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Autumn’s Shadow
Autumn’s Shadow by Lyn Cote is a mystery romance that takes place in a small Wisconsin town. Although she’s from a wealthy family, Keely Turner, wants to make it on her own and help others in the process. But things get complicated when she takes on the position of high school principal. Thanks to the fact that she’s a Turner, there are people in town who don’t want her to succeed. And someone is going out of his way to make things tough for her. Burke Sloan accepted the position as a Sheriff’s deputy thinking small town life would be good for his nephew and a nice change of pace.…
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A Man to Trust
Carrie Turansky’s new release A Man to Trust is a contemporary romance about a young woman who dreams of becoming a professional musician but is being held back by family obligations. Adrie Chandler needs to find a new manager to run her grandmother’s book store so she can be free to pursue her dream of playing flute professionally. When Ross Peterson shows up to apply for the position she immediately doubts his ability to run the store and doesn’t want to hire him, but her grandmother sees something in the man and hires him anyway. Ross had to close his photography studio due to the economy. He’s desperate for a…
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An Accidental Hero
An Accidental Hero, by Loree Lough released back 2003, and is no longer available as a single title. It re-released in 2011 as two books in one (pictured). I have the original, so I haven’t read the second book included in the newer release. In An Accidental Hero Cami returns home to Texas after failing to make it in Hollywood. On her way back into town Cami is preoccupied, she runs a red light and gets t-boned by rodeo star Reid Alexander. Reid is instantly attracted to Cami and can’t shake how familiar she looks. He soon realizes she’s familiar because she is the daughter of the woman he t-boned…
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Smitten
When I first saw the promos for the newly released novel Smitten, I was intrigued and determined to read this book. I’m glad I did. Smitten is a logging town where the mill closed and the residents are desperate to find a way to keep their town alive. Four friends dream up the idea of making it a wedding destination spot and in the process find love themselves. Each of these stories is a delight and I was pleased to read that the four writers who wrote Smitten are great friends much like the characters in each of their stories. The best news of all is that more Smitten books are…
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Missing
Missing by Lynette Eason is a romantic suspense story of love and forgiveness. When Lacy Gibson’s fifteen-year-old daughter goes missing, she turns to her high school sweetheart, Deputy U.S. Marshal, Mason Stone for help. Mason is shocked when Lacy shows up on his doorstep and announces he has a daughter and she’s missing. He hasn’t seen Lacy for sixteen years when she broke his heart, but now that she’s back he must learn to forgive that she kept their daughter from him. I really enjoyed this story. Once again I figured out the villain, and I’m beginning to think I read too much. Or maybe it’s the way my mind…
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Love Finds You In Camelot Tennessee
Love Finds You in Camelot Tennessee, by Janice Hanna is more than a quirky romance about two people who love their town and want to save it. It’s a story about a small community that joins together for a greater good and in the process accomplishes what everyone thought was impossible. Camelot is filled with street names like Excalibur Drive and Lancelot Lane that help inspire Amy Hart’s latest idea which she runs past her best friend Steve, the Mayor of Camelot, for approval. Steve would do about anything to save the town including taking on the biggest job of his life–Putting on the musical Camelot to draw tourists to the…
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A Narrow Path
A Narrow Path by Gail Sattler hooked me from page one. This contemporary Mennonite romance left me wanting more. Miranda Klassen accepted a year long commission to write and direct a musical for the Mennonite church in a small Minnesota town. She is excited about the opportunity, but soon realizes she doesn’t fit in with the old Mennonite ways. She works hard to be accepted especially by her biggest critic, the music director, Ted Wiebe. Ted Wiebe is shocked that the woman they hired from Seattle to take over the church musical is not like his people. She’s modern, wears jeans and is more comfortable with a cell phone than…
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A Hope Undaunted
A Hope Undaunted, a historical romance by Julie Lessman had me riveted. Usually it takes a romantic suspense to do that, but this book delivered with plenty of natural tension. Katie O’Connor has her life all planned out. She will marry a wealthy man and become an attorney representing women’s rights. But when her boyfriend delivers her home late one time too many her dad grounds her for the summer and forces her to volunteer at Boston Children’s Aid Society. A move that changes the course of her life. Luke McGee, along with his best friend run Boston Children’s Aid Society. He is determined to make life miserable for Katie…
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When the Smoke Clears
When the Smoke Clears the first book in the Deadly Reunions series by Lynette Eason is romantic suspense at its best. Suspended for not listening to her captain, fire fighter Alexia Allen, returns home to visit her ill mother and attend her ten year high school class reunion. From the moment she steps into her childhood home her life becomes a roller coaster as she is met with arson, murder, attempted murder and kidnapping. Hunter Graham the man she had a crush on in high school is now a police detective and is determined to protect Alexia and find the person threatening her before it’s too late. I’d tell you…
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Freezing Point
Freezing Point by Elizabeth Goddard is sure to please with fantastic romance and suspense. Homeland Security agent, Jesse Mitchell is working undercover as an ice sculptor. Just when things start to heat up, reporter Casey Wilkes shows up on the loading dock threatening Jesse’s mission. In order to get Casey to safety and out of sight he promises her an exclusive interview regarding an upcoming ice sculpture competition. Fleeing a stalker Casey ends up at her aunt and uncles place in California. She convinces the editor of the local paper to give her a chance and attempts to start her life over. But danger seems to follow wherever she goes.…