8zh3ClYtB8Q6_iXkQjMXhzLT9yL8XEkzb_hO0Wd8dZCcuwwVw9AzCMWmwAtdYaOkN6O19wa00-uQiN5qZoJbbiYKA3wQaqgjgZ-wOU4op4yXeDZ9w-Y1BRc64YKItKqHHl-1S2fipw5P0D_UJvi7wOgyGDzHmmH8_BLw1en6Ly-7YU03gGFgcI_t=w266-h400" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE BOOK </i></b></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>BOOK DESCRIPTION</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Victorian high society’s most daring equestrienne finds love and an unexpected ally in her fight for independence in the strong arms of London’s most sought after and devastatingly handsome half-Indian tailor.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Evelyn Maltravers understands exactly how little she's worth on the marriage mart. As an incurable bluestocking from a family tumbling swiftly toward ruin, she knows she'll never make a match in a ballroom. Her only hope is to distinguish herself by making the biggest splash in the one sphere she excels: on horseback. In haute couture. But to truly capture London's attention she'll need a habit-maker who's not afraid to take risks with his designs—and with his heart.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Half-Indian tailor Ahmad Malik has always had a talent for making women beautiful, inching his way toward recognition by designing riding habits for Rotten Row's infamous Pretty Horsebreakers—but no one compares to Evelyn. Her unbridled spirit enchants him, awakening a depth of feeling he never thought possible.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But pushing boundaries comes at a cost and not everyone is pleased to welcome Evelyn and Ahmad into fashionable society. With obstacles spanning between them, the indomitable pair must decide which hurdles they can jump and what matters most: making their mark or following their hearts?</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ADVANCE PRAISE</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div>“…a tender and swoon worthy interracial, cross-class romance in Victorian London…Readers will delight in this paean to women’s fashion and horseback riding.”— Publishers Weekly, starred review</div><div>“Matthews brings the Victorian era to vivid life with meticulously researched details and an impossible romance made believable and memorable.”— Booklist, starred review</div><div>“Matthews deftly underscores racial and gender discrimination in Victorian London in this excellent start to ‘The Belles of London’ series; rather than overshadowing, it propels the romance. Romance aficionados who love fashion and animals will delight in this tender romance and will be excited to see Evelyn’s friends in future installments.” — Library Journal, starred review</div><div>"Unflinching, tender, and moving, the delicately crafted The Siren of Sussex might just be my favourite work from Mimi Matthews; it certainly is one of my favourite historical romance reads this year."— Evie Dunmore, USA Today bestselling author of Portrait of a Scotsman</div><div><br /></div><div>PURCHASE LINKS</div><div>AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE | BOOK DEPOSITORY | BOOKSHOP | BOOKBUB | GOODREADS </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>My Review </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">A fabulous and fun </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">read by Mimi Matthews. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I felt that she has done an incredible job of portraying the tough subjects. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Her research and description was spot on that she immediately drew me into the story. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">My favorite thing was the horses and fashion of the era. Then throw </span><span style="font-size: large;">in a bit of </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">romance and this book made for a perfect beach read!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was sad when I finished the book. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">I didn't want it to end.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Matthews brings Evie and Ahmad </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">to life so vividly that they left me shaking my head at times. Other times I found myself rooting for Evie and Ahmad. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I loved how they faced their challenges head on! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">They give us readers some hope of our own. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is the first in the Belles of London series and I can't wait for more to come ! I highly recommend!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE AUTHOR </i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtiilxut5pyklLFufP9B7Uwdn9QqD0-6rrBRega3sVJFP4MooHFvwdPgNy7wqyamlO5vsM1JMRAdM6WgSv3-GEsaAuVghtM_5soIaJzfUlKzrn5HDidlFm3MJVUYKGisZ4gOflcvR9JxiKjdQE_DK80QAyj_YisfskGyaxUsrPDcntuGD8rOZKiJhW=s1210" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="952" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtiilxut5pyklLFufP9B7Uwdn9QqD0-6rrBRega3sVJFP4MooHFvwdPgNy7wqyamlO5vsM1JMRAdM6WgSv3-GEsaAuVghtM_5soIaJzfUlKzrn5HDidlFm3MJVUYKGisZ4gOflcvR9JxiKjdQE_DK80QAyj_YisfskGyaxUsrPDcntuGD8rOZKiJhW=s320" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews writes both historical nonfiction and award-winning proper Victorian romances. Her novels have received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, and Kirkus, and her articles have been featured on the Victorian Web, the Journal of Victorian Culture, and in syndication at BUST Magazine. In her other life, Mimi is an attorney. She resides in California with her family, which includes a retired Andalusian dressage horse, a Sheltie, and two Siamese cats. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">WEBSITE | TWITTER | FACEBOOK | PINTEREST | BOOKBUB |</div><div style="text-align: justify;">GOODREADS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>GIVEAWAY </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv6wmmgXvgUofrGKyOcLcPzM0y2DCA0txPiIppmLrVpF6BIJK6UUunDOv9fNJ1g_7hoK_3EV4BGzMSSBDUrVCF-Eq-7xLydmxyuO4g1xstd85O6R4eekyDa_siBVcZbEm1xn1KD2mg3BAdvvstXfZhJLrWOLUGBSUhTnqFyRORM-zyI0Hg_QztPNL8=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv6wmmgXvgUofrGKyOcLcPzM0y2DCA0txPiIppmLrVpF6BIJK6UUunDOv9fNJ1g_7hoK_3EV4BGzMSSBDUrVCF-Eq-7xLydmxyuO4g1xstd85O6R4eekyDa_siBVcZbEm1xn1KD2mg3BAdvvstXfZhJLrWOLUGBSUhTnqFyRORM-zyI0Hg_QztPNL8=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div>Mimi has generously offered a fabulous giveaway package that book tour participants can add to their posts and on social media. Here are the details:</div><div><br /></div><div>Timeframe: Jan 4 - Feb 7, 2022</div><div><br /></div><div>Terms & Conditions:</div><div><br /></div><div>Giveaway hosted by Mimi Matthews. No Purchase Necessary. Entrants must be 18 years or older. Open to US residents only. Void where prohibited.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Giveaway Package:</div><div><br /></div><div>1 winner (selected at random by Rafflecopter) receives the following:</div><div><br /></div><div>Signed print copy of The Siren of Sussex</div><div>Horse scarf</div><div>Pewter sidesaddle brooch (made in Sussex, England!)</div><div>The Siren of Sussex tote bag</div><div>Three candles in scents: Fresh Hay, New Saddle, and Winter Ride</div><div>Box of Ahmad Tea (60 count, assorted flavors)</div><div>The Siren of Sussex bookmark</div><div><br /></div><div>The giveaway is open from 12:01 am Pacific time 1/4/22 until 11:59pm Pacific time on 2/7/22.</div><div><br /></div><div>The winner will be announced on Mimi's blog - mimimatthews.com – at 8:00 pm Pacific time on 2/8/22.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Rafflecopter Form:</div><div><br /></div><div>Participants in the tour have the option of using the link to the giveaway form on Rafflecopter, or imbedding the form with their post.</div><div><br /></div><div>Link: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/92989f07650/?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-16276985983061848212022-01-03T10:00:00.001-05:002022-01-03T10:08:13.452-05:00Marry Me, Millie by Amy Lillard <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBgD-T3JTH1m8YrxNTsUTNVTaXcmjJg8tbUuVtLwPKOISR9vCFsy_y4MTSzY-HSslj8E4Elhzimp2AQ_iwkfwDfQEPBfMl6rDM67ZszHR6dvLBLz37nJLCrxehTax04lxM1wjJ_PkMqy-cDl202QNrylyO0d4-4FDKtAWqaxrmTRT4ecnAchJlHoO9=s300" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="203" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBgD-T3JTH1m8YrxNTsUTNVTaXcmjJg8tbUuVtLwPKOISR9vCFsy_y4MTSzY-HSslj8E4Elhzimp2AQ_iwkfwDfQEPBfMl6rDM67ZszHR6dvLBLz37nJLCrxehTax04lxM1wjJ_PkMqy-cDl202QNrylyO0d4-4FDKtAWqaxrmTRT4ecnAchJlHoO9" width="203" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE BOOK </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Award-winning, USA Today bestselling author Amy Lillard's uplifting new series unites a "Widows Club" of women who share solace, friendship, and faith in the Amish community of Paradise Valley, Missouri. In this series starter, a young pregnant widow running a B&B meets a handsome outsider who begins to make her believe in love again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">When her young husband died unexpectedly, Millie Bauman thought her life was over too--until she learned she was carrying his child. Now, as she awaits the baby's arrival, Millie's sure her future will revolve around motherhood, the B&B she runs with her Aunt Sylvie, and the beloved Whoopie Pies her Widows Club whips up each week. But when a handsome newcomer arrives in town, Millie is intrigued, and the club wonders if Millie might find a second chance at love...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Henry King plans to stay in Paradise Valley long enough to take care of some family business, and hopefully mend the heartache of his own lost love. As Henry and Millie cross paths, it's clear their neighbors are gently trying to play matchmaker. Not wanting to disappoint, the two pretend to play along--but life gets complicated when a true and tender affection grows. As Millie gets ready to welcome her baby, they must rely on faith and fate to decide if they should risk their hearts on love again...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: x-large;">MY REVIEW</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yall this be my favorite book of Ms. Lillard's! It was just so much fun to read and I love this family! They sort of reminded me of the Brady Bunch!! I love all the feel good feelings this book gave me. It made me giggle at times. My favorite characters were Vern and Sylvie they made me smile and giggle. W all have past hurts but if we ask God for help we can overcome them. I thought Lillard did such a great job with descriptions and making this family so realistic that I felt like I was a part it. I got such enjoyment out of it that I hated to see it end! I hope there's going to be more about this family.
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a book worth rereading again and again. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'll store this on favorite keeper shelf.
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review and all opinions are my own. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE AUTHOR </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdtsd5VaVMkPwmgq3bcfdfRKmjv7vVUO0VE2aEcwyQJUEtizPxZK_FBJbOhXHyuw1xiCGl54Pf0eDhkVKJaxdV8FbOyIeBKlS8ul3G4c4E1XBmyVVOYzOpl_PH9MFIRICjlGc8gYs3H-HG04wpl-Yjisaf9kidLCZh8y7wW7riWKCgnENYyrkNr0He=s300" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="263" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdtsd5VaVMkPwmgq3bcfdfRKmjv7vVUO0VE2aEcwyQJUEtizPxZK_FBJbOhXHyuw1xiCGl54Pf0eDhkVKJaxdV8FbOyIeBKlS8ul3G4c4E1XBmyVVOYzOpl_PH9MFIRICjlGc8gYs3H-HG04wpl-Yjisaf9kidLCZh8y7wW7riWKCgnENYyrkNr0He" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Amy loves nothing more than a good book. Except for her family...and maybe homemade tacos...and nail polish. But reading and writing are definitely high on the list.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Born and bred in Mississippi, Amy is a transplanted Southern Belle who now lives in Oklahoma with her deputy husband, their genius son, two spoiled cats, and one very lazy beagle. Oh, and don't forget the stray kitty that has taken up residence on her front porch. ^..^</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">When she's not creating quirky characters and happy endings, she's chauffeuring her prodigy to guitar lessons, orchestra concerts and baseball practice. She has a variety of hobbies, but her favorite is whatever gets her out of housework.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Amy also writes contemporary romances under the pen name Amie Louellen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">An award winning author, Amy is a member of RWA and ACFW. She loves to hear from readers. You can find her on Facebook, Instagram, Google+, Twitter, Goodreads, and Pinterest. For links to the various sites, check her website: www.amylillardbooks.com.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-40102125841752030422021-11-27T22:27:00.006-05:002021-11-27T22:38:04.239-05:00Present Danger by Elizabeth Goddard <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWIphwU1jFinGsUE58LDCBjkB7YE1W3Jx1VQbr1R8R_-KxCKPIaCczQ3ihL7K6NFw8hOEJHZxIyO7hPFczYen_vv-xGp4qyDZfgrikXpFx6iS_GvsmsxHBuPsc8AFec6dXrtbTb6tz9i-TSOSR51AnECDhx57RLadejHavXIDlkg40Vk7xeU-9648u=s279" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="181" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWIphwU1jFinGsUE58LDCBjkB7YE1W3Jx1VQbr1R8R_-KxCKPIaCczQ3ihL7K6NFw8hOEJHZxIyO7hPFczYen_vv-xGp4qyDZfgrikXpFx6iS_GvsmsxHBuPsc8AFec6dXrtbTb6tz9i-TSOSR51AnECDhx57RLadejHavXIDlkg40Vk7xeU-9648u" width="181" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE BOOK </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Former FBI Special Agent Jack Tanner is working as a detective in Montana when he comes across a body in the national forest during a search and rescue mission. He's committed to finding the killer, even if it means working alongside his old flame, US Forest Service Special Agent Terra Connors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">When Terra discovers that the murder victim had ties to a powerful and dangerous trafficker of archaeological artifacts, the investigation takes a deadly turn--one that hits too close to home. As Terra fears she lacks the courage to face what comes next, Jack is more determined than ever to protect her. But he's failed her before. And if he fails this time, it will cost them far more than just their hearts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Join bestselling and award-winning author Elizabeth Goddard as she plunges you into a web of deceit made of hidden crimes, open threats, and long-buried family secrets in this gripping first book of an explosive new series...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was very happy to get my hands on this awesome novel! I always thought there was more to Erin and Nathan's story! I wasn't disappointed!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a fast paced novel that will make you bite your nails in suspense! I simply love stories like these.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Elizabeth Goddard is also one of my to go authors for suspense novels like this. She's a wonderful storyteller that pulls you into the story before you know it! It makes for a pleasant afternoon/evening and I'll even admit that parts of this story had me looking over my shoulder at times lol! Especially if I read at night!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">5 stars forthe excellent writing and for keeping me on the edge of my seat with Erin and Nathan's strory.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions are my own</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE AUTHOR </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; font-size: xx-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLmdblRK7-HzGB1vhQvJ0ST17OvsKSLqDi8vJlIu4RiugcRKw9rmw4SGJfJ9Cij4bey06d9tjxmsRIBuZB-ODuiNM8Ja8AiCVP453FfMf2qfrV-v1oo6YaamNuX6W7lZSqDKNZHNaFxwrEUN8X7MqjCEKPQAXViH7dANqMpwUnkiM_g2MA5VJarDmz=s250" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="200" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLmdblRK7-HzGB1vhQvJ0ST17OvsKSLqDi8vJlIu4RiugcRKw9rmw4SGJfJ9Cij4bey06d9tjxmsRIBuZB-ODuiNM8Ja8AiCVP453FfMf2qfrV-v1oo6YaamNuX6W7lZSqDKNZHNaFxwrEUN8X7MqjCEKPQAXViH7dANqMpwUnkiM_g2MA5VJarDmz=w255-h318" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; font-size: xx-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Elizabeth Goddard is the award-winning author of more than thirty novels and novellas. A 2011 Carol Award winner, she's a double finalist in the 2016 Daphne Du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense, and a 2016 Carol Award finalist. Elizabeth graduated with a Computer Science degree and worked in high-level software sales nbsp;before retiring to write full time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; font-size: xx-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-22949530852387291612021-11-21T18:08:00.004-05:002021-11-21T18:21:53.135-05:00Love on the Range by Mary Connealy <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6bz_hJPBo3NvEXuDunJihjVt0KgSLlI5oApTAAilREGM-CWzH9_fARsFR__BUTifMKjqKzY92N4GpYHUagICKO4ZyXMgp9kMhnmeJLjLB434QD1S97of7OL8OoAKfEnRuJFyPeXdLNN-2TWcFex__YLBvW0cjvnfb6ZnkOaOZ2kXC45cVqAeyCzCW=s293" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="191" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6bz_hJPBo3NvEXuDunJihjVt0KgSLlI5oApTAAilREGM-CWzH9_fARsFR__BUTifMKjqKzY92N4GpYHUagICKO4ZyXMgp9kMhnmeJLjLB434QD1S97of7OL8OoAKfEnRuJFyPeXdLNN-2TWcFex__YLBvW0cjvnfb6ZnkOaOZ2kXC45cVqAeyCzCW" width="191" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;">ABOUT THE BOOK </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wyatt Hunt is temporarily bedridden and completely miserable. Somehow Molly Garner's limited skills have made her the most qualified in their circle to care for Wyatt. But by the time he's healed, she's fed up with him and the whole ungrateful family. For even worse than his grumpiness were the few unguarded moments when he pulled at her heartstrings, and she has long determined to never marry.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;">MY REVIEW </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Wyatt finally at long last gets his story and my favorite book of this series!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">A very nice ending to a great series!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Connealy writes the best stories! She pulls me in from beginning to end and this story will make you laugh, rejoice and fall in love with this amazing family. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">I loved reading about each of the brothers and I especially enjoyed them because each brought something special to this series. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">I loved reading about their adventures and really felt like I was a part of their family! Connealy has a way of doing that to her readers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">My favorite thing about Connealy is her humor. It's her trademark and I've loved it since I read The Husband Tree. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">She's had me hooked ever since that book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">I can't wait to see what she comes out with next!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">My thanks to Ms. Connealy and Bethany House for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own. I was NOT required to write a positive review.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkKvmEIbjoqmniFZmH_lAEXis4LOnswKI_A8scaH9nwx_UnazDhWV9o5mXDvtq3oLZ5u84SKCG3BYPMtVcqu3INkCoPLLaSfBdMok9vxA-QeETI7TbkGrOdS0C9jJr9Ys2LpIEYm6C838Jxf3kNILclgnDe5Ftf-CIeLnc8AcBAItDbzPYM5DIaV_l=s220" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="220" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkKvmEIbjoqmniFZmH_lAEXis4LOnswKI_A8scaH9nwx_UnazDhWV9o5mXDvtq3oLZ5u84SKCG3BYPMtVcqu3INkCoPLLaSfBdMok9vxA-QeETI7TbkGrOdS0C9jJr9Ys2LpIEYm6C838Jxf3kNILclgnDe5Ftf-CIeLnc8AcBAItDbzPYM5DIaV_l" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mary Connealy writes romantic comedy with cowboys. She is independently publishing a contemporary romantic suspense series called Garrison’s Law, book one is Loving the Texas Lawman. Her new historical series, High Sierra Sweethearts begins with The Accidental Guardian. She is also the author of these series: Kincaid Brides, Trouble in Texas, Wild at Heart, Cimarron Legacy, Lassoed in Texas, Montana Marriages and Sophie's daughters, and has man other books.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">She is a two-time Carol Award winner and has been a finalist for the Rita and Christy Awards. She’s a lifelong Nebraskan and lives with her very own romantic cowboy hero. She’s got four grown daughters and four spectacular grandchildren.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-28060447080844814532021-11-16T08:56:00.005-05:002021-11-17T11:35:49.880-05:00Crosshairs b Patricia Bradley <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYIg6OSk3AdEZmz0whkXXBTJvH8R6UKnagFm4roKRoWFpUEOFyxFhBGnUmZKb6GtdstMy2kb05pJKVPgeiG79oi2rQM8xKy_dHL7JnQ4PgwCVEG9_exkJussf-Ss3MTKGg5YL9eDdX-14x2q0M-YSYnLCKtnTpH5AuT5Ac6qFpw_FGkUod772Nm6eN=s463" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYIg6OSk3AdEZmz0whkXXBTJvH8R6UKnagFm4roKRoWFpUEOFyxFhBGnUmZKb6GtdstMy2kb05pJKVPgeiG79oi2rQM8xKy_dHL7JnQ4PgwCVEG9_exkJussf-Ss3MTKGg5YL9eDdX-14x2q0M-YSYnLCKtnTpH5AuT5Ac6qFpw_FGkUod772Nm6eN=s320" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE BOOK </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Investigative Services Branch (ISB) ranger Ainsley Beaumont arrives in her hometown of Natchez, Mississippi, to investigate the murder of a three-month-pregnant teenager. While she wishes the visit was under better circumstances, she never imagined that she would become the killer's next target--nor that she'd have to work alongside an old flame.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">After he almost killed a child, former FBI sniper Lincoln Steele couldn't bring himself to fire a gun, which had deadly and unforeseen consequences for his best friend. Crushed beneath a load of guilt, Linc is working at Melrose Estate as an interpretive ranger. But as danger closes in on Ainsley during her murder investigation, Linc will have to find the courage to protect her. The only question is, will it be too little, too late?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Award-winning author Patricia Bradley continues her Natchez Trace Park Rangers series with a story about how good must prevail when evil just won't quit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <b><i><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">MY REVIEW </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">You absolutely have to read this! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's an absolute can't put down book and your head will turn in many different directions as you try and solve this murder mystery!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were definitely some exciting scenes in this book. My favorite was at the very beginning! I could actually imagine it and gear it! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ainsley and Lincoln well..... they're just awesome together. Yes they'll have to get over a few hurdles here and there but who doesn't!? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I tend to like Ainsley's grandmother because she's just so feisty. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sonny I didn't much care for. There was just something about him that rubbed me the wrong way. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book is fast action and will leave you thinking about the characters long after the book is finished!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">5 stars for excellency in the writing and wwll rounded out characters although I'd love to know more about Ainsley's dad. It's like he was there and then he wasn't. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I highly recommend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">My thanks for a copy of this book </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">All opinions are my own and I was NOT required to write a positive review.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE AUTHOR </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #073763;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: #073763;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5nQYc3EgHSQXQ6WsP1BP9CF9LxHKGmwgkW5s5kkvbuhPef6jV57dJ6I6AEaxu7MmT21YyaahMe4MaeyK7JPEMoC-E47gLu0pXYP8AhcVXAZROzAR5YXzuTR2rK_F944WdOaUVPYs9uWMIdqxwq7KZJBSQVO1ll_YVsegtUsZEMbzN48KJL8WaQIba=s241" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="209" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5nQYc3EgHSQXQ6WsP1BP9CF9LxHKGmwgkW5s5kkvbuhPef6jV57dJ6I6AEaxu7MmT21YyaahMe4MaeyK7JPEMoC-E47gLu0pXYP8AhcVXAZROzAR5YXzuTR2rK_F944WdOaUVPYs9uWMIdqxwq7KZJBSQVO1ll_YVsegtUsZEMbzN48KJL8WaQIba" width="209" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;">Patricia Bradley is a noteworthy author from America, who likes to write romance, suspense, and </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; max-height: 999999px; text-align: start;">mystery books</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;">. She is particularly famous for writing the Logan Point and Memphis Cold Case. Author Bradley was born on January 29 in Memphis, United States. Currently, she resides in the North Mississippi.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-15896619603661293512021-10-15T18:46:00.001-04:002021-10-15T18:46:10.956-04:00The Healing of Natalie Curtis by Jane Kirkpatrick <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAMjadB8DraRmh3EFklwadFO2KRt-1ZEvj6eOBhZoglP_MUfbNpofw9dud6XLnMaMMEq4admhz9ApptpADHVC8MKNjBDfzOAkh1Fo9-6RXg_RvLRcfqr9CzIuBuXJxFAY33EcJ0lx3-xrTXZdqxjjJJvDrqFmVap5ZicgDRTbgKt-R1XezBjRvG9ld=s400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="245" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAMjadB8DraRmh3EFklwadFO2KRt-1ZEvj6eOBhZoglP_MUfbNpofw9dud6XLnMaMMEq4admhz9ApptpADHVC8MKNjBDfzOAkh1Fo9-6RXg_RvLRcfqr9CzIuBuXJxFAY33EcJ0lx3-xrTXZdqxjjJJvDrqFmVap5ZicgDRTbgKt-R1XezBjRvG9ld=w216-h353" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;">ABOUT THE BOOK </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Classically trained pianist and singer Natalie Curtis isolated herself for five years after a breakdown just before she was to debut with the New York Philharmonic. Guilt-ridden and songless, Natalie can't seem to recapture the joy music once brought her. In 1902, her brother invites her to join him in the West to search for healing. What she finds are songs she'd never before encountered--the haunting melodies, rhythms, and stories of Native Americans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">But their music is under attack. The US government's Code of Offenses prohibits American's indigenous people from singing, dancing, or speaking their own languages as the powers that be insist on assimilation. Natalie makes it her mission not only to document these songs before they disappear but to appeal to President Teddy Roosevelt himself, who is the only man with the power to repeal the unjust law. Will she succeed and step into a new song . . . and a new future?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick weaves yet another lyrical tale based on a true story that will keep readers captivated to the very end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;">MY REVIEW</span></i></b> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I absolutely love the historical aspects of this book but it did drag somewhat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I especially loved learning more about the Indians and their culture. I felt like I could hear their music. It was so cool!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Kirkpatrick does some real good research for her novels but my favorite book was One More River to Cross. It reminded me of the Donner party.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I can relate to Natalie through our love of music. In my opinion, I think it's the love of music that soothes the soul. Natalie is a remarkable woman ahead of her time which was why I liked her. You don't necessarily have to have anything in common with a character at all to like them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Her brother George was another person that I liked greatly. Namely because of how he looked after his sister and I really enjoyed his adventures in the West</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I felt like I was on an adventure with George and Natalie even though some parts of the story was slow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I loved learning more about the Indians and their art. They do make beautiful artifacts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I recommend. 5 stars!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE AUTHOR </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsCrWI6cq9TVQ5xIBMssB2aF_x9RfmQColwZin0YMHyE0Ae9nHRCl5ELPoMFejz8mU21xDduLNt9OdjPWxJXuNECO2v5m_xbu_IRDZvCPfPQxkkCCSnescO5UeN0SvVXAskXwpxtjhExS3QsoEp9t5vHRffiDdkFwy7CFlDkCCYKi5_Y9nHbJFMaJt=s350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsCrWI6cq9TVQ5xIBMssB2aF_x9RfmQColwZin0YMHyE0Ae9nHRCl5ELPoMFejz8mU21xDduLNt9OdjPWxJXuNECO2v5m_xbu_IRDZvCPfPQxkkCCSnescO5UeN0SvVXAskXwpxtjhExS3QsoEp9t5vHRffiDdkFwy7CFlDkCCYKi5_Y9nHbJFMaJt=w284-h284" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you'd like more information about me, please come visit my website at www.jkbooks.com and click on my blog. My dog also has a blog and you can find out what it's like to be Bodacious Bo, too. A monthly newsletter called Story Sparks is my way of sharing books about authors I enjoy as well as commenting on life and love. You'll find out more about me than you probably ever wanted to know!</span></div><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: justify;">One item not listed on my lists of books is my selection included in an anthology called "Crazy Woman Creek: Women Rewrite the American West" published by Houghton Mifflin I also have a piece in Storytellers II, a book published a few years ago by Multnomah Press and a few short selections in Daily Guideposts of a few years back. My first novella, "The Courting Quilt" is part of a collection that made the New York Times bestsellers September 2011 in a collection called Log Cabin Christmas. The rest of my writing, as they say, is history. Or it was until my first contemporary came out this fall. Called Barcelona Calling, it's the story of a writer who loses her way as she seeks fulfillment thinking she'll find it with fame. It's a laugh out loud book according to reviewers. I hope you'll enjoy it.</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-71492706299603127042021-10-06T12:50:00.002-04:002021-10-06T12:50:29.514-04:00Secret Keeper at The old Depot Grocery by Amanda Cox<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBVCU7wFefDnaOTvQnzwoWFp7LO5G5nMWkgG6OM4Fvecs7blMJmyJhys0MrxK4X8N6EhpV8GR38qYp3YgCjhnykp5-JW9hZOcbXLAvNo5VH1wH8RKOQaklb-MXqckCL8up-bKq-62xGw/s500/41GnuMJTTUL._AC_SY780_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBVCU7wFefDnaOTvQnzwoWFp7LO5G5nMWkgG6OM4Fvecs7blMJmyJhys0MrxK4X8N6EhpV8GR38qYp3YgCjhnykp5-JW9hZOcbXLAvNo5VH1wH8RKOQaklb-MXqckCL8up-bKq-62xGw/w244-h400/41GnuMJTTUL._AC_SY780_.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE BOOK</i></b></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Present Day. After tragedy plunges her into grief and unresolved anger, Sarah Ashby returns to her childhood home determined to finally follow her long-denied dream of running Old Depot Grocery alongside her mother and grandmother. But when she arrives, her mother, Rosemary, announces to her that the store is closing. Sarah and her grandmother, Glory Ann, make a pact to save the store, but Rosemary has worked her entire life to make sure her daughter never follows in her footsteps. She has her reasons--but she'll certainly never reveal the real one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">1965. Glory Ann confesses to her family that she's pregnant with her deceased fiancé's baby. Pressured into a marriage of convenience with a shopkeeper to preserve the family reputation, Glory Ann vows never to love again. But some promises are not as easily kept as she imagined.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This dual-timeline story from Amanda Cox deftly explores the complexity of a mother-daughter dynamic, the way the secrets we keep shape our lives and the lives of others, and the healing power of telling the truth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Oh my gosh! I'm beyond pleased with this sweet Southern tale! I loved every bit of it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I finished this book in one whole day because I wanted to see how this story played out and let me tell you I wasn't one bit disappointed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.This author sure knows how to spin a wonderful tale and one that still has my head spinning in more ways than one. What a fine story! Reminds me of Fried Green Tomatoes ( My favorite movie) of all time. There wasn't one thing that I didn't like. All of it was just awesome. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">There was a character that I didn't like but that's ok. She's the one who made the story in my opinion. At times my heart went out to her. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Glory Ann was my favorite. I loved how the author shows us that even our favorite characters aren't perfect and that's what I loved. It made Glory Ann strong and able to handle whatever life threw at her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">There's so many wonderful inspirational messages that are woven throughout the book. Ones that we can use in our everyday lives to remind us that God is willing to help guide us on our journey through life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">My thanks for a copy of this awesome book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions are my own.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE AUTHOR </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFS5vbaopu-M5eTpzyek2SoTK2ox9DiHlgVnl31Umnnb2_y0WY-g85m7MZtHRSby7t1ISioZEkmXEnc16hedGpKyrCotYG1_XU3BPFB7b_L3VhZ9G6sJ6vxVdXmd_U3YR_OLml6Q-uBw/s200/amanda-cox.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFS5vbaopu-M5eTpzyek2SoTK2ox9DiHlgVnl31Umnnb2_y0WY-g85m7MZtHRSby7t1ISioZEkmXEnc16hedGpKyrCotYG1_XU3BPFB7b_L3VhZ9G6sJ6vxVdXmd_U3YR_OLml6Q-uBw/w230-h230/amanda-cox.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">Before becoming a stay-at-home parent, Amanda Cox spent her time counseling children, families, and individuals through life’s challenging moments. Now she uses those same skills to develop layered characters and stories, bringing them on a journey of hope and healing. A journey she hopes her readers experience in their own lives as they read.</span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: justify;">A few of her favorite things are the sanctuary of the great outdoors, the feeling of pen on paper, the sound of her children’s laughter, and exploring new places with her husband of 15 years. (Oh, let’s not forget good fiction and good coffee. She’s addicted to both.) You can stay connected with her latest writing updates at www.amandacoxwrites.com. You can find her on social media by searching Amanda Cox Writes</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To get a free short story featuring characters from The Edge of Belonging visit: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/fuj7mlfd83</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-66134261737912504012021-09-05T23:41:00.001-04:002021-09-05T23:41:42.498-04:00Coming Home to Mercy by Michelle De Bruin<p> </p><center><a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2021/08/were-launching-book-tour-for-coming.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAmLJS5Pk4GmAGr7P-6-0-FEOywIhScI82s4n7qB3haJFXKJ2kAmE4Kw6sIZAWYnZg8Q_-g4EeLDZeXf3hpRxwGz3_jBHbxeV8aktKZC9WI3twT6Gglr2Tj2okhc_cnbcLOQ8JLIdwso/w640-h320/Banner+-+Coming+Home+to+Mercy.jpg" /></a></center><center><br /></center><div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(Coming Home Series #1)</b></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>By Michelle De Bruin<br /></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">Christian Historical Romance<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paperback & ebook, 251 Pages</div><div style="text-align: center;">August 17, 2021 by Scrivenings Press LLC<br /></div>
<br /><i>A society woman leaves her comfortable lifestyle so that she can help her daughter adjust to the arrival of twin sons in a small town where the courageous doctor teaches her about taking risks.</i><br /> </div><div>Wealthy and sociable Margaret Millerson has always thought of her brother’s Chicago mansion as her home. But when she receives the telephone call that her daughter has given birth to twins three weeks ahead of the expected due date, Margaret must leave her comfortable home, her family, and her friends to travel out of state. While she is helping her daughter care for the infants, Margaret becomes reacquainted with the town’s doctor, Matthew Kaldenberg.<br /> </div><div>Dr. Matthew Kaldenberg stays busy caring for the health of the citizens of his small town. His profession offers him daily practice in defeating death, his greatest enemy. During the twenty years since losing his own wife and baby in childbirth, Matthew has saved his money for the purchase of a flying machine. But when Matthew takes Margaret for flights on his biplane, he learns that his dreams of rising above the griefs and losses of his past come with a cost. He doesn’t want to lose the trust of the people he cares about most, or the chance at a relationship with Margaret.<br /> </div><div>Both Matthew and Margaret must make difficult decisions to hold on to the love they have discovered. Will Matthew’s heart recover from sorrow? Will Margaret find her true home?<br /><br />
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Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206250702279776186.post-5783941328901364272021-08-17T12:46:00.003-04:002021-08-17T12:46:36.343-04:00Love's Dwelling by Kelly Irvin<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2pVFR64TzddtzRievJWoNV_phKfPPFHLYgYZkEMr3m2tUHM7gY3jVcLvGxs7X4A-ID-FMm8fk1tCcbN-l4GiUlsyx1sqNeMc2xUUa-DLAZ9-ZW8lltc44dLX18uKbns7KYDMKyYu3Bs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="311" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2pVFR64TzddtzRievJWoNV_phKfPPFHLYgYZkEMr3m2tUHM7gY3jVcLvGxs7X4A-ID-FMm8fk1tCcbN-l4GiUlsyx1sqNeMc2xUUa-DLAZ9-ZW8lltc44dLX18uKbns7KYDMKyYu3Bs/w209-h320/image.png" width="209" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Love's Dwelling by Kelly Irvin</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE BOOK</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cassie Yoder loves her job as a housekeeper for elderly couple Job and Dinah Keim. Their only children, a son and daughter, left the Haven, Kansas, district and their faith more than twenty years earlier with no contact. Cassie feels for the Keims because her own parents’ infertility struggles left her an only child in a community where big families are a blessing.</span></span></div><span id="freeText10902683000593373832" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">When Child Protective Services shows up on the Keims’ doorstep with their five grandchildren, their quiet lives—and Cassie’s—are turned upside down. Mason, the oldest grandson at twenty-two, believes his siblings should be his responsibility and struggles with giving the Keims authority.</div></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Moving in with the Keims, Cassie jumps in with both feet and is happy for the challenge of caring for these English-raised children.</div></span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span id="freeText10902683000593373832">Mason and Cassie strike up an uneasy alliance that turns into friendship, and then something more, but neither dares to admit it. Can an English man and an Amish woman find common ground and a home together?</span> </div><div style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>MY REVIEW</i></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="freeTextreview4177114276" style="color: #181818; text-align: left;">This is by far the best ever by Kelly Irvin! Lots of things going on in this sweet and fun read. The theme of family, love and forgiveness plus trust are a rolled into one. My favorite from this book is how the author shows us how love runs deep no matter where you come from. "Family is a peculiar thing." You don't get to pick your blood relatives, but sometimes people by being everything that is good in that word." This is my favorite quote in this book. It means everything to me because it rings true in every sense of the word. A gentle reminder from God that there is hope in humans after all. Forgiveness is easy but the hurt runs even deeper and sometimes,, most times it's hard to overcome. Life is what we sometimes make of it. But other times it's out of our control. Cassie's my favorite because she wears her heart on her sleeves just like I do. She willingly opens her heart and her trust in the Lord is strong. Mason is the one I really admired and appreciated. I think I could relate to him in more ways than one except for that one. I appreciate Irvin showing how real his struggles are. Thank you Ms. Irvin for a fantastic story that made my heart melt in more ways than one! I'll definitely be sure to add this to my list of favorites for 2021!</span><span style="color: #181818; text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</i></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #c27ba0; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: xx-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlQ8YlDm_-e3Y0UvM46zVO1jQbv4jFzfY9soo8246sJTsr7mCDDfJNh0tzachdwILpVSN3eQ3GNCMHEFKBMkpoG3DueZoMP6G19rhtaeWlZmZuhrR0xh2dpGMVv2NCztavGAapCrXXaQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlQ8YlDm_-e3Y0UvM46zVO1jQbv4jFzfY9soo8246sJTsr7mCDDfJNh0tzachdwILpVSN3eQ3GNCMHEFKBMkpoG3DueZoMP6G19rhtaeWlZmZuhrR0xh2dpGMVv2NCztavGAapCrXXaQ/" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #c27ba0; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: xx-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #c27ba0; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kelly's newest Amish romance series, Amish of Sky Country includes Mountains of Grace, followed by The Long Bridge Home, and Peace in the Valley. The series explores Amish communities in northwest Montana and how they are impacted by wildfires.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Her Every Move, her latest romantic suspense novel, debuted in March. Publishers Weekly called it gripping suspense and said, "loving descriptions of San Antonio’s attractions enhance the well-paced plot."</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">The publication called Closer Than She Knows a "brisk, smoothly written, thriller."</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">It follows Over the Line, a fast-moving behind-the-scenes look at how gun smuggling affects every aspect of life on the Texas-Mexico border.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Publishers Weekly said of Tell Her No Lies, "No one is above suspicion in a tale sure to appeal to readers beyond its main Christian market.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Kelly's Every Amish Season series includes Upon A Spring Breeze, Beneath the Summer Sun, Through the Autumn Air, and With Winter's First Frost from Zondervan/HarperCollins Christian Publishing. This follows the Amish of Bee County series, The Saddle Maker's Son, released in June 2016. It is an ECPA bestseller. It follows The Bishop's Son, and the critically acclaimed bestseller, The Beekeeper's Son, which earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly. The reviewer called it "a beautifully woven masterpiece." The Beekeeper's Son was a finalist in the romance category of the 2016 ACFW Carol Awards Contest.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Kelly is also the author of the Bliss Creek Amish series and the New Amish Amish series. The first series includes To Love and To Cherish, A Heart Made New, and Love’s Journey Home, published by Harvest House. The New Hope Amish series includes Love Still Stands, followed by Love Redeemed, which was an ACFW Carol Award finalist, and A Plain Love Song.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Kelly has also penned two other romantic suspense novels, A Deadly Wilderness and No Child of Mine..</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">The Kansas native is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and ACFW's San Antonio local chapter Alamo City Christian Fiction Writers.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">A graduate of the University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism, Kelly has been writing nonfiction professionally for thirty years. She studied for three semesters at the University of Costa Rica, learning the Spanish language. As a journalist, she worked six years in the border towns of Laredo and El Paso.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">She worked in public relations for the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department for 22 years before retiring earlier this year. Kelly has been married to photographer Tim Irvin for twenty-eight years. They have two young adult children and have three grandchildren. In her spare time, she likes to write short stories, read books by her favorite authors, and looks forward to visits with her grandchildren.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>Red Headed Book Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773832798072377559noreply@blogger.com2