Love Finds You in Paradise Pennsylvania

LOUGH, LOREE

LOVE FINDS YOU IN PARADISE PENNSYLVANIA

For as long as anyone can remember, tourists have flocked to the quainttown of Paradise, Pennsylvania, where Amish buggies are as common as shops sellinghandcrafted goods. But to attorney Julia Spencer this town is anything but a paradise. Raised in foster homes, Julia has succeeded in life only through steely determination and independence. The close-knit Amish people are a mystery to her, but local veterinarian Simon Thomas knows them well and is fiercely protective of their simple ways, which are increasingly threatened by the outside world. When Julia agrees to defend a local teenager charged in a case involving an Amish boy, sheand Simon find themselves on opposite sides of an intense and emotional legal battle. Just when it seems they will never understand one another, God has something to teach them both about the power of forgiveness…and the joys to be found in Paradise.

IT ISN'T OFTEN THAT I FIND A NOVEL THAT COMPLETELY BLINDSIDES ME BUT THIS ONE DID. I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR A PLOT TWIST THAT COMPLETELY STUNNED ME! IT TURNED THIS LIGHT-HEARTED ROMANCE INTO SOMETHING MUCH MORE SERIOUS. I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING MORE WITHOUT GIVING IT AWAY, BUT HAVE A BOX OF TISSUES HANDY WHEN YOU READ LOVE FINDS YOU IN PARADISE PENNYSLVANIA.

Beautiful Bandit

LOUGH, LOREE

BEAUTIFUL BANDIT

Joshua Neville is a quiet, even-keeled rancher who was just minding his own business when he witnessed a brazen bank robbery in San Antonio, Texas, that left three men dead. Even more shocking than the heist itself is that the ringleader looked like a woman!

Having escaped a gang of robbers who forced her to participate in a bank heist, Kate Wellington adopts an alias and decides to flee to Mexico. Lost and hungry, she stumbles upon the camp of a man named Josh Neville who offers to escort her across the border. But when she injures her ankle, the kindly cowboy takes "Dinah" home to his ranch to heal instead.

As the two grow closer, Josh realizes he's fallen in love, even as he learns the truth about Dinah. But does he know the whole story? And after the truth comes out, will he put his life at risk to keep her with him?

RIVETING READ. A BLEND OF WESTERN DRAMA, IMPOSSIBLE ROMANCE AND ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT ANGST. LOUGH WOVE THEM ALL EXPERTLY INTO A STUNNING STORY THAT WILL LEAVE YOU BEGGING FOR MORE. LUCKILY THIS IS THE FIRST IN THE LONE STAR LEGENDS SERIES AND THE SECOND, MAVERICK HEART, IS IN BOOKSTORES NOW.

Maverick Heart

LOUGH, LOREE

MAVERICK HEART

Nurse Levee O'Reilly and her husband, Dr. Liam O'Reilly are headed from Boston to Mexico to set up a medical clinic when their stagecoach is attacked by the infamous Frank Michaels, who kills Liam. All alone now, Levee makes her way to Eagle Pass, Texas, where she turns to teaching for her livelihood. Devoted wholeheartedly to her students, Levee has little time for romance.

Rancher Daniel Neville has battled doubts and distrust for most of his life. Wracked with guilt over his twin sister's death and then 'punished' with a limp from an injury sustained during a stampede, Dan dedicates himself to serving his family and working with horses on their ranch. Marriage is far from the top of his to-do list, and he aims to keep it that way.

When a coincidental meeting brings Levee and Dan together, they're awakened to a long-ignored desire for love and acceptance by the realization that they might have finally found it. Can these two mavericks accept the plans God has for their lives?

LOREE LOUGH IS A NEW-TO-ME AUTHOR AND I FEEL LIKE I HAVE JUST STUMBLED ONTO A GOLD MINE BECAUSE :

A) I LOVE HER STYLE

B) SHE IS A PROLIFIC WRITER

THIS IS BOOK TWO OF THE LONESTAR LEGENDS SERIES BUT IT READS WELL AS AN INDEPENDENT NOVEL. I'LL ADMIT THOUGH, THAT MY INTEREST HAS BEEN PEAKED ENOUGH TO RUSH OUT A GET A HOLD OF BEAUTIFUL BANDIT (THE FIRST IN THE SERIES) AS SOON AS I CAN.

I THINK I WAS MOST MOVED BY LEVEE'S TRANSFORMATION FROM EASTERN CITY GIRL TO FRONTIERSWOMAN. I KEPT THINKING THAT LIVING, BREATHING WOMEN REALLY DID GO THROUGH SIMILAR HARDSHIPS AND CAME OUT TRIUMPHANT IN ORDER TO SETTLE THE WEST. GRIT DOESN'T BEGIN TO DESCRIBE THOSE WOMEN.

THIS BREATHTAKING WESTERN IS PARTNERED WITH A TENDER ROMANCE THAT BRINGS SATISFACTION TO EVERY PAGE. A WONDERFUL READ!

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