Free book December 12, 2019

BookRunes has a FREE book for us today. Peg Leg’s Princess. I don’t really know this author – Cyndi Raye – but it looks interesting, from the little bit I read of it.

Peg Leg's Princess

Amazon says it well:

A man struggling with his past – A woman determined to help him overcome his pain – Outside forces that may destroy everything. Can they overcome these obstacles for love?

Josephine Johnson is determined to get away from her gambling step-father who lost her family home – the Union Station Inn. When she sees an advertisement for a cook in Montana Territory, she recognizes the name Zebediah Harris, a wounded civil war veteran who never came back to their small town. When she decides to leave to take the job as cook, she brings something with her that may very well land her in jail.

Zebediah Harris, or, Peg Leg, as everyone calls him, doesn’t believe he is good enough for anyone. He claims there isn’t a woman within ten miles who would want a one-legged man. When the cook they hire for the Pistol Springs Resort shows up, it turns out Joe was actually Jo, or Josephine, a woman he had saved from drowning years ago.

That’s it for today. Maybe tomorrow will be better.

Happy Reading!

I’m still reading a Tuscan Legacy and liking it a lot. I’m on book 5, almost half way through. This collection is still a bargain today at $1.33

A Tuscan Legacy

Free books December 11, 2019

LPC books has some free books for us this week after all. It looks like they changed they minds and we aren’t complaining one bit.

Focus on Love (The Wardrobe series book 2) is a FREE book  (Tip: This has to have the complete name used for it to come up in an Amazon search. At least that’s how it behaved for me.) This was part of a box set earlier in 2019 and it was good. It’s about two photographers who start out as friends before they realize they are in competition with one another. What a way to discourage a budding romance.

Focus on Love

The Yuletide Angel has come up again as FREE. I think it’s only a few days since it was mentioned in my read & enjoyed post.

We picture angels as dressing in white but this angel dresses in black. She wants to blend in with the night so she can leave hampers on front porches without being seen. She’s become a legend, everyone knows about her gifts but no one has guessed her identity. Until, someone does notice. He sees a figure lurking about late one night, and investigates. Once he realizes who she is and what she’s doing he becomes concerned for her safety. He decides to follow her. Now they are both nervous.  She hears a few quiet steps but can’t tell who it is that’s following her.

The Yuletide angel

Whiter Than Snow is FREE.  I’ve read this a while back as part of a boxed set.

Jennifer has a broken arm and cracked ribs and she’s stuck home alone in the blizzard of the century.  Both the phone and the power have gone out and she needs to prepare to survive in the cold.

Rick, a volunteer fireman, is checking residences on the side of the mountain for anyone left stranded. He’s about to move her to a shelter in town when a tree comes crashing down. It’s huge and the gale force winds have toppled it onto his truck. Now they’re both stranded.

Whiter Than Snow

Enjoy the surprise of a few more free books.

Happy Reading

 

Bargain book collections December 10, 2019

It’s a slow day for books from Bookbub, BookRunes, and LPC books but there are still a couple of new bargain book collections to talk about.

The 12 Mysteries of Christmas is just that  – twelve books. Well, novellas really, as they are about 100 pages each. Susette Williams and Alexa Verde are two authors showing up regularly for me, I like their books so I think this will be good a cozy-mystery read. It’s a bargain at $1.31 CDN

The twelve Mysteries of Christmas

We are going from Christmas to summer with the next collection. A little warmth to take our minds off the sunny, glittery, frigid weather we are experiencing here today. I have read book 1 but it’s been a few years.

A Summer Romance Collection, a bargain at $1.32 CDN

A summer Romance Collection

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I’m currently reading A Tuscan Legacy and I’m up to book 4 and loving this collection. Each book is the unique love story of one of the cousins. And there is an intriguing thread of mystery winding it’s way through each book. It adds to the allure of the story. We will have to wait until the end, though, to discover the closely guarded family secret that’s lasted for two generations.

It’s still a bargain at $1.32 CDN if you don’t have a copy yet.

A Tuscan Legacy

Happy Reading

Sand & Mistletoe, and more

It looks like I started a read-and-enjoyed post and then forgot about it. Probably because it has a Christmas theme and September felt a little too early. These books were free back in July but … not anymore. They were all a good read. Maybe you will find them enticing anyway, free or not.

Sand and Mistletoe  Sand & Mistletoe – Chautona Havig

 

Under the Christmas Star  Crossroads Collection – Under The Christmas Star – Five awesome authors

snow angels A Great Lakes Series – Snow Angels – Cathe Swanson

The Yuletide angel The Yuletide Angel – Sandra Ardoin  Angels are usually depicted wearing white. This angel is wearing black to help her remain a mysterious legend as she sneaks around in the dark of night, doing good deeds without fear of detection.

Poles Apart Poles Apart – Marion Ueckermann

There is quite an accumulation of Christmas themed books happening, it seems. I may have to devote a page specifically to Christmas books sometime soon. Before they all fall into obscurity in my download folder (living anonymously amongst 2967 fellow folder dwellers.)

Merry Christmas and Happy Reading

 

 

Free and bargain books December 09, 2019

BookBub has a free one for us this morning.

Remembering Christmas is FREE. I’m drawing a blank on this one, although it seems I did read it in 2012. There are other Dan Walsh books in my collection of downloads too and I’ve read most of them by the looks of it. I’ll have to pay better attention this time.

Remembering Christmas

Rick has a life that doesn’t include his parents. He’s never liked his step father and when his mother begs him to come home he reluctantly agrees. Her husband’s stroke leaves her needing help running the family bookstore, a chore Rick is not thrilled about.

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As promised, here is another installment of the bargain book collections I found on Amazon yesterday.

A Date With Danger, a six book, 1406 page, Romantic/Suspense collection, a bargain at $1.32 CDN. Reading through the blurbs on Amazon, it looks as though this may be a fun read, in places. I think it may have to go the top of my TBR pile. Digging a little deeper into my reading experiences, it appears I’ve read several of these books along the way somewhere. I guess that’s not too surprising as contributors will sometimes go with manuscripts already published.

A Date With Danger

The fun one will be the last one. Delilah Morgan’s dying husband wants to protect her from future suitors lacking his approval so he arranges for the local judge to court her, when the time is right. Unfortunately, he doesn’t remember to share the news of this arrangement with his wife who is, decidedly, not looking to be courted.

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A Tuscan Legacy will keep us busy with nine books plus a novella. A good deal at $1.33

A Tuscan Legacy

Amazon quote:

When Isabella Rossi invites each of her adult grandchildren to her estate in the Tuscan hills for her eightieth birthday, she hopes to reunite a family fractured by distance, death, and secrets.

The birthday gift of a painting, arriving unsigned and with no sender’s details, rips open old heartbreak. One family secret has already been revealed, her youngest son Albertino’s illegitimate English daughter. Now it seems there could be yet more secrets.

Returning home, the cousins, scattered across three continents, each discover their lifetime love. When they gather again at the villa as summer ends, the remaining secrets are revealed. But can they be forgiven, or will the mistakes of the past be repeated?

Sounds interesting.

Happy Reading

 

 

 

More free and bargain books December 08, 2019

BookRunes had a FREE book suggestion for us late this morning. It’s new to me, both the book and the author. The first page catches my attention and looks like it could be a promising read.

The Renovation – Fulton Ridge Series book 3

The Renovation

He has adopted a no-dating policy after two disastrous attempts. Now, there’s a new girl in town and he’s tempted to rethink his decision.

She’s joined a volunteer renovation crew as a way of making new friends, he’s part of the crew. He seems appealing but her new best friend advises her to stay away from him. It’s not clear why she would say that.

Interest on both sides is undeniable but the gossips in town are making it difficult for them to explore a possible relationship.

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There were a number of bargain Amazon suggestions when I downloaded this free book. As a result, I gathered a bundle of interesting collections that will roll out nicely over the next few days.

The first one was offered a year ago and I read and enjoyed it then. A Christmas Romance collection that fits perfectly with the season.

Betwixt Two Hearts is a six book Romance Collection with six great authors. It’s a bargain at $1.31 CDN

Betwixt two hearts

The next one – Resort to Love is a five book collection with 1075 pages. A good deal at the bargain price of $1.31 CDN. I had to search for it as Resort to Love Angela Strong to get it to come up for me. Amazon is finicky like that sometimes, especially on collections- the way they are named.

This series follows five brothers in their quest for romance.

The cover for Finding Love at the Oregon Coast looks familiar, it turns out I’ve read it (a novella) and also Finding Love In Sun Valley Idaho (book 1). I’m not recognizing the authors name even though I have encountered her before.  Reading the rest of the series will serve to refresh my memory.

Resort to Love

Lots of reading material today. I love days like this.

Happy reading.

 

 

 

 

Free book December 08, 2019

BookRunes has a FREE suggestion this morning

The Turn of  a Wheel.  Amelia C Adams is a new author to me but the first few pages look interesting.

The Turn of a Wheel

Amazon quote:

Ruth Barnes has been a cook at the Brody Hotel almost since the business first opened. She’s seen countless friends fall in love and get married, and she wonders why such things haven’t happened for her. Maybe she’s not meant to find romance – maybe she should concentrate on opening the bakery she’s dreamed of owning.

Alex Barker has come to town on business – to help his brother purchase a larger ranch. He wasn’t expecting to come face-to-face with the world’s most beautiful woman when he arrived, nor to be cut down by her within minutes of meeting. He also didn’t expect to become embroiled in something that could cost him his life.

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This morning I’m off to the city again, (an hour away) for a Christmas concert my grandsons are part of. It’s not a big affair but they always like it when I show up.

A cold front has moved in today and it’s -17c, feels like -30 with the wind chill. It’s a big change over the -2c we had yesterday. That’s how it goes this time of year, lots of ups and downs. I’ll throw in a sleeping bag, as a blanket to keep me warm, just in case I get stranded somewhere along the way. I don’t expect to get stuck but you never know.

Hopefully tomorrow will be a better book day.

Stay comfortable, wherever you are today.

Happy reading.

 

 

A bargain book for December 7, 2019

One bargain book so far today so we’ll go with it for now. I’m off to the city in a little bit for writer’s group, so time is short.

Our group is not filled with movers and shakers in the writing world but we all have a little talent, some more than others, and we enjoy each other whenever we get together. Two ladies will travel with me today. It’s fun having that hour each way to visit and get to know one other better. We are forging some lasting friendships.

Back to the subject at hand.

Shattered Image is courtesy of BookBub this morning,  a bargain at $1.31. This author is new to me but after reading the first couple of pages, I’m hooked and looking forward to more.

Shattered Image

This Amazon quote says it well… as an introduction

Kiera Simmons’ career as a high-profile fashion model ends abruptly when a failed relationship nearly lands her in jail. Now she forges a quiet life helping teens understand their eternal value in a world saturated with the distorted messages of society.

Peter Theisen is on the fast track to everything the celebrity life promises with every step of his meteoric rise in the music world orchestrated by his ambitious manager

and that’s all I know, for the moment.

I’m off to the city. It’s a cloudy day or we would take a nice picture to share. One day it will happen.

Happy Reading

 

 

 

 

a few more books read & enjoyed

No bargains or interesting free books today but, tomorrow is another day.

There are a few books-read to mention, though, so we’ll go there for a minute tonight. You know they had to be good reads because it’s only been two days since the last post like this.

A Christmas Wish is still FREE. It was a fun read despite the tension caused by the threat on their life.

A Christmas Wish

Megan lives a busy life; growing her fancy-cake business while parenting her niece after the death of her sister and brother-in-law a few years back. She’s entirely unaware of two things. A terrorist group is targeting both Megan and Nora, and five-year-old Nora desperately wants Santa to bring her a daddy for Christmas.

It’s a shock when FBI agent William Parker shows up at her door admitting he’s been watching them for several days, and he’s insisting they need protection. There are more shocks in store when she discovers he knows things she had never heard about her life.

In the middle of it all, Nora is falling in love with this man who knows how to relate to little kids. Having his undivided attention for weeks at the safe house only serves to deepen her attachment. She’s convinced he’s the one to be her daddy. Megan is not on the same page about any of it. Relationships have not worked out well for her and independence feels like the safer way to go.

There are lots of twists and turns in this story. It was hard to put down and was quickly finished.


 

Beautiful Storm was a fascinating read too. I loved it. It is not free anymore but it’s worth the price if you feel drawn to the story.

Beautiful Storm

This Amazon quote says it all so well

Tori’s life was perfect—a successful job, a doctor for a husband, and a pristine loft in Chicago—until her husband left her for someone else. With her divorce comes a surprise cabin in the Deep South, and she wants nothing more than to get rid of it so she can get her life back in order.

Marcus is the self-appointed guardian of his sister and three brothers, while their mother lives a toxic lifestyle, but one call to his auto repair shop from an entitled city girl turns his world upside down. He’s a master of reading people, but the feisty newcomer poses an interesting challenge.


Plain Everyday Heroes is free if you have Kindle Unlimited. This book collection didn’t rate as high on my like meter as the first two books but it was still interesting and worth reading.

Plain Everyday Heroes

Another Amazon quote

Heroes
They come in all shapes, sizes, and temperaments. Sometimes they’re
larger-than-life wonders who do grandiose things, but more often than
not, they’re ordinary people who do something that feels extraordinary
to the person they help. They’re just “Everyday Heroes.”

Playing with Fire by Laura V. Hilton, An Unlikely Hero by Rachel J. Good, Racing the Slow Girls by Thomas Nye


I’m currently reading Wildflowers (Garden of Love book 3) it’s not free anymore either but it’s good. I’m having trouble putting it down.

Wildflowers

Another Amazon quote for you

“Wildflowers” is a story of new beginnings. In recent months, Natalie Matthews’ well-ordered, independent life has become one of chaos and uncertainty. Her career as a travel photographer is in limbo, and her relationships on several fronts are complicated. She knows what she wants, but she wonders if her hopes are realistic and if what she desires will lead to the happiness she longs for.

Happy Reading

 

Free and Bargain Books December 5, 2019

LPC has offered a couple of FREE  books today.

The first FREE book is Lord of Her Heart, we’ve seen this one before and it was a good one.

Lord of Her Heart

The next one FREE is a repeat as well but it is a good read too and definitely worth mentioning again. Jessie’s Hope

Jessie's Hope

BookBub has a couple of suggestions this morning.

A bargain at $0.99 The Christmas Dog a mangy stubborn dog and a new perspective for a bitter old woman.

The Christmas Dog

And a FREE book A Bid For Love. This one showed up for me in 2013 and I still remember reading it. A bidding war over a statue that even the FBI is looking at.

A Bid for Love

BookRunes has come through with a FREE book today too. One I’ve not read, but I do know the author. A story of betrayal and survival.

Flames

This has turned out to be a good day for books.

Happy Reading