Year: 2020

Free and bargain books February 14, 2020

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BookRunes has a FREE suggestion that showed up a couple of months ago. It’s always good to see books come back for another look. I did read this one too.

The Renovation: (Fulton Ridge Series book 3) 

The Renovation

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FINDING LOVE THAT’S BUILT TO LAST.

Donovan hasn’t dated since he wrecked the last two attempts. But when he sees Elizabeth, he rethinks his ‘no dating’ policy.

Starting over in a new town means Elizabeth needs to build friendships. When her roommate invites her to join the home improvement ministry, she gets more than she bargained for. Even though she gets a warning to stay away from her new best friend’s ex-boyfriend, she discovers that romance can be healing.

Life in Fulton Ridge gets better until gossips ruin her plans.

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Author Chautona Havig has a Friday Freebie (it will be FREE for several days.) I think this cover would show up better on a paperback copy but the inside will read well just the same.

Speak Now, Chautona Havig

Speak Now

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They met at a wedding and his children stole her heart. What started as a polite dance at the reception initiated a whirlwind romance. He admires her heart–not to mention her beauty. She feels more comfortable with him than anyone she’s ever met.

Their chemistry–so intense that they can’t risk affection. Their temptation threshold is simply too narrow to risk.

Cara has a unique talent for making anyone feel at ease. Jonathan prefers to listen rather than speak.

But some things must be spoken–never assumed.

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Amazon browsing offers this bargain book  at a $1.32 CDN

Gotta Have Faith: A Seven Virtues Ranch Romance Book 1

Gotta Have Faith

Amazon quote:

Can a small town cowgirl and a big-time city boy risk a second chance at happily ever after?

Faith Goodacre has overcome major obstacles to save her family and bring Seven Virtues Ranch back from the brink of disaster.

So when her high school sweetheart shows up out of the blue hoping to win back her heart – oh, and he’s bought the ranch next door – her tightly wound world suddenly spins out of her control.

Cordell Overman is back, and he’s ready to face his past and make things right. But he’s got a whole town to convince that this time around, he’s here to stay.

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1531 Entertainment has a FREE suggestion for us today. This book is new to me and the author is too. I like new.

Sarah’s Smile (The Daughters of Riverton Book 1) 

Sarah's Smile

Amazon quote:

Romance. Heartbreak. Scandal. Secrets. Second Chances.

In 1902, Sarah McCall is waiting to leave for the mission field when the man she once loved steps back into her life. Abandoned as a child by her mother and gambler father, she strives to overcome a tarnished history she didn’t create and a heartbreak she can’t forget.

Peter Caswell returns to his Wisconsin hometown a pastor, dedicated to his four-year-old daughter and new congregation. But no matter how hard he tries to move on with his life, he can’t forgive himself for his wife’s death.

When Sarah learns that Peter is returning to Riverton, the letter giving her departure date for Africa can’t come soon enough for her. They were best friends—she loved him and supported his dreams—but he married another and broke her heart. Although ten years have passed since he left Riverton, Peter hopes Sarah still cares enough to give him a second chance. But a charming newcomer pursues her affections—and Sarah’s childhood nemesis manipulates her way into Peter’s life. Will Sarah and Peter find their way to forgiveness and each other, or will past mistakes make a life together impossible?

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One last bargain ($1.32 CDN), I couldn’t resist. It doesn’t look like all the rest and that has me hopeful. We have seen this author before, though.

Remember Me: (Chapel Cove Romances Book 1)

Remember Me

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Heath Brock has been in love with Clarise for over twenty-seven years and counting. As a young man, he’d plucked up the courage to ask her out on a Valentine’s date, but the couple succumbed to pent-up passions, sending Clarise dashing for the other side of the country.

He’d held out hope of Clarise’s return, but buries his feelings for his childhood sweetheart when he learns she’s married.

Almost penniless, divorced, and with nowhere to go, Clarise returns home to Chapel Cove, her future uncertain. 

With Clarise back in town, Heath is determined not to repeat past mistakes, but if he has anything to say about it, never again will he lose the only woman he’s ever loved.

Welcome to Chapel Cove, Oregon, where life begins at forty.

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Today’s abundance makes up for the slime pickings of yesterday, which is very nice.

My current read was More Than Meets the Eye but I left it for Gotta Have Faith. Hopefully I’ll finish one of them, not sure yet if that’s gonna happen.

More Than Meets the EyeGotta Have Faith

Happy Reading y’all.

Another FREE book February 13, 2020

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I missed one, BookRunes had a FREE suggestion this morning too.

Maybe it’s a good thing I missed it. It heads off in a much different direction from the rest of this morning’s offerings. Maybe it deserves the attention of it’s own post.

Beggars Daughter is a true story based on one woman’s life, sharing her struggle with a difficult but very real subject.

Beggars Daughter

Amazon quote:

If you think pornography is just a “guy thing” you would be wrong.

Jessica Harris was 13 years old when she was exposed to pornography. After four years, her use was out of control and when she went to find help, it became apparent that this wasn’t a thing many women do. All of the resources were for men, and when she got caught, she was told “Women don’t have this problem.” That sent her on a downward spiral and nearly landed her in the adult industry.

Spoiler alert: that didn’t happen. Instead, she found freedom, hope, healing and worth in the love and grace of God.

Beggar’s Daughter is a candid look into her story, how she struggled and eventually how God set her free. It is a narrative on grace suitable for the women who struggle and those who want to understand them. Through it all, the message is that no woman is ever beyond the grace of God.

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Free and bargain books February 13, 2020

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BookBub has a FREE suggestion for us this morning. It’s a book that was offered free in 2017 and I read and loved it.

Instant Daddy (Noah’s Crossing book 1)

Instant Daddy

Amazon quote:

A grateful mother…
Jessie Chandler is used to heartbreak. But she’s also used to blessings. Before her sister died, she gave Jessie the gift of a lifetime, her baby son, and Jessie is joyfully dedicating her life to raising little Jake. It isn’t until she meets Dr. Peter Sheridan, her sister’s colleague, that Jessie begins to fear heartbreak might win out.

An overwhelmed father…
Dr. Peter Sheridan never wanted to be a father. Finding a cure for neurological disease demands his full focus, and he has no room in his life for anything else. But when he sees Jake’s little face, the spitting image of his own, Peter realizes he can’t turn his back on his responsibility to his child even when he has no earthly idea how to be the daddy his son needs.

The gift of love…
Wanting the best for Jake, Jessie agrees to help Peter learn to take care of his son, even though losing the toddler she loves will destroy her. 

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There is a bargain book ($1.26 CDN) showing up on Amazon this morning, one we’ve seen before and it’s nice to see again. This is a collection of the four first books of four series. Several have recently been promoted separately but in case you haven’t been initiated to them here  they are again. I’m pretty sure I read all four books in this collection back in 2018 but I will have to check it out just in case I didn’t finish.

Introductions: Four Books introducing You to Four Spunky Female Sleuths

Introductions

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Hazardous Duty (The Squeaky Clean Mystery Series)

On her way to completing a degree in forensic science, Gabby St. Claire drops out of school and starts her own crime scene cleaning business. When a routine cleaning job uncovers a murder weapon the police overlooked, she realizes that the wrong person is in jail. But the owner of the weapon is a powerful foe . . . and willing to do anything to keep Gabby quiet. With the help of her new neighbor, Riley Thomas, a man whose life and faith fascinate her, Gabby plays the detective to make sure the right person is put behind bars. Can Riley help her before another murder occurs?

Random Acts of Murder (The Holly Anna Paladin Mystery Series)

When Holly Anna Paladin is given a year to live, she embraces her final days doing what she loves most—random acts of kindness. But one of her extreme good deeds goes horribly wrong, implicating Holly in a string of murders. Holly is suddenly in a different kind of fight for her life. Only two other people know Holly was at the site of the murder, and one of them is the killer. Making matters stickier is the fact that the detective assigned to the case is her old high school crush and present day nemesis. Will Holly find the killer before he ruins what’s left of her life? Or will she spend her final days alone and behind bars?

Pounced (The Sierra Files)

Animal rights activist Sierra Nakamura never expected to stumble upon the dead body of a coworker while out filming a project. She definitely never expected to get involved in the investigation. But when someone threatens to kill her cats unless she hands over the “information,” she becomes more bristly than an angry feline. Sierra knows that curiosity killed the cat, but she’s determined that her snooping will ultimately save the lives of her furry friends. Making matters worse is the fact that her cats—and the investigation—are driving a wedge between her and her boyfriend Chad. With every answer she uncovers, old hurts rise to the surface and test her beliefs. In the fight for survival, one thing is certain: It’s either pounce or be pounced.

Ready to Fumble (The Worst Detective Ever)

Joey Darling, better known to the world as Raven Remington, detective extraordinaire, is trying to separate herself from her invincible alter ego. She played the spunky character for five years on the hit TV show Relentless, which catapulted her to fame and into the role of Hollywood’s sweetheart. When her marriage falls apart, her finances dwindle to nothing, and her father disappears, Joey finds herself on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, trying to piece her life back together away from the limelight. A woman finds Raven—er, Joey—and insists on hiring her fictional counterpart to find a missing boyfriend. When someone begins staging crime scenes to match an episode of Relentless, Joey has no choice but to get involved. Can Joey channel her inner Raven and unearth whodunit before she ends up totally done in? 

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Author, Jennifer Youngblood, suggested a FREE book this morning from one of her author friends, Sarah Gay.

The Gifted Groom: Texas Titan Romances

The Gifted Groom

Amazon quote:

Max Moore is known as the most gifted of the Texas Titan Triplets. Having refused to sign with the Titans unless they brought on his triplet brothers, Miles and Mason, Max expected to have a few more years with his brothers to raise their 15-year-old twin sisters.

Max’s job is to protect the quarterback from his blindside, but Max is unable to protect himself from being blindsided when his brothers are traded and cut from the team. When a striking woman purchases a date with him at a benefit auction, he knows his life is about to change.

Rosemary White, a columnist with the popular sports’ tabloid The Daily Sun, is given the assignment to purchase a date with the strapping NFL football star Maximillian Moore with the anticipation of uncovering his dark secrets in a sensational exposé. She needs her job to keep her family from losing their home, but when she finds herself falling in love with the handsome football player, her obligations to her family and employer are put to the test. Will she write the family secrets she’s uncovered, or will she choose to trust that Max’s love will protect her own heart from being blindsided?

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Billionaires and fake marriages seem to be the trending book subjects these days so maybe I should give them a chance. A bargain collection ($1.31 CDN) showed up on Amazon and it looks like it could be taken seriously, I’ve decided to give it a try after reading the first chapter of the first book.

Crystal Beach Fake Marriage Series: A Fake Marriage Billionaire Romance Collection

Crystal Beach Fake Marriage

Amazon quote:

Sun. Sand. Billionaires. Romance. Second chances. Join four fake marriages at the private island Crystal Beach Resorts in this happily ever after romance series.

Book 1: The Billionaire’s Fake Marriage

Riley Armstrong lost her job and has no way to care for her three-year-old daughter. Billionaire Logan Williams just lost his father and needs to be married in order to inherit his family fortune. He hires Riley to be his fake wife and soon discovers that the woman he’s falling for is an ocean of secrets.

Book 2: The Billionaire’s Fake Bride

Cooper Grant’s ex-wife left him with a broken heart and the threat of bankrupting his family’s private island business. In order to save Crystal Beach resorts, he must find a new wife and fast. Cooper’s secretary, Grace Stevens, was recently dumped at the altar and vows she can fill the wifely position with no strings attached. Can the pair act as husband and wife or are their roles becoming more than play?

Book 3: The Billionaire’s Fake Wedding

Single mother Fiona Million has a life-threatening illness. If she can’t pay for treatment, she’ll only have a few months to live. Beckett Davenport is the son of America’s most famous celebrity chef. After losing everything in a tragic accident, his reputation is shot. In desperation, Fiona agrees to be his wife to help revitalize his image. How long can she hide her illness and her daughter from the man she’s falling for?

Book 4: The Billionaire’s Fake Wife

Struggling journalist Willow Watkins is hired to investigate Nani Makai’s billionaire president. Ryder Prescott’s ex-wife is running a smear campaign against his father during election season. His parents arrange a marriage for Ryder to help boost their public persona. The only problem? Willow and Ryder used to date, and letting go of the past isn’t always easy.

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Today was a good day for books and it’s tempting to keep searching but practicality wins out and I’ll leave the rest for another day.

Happy Reading!

 

Free and bargain books for February 12, 2020

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BookBub has a bargain book suggestion for us this morning. ($0.99)

More Than Meets The Eye (A Patchwork Family Novel book # 1)

More Than Meets the Eye

Amazon quote:

Many consider Evangeline Hamilton cursed. Orphaned at a young age and possessing a pair of mismatched eyes–one bright blue, the other dark brown–Eva has fought to find her way in a world that constantly rejects her. Yet the support of even one person can help overcome the world’s judgments, and Eva has two–Seth and Zach, two former orphans she now counts as brothers.

Seeking justice against the man who stole his birthright and destroyed his family, Logan Fowler arrives in 1880s Pecan Gap, Texas, to confront Zach Hamilton, the hardened criminal responsible for his father’s death. Only instead of finding a solitary ruthless gambler, he discovers a man not much older than himself with an unusual family. When Zach’s sister, Evangeline, insists on dousing Logan with sunshine every time their paths cross, Logan finds his quest completely derailed. Who is truly responsible for his lost legacy, and will restoring the past satisfy if it means forfeiting a future with Evangeline?

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BookRunes has a FREE suggestion for us.

Love’s Truest Hope another three book collection similar to two other collections we’ve had from this group of authors. They weren’t off the charts on my enjoyment scale but they were a good read.

Love's Truest Hope

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Mission of Love

A nontraditional Amish man called to minister to the inner-city youth. An overwhelmed Amish woman terrified of the idea. When lies and manipulators threaten to destroy her life, she’s forced outside her comfort zone. Will she learn that God’s love spreads to more than just her people?

Bid for Love

The top bidder in the Amish silent auction wins a day of yardwork from Marty and two of his friends. But why did this wealthy Englischer pay so much money when she has a professional lawn service? Marty is shocked to when she offers him money to turn her granddaughter Amish. He refuses, but when Olivia and her grandmother both end up missing, Marty is fingered for the crime. How can he ever prove his innocence when all the clues the police find point to his guilt?

Plain Redemption

Spring is a long way in coming to the Big Sky country of Montana, and Lyddie Hershberger is still living in the winter of her life. First her husband died a little more than a year earlier, then Lyddie lost their unborn child. Now, an accident sends her father-in-law to the hospital clinging to his life. Will the gloom of winter ever leave their West Kootenai community?
When word of his daed’s accident reaches Thomas Hershberger in Colorado, he rushes home to find all his old sins waiting for him there, along with the woman who destroyed his heart. His brother’s widow, Lyddie Hershberger.
After someone breaks into the family home while Thomas and Lyddie are at the hospital, it soon becomes apparent that his father’s accident is anything but.

As Lyddie and Thomas struggle to understand why someone wishes their family harm, old feelings of love resurface. Is it possible for Thomas to overcome the guilt he feels for his part in his brother’s death and convince Lyddie that their love can melt any heartache standing in their way?

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I’m currently reading:

Line of Duty (Fog Lake Suspense book 4) It is no longer a bargain but it is free reading if you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited. Christy Barritt is an appreciated author showing up often on our radar.

 

Line of Duty

Aazon Wuote:

Jaxon Wilder didn’t plan on returning home to Fog Lake, Tennessee, following his tour of duty in Iraq. But after a gut-wrenching failure during his stint in the Army, he now faces a new challenge: his family.

Abby Brennan always did her best to be the good girl and to live by the rules. When a wrong decision changes her entire life, she tries to hide from the world. However, a madman known as the Executioner is determined to find her and enact his own brand of justice.

When Jaxon and Abby are thrown together in the killer’s crosshairs, they’re forced to depend on one another to survive. Will Jaxon’s sense of duty be enough to help keep Abby safe? Or will deadly secrets lead to the penalty of death?

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The offerings today are a little disappointing, the lack of offerings – more specifically, but tomorrow could be better. It’s always a pleasant surprise when awesome new books show up for us.

In the meantime Happy Reading! on this chilly winter day. It’s currently – 27c and feels like – 42c with the wind chill. We have an Extreme Cold Warning for most of our province of Manitoba while the sun is shining, the skies are blue, and a couple of birds were seen flying over the neighbors roof. A beautiful sparkly day. A perfect time to stay inside and enjoy the warmth of the sunshine streaming in the windows. 

Free book February 11, 2020

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BookRunes has a FREE suggestion this morning, from an author we’ve read before.

Westward Wanderers – book 1: Where He Leads

Where He Leads

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Compared to an arranged marriage to the odious Bernard Regent, a prairie schooner on the Oregon Trail doesn’t seem like such a bad trade to Amethyst Kent.
When desperate Martha Davis reveals her need for a mother’s helper on the trail, Ami decides to up and leave the pampered life she’s always known for a land of freedom. But trail life is hardly a tea party, and Ami must draw from the deepest wells of her faith to survive. With the sunset always before her, and Shiloh Talon, a handsome trail scout, guiding the way, she might just make it through.

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Today is not a good day for suggestions. Not even from Amazon. Nothing much new happening I guess.

It hasn’t been a good day for engaging books either, I’ve tried out a few and haven’t happened on the one I can’t bear to put down. Too bad they can’t all be winners. right?

Oh well. I tried a couple of books briefly and went straight to delete, I can’t even tell you now what they were.

Then I tried More Than a Second Chance, making it to 23% before giving up. It is an ok book but it took effort to keep going so I quit. I can hear other books calling out pick me, pick me.

More than a Second Chance

Currently I’m trying to get caught up in Brush Creek Cowboy. It’s holding my attention so far but I’m only a couple of chapters in. I’ll let you know how it goes.

Bush Country Cowboy

Maybe tomorrow will be a better day for new book suggestions.

Happy Reading!

 

 

Free books February 10, 2020

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BookBub has a FREE book suggestion for us this morning.

A Joyful Break (Dreams of Plain Daughters book 1) I read this book in 2013 and I can still remember enjoying it.

A Joyful Break

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After her mother’s untimely death, a twenty-year-old Amish woman has a difficult decision to make: Choose to break from the Plain community and her boyfriend and live in the English world permanently…or join the Amish church.

Rachel Hershberger wants to get away from her Amish home in Fields Corner, Ohio. For a year she’s been trying to fill her mother’s shoes by taking care of her father and siblings. She quit her job at the bakery so she would have more time to clean and cook at home. Before her mother died, Rachel was positive she wanted to marry Samuel Weaver, but now she can’t think about wedding plans. She blames her father for her mother’s death. If they had installed a phone in their barn or a shanty, her mother might have received medical help in time to save her life. Her mother’s death has made Rachel question if she should be baptized and join the church. She wonders if non-Amish women live longer and have less stress. Maybe her forty-four-year old mother would still be alive had she left the Amish lifestyle like her sister Carrie did.

When her Aunt Carrie invites her to go to the beach, Rachel decides the time away will help her to decide whether to join the Amish church or to live in the English world. She is conflicted because she loves Samuel and her family. Instead of a relaxing time away, disturbing events happen while Rachel’s in Florida. A photographer snaps troublesome pictures of Rachel because of her famous senator uncle, and a handsome and charming college student falls in love with Rachel.

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Another FREE book showed up during this morning’s search.

Brush Creek Cowboy (Brush Creek Cowboy Romance book 1) This is a book new to me but we do see Liz Isaacson regularly. This should be a good read.

Bush Country Cowboy

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Former rodeo champion and cowboy Walker Thompson trains horses at Brush Creek Horse Ranch, where he lives a simple life in his cabin with his ten-year-old son, Michael. 

He’s worked with Tess Wagner, a widow who came to Brush Creek to escape the turmoil of her life to give her seven-year-old son, Graham, a slower pace of life. Together, they run a cotton candy stand at the town’s Heritage Festival every fall, and Walker gets up the nerve to ask Tess to dinner.

Neither of them wants to inflict more sorrow and suffering on the other than they’ve already endured. So when Tess confesses that her breast cancer has flared up again, Walker backs off. Way off.

He’ll have to decide if he’d rather spend even a short time with Tess and Graham than not have them in his life at all. 

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That’s the best I can do for today. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Happy Reading.

Free books February 9, 2020

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A group of us went to see the new remake movie, Little Women, tonight and it was great. I thought it was very well done, All of the actors did a good job with their roles, and I liked the way they arranged the script. The only uncomfortable spot in the movie was the father’s sudden return from military duty. We weren’t adequately prepared to see him and it felt like (to me anyway) a character from some other movie was slipped in. Maybe it was partly due to the way he played his role. That was a small thing though. I’d like to see this movie again.

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We have one FREE book suggestion from BookRunes. This showed up last fall and it’s here again, I do recall reading and enjoying.  The window painting scenes immediately stand out in my memory.

Heart of Gold Serafina Lyndon

Heart of Gold

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After the death of her troubled mother, Sienna Hart returns to her small, coastal hometown of Ruby Bay to help her estranged sisters with the estate. She is hopeful that they can mend their broken relationship, and it’s a chance to get away from her selfish, unreliable ex-boyfriend who is pushing to get back together.

Carter Palamo is a kind, handsome, yet bitter man. Burned by his last girlfriend’s cruel rejection of his proposal, he is hesitant to get involved with another woman. He runs his family’s hardware store in Ruby Bay and helps his grandmother with her Christmas tree farm, but makes no effort to bring his dreams of marriage and children to fruition.

When a new artist does a terrible job of decorating the hardware store’s windows for the holidays, Carter hires Sienna to do the work. Neither is open to love, but their fiery attraction to one another keeps bringing them back together. Yet their defenses are just as strong – both coming from tragic pasts and relationships with partners who refused to commit. Will they be able to take a risk on each other and stop the past from defining their future?

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I’m not seeing much new or interesting today so we will quit at one for tonight.

I’m currently reading Granted (May Hollow Trilogy Book 3.)

I found it hard to get into this at first but I persevered and I’m liking it much better now. I expect I’ll finish it after all. It’s still FREE too.

Granted

Amazon quote:

Former international flight attendant Annie Taylor is embracing her country roots and racing toward a future with her sustainable farmer fiancé, but wedding plans are complicated by her new job, a mysterious ex-boyfriend, and a narcissistic father.

Meanwhile, Annie’s old-fashioned grandma, Beulah, is facing a shake-up in the last place she ever thought she would—home. A crisis on May Hollow Road follows a friend’s betrayal, challenging Beulah’s forgiving nature. An unwelcome diet, a new houseguest, and a possible overseas trip will all stretch her spirit—if she lets it.

Happy Reading!

 

 

Free and bargain books February 8, 2020

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BookRunes has a FREE suggestion for us today

More Than a Second Chance from an author new to me.

More than a Second Chance

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Cassie Chambers, a dedicated youth worker, is determined to rescue the troubled youth in the city of Perth, Australia.

Cassie has made mistakes but hasn’t allowed tragedy or divorce to stop her. She devotes every working hour at Youth Connect. But her own needs are neglected.

Chef Chris Evanson offers work experience to young men from Youth Connect. Cassie and Chris’s encounters become more than sassy bantering with a hint of attraction. Chris is a sincere romantic.

How will Chris respond when he finds out her secret? She must tell him before he falls in love, but will he believe she deserves more than a second chance?

To complicate matters, one of Youth Connect’s troubled teens needs rescuing. She’s pregnant and moves in with Cassie, bringing absolute chaos. Chris gains insight into what life with Cassie involves. Does he still want the total package?

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There is also a bargain from yesterday, a 4 book boxed set ($1.31 CDN,) from another author new to me. I’ve read the first book already and it passes the test, the other three should be good too.

Forever Yours Romance Collection

Forever Yours

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THE FBI BRIDE, Book 1 in the Undercover Bridesmaid Romance Series

A forbidden FBI romance, a wedding that never happens, and the tragedy that changes them forever. Can Chloe and Liam overcome the terrible secrets that keep them apart, or will their love be destroyed forever during the night of the bombing raid? THE FBI BRIDE is full of action, danger, and a forbidden love story that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

THE NEIGHBOR’S SECRET: Book 1 in the Secret Billionaire Romance Series

After being left at the altar on her wedding day, big city financier Allie Strickland returns to her quirky hometown to try to get over her fiancé’s betrayal, but on the very first night, Allie’s nerves are shattered when an unexpected intruder breaks into the house while she’s taking a bubble bath. The intruder is devastatingly handsome, but she soon learns that he’s using a fake name and has old ties to Heartland Cove. Is Ethan Smith friend or foe? Enemy or lover?

MOSTLY DANGEROUS, Book 1 in the Women of Ambrose Estate Series

A hall of secrets. A deadly curse. Can Sofia and firefighter Gavin’s love overcome her dark legacy, or is it doomed from the start? If you like enchanting chemistry, intriguing legacies, and moody mysteries, then you’ll adore this sweet and smoldering love story.

RISKING IT ALL FOR LOVE, Book 1 in the Small-Town Snow Valley Series

Jessica is a feisty ballerina with a broken heart. James is a minister-in-training whose faith can work miracles. Can two strong-willed people find true love and a match made in heaven? Or will Jessica be unable to forgive herself for that terrible, fateful night three years ago . . . and throw away her chance to take another risk on love?

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Not too much else happening today in the world of books, for me anyway. Tomorrow my daughter and I are going to see the new Little Women movie while it’s still playing in  theaters. We’ve heard good reports about it and are looking forward to checking it out. I’ve read the book many times, in my early years, and vaguely remember seeing a movie based on the book. There have been a few versions of the movie over the years, not all of them good. We are happy for the good ones.

Maybe there will be something in the way of books to post before I go to meet her, here’s hoping.

Happy Reading!

Read and enjoyed Feb 7, 2020

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This is a slow day for book suggestions but we have a few more read-and-enjoyed to share.

Legacy Restored is my 5***** favorite today. It is book 2 in The Legacy series. Book 3 Legacy Reclaimed is scheduled to be released February 11, 2020.  Legacy Rejected is book 1.

Legacy RejectedLegacy RestoredLegacy Reclaimed

Romantic Suspense –  Book 2 is currently $0.99 while the other two are $2.99 each. I’ve only read book two and would love to read the others.

Book one:

All she wants is a home, but there is no safe haven when mobsters are after you.

Book two:

She’s a reformed thief working to take down a murderer. He’s a grieving man who refuses to let another woman die needlessly. When their desires clash, will it lead to hostility… or fireworks?

Book three:

She’ll risk anything to save the company her parents built. He’ll risk anything to save her. Someone will stop at nothing to make sure they both fail. 

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This next book – Deliverance: Lydia’s Story – is a fictional story about a broken family dealing with drug abuse, loss, hope and restoration.

Deliverance

Amazon quote:

Lydia Blankenship and her husband, Jim, lost their own little girl years ago to a medical mishap. It took Lydia nearly thirty years to stop hating the nurse who administered the wrong medicine. Now, she and Jim are once again in parental bliss as the legal guardians for Lydia’s charming five-year-old grandniece, Gracie. The girl’s mother, however—recently released from prison for drug-related theft—plots to kidnap the little girl and run.

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Heart’s Design was a pleasant surprise too. It can be read free with Kindle Unlimited

Heart's Design

Life as a big city lawyer is not her heart’s desire. It is the plan of her heavy handed barrister father. He expects all three of his offspring to become part of the family business.

On a summer hiking trip with her city-girl friends, they cross paths with a small town mineralogist and college professor. Spending time with him she finds he hears and understands. It’s a new experience, to be heard, and she’s beginning to see life in a different light. Maybe she could stand up to her father and follow her heart.

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Blackbird (Amish Mountain Secrets book 2) free to read on Kindle Unlimited

Blackbird

Women are dying again, found in conspicuous places with a dead blackbird placed beside the body. The man committing the murders ten years ago perished with a fall in a fast flowing river. These new murders look just like his but how could that be.

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Maybe tomorrow will be a better day for new book offerings. In the meantime…

Happy Reading.

Magic happens sometimes

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Magic happens when a book sinks in it’s hooks and you just can’t put it down. I love it when that happens. Two books in a row this time. I’m still smiling.

I feel like I need to come up with something momentous to say when I get to the end of such a good book but … I’m at a loss as to how to adequately describe the experience. Some people are so good at expressing their feelings and I’m jealous.

Falling for the Foe was the first book read, (it’s still a bargain price) a romance, and I loved it. It seemed like no time at all and it was finished.

Falling for the Foe

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She can’t stand him, and he blames her for his company’s woes. Now, they have to work together.

Nia has devoted her career to fighting for life-saving medicines for Ugandans with HIV. But when first-line treatments begin to fail, she must find a pharma company willing to supply her clinics with affordable medicines before patients start to die.

Too bad her firebrand activism just led her into a highly-visible online clash with the head of the pharma company that owns a new and powerful anti-HIV drug.

Magnus is poised to market a game-changing treatment for HIV, but an avalanche of bad PR threatens to destroy his company’s reputation and kill his bottom line. When he travels to Uganda in a bid to boost his social justice credentials, he’s not expecting to feel such a deep attraction to the woman whose viral blog post led to all his troubles.

To get what they want, their only solution is to work together. He’s out to rescue his business, and she’s trying to save lives. Neither ever dreamed it would be their hearts on the line.

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The second book was a surprise. I’m not sure why I didn’t expect to love it but I just didn’t. What a nice surprise when it turned out I was wrong. It was a great read. It wasn’t perfect, there were places where I skimmed and moved on. Overall though, it had my attention and I loved it.

The Vacant House (it’s still a bargain too)

The Vacant House

Amazon quote:

She knows she didn’t do it, but everybody thinks she did.

It all begins when best-selling author Sophie O’Brion is the last person to see a murder victim alive. She looks even more guilty when a woman from her church is beaten, and Sophie was seen with her just hours before. Suddenly, people she has known her entire life begin pointing accusing fingers at her.

Marine Master Sergeant Burke Maguire, an old flame who dumped Sophie years ago, has recently been hired as a police officer in Forman Falls, Texas, and is assigned her case. She doesn’t want his help.

As she gets deeper and deeper into trouble, though, she must rely on him, but trusting him is another matter.

Will they be able to work together, maneuver dangerous twists and turns, and finally clear her name?

One nice thing about the progression of this story, it kept me guessing until the very end.

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I’m not sure what’s next. I’m test driving a couple of books but they are all looking iffy.

In the meantime, Happy Reading!