Mail-Order Mistletoe Brides

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HART, JILLIAN
TRONSTAD, JANET
MAIL-ORDER MISTLETOE BRIDES

Big Sky Brides Find a Family—and Love—This Christmas

Christmas Hearts by Jillian Hart

Thirteen-year-old Amelia longs for a new ma. Little George needs a father's guidance. For their children's sake, Cole Matheson and Mercy Jacobs agree on a businesslike marriage. But though Cole tries to keep his distance, Mercy offers the very thing he's stopped believing in—the chance to forge a real family.

Mistletoe Kiss in Dry Creek by Janet Tronstad

"Passable cook wanted as wife. Marriage in name only." Noah Miller doesn't expect any replies to his plainspoken ad, though it's the only kind of offer the guarded rancher's prepared to make. Until widowed Maeve Flanagan and her sweet daughter arrive, turning his home and his heart upside down….

My Review:

Classic Christmas and so much fun to read! Both novellas pack a wallop of romance guaranteed to curl your toes and warm your heart. There is something so special about a Christmas love story and these authors know how deliver the best. There's laughter and frustration and misguided love not to mention adorable children and infuriatingly compelling heroes. You'll find the spirit of Christmas in the pages of this book. I'm still grinning just thinking about Maeve and Mercy's stories.

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Search the Dark

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PERRY, MARTA
SEARCH THE DARK

Sometimes the past is best left buried 

Meredith King longs for escape. Life in Deer Run is stifling, the Amish town too small for a modern woman staying just to care for her ailing mother. When a friend enlists her help in clearing the name of an Amish boy whose decades-old death is still shrouded in mystery, she welcomes the distraction. But when a ghost from her own past reappears, there is suddenly a lot more at stake.

Zach Randal was always a bad boy, and their romance never had a chance. As charming as ever, he returns to town on the heels of a deadly new threat. Is Zach as dangerous as Meredith was always led to believe? Or is the attraction they both feel the only thing that can save them from harm?

My Review:

Impeccable pacing really draws out the suspense in Perry's latest release. Love the tag line -- sometimes the past is best left buried -- it really sets a lovely sinister tone for the book. :-) And the blend of English and Amish adds just enough cultural diversity to make things really interesting. Then there's the bad-boy-turned-good hero who really stirs things up for the heroine...and the whole town for that matter. There are plenty of surprises in the pages of this books and a lovely rekindling romance that swept me away. You won't want to put this one down until you reach the end.

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Love's Refuge

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LEESMITH, SANDRA
LOVE'S REFUGE

Skye Larsen loves her peaceful life on Leeza Island in Puget Sound – the tranquility, the friendly neighbors, and especially the safety from big-city dangers. So when cruel pranks start to escalate and changes threaten to overtake the island, Skye is determined to fight for her haven. The presence of a handsome vacationer and the unexpected feelings he awakens can’t distract her from her goal.

Danny Fraser doesn’t realize how desperately he needs a rest until he meets Skye. By allowing him to glimpse her simple way of life, she helps him reorient his priorities – and steals his heart in the process. But his work and home in Seattle keep Skye at bay.

An isolated island girl with painful memories. A dedicated city boy with a wild past. What will it cost for them both to find a refuge from their storms?

My Review:

What a compelling read! I devoured it! Love's Refuge is packed with enticing story threads that will captivate discerning readers.

I loved  Skye's journey arc. Her ability to overcome a traumatic event in her past is nothing short of heroic. When we first meet her she's coping because she can control her environment but when that control starts to slip we get to see what Skye is really made of. Stunning character development with a strong inspirational thread had me cheering this heroine on every step of the way.

And I loved how Danny is very much a part of Skye's transformation -- a perfect tie-in to the title as love truly becomes a refuge. But Danny does his own growing as well with Skye as his tutor. I love how two people who appear to be so opposite to each other end up becoming perfect soul mates.

There's a surprising thread of suspense woven through this tale as well which had me reading furiously to the very end. Not to mention providing a gasp-out-loud moment in a heart wrenching scene. I couldn't believe the author could be so cruel.

I also appreciated the strong environmental thread that rounded out this wonderful read. It's evident that the author holds a reverence for God's creations and that added a whole different dimension to the story.

All round stunning read that is sure to please romance lovers everywhere.

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A Highlander for Christmas

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CARIE, JAMIE
A HIGHLANDER FOR CHRISTMAS

A Christmas Novella: Lady Juliet Lindsay has made a colossal mistake. In the face of her parents’ rejection she realizes that a single stolen kiss could cost her everything. Sent to her aunt and uncle’s home in Scotland, she finds something in the rugged highland beauty that steals her heart…and a highland man, who seems her other half.

Iain MacLeon, chieftain of the clan MacLeon, has one thing on his mind in a time where politics are like a tempest brewing—sheep. He loves his people and his land but he didn’t know he also needed a woman to share the load. And then he sees her…the flame-haired Englishwoman who steals his heart and holds it hostage against all his beliefs and all he holds dear. But how will he persuade his clan to love her as he does?

My Review:

Isn't that an awesome cover? You get  caught up in that gaze and you just know that the heroine has an amazing story to tell...and she does. This is a dream of a historical romance set in the highlands. The pacing is fantastic and you'll want to read this novella at breakneck speed...but try to catch your breath and savour the exquisite scenes instead. There's a classic dastardly villain, an extremely swoonworthy chieftain :-) and a passionate romance that will stir your heart. And the story is peppered with some great comedic scenes as well. I'm gobsmacked that the author could fit all that in a novella!

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Her Holiday Hero

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DALEY, MARGARET
HER HOLIDAY HERO

The Soldier's Gift

The holidays are right around the corner, but Captain Jake Tanner is struggling to find Christmas cheer. Having survived a devastating attack overseas, he has emotional scars that run deep. When Jake meets beautiful widow Emma Langford, his heart is unprepared for the feelings she inspires.

Training service dogs has taught Emma to recognize those in need. She wants to show Jake that a four-legged companion is the best therapy, but she's afraid that the closer she gets, the more her own wounds are revealed.

Together, Jake and Emma will discover it takes a different kind of bravery to open themselves to love—and to healing.

Caring Canines: Loving and loyal, these dogs mend hearts.

My Review:

I just love this series!!!! And there are so many different kinds of therapy dogs to highlight that I'm hoping it's around for quite a while.

Daley knows how to tell a compelling, vibrant story. Her characters are real, and unfortunately, their dilemmas are all too heartbreakingly believable as well. I love her realistic portrayals of life -- both the failures and the successes and there are plenty of both in this thought-provoking read.

I don't want to give the plot away so I won't reveal too much though I will say I was really captivated at the way the author meshed Jake's struggles with Emma and  her son's. There were parallels there that I wouldn't have seen before reading this book.

Her Holiday Hero is a romance with substance and an important message that is all too relevant in our society today (and brilliantly dealt with, I might add). A definite must read.


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November Giveaway - Week Four

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LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK'S GIVEAWAYS:

A Million Little Ways : Uncover the Art You Were Made to Live

FREEMAN, EMILY
A MILLION LITTLE WAYS : UNCOVER THE ART YOU WERE MADE TO LIVE

The majority of us would not necessarily define ourselves as artists. We're parents, students, businesspeople, friends. We're working hard, trying to make ends meet, and often longing for a little more--more time, more love, more security, more of a sense that there is more out there. The truth? We need not look around so much. God is within us and he wants to shine through us in a million little ways.

A Million Little Ways uncovers the creative, personal imprint of God on every individual. It invites the discouraged parent, the bored Christian, the exhausted executive to look at their lives differently by approaching their critics, their jobs, and the kids around their table the same way an artist approaches the canvas--with wonder, bravery, and hope. In her gentle, compelling style, Emily Freeman encourages readers to turn down the volume on their inner critic and move into the world with the courage to be who they most deeply are. She invites regular people to see the artistic potential in words, gestures, attitudes, and relationships. Readers will discover the art in a quiet word, a hot dinner, a made bed, a grace-filled glance, and a million other ways of showing God to the world through the simple human acts of listening, waiting, creating, and showing up.

My Review:

I just love this author's unique look at the way God can work through each individual. We are all gifted with talents -- many of which we don't normally consider to be creative in nature. And yet Freeman makes an excellent case for opening ourselves up to what God has made us to be. Creative in our own right, in diverse ways. Uniquely celebrating Him by our creative works. It's all in how we embrace our gifts, whatever they may be, and use them to glorify God. A real life-changing read.

"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc. Available at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group".