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Cover Reveal + Giveaway! – Jane by the Book (Pepper Basham)

~ About the Book ~ Four years ago, Jane Warwick escaped the shame and heartbreak of being jilted at the altar by becoming a housekeeper at the secluded Inn at Simeon Ridge. Predictable and quiet, the inn helps Jane find a place to heal and celebrates her strengths, where she is promoted to head housekeeper. But an unexpected visit to Bath, England, upsets Jane’s plans and sends her out of her comfort zone, directly into the harrowing path of historical detective author, Titus Stewart. The only plans Titus sticks to are family holidays and the ones that send him careening

31 May 2018

The Backcountry Brides Collection – Review + Giveaway

Welcome to the blog tour and giveaway for The Backcountry Brides Collection, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! ~ About the Collection ~ Title: The Backcountry Brides Collection Author: Angela K. Couch, Debra E. Marvin, Shannon McNear, Gabrielle Meyer, Carrie Fancett Pagels, Jennifer Hudson Taylor, Pegg Thomas, and Denise Weimer Publisher: Barbour Books Release Date: May 1, 2018 Genre: Inspirational Historical Fiction collection Travel into Colonial America where eight women seek love, but they each know a future husband requires the necessary skills to survive in the backcountry. Living in areas exposed to nature’s ferocity, prone to Indian attack, and cut

10 May 2018

The Cupcake Dilemma (Jennifer Rodewald) – Review

~ About the Book ~ My name is Kirstin Hill. I’m a simple girl trying to figure out life in a small town. There are a few things you should know about me before we begin. I grew up in the city. I’m a teacher, a first-year teacher (some of you understand that significance). And finally, when it comes to cooking, I’m a disaster. Maybe none of those things seem story worthy, but trust me—I have a story. I call it The Cupcake Dilemma, and it literally changed my life. How? I’m glad you asked. It all started with an

12 February 2018

First Line Friday – 9 February 2018 – The Cupcake Dilemma (Jennifer Rodewald)

Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books! Since Valentine’s Day is next week, I thought I would share the first line of a very fun novella that will be releasing that day: The Cupcake Dilemma by Jennifer Rodewald. My review will be posted on Monday, but just take my word for it. If you only read one Valentine’s Day story, make this one it! And since the first line is actually included in the book’s description, I’m giving you a little bonus today…

9 February 2018

One Enchanted Noël (Melissa Tagg) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Secrets, Sparks and Second Chances…a Heartwarming Holiday Romance Seb Pierce isn’t exactly a cowboy, but after fifteen years on a ranch in Texas, he might as well be. And he’d do just about anything to keep the rancher who took him in so many years ago from losing his land…including returning to the wealthy roots he’s long since abandoned. Seb agrees to work for his stern grandfather for one year in return for an early draw on his inheritance. But he never expected the agreement to land him in a quirky small town in Iowa

27 November 2017

Lygos (Ronie Kendig) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Once nicknamed “Aladdin” by the Nightshade team, Azzan Yasir has found camaraderie–and a new callsign: LYGOS–in his six years with the Nightshade team. When Canyon Metcalfe recruits him to run security for his brother’s gubernatorial campaign, Azzan discovers how quickly long-buried secrets can devastate the best-laid plans. Campaign manager Everly Sinclair has hidden from the limelight since her grandfather’s death. Assuming a nom de plume, she is out to prove her mettle in the contentious word of politics by launching her first candidate during a pre-Christmas event at an exclusive lodge in the mountains. When

25 November 2017

First Line Fridays – 17 November 2017 – One Enchanted Noel (Melissa Tagg)

Welcome to another edition of First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. I know all my American friends are gearing up for Thanksgiving, but here in Australia, Christmas is in the air. The jacaranda and flame trees have been flowering for a few weeks, so there’s a profusion of purple and red foliage amongst the green as we drive around town. The shops are bedecked in tinsel and other decorations. There’s no denying it. Christmas is just around the corner. Also just around the corner—and much closer, even, than Christmas—is the release of the third novella in Melissa Tagg’s Enchanted Christmas Collection: One

17 November 2017

The Girl Who Could See (Kara Swanson) – Review

~ About the Book ~ All her life Fern has been told she is blind to reality—but, what if she is the only one who can truly see? Fern Johnson is crazy. At least, that’s what the doctors have claimed since her childhood. Now nineteen, and one step away from a psych ward, Fern struggles to survive in bustling Los Angeles. Desperate to appear normal, she represses the young man flickering at the edge of her awareness—a blond warrior only she can see.

29 June 2017

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