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Mind of Her Own
Mind of Her Own by Diana Lesire Brandmeyer is kicking off the new Monday format. If you would like to enter for a chance to win a copy of Mind of Her Own please leave a comment and tell me the title of the last book you read. This drawing is only open to USA addresses. Void where prohibited by law. Back cover description for Mind of Her Own Who knew making dinner could change your life? Louisa Copeland certainly didn’t. But when the George Foreman grill fell out of the pantry onto her head, resulting in a bump and a mighty case of amnesia, Louisa’s life takes a turn for…
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Secretly Smitten
Secretly Smitten delivers four entertaining contemporary romance novellas. I’ve been busier than usual this past week and have only had time to read the first two stories in this book and part of the third, but thoroughly enjoyed each of them. In Secretly Smitten we get to see the original Smitten casts cousins: Tess, Clare, Zoe, and their mother Anna find love. There is also a mystery that begins in the fist story involving their grandma Rose and some dog tags. In each story the girls get a little closer to solving the mystery of the dog tags. Normally I would give you a summary of each book, but since…
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A Door County Christmas
A Door County Christmas is four delightful novellas packed into one book. Each story takes place in Door County and the one common thread is Lola’s Christmas tea. Book one, The Heart’s Harbor by Cynthia Ruchti is a humorous romance filled with mishaps and tender moments. Lola is called away to jury duty and leaves her famous annual Christmas tea in the care of Amanda Brooks, a beloved guest of the inn. Amanda has no idea when she heads to inn for a much needed vacation that she will be running Lola’s tea this year. To complicate matters Lola’s son Jordan is visiting. The two work together to follow Lola’s instructions…
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Full Disclosure
Much anticipated, Full Disclosure by Dee Henderson was a good read, but not my favorite she’s ever written. Those of you who are familiar with Ms. Henderson’s other books be warned, this one is more of a romance rather than a romantic suspense, however there is a mystery element. It took me forever to read because it’s 472 pages long and I’ve been busy. 🙂 For those of you who have read the O’Malley series there are a few surprises in this book. FBI agent Paul Falcon solves murders and he’s good at it. However one murderer has alluded arrest, that is, until the Midwest Homicide Investigator Ann Silver dumps…
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His Holiday Family
Contemporary romance, His Holiday Family by Margaret Daley made me want to turn the page. I was planning to save all my Christmas reviews for November and December, but I’m reading a super long book right now and have yet to finish, so I’ll start in on my Christmas book reviews I already had ready to go. 🙂 The story opens at the scene of an apartment fire where Nurse Kathleen Hart fears her cousin and young sons are inside. She tells Firefighter Gideon O’Brien her family is still inside and his captain sends him in to rescue them. Not long after Kathleen’s family shows up at the scene and…
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Dying to Read
Dying to Read by Lorena McCourtney is what I would call a cozy mystery with a touch of romance. Keep reading to find out how to win a copy of Dying to Read. Cate Kinkaid has gone through job after job and is now unable to secure employment, so her P.I. uncle offers to hire her as his assistant. For her first assignment he gives her a seemingly easy case. All she has to do is confirm a woman’s address. This simple case turns up a dead body and Cate suspects murder. To complicate matters her uncle ends up in the hospital for an extended period of time leaving Cate …
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My Foolish Heart
My foolish Heart, by Susan May Warren is an inspiring romance that will make you want to be a better person. I imagaine you never thought you’d read a sentence like that in connection to a romance book.:) Issy is Miss Foolish Heart, a call in radio show host, who dispenses romance advice to the lovelorn. The catch is, which no one knows but her boss, she is virtually a hermit locked away in her house too afraid of having a panic attack to go much further than a run around the block. In addition she’s never even been on a date! Caleb Knight moves to Deep Haven to be…
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Cherry Blossom Capers
Cherry Blossom Capers is a four-in-one romance collection with threads of mystery and a little suspense.The stories all take place in Washington DC and follow the lives of four friends who live in the Cherry Blossom Estates. Book one State Secrets, by Lynette Sowell, finds White House chef, Tara Whitley, in the middle of FBI agent Jack Courtland’s investigation. In book two, Dying for Love, by Carra C. Putman, attorney Ciara Turner discovers the body of the judge she’s come to meet. Her former friend and co-worker Daniel Evans is determined to solve the murder. Book three, Buried Deception, by Gina Conroy has Archaeology intern Samantha Steele reeling when she…
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Threat of Darkness
A while back I told you about book one in the Defenders series by Valerie Hansen. Book two, Threat of Darkness revisits the small town of Serentiy and Nurse Samantha Rochard. Abused as a child, Samantha has made it her life goal to help abused children. This desire gets her into more messes than you’d expect. When a young man brings in a small child that ingested his illegal drugs Samantha’s world is shaken. Someone believes the man passed off a package to her and they will stop at nothing to get it back. To complicate matters her former boyfriend Detective John Waltham has come back to town, and he…
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Reunited Hearts
Love Inspired romance, Reunited Hearts, by Ruth Logan Herne is a simple story of love, forgiveness, and hope. Alyssa Langley returns home to help with the family business while her dad recovers from a heart attack. She’s been gone for twelve years and carries a load of guilt about past choices she made. After a stellar military career Trent Michaels moves back to his home town in the hope of stimulating the local economy by generating military contracts. But the surprise that awaits him is beyond imagination when he comes face-to-face with the son he didn’t know he had. Reunited Hearts, is a good reminder that with God all things…