Reading Excursions

MY REVIEW Series:  City by the Bay Stories (Book 5) Mass Market Paperback:  384 pages Publisher:  Harlequin Heartwarming Larger Print; Original edition (December 3, 2019) Language:  English ISBN-10:  1335510958 ISBN-13:  978-1335510952 “ This Christmas, two worlds collide … under the mistletoe! All Theo Taylor wants for Christmas is a profitable year-end and a flawless wedding for his sister. Hiring beautiful but unknown designer Josie Beck is a huge risk, especially when the Taylors’ reputation is at stake. Josie is sweet, kind and impossible to resist. But is Josie about to destroy Theo’s perfect wedding plan…or is she the answer to his heart’s secret Christmas wish ?” Thank you in advance to the author for sending me a complimentary copy to review. A positive review was not requested nor required, and all words are my own. ["In Love By Christmas" - (Harlequin Heartwarming #309) by Cari Lynn Webb] Despite being a Harlequin reader

["The Forever Sky" - Montana Gold, Book 4 by Janalyn Voigt Stock Photo Image provided by JustRead Publicity Tours] Thank you in advance to JustRead Publicity tours and the author for sending me a complimentary copy to review. A positive review was not requested nor required, and all words are my own. “ The Forever Sky ” is the fourth and final book of the Montana Gold Series by Janalyn Voigt. Each fictional story is based on actual events that occurred during that time of civil unrest in America. The series starts with “ Hills of Nevermore ” which introduces America Reed and Shane Hayes who also have a significant role in this story. “ Cheyenne Sunrise ” is the second novel in which we meet up with Bry Brennan, her brother Con Walsh, and Nick Laramie. It is also where we learn that Maisey’s husband has died. “ Stagecoach to Liberty ” is where readers meet Elsa, another character mentioned in “ The Forever Sky ”. Whether or not the reader needs to re

MY REVIEW Paperback:  282 pages Publisher:  Morgan James Fiction (August 27,2019) Language:  English ISBN-10:  1642792918 ISBN-13:  978-1642492911 Click Picture for Purchase Information “ A woman’s empty pursuit of happiness leads to a crisis before finding redemption in the Lord in this challenging and gritty Christian novel. Twenty-nine-year-old novelist and blackjack dealer Cami Taylor seems to have it all–but just underneath her confident exterior and newfound celebrity is a young woman in trouble. Cami’s boyfriend, Joel, wants to get married, buy a house on Long Island, and raise a family–a life that’s a million miles from Cami’s idea of happiness. Her therapist suggests compromise and trust, but Cami would rather bolt like a deer. Breaking things off with Joel, Cami launches herself on a new quest for happiness. But her pursuit of pleasure only takes her further from herself–and toward a harrowing new reality unlike anything she’s faced bef

MY REVIEW Hardcover:  336 pages Publisher:  HarperVia; Reprint edition (December 3, 2019) Language:  English ISBN-10:  0062910256 ISBN-13:  978-0062910257 “ If everything your family told you was a lie, how far would you go to uncover the trut h? For twenty-four-year-old Eva Bruhns, World War II is a foggy childhood memory. At the war’s end, Frankfurt was a smoldering ruin, severely damaged by the Allied bombings. But that was two decades ago. Now it is 1963, and the city’s streets, once cratered are smooth and paved. Shiny new stores replace scorched rubble. Eager for her wealthy suitor, Jürgen Schoormann, to propose, Eva dreams of starting a new life away from her parents and sister. But Eva’s plans are turned upside down when a fiery investigator, David Miller, hires her as a translator for a war crimes trial. As she becomes more deeply involved in the Frankfurt Trials, Eva begins to question her family’s silence on the war and her future. Why do

MY REVIEW Series:  Wyoming Sweethearts (Book 1) Mass Market Paperback:  224 pages Publisher:  Love Inspired; Original edition (November 19, 2019) Language:  English ISBN-10:  1335479597 ISBN-13:  978-1335479594 “ Can a Christmastime reunion become forever? She’s only home for the holidays…Can he convince her to stay? The last person rancher Mason Fanning ever expects to see again is the girl who once broke his heart. Brittany Green is in town for Christmas and trying to convince her ailing grandmother—the only maternal figure the widower’s little boy has left—to move away. Can Mason show her all she really needs to fulfill her dreams is right here in Wyoming ?” Thank you in advance to JustRead Publicity Tours and author Jill Kemerer for sending me a complimentary copy to review. A positive review was not required and all words are my own. This was my first book of Kemerer’s to read, but her tenth (10 th ) with the Love Inspired line by Harle

MY REVIEW Paperback:  384 pages Publisher:  Revell (November 5, 2019) Language:  English ISBN-10:  080073646X ISBN-13:  978-0800736460 “ Four nail-biting novellas in one! Lethal Homecoming Nolan Tanner never got over Kallie Ainsworth's sudden, unexplained departure. Now when he comes to her rescue after an attempt on her life, all the old feelings come rushing back. Lethal Conspiracy When professional fundraiser Lillian Maloney sees her father's campaign manager commit murder, she goes on the run from the men he hires to kill her. A close call brings firefighter Jason Tanner to the rescue, but the killer is closing in . . . Lethal Secrets Someone wants Honor McBride dead. When Eli Murphy helps her change a flat tire and discovers the danger Honor is in, he longs to help--but Eli has secrets of his own that could get them all killed. Lethal Agenda When Detective Derek St. John rescues a woman he's met only once before--and has never be

Welcome to the Blog Blitz and Giveaway for The Sleuth's Conundrum by Kimberly Rose Johnson, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours ! ABOUT THE BOOK Title : The Sleuth's Conundrum Series: The Librarian Sleuth #3 Author : Kimberly Rose Johnson Publisher : Mountain Brook Ink Genre : Cozy Mystery Release Date : November 1, 2019 Adam and Tara are sucked into a police investigation that might get Tara killed. Can Adam keep her safe or will he lose her forever? Tara James, the local librarian assistant, is afraid her past will catch up to her when an infant is abandoned outside the Tipton County Library. Will news of the abandoned baby stir up publicity and force her to go on the run again? Librarian Nancy Daley’s world has become complicated. Carter is pushing to set a wedding date, a woman was left for dead on the side of the road, and Tara, her assistant, is acting strange. Nancy is working every angle she can think of, but the case goes from bad to b

MY REVIEW Paperback:  368 pages Publisher:  Revell (November 1, 2019) Language:  English ISBN-10:  0800727878 ISBN-13:  978-0800727871 “ Young line producer Danny Byrd is well-known in Hollywood for being someone who gets things done on time and under budget. But when his reputation takes a beating after his partner--and former best friend--makes off with their investors' money, Danny has but one chance to redeem himself and restore his ruined career. LA lawyer Megan Pierce has sacrificed years of her life proving herself to her impossible bosses only to find herself disgusted at their snobbery and their specious business practices. When an opportunity to actually make a difference comes her way, she knows she has to grab it--even though she's not entirely clear what "it" is. Danny and Megan are each other's best hope for redemption. What they never could have imagined was that they might also be each other's best