A conversation with a friend has jump started my attention to blog posts. I shared with her that I was downloading books without the courtesy of sharing them with you all. That old discouragement thing that lies to us has been plaguing me saying Nobody cares.Why bother.
I’m feeling like bothering so here we go. So far in March there have been 17 + downloads, one of them today. I’m currently reading yesterday’s new one. There was one early in the month that I haven’t been able to get into. It’s on hold but I will speed through it soon. The rest I’ve read.
Some of them feel like I’ve read them before but I can’t find the evidence to back up that thought. It’s possible that someone took the bones of another and added new clothes. Entirely possible. I did enjoy most of them though.
There are so many that I will share covers only this time.
Had to add one from February just to even them out.
It has been a good month with unexpectedly great books showing up. I’ve even been introduced to new-to-me authors that I would love to have visit me again.
Good news. Another interesting read showed up today. Fun fact: this makes 33 downloads for this author. I’m pleased about that.
A Silent Fury (High Stakes)
When a deaf school is targeted by a killer, an FBI agent must trust her skills, her faith—and her ex—to solve the case in this inspiring romantic thriller.
A double tragedy has gripped the South Carolina community at Palmetto Deaf School. With one student murdered and another missing, it’s up to homicide detective Catelyn Clark to find the killer—and probable kidnapper—before it’s too late. She’s willing to go to any length to get the job done . . . even work with her ex-boyfriend, FBI agent Joseph Santino.
Even as they share a case, Catelyn plans on keeping her distance. She knows from her parents that relationships between cops never work. They also taught her that the only person she can rely on is herself. But when the killer starts targeting Catelyn, it’s only by opening her heart to faith—and love—that she can finally bring the silent fury to an end.
It’s been awhile. Since I’ve been excited to share. Today I’m definitely excited about a couple of books I stumbled across while browsing. It feels pretty good to care enough to share again.
I like the way this author writes with interesting twists and great characters. I have been reading and downloading books from authors new to me but it’s been awhile since anything insisted that I had to read every word. I love the kind of books that make you do that, they are my favorite that’s for sure. I think these two will be just what I need in that department.
Now I’m wishing it was the weekend.
Falling Like Snowflakes (A Summer Harbor Novel Book 1)
Eden Martelli is too busy fleeing the clutches of danger to realize she’s running straight into the arms of a new love. Beau will go to the ends of the earth to keep Eden safe. But who’s going to protect his heart from a woman who can’t seem to trust again?
Speeding north through rural Maine, Eden Martelli wonders how her life came to this—on the run with her mute five-year-old son dozing fitfully in the passenger seat. When a breakdown leaves them stranded in Summer Harbor, Eden has no choice but to stay put through Christmas . . . even though they have no place to lay their heads.Beau Callahan is a habitual problem solver—for other people anyway. He left the sheriff’s department to take over his family’s Christmas tree farm, but he’s still haunted by the loss of his parents and struggling to handle his first Christmas alone.When Eden shows up looking for work just as Beau’s feisty aunt gets out of the hospital, Beau thinks he’s finally caught a break. Eden is competent and dedicated—if a little guarded—and a knockout to boot. But, as he soon finds out, she also comes with a boatload of secrets.Eden has been through too much to trust her heart to another man, but Beau is impossible to resist, and the feeling seems to be mutual. As Christmas Eve approaches, Eden’s past catches up to her.
Beau will go to the ends of the earth to keep her safe. But who’s going to protect his heart from a woman who can’t seem to trust again?
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The Trouble with Cowboys (A Big Sky Romance Book 3)
Only one pair of boots–and the cowboy wearing them–can get Annie out of the mess she’s in.
Annie Wilkerson is Moose Creek’s premiere horse trainer and equine columnist for Montana Living. Money is tight as she tries to put her kid-sister through college and provide for her young nephew. When Annie’s column is cancelled, she’s given first shot at a new lovelorn column–and she can’t afford to turn it down. Only problem is . . . Annie’s never been in love.
Always resourceful, she reluctantly strikes a deal with the town’s smooth-talking ladies’ man Dylan Taylor: She’ll work with his ailing horse, Braveheart, if he’ll help her answer the reader letters.
Working closely with Dylan is harder than Annie imagined, and she quickly realizes she may have misjudged him. But her unwavering conviction that cowboys are nothing but trouble has kept her heart safe for years. And she can’t risk getting hurt now.
The more Annie tries to control things, the more they fall apart. Her feelings are spinning out of control, and her sister’s antics are making life increasingly more difficult. Annie knows she needs to turn the reins over to God, but surrender has never come easily.
When Dylan reveals his feelings for her, Annie doesn’t know what to trust–her head or her heart. The trouble with this cowboy is that he might just be exactly what she needs.
The first one up, a suggestion from BookBub, is an author we’ve enjoyed more than once.
The Baby Rescue (Witness Protection Book 2)
Paired with a beautiful agent to rescue a child in danger, an FBI agent puts everything on the line in this romantic suspense novel.
To rescue an abducted infant from a baby-smuggling ring, US marshal Colton Phillips has to work with FBI agent Lisette Sutton. But their tactics couldn’t be more different. The too-pretty agent goes by the book, whereas Colton breaks rules to get the job done.
Colton vows to keep his heart out of the job, but as the tension escalates, he lowers his guard. Now Lisette—and an innocent child—are in grave danger, and Colton will stop at nothing to save them.
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This next two are also from a regularly enjoyed author. Stumbled across these in my search.
Low Country Hero: A Clean & Wholesome Romance (The Safe Haven Novels Book 1)
A single mother starts fresh in smalltown South Carolina, helping a rugged contractor renovate homes in this clean & wholesome romance series launch.
Sunny, carefree days splashing in the ocean—it’s the life Anna George has always wanted for her five-year-old twins. And now that they’ve made it to Safe Haven, South Carolina, she won’t let anyone stand in her way. Not the abusive ex she’s just escaped and not the rugged contractor who caught her setting up house in the shuttered beachfront cabins he’s refurbishing. When he offers Anna and her daughters a place to stay in exchange for her help with renovations, she’s tempted. His gentle way with her girls makes her want to trust him, but she’s been wrong before . . .
A family is the last thing contractor and former military man Sean O’Dwyer wants right now. But when he discovers Anna and her girls, he recognizes kindred spirits. They’re survivors who’ve seen the worst of people, just like he has, and he’ll do anything he can to help them. As he and Anna spend their days bringing the cottages back to life and their nights sharing kisses in the warm bayou breezes, Sean must choose between the life he always wanted and the family he can’t live without.
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Low Country Dreams (The Safe Haven Novels Book 2)
A cop and his ex team up to reunite a separated family in this clean & wholesome romance by the author ofLow Country Hero.
Yasmin Tanner has devoted her life to making other people’s dreams come true. But between running Safe Haven’s women’s center and caring for her brother, the long days—and lonely nights—are catching up with her . . . until Officer Liam O’Dwyer knocks on her door. She had good reasons for breaking Liam’s heart all those years ago, but that hasn’t made sharing their small town any easier. She’s missed him—that’s painfully clear to her now. But that’s not the only secret she’s keeping from him . . .
Ever since Yasmin left, Liam has kept his head down and his chin up. But when a woman from Yasmin’s women’s center goes missing, leaving her teenage son alone, it hits home for Liam. He’ll do whatever it takes to reunite this family . . . even work closely with the one woman he can’t forget. Yet as late summer days turn into cozy autumn nights rekindling the past, Liam suspects Yasmin is hiding something. And where her loyalties fall could mean the difference between lost love and a second chance at forever.
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Another regularly enjoyed author I’m excited about.
Hidden Agenda (Love Inspired Suspense)
To protect her family for a vicious killer, a nurse must learn to trust a man who considers her a suspect in this inspiring romantic suspense novel. Trusting the wrong person had gotten his father killed. CIA agent Ed Carter isn’t about to repeat the mistake. Pulling a gun on nurse Bailey Williams may not have been the smartest idea, but Ed is investigating a murder—and the beautiful caretaker is his only suspect. Problem is, her vulnerable brown eyes claim innocence and set off his protective instincts.
The spark between them is undeniable, but Bailey could never trust her life—or her heart—to a man who thinks her guilty. Yet now the real killer has returned to threaten not just her but her family. Bailey must place her faith in the only man who can keep them from being silenced forever . . .
For the Love of Books 