Free book February 11, 2020

February 11, 2020 / For the Love of Books / Leave a comment

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

Westward Wanderers – book 1: Where He Leads

Where He Leads

Amazon quote:

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!

Bargain books February 5, 2020

February 5, 2020 / For the Love of Books / Leave a comment

Today’s inspiration includes authors new to me with stories originating from fresh directions. Like this first one.

Falling for the Foe It’s been awhile since I’ve read anything in this setting. It’s a bargain at $1.99 CDN, and possibly lower in the US. The first few pages have me looking forward to jumping into this story.

Falling for the Foe

Amazon quote:

She can’t stand him. 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 new source of affordable drugs before patients start to die. Too bad she just publicly bashed the head of a pharma company that owns a powerful new anti-HIV drug.

Magnus is poised to market a game-changing HIV drug, but an avalanche of bad PR threatens to destroy his company’s reputation and kill his bottom line. When he travels to Uganda 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 they must work together. He’s out to rescue his company and she’s trying to save lives. Neither dreamed their hearts would be on the line.

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Another new author/story, a bargain at $1.32

No Longer Alone: Based on a True Story

No Longer Alone

Amazon quote:

Manhood arrived prematurely. At the tender age of fifteen, Prentis lost both his father and his confidence that God loved him. He grew up fast after that day, abandoning his education to take on the responsibility and hardship of supporting his mother and siblings.

Now, in Prentis’s twenties, Avery reenters his life. A Sunday School teacher with a passion for learning and theology, she is intelligent with a captivating spirit. Prentis finds her irresistible. The audacity of attempting to court such a woman in no way weakens his resolve. He’s determined to win her heart. But male competition, vicious gossip, Avery’s unspoken fears, and the ruin of his livelihood hinder his efforts. How can Prentis win her? And if he does, how will they overcome their differences, the hard life on the Oklahoma plains, and a world at war?

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There are some other bargain books appearing alongside these books but they are much the same as most of the other books we’ve seen lately. I gave them a pass, for now.

Personally, I’ve downloaded the first of these two because I think there is a good chance I will read all of it. The second one, I’m not feeling as confident so I didn’t go for it. I can see where some of you may think it’s worth the read though.

My current read ended last night and I find myself between books, which is fortunate for me. Falling for the Foe will definitely be up next.

Happy reading!

Some finished, some abandoned. Still bargains too.

February 3, 2020 / For the Love of Books / Leave a comment

Not too much happening today in the way of free books from the usual sources so I will list a few more finished quickly and then maybe a few started and abandoned. I need to make room for more. Technically I don’t need to make room for more but ….. fewer pages of waiting to be read would be nice

Finished today

Whispers of the Past (which is still FREE)

Whispers of the Past

also finished Deep Blue Sea (New England Inspirations book 1) (which is also still FREE)

Deep Blue Sea

And then a few partially Read:

Witness Protection Collection There are three books and I finished the first one and I’m happy about that. ths is still a bargain at $1.29 if you are interested.

Witness Protection collection

Second Chance Romance: Complete Series Box set. There are six books and I think I made it through the first one. It is free to read if you have signed up for Kindle Unlimited

Second Chance Romance

Journey of Grace. I’ve read a quarter of it and will have to let it go for now. It is still a bargain at $1.29 if you are curious.

Journey of Grace

A Marriage Worth Waiting For (The Alabama Brides book 2.) I’m almost half way through and will come back to it another day. It’s still at $1.30, a bargain price.

A Marriage Worth Waiting For

Cozy Mysteries Collection: ( Heart and Holidays Edition) I’ve finished book 1 out of six. Still a bargain too. $0.99

Cozy Mysteries Collection

The Number of Love (The Codebreakers book 1) I was bogged down at around 20% in this one. It could have been the fault of my mood at the time. Unfortunately, this one is back to full price.

The Number of Love

Resort to Love Boxed Set Angela Strong. Two out of four books read before moving on is not bad. This one is still a bargain too.

Resort to Love

A Date With Danger: Inspirational Mystery. Two out of six books this time, a good try. It’s still a bargain too.

A Date With Danger

Well, I think that’s enough for this time.

Happy Reading!

Read and Enjoyed February 2, 2020

February 2, 2020 / For the Love of Books / Leave a comment

It has been a slow day for Free and bargain books so that makes it a good day to list read and enjoyed.

I had reservations about Rhett’s Make-Believe Marriage, the title left me with the impression of shallow Hollywood scenario. Fake marriage and Billionaire romance seems to be the hot subject matter these days and books with this theme are popping up everywhere. It’s highly possible many of them are as imagined, flaky and shallow. This book was a surprise. It had more depth and maturity than expected. It was actually a very good read. It’s not free to purchase anymore but if you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited it is free to read that way

Rhett's Make Believe

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Cooper: Charmed by the Cowboy (Cowboys of Ransom Creek book 3) was also a good read and it is still FREE

Charmed by the cowboy

After making a major dating mistake, Cooper Presley has sworn off women. But then he meets his new neighbor and she’s making his new “no dating policy” hard to abide by. She’s special and he knows it, but what’s he going to do about it?

Beth Lee is happy to settle into her new property with her baby goats and her dreams of a small productive farm. Forced to hide from her ex-boyfriend, she isn’t looking for romance of any kind. Especially with a cowboy with a jealous ex of his own. But after Cooper rescues her baby goats she can’t get the handsome cowboy off her mind. When her past catches up to her, Cooper Presley comes to her rescue. Now, despite all the rumors and the jealous ex’s, Beth is at risk of falling in love.

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Double Jeopardy was a good read but I found my self skimming through chunks of it. It is back to full price for purchase but can still be read free with Kindle Unlimited.

Double Jeopardy

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Clean Break (Squeaky Clean Mysteries book 15) was another good read that I skimmed my way through. It is also regular price now but free reading on Kindle Unlimited.

Clean Break

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Loving a Rebel: The Preacher’s Daughters was one book I did read all the way through without skimming. It didn’t turn out like expected either, it was way better. It is still FREE to purchase… what a good deal.

Loving a Rebel

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Gone to Texas was a good read and is free reading on Kindle Unlimited

Gone to Texas

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Next is a group to finish off the list of books read

Falling for You To Love

Hope Harbor Hush

Love on the Range Grime Beat

No Greater Love Only Her Heart

Engaged in Trouble Three Hearts

In the Field of Grace First Wave

No other Will Do A Tuscan Legacy

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It’s hard to believe I managed to get this far behind on clearing out read books. It can’t possibly have been that long since the last update.

On a positive note: most of this last grouping were thoroughly enjoyed with no skimming.

Tomorrow we may be back to having some free books, if not, I may clear out some of my partially read and may or may not finish books. There is getting to be quite an accumulation in those categories too.

in the meantime ….Happy Reading!

Bargain and Free books February 1, 2020

February 1, 2020 / For the Love of Books / Leave a comment

BookBub has two book suggestions today. One is FREE and the other is a bargain at $0.99 CDN

The Dante Connection is book 2, and FREE, in the Genevieve Lenard series, one of my favorites. It probably is my favorite, actually, because it pops into my head more often than any other book series in the last five years. The plot is great but I think it’s the awesomely quirky, super intuitive characters that have me falling in love with it. I’m even passionate about it, so much so that over the years I’ve tried to do a sell job on any reader who shows the least bit of interest.

The Dante Connection

Amazon quote:

Art theft. Coded messages. A high-level threat.

Despite her initial disbelief, Doctor Genevieve Lenard discovers that she is the key that connects stolen works of art, ciphers and sinister threats.

Betrayed by the people who called themselves her friends, Genevieve throws herself into her insurance investigation job with autistic single-mindedness. When hacker Francine appears beaten and bloodied on her doorstep, begging for her help, Genevieve is forced to get past the hurt of her friends’ abandonment and team up with them to find the perpetrators.

Little does she know that it will take her on a journey through not one, but two twisted minds to discover the true target of their mysterious messages. It will take all her personal strength and knowledge as a nonverbal communications expert to overcome fears that could cost not only her life, but the lives of many others.

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Larkspur Cove is the BookBub bargain suggestion. The first time a Lisa Wingate book showed up for me was in 2013 and this will be the fourth one since that. I do remember reading her books, so that is a plus. Especially since it’s been three years since the last one. I’m looking forward to this read.

Larkspur Cove

Amazon quote:

Adventure is the last thing on Andrea Henderson’s mind when she moves to Moses Lake. After surviving the worst year of her life, she’s struggling to build a new life for herself and her son as a social worker. Perhaps in doing a job that makes a difference, she can find some sense of purpose and solace in her shattered faith.

For new Moses Lake game warden Mart McClendon, finding a sense of purpose in life isn’t an issue. He took the job to get out of southwest Texas and the constant reminders of a tragedy for which he can’t forgive himself.

But when a little girl is seen with the town recluse, Mart and Andrea are drawn together in the search for her identity. The little girl offers them both a new chance at redemption and hope–and may bring them closer than either ever planned.

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BookRunes also has a FREE suggestion for us.

Blackbird (Amish Mountain Secrets series book 2.) I will admit – I’ve recently downloaded a 13 book mystery collection, which includes the work of Mary Alford, and have yet to read it. Her name sounds familiar though so it’s possible I’ve encountered her in other collections but have just forgotten. This one does sound intriguing.

Blackbird

Amazon quote:

Sara Hersberger thought she’d fled the nightmare of her father’s sins when she left her St. Ignatius, Montana Amish community. For ten years she’d lived in the shadow of the crimes he committed. Sought to free herself of his shadow. Now, with nowhere else to go, Sara is forced to return to her former home where the bad things her father did still haunt the families of the people he killed, including her neighbor, Hunter Troyer, who lost his wife to Amos Hersberger’s sinister games.

But Sara’s hopes at repairing her fractured relationship with the community disappear when another innocent victim is found dead near Sara’s home, the MO matching the murders from ten years earlier. The distinctive blackbird, the killer’s signature, left near the body.

The dead can’t come back to life, no matter how much Sara wants to blame her father for the mounting body count. So who is responsible for the latest string of murders, and why are they targeting Sara? With help from an unlikely ally, Hunter Troyer and Sara had better figure it out soon before the killer manages to silence Sara for good.

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I’m half way through my current read – Whispers of the Past – it’s still free and I think it’s going to be my favorite of the week.

Whispers of the Past

Amazon quote:

On her last night at as owner and manager of her family’s antique business, a stranger arrives at Tessa’s doorstep with an impossible dream: find and replace a one-of-a-kind chair. Having lost more in his life than just a chair, Brian convinces Tessa to procure and restore the furnishing for his stately family home. With conflicting feelings of attraction for Brian and an embarrassment for her uncle’s dishonesty, Tessa tries to begin her life anew. But the main women in Brian’s life, his beautiful business partner Simone and his sister Darrie don’t want the complication that Tessa brings. They want the family home sold, not restored and will stop at nothing to get their way. Can Tessa do the impossible?

Happy Reading!

Free books January 30, 2020

January 30, 2020 / For the Love of Books / Leave a comment

LPC Books has a FREE book for us from an author I don’t recognize but would like to try.

Double Jeopardy

Amazon quote:

Mining, murder—and a mock marriage?

New York City socialite Becky Campbell inherited more than a speck of her father’s wanderlust. Now his murder bequeaths her a mystery, a ramshackle homestead, and a silver mine.

Zeke Graumann signs on as Becky’s foreman to keep his portion of his family’s ranch. He shares the workers’ reservations about a woman boss, especially one who burns water and prances around in dungarees. Even though she did look awful good in the dungarees.

Then a series of accidents add threat to tension. Can Becky trust Zeke, find her father’s killer, and turn her mine into a profitable venture? Will Zeke be forced to give up his ranching dream to win Becky’s heart?

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And another FREE LPC offered book, one we’ve seen before and enjoyed.

The Witness Tree

The Witness Tree

LPC quote:

To gain his wife, he must break her heart.

Past betrayal has turned John Kliest’s passion to his work as a builder and surveyor in the Moravian town of Salem, North Carolina. Now, to satisfy the elders’ edict and fulfill his mission in Cherokee Territory, he needs a bride. But the one woman qualified to record the Cherokee language longs for a future with his younger brother.

Clarissa Vogler’s dream of a life with Daniel Kliest is shattered when she is chosen by lot to marry his older brother and venture into the uncharted frontier. Can she learn to love this stoic man who is now her husband? Her survival hinges on being able to trust him—but they both harbor secrets.

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BookBub also has a FREE Romance for us from an author appearing often on the free list.

Charmed by the Cowboy book 3 in the Cowboys of Ransom Creek series

Charmed by the cowboy

Amazon quote:

Romance, cowboys, rodeo, ranching and wild mustangs…the Presley men, aka the cowboys of Ransom Creek, will win your heart and have you longing for Texas.

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BookRunes has a FREE book for us too. Another book and author new to me. I like new.

Whispers of the Past

Whispers of the Past

Amazon quote:

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A great day for books!

Happy Reading

Free and bargain books January 18, 2020

January 18, 2020 / For the Love of Books / Leave a comment

It’s still snowing, the expected winter storm has come to stay awhile, here in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The nice thing about a cold dry climate, the snow is small light flakes and accumulates slowly. Not like warmer moist climates, close to lakes and oceans where the snow fall consists of big heavy flakes and the inches build up quickly. St John’s Newfoundland on Canada’s east coast has declared a state of emergency with over two feet (70 cm) of blowing snow, with more on the way. They’ve had more than three times what we are getting. You should see the bizarre pictures of St John’s showing up on-line. Vehicles buried, snow drifts covering doors and windows. Fun and scary at the same time.

It’s snowing and cold but we are counting our winter blessings here in the center of Canada.

So, on to our favorite topic – books.

A Bird Died Chautona Havig’s Friday Freebie. The author admits this is a tough but touching read, based on a real event in her family’s life.

A Bird Died

Amazon quote:

Ask him–just ask him what happened. He’ll tell you. “A bird died.” A Bird Died is the fictionalized account of one little boy’s journey, one family’s tragedy, and one community’s love and support amidst it all.

“He should be dead.” …. Despite the words of first responders and the findings of doctors’ examinations, Nathan Cox didn’t die when he tripped and fell onto a live power line.

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This next book will be a nice change of pace;

An Amazon suggested bargain, No Other Will Do $0.99. I’ve read the prologue and this will be next for me. I love it when we have a feisty little girl and an independent macho young lad. The story begins 12 years later and it should be good. I dare you to read the prologue for this and not be drawn in.

No other Will Do

Amazon quote:

Men are optional. That’s the credo Emma Chandler’s suffragette aunts preached and why she started a successful women’s colony in Harper’s Station, Texas. But when an unknown assailant tries repeatedly to drive them out, Emma admits they might need a man after all. A man who can fight–and she knows just the one.

Malachi Shaw finally earned the respect he craved by becoming an explosives expert for the railroad. Yet when Emma’s plea arrives, he bolts to Harper’s Station to repay the girl who once saved his life. Only she’s not a girl any longer. She’s a woman with a mind of her own and a smile that makes a man imagine a future he doesn’t deserve.

As the danger intensifies, old feelings grow and deepen, but Emma and Mal will need more than love to survive.

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I’m currently reading and appreciating No Greater Love . The synopsis was concerning because the main character is planning to have one of her friends agree to help her end her life. She has inoperable brain cancer with weeks to live and the thought of living her last days with excruciating pain terrifies her. There are several in her group of friends who can see the logic of her fear and would like to help. The rest feel there has to be a better way. In the end – no one is totally comfortable with the idea, who would be. A sensitive look at a difficult subject. In the midst of the pain there are light moments of joy, creating precious memories. (From real life experience I can say this is possible) I’m giving this book 5***** , even before knowing how it all ends.

No Greater Love

I’m finding myself reliving moments from First Wave, it was that good. It’s still a bargain too

First Wave

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Happy Saturday and Happy Reading.

I’m feeling happy because somehow my mind seems to think a storm gives me a good excuse to wrap up in coziness (layers of fleecy) to sit and read without guilt! Like the storm should stop me from inside chores? I’m going to make the most of the idea.

Free books January 16, 2020

January 16, 2020 / For the Love of Books / 4 Comments

1531 Entertainment has a FREE book suggestion for us. It’s a debut novel and book 1 in a mystery series but it’s not a one-and-only book. This author has seven other published books to her name. This will be my first chance to explore her work.

Grime Beat: Grime Fighter Mystery series book 1

Grime Beat

Amazon Quote:

Her best friend missing, every cell in Dani Foster’s body screams something is wrong.

Crime scene cleaning is the perfect job for relocated Dani Foster. But her orders to maintain a low profile and stay out of trouble mean little when her friend goes missing. Suspicions point to the handsome crime scene specialist, Jay Hunter, but he’s also the only person willing to help Dani. Dare she trust him even when lies seem to surround him?

Dani amuses Jay. Her penchant for speaking and acting without regard to the consequences land her in the funniest situations. But her latest moves have thrust her into serious danger. As he learns more about her circumstances, the stakes rise until her very life is on the line. He has no time or inclination for romance, but this girl needs him, and she seems to have no one else. How can he turn his back?

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BookBub has a FREE book suggestion for us this morning as well.

Gone to Texas: Cross Timbers Romance Family Saga series book 1. I can see by my Amazon list that I’ve downloaded five of Ms McAdoo’s books and read three of them in 2015. My memory is a little vague but I’ll refresh it with this book. Until then I can’t comment one way or the other but I’m expecting good things.

Gone to Texas

Amazon quote:

Can beauty truly come from ashes?
In Book One of the Thanksgiving Books & Blessings Collection and the all new Cross Timbers Family Saga series, Gone to Texas uncovers a deception that drives seventeen souls to hard choices. Either stay on the land they thought they’d bought or heed the lure of free land in the faraway wilderness of a new Republic. Rife with peril and hardship, three families knit together by blood and friendship head out with a widowed man, daughter, and his slave, gambling everything they own on the prospect of land ownership and working it together. Does friendship pave a way to marriage? Can puppy-love survive through a harrowing journey to blossom into a forever love? With duress at every turn, can the clan stay together all the way to Texas and accomplish their goals?

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I’m not seeing anything else exciting, so far, this morning so I think we’ll leave it at two. At least it’s better than zero.

I’ve finished Three Hearts: One Town and trying to settle on what’s next. I think it will be First Wave

Three Hearts First Wave

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So, have you read any of the downloads? Which one? Did you like it? Why?

Happy Reading!

Bargain and free books for January 15, 2020

January 15, 2020 / For the Love of Books / Leave a comment

BookBub mentioned Deadly Fires: Rodeo Nights ($1.30) It was offered a year ago too and it was worth the read, I enjoy Margaret Daley.

Deadly Fires

Amazon quote:

Second Chances. Revenge. Arson.
A saboteur targets Alexia Richards and her family company. As the incidents become more lethal, Alexia must depend on a former Delta Force soldier, Cole Knight, a man from her past that she loved. When their son died in a fire, their grief and anger drove them apart. Can Alexia and Cole work through their pain and join forces to find the person who wants her dead?

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Amazon has a new FREE historical romance Three Hearts, One Town that looks interesting.

Three Hearts

Amazon quote:

Forced to leave home and all she’s ever known at nineteen, Cameron Engel heads for Lincoln County, Kansas, ready to explore life like never before. But she quickly realizes her inexperienced nature is no match for this rough and dangerous new town. She needs confidence and bravery to survive — and she’s determined to acquire both, even if it means making choices that in the end could destroy her.

Gunslinger Jake Collins has that fearlessness and courage Cameron wants to possess, but she soon finds herself wanting Jake, a man she’s been warned against.

Andrew Jackson is the town’s preacher. He offers Cameron a way of living and loving – she’s never known… until now.

Two very different men, and for better or for worse, two very different loves.

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I found another FREE book on Amazon R.E.M.: The Hidden World a Sci-Fi adventure. This was downloaded on my site in 2015 but it appears I didn’t read it. I have no idea if it’s any good or not but I’ve put it back on my Kindle and I’ll try it again. Are you a fan of Science Fiction?

R.E.M.

Amazon has a very short quote: what’s with that?

The unsuspecting Emily is elated to celebrate her eighteenth birthday. The pivotal mark of adulthood and freedom is at last upon her. However, when cast into a strange land, each answer only births more questions. The most prevailing being: Will she make it out alive?

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Only Her Heart was an excellent read and is still a bargain at $1.28

Only Her Heart

Amazon quote:

Caring, hardworking, Annie Petrov’s about to quit the job she loves. Why? From day one she’s been in love with Jack Lasater, her computer-genius boss who–grasps intricate code and computer security but never understands people. Five years of being valued only as the executive assistant who makes his life easier is no longer enough for Annie. If she goes now, she can leave with her pride intact.
As she writes her letter of resignation, an unexpected call from Jack’s estranged, successful surgeon father upends Annie’s plan and Jack’s life. His dad’s multiple-facility Hope Medical network’s computers have been hacked. He needs Jack’s expertise to discover the hacker and prevent another intrusion. Jack wants nothing to do with his father, but Annie points out this should be a “bottom line” decision. And though she doesn’t say so, Jack needs to face his father. . So Jack grits his teeth and takes the job. Now she cannot leave, not when Jack needs her help to navigate the troubled waters between father and son.

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I’m currently reading Amish Promises, it’s early on and the jury is still out on whether I’m loving it or not. Certain forms of angst are hard for me to handle and this may be one of them. I can handle reading about tough situations, just not if the reading evokes anxious feelings. I know, that’s the whole point, to make the reader feel something. Make me laugh, I like that better. This book is still a bargain at $0.99.

Amish Promises

Amazon quote:

When Joel and Shani Beck arrive at their new home, they’re looking for peace. Shani is thrilled to have Joel back from Iraq, but he needs time to heal, and the quiet of Lancaster seems just the place. They can’t imagine any trouble with their Amish neighbors, the Lehmans, but things get off to a rocky start when their son is involved in an accident that injures one of the Lehman boys.

Eve Lehman has run her brother’s household ever since the death of his wife, but Tim’s a stern patriarch. Despite his protests, she’s drawn to the new neighbor, Shani, and the two begin to form a strong friendship forged on faith and family. Things seem like they’ve quieted down until Joel’s single and handsome army friend Charlie catches Eve’s attention–a man unlike any Eve has ever met. Suddenly life for both families becomes more complicated than any of them could have ever imagined.

Happy Reading!

For the Love of Books

The One to Capture Your Interest

historical fiction

Free book February 11, 2020

Bargain books February 5, 2020

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

More abandoned reads, a few available at a good price.

Some finished, some abandoned. Still bargains too.

Read and Enjoyed February 2, 2020

Bargain and Free books February 1, 2020

Free books January 30, 2020

To gain his wife, he must break her heart.

Free and bargain books January 18, 2020

Free books January 16, 2020

Bargain and free books for January 15, 2020