MY REVIEW:

A Quilt for Christmas was everything I expected and more. I often say Christmas would not be complete without the latest Melody Carlson novella and this year’s story was such a touching one.

I loved how a little girl’s wistful request brought together a group of total strangers to provide a special gift of joy to an ailing young woman and the rest of her family. Although the women in the group were about as different as they could be – young and old, lonely, bossy, grouchy, experienced and inexperienced – it was wonderful to observe as their lives became knit together into a family of sorts.

Another heartwarming novel, A Quilt for Christmas is sure to become a holiday favorite.

I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Cuddle up with this cozy story of giving and forgiving–with a little bit of romance

Christmas should be celebrated with family, but for Vera Swanson, that’s not an option this year. Widowed and recently relocated, she is lonely in her condo-for-one–until little Fiona Albright knocks on her door needing help.

With her mother seriously ill and her father out of town, Fiona enlists Vera’s aid, and when she finds out her new neighbor is a quilter, she has a special request–a Christmas quilt for Mama.

Vera will have to get a ragtag group of women together to fulfill the request. Between free-spirited artist Tasha, chatty empty nester Beverly, retired therapist Eleanor, and herself, Vera has hopes that Christmas for the Albright family will be merry, after all. And she may even find herself a new family of friends along the way.

Read an excerpt HERE.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of more than 250 books with sales of more than 7.5 million, including many bestselling Christmas novellas, young adult titles, and contemporary romances. She received a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, her novel All Summer Long was made into a Hallmark movie, and the film version of The Happy Camper is soon to be released. She and her husband live in central Oregon. Learn more at www.melodycarlson.com.

MY REVIEW:

Although I haven’t read the entire series, each book I have read of the Belle Fourche Chronicles can easily stand on its own. The Belle Fourche Legacy is no exception.

Author Katie Trumbo has penned another page-turner with exceptional characters and a plot that kept me engaged to the very end. A perfect balance of action, conflict, angst, and romance combined with a message of faith provided an entertaining and satisfying experience that will ensure that I will be reading more of this author’s novels.

I loved having the chance to read more of Alice and Kent’s story as well as seeing how they worked out their problems. It was especially satisfying to see two feuding families finally work together to reveal the true troublemakers.

An excellent lesson about not judging by outer appearances, The Belle Fourche Legacy is a book I would highly recommend.

I voluntarily reviewed a digital copy of this book provided by the author. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

?The thrilling conclusion to the Belle Fourche Chronicles

Alice has always been the good daughter, the one who does what everyone expects. She promised Kent Douglas she would wait for his return even though her family has fought his for the past thirty years.

Then he left and never contacted her again.

Two long years have gone by and Alice is an adult. Despite the occasional annoyance by the Douglas patriarch, they hear nothing from their neighbors. When word comes that Kent not only returned, but has been back for quite some time without contacting her, tensions rage. Alice wants revenge for her humiliation.

Kent was heavily scarred protecting Alice from a bomb, and he’s returned home with worse scars to his heart.

He went to school to become a doctor, but along the way found out the teachers thought he’d be better suited to a barn. No patient wants to look to a monster for hope. He never wanted to work on a ranch again, but now his training — the training he ran away and fought to have — will be in a barn.

He loves Alice Johlman like she’s half of his heart, but he can’t accept the failure he is and won’t force her to follow through on her promise from years before.

If only he could forget her.

Wounded hero Kent will do anything for the only woman he’s ever loved, except ask her to keep her promise. Preorder this second-chance, always loved you romance, now!

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MY REVIEW:

A Model of Devotion is the final book in Mary Connealy’s The Lumber Baron’s Daughters series. As always expected, it is filled with plenty of action, danger, suspense, and yes, romance.

Remaining unmarried daughter Jilly Stiles is determined to remain that way. Haunted by nightmares about her cruel stepfather, she wants no part of marriage. Unfortunately circumstances already in play demand that she marry in order to protect herself from a dangerous man. Nick Ryder is not only willing but eager to marry Jilly but can she trust him?

Once again this author has provided me with several hours of delightful entertainment as I kept turning the pages to see how everything would turn out. I was solidly in Nick’s corner as the perfect candidate for Jilly’s husband. Although I had a good idea about the inevitable conclusion it was nevertheless fun to follow Nick and Jilly as well as her sister and mother to that point.

As always, I thoroughly enjoyed the latest offering from this author and look forward to her next one.

I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by the author’s launch team through the publisher. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

She’s finally claimed her independence . . . how far will she go to keep it?

A brilliant engineer, Jilly Stiles has been educated since childhood to help run her father’s lumber dynasty. With the company safe from her stepfather after the marriages of her two sisters, Jilly can now focus on her dream of building a mountaintop railroad–and never marry.

Nick Ryder came into Jilly’s life when he saved her mother from her no-good stepfather, and he’s prepared to protect Jilly from anything that threatens to harm her–as long as he keeps his heart from getting involved.

But when a cruel and powerful man goes to dangerous lengths to make Jilly his own, she must make a decision between her safety and her hard-won independence.

Read an excerpt HERE.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Mary Connealy (www.maryconnealy.com) writes “romantic comedies with cowboys” and is celebrated for her fun, zany, action-packed style. She has sold more than one and a half million books. She is the author of the popular series Brothers in Arms, Brides of Hope Mountain, High Sierra Sweethearts, The Kincaid Brides, Trouble in Texas, Lassoed in Texas, Sophie’s Daughters, and many other books. Mary lives on a ranch in eastern Nebraska with her very own romantic cowboy hero.