tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91859354969853210662024-03-12T19:44:40.370-04:00The Important Things in Life - God, Books, & Chocolate!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.comBlogger305125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-41561008988361563252024-03-08T09:14:00.004-05:002024-03-08T09:14:31.381-05:00Bookish Thoughts: The Irish Matchmaker<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oIZQJT5m97qPil0mOZDmAHbp9qSIT1R2BNYlSIXMEoBis5ziETCaw9O8m0BvCPWe2DLrh6qfUmGzGT56rMq-mZOrAi4MRbPXwE8FkVB8OBiacqfvGa09hPZafaajQC8b_a6EKA5Rc7WGLTX7paGUvcZUD9ehyphenhyphenZgMkL5jDk99Od23QEKT6RYf4U80VZo/s425/The%20Irish%20Matchmaker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="275" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oIZQJT5m97qPil0mOZDmAHbp9qSIT1R2BNYlSIXMEoBis5ziETCaw9O8m0BvCPWe2DLrh6qfUmGzGT56rMq-mZOrAi4MRbPXwE8FkVB8OBiacqfvGa09hPZafaajQC8b_a6EKA5Rc7WGLTX7paGUvcZUD9ehyphenhyphenZgMkL5jDk99Od23QEKT6RYf4U80VZo/s320/The%20Irish%20Matchmaker.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><i><p><i><br /></i></p>Isn't this cover gorgeous? My 2 year-old saw it and in her little toddler voice said "mommy, it's soooo pretty!"</i><p></p><p><b>Description:</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">As daughter of a well-known matchmaker, Catríona Daly is no stranger to the business of love--and sees it as her ticket away from the sleepy village that only comes alive during the annual matchmaking festival. Enter Lord Osborne's son, Andrew, who has returned to the festival after being disappointed by a rival matchmaker's failed setup. Catríona seizes the opportunity to make a better match for the handsome man--and for herself!</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cattle farmer Donal Bunratty is in desperate need of a wife after loss left him to handle the farm and raise his daughter on his own. Shy and lacking the finer social graces, he agrees to attend the matchmaking festival to appease his daughter. But when he arrives, it's not any of the other merrymakers that catch his eye but rather his matchmaker--who clearly has eyes for someone else.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Catríona will have to put all her expertise to work to make a match that could change her life forever. Will her plan succeed? Or will love have its own way?</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-45e2b1b6-7fff-37dd-4807-629521958357"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jennifer Deibel is the author of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A Dance in Donegal</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (winner of the Kipp Award for Historical Romance), </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Lady of Galway Manor</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Maid of Ballymacool</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">. Her work has appeared on (in)courage, on </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Better Mom</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, in </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Missions Mosaic</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> magazine, and in other publications. With firsthand immersive experience abroad, Jennifer writes stories that help redefine home through the lens of culture, history, and family. After nearly a decade of living in Ireland and Austria, she now lives in Arizona with her husband and their three children. You can find her online at www.JenniferDeibel.com</span></span></p><p><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3dae1a05-7fff-4c58-f3df-39cb5ce3a658"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I’ve been trying to think of what I would say about this book, if I was sitting down for tea/coffee with a friend and telling them about my most recent read. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> I so enjoyed my visit to Ireland with Catriona, Donal, and Sara! Ms. Deibel does such a stellar job of bringing this beautiful country to life, with vibrant descriptions, authentic (if not “proper”) language, and engaging characters. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-d8988195-7fff-e9ac-c898-846cf17036c8"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I got excited when I opened the book and before the first chapter was a “glossary of terms” (yes, I’m one of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">those </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">people), with pronunciations and definitions of many words that were foreign to my American eyes. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">This novel is the third of Ms. Deibel’s that I’ve had the pleasure of reading, and one of my very favorite things about her books is how she writes the descriptions and dialogue. I can almost hear the brogue! It’s delightful! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I was also quite intrigued by the idea of a matchmaking festival. It just sounds both fun and a little crazy. I think Donal would probably agree with at least the second part of my observation. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I have to confess, I didn’t like Catriona very much, in the beginning. But as the story progressed, I began to like her better and better. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">There was one part where I really wanted her friend, Maeve, to give her a good shake. But then I wanted to cheer when she finally made the better choice.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-8c580a6c-7fff-1a66-772a-5765a565251f"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My only mildly negative comment is that I would have enjoyed it if there had been more page time dedicated to Catriona’s change of heart, though I did appreciate seeing how Donal’s character changed and grew throughout the book. And the ending was just right.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Overall, I really enjoyed this book and would happily recommend it to anyone who enjoys historical fiction!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">*My thanks to the publisher for my copy of this book! I was not required to write a positive review and have not been compensated for it in any way. All opinions expressed are my own.</span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></div><p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Welcome back to the blog, my friends! First post of 2024! And . . . yeah, I know it's March. I was planning to post the usual "favorite books of the year" and "most anticipated books" lists. I even had the lists all made in the notes app on my phone . . . obviously, that didn't happen. I had a 5 week-old baby at the time and decided I had enough to keep up with, managing the holidays with 2 toddlers and a new baby. But I'm excited to be back! I have some thoughts for some different posts and one of my very favorite authors (Roseanna M White!) has a new book releasing in a week or so, which means there will definitely be a post about that. Until then, purchase links are below and I bid you a cheery "have a ducky day!" </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Irish-Matchmaker-Historical-Triangle-Matchmaking-ebook/dp/B0C9RSG1N5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11ZSGB2I6248F&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mDTLB4WCV27dRguyKWjc2yNwapp4xryhwUWlYvexDuqW8j_k0gu3uB_0dwIRrwVf.5BCNa4i39XBcGqAyjFT7dLV0vBNDpCtewHpo9djUbAM&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+irish+matchmaker+jennifer+deibel&qid=1709903640&sprefix=the+irish+matchmaker%2Caps%2C456&sr=8-1 ">Amazon</a><br /></b></span></p><p><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-irish-matchmaker-jennifer-deibel/1143717391?ean=9780800744854 " style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Barnes & Noble</b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/182093638-the-irish-matchmaker?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ghCQPPM5nI&rank=1 "><b>Goodreads</b></a><br /></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-79193599653674948532023-10-10T21:48:00.002-04:002023-10-10T21:48:54.131-04:00Bookish Thoughts: Countdown<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XjC8hHaWqgekg9XIWaDnB36IJ4fqAulf_wNvmOBnQMycPnrJA5GF9s-qZ4gKGSRfwpfT5fQOPbJxIts91FLAo0JQroZXjZU6S_2YkJpOXOq6pDDj59fHMDK_F2JfLi1poLL5-WzCKY9YrRrNPDjL-XHH5doTgAZgs_RYHwyp-oDuJRnvGwY7iwt7i7A/s385/Countdown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="249" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XjC8hHaWqgekg9XIWaDnB36IJ4fqAulf_wNvmOBnQMycPnrJA5GF9s-qZ4gKGSRfwpfT5fQOPbJxIts91FLAo0JQroZXjZU6S_2YkJpOXOq6pDDj59fHMDK_F2JfLi1poLL5-WzCKY9YrRrNPDjL-XHH5doTgAZgs_RYHwyp-oDuJRnvGwY7iwt7i7A/s320/Countdown.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Description:</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>A stalker who wants to finish what he started. A US Marshal who's vowed to protect his charge. And one woman who is determined to put the past in the past.</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Flight paramedic Raina Price has been running so long it's hard to stop. To escape a dangerous stalker, she changed her name and disappeared, building a new life with the help of a friend from her time in juvie. It feels good to put her energies into saving people's lives, but because her stalker was never found, she's never stopped looking over her shoulder. And one can only run so far before the past finally catches up.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">US Marshal Vincent Corelli's job is to hunt down fugitives and protect those who are assigned to him. When Raina is almost killed right in front of him, he vows to protect her at all costs--whether it's his job or not. Together they work to solve the mystery of Raina's past. But someone is out to make sure Raina doesn't live long enough to do it.</span></p><p><b>About the Author:</b><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Lynette Eason</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> is the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">USA Today</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> bestselling author of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Life Flight</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Crossfire</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Critical Threat</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, as well as the Danger Never Sleeps, Blue Justice, Women of Justice, Deadly Reunions, Hidden Identity, and Elite Guardians series. She is the winner of three ACFW Carol Awards, the Selah Award, and the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award, among others. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and has a master's degree in education from Converse College. Eason lives in South Carolina with her husband. They have two adult children. Learn more at www.lynetteeason.com.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p><b>My Thoughts:</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Do you want to know how engrossed I was in this book? I have the paperback, but I didn’t want to disturb my toddler’s nap by turning on the lamp, so I downloaded the ebook from my library so I could keep reading on my phone while she slept. That’s how addicting I found this story. You have been warned. If you choose to read this book, you may find late nights and “just one more chapter” appearing before you know it! Or, you know, having both the ebook and paperback available, so you can keep reading, even when the light would bother a family member. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Countdown </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">is the fourth (and I believe final) book in the Extreme Measures series. You don’t have to read the previous books in the series, though I found it made the relationships between the friends more meaningful. Plus, you get to know Raina just a bit from the other books, so I was very curious to read her story.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Obviously, I found this story to be very fast-paced, with a lot of moving pieces, some that kept me guessing and some that seemed a little obvious, but still useful for the plot. I quite enjoyed the suspense and I really liked Raina and Vincent. I will say that because a bit of their relationship happened off page (they’ve known each other since book 1), I did sometimes find that the romance seemed a little rushed, though the timeline for this story happens very quickly, as well. Despite that, I did enjoy the romance side of the story. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Overall, if you’re a fan of fast-paced romantic suspense, then I would definitely highly recommend this book (and the rest of the series)!</span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-2cfd83ad-7fff-9a65-05ae-00b4d03018d6"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">*My thanks to the publisher for my copy of this book! I was not required to write a positive review and have not been compensated for it in any way. All opinions expressed are my own. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>I'll probably only have a couple more reviews to publish before baby #3 arrives! How crazy is that?! I'm honestly not sure how much reviewing I'll be doing after November, especially with 3 sweet girls to love on. We shall see! As always, if you found yourself curious about this book, links for more info are below!</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Have a lovely day!</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Countdown-Extreme-Measures-Book-4-ebook/dp/B0BLW8NVBG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=21B5XS8EI4HWR&keywords=countdown+lynette+eason&qid=1696987633&sprefix=countdown+lynette+eason%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-1 ">Amazon</a><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/countdown-lynette-eason/1142260733?ean=9780800737368">Barnes & Noble</a><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62925302-countdown?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=TSOnotqp4m&rank=1 ">GoodReads</a><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/c0cdb919-024a-4232-80f4-1d8320d33dfb "><b>The Story Graph</b></a><br /></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-26538207244460432982023-08-22T06:00:00.001-04:002023-08-22T06:00:00.138-04:00Bookish Thoughts: A Beautiful Disguise and GIVEAWAY!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUskNQ7wwgLvVIDH6rk_Ze6Lk18Fg8sJ8ObOHgN1VXCoLE44ParXWxU41mWsn_emsKc2J2QYTkRUrFktIGhDkNHM2bbNr7tlaXVLa4N7Z2HozjdJkX0tpBNJSgXKSi_bLmpvFo4P79rXGS-wIKSdVDAPfAKhyHI4M3eP1M8ZeaCXm7uSXcfMhHjNet9U/s1080/A%20Beautiful%20Disguise%20-%20now%20available.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUskNQ7wwgLvVIDH6rk_Ze6Lk18Fg8sJ8ObOHgN1VXCoLE44ParXWxU41mWsn_emsKc2J2QYTkRUrFktIGhDkNHM2bbNr7tlaXVLa4N7Z2HozjdJkX0tpBNJSgXKSi_bLmpvFo4P79rXGS-wIKSdVDAPfAKhyHI4M3eP1M8ZeaCXm7uSXcfMhHjNet9U/s320/A%20Beautiful%20Disguise%20-%20now%20available.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e22a82fa-7fff-afa5-97b1-6e98761ffa0c"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Happy Release Day to Roseanna M. White! Join her in celebration of A Beautiful Disguise! Enter the giveaway and join the fun here: </span><a href="https://bit.ly/3NS24t1?fbclid=IwAR3BF4e-r9TOjxV62xpH_oLPvvYKmMvPr7Mfjfa02aH_LX6HBgf3fbZB6Xk" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">https://bit.ly/3NS24t1</span></a></span></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Description:</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>1909</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">Left with an estate on the bring of bankruptcy after their father's death, Lady Marigold Fairfax and her brother open a private investigation firm for the elite to spy on the elite. Dubbed the Imposters, Ltd., their anonymous group soon becomes the go-to for the creme of society who want answers delivered surreptitiously. But the many secrets Marigold learns about her peers pale in comparison to her shock when she and her brother are hired to investigate her best friend's father as potential traitor. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Sir Merritt Livingstone has spent a decade serving the monarch in the field, but when pneumonia lands him behind a desk in the War Office Intelligence Division just as they're creating a new secret intelligence branch, he's intent on showing his worth. He suspects an aristocrat of leaking information to Germany as tensions mount between the two countries, but he needs someone to help him prove it, so he turns to the Imposters, Ltd. No one knows who they are, but their results are beyond compare.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Lady Marigold is determined to discover the truth for her friend's sake, and she's more determined still to keep her heart from getting involved with this enigmatic new client . . . who can't possibly be as noble as he seems. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;">About the Author:</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7079e662-7fff-3e03-f066-08bed9cea3fa"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">R</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">oseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award winning author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary. You can learn more about her and her stories at </span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/%E2%80%9Dhttps://www.roseannamwhite.com/%E2%80%9D" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">www.RoseannaMWhite.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;">I fear I'm just becoming a broken record when it comes to reviews for Ms. White's books. She is definitely one of my "must have" authors and I regularly (at least a couple times a year) reread one or more of her books. So when she announces a new book or series, I just wait impatiently for it to be available, no questions asked. I don't even have to know what the storyline is - I just know I'm going to fall in love with it.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;">That said, I was super intrigued with the premise behind this new series. I adore anything to do with mysteries or investigations and this one was so well done! I was left guessing throughout the story, and even by the end, I was as surprised as the characters when the plot was revealed!</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;">Speaking of the characters, I adored Marigold Fairfax, her brother, and the others of their eclectic team/household. I don't want to spoil anything, so I'll just say that the lion was definitely a favorite addition. And I can't wait for Graham and Gemma's book!</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>"Maybe we'd all be wiser, maybe fewer people would be hurt if we questioned more.</b></span></i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>If we didn't think that closing our eyes to darkness meant it didn't exist.</b></span></i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>As if by closing them, we didn't just create more darkness. . . .</b></span></i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>The truth isn't always pretty. But I like to think it's always beautiful."</b></span></i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>- Yates Fairfax </b></span></i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Marigold has spent so long working to be seen without actually being known or noticed, so when Sir Merritt actually </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>sees </i>her, I couldn't help but cheer for him. I had to smile at Sir Merritt proving Marigold wrong again, and again, and again, in her opinion of people in general, but of himself in particular.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Goodness, this review is ridiculously hard to write! I don't want to add any spoilers, but sharing any of my favorite parts of the story would involve potentially sharing one. So I suppose I'll surrender, before I get myself in trouble and just say - "read this book! It was amazing and beautiful and suspenseful and intriguing and . . . you might love it as much as I did! So go forth and read it!"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">*My thanks to the author and publisher for my copy of this book! I was not required to write a positive review and have not been compensated for it in any way. All opinions expressed are my own. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Goodness, book friends! The summer entirely got away from me! Chasing 2 toddlers and managing the exhaustion of pregnancy (praise the Lord!) has left me with a very neglected blog. And once sweet girl #3 is here, it will quite possibly be entirely forgotten for a while. So thank you for your patience now and for your forgiveness later, when I fall off the face of the blog-verse again. </b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>If you haven't already clicked the link at the top to enter the <i>giveaway </i>please don't forget to do that! And happy reading, my friends! </b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Purchase links:</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Disguise-Imposters-1/dp/0764240927/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DC0TIO93H8XJ&keywords=a+beautiful+disguise+roseanna+m+white&qid=1665356230&qu=eyJxc2MiOiItMC4wMSIsInFzYSI6IjAuMDAiLCJxc3AiOiIwLjAwIn0%3D&sprefix=a+beautiful+disguise+roseanna+m+whi%2Caps%2C224&sr=8-1">Amazon</a><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-beautiful-disguise-roseanna-m-white/1142260695?ean=9780764240928">Barnes & Noble</a><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><a href="https://www.christianbook.com/a-beautiful-disguise-1/roseanna-white/9780764240928/pd/240921?product_redirect=1&search_term=a%20beautiful%20disguise&Ntt=240921&item_code=&ps_exit=PRODUCT|legacy&Ntk=keywords&event=ESRCP">Christian Book</a><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.roseannamwhite.com/product/a-beautiful-disguise-imposters-book-1"><b>Roseanna's Shop (signed)</b></a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-57683722597097624072023-05-12T06:27:00.000-04:002023-05-12T06:27:09.982-04:00Bookish Thoughts: The Shifting Current<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3mMY9oga_c_UPK-i23VB1sox8JQJpgJA4hdGZpXhVvFYJIVXOMoJ8ddm1MQ2EQpUd5ECK8sOUVBYo8LpSmIrF_G2Kb1JrMzri7HxlhG7NVcLCmWDI2VPszLHwQV-g0G5Juo3BwpTKo_nPS7CIX0d9uqFgCfuqaatdYE10HmmF8jvDeXSH3aqRzx0/s500/The%20Shifting%20Current.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3mMY9oga_c_UPK-i23VB1sox8JQJpgJA4hdGZpXhVvFYJIVXOMoJ8ddm1MQ2EQpUd5ECK8sOUVBYo8LpSmIrF_G2Kb1JrMzri7HxlhG7NVcLCmWDI2VPszLHwQV-g0G5Juo3BwpTKo_nPS7CIX0d9uqFgCfuqaatdYE10HmmF8jvDeXSH3aqRzx0/s320/The%20Shifting%20Current.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Description:</span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">An elusive killer. A false identity. A deadly maze of lies.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">When Coast Guard Investigative Service Special Agent LOGAN PERRY’s beloved grandfather is murdered, Logan races to his hometown of Cauldron Creek, New Mexico to investigate the murder. His teammate and friend, EMMY THORTON, insists on joining him. Not a good idea—not when he loves her, but carries a secret that he knows will tear them apart.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Emmy knows Logan will pursue the investigation no matter the cost, and she won’t let the man she loves plunge into a dangerous situation alone. She needs to be at his side, even if he believes friendship is her only reason for joining him.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">What looks like a robbery gone wrong rapidly shifts, drawing Emmy and Logan into a dizzying maze where nothing is as it appears. Every lead slips through their fingers as threats against them grow deadlier at each turn. Having only each other to rely on, their love for one another deepens, but will they live long enough to admit their attraction to each other?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">They’re in the killer’s sights. One wrong move puts their future together and their lives on the line.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">About the Author:</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-6f3e71ca-7fff-5b7c-0c12-60b1c8168c9b"></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Publishers Weekly and #1 Amazon bestselling author, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Dani Pettrey</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> has sold nearly 800,000 copies of her novels to readers eagerly awaiting the next release. Dani combines the page-turning adrenaline of a thriller with the chemistry and happy-ever-after of a romance. Her novels stand out for their "wicked pace, snappy dialogue, and likable characters" (Publishers Weekly), "gripping storyline[s]," (RT Book Reviews), and "sizzling undercurrent of romance" (USA Today).She researches murder and mayhem from her home in Maryland. For more information about her novels, visit danipettrey.com </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">My Thoughts:</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have been waiting for Emmy and Logan’s book for </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4 years! </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ever since reading the first book in the series. I. Have. Been. Waiting. And I confess, I was pretty bummed when I saw it was “just” a novella. But after reading it, I stand corrected. A novella was perfect for them! </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">So if you’ve read the other books in the series, you’ve probably been following these characters as long as I have. If you haven’t, then stop, go get those books, read them, wait 4 years, and then come back. Just kidding. But seriously, go get the other books. So after following them through the prior books, their relationship and how it all plays out, works perfectly. It didn’t seem unnatural or rushed. And given that, I honestly probably would have been frustrated with them, had they been given a full-length novel to finally figure it out. So, well done, Ms. Pettrey!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Though I hated seeing the end of the series, it ended well. And I’m excited to see what comes next!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-82c2d2e4-7fff-cafa-0c69-b59f887f0e56"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">*My thanks to the author and publisher for my advanced copy of this book! I was not required to write a review, positive or otherwise, and have not been compensated for it in any way. All opinions expressed are my own. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Though I'll always prefer paper books to e-books, I do want to point out that the e-book is only <i>$2.99</i> right now! So if you're wanting to finish the series, but a paperback is out of your budget range right now, that may be an option! </span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">As always, thanks for stopping by! Have a lovely Mother's Day weekend! </span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shifting-Current-Coastal-Guardian-Novella-ebook/dp/B0B4TW31H2/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+shifting+current+dani+pettrey&qid=1683885900&sprefix=the+shifting+current%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1 ">Amazon</a><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-shifting-current-dani-pettrey/1141772776?ean=9798218021306 ">Barnes & Noble </a><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62221437-the-shifting-current?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=epl3ttRcG2&rank=1 ">GoodReads</a><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/0a5df773-e656-4cad-9e5a-4d11d2f499b7"><b>The Story Graph</b></a><br /></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-56889210592299448252023-03-17T07:00:00.001-04:002023-03-17T07:00:00.224-04:00Bookish Thoughts: A Match in the Making<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMSwCTxVH58rNVc0pYHAt_rHIITcRMBQ2dIRZtdA_OZIw2DQWFhNN9Yt0dVlquCeg81xM-1sbp59ULe0Vabe_oTGp1ZLvxfXb4duEDaIlJaYTkYjuLKpfwYThnjZYD8sgZjRxhNna7M3CijKiL16XPoYaYXs3YkzxyqQtUT4JhTOae4EfAVp8KJMj/s500/A%20Match%20in%20the%20Making.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="322" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMSwCTxVH58rNVc0pYHAt_rHIITcRMBQ2dIRZtdA_OZIw2DQWFhNN9Yt0dVlquCeg81xM-1sbp59ULe0Vabe_oTGp1ZLvxfXb4duEDaIlJaYTkYjuLKpfwYThnjZYD8sgZjRxhNna7M3CijKiL16XPoYaYXs3YkzxyqQtUT4JhTOae4EfAVp8KJMj/s320/A%20Match%20in%20the%20Making.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Description:</span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Miss Gwendolyn Brinley accepted a temporary paid companion position for the Newport summer season, believing it would be a lark to spend the summer in America's most exclusive town. She suddenly finds her summer turning anything but amusing when her employer expects her to take over responsibilities as an assistant matchmaker. Tasked with the daunting prospect of attaining advantageous matches for her clients, Gwendolyn soon finds herself in the employ of Mr. Walter Townsend, the catch of the Season, but a gentleman Gwendolyn finds beyond irritating.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Walter Townsend is reluctantly in search of a wife for the sake of his unruly motherless children who cannot keep a governess for long. What he wasn't expecting was Miss Brinley, an amateur matchmaker who turns his quest for a new wife into a complete and utter debacle. Constantly besieged by society ladies on a mission to win his affection, Walter must find a way to overcome their inundating attention--and his unexpected attraction toward Gwendolyn.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">The more time they spend together throughout the Newport Season, the harder it is for Gwendolyn to find Walter a wife when she realizes his perfect match might be . . . her.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">About the Author:</span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"> </span><span class="a-text-bold" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700 !important;">Jen Turano</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"> is a </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic !important;">USA Today</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"> bestselling author, known for penning quirky historical romances set in the Gilded Age. Her books have earned </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic !important;">Publishers Weekly</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"> and </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic !important;">Booklist</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"> starred reviews, top picks from </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic !important;">Romantic Times</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;">, and praise from </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic !important;">Library Journal</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;">. She's been a finalist twice for the RT Reviewers' Choice Awards and had two of her books listed in the top 100 romances of the past decade from Booklist. She and her family live outside of Denver, Colorado. Readers can find her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and at jenturano.com</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">My Thoughts:</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">A new Jen Turano book! Exactly what my tired heart was needing. Ms. Turano is without a doubt one of my very favorite authors and I love to read (or re-read) her books, especially when a good laugh is in order. Her stories always bring a smile to my face and I love being able to reply to the question “what’s so funny?” with the words, “oh, this book! Let me tell you about it!”</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">So, in the interest of continuing to answer that question, allow me to expound a bit: Matchmaking - Always great for escapades. Newport - a place I know little about, but was suddenly very interested in. Three small children - Perfect for mischief and stealing hearts. A pony. A cat lady (I absolutely adored Adelaide! I can’t wait for her story in November!). And Gwendolyn who is very no-nonsense, especially with the schemes and craziness found in Society. I think she and I would get along wonderfully, if she wasn’t simply a fictional character. And Walter, who isn’t the typical completely oblivious hero (though he does have a couple moments). I loved seeing the two of them go from annoyance to tolerance to comradery to love. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9e3bec02-7fff-cc31-b91b-b8a89dd6bbba"></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Also, did I mention there’s a shark? </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">What is a humorous book you've read recently? Please leave a comment and let me know! I can always use more suggestions (as my bookcases groan)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px;">!</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Have a lovely day!</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Match-Making-Matchmakers-Book-ebook/dp/B0B6Q4R5Y5/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=a+match+in+the+making+jen+turano&qid=1678834988&sprefix=a+match+in+%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-1 ">Amazon</a><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-match-in-the-making-jen-turano/1141540038?ean=9780764240201 ">Barnes & Noble</a><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Match-Making/Jen-Turano/9780764240201?id=8788353117737 ">Books-A-Million</a><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61140753-a-match-in-the-making?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=aSjUrjlikr&rank=1 ">GoodReads</a><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/12f526ca-7e83-48cd-8c8f-be6949c312b8 ">The Story Graph</a><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-59101049342023133502023-03-14T19:22:00.003-04:002023-03-14T19:22:42.476-04:00Bookish Thoughts: The Maid of Ballymacool<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-zjmZSQ2ZmW4cnTGYG0WYMsv9CoLiwrhZFuzQ_H7N9ui5I5hUjKPCpqCRHTjgrUO-V1FPFHKae91SIFNKLoj4kCnw18vL41Ht_KbA4V29IMbrtVC3FAH8oBYiP8W1cnztB3TxbgpQc0_0qJZ-o4y4kmvMo43Hg3WqtI8ytqPFFhZws3FutgKWDud/s595/The%20Maid%20of%20Ballymacool.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="385" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-zjmZSQ2ZmW4cnTGYG0WYMsv9CoLiwrhZFuzQ_H7N9ui5I5hUjKPCpqCRHTjgrUO-V1FPFHKae91SIFNKLoj4kCnw18vL41Ht_KbA4V29IMbrtVC3FAH8oBYiP8W1cnztB3TxbgpQc0_0qJZ-o4y4kmvMo43Hg3WqtI8ytqPFFhZws3FutgKWDud/s320/The%20Maid%20of%20Ballymacool.webp" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Description:<br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Brianna Kelly was abandoned at Ballymacool House and Boarding School as an infant. She has worked there since she was a wee girl and will likely die there. Despite a sense that she was made for something more, Brianna feels powerless to change her situation, so she consoles herself by exploring the Ballymacool grounds, looking for hidden treasures to add to the secret trove beneath the floorboards of her room.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">When Michael Wray, the son of local gentry, is sent to Ballymacool to deal with his unruly cousin, he finds himself drawn to Brianna, immediately and inescapably. There is something about her that feels so . . . familiar. When Brianna finds a piece of silver in the woods, she commits to learning its origins, with the help of Michael. What they discover may change everything.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Fan favorite Jennifer Deibel invites you back to the Emerald Isle in the 1930s for this fresh take on the Cinderella story, complete with a tantalizing mystery, a budding romance, and a chance at redemption.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">About the Author:</span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700 !important;">Jennifer Deibel</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"> is the author of </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic !important;">A Dance in Donegal</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"> (winner of the Kipp Award for Historical Romance) and </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic !important;">The Lady of Galway Manor</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"> (a Parable Group bestseller). Her work has appeared on (in)courage, on </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic !important;">The Better Mom</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;">, in </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic !important;">Missions Mosaic</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"> magazine, and in other publications. With firsthand immersive experience abroad, Jennifer writes stories that help redefine home through the lens of culture, history, and family. After nearly a decade of living in Ireland and Austria, she now lives in Arizona with her husband and their three children. You can find her online at www.jenniferdeibel.com.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Poppins;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I had the pleasure of reading Ms. Deibel’s prior novel, “The Lady of Galway Manor” and so enjoyed it. So, when I saw she had a new book, I didn’t even think twice about grabbing it. I’m not entirely sure, but I may have enjoyed this one even more than the former!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Ms. Deibel does a beautiful job of bringing Ireland in 1935 to vivid life. Her descriptions paint pictures so vibrant,I often felt as though I was walking the halls of Ballymacool or wandering the woods alongside the characters. It’s apparent from the beginning how much the author loves the people, history, and culture of Ireland. I loved “seeing” it through a lens of understanding and love. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">As always, the characters are what makes or breaks a story for me, and I adored Brianna, Michael, Batty, and Finnuala. Brianna and Michael both have such kind hearts, and the contrast between how Michael cares for Brianna versus how she’s treated by the mistress of Ballymacool broke my heart for her. I loved getting to see her from Michael’s perspective and how he slowly fell in love with the young woman who was so often overlooked. Their relationship builds slowly and is so sweet. And who doesn’t love someone named “Batty” or the supposedly “crazy” woman from the woods (Finnuala)? I also really appreciated how the dialogue is written as it would be heard/said - as opposed to proper English. I could almost “hear” the lovely accent as I read. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I also really appreciated the message of belonging and hope, especially for those who may find themselves feeling isolated or alone. This story sought to offer hope, something the world often seems to be sorely lacking. My only mildly negative comment is that I thought the ending was a little rushed. Brianna spends a few pages trying to understand and accept things (I don’t want to spoil anything), but within a paragraph or two, everything is mostly okay, again. But maybe that’s just me. </span></span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Overall, I greatly enjoyed this book! I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys historical fiction and is looking for a trip to Ireland, lived vicariously. </span></span></p><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">*My thanks to the publisher for my copy of this book! I was not required to write a review, positive or otherwise, and have not been compensated for it in any way. All opinions expressed are my own. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b>If you couldn't tell from my review, I greatly enjoyed this trip to Ireland! What is your favorite place to "visit" via stories? Please leave a comment and let me know! </b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b>As always, links are below!</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b>Have a ducky day!</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Maid-Ballymacool-Jennifer-Deibel-ebook/dp/B0B6Q1FHXY/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+maid+of+ballymacool+jennifer+deibel&qid=1678834857&sprefix=the+maid+of+ball%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1 ">Amazon</a><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-maid-of-ballymacool-jennifer-deibel/1141540011?ean=9780800741747 ">Barnes & Noble</a><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Maid-Ballymacool/Jennifer-Deibel/9780800741747?id=8788353117737 ">Books-A-Million</a><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61140765-the-maid-of-ballymacool ">GoodReads</a><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/e8d43193-9470-40af-9df7-f9717dd0e7e2"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">The Story Graph</span></a><br /></p><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-87516458444321167002023-01-30T12:42:00.000-05:002023-01-30T12:42:14.646-05:00Bookish Thoughts: Yesterday's Tides <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TBds-WYJUEYtlv20dkZk60w5wxe3yhnqZsfNtpKznUxFBbbsS1wzfbcempsNRK9AgQdQab7OUPigSrdYvAK1PnZFI7_PMTVXdArD_VjTSYEjSZiN8Us4TYUY214rqcn-sksJ4twulsmHAfC85w24rtpn0goRSBC00k06KTLnU-6lXCLBHwGf4yAO/s2560/Yesterday's%20tides%20pretty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="2560" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TBds-WYJUEYtlv20dkZk60w5wxe3yhnqZsfNtpKznUxFBbbsS1wzfbcempsNRK9AgQdQab7OUPigSrdYvAK1PnZFI7_PMTVXdArD_VjTSYEjSZiN8Us4TYUY214rqcn-sksJ4twulsmHAfC85w24rtpn0goRSBC00k06KTLnU-6lXCLBHwGf4yAO/s320/Yesterday's%20tides%20pretty.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Description:</span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #666666; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">In 1942, Evie Farrow is used to life on Ocracoke Island, where every day is the same–until the German U-boats haunting their waters begin to wreak havoc. And when special agent Sterling Bertrand is washed ashore at Evie’s inn, her life is turned upside down. While Sterling’s injuries keep him inn-bound for weeks, making him even more anxious about the man he’s tracking, he becomes increasingly intrigued by Evie, who seems to be hiding secrets of her own.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #666666; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #666666; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Decades earlier, in 1914, Englishman Remington Culbreth arrives at the Ocracoke Inn for the summer, but he doesn’t count on falling in love with Louisa Adair, the innkeeper’s daughter. When war breaks out in Europe, and their relationship is put in jeopardy, will their love survive?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #666666; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #666666; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">As Evie and Sterling work to track down an elusive German agent, they unravel mysteries that go back a generation. The ripples from the Great War are still rocking their lives, and it seems yesterday’s tides may sweep them all into danger again today.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-70eeeee1-7fff-0a4d-e820-acf7fcf4b487"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #666666; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Bestselling and award-winning author Roseanna M. White whisks you away to two periods fraught with peril in this sweeping and romantic dual-time tale.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #666666; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #666666; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">About the Author:</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-24f08164-7fff-6ec4-7ef3-d2a2af2c2017"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Roseanna M. White (www.roseannamwhite.com) is a bestselling, Christy Award-nominated author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. She pens her novels beneath her Betsy Ross flag, with her Jane Austen action figure watching over her. When not writing fiction, she's homeschooling her two children, editing and designing, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of numerous novels, ranging from biblical fiction to American-set romances to Edwardian British series. Roseanna lives with her family in West Virginia. Learn more at www.roseannamwhite.com</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">My Thoughts:</span></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">If we could sit down for tea, I would ramble on about this book. I would excitedly hold it out for you to see the cover, read the description. I would happily wait for you to be enticed to start this beautiful story of life, loss, war, peace, love, faith, and family . . . . Since we can’t do that, I suppose I’ll go ahead and ramble and maybe you’ll see if this is a story that could find a space in your heart, like it did mine. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">While this book stands entirely on its own, if you’ve had the pleasure of reading Ms. White’s prior series, you’ll find many familiar names and faces. I so enjoyed finally getting to learn Rem’s story (from the Codebreakers Series) and I loved all of the cameos - they made me want to start at the beginning (The Culper Ring series) and read them all over again! That said, if this is your first foray into her books, I don’t believe you’d feel as though you were missing anything by starting here. And, you would have all of her other fabulous books to look forward to finding! </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As always, I loved the characters! They, as I’ve come to expect from this author’s stories, had become dear friends by the time I turned the final page. I had to whisper to them a quiet farewell and promise to read their book again, soon. And the setting! I have vague memories of visiting Ocracoke Island a decade ago and so enjoyed getting to revisit it through Evie and Louisa’s stories. I thoroughly enjoyed how Ms. White brought the dual time-lines to life, though I did occasionally want to groan with frustration when we left one to go back to the other, because I just </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">wanted to know what was going to happen! </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The suspense definitely wasn’t lacking! All in all, I would say that though the year is just beginning, this book will definitely be one of my favorites for the year! </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I would love to tell you so much more, but I don’t want to spoil anything. I also know most people won’t read this far, or if you did make it here, you wouldn’t read much further. So thank you for spending time on my ramblings!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">*My thanks to the author and publisher for my copy of this book! I was not required to write a positive review and have not been compensated for it in any way. All opinions expressed are my own. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>As always, thank you for taking the time to stop by and see what I've been reading! I hope I maybe sparked your interest in this book that I so enjoyed. If so, links are below!</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>My munchkins are calling, so until next time -</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Have a beautiful day! </b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Yesterdays-Tides-Roseanna-M-White-ebook/dp/B0B6Q3MJ9Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1L18BDPHXWP7K&keywords=yesterday%27s+tides&qid=1675098470&sprefix=yesterday%27s+tides%2Caps%2C328&sr=8-1 ">Amazon</a><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/yesterdays-tides-roseanna-m-white/1141540055?ean=9780764240010 ">Barnes & Noble</a><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Yesterdays-Tides/Roseanna-M-White/9780764240010?id=8641300116475 ">Books-A-Million</a><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61140892-yesterday-s-tides?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=G5IQGw80op&rank=1 ">Goodreads</a><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/e1be4693-9ad5-4763-834e-7dea90a79446 "><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-small;"><b>The Story Graph</b></span></a><br /></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-7642828034377904642023-01-04T21:43:00.000-05:002023-01-04T21:43:13.514-05:00Most Anticipated books for 2023!<p> <span style="font-family: Caveat Brush; font-size: medium;">Happy New Year!! I was looking at the books coming out in 2023 and I am so excited! I'm also excited because I've decided to do something a little different this year. I'm hoping to catch up on some of my Kindle books that have been languishing as they await my attention, as well as reading (and rereading) some books I own in paper that keep coming to mind. So for this list, the new books will in at the top, in release date order and then the books already available will be in some sort of order below.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh898PlBlMQCIBgamspJtnzRGiWSfMT8qxvClQ4vMtRhNxHkOlhoNTFv7wQx25WoVOVptuMyglpJBvbAAZCIy3QYq4Tud74437jbIq2MF-RLzM40PP8gSfDFPYxWaOyLJPCMwwYpzcwu-vCFLOa6g88Z85_NvdDO6_HZvzKWV6jnajSKqTPj1KJiWIJ/s500/Critical%20Threat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh898PlBlMQCIBgamspJtnzRGiWSfMT8qxvClQ4vMtRhNxHkOlhoNTFv7wQx25WoVOVptuMyglpJBvbAAZCIy3QYq4Tud74437jbIq2MF-RLzM40PP8gSfDFPYxWaOyLJPCMwwYpzcwu-vCFLOa6g88Z85_NvdDO6_HZvzKWV6jnajSKqTPj1KJiWIJ/s320/Critical%20Threat.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Caveat Brush";"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Critical-Threat-Extreme-Measures-Book-ebook/dp/B0B6Q42PHH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=critical+threat+lynette+eason&qid=1672882484&sprefix=critical+threat+%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-1">Critical Threat</a> by Lynette Eason - 1/3/2023<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">So this one I have mixed emotions about this one. I didn't finish the first book in the series,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">but I so enjoyed the second one. So I'm very curious about this one! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqRoaUKAiqfl5voPoPum6BNArqNKh3wGSJofR4q-5eAcpyuXqVDugYzL1Aca5zXt2JBbFbQA1AEeHW97OeV34J4LCT2lH_VcFL2p4GEbl9C9deaCp37MxQiYTNk5Aup9o7kAAUeQ-XwqBaeTzhXc9nfNadpK-Vu7p3CNDQAM5heQ7aYSzstvqGYMg/s500/Hearts%20of%20Steel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqRoaUKAiqfl5voPoPum6BNArqNKh3wGSJofR4q-5eAcpyuXqVDugYzL1Aca5zXt2JBbFbQA1AEeHW97OeV34J4LCT2lH_VcFL2p4GEbl9C9deaCp37MxQiYTNk5Aup9o7kAAUeQ-XwqBaeTzhXc9nfNadpK-Vu7p3CNDQAM5heQ7aYSzstvqGYMg/s320/Hearts%20of%20Steel.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hearts-Steel-Blackstone-Legacy-Book-ebook/dp/B0B6Q3C7MC/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=hearts+of+steel+elizabeth+camden&qid=1672882583&sprefix=hearts+of+steel%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-1 ">Hearts of Steel</a> by Elizabeth Camden - 1/17/2023</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">The Final book in the series! I'm excited for Liam's story!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfV3Dj7mTgKod1-SCrCx6SQyQ3aqN7RwObTXczf8rCOyQKsXVdruVwhSpUOZtHub_-yZ1jhWWLqLZzjN1B2C3oiZPyikLN_zB_nSyLwUeuZtNh9mDU8y4mpucBl3ywM8ZadShDmS5YssMBCl6iJfC80UZ9iCOKYnEWpoiUmpj3UD8QzzrrcQIwjRx4/s500/Yesterday's%20Tides.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="323" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfV3Dj7mTgKod1-SCrCx6SQyQ3aqN7RwObTXczf8rCOyQKsXVdruVwhSpUOZtHub_-yZ1jhWWLqLZzjN1B2C3oiZPyikLN_zB_nSyLwUeuZtNh9mDU8y4mpucBl3ywM8ZadShDmS5YssMBCl6iJfC80UZ9iCOKYnEWpoiUmpj3UD8QzzrrcQIwjRx4/s320/Yesterday's%20Tides.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Yesterdays-Tides-Roseanna-M-White-ebook/dp/B0B6Q3MJ9Y/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=yesterday%27s+tides+roseanna+m+white&qid=1672457014&sprefix=yesterday%27s+tides+%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1 ">Yesterday's Tides</a> by Roseanna M. White - 1/23/2023</span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">I'm excited for a new dual-time novel from one of my favorite authors! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxbAj2AxR2V8rBOfu0LC2yBdf-oiZ7owAIbKTwArrNpOcjv5NLyvCkejSL0uki_IUAW4FuTlRBD3it0jChzBigoQyWQpUsv0sD4UUaa9qDxpk2x_tQ9PRhY5_YNTgnYj5gZajOenS_YTe8eHIFt27oNT09DdTfvlARX3k7R6X_FfaW9CKFuLhHKTC/s500/Brooke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxbAj2AxR2V8rBOfu0LC2yBdf-oiZ7owAIbKTwArrNpOcjv5NLyvCkejSL0uki_IUAW4FuTlRBD3it0jChzBigoQyWQpUsv0sD4UUaa9qDxpk2x_tQ9PRhY5_YNTgnYj5gZajOenS_YTe8eHIFt27oNT09DdTfvlARX3k7R6X_FfaW9CKFuLhHKTC/s320/Brooke.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brooke-Metcalfes-Book-Ronie-Kendig-ebook/dp/B0BRK21471/ref=sr_1_3?crid=29OZB9SX4UD7&keywords=ronie+kendig+brooke&qid=1672882988&s=digital-text&sprefix=ronie+kendig+brook%2Cdigital-text%2C130&sr=1-3 ">Brooke</a> by Ronie Kendig - 2/6/2023<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">I've been waiting for Brooke's story and have already pre-ordered it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Disguise-Imposters-Book-ebook/dp/B0BLW7TD28/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=roseanna+m+white+beautiful+disguise&qid=1672882623&sprefix=a+beautiful+disgui%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1 ">A Beautiful Disguise</a> by Roseanna M. White - 8/22/2023</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">As previously mentioned, I always love Roseanna's books, so her books </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">are always </span><span style="font-family: "Caveat Brush";">on the list!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAs0W7ghkILxsUpbCzoorksIr98nGtsTJr8akbUK_oqL6aZSvouf3VtetTxmPimO6ULiDkyqErkobvfksX2GNgUyqCS8Dogv6u07QiFgdKLTO9wwQFMVYoSmYMgJtvylWp4pHoIm8RtkIWo1hJsXnTwpVPRtRAWrcYKV4B-oiIHzLiUjJyYflBvyX/s346/The%20Hidden%20Prince.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAs0W7ghkILxsUpbCzoorksIr98nGtsTJr8akbUK_oqL6aZSvouf3VtetTxmPimO6ULiDkyqErkobvfksX2GNgUyqCS8Dogv6u07QiFgdKLTO9wwQFMVYoSmYMgJtvylWp4pHoIm8RtkIWo1hJsXnTwpVPRtRAWrcYKV4B-oiIHzLiUjJyYflBvyX/s320/The%20Hidden%20Prince.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Prince-Tessa-Afshar-ebook/dp/B09TQ431F5/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+hidden+prince+by+tessa+afshar&qid=1672882683&sprefix=The+Hidden+Prince+%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-1 ">The Hidden Prince</a> by Tessa Afshar </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">I missed this one in 2022 and I'm hoping to acquire it sometime this year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8B0dXi6OX0Y5cqLgsCdta4NCivW9duf_3iQSMELKxggGfifqH2hOSJrbmlAwNC_6MiMGgt40wZOql08IUnEMR50HKA8bs4BJtM4llySMSXFnMukH6SIW4kTkRpyiq4iQWdIpKfcdqbfzr7_5-plR7fBRoXvD1u-nrSApKRC2PA6QU6J_8LYb_ZoL/s500/When%20The%20Day%20Comes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="323" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8B0dXi6OX0Y5cqLgsCdta4NCivW9duf_3iQSMELKxggGfifqH2hOSJrbmlAwNC_6MiMGgt40wZOql08IUnEMR50HKA8bs4BJtM4llySMSXFnMukH6SIW4kTkRpyiq4iQWdIpKfcdqbfzr7_5-plR7fBRoXvD1u-nrSApKRC2PA6QU6J_8LYb_ZoL/s320/When%20The%20Day%20Comes.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-Day-Comes-Timeless-Book-ebook/dp/B09JXQQ9MF/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=when+the+day+comes+gabrielle+meyer&qid=1672882914&s=digital-text&sprefix=when+comes+the+day%2Cdigital-text%2C102&sr=1-1 ">When The Day Comes </a> by Gabrielle Meyer<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">I had the pleasure of receiving this book for Christmas and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">am excited to have a moment to dive in! Also, dual-timeline. :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHC8X8_GMweBaTnV1RRgWTwlWEIiAkN2BGMyrU0G_adWKt-K2IlfYw2VJb2gW6E1NRp6BFLMzjXCrbb2Ajyr6inG9BjHXF_--rVRS-Pa00gsIKewHYNktY6RLYwLvgGPVTf5CIfBfxKsA57KmIH9sZ0loTWng54-CMMmqDIzzk7eRYVXu0_XyxNmto/s346/The%20Lost%20Melody.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="224" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHC8X8_GMweBaTnV1RRgWTwlWEIiAkN2BGMyrU0G_adWKt-K2IlfYw2VJb2gW6E1NRp6BFLMzjXCrbb2Ajyr6inG9BjHXF_--rVRS-Pa00gsIKewHYNktY6RLYwLvgGPVTf5CIfBfxKsA57KmIH9sZ0loTWng54-CMMmqDIzzk7eRYVXu0_XyxNmto/s320/The%20Lost%20Melody.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Melody-Joanna-Davidson-Politano-ebook/dp/B09V6PKVN5/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+lost+melody+joanna+davidson+politano&qid=1672882852&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+lost+melody%2Cdigital-text%2C143&sr=1-1 ">The Lost Melody</a> by Joanna Davidson Politano </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">I found this one at my library! I've so enjoyed all of Joanna's books so far</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">and am hoping to borrow it whenever it becomes available again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTJ5PIKXtcuHQjhsP3nL2dKM01FIQz3FYJkn6fVZDWrgbVd6E7lzzQvqc5YsftL1OUF7whDv9jmetmgzPqwsDe8bp3SC48ZmcNOnByLrsVn7ufiy8W65Ct7TduUFY5HCVgRfPf2ZJQ6iwdf6lOW-3pVT6vMyB2LwvURrSUvAkZ_41Oi8sXljMRfdj/s356/The%20Book%20of%20Wars%20series.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="356" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTJ5PIKXtcuHQjhsP3nL2dKM01FIQz3FYJkn6fVZDWrgbVd6E7lzzQvqc5YsftL1OUF7whDv9jmetmgzPqwsDe8bp3SC48ZmcNOnByLrsVn7ufiy8W65Ct7TduUFY5HCVgRfPf2ZJQ6iwdf6lOW-3pVT6vMyB2LwvURrSUvAkZ_41Oi8sXljMRfdj/s320/The%20Book%20of%20Wars%20series.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0852HJT47?binding=kindle_edition&searchxofy=true&ref_=dbs_s_aps_series_rwt_tkin&qid=1672882811&sr=8-4 ">The Book of Wars Series</a> by Ronie Kendig</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">I confess, I read the first book when it released and my sweet husband</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">bought me the second and I haven't ever finished the series. Hopefully that will </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">change </span><span style="font-family: "Caveat Brush";">in 2023! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7psNHPx6v-NuSCQ2Phnq0NsE9CVQ_bd2PeZkG57Wp8jmLXKLxNm9NRFMFwo07CvWoO7ZblCBqx-1nOjWsQKWjmdnJtAUEgnhl-alIrcGcc481UKSi_r2rZ_fr6bCgk3fYNhGyZtVmNpMRkPN2112JQvxMOlPLGwIOC0_uCdWh6FovdRxvndxS4bq/s346/Abiassa's%20Fire%20series.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="217" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7psNHPx6v-NuSCQ2Phnq0NsE9CVQ_bd2PeZkG57Wp8jmLXKLxNm9NRFMFwo07CvWoO7ZblCBqx-1nOjWsQKWjmdnJtAUEgnhl-alIrcGcc481UKSi_r2rZ_fr6bCgk3fYNhGyZtVmNpMRkPN2112JQvxMOlPLGwIOC0_uCdWh6FovdRxvndxS4bq/s320/Abiassa's%20Fire%20series.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Abiassas-Fire-Complete-Ronie-Kendig-ebook/dp/B08174WLW5/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=abiassas+fire&qid=1672882757&sprefix=abiassa%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-5 ">Abiassa's Fire</a> series by Ronie Kendig</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">This is another of those, I read the first and by the time the second one came out, I forgot</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">about it. But we bought this box set, so I can finally know how it ends!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvv_cpnYZJ0bdK_fjyiZU7DpicGVb2Kj6hibe3AWZQhdY638zoC4H7DTXYPainLIljdykLT2MopWzpAm0gM0rIFbovFEGh0aJ-EyIh7YE5CgL5epclFmbDJ1dJlPwfadlAkV1ou2YHnnsGPs5dmhyxltmcrNCEJoWwIgh9EHTM-4Zg-Cxa_8X-_V-a/s346/Prophet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="222" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvv_cpnYZJ0bdK_fjyiZU7DpicGVb2Kj6hibe3AWZQhdY638zoC4H7DTXYPainLIljdykLT2MopWzpAm0gM0rIFbovFEGh0aJ-EyIh7YE5CgL5epclFmbDJ1dJlPwfadlAkV1ou2YHnnsGPs5dmhyxltmcrNCEJoWwIgh9EHTM-4Zg-Cxa_8X-_V-a/s320/Prophet.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prophet-Books-Infinite-Book-1-ebook/dp/B0073UPQQS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2H5ICSN1AP75T&keywords=prophet+r.+j.+larson&qid=1672882724&sprefix=prophet+r.+j.+larson%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1 ">Prophet</a> by R. J. Larson</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;">I read this one shortly after it came out and I remember it was </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><i>so </i>good and it's been on my mind to read the series again. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush; font-size: medium;">So what about you? What books are on your list? </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-52466334716948370382022-12-31T07:00:00.001-05:002022-12-31T07:00:00.209-05:00Favorite books of 2022!<p><span style="font-family: Poppins;"> It's that time of the year again! The day, or maybe a week or two, that we spend remembering the past year and considering the future we expect to have (hopefully). This is also when all the book nerds remember our favorite books that we've read this year and eagerly think about the list we're compiling for next year. So these are my top 10 books of 2022! Not all of these were published in 2022, I just happened to read them this year. Also, one of them isn't actually a favorite (though it was very good!), but it surprised me so much, that it has to be here for an honorable mention. So I suppose it's actually my top 9 books of the year? Eh, close enough. :) (also, these are just in order by author's last name)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WAvF4TDRFKNixN8PwiA4pIfzPgGHdAtqkm54e36oMc-7qiKK_eoBC-YHKs8I0qewznz9R-k4R8eq-d720N07s3jywFMale5Skcvb9GUVQDYldp4ToWze3i3lYQWiM0LjOdhgzvaIVOxcihi8GUDO3UUA0PYhyvwLj0sq8qB9C8ESn5I7RXJuwzIt/s500/Harvest%20of%20Rubies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WAvF4TDRFKNixN8PwiA4pIfzPgGHdAtqkm54e36oMc-7qiKK_eoBC-YHKs8I0qewznz9R-k4R8eq-d720N07s3jywFMale5Skcvb9GUVQDYldp4ToWze3i3lYQWiM0LjOdhgzvaIVOxcihi8GUDO3UUA0PYhyvwLj0sq8qB9C8ESn5I7RXJuwzIt/s320/Harvest%20of%20Rubies.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Harvest-Rubies-Tessa-Afshar-ebook/dp/B007VO7PTW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=27NG6E8KD6HKI&keywords=harvest+of+rubies+tessa+afshar&qid=1672453083&sprefix=harvest+of+rubies%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-1 ">Harvest of Rubies</a> by Tessa Afshar - </b>I originally read this book several years ago, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">shortly after it first came out. I remembered it fairly recently and something about</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"> it </span><span style="font-family: Poppins;">kept prodding me to read it again. And I'm so glad that I did! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwGn5B-Aj1IIasEGi6h1ynU1XIogqb-Wi8QGzGw1-jS1ds07sizTOXTMhCcaYA6m9jWstv8jsu22uQIgsex1K6oTUebt4ovFY2k4wUk72RZXnYtDDn5lZJ1Ef7yeumsYTQirYM0HetiJh3bZ4iq7HGo5M53FJY3vDd8iXU56Lo_hsvAC3uAam0uC9/s400/Daughter%20of%20Rome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="258" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwGn5B-Aj1IIasEGi6h1ynU1XIogqb-Wi8QGzGw1-jS1ds07sizTOXTMhCcaYA6m9jWstv8jsu22uQIgsex1K6oTUebt4ovFY2k4wUk72RZXnYtDDn5lZJ1Ef7yeumsYTQirYM0HetiJh3bZ4iq7HGo5M53FJY3vDd8iXU56Lo_hsvAC3uAam0uC9/s320/Daughter%20of%20Rome.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Daughter-Rome-Tessa-Afshar-ebook/dp/B07T32RZMF/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33836ZUJH4JSP&keywords=daughter+of+rome+tessa+afshar&qid=1672453237&sprefix=daughter+of+rome%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-1 ">Daughter of Rome</a> by Tessa Afshar - </b>I bought this book several months <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">before actually reading it. I love how God uses Ms. Afshar's books to remind me of</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">truths, something I particularly needed after the miscarriage.</span> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmw56j0IXOl0lmqpe-g33IYS4VW2VMANagJWWAXXVU6VKhrKIWbCIV9iRIjun1kTtxG3jlMAvVM3uqb5tTf0Sop4efbw2WZwyv3mrdUHyCdN3H1td5hmsngCwFPjfu-V2hmpNawZ1CD_A_ROVKYj2zQWi_w-U4IGjqYsmmKzWX1HF_bhxK5suYO34k/s500/Rnage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmw56j0IXOl0lmqpe-g33IYS4VW2VMANagJWWAXXVU6VKhrKIWbCIV9iRIjun1kTtxG3jlMAvVM3uqb5tTf0Sop4efbw2WZwyv3mrdUHyCdN3H1td5hmsngCwFPjfu-V2hmpNawZ1CD_A_ROVKYj2zQWi_w-U4IGjqYsmmKzWX1HF_bhxK5suYO34k/s320/Rnage.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Range-Metcalfes-Book-Ronie-Kendig-ebook/dp/B0BFSLV5LN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=RLWCLLIDWIGL&keywords=range+ronie+kendig&qid=1672453024&sprefix=range+ronie+kendig%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1 ">Range</a> by Ronie Kendig - </b>Honestly, this book was a difficult read.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Ms. Kendig seldom pulls punches in her writing, but this series in particular is </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">explosive and abrasive to the conscious, as it attempts to very authentically portray human trafficking.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1a5PTPfS_mooEgH3lNdS04VzlLXBM3C5FxiDYOtAvzf6J7DDO2VZxolbnv4ANWmJj6pYny1gRYG8l8Tr10gTy6myPomU0Win1unQzPnaQ29R5123CTt6ZkMfHGc1HkNrucaNOJOKDQqtK8LDN3yrYyBSC7Jva0ld2yvPMPQNgsOWf76KzctCtBGf/s346/Until%20Leaves%20Fall%20in%20Paris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="224" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1a5PTPfS_mooEgH3lNdS04VzlLXBM3C5FxiDYOtAvzf6J7DDO2VZxolbnv4ANWmJj6pYny1gRYG8l8Tr10gTy6myPomU0Win1unQzPnaQ29R5123CTt6ZkMfHGc1HkNrucaNOJOKDQqtK8LDN3yrYyBSC7Jva0ld2yvPMPQNgsOWf76KzctCtBGf/s320/Until%20Leaves%20Fall%20in%20Paris.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Until-Leaves-Paris-Sarah-Sundin-ebook/dp/B09B2PTM75/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2JWRT16CWLYJI&keywords=until+leaves+fall+in+paris+sarah+sundin&qid=1672453263&sprefix=until+leaves+fall%2Caps%2C98&sr=8-1 ">Until Leaves Fall in Paris</a> by Sarah Sundin - </b>I always love Ms. Sundin's books </span><span style="font-family: Poppins;">and this</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"> one is no exception! I also want to note that it's currently on sale on the <i>Kindle for</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><i> $1.59 </i></span><span style="font-family: Poppins;">if you haven't read it yet!</span> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3QFmE1wDrE9SelTjAjXerJYSF717RFyb62E9mWSKt9EE0CSoiee8jp2sU0f61LoxXphxBr15emRZXgM14e3V0Ueos0v-TEpeaL2NRjFofnqHBeUXKMkXu-ozVq6jyoaNAsLPCfsS4JPthaubVFzEHC4eEUm3xMIoTU0rBgxwX5gAWfN5045E7USx/s500/To%20Disguise%20the%20Truth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3QFmE1wDrE9SelTjAjXerJYSF717RFyb62E9mWSKt9EE0CSoiee8jp2sU0f61LoxXphxBr15emRZXgM14e3V0Ueos0v-TEpeaL2NRjFofnqHBeUXKMkXu-ozVq6jyoaNAsLPCfsS4JPthaubVFzEHC4eEUm3xMIoTU0rBgxwX5gAWfN5045E7USx/s320/To%20Disguise%20the%20Truth.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disguise-Bleecker-Street-Inquiry-Agency-ebook/dp/B09B2N2DP5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=376HI81NU2R8T&keywords=to+disguise+the+truth+jen+turano&qid=1672453339&sprefix=to+disguise+the+%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-1 ">To Disguise the Truth</a> by Jen Turano - </b>This has to be one of my <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">very favorite books by Ms. Turano! I can't even give a specific reason, just that</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">it was <i>so good</i>! If you haven't read it yet, it needs to be on your list for next year!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJcjgTSyk5FhXKKCTfYlZCvy0Fl2r0g23zfTB34OrG6TNmyu-nudYzFCTqsgSVmh4QAZV0wc3kbo8Ks6wFV_TF-vBEnGT8rKHlg6qNCjCroe72hiWc7jwuUzdLL_SZ5h8i3jp351GVPDVKbyyS_-hCYkIq0TrhCcoAqiifWt-yfx0TDKZvBMO0Igu/s500/Turn%20to%20Me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="323" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJcjgTSyk5FhXKKCTfYlZCvy0Fl2r0g23zfTB34OrG6TNmyu-nudYzFCTqsgSVmh4QAZV0wc3kbo8Ks6wFV_TF-vBEnGT8rKHlg6qNCjCroe72hiWc7jwuUzdLL_SZ5h8i3jp351GVPDVKbyyS_-hCYkIq0TrhCcoAqiifWt-yfx0TDKZvBMO0Igu/s320/Turn%20to%20Me.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Misty-River-Romance-Book-ebook/dp/B09LWSDW7M/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JARDCTEHBZ4A&keywords=turn+to+me+becky+wade&qid=1672453312&sprefix=turn+to+me%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1 ">Turn To Me</a> by Becky Wade - </b>I think Ms. Wade's newest book is always <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">on my list. I'm really hoping that doesn't change. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJF6Q42L6BMVitwjSarflI38pOopkeClWsGRqsq1jvo5BZwdOopRtOJq4M9cE1nf20sjUZNS4kEKm76CvYNv3JI_aBJt0zGkd8XjiLY4ox8MNDqhXp8Xw7lG1fgW0KKTPTBSVLzBid2RxrF5SMK876ccROgnbPe9jEGkDBo5lGbqKASiv9knhcNWj8/s400/Sunburst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJF6Q42L6BMVitwjSarflI38pOopkeClWsGRqsq1jvo5BZwdOopRtOJq4M9cE1nf20sjUZNS4kEKm76CvYNv3JI_aBJt0zGkd8XjiLY4ox8MNDqhXp8Xw7lG1fgW0KKTPTBSVLzBid2RxrF5SMK876ccROgnbPe9jEGkDBo5lGbqKASiv9knhcNWj8/s320/Sunburst.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sunburst-Sky-King-Ranch-Book-ebook/dp/B09LWVBB5X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=343FSEJL8T4UL&keywords=sunburst+susan+may+warren&qid=1672453198&sprefix=sunburst+susan%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-1">Sunburst</a> by Susan May Warren - </b>This is another book that surprised me!<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I hadn't read anything from Ms. Warren in at least a couple years and this one just</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"> drew me </span><span style="font-family: Poppins;">right in! And best of all, I adored the characters!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEutYPd3_iuqv-d_QDWPkeykHfYgIxalyJaGkLWp_IeURWJXNrvE83Pv2EPKxd6BKO2_zvBiKr9Py16WpY2_1yGdw3kBtyDMO2to1tbtVc5DAK1JksPm_M2Pw7NkloSjNAfdhOOsBnkPEQNlti2RjB7R-NR2F-C37mGpnaUTTQoLEm31qncZrcr5-I/s500/Sundown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEutYPd3_iuqv-d_QDWPkeykHfYgIxalyJaGkLWp_IeURWJXNrvE83Pv2EPKxd6BKO2_zvBiKr9Py16WpY2_1yGdw3kBtyDMO2to1tbtVc5DAK1JksPm_M2Pw7NkloSjNAfdhOOsBnkPEQNlti2RjB7R-NR2F-C37mGpnaUTTQoLEm31qncZrcr5-I/s320/Sundown.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sundown-Sky-King-Ranch-Book-ebook/dp/B09V6XDK3S/ref=sr_1_1?crid=7GVSAESN2L7W&keywords=sundown+susan+may+warren&qid=1672453174&sprefix=sundown+susan%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-1 ">Sundown</a> by Susan May Warren - </b>See above comments. Also, I just really<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">enjoyed how she finished this series. It was beautifully done.</span> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Butq9WpbvSlV3kN-nI7HyfAYkhrg1GZ7rtyC8D056ROmopwVMS-4QDUR6GPzWXZqiJ9a78f9xEzgiARZbEmANerLbVyfVKFIO5RihgmltSzqUJIH89ihC-yJ30RwROUSmVFIZWyBefFjM2qSnbj5HMvZyKI1KBk4sWTzRKulGat1YxSSfLW_5FH9/s500/Worthy%20of%20Legend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="323" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Butq9WpbvSlV3kN-nI7HyfAYkhrg1GZ7rtyC8D056ROmopwVMS-4QDUR6GPzWXZqiJ9a78f9xEzgiARZbEmANerLbVyfVKFIO5RihgmltSzqUJIH89ihC-yJ30RwROUSmVFIZWyBefFjM2qSnbj5HMvZyKI1KBk4sWTzRKulGat1YxSSfLW_5FH9/s320/Worthy%20of%20Legend.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Worthy-Legend-Secrets-Isles-Book-ebook/dp/B09V6QYPJB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2N56N22MYOUDH&keywords=worthy+of+legend+roseanna+white&qid=1672453363&sprefix=worthy+of+leg%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-1 ">Worthy of Legend</a> by Roseanna M. White - </b>Again, I think at least of<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Ms. White's books is on my list every year. And this is not a complaint! This series</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"> conclusion </span><span style="font-family: Poppins;">was very satisfying. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzj4zIQQpfEp-WSVeV_kUcdQz5lEfU0FpCRZWndTtBEAU3TSz1H41yAbwn24xOBWZaSfqzrrbXVyIaPFR4dG8DZ9ixi0tguGPyg7yGpB4WYxsmOlkjcT3sxGB552WPft-oUwtz33QUzPivYSTvwHjXtMOAnKlLKhY7lApirzxa3wcjpS1L3_a3Aw_6/s500/The%20Gifting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="327" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzj4zIQQpfEp-WSVeV_kUcdQz5lEfU0FpCRZWndTtBEAU3TSz1H41yAbwn24xOBWZaSfqzrrbXVyIaPFR4dG8DZ9ixi0tguGPyg7yGpB4WYxsmOlkjcT3sxGB552WPft-oUwtz33QUzPivYSTvwHjXtMOAnKlLKhY7lApirzxa3wcjpS1L3_a3Aw_6/s320/The%20Gifting.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gifting-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00WYK0NJ2/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3SARZAALU2JB&keywords=the+gifting+k.e.+ganshert&qid=1672453128&sprefix=the+gifting+%2Caps%2C98&sr=8-4 ">The Gifting</a> by K.E. Ganshert - </b>This is the one that surprised me.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I've honestly been looking at this book for several years and I just wasn't picking it</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"> up. </span><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Does anyone else have that one book that just keeps staring at you? (In the</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"> case of this cover, literally) </span><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I finally started it and just got sucked in! And then</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"> dumped back out, as I haven't been able to get the</span><span style="font-family: Poppins;"> other 3, yet. Maybe next year.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">So that's my list for the year! What's on yours? Anything I should be adding to my list for the new year?</span></b></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-16360630268265634472022-11-25T06:30:00.001-05:002022-11-25T06:30:00.218-05:00Bookish Thoughts: Sundown <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-unpZv-5_0T0HHwPnt9UBB1rogmgq-N_qX55ELVo1Jt1MClcuw7wM1M0ozJK9CvM82PF9RsCLWUhtaBgDXQyCDOCmSUg_8-TdUWeOI-QxQiuMekxB6nydLULPXee1_dPcaLQd-Qy_5-SXcpp-aAnnxtIplu7ec0Bf_f3U-Ak00mik1NcBmjomUoN/s500/Sundown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-unpZv-5_0T0HHwPnt9UBB1rogmgq-N_qX55ELVo1Jt1MClcuw7wM1M0ozJK9CvM82PF9RsCLWUhtaBgDXQyCDOCmSUg_8-TdUWeOI-QxQiuMekxB6nydLULPXee1_dPcaLQd-Qy_5-SXcpp-aAnnxtIplu7ec0Bf_f3U-Ak00mik1NcBmjomUoN/s320/Sundown.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Description:</span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Former Delta Operative Colt Kingston knows when someone is lying. He may not know the truth, but he sure doesn't trust Tae, the woman who is caring for his ailing father at Sky King Ranch. Behind those beautiful blue eyes, he can tell there is a troubled--and smart--woman.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">A few of her stories prove true--he's found the crashed plane and the dead body inside. Still, her story of survival seems too incredible to believe . . . until the thugs she claims to be hunting her show up and threaten Sky King Ranch. Now Tae must disappear, along with her secrets.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">But Colt's not about to let her go it alone. And when they discover that her secrets include the antidote to a plague that threatens the world, it'll take all three Kingston brothers to save the country they've vowed to protect.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Susan May Warren brings her Sky King Ranch series to a climactic close with this high-stakes race against the clock.</span></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">About the Author:</span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Susan May Warren</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is the USA Today bestselling author of nearly 90 novels with more than 1.5 million books sold, including the Global Search and Rescue and the Montana Rescue series, as well as Sunrise and Sunburst. Winner of a RITA Award and multiple Christy and Carol Awards, as well as the HOLT Medallion and numerous Readers' Choice Awards, Susan makes her home in Minnesota. Find her online at www.susanmaywarren.com, on Facebook @SusanMayWarrenFiction, and on Twitter @SusanMayWarren.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">My Thoughts:</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">This is the third book in the Sky King Ranch series and I keep debating if this one or the second book is my favorite . . . still undecided. It might be a tie . . . . For this book, I would definitely recommend reading the first two before diving in. It picks up right where the former one left off and seldom lets up on the suspense. I’ve been excited for this book and eagerly awaiting the conclusion to the series. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">This is Tae and Colt’s story and I so enjoyed the build up to this one. If you haven’t read the other ones, they meet in book 2, so the romance here moves pretty quickly. As does the action. Though it’s labeled “romance” there was definitely plenty of suspense to keep me reading well past bedtime and secretly hoping my munchkins would nap “just a few more minutes.” </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">As much as I loved Tae and Colt’s story, I also really enjoyed getting to continue to follow Ranger and Noemi’s relationship, as they navigate his vision problems and her fear of losing him. I so appreciated the messages woven throughout the pages. Messages of redemption, forgiveness, closure, and learning to lean into who God has made you to be. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I would highly recommend this book if you enjoy romantic suspense! This one definitely has both.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c1bd9ca1-7fff-0931-592f-b60704c69ea2"></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">*My thanks to the publisher for my copy of this book! I was not required to write a positive review and have not been compensated for it in any way. All opinions expressed are my own. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I'm just a couple blog posts away from <u style="font-style: italic;">300</u>!!! I believe I shall have to do something to celebrate the occasion - any thoughts or suggestions (requests)? </span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sundown-Sky-King-Ranch-Book-ebook/dp/B09V6XDK3S/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15NDGEEPAQBBR&keywords=sundown+susan+may+warren&qid=1668802244&sprefix=sundown+susan+may+warren+%2Caps%2C86&sr=8-1 ">Amazon</a><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sundown-susan-may-warren/1140978577?ean=9780800739843 ">Barnes & Noble</a><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60324259-sundown?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=mtmdk6XA64&rank=1 ">Good Reads</a><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/fd627bbe-f9e6-4df6-93e2-d5482d84ab89"><b>The Story Graph</b></a><br /></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-76746369054407028972022-11-18T16:06:00.003-05:002022-11-18T16:06:53.280-05:00Bookish Thoughts: Body of Evidence <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNfKWSPvr1UhypSmr2S8mHTpoVciGqOvf1_UZCTrD1CPr6e3NP8FioA96NSKO4e_dsnIGoEFBBZ10ZWsxHYGtEbt0pE9X_SZj92lD13geDig0i2IRFT57GjAgIaysCh193DyNH9Q-K2vIQgE0lGwz2wkOGHGd-rsYgir8Ct6DalUvRRBSeGWuTuVq/s500/Body%20of%20Evidence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="323" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNfKWSPvr1UhypSmr2S8mHTpoVciGqOvf1_UZCTrD1CPr6e3NP8FioA96NSKO4e_dsnIGoEFBBZ10ZWsxHYGtEbt0pE9X_SZj92lD13geDig0i2IRFT57GjAgIaysCh193DyNH9Q-K2vIQgE0lGwz2wkOGHGd-rsYgir8Ct6DalUvRRBSeGWuTuVq/s320/Body%20of%20Evidence.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Description:</span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Forensic pathologist Grace Reilly has seen her share of unusual deaths in rural Missouri. But when she begins to notice a curious pattern in autopsies of elderly residents whose demise appears to be natural, she takes her concerns to Sheriff Nate Cox.</span></span></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-0bdd379b-7fff-7a94-b41c-0bd741768312" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Nate is skeptical about the link Grace is seeing between the deaths--and her suspicions of foul play. But her persistence is compelling. Once she finally convinces him her theory is credible and they join forces to investigate, danger follows. Because exposing the truth could destroy several lives--including Grace's.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>About the Author:</b><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Irene Hannon</b> is the bestselling and award-winning author of more than 60 contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels. In addition to her many other honors, she is a three-time winner of the prestigious RITA Award from Romance Writers of America. She is also a member of RWA's elite Hall of Fame and has received a Career Achievement Award from RT Book Reviews for her entire body of work. Learn more at </span><a href="http://www.irenehannon.com" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.irenehannon.com</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">My Thoughts:</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As many other reviews point out, this book is the third in a series. But it can definitely be read as a stand-alone. I greatly enjoyed the first two books, so I was excited to start this one. As much as I wanted to love this story, it fell more into the “eh” category and I’ll probably donate my copy to our local library that already has the rest of the series. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I read some other reviews before writing mine and this book has great ratings. So maybe the disconnect is just with me, but I struggled to get into the story. After a couple chapters, I found the rhythm though and began anticipating my next chance to read it. Then somewhere in the middle, it just started dragging. The suspense was minimal to me, more threats from the villain than actual action. Sure, the heroine was supposed to be in danger, but nothing really even happened except some vandalism until right at the end. I actually ended up putting the book aside and reading and finishing two other books before I finished this one. And I very seldom read more than one novel at a time. Okay, and I do have to say that I found part of the epilogue very unrealistic. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I will say that the author did a great job of keeping who the villain was a surprise! I figured it out a couple chapters before the characters, the clues started adding up, but it did keep my curiosity until close to the end. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Overall, I suppose I would recommend this book if you read the other two and are looking for closure to Grace’s story. </span></span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">*My thanks to the publisher for my copy of this book! I was not required to write a positive review and have not been compensated for my review in any way. All opinions expressed are my own. </span></span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">While this wasn't the book for me, I believe there is a book for every reader and a reader for every book (mostly. I also know there are some truly terrible books out there, but I don't believe this is one of them), so please don't just take my word for it. Reading and purchase links are below so you can see other opinions and decide for yourself if this is the book for you. </span></b></span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">Have a lovely day! </span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Body-Evidence-Triple-Threat-Book-ebook/dp/B09V6PKK8M/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=body+of+evidence+irene+hannon&qid=1668799134&sprefix=body+of+evidence+irene+%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-1 ">Amazon</a><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/body-of-evidence-irene-hannon/1140978580?ean=9780800736194 ">Barnes & Noble</a><br /></b></span></p><p><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60324249-body-of-evidence?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=Cu24i5X3f1&rank=2 ">Good Reads</a><br /></b></p><p><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/3bf70b73-22f2-417d-a9a0-1c33b9c112e6 "><b>The Story Graph</b></a><br /></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-7736519587949984742022-10-19T06:30:00.001-04:002022-10-19T06:30:00.230-04:00Bookish Thoughts: Word of Honor <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyhpYH5gd-8CGDLO7aVfikCVLMVaRs3h2RwMdHHDLdqVhpFR89VTl0x-xM5y0JhMLirdnNKhMlQpsqj_Xa9fykZRNIjNI8OkMZJ4SM0SKVuSDgfy1iTBWo-dE2xEkJe0oWIr0v_LI94XeeIGCzAVzRn8339ehIYFOBrrBDw2aLblG1oisBkPRO2LX/s500/Word%20of%20Honor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyhpYH5gd-8CGDLO7aVfikCVLMVaRs3h2RwMdHHDLdqVhpFR89VTl0x-xM5y0JhMLirdnNKhMlQpsqj_Xa9fykZRNIjNI8OkMZJ4SM0SKVuSDgfy1iTBWo-dE2xEkJe0oWIr0v_LI94XeeIGCzAVzRn8339ehIYFOBrrBDw2aLblG1oisBkPRO2LX/s320/Word%20of%20Honor.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Description</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">FBI Special Agent Lynda Culter is investigating an ecoterrorist organization in the Alaskan wilderness when her partner is taken captive and murdered before her very eyes. The only person who can identify the key players, Lynda gets assigned to take part in a joint operation in Istanbul to take the organization down.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-075cf9ce-7fff-0c5b-3388-085552fa3000"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As a woman in a Muslim country, she'll find it much easier to move around undetected with a fake husband. Unfortunately for her, the man assigned to play the role is none other than US Army weapons specialist Bill Sanders--the man who crushed her heart into a million pieces back in college.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With a cargo bay's worth of hurt and baggage between them, these two consummate professionals must play their parts perfectly if they hope to stop those responsible for bombing oil pipelines, killing innocent civilians, and threatening to destabilize the oil markets. But love long buried has a way of resurfacing at the most inopportune times--and protecting Lynda has become Bill's primary focus.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Word-Honor-Love-Book-ebook/dp/B09V6MTHGC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=D3S12TFW84K5&keywords=word+of+honor+hallee+bridgeman&qid=1665780258&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=word+of+honor+hall%2Caps%2C98&sr=8-1 ">Amazon</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/word-of-honor-hallee-bridgeman/1140978576?ean=9780800740214">Barnes & Noble</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60321599-word-of-honor?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=wvlRWOlTTK&rank=1 ">Goodreads</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/1f71a582-14b1-4a61-a34b-e6f7c005dbd1 ">The Story Graph</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>About the Author:</b><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Hallee Bridgeman</b> is the USA Today bestselling author of several action-packed romantic suspense books and series. An Army brat turned Floridian, Hallee and her husband finally settled in central Kentucky, where they have raised their three children. When she's not writing, Hallee pursues her passion for cooking, coffee, campy action movies, and regular date nights with her husband. An accomplished speaker and active member of several writing organizations, Hallee can be found online at </span><a href="http://www.halleebridgeman.com" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.halleebridgeman.com</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></span></span></div><p><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My Thoughts:</span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is the second book in the series and it picks up right where the first one left off, though you don’t have to read the first to keep up with the story. I really enjoyed the first book and was very excited when this one arrived in the mail. My reading time is getting more and more limited, it seems, so I wasn’t able to rush through it as I usually do. That said, it was really nice to take my time and savor the story a little more. Though I was more than a bit impatient when the suspense picked up and I had to keep putting it down when life demanded. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I read the back cover description and was under the impression that Bill and Lynda’s “marriage” would be a larger part of the story. I’m always a sucker for the “forced proximity” or “marriage of convenience” tropes, so I was very intrigued. In all actuality, it didn’t have as large of a role as I had anticipated. I did really enjoy how their relationship changed more gradually. Though the timeline for most of the story is fairly short, the romance didn’t feel rushed or unrealistic. I loved how natural it felt, amidst the suspense and mystery happening around them. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I so enjoyed getting to know Bill and Lynda, as well as revisiting some other characters from the first book. I’ve also seldom read a book set in Turkey, so I found the cultural things fascinating, especially the things Bill and Lynda learned for their undercover roles.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-37bb8c44-7fff-16b8-9134-bdce6e9db7a5"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Overall, I greatly enjoyed this book and am looking forward to Ozzy’s book next month!</span></span></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-57655268915528148262022-10-15T12:18:00.001-04:002022-10-15T12:18:22.093-04:00Bookish Thoughts: Dangerous Beauty<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86Nv0xbrGpap97EE8luIye4FRP_OlPaEcYpE_KobjgSMkZbmpL9Yo0edfPy3lgcsp9P4h3-Otrw336aGZShMrK9nwkWun_VKkX3aN2UOt6GJQZoqZmCCdfOiPQJzExfAXhURlbjxRfTlEL_SiI8rl1ZyjmVk8KVnYFRK9uV5PlUbvYuYqFWoOlquw/s500/Dangerous%20Beauty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86Nv0xbrGpap97EE8luIye4FRP_OlPaEcYpE_KobjgSMkZbmpL9Yo0edfPy3lgcsp9P4h3-Otrw336aGZShMrK9nwkWun_VKkX3aN2UOt6GJQZoqZmCCdfOiPQJzExfAXhURlbjxRfTlEL_SiI8rl1ZyjmVk8KVnYFRK9uV5PlUbvYuYqFWoOlquw/s320/Dangerous%20Beauty.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Description:</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What is the price for freedom?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Liliana Vela hates the term victim. She's not a victim, she's a fighter. Stubborn and strong with a quiet elegance, she's determined to take back her life after escaping the clutches of human traffickers in her poor Mexican village. But she can't stay safely over the border in America--unless the man who aided in her rescue is serious about his unconventional proposal to marry her.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meric Toledan was just stopping at a service station for a bottle of water. Assessing the situation, he steps in to rescue Liliana from traffickers. If he can keep his secrets at bay, his wealth and position afford him many resources to help her. But the mysterious buyer who funded her capture will not sit idly by while his prize is stolen from him.</span></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Beauty-Novel-Melissa-Koslin-ebook/dp/B09V6XPLBR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=EUSVH0PWEVKI&keywords=dangerous+beauty+melissa+koslin&qid=1665779865&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjE5IiwicXNhIjoiMS4xNCIsInFzcCI6IjEuMTkifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=dangerous+beaut%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-1 ">Amazon</a></p><p><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dangerous-beauty-melissa-koslin/1140972283?ean=9780800740177 ">Barnes & Noble</a><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59857157-dangerous-beauty?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Y4SyyU7B8p&rank=1 ">Goodreads</a><br /></p><p><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/3883e5a5-ff72-45a0-ac4f-aa2e04b47a53 ">The Story Graph</a><br /></p><p><b>About the Author:</b><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Melissa Koslin</b> is a fourth-degree black belt in and certified instructor of Songahm Taekwondo. In her day job as a commercial property manager, she secretly notes personal quirks and funny situations, ready to tweak them into colorful additions for her books. The author of Never Miss, Melissa lives in Jacksonville, Florida, with her husband, Corey. Find more information on her books at www.MelissaKoslin.com</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m honestly not entirely sure how to rate this book. I loved the suspense! I raced through the story in around 2 days, which is quick for me. It started off abruptly and seldom let up.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I loved Liliana’s character and quickly settled in to learn her story. I found Meric much harder to like/know. I understand that’s part of his character - he’s severe, controlled, private. But for most of the book I really struggled to like him, beyond how he cared for Liliana. Seeing him through her eyes made him slightly more human, but I ended the book very conflicted over their relationship. I think the fact that the story is primarily told from Liliana's perspective also added to the disparity in how well I felt I knew him. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Also, looking back, I was super engrossed as I was reading, but the story itself didn't actually have that much action. It was well dispersed, but somehow the author kept the suspense building to the end. Though I do have to admit, the ending seemed rather anticlimactic after everything that had been said and done. It was a bit unsatisfying for me. </span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-012f0ec8-7fff-6951-12ca-e3032068b175"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So I enjoyed it, but I'm not sure I'd rush to read it again. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>I will add, I was very curious about the "marriage of convenience" trope. What is your favorite trope?</b></span></span></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-2637211478466910032022-10-15T06:00:00.001-04:002022-10-15T06:00:00.208-04:00Bookish Thoughts: Honor Bound<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJS_-Auwqtx7L_qhopwzK5GwTMZb1gR5R1QmBiUkJW3DaLGqElNgjqSus2L_Jb4liJd0Fums-PxVhrdKOSlim2Z6QWXOkPeSzmdZ_V4NWwl4sRLya74vA1s3TdIHzb9grDX-BMi8sLWtFc9EdmvAqlb5cNoxdOlHDRKR92387GgDMCbGmYo9DNP0r/s500/Honor%20Bound.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJS_-Auwqtx7L_qhopwzK5GwTMZb1gR5R1QmBiUkJW3DaLGqElNgjqSus2L_Jb4liJd0Fums-PxVhrdKOSlim2Z6QWXOkPeSzmdZ_V4NWwl4sRLya74vA1s3TdIHzb9grDX-BMi8sLWtFc9EdmvAqlb5cNoxdOlHDRKR92387GgDMCbGmYo9DNP0r/s320/Honor%20Bound.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Description:</b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">It may seem odd to seek peace by moving to a war-torn African country, but for medical missionary Dr. Cynthia Myers, it provided a way to escape a shallow life of unearned wealth, a philandering fiancé, and a father now square in the public eye as vice president of the United States. At least here she knows her work and life have meaning. But all that is thrown into chaos when she fails to save the life of a local warlord's mortally wounded son.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">As part of the Army Special Forces "A-Team" on a mission to capture and subdue the warlord, Captain Rick Norton is compelled to use deadly force to save Cynthia's life. Enraged at the violence she witnessed and riddled with guilt that men died because of her, Cynthia tries to hold on to her anger--but an unwanted attraction is taking hold.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">With two members of his team badly injured and rebels in hot pursuit, Rick will have to draw upon all his strength and cunning to get her out alive . . . because he's beginning to think they just might overcome their differences and be able to make a life together. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Honor-Bound-Love-Book-ebook/dp/B09V6SVPFV/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=honor+bound+hallee+bridgeman&qid=1665780530&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjk3IiwicXNhIjoiMS4wNiIsInFzcCI6IjAuNzYifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=honor+bound%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-1 ">Amazon</a><br /></span></b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/honor-bound-hallee-bridgeman/1140972284?ean=9780800740207">Barnes & Noble</a><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60014858-honor-bound?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=iuGwZg7Gob&rank=1 ">Goodreads</a><br /></span></b></p><p><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/04a59f1b-b816-4706-bf9d-1cf9353b7a7f "><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Story Graph</span></b></a><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-392f3590-7fff-d21e-5857-43c3a67c2cc3"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hallee Bridgeman is the USA Today bestselling author of several action-packed romantic suspense books and series. An Army brat turned Floridian, Hallee and her husband finally settled in central Kentucky, where they have raised their three children. When she's not writing, Hallee pursues her passion for cooking, coffee, campy action movies, and regular date nights with her husband. An accomplished speaker and active member of several writing organizations, Hallee can be found online at </span><a href="http://www.halleebridgeman.com" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.halleebridgeman.com</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></span></p><p><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’ve long been a fan of Ms. Bridgeman’s work and was super excited to learn she has a whole new series releasing! This one is the first in a new series about an Army Green Beret special forces team and I couldn’t wait to dive in. First, I had to free the book from my toddler’s curious hands, as she loved the cover. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I honestly wasn’t sure what to think when I first started the story. I liked Rick from the beginning. With Cynthia, it took a little more time for me to warm up to her character, though I did really like her by the end! I really enjoyed the suspense and getting to know the entire team. I found the number of characters, names, and their team call-signs a little overwhelming at the beginning, but quickly settled into the rhythm. The pacing and “feel” of the story is a little different from the author’s other novels, so that took a little adjustment for me, but I found that while I greatly enjoyed her other books, I liked this slightly different style as well. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the things that I found very interesting is Cynthia’s perspective on war. She’s a pacifist put in the middle of combat with a group of special forces soldiers. So while she disagreed with their methods, she was forced to assist them to help her village. I enjoyed learning about her opinions and beliefs on the subject, as well as how Rick perceives his role in warfare. I appreciated how the author handled the conversations on the subject. </span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-0860617b-7fff-e66e-ebc7-f17028bbc9c1"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overall, I really enjoyed this book and am excitedly awaiting the opportunity to read the next one!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Question to ponder:</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Do you tend towards agreeing more with Cynthia in her pacifist beliefs, or with Rick being a military SF soldier? Have you ever taken time to consider the other side?</b></span></span></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-36159540646987196692022-10-14T21:58:00.005-04:002022-10-14T21:58:26.167-04:00Bookish Thoughts: Crossfire <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrGpf1U-Iabs5NwsL_Ay2uLfizXuCHFuxExUveUxh3d_F8lpaUbHUlGAm01MujVSBDcf5cBGjKNfVkpp6FPx1fCW5OhnZInBxQBVNs2ecC2ANTZyZ2yKlceucnsmxxWSw6G-h96w2lkGAzaQvgWlVMOD6O-1BDJr71fCZD4TkF8vNCPltPKemQZiL/s500/Crossfire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrGpf1U-Iabs5NwsL_Ay2uLfizXuCHFuxExUveUxh3d_F8lpaUbHUlGAm01MujVSBDcf5cBGjKNfVkpp6FPx1fCW5OhnZInBxQBVNs2ecC2ANTZyZ2yKlceucnsmxxWSw6G-h96w2lkGAzaQvgWlVMOD6O-1BDJr71fCZD4TkF8vNCPltPKemQZiL/s320/Crossfire.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Description:</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FBI special agent Julianna Jameson is a top-notch negotiator who has never lost a hostage. Surely she can manage to take care of her much younger sister, Dottie, who showed up unannounced to live with Julianna while she finished her senior year of high school.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">A former sniper with the 75th Ranger Regiment, Clay Fox left the army after a tragic incident that he can't get past. Now he's working as a high school resource officer until he can figure out what to do with the rest of his life.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Their paths cross when Julianna is called in to negotiate a courtroom hostage situation involving Clay's sister. Impressed and a bit intimidated by the calm, capable woman with the dark hair and blue eyes, Clay invites her to speak at his school. Dottie's school.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">But as the anniversary of a school shooting from Julianna's past approaches, it becomes clear that her perfect record is about to be tested and that Dottie is at risk. If Julianna and Clay can't figure out who's behind the attacks, more innocent people will die--and Dottie is next in line.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crossfire-Extreme-Measures-Book-2-ebook/dp/B09LWZ6XHL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KO2MHZEBSQP3&keywords=crossfire+lynette+eason&qid=1664128400&sprefix=crossfire+lyn%2Caps%2C124&sr=8-1 ">Amazon</a><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crossfire-lynette-eason/1140355572?ean=9780800737351 ">Barnes & Noble</a><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/b7e26141-b6ac-45c5-be2a-165dbf8a35ec">The Story Graph</a><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><br /></b></p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59573537-crossfire?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=GuNkyfePIy&rank=1 "><b>Goodreads</b></a></p><p><b style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">About the Author:</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lynette Eason</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is the USA Today bestselling author of Life Flight and Crossfire, as well as the Danger Never Sleeps, Blue Justice, Women of Justice, Deadly Reunions, Hidden Identity, and Elite Guardians series. She is the winner of three ACFW Carol Awards, the Selah Award, and the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award, among others. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and has a master's degree in education from Converse College. Eason lives in South Carolina with her husband and two children. Learn more at www.lynetteeason.com.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I saw this book was offered for a review opportunity, I jumped at it! Lynette Eason has long been an auto-read name for me, so I didn’t even think about it. Then I remembered . . . I never finished the first book in the series. The villain was just too vivid for me. So then I was a little trepidatious going into this one, because what if I didn’t like it? What if I couldn’t finish it? I love this author. I didn’t want to write a negative review for any of her books. But (thankfully, there’s a “but”), I loved it! And I’m excited to talk about it!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So much to say! But no spoilers! Those are dreadful. I loathe reading a review and finding out a plot twist that ruins the book for me. And there was a twist that I definitely did not see coming! Kudos to Ms. Eason! She’s one of the few authors who can surprise me on a pretty regular basis. I loved Julianna and Clay, obviously, along with their siblings, Reese and Dottie. The suspense kept me up reading far too late one night, which I should know better by now, right? The munchkins always wake up early when I stay up late. But it totally felt worth it at the time.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I really appreciated the focus on redemption, forgiveness, and the dangers of allowing bitterness to take root. There was one perspective that really drove these points home. Though I do confess that I didn’t understand why she was involved for the longest time. Once I figured that out, I really enjoyed the focus on healing and forgiveness, a light amidst the darkness of the villain’s perspective.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a57dc7eb-7fff-935b-1444-4713ea836280"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overall, I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of suspense!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>What about you? Have you ever picked up a book by a favorite author and panicked that you might not enjoy it as much?</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-79298017378775096302022-09-25T14:33:00.001-04:002022-09-25T14:33:05.857-04:00Bookish Thoughts: Worthy of Legend <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbVWyczKQJKiarHHSnJdyRzBuPd-6cZtoThl0SEe2zmoLW4plP0dkwNBeVx7h36ojwvkEsR8VB3QvP4WecnAoCQrl9fF2Tfa-D1UdQ1yj5dYTO7FktBNCkF-6lNfP1NEblFozi6fzz8VtBYR2rER0sfABPd6aWF3t_1N6GoFLRMBufQIc7giQZr1D/s500/Worthy%20of%20Legend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="323" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbVWyczKQJKiarHHSnJdyRzBuPd-6cZtoThl0SEe2zmoLW4plP0dkwNBeVx7h36ojwvkEsR8VB3QvP4WecnAoCQrl9fF2Tfa-D1UdQ1yj5dYTO7FktBNCkF-6lNfP1NEblFozi6fzz8VtBYR2rER0sfABPd6aWF3t_1N6GoFLRMBufQIc7giQZr1D/s320/Worthy%20of%20Legend.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Description:</b></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">1906</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-00994307-7fff-ffc2-e56e-9c8c811298d9"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After a summer of successful pirate-treasure hunting, Lady Emily Scofield and her friends must hide the unprecedented discoveries they've made, thanks to the betrayal of her own family. Horrified by her brother, who will stop at nothing to prove himself to their greedy father, Emily is forced to take a stand against her family--even if it means being cut off entirely.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bram Sinclair, Earl of Telford, is fascinated with tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table--an interest he's kept mostly hidden for the last decade. But when a diary is unearthed on the islands that could lead to a secret artifact, Bram is the only one able to piece the legends together.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As Bram and Emily seek out the whereabouts of the hidden artifact, they must dodge her family and a team of archaeologists. In a race against time, it is up to them to decide what makes a hero worthy of legend. Is it fighting valiantly to claim the treasure . . . or sacrificing everything in the name of selfless love?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd82ab7c-7fff-ed1d-496d-f422dd955d80"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Roseanna M. White (www.roseannamwhite.com) is a bestselling, Christy Award-nominated author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. She pens her novels beneath her Betsy Ross flag, with her Jane Austen action figure watching over her. When not writing fiction, she's homeschooling her two children, editing and designing, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of numerous novels, ranging from biblical fiction to American-set romances to Edwardian British series. Roseanna lives with her family in West Virginia. Learn more at </span><a href="http://www.roseannamwhite.com" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline;">www.roseannamwhite.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">So, I’m just kind of waiting for Ms. White to finally write a book that I don’t absolutely adore. I’m also really hoping that never happens. I love picking up one of her books and diving into an excellent story that I know from the start is going to touch my heart and have characters that become dear friends by “the end.” Obviously, this book is not “the one” that just makes me turn my nose up and wish for a former story. I finished it thinking “no! I can’t be at the end so soon! Just a few more pages!” Which I suppose there technically were, if you read the author’s note (something I occasionally do).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">So, where to begin? With Bram? Or Emily? Or Sir Tristan, a fictional dog I might actually be okay with having as a pet? *Sigh* I had been so hoping that this would be Bram and Emily’s story and was super excited when it was announced! The romance is by far my favorite part of the story. I loved getting to know both of them better and seeing Bram seek to build up what Emily’s family so often delighted to tear down. I so enjoyed the deep conversations and thought-provoking questions they raised. I also very much appreciated how Ms. White chose to answer those questions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Caladea;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-family: Caladea;">"Where did mercy and justice meet? With pain and sacrifice. And beauty beyond anything he'd ever seen."</span></i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">What else? Oh, I knew so little about King Arthur. But like Bram, I really enjoyed the stories of honor and integrity woven into the treasure hunt. And knowing nothing about it, I enjoyed the author’s note, clearing up a little of what is fact and fiction. I also seriously loathed Nigel. Can I say that after talking about honor and integrity? Neither of which Nigel seemed to possess. Though I surprisingly liked Vandermeer and the creative verbal sparring with Bram.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Overall, I found this book to be the perfect finale to this series! I would highly recommend it, as well as the previous ones!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bacbb16d-7fff-48d7-1c7f-6d0a126f50a4"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">*My thanks to the author and publisher for my copy of this book! I was not required to write a positive review and have not been compensated for it in any way. All opinions expressed are my own. </span></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Does anyone else have a hard time spelling "legend"? My fingers keep wanting to add an extra "d" to it. Haha!</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><b style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Worthy-Legend-Secrets-Isles-Book-ebook/dp/B09V6QYPJB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=25DKYSVJE4O4K&keywords=worthy+of+legend+roseanna+white&qid=1664128134&s=books&sprefix=worthy+of+le%2Cstripbooks%2C89&sr=1-1 ">Amazon</a></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/worthy-of-legend-roseanna-m-white/1141012113?ean=9780764237201 ">Barnes & Noble </a><br /></b></span></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Worthy-Legend/Roseanna-M-White/9780764237201?id=8641300116475 ">Books-A-Million</a><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60324180-worthy-of-legend?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=3vJCXpj34H&rank=1 ">Goodreads</a><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/7c07480e-cc10-4376-ab93-8550de700ea8 "><b>The Story Graph</b></a><br /></div></span></div><p><br /></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-69609401029384527262022-09-13T22:10:00.001-04:002022-09-13T22:10:40.058-04:00Heart thoughts: Our Heaven Baby <p> <span style="font-family: Pacifico, cursive; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Why, God, do people have to die? A daughter or a son, sudden and so young, long before their time? . . . I don’t understand, but I understand why God, I need You. It’s why, God, I run to Your arms, over and over again. It’s why, God, I cling to Your love and hold on for dear life. And I’ll find, You are right by my side, even here, in the ‘why, God?’” - Austin French</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-991df205-7fff-92cc-aed2-b4cc6774de21"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush; font-size: medium;">They tell me “it’s okay to cry.” But they don’t cry with me. They tell me that it’s healthy to grieve, but I don’t know how to. How do I grieve my heaven baby, but still live and laugh with my precious girls? How do I keep breathing, when every breath hurts so much? How do I let go enough to keep moving and doing, but hold on so I don’t forget? Because despite how much it hurts, I don’t want to forget our Amarielle Rose. I long for stories to tell about her, like “she had the most beautiful smile,” instead, I have dreams that are returning to black and white. We got to love her for such a short time. Just weeks, instead of the years I had been assuming we’d have. I took for granted that I’d had two healthy pregnancies and just assumed this one would be like the former ones.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush; font-size: medium;">The words, “there is no heartbeat” has to be one of the worst sentences I have ever heard spoken to me. We went to the appointment, excited to see our baby for the first time, but left with confused and hurting hearts. “God, where are you? Why is this happening? My precious girl . . . “</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush; font-size: medium;">Today marks 2 weeks since that day. Since we found out that our sweet baby had already gone to Heaven. I have wrestled with so many thoughts, so many questions and doubts, so much pain and also a disheartening numbness that makes it hard to get out of bed sometimes. I’m thankful for our sweet girls that are here for me to hold and love. They force me to keep moving, even when I really just want to sit and cry. I don’t have answers. I still have so many questions, but I doubt I’ll know the answers this side of Heaven. I think of Heaven, how my mom and grandpa are holding Amarielle for us. How the first sight her tiny eyes ever saw was the glory of God and the indescribable beauty of Heaven. I think that I must be selfish to wish her still here with me . . . . I wonder at how God made our hearts able to so deeply miss someone that we never even got to meet.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush; font-size: medium;">I spent a few days feeling so very angry at God. I had prayed for our sweet baby so many times. I prayed every night for her to be healthy and growing well. From the day I had a positive pregnancy test, I had prayed for her. And it’s so easy for me to look with my human eyes at the situation and say that God didn’t act. Or that He simply said, “No.” Or that He heard my words and didn’t care. Or that He didn’t even hear me at all. And I can give myself all of the trite answers that must be in some Christian handbook somewhere - “What to say when someone is hurting.” But those empty words don’t bind the wounds. They don’t offer comfort. I don’t know why God didn’t answer my prayers. I don’t know why our family is experiencing this pain. But I do still believe that He is here with us, mourning with us, because His heart breaks with the pain His children experience. I know that God didn’t choose this for us. I know death wasn’t in His plans. He didn’t create us to die, it is a curse of the fallen world we live in. I know these things. But my heart still hurts. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Caveat Brush; font-size: medium;">I thought at one point that I wished God had simply not allowed the pregnancy, rather than allowing my baby to begin to live and then her heart stop beating. Now, with a smidge of hindsight, I am so thankful for our Heaven baby. I got to love her for such a short time. My heart feels heavy with the love I won’t get to lavish on her. But isn’t it amazing how our hearts are made to expand with each person who comes into our lives, regardless of how long they stay? I pray that somehow, in the midst of this pain, we learn to love in a way that reflects our Savior. And that our hearts will be softened and open to love others who are experiencing the same pain, because we understand the road they are traveling. </span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Caveat, cursive; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-1641552853684441542022-09-13T14:31:00.003-04:002022-09-13T14:33:52.536-04:00Bookish Thoughts: Sunburst<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6rRNuTRKmvBtvg6cecxdX7wc9ubA6RB38rd5VYonMdtdJioHpg7H-FQfH37mIx9Wvbk9q-e95T4AY26JFKf1PQeqDycd-WZpoD-v6ve54q-wtfkWFQmlsQex09T09IFfcrAGWHPsUASRINbS7uZJkQmki60RLBvpxXVf4lsZ-XQufrT65NT1hB31/s400/Sunburst.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6rRNuTRKmvBtvg6cecxdX7wc9ubA6RB38rd5VYonMdtdJioHpg7H-FQfH37mIx9Wvbk9q-e95T4AY26JFKf1PQeqDycd-WZpoD-v6ve54q-wtfkWFQmlsQex09T09IFfcrAGWHPsUASRINbS7uZJkQmki60RLBvpxXVf4lsZ-XQufrT65NT1hB31/s320/Sunburst.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b>Description:</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">When former Navy SEAL and lifelong bachelor Ranger Kingston is called upon to take part in a rescue</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">mission to save his brother Colt, who has been kidnapped by terrorists in Nigeria, he is shocked to </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">find among the hostages a woman he knows and could never forget.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Noemi Sutton was attempting to return a young girl to her family in Boko Haram territory when she and the girl found themselves taken hostage, along with several others.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">And while Ranger Kingston may be able to get the hostages away from their captors, he'll need Noemi's help if he ever hopes to get out of Nigeria alive.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her solution? Pose as husband and wife. But when her uncle discovers the union, he insists on a traditional Nigerian wedding--binding Noemi to a man destined to break her heart. Worse, she's discovered the real reason she was kidnapped, and anyone around her is bound to be caught in the cross fire. Including her so-called new husband.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">She'll need to figure out a way to leave the man she loves if she wants to save his life.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></p><p><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">Susan May Warren</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"> is the </span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">USA Today </span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">bestselling author of nearly 90 novels with more than 1.5 million books sold, including the Global Search and Rescue and the Montana Rescue series, as well as </span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">Sunrise </span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">and </span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">Sunburst</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">. Winner of a RITA Award and multiple Christy and Carol Awards, as well as the HOLT Medallion and numerous Readers' Choice Awards, Susan makes her home in Minnesota. Find her online at www.susanmaywarren.com, on Facebook @SusanMayWarrenFiction, and on Twitter @SusanMayWarren.</span></p><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> I used to be a huge fan of Susan May Warren's novels, but then I took a break a few years ago and just</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> didn't pick the new ones up. If all of the others are this good, man, I've been missing out! And I have </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">a lot to look forward to finding!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I realized this was the second book in a series after I got it, but thankfully, my library app had the first.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I'd say you probably could read them out of order, but they are definitely written to be a series, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">including a cliffhanger that now has me anxious for Colt's story! (side note: the chapter with the </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">cliffhanger is titled “what comes next” - so if you don’t want to be left wondering too much, just stop</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> reading at the end of the epilogue)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">The first book is entirely set in Alaska, so I admit, I was very confused and curious as to how they </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">were going to get from Nigeria to Alaska in this one. Or how they would bring Alaska to Nigeria. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">But that aside, I </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">loved </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">this adventure to Nigeria! I adored Noemi, Ranger, and Blessing! I so </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">enjoyed the vibrant descriptions and details, bringing a unique culture to life. It's apparent </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">(also from the back cover, you know) that Ranger and Noemi have a past. I really enjoyed how</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> the author wove glimpses of their past into the present.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">If you’ve read any of Mrs. Warren’s prior suspense novels, please note that this one is marketed</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> as a contemporary romance. So there is suspense, yes. But if you’re going into it expecting a</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> “hanging on the edge of your seat” kind of story, I don’t know that you’ll find it here. I personally</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> greatly enjoyed the story as a whole. I enjoyed the suspense, but I also just love a great romance,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> and that’s a lot of what you’ll find within these pages. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Overall, I loved this book, as well as the first one, and can’t wait for the final Sky King Ranch novel!</span></p><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7da86841-7fff-f533-dd61-85ec1459e984"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">*My thanks to the publisher for my copy of this book! I was not required to write a review, positive</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> or otherwise, and have not been compensated for it in any way. All opinions expressed are my own. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sunburst-Sky-King-Ranch-Book-ebook/dp/B09LWVBB5X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12NWY373BAEAT&keywords=sunburst+susan+may+warren&qid=1659577572&sprefix=sunburst%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1 ">Amazon</a><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59090245-sunburst?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=dRl8T01nRm&rank=1 ">GoodReads</a><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sunburst-susan-may-warren/1140355608?ean=9780800739836 "><b>Barnes & Noble </b></a><br /></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-59072374038563640832022-08-26T21:50:00.018-04:002022-08-26T21:53:41.252-04:00Bookish Thoughts: The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScyyY92s7Yek0gskD4AyZrBN7SfmCGLDYQKEk_pQKiaYqb6V82v_wne41gd4HiVdfpoDBRPAjj3H8DsojKM9Orgin9T4UpimIkLNTvz8tfznXfPkZeTtzkrmMtE-2OhIuI6du3ufYsi2injJ2xvYk07uf_8JC0W9McOMVyYzCg942t4IorU2ZlZ4x/s400/The%20Extraordinary%20Deaths%20of%20Mrs.%20Kip.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScyyY92s7Yek0gskD4AyZrBN7SfmCGLDYQKEk_pQKiaYqb6V82v_wne41gd4HiVdfpoDBRPAjj3H8DsojKM9Orgin9T4UpimIkLNTvz8tfznXfPkZeTtzkrmMtE-2OhIuI6du3ufYsi2injJ2xvYk07uf_8JC0W9McOMVyYzCg942t4IorU2ZlZ4x/w207-h320/The%20Extraordinary%20Deaths%20of%20Mrs.%20Kip.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Authentic love is the greatest joy there is, Miss Kelley, but it </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>requires a thousand little deaths to self."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>- Mrs. Kip, page 212</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Description:</b></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Aidyn Kelley is talented, ambitious, and ready for a more serious assignment than the fluff pieces </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">she's been getting as a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre;">In her eagerness, she pushes too hard, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre;">earning herself the menial task of writing an obituary for an unremarkable woman who's just </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre;">entered hospice care.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a8262f63-7fff-9d6c-ffae-7281969355ba"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But there's more to Clara Kip than meets the eye. The spirited septuagenarian may be dying, but she's not quite ready to cash it in yet. Never one to shy away from an assignment herself, she can see that God brought the young reporter into her life for a reason. And if it's a story Aidyn Kelley wants, that's just what Mrs. Kip will give her--but she's going to have to work for it.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Debut author Sara Brunsvold delights with this emotional multigenerational story that shows that the very best life is made up of thousands of little deaths to self. You'll want to be just like Mrs. Kip when you grow up! </span></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div><p><b>My thoughts:</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">There are so many things I could say about this book. I could tell you that I normally read something with romance,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> so this was a break outside my norm. I could tell you I almost cried more than once. I could tell you that I waited</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> a couple days before I read the last few chapters. I could tell you how beautifully written it is. I could tell you that </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">you should read it, too. I could and would tell you all of those things. But what do you really want to know? </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Yes, I loved this book. I’m giving it 5 stars. No, I probably won’t read it again. For all the wisdom and wit, for all </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">of the reasons I loved this story, it also broke my heart and reminded me of watching my own loved ones pass</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> from this life to the next.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>"Even when it cost me something dear, I loved. No effort in Jesus's name is ever wasted."</i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">So, yes, please read it! Fall in love with the spunky Mrs. Kip, appreciate her wisdom, laugh at the extraordinary </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">ways she might die, and cheer for Aidyn as she finally figures it out. Finish the last pages with tears in your eyes </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">for the beautiful way Ms. Brunsvold brought these characters to life and the perfect way she gave Aidyn to love</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> Mrs. Kip in the end. And maybe cry a little. I’m told all of the best books inspire deep emotion. I’m still not 100% </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">sold on that idea, but I would say that it’s true with this one. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">*My thanks to the publisher for my copy of this book! I was not required to write a review, positive or otherwise,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> and have not been compensated for it in any way. All opinions expressed are my own. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>So many quotable things in this book! I hope if you choose to pick up this story, that you'll enjoy getting to know Mrs. Kip as much as I did! </b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Extraordinary-Deaths-Mrs-Kip-ebook/dp/B09LWV7RTR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AVKD9IVJ812D&keywords=the+extraordinary+deaths+of+mrs.+kip+sara+brunsvold&qid=1659577450&sprefix=the+extr%2Caps%2C330&sr=8-1 ">Amazon</a><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-extraordinary-deaths-of-mrs-kip-sara-brunsvold/1140355569?ean=9780800740276 ">Barnes & Noble</a><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59449050-the-extraordinary-deaths-of-mrs-kip?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=iVyY73MRVa&rank=1 "><b>Goodreads</b></a><br /></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-9694412721931155322022-05-14T21:55:00.006-04:002022-05-14T21:55:50.420-04:00Bookish Thoughts: Shadowed Loyalty <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZlMMSl21Yq7GHfT0Ri2yW0YUTjH01x50v7mK9ai0wa7D6XfpzkVmhRs8Gv4lE9q1PvkhuC0nfzK5RWJJGrQGvYQ-e4p6dcgKt4Yco3w0mmU1uE2nE9NUb_loXCYsDIs9tYWcaxsHr5BejzHiyk42wIy9aSZH_xREZIYt-cz1pZLNnEdM-j4sDFgJ/s475/Shadowed%20Loyalty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZlMMSl21Yq7GHfT0Ri2yW0YUTjH01x50v7mK9ai0wa7D6XfpzkVmhRs8Gv4lE9q1PvkhuC0nfzK5RWJJGrQGvYQ-e4p6dcgKt4Yco3w0mmU1uE2nE9NUb_loXCYsDIs9tYWcaxsHr5BejzHiyk42wIy9aSZH_xREZIYt-cz1pZLNnEdM-j4sDFgJ/s320/Shadowed%20Loyalty.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Description:</span></b></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Sabina Mancari never questioned her life as the daughter of Chicago’s leading mob boss until bullets tear apart her world and the man she thought she loved turns out to be an undercover Prohibition agent. Ambushes, bribes, murder, prostitution—all her life, her father sheltered her from his crimes, but now she can no longer turn away from the truth. Maybe Lorenzo, the fiancé who barely paid her any attention in the last two years, has the right idea by planning to escape their world. But can she truly turn her back on her family?</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-6f9dfd06-7fff-1b82-c0bf-ab19a6972cb4"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: -14pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">All his life, Lorenzo’s family assumed he would become a priest, but he has different ideas—marrying Sabina and pursuing a career in the law. Despite his morals, he knows at the core he isn’t so unlike his mafiosi father and brothers. Has he, in trying to protect Sabina, forced her into the arms of the Prohibition agent bent on tearing her family apart? How can they rebuild what has so long been neglected and do it in the shadow of the dark empire of the Mafia?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: -14pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Shadowed Loyalty, set amid the glitz and scandal of the Roaring Twenties, examines what love really means and how we draw lines between family and our own convictions, especially when following one could mean losing the other.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: -14pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: -14pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGr4jW-GTcVWF5XnaqmPjgBfc6V_MGmIuI5acRLJTfbdi57u-eAbKgYSZkuAPc5Zrm2DagK5-POhxYKajbEcDkpdF8v4Ns3xZ3L4441kaZDdl8HqhQD5QaddZwld57oBqZxn_XPoVVZTW3K_OxdCd8aTwVuCv-CxMVlSiPv0qfPVuN5DJVIFq9fh7g/s300/Roseanna%20M.%20White.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="218" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGr4jW-GTcVWF5XnaqmPjgBfc6V_MGmIuI5acRLJTfbdi57u-eAbKgYSZkuAPc5Zrm2DagK5-POhxYKajbEcDkpdF8v4Ns3xZ3L4441kaZDdl8HqhQD5QaddZwld57oBqZxn_XPoVVZTW3K_OxdCd8aTwVuCv-CxMVlSiPv0qfPVuN5DJVIFq9fh7g/w145-h200/Roseanna%20M.%20White.webp" width="145" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span><p></p><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Poppins;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-64a03315-7fff-63f1-78c1-351ba46c7d26"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award nominated author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary. You can learn more about her and her stories at www.RoseannaMWhite.com.</span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></span></span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-44a810a9-7fff-5617-98bb-8fb9cf12a450"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I’ve started claiming that my favorite Roseanna M. White novel is the one I’ve read most recently. They are all SO good! But this one . . . . I don’t even know where to begin. I read it in April, but it has to be one of the best stories I’ll read this year! I’m not exaggerating. It was that good!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I’ve only read a couple novels set during the “Roaring 20s,” and this one is definitely my favorite. I loved journeying back in time, even to a time of excess and such brokenness as the mafia profiting from prohibition. I absolutely adored the characters, with the exception of Roman. He kind of grew on me in the end, but he doesn’t really fall into the place of hero or villain. Lorenzo on the other hand, even with his faults, is a great hero. He is honorable, strong, handsome (you know, because there’s seldom a romance novel with an ugly hero), and loving. Even in the midst of anger and heartbreak, he seeks to do what is right. Maybe he sought what is right after the fact, but I still loved his heart for God. I loved the authenticity of Sabina and Lorenzo’s relationship. Honestly, that may have been my favorite part of this book. It wasn’t all flowers and kisses, but it was hard and broken, requiring a lot of forgiveness and learning to begin again. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSX5MHJ18L_dqjHKpeKgy1JX3XJ_KoFvxMNPFBmo80OwEuZvrIzaX8xZQ2ad5U96Z1jqWEYrnlEllRIORqqpcQOzrAdkqhAwx1uRWXJc9gjPclmxinYoUmvQCv9UcUf_HOJvqrMURT3i85SqSfuqbWboMOwVOI-pkI45e3GMVfELoSk8oYKsvovimi/s300/Shadowed%20Loyalty%20quote.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSX5MHJ18L_dqjHKpeKgy1JX3XJ_KoFvxMNPFBmo80OwEuZvrIzaX8xZQ2ad5U96Z1jqWEYrnlEllRIORqqpcQOzrAdkqhAwx1uRWXJc9gjPclmxinYoUmvQCv9UcUf_HOJvqrMURT3i85SqSfuqbWboMOwVOI-pkI45e3GMVfELoSk8oYKsvovimi/s1600/Shadowed%20Loyalty%20quote.webp" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I really liked Sabina, as well. I found myself often cheering for her, hoping she’d do the right thing and learn from the past. Her journey of learning the ugly truth about her family, her desire to learn how to love them, while also hating the lifestyle they’ve chosen, was so thoroughly engrossing. I imagine anyone struggling to know how to love a family member who is choosing a lifestyle that contradicts what is right would find a kindred spirit in Sabina. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Overall, I loved this book! I can’t wait for my pre-ordered paper copy to arrive so I can share with my friends this book that so thoroughly captured my attention and heart for the space of 300-odd pages. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">*My thanks to the author for my advanced copy of this book! I was not required to write a review, positive or otherwise, and have not been compensated for it in any way. All opinions expressed are my own. </span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>If you've taken the time to make it this far, thank you so much! Having 2 munchkins, I know how precious spare time is and I truly appreciate you spending a bit of yours here. 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Bored without all the trappings of the British Court, Annabeth convinces her father to arrange an apprenticeship for her with the Jennings family--descendants of the creator of the famed Claddagh Ring.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Stephen Jennings longs to do anything other than run his family's jewelry shop. Having had his heart broken, he no longer believes in love and is weary of peddling the "lies" the Claddagh Ring promises.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Meanwhile, as the war for Irish independence gains strength, many locals resent the De Lacys and decide to take things into their own hands to display their displeasure. As events take a dangerous turn for Annabeth and her family, she and Stephen begin to see that perhaps the "other side" isn't quite as barbaric and uncultured as they'd been led to believe--and that the bonds of friendship, love, and loyalty are only made stronger when put through the refiner's fire.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">About the Author:</span></b></span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-2a8f3936-7fff-6f22-e4be-3c0b00d20dd6"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jennifer Deibel</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is the author of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A Dance in Donegal</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Her work has appeared on (in)courage, on </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Better Mom</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, in </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Missions Mosaic</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> magazine, and in other publications. With firsthand immersive experience abroad, Jennifer writes stories that help redefine home through the lens of culture, history, and family. After nearly a decade of living in Ireland and Austria, she now lives in Arizona with her husband and their three children. You can find her online at </span><a href="http://www.jenniferdeibel.com" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.jenniferdeibel.com</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My Thoughts:</span></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is my first book by Jennifer Deibel and one of very few that I’ve read set entirely in Ireland, so I was very curious about this story! I really enjoyed visiting the Emerald Isle and am looking forward to seeking out this author’s previous novel and taking another trip to such a vivid country. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ms. Deibel says that her books are a love letter to Ireland and I could very quickly see the truth in her statement. Her love for the people and the land comes through on almost every page. I loved getting to see the story through the eyes of Annabeth, someone who knows very little about anything Irish and is learning so much about her new home. I loved her kind spirit and curiosity. It took me a little longer to warm up to Stephen, though I did come to really like him, as well. I'm not sure if it's how quickly I read the story (which was pretty fast), but I did think the change in their relationship happened a little abruptly. One day Stephen is being a bear, then suddenly everything is different. Though I was a little confused about the timing of everything, so that may have had something to do with it, as well.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I will say that Seamus was quite possibly my favorite character! He loves his son so well, even as Stephen wonders if his father is losing his mind with some of the decisions he makes. He is kind and generous and I so appreciated the wisdom shared through him. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Overall, I quite enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys historical fiction!</span></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As always, thank you so much for taking the time to stop by! Having 2 little ones now, I'm definitely here less than ever. I also heard someone voice a truth that had been in the back of my mind, but that I hadn't ever truly pondered: no one really takes the time to read blogs, anymore. Podcasts are the new thing right now, I think.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Anyhow, links are below, as always. Have a lovely day! </span></b></p><p><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Galway-Manor-Jennifer-Deibel-ebook/dp/B09B2NFLRP/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+lady+of+galway+manor+by+jennifer+deibel&qid=1647052049&sprefix=the+lady+of+galway%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-1 ">Amazon</a><br /></b></p><p><b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lady-of-galway-manor-jennifer-deibel/1139650815?ean=9780800738426">Barnes & Noble</a><br /></b></p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58301640-the-lady-of-galway-manor?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=gs78MoPXKI&rank=1 "><b>Goodreads</b></a><br /></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-608603213327769402022-02-05T18:56:00.001-05:002022-02-05T18:56:18.718-05:00Bookish Thoughts: To Treasure an Heiress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div><br></div><div><b>Description:</b></div><div>1906</div><div><br></div><div>Beth Tremayne has always been drawn to adventure. During her childhood, she fed that desire by exploring every inch of the Isles of Scilly. Now, after stumbling across an old collection of letters and a map buried on her family's property, she's found more adventure than she ever anticipated in the hunt for pirate treasure. But in order to discover where the clues lead, she must search alongside Lord Sheridan, a man she finds insufferable.</div><div><br></div><div>Sheridan has spent years pursuing whatever archaeological interests pique his imagination. And when he discovers that Beth's search connects with one of his far-removed pirate ancestors, he can't help getting involved. Plus, he finds her irresistible, even though she insists he stole a prized possession of hers.</div><div><br></div><div>As they work together following different clues and drawing closer to danger, they start to piece together a story of tragic love and piratical adventure. But which treasure will bring the greatest surprise--the one they find in each other or the one just out of their reach?</div><div><br></div><div><b>About the author:</b></div><div>Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award-nominated author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she's homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. You can learn more about her and her stories at www.roseannamwhite.com </div><div><br></div><div><b>My thoughts:</b></div><div>I’ve contemplated a few times which of Roseanna M. White’s books might be my favorite and it always comes to whichever one I’m either currently reading or have finished most recently. This one is certainly no exception to that standard! I loved the first book in the series, “The Nature of a Lady” and have been eagerly awaiting this one, especially after learning it would be Beth and Sheridan’s story. Though I met them only briefly in the previous story, I knew their tale would be an interesting one! </div><div>As always, I loved the characters Ms. White has created! Sheridan’s thoughts and wanderings often had me smiling or laughing as he came up with an odd story or another. And Beth soon became a dear friend as I was reading, though one I wanted to shake some sense into on occasion. Their romance was sweet, if seeming a little swift. But the story is also fast paced and I appreciated that even the characters were aware of how quickly their emotions changed.</div><div>I also greatly enjoyed the new characters in Senara and Ainsley. I always really enjoy how well Ms. White draws in new personalities and dual storylines, with a perceived ease that is probably a lot more work than this reader realizes. Then there’s the hunt for pirate treasure that kept me wondering if they would ever actually find something or if it would all be for naught. </div><div>Overall, I greatly enjoyed this story and am anxiously awaiting the announcement for the third book (I’ve a guess who’s it will be, but I’m not sure)! <b> </b></div><div><br></div><div>*My thanks to the author and publisher for my copy of this book! I was not required to write a review, positive or otherwise, and have not been compensated for it in any way. All opinions expressed are my own. </div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>My first review in 2022 and as a mom of 2! This is something of an accomplishment for me, haha! </b></div><div><b>As always, thanks so much for stopping by! If you'd like to know more about the book, links are below. :)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Have a lovely day!</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Treasure-Heiress-Secrets-Isles-Book-ebook/dp/B09B2ML88Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=2I8Y23TRSTX6O&keywords=to+treasure+an+heiress+roseanna+m+white&qid=1644104741&sprefix=to+tre%252Caps%252C95&sr=8-3">Amazon</a><br></b></div><div><br></div><div><b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/to-treasure-an-heiress-roseanna-m-white/1139650777?ean=9780764237195">Barnes & Noble</a><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.christianbook.com/to-treasure-an-heiress-2/roseanna-white/9780764237195/pd/237195?product_redirect=1&search_term=To%2520treasure&Ntt=237195&item_code=&ps_exit=PRODUCT%7Clegacy&Ntk=keywords&event=ESRCP">Christian Book</a><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/298ccf02-fbb9-4440-b6ae-e1934827fbf8">The Story Graph</a><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58302947-to-treasure-an-heiress">Goodreads </a><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><br></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-38391018832424773992022-01-08T20:44:00.002-05:002022-01-08T20:44:53.118-05:00Books I hope to read in 2022<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> This post is only a week later than I was thinking I'd do it - life with a toddler and a newborn is definitely giving me a new list of priorities. And I'm learning what things aren't at the top of my to-do list when sleep is in short supply. Though I quite enjoy blogging, it doesn't even make the list sometimes. I have been pondering possibly doing some different posts this year, maybe some things about parenting or more conversational things . . . we'll see. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyway, so this list is a little different. Most of the books are ones that release this year, though I think about 4 of them are books that have been on my to-be-read list and I'm really hoping to get into them soon! I don't know how much reading I'll actually get done with 2 littles, but I can dream. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As usual, you should be able to click the title and check it out on Amazon, if any catch your fancy. <i> What books are on your TBR list for this year? Also, I don't have any non-fiction on this list - any recommendations? </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisz5HuLHzSibDdVnakDBWLIQb6_iw_AiB0d9fFmRpqTdYqiQE2PfCEq06akeXQI_GOyDjBK9Rebsb-pwA6ZDyVpt4gBN33VsDBA8djjPXeTPjgBXdTx3kQY0L-QYQMoZ8e7OzHDBapdIaFwp3q9HmHCdQiTDL-9RGmb6an_H0Vjo_xLSFIRSjaPh3i=s346" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="224" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisz5HuLHzSibDdVnakDBWLIQb6_iw_AiB0d9fFmRpqTdYqiQE2PfCEq06akeXQI_GOyDjBK9Rebsb-pwA6ZDyVpt4gBN33VsDBA8djjPXeTPjgBXdTx3kQY0L-QYQMoZ8e7OzHDBapdIaFwp3q9HmHCdQiTDL-9RGmb6an_H0Vjo_xLSFIRSjaPh3i=s320" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Life-Flight-Extreme-Measures-Book-ebook/dp/B09B2P8MWT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M1NIAA9M0UFG&keywords=life+flight+lynette+eason&qid=1640914293&sprefix=flight+lynette+eason%2Caps%2C470&sr=8-1 ">Life Flight</a> by Lynette Eason - January 2022</b><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First book in a new series! I can't wait!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZz3XW0XsomtKDKhgsHS2S2BNZBkusy7Nz_TDoNDZ4-Y3VX_HELaxrfT849355as0c0vZb0vfihM1IItpw0kLkzlzubC0SzpmbuVtR3wyF6IqOiq4IU9K3IquIEqZoAizTlSaEU18KZumTpcFzBav4RZAMo0aAYxxtEMUx_HfugNMNC304tavcTc7-=s500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZz3XW0XsomtKDKhgsHS2S2BNZBkusy7Nz_TDoNDZ4-Y3VX_HELaxrfT849355as0c0vZb0vfihM1IItpw0kLkzlzubC0SzpmbuVtR3wyF6IqOiq4IU9K3IquIEqZoAizTlSaEU18KZumTpcFzBav4RZAMo0aAYxxtEMUx_HfugNMNC304tavcTc7-=s320" width="207" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disguise-Bleecker-Street-Inquiry-Agency-ebook/dp/B09B2N2DP5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28PT1MFSYDZ0W&keywords=to+disguise+the+truth+jen+turano&qid=1640914523&sprefix=turn+to+m%2Caps%2C1103&sr=8-1 ">To Disguise the Truth</a> by Jen Turano - January 2022</span></b><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Eunice Holbrooke's story!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRqn1JagqrQN2YgNYqh7WCW9lFu9l9jF3JdeoMxcwNSHpx1WDsDp7UgVvw8K2xgo4LSeugoPWs3ljIJTE1st3WwbMDYwowRCTheLahc-VUPKOXWGvpyjNm43Yc--qCRe2C9RfmZR7KxNzT1TvsfV3udQ4IieyckZd8E0GMYL2Pe1gq21IBaQHo4Jgq=s500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRqn1JagqrQN2YgNYqh7WCW9lFu9l9jF3JdeoMxcwNSHpx1WDsDp7UgVvw8K2xgo4LSeugoPWs3ljIJTE1st3WwbMDYwowRCTheLahc-VUPKOXWGvpyjNm43Yc--qCRe2C9RfmZR7KxNzT1TvsfV3udQ4IieyckZd8E0GMYL2Pe1gq21IBaQHo4Jgq=s320" width="207" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Until-Leaves-Paris-Sarah-Sundin-ebook/dp/B09B2PTM75/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=until+leaves+fall+in+paris+sarah+sundin&qid=1640914852&sprefix=until+leaves+fall+in+paris%2Caps%2C1110&sr=8-1 ">Until Leaves Fall in Paris</a> by Sarah Sundin - February 2022</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've long enjoyed Sarah's novels and one of my favorites is</div><div style="text-align: center;">actually her standalone from last year, so I'm really excited for this one!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX6QDqaxJhSNMysr4ArDr4y6vKZrjysSDu9I3eqhs2pTksEgW1FZp2qL8B-WNEo7522bnxz6MGku-1fNFlBMu0mLZR1ooAiEqkE6lJ9SoQQClKixcAbqaSG_nm8anvO8Y614zEYFlIIhCiVOCZLRwZoSLfi0ARJDQCQbvfiKNrvw1CdyzBo5QqOWcV=s500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="323" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX6QDqaxJhSNMysr4ArDr4y6vKZrjysSDu9I3eqhs2pTksEgW1FZp2qL8B-WNEo7522bnxz6MGku-1fNFlBMu0mLZR1ooAiEqkE6lJ9SoQQClKixcAbqaSG_nm8anvO8Y614zEYFlIIhCiVOCZLRwZoSLfi0ARJDQCQbvfiKNrvw1CdyzBo5QqOWcV=s320" width="207" /></a></div><b><br /></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Enchanting-Heiress-Hearts-Kristi-Hunter-ebook/dp/B09B2MN3JC/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=enchanting+the+heiress+kristi+ann+hunter&qid=1640914711&sprefix=enchanting+the+hei%2Caps%2C381&sr=8-1">Enchanting the Heiress</a> by Kristi Ann Hunter - March 2022</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I honestly couldn't remember what this one was about,</div><div style="text-align: center;">just that it was Harriet's story, so I just read the description</div><div style="text-align: center;">and now I can't wait for March! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-YposT8mwUcoyT4l0uMPBP3ZRreipg73ZYvnliqc2-co106qqKudvfBqSILFLAehFINRPxB_Uon2m6GLbF6uws2Zd185l8sc8A6Q6HdzgNgxnC4cil81yXblQ2IafjyVUozU8GZ-Er-8GEwA0U-IXl1rBxAxuKH-DCKWbj3sfBN7zglkVsEkIuNS4=s500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="323" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-YposT8mwUcoyT4l0uMPBP3ZRreipg73ZYvnliqc2-co106qqKudvfBqSILFLAehFINRPxB_Uon2m6GLbF6uws2Zd185l8sc8A6Q6HdzgNgxnC4cil81yXblQ2IafjyVUozU8GZ-Er-8GEwA0U-IXl1rBxAxuKH-DCKWbj3sfBN7zglkVsEkIuNS4=s320" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Misty-River-Romance-Book-ebook/dp/B09LWSDW7M/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BY6G5OIVD1LT&keywords=turn+to+me+becky+wade&qid=1640914367&sprefix=turn+to+me+b%2Caps%2C1076&sr=8-1">Turn to Me</a> by Becky Wade - May 2022</b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Luke's story!!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikTgrdcfr5x7eCu811XpaDnnSXzYZpZ-0YlpsNd2bgG60Wk_kF7AQIIF7Uepe4kbN2QuG0j0aIDLkuKwdf2dKt1dQTHWW4hvvFyP-QR3n4TtdRU3hhzFJxhy5ExagfIuN9FN3tDsCP34hn5TQh74GhcUZeyZyHugcbN5PCADv6vd0PLlCEFL-9WzZV=s475" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="308" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikTgrdcfr5x7eCu811XpaDnnSXzYZpZ-0YlpsNd2bgG60Wk_kF7AQIIF7Uepe4kbN2QuG0j0aIDLkuKwdf2dKt1dQTHWW4hvvFyP-QR3n4TtdRU3hhzFJxhy5ExagfIuN9FN3tDsCP34hn5TQh74GhcUZeyZyHugcbN5PCADv6vd0PLlCEFL-9WzZV=s320" width="207" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58804108-a-seaside-wonder?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=PNahtG0wXg&rank=3">A Seaside Wonder</a> by Melissa Tagg - ? 2022</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This book was supposed to release this month, but</div><div style="text-align: center;">Melissa chose to delay it for personal reasons, so as far</div><div style="text-align: center;">as I know, there's no official new release date. But isn't the</div><div style="text-align: center;">cover gorgeous? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wishtress-Nadine-Brandes/dp/0785264000/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=wishtress+nadine+brandes&qid=1640914194&sprefix=wishtress%2Caps%2C572&sr=8-1 ">Wishtress</a> by Nadine Brandes - September 2022</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No cover for this one yet - but I'm super excited for this fantasy novel!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now for the ones that are already available!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXzOhJ5PCV1JdVNlwbcSj3FokxHc77TBG1Xs7Slp0gpt_xc4r08doof_rS_cRYv_jUKhc-pJNjkyAsJocYsYS3SIps-_2a_FDgaQtivZY5z1aWIK7L30fum8Ej7gY3ukfLqxSujJUUAAaz0CWVw0xTTi4KKGWRIOTTjH8FQ4cmpqMFf-xzBHecFMVP=s500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXzOhJ5PCV1JdVNlwbcSj3FokxHc77TBG1Xs7Slp0gpt_xc4r08doof_rS_cRYv_jUKhc-pJNjkyAsJocYsYS3SIps-_2a_FDgaQtivZY5z1aWIK7L30fum8Ej7gY3ukfLqxSujJUUAAaz0CWVw0xTTi4KKGWRIOTTjH8FQ4cmpqMFf-xzBHecFMVP=s320" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dearest-Josephine-Caroline-George-ebook/dp/B08BZ1Q784/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AAY82TTS4WSG&keywords=dearest+josephine&qid=1640915911&sprefix=deares%2Caps%2C6147&sr=8-1 ">Dearest Josephine</a> by Caroline George</b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually found this book via Instagram and got it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">while it was on an ebook sale and have been looking forward</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to reading it. YA isn't my usual fare, but I've been enjoying</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the other ones I've picked up recently.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrKiRfvxy9PqkAhda6Yvzab5t-E_D5RC6c9NuHXxy4P2oJb_pHG8mJTslDWMq_O-d61OzMHBLnkAULsA7O3ZRt2_N363UepjxIFadj_deDFVV9ZgZFn1Fv8VbmcX83RXI4F_-mzHaIu0x2FxeWnat7HgUyj2il0kG2fcD3wI55rmDHNBcsRRRGH5Cs=s346" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="227" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrKiRfvxy9PqkAhda6Yvzab5t-E_D5RC6c9NuHXxy4P2oJb_pHG8mJTslDWMq_O-d61OzMHBLnkAULsA7O3ZRt2_N363UepjxIFadj_deDFVV9ZgZFn1Fv8VbmcX83RXI4F_-mzHaIu0x2FxeWnat7HgUyj2il0kG2fcD3wI55rmDHNBcsRRRGH5Cs=s320" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Romanov-Nadine-Brandes-ebook/dp/B07DT64TLH/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18S7P9JKJW244&keywords=romanov+brandes&qid=1640915757&sprefix=th%2Caps%2C5277&sr=8-2">Romanov</a> by Nadine Brandes</b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went through a phase as a teen where I was fascinated</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by the history of the Romanovs (I read a series set in Russia that </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">included their family) and teenage me would have been so stoked for </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this book. I'm sad that adult me hasn't yet dove into it. But hopefully </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that'll change soon! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgTyuGZb_S-kVMprU_rrMgSo2cwgUcq1tf5yEzq4W8Coesh7HLOsEZoCi3moxJDJ4Z7u2zFybl1Q0ZGal7OTk5YUREjvWEdIVtSJMm4M9hBPBmzmsuWtDtiCwS-hirnYByAXGZfTLBJHF7lsgGxsZHna1D-dqpXNEUGYPZOntwMoyvzP5YWqr_tH-W=s500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgTyuGZb_S-kVMprU_rrMgSo2cwgUcq1tf5yEzq4W8Coesh7HLOsEZoCi3moxJDJ4Z7u2zFybl1Q0ZGal7OTk5YUREjvWEdIVtSJMm4M9hBPBmzmsuWtDtiCwS-hirnYByAXGZfTLBJHF7lsgGxsZHna1D-dqpXNEUGYPZOntwMoyvzP5YWqr_tH-W=s320" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Story-Peddler-Weaver-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B07P4X84GN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GW3GBHP1KKJZ&keywords=the+story+peddler&qid=1640915502&sprefix=the+story+pedd%2Caps%2C2798&sr=8-1">The Story Peddler</a> by Lindsay A Franklin</b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This book is the first in a series and I'm probably going to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">greatly regret the fact that I'm not currently in possession of books </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 & 3 whenever I get the chance to read it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVfaT8rfU6-bEabDbQpgN9kQcBdlfSSXDUVA9UYSRRNlKhhRiI8S_6l_b-8ck0jKknaO75KORZVj1LyNEiAEca9CJJuIWhzvio3_3Hpu6szYx0gLfAb556stu8puooXCdw1MId9OLC72wAsKdEfr8C0vrDlqqQADyZI3i65sfZW9beN01kbXHJC98f=s500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVfaT8rfU6-bEabDbQpgN9kQcBdlfSSXDUVA9UYSRRNlKhhRiI8S_6l_b-8ck0jKknaO75KORZVj1LyNEiAEca9CJJuIWhzvio3_3Hpu6szYx0gLfAb556stu8puooXCdw1MId9OLC72wAsKdEfr8C0vrDlqqQADyZI3i65sfZW9beN01kbXHJC98f=s320" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Contest-K-Ganshert-ebook/dp/B09FYL8N25/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KYVJ08VICYFQ&keywords=the+contest+ke+ganshert&qid=1640915847&sprefix=t%2Caps%2C6834&sr=8-1">The Contest</a> by K.E. Ganshert</b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've not read any of this author's YA books, but</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">her other novels are some of my favorites, and I'm very interested to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">start this one.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-12743499242917452852021-12-30T22:13:00.006-05:002021-12-30T22:13:48.048-05:00Favorite Reads of 2021!<p> I'm typing this post one-handed while cuddling our sweet 3 week-old baby girl with the other. So please ignore any typos and chalk it up to my being a new-mom-of-two. :-)</p><p>Happy New Year! I know many people are looking forward to saying "farewell" (or maybe "good riddance!") to 2021. Looking back, for our family, there were hard and beautiful moments alike, just as with every year. Our daughter turned 1 in March! My dad passed away in April. I got a new tiny niece in August, amidst some severe health issues for her mom. Thank God, they're both doing well now! At the end of November I worked my last shift at the job I've had for almost 6.5 years. It was a bittersweet day. I'm blessed to get to be a stay-at-home-mom, but I'm definitely missing my work family a bit. And our second sweet daughter made her arrival the beginning of December!</p><p>In the midst of all of that, I actually got to do a bit of reading! So this is some of my favorite books that I read (or reread) this year, though for a change, not all of these were published in 2021. And a couple of them are rereads that I still just really enjoyed. So in no particular order, here's my list! Oh, and if you click on the titles, it should send you to Amazon to read more about the books. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvVEbRQVydCdJI1Qk_LLGOPQ1VwFZA6ZQNmiruqEimdluWmQ_XJCpZBANTBFAbV7e8nZDwefBtXpXjWmjU2yHqR-w-B9cHZftc3mOftDRAwf0avyjXLkIKYmUyOFJnS3j47iUZq5A6b5ocT6KMiyq3uVyRfDcsOrBOJ9LhLSVY5E_mnhUmb8ru9DUK=s500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvVEbRQVydCdJI1Qk_LLGOPQ1VwFZA6ZQNmiruqEimdluWmQ_XJCpZBANTBFAbV7e8nZDwefBtXpXjWmjU2yHqR-w-B9cHZftc3mOftDRAwf0avyjXLkIKYmUyOFJnS3j47iUZq5A6b5ocT6KMiyq3uVyRfDcsOrBOJ9LhLSVY5E_mnhUmb8ru9DUK=s320" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Follower-Word-Complete-Morgan-Busse-ebook/dp/B07WCD3DVC/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3B129Z1YX61Q1&keywords=morgan+busse&qid=1640891107&sprefix=morgan+busse%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-6 ">Follower of the Word Trilogy</a> by Morgan L. Busse</b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This series totally sucked me in! I read the first one (I think I got it </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on a Kindle deal or something) and immediately had to get the other two!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Definitely one of my favorite series of the year! Though I will say that reading</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">them all in a row, the second one felt super short to me, and the third one seemed </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to drag just a little, but still. So. Good.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixHKXSQq49pUXZzto62wpuSty2mEvDsqBAUD6qNrGHrMpJTPwmNLWV7sglkRj5guxgl-UhzyX-LjQlqRY2Q4_5joWl0VSiyYJmA6jVq-wpZkoHHry1NREh6VXBlFbd-g9Tuyn4zRKrtaOYkin2SzxL0L4QF3STIA6FrLP-ifmRVBMc_U9k3huk38AJ=s850" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixHKXSQq49pUXZzto62wpuSty2mEvDsqBAUD6qNrGHrMpJTPwmNLWV7sglkRj5guxgl-UhzyX-LjQlqRY2Q4_5joWl0VSiyYJmA6jVq-wpZkoHHry1NREh6VXBlFbd-g9Tuyn4zRKrtaOYkin2SzxL0L4QF3STIA6FrLP-ifmRVBMc_U9k3huk38AJ=s320" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Dance-Joanna-Davidson-Politano-ebook/dp/B08XM1GTR2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HJRW1N3Y2JCB&keywords=a+midnight+dance+joanna+davidson+politano&qid=1640892144&sprefix=a+midnight+dance%2Caps%2C429&sr=8-1">A Midnight Dance</a> by Joanna Davidson Politano</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one also sucked me in! All of Joanna's books that I've </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">gotten to read have. She's become an auto-read for me. :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmXB4n3C94SCYH6daIkpVs2diQfdkyb5rHDKvnuypFgAqYgMZETIA40154a_r9nZFQs1H66775M8UZuguqmDapTSn7FWUBulVrVDKPL6n5bEMgumCN1vpUYGZby2AF6ivMqWLPhFTtqj9g3I-co1n_aiiw1hvkrK_48YuoioI5rcqCOnciU9hRE-uz=s2548" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2548" data-original-width="1651" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmXB4n3C94SCYH6daIkpVs2diQfdkyb5rHDKvnuypFgAqYgMZETIA40154a_r9nZFQs1H66775M8UZuguqmDapTSn7FWUBulVrVDKPL6n5bEMgumCN1vpUYGZby2AF6ivMqWLPhFTtqj9g3I-co1n_aiiw1hvkrK_48YuoioI5rcqCOnciU9hRE-uz=s320" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Autumn-Sea-Muir-Harbor-Book-ebook/dp/B098KKHYVB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LJNG3GLY9JNG&keywords=autumn+by+the+sea+melissa+tagg&qid=1640892257&sprefix=autumn+by+the+sea%2Caps%2C542&sr=8-1 ">Autumn by the Sea</a> by Melissa Tagg</b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm not normally big on rom-coms, but I have to make</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">an exception for Melissa's books! I couldn't help but love Sydney and Neil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, one of the very best meet-cutes ever, in my opinion. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJ8vtTj52bDfw_eASIIxpO6aZ077BUO3xSXwr9EkKJjA87UJ3KEx-v3fUeSH07ibz1hgrkiZ-tH6kPthHlRK-VT5SUXai0zmSgoqEEDE_HsQItJV8cocaLpr7wvAybTZQhDD5oJAc67NBcCPZNSi4G9OfLyoaSh77Pp4UcZ46PzCr24cy9WmOqAoBY=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="260" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJ8vtTj52bDfw_eASIIxpO6aZ077BUO3xSXwr9EkKJjA87UJ3KEx-v3fUeSH07ibz1hgrkiZ-tH6kPthHlRK-VT5SUXai0zmSgoqEEDE_HsQItJV8cocaLpr7wvAybTZQhDD5oJAc67NBcCPZNSi4G9OfLyoaSh77Pp4UcZ46PzCr24cy9WmOqAoBY=s320" width="208" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Full-Disclosure-Dee-Henderson-ebook/dp/B008B9HUFA/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3VG9868KCBN7B&keywords=full+disclosure+dee+henderson&qid=1640891650&sprefix=full+discl%2Caps%2C336&sr=8-1 ">Full Disclosure</a> by Dee Henderson</b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is one of my rereads for the year. Dee Henderson</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">has long been one of my favorite authors and I really enjoyed </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">getting to revisit Ann and Paul's story.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhohR4EDsGaE2-I1EEKnt3j44YQ_aaDHb0tHyGFcnvypDKfJKP1kURkrtsODvVaasR-HeV0yfUlK_sCMG6j7y2upJxKPqJUUlBhhIKOTmeg7LZu1HazKV7eipisndBPH4UAjvH3UJnGiKJfiSgMw4hBPLZDAN18BB6KkPOLw1Gmwy_2qi8KemIhaiMS=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhohR4EDsGaE2-I1EEKnt3j44YQ_aaDHb0tHyGFcnvypDKfJKP1kURkrtsODvVaasR-HeV0yfUlK_sCMG6j7y2upJxKPqJUUlBhhIKOTmeg7LZu1HazKV7eipisndBPH4UAjvH3UJnGiKJfiSgMw4hBPLZDAN18BB6KkPOLw1Gmwy_2qi8KemIhaiMS=s320" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Let-Misty-River-Romance-Book-ebook/dp/B08MY1MQG5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1CFLDULK141SY&keywords=let+it+be+me+becky+wade&qid=1640892191&sprefix=let+it+be+me+%2Caps%2C333&sr=8-1">Let It Be Me</a> by Becky Wade </b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The second book in the Misty River series! It's late, I'm </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a little sleep deprived, and I read this book 7 months ago, so I'm honestly</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">not entirely sure what to say about it. Haha! But I remember really enjoying it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4nvGrKZyQJ2jzzSJ3JV-8CpxRDIHnte0GyPnAO2AZ2egXkYGAeHN48jMlLmfqyly3v0eWlRtRPac6RktQDtgccAWXfS3_fsBq100nCKNsGUQ1LnKLt2Q1kq4X-q3DZ8ak_3NAKBP5-9BYeOOyBT-xLsZyvn-qZhLfrrlk0135slPh-ZPq4NogiElc=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4nvGrKZyQJ2jzzSJ3JV-8CpxRDIHnte0GyPnAO2AZ2egXkYGAeHN48jMlLmfqyly3v0eWlRtRPac6RktQDtgccAWXfS3_fsBq100nCKNsGUQ1LnKLt2Q1kq4X-q3DZ8ak_3NAKBP5-9BYeOOyBT-xLsZyvn-qZhLfrrlk0135slPh-ZPq4NogiElc=s320" width="204" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Taken-Dee-Henderson-ebook/dp/B00QMSCN0Y/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1H2Q6XLBMD1T9&keywords=taken+dee+henderson&qid=1640891679&sprefix=taken+dee+henderson%2Caps%2C720&sr=8-2 ">Taken</a> by Dee Henderson</b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another reread! And yes, another by Dee Henderson.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love several of the conversations Matthew and Shannon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">have throughout the course of the novel and their relationship in general.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5InvauKskIJrxgqAuiOmuqGwCDXFaxvVLVUExcAekPJj6yMj2LpccearU8wJrlcFWc1h9IxhzFX-CZl3iqOn4sFLywe4O_PtndvGOQAFlNPKhK9HtzXG8pTQUbRimILIpvTRMq2VsPP3yO6NggkP-av_3E38heEwVPNO2vHqno70_P2dNs8Hmy-vn=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5InvauKskIJrxgqAuiOmuqGwCDXFaxvVLVUExcAekPJj6yMj2LpccearU8wJrlcFWc1h9IxhzFX-CZl3iqOn4sFLywe4O_PtndvGOQAFlNPKhK9HtzXG8pTQUbRimILIpvTRMq2VsPP3yO6NggkP-av_3E38heEwVPNO2vHqno70_P2dNs8Hmy-vn=s320" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Sarah-Hollenbeck-ebook/dp/B06XC2MV2Z/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YHF80D72I2CP&keywords=the+secret+life+of+sarah+hollenbeck+by+bethany+turner&qid=1640891793&sprefix=the+secret+life+of+sarah%2Caps%2C2396&sr=8-1 ">The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck</a> by Bethany Turner</b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This book probably gets "longest book title of the year" haha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved the honesty and dry humor in this story! And it also gave me some </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">food for thought, which I almost always enjoy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikMy1Cfsw1DQOnb58lraA_FRyRLbuoJHQGHdDCiK_taWRMD1pNLtFmqOwmXJ2SoOajlEfoKmb3GSs6enTK5oV9cJP9vHNuMls55p_6gjBEsefdJp-3UmPlqUq3pfuwVsJBMWcfZqyDCp8Z3IrVwlVDWWh5qkH2A-Am2Sls83cSd_TkPFovogVwQ-Oq=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikMy1Cfsw1DQOnb58lraA_FRyRLbuoJHQGHdDCiK_taWRMD1pNLtFmqOwmXJ2SoOajlEfoKmb3GSs6enTK5oV9cJP9vHNuMls55p_6gjBEsefdJp-3UmPlqUq3pfuwVsJBMWcfZqyDCp8Z3IrVwlVDWWh5qkH2A-Am2Sls83cSd_TkPFovogVwQ-Oq=s320" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Write-Bleecker-Street-Inquiry-Agency-ebook/dp/B08MY1G5PB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=25SGPC64F3ZGD&keywords=to+write+a+wrong+jen+turano&qid=1640891978&sprefix=to+write+a+wrong%2Caps%2C464&sr=8-1">To Write a Wrong</a> Jen Turano</b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd like to talk with anyone who reads Jen's books and doesn't laugh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">out loud at least once. Seriously. My toddler just looked at me a couple times,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when I actually took a minute to read while she was awake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhh8XUydzcgJD9E_oi1VGwUeZNxpl1gTBm0m72ooOpmBfVyUoSV2BgNBNwtZwzzFD1ARPOYe2yTbz23H7XABATQGwb03Jsw74ig_m2hjv26ZpUarzu-8aJDOt6NtpwrkAonD1GwyDq-uQt1UWtwM7tO-H6S7RQvNdo1TUd2Vm_h6e66EaGYUc51CoXp=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhh8XUydzcgJD9E_oi1VGwUeZNxpl1gTBm0m72ooOpmBfVyUoSV2BgNBNwtZwzzFD1ARPOYe2yTbz23H7XABATQGwb03Jsw74ig_m2hjv26ZpUarzu-8aJDOt6NtpwrkAonD1GwyDq-uQt1UWtwM7tO-H6S7RQvNdo1TUd2Vm_h6e66EaGYUc51CoXp=s320" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-Twilight-Breaks-Sarah-Sundin-ebook/dp/B08CJ6XR5R/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=when+twilight+breaks+sarah+sundin&qid=1640891924&sprefix=when+twilight%2Caps%2C781&sr=8-1">When Twilight Breaks</a> by Sarah Sundin</b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This book was an interesting - and at times heart-breaking - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">look at Germany before the US joined WWII. I always love </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the characters in Sarah's novels and it holds true for this one!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYxwJY3D4QIMwb45CXP48MAbXj7QftfK-HZMS7rwIwKSHK7zP8mCmTnaQO-POWXJLBKgaP7hZoLUvVTLoCJaiVec_FAOlfGr_pud3yMP_HOKlQoA-vM2-JudPOmHq-1wbBDQn6wN790SpMASuQufCdtYR5anXg3JCJTz9Q2MsjmMaN3QyGUAnXe-6O=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="263" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYxwJY3D4QIMwb45CXP48MAbXj7QftfK-HZMS7rwIwKSHK7zP8mCmTnaQO-POWXJLBKgaP7hZoLUvVTLoCJaiVec_FAOlfGr_pud3yMP_HOKlQoA-vM2-JudPOmHq-1wbBDQn6wN790SpMASuQufCdtYR5anXg3JCJTz9Q2MsjmMaN3QyGUAnXe-6O=s320" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jewel-Nile-Tessa-Afshar-ebook/dp/B08MLQ2K9S/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X94U32NFP9IE&keywords=jewel+of+the+nile+tessa+afshar&qid=1640892057&sprefix=jewel+of+the+%2Caps%2C638&sr=8-1 ">Jewel of the Nile</a> by Tessa Afshar</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one is another "I know I read it, but my brain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">isn't working at full capacity right now" kind of comments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know it was a delightful read, with suspense, intrigue (and I was right!),</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">romance, and a cantankerous cook.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMnW2YV-6Km-k3daJHHSUDcbz6U481QZ4uavbSc-olLMaarw30uWpicJK9xP4FGZ7ZSuFj9eIGwRC_Q8NNCoKPwAI_B3RzQOiz88_W28rVrdfj-1mwkrnJCxMbt8v059lpZJLqn4y91bgaiw9TWBfu1C7RfU-J4GbJykdgPyeiZyRVjKuvTP4uiyvt=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMnW2YV-6Km-k3daJHHSUDcbz6U481QZ4uavbSc-olLMaarw30uWpicJK9xP4FGZ7ZSuFj9eIGwRC_Q8NNCoKPwAI_B3RzQOiz88_W28rVrdfj-1mwkrnJCxMbt8v059lpZJLqn4y91bgaiw9TWBfu1C7RfU-J4GbJykdgPyeiZyRVjKuvTP4uiyvt=s320" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/If-Any-Reason-Courtney-Walsh-ebook/dp/B07T44D3ZX/ref=sr_1_2?crid=II9XIFDSQFP6&keywords=if+for+any+reason+courtney+walsh&qid=1640891734&sprefix=if+for+any+%2Caps%2C1064&sr=8-2 ">If For Any Reason</a> by Courtney Walsh</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I haven't read all of Courtney's books, yet, but this one is </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">definitely one of my favorites!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>So those are my favorites for the year! What does your list look like? I'm always up for recommendations, though my reading time is indubitably more limited than it was - for a very good reason. :) </b></div><br /> <p></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185935496985321066.post-61795563907843864482021-12-30T21:03:00.002-05:002021-12-30T21:03:28.633-05:00Bookish Thoughts: Autumn by The Sea<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_D_NDjDzZdxVL1-5w2V9kUtdjKzZCl-KnCHsog4a1GLntzCm61hZQmPv2zZF0zYtSKUoT_5XMo2KsPtCmlYGMK7zFZw9LPrwP9FODnMntrX6rH3oZJuo6xvVLCiMTL6GZFmrBSRKu6o/s2048/Autumn+by+the+Sea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1327" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_D_NDjDzZdxVL1-5w2V9kUtdjKzZCl-KnCHsog4a1GLntzCm61hZQmPv2zZF0zYtSKUoT_5XMo2KsPtCmlYGMK7zFZw9LPrwP9FODnMntrX6rH3oZJuo6xvVLCiMTL6GZFmrBSRKu6o/s320/Autumn+by+the+Sea.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><i><p><i><br /></i></p><span style="font-family: arial;">"I think Maggie would say that's what love does. It keeps hoping even when the answers don't come easily. It invites strangers in. It doesn't give up. Love keeps searching." - Neil MacKean</span></i><p></p><p><b style="color: #0f1111; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Description:</span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Abandoned as a toddler, Sydney Rose has spent years wondering who she really is, homesick for a life she’s never lived. When a private investigator crashes into her world, she finds herself heading to a tiny seaside town in Maine to meet a woman named Maggie, who’s searching for the granddaughter she lost decades ago.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If not for Maggie, Neil MacKean might still be back in Scotland, bereft and alone. Instead, he has a full life in Muir Harbor with an adopted family he loves and a blueberry farm to run. But the farm is struggling and strange occurrences have him concerned. Worse, Maggie’s once again caught up in the past, convinced she’s finally found her long-lost granddaughter.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Worried for Maggie, Neil is suspicious of the city girl who shows up at the farm. But there’s something about Sydney that tugs on him, drawing out secrets he never meant to share. While Neil grapples with the future of the farm, Sydney wrestles with a past that’s messier than ever. Together, they’re pulled into a mystery complete with a centuries-old legend, unexpected danger . . . and a love as deep and wild as the sea.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">About the Author:</span></b></span></p><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Melissa Tagg</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USA Today</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> bestselling, Christy Award-winning author of swoony and hope-filled small-town contemporary romances. She's also a former reporter, current nonprofit marketing strategist, and total Iowa girl. Melissa has taught at multiple national writing conferences, as well as workshops and women's retreats. When she's not happily lost in someone else's book or plugging away her own, she can be found spoiling her nieces and nephews, watching old movies, and daydreaming about her next fictional hero. Connect with Melissa at melissatagg.com. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I don’t typically read much rom-com, but I always make an exception for Melissa Tagg’s books. When I saw this one would start a new series, I was both intrigued and a little sad - I love the Maple Valley folks. I knew I could come to love these new people as well, it would just be a change from the familiar. And come to love them, I did indeed!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As I’ve come to anticipate, this book drew me in right away! I loved the richness of the setting, the colorful characters, and another quirky town that I got to explore with Sydney. I’m honestly not sure which of the new characters I loved the best. Obviously, Sydney and Neil are the leads, but I also couldn’t help but want to hug Maggie. And I enjoyed the glimpses into the lives of the sisters, Lilian and Indi. The setting almost seemed a character itself, the beautiful coast of Maine and a blueberry farm. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Simply due to the plot, there are so many questions that are asked and answered throughout the story. I so enjoyed how Ms. Tagg chose to reveal some of the answers while also leaving a few to lead into another story. There is beauty, both in the answered and the unanswered, the asking and the wondering. I loved how that all played into the mundane and the everyday of the story. I don’t know if I’m explaining my thoughts well, so you might just have to read the book yourself to understand what I’m hoping to convey in a few sentences, when it took the author a few hundred pages to play it out. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fc1c394f-7fff-3775-b071-0ab6856c3116"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Overall, I would highly recommend this book if you enjoy rom-coms! Or even if they’re not your normal fare, you might consider giving it a try. You may find yourself more than pleasantly surprised. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Autumn-Sea-Muir-Harbor-Book-ebook/dp/B098KKHYVB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BJVTWHEKYAR9&dchild=1&keywords=autumn+by+the+sea+melissa+tagg&qid=1635899070&sprefix=autumn+by+the+sea%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-1 ">Amazon</a><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/autumn-by-the-sea-melissa-tagg/1139776651?ean=9780997964240 ">Barnes & Noble</a><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58503563-autumn-by-the-sea "><b>Goodreads</b></a><br /></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184785468026444976noreply@blogger.com0