Reading Excursions

MY REVIEW     Series:   Moonberry Lake (Book #2)  Paperback:  320 pages  Publisher:  Revell (September 24, 2024)  Language:  English   ISBN-10:  0800744985 ISBN-13:  978-0800744984 ⬅️   Click Photo for Purchase Information      “ Making the perfect match is like arranging the perfect bouquet--and no one is better at it than Delphinium Hayes. Except when it comes to making a match for herself.     As far as hidden talents go, she is blessed with one of the more unique ones. With the slightest passing whiff, she knows someone's most admirable or weediest characteristic. This peculiar perception never fails to give her an advantage in understanding people--except for one man, whose scent doesn't seem to match his demeanor.    Prim and proper Elliot Sturgis, director of Moonberry Lake's Gardens Assisted Living and Senior Care Facility, carries the scent of violets--meaning love and loyalty--yet is strict and unwavering in his determination to stop a group of his wily

MY REVIEW     Series:  Cedar Ridge (Book #5) Paperback:  208 pages   Publisher:  Love Inspired (June 25, 2024)  Language:  English  ISBN-10:  1335597476 ISBN-13:  978-1335597472 ⬅️   Click Photo for Purchase Information   “ His visit is temporary…    but will they give him a reason to stay?    Back home for the summer, adventure-seeking Nick Marshall thinks his park ranger gig will be easy—until the children’s camp he’s overseeing is left without a cook. Desperate to fill the position, he offers his high school nemesis, Cara Andrews, the job. As the two work together, Nick can’t help but fall for the single mom and her triplet sons. But convincing her to take a chance on him might be Nick’s toughest challenge yet… ”    Thank you in advance to the author, Laurel Blount, for providing a complimentary review copy. A positive review was not required nor requested, and all words are my own. It’s always great to revisit characters we’ve come to know and love – especially Ruby S

MY REVIEW   Series:  For Liberty & Conscience (Book #2)  Paperback:  322 pages  Publisher:  Jayna Baas (September 24, 2024)  Language:  English  ISBN-10:  1734717548 ISBN-13:  978-1734717549 ⬅️   Click Photo for Purchase Information “ The fight he got wasn’t the fight he wanted.   It’s 1780, and North Carolina is a battleground. Backcountry scout Benjamin Woodbridge is guarding a Patriot camp when he sees the king’s men pursuing a civilian. Never one to stand by while someone is in trouble, Benjamin steps in to help the stranger and finds an unexpected ally.   But the same British officer who targeted the stranger is also targeting Benjamin’s settlement. After Benjamin is wounded on a lonely mountain trail, he watches Sunrising fall to the man who crushed his father’s cause nine years earlier. Benjamin’s fight has come home to the very people he wanted to protect—his shy younger sister and the woman who has given them both a home.   Now, with the help of some unlikely comr