Nobody thought Jake was good enough for Liberty – not even Jake himself. I felt very sorry for him as he ached, regretting his carefree and somewhat wild childhood as the consequences followed him into adulthood. Even his Ma had come to expect trouble from him. But he wasn’t a […]
Blue and Thomas had the sweetest relationship as children!! I loved the way she did all she could to distract him from the disaster that his parents were and the way he would do anything for her. Even kiss a frog… Her propensity to write scripts for him to act […]
Excerpt Fiona groaned. “Now I have to go back to dating.” That moment, Simon recognized later, was his undoing. Specifically, that sound, the heart-wrenching sound of Fiona’s sadness, weariness and despair. It dug right into him and precipitated his final descent into foolishness. That, and the idea of watching her […]
Set on protecting the land, the animals, and her inn, the feisty innkeeper, Kate, wasn’t afraid to do whatever it took. I admired her strength and ingenuity, and especially her determination. She knew the land surrounding her so well and was a better fit to help Will and his regiment […]
What a powerful story of redemption! When Shane’s world fell apart, he thought God had turned His back on him and he, therefore, stopped having anything to do with God. Yet in His patient, loving manner, the Good Shepherd didn’t let His sheep stray too far from the fold before […]
I enjoyed the writing in this story so much! I don’t think I’ve ever had so many quotable quotes to choose from as I did this time. It was so difficult sorting through them to pick only 30! Kiera and Robbie’s lives couldn’t have been more different. He came from […]
A reclusive single father, adorable, identical twins, and a lonely woman combine to create a sweet romance with nods to Beauty and the Beast in A Match to Call Ours. Parker was crushed when the people of the small town he lived in accused him of terrible things. Taking the […]
Full of beautiful imagery, The Forever Sky had me experiencing the Old West personally. From the sights and sounds of Montana to the deep emotions each character felt, they were brought to life in this fascinating story. I loved the description of the unusually colored woodpecker – it was so […]
I wrote my first love letter when I was twelve years old. He was eighteen. Jack Romano. Sigh. That summer my parents had spent several months in Australia. My dad had been invited to teach in a university there and so they parceled us off to friends and relatives and […]
Once again, Shanna Hatfield has written a fun Christmas romance. The snarky dialog filled with literary quotes, movie references, and puns related to the characters’ names kept me smiling. Tim, the handsome cowboy who was so determined to get beyond Carol’s defenses had me swooning. And Carol’s very painful past […]
Susan May Warren knows how to create heroes who are rugged, handsome, flawed, and wonderful!! Continuing the story of the Marshall brothers, Wyatt finagles his way into Russia, hoping to rescue Coco and bring her home with him. Yet what can a mere hockey player do? Wyatt Marshall never felt […]
Debut author Amanda Mason has written a moving account of a family torn by grief after an accident that leaves the youngest son with a traumatic brain injury. I’m sure I had never considered what it would be like to have a brain injury; looking out at the world and […]