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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have read quite a few of Mary Connealy\u2019s books over the past several years and always enjoy them. I know I can usually depend on her giving me a few hours reading pleasure with her western historical romances laced with her wonderful sense of humor. Her books may not be deep or particularly thought provoking all the time but that\u2019s not what I\u2019m looking for when I pick up one of her books. Connealy is one of my go-to\u2019s when I am in the mood for pure entertainment and a cowboy or two in the mix is welcomed.<\/p>\n

Aiming For Love <\/strong>is the author\u2019s latest offering and the first book in Brides of Hope Mountain series. The series features the three Nordegren sisters who have lived alone atop a Colorado mountain since the deaths of their parents and grandparents. Each young woman is skilled in taking care of themselves in the wilderness and have been taught to avoid the outside world. Everything changes for them the day the Warden family shows up on their mountain and find themselves in need of shelter and medical help. From that point the story gets more and more interesting as the wild sisters are forced to interact with the strangers from the valley below.<\/p>\n

Vivid descriptions of Colorado scenery and appealing characters combine with a plot that moves right along at a good pace to offer a tale that should satisfy many readers, especially if they are prepared to wait to learn more about how things will develop for certain characters. It is obvious that both other sisters, Ilsa and Ursula will be featured in their own books now that Josephine and David\u2019s story has been told, but there are at least two men I hope to learn more about in the other books of this series \u2013 particularly Mitch and the mysterious hired gun. Great start to what promises to be a good series!<\/p>\n

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I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by Celebrate Lit. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Book:\u00a0<\/strong>Aiming for Love<\/p>\n

Author:<\/strong>\u00a0Mary Connealy<\/p>\n

Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>Christian Historical Romance<\/p>\n

Release Date:\u00a0<\/strong>October 2, 2019<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to get your copy!<\/td>\n

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Josephine Nordegren is one of three sisters who grew up nearly wild in southwestern Colorado. She has the archery skills of Robin Hood and the curiosity of the Little Mermaid, fascinated by but locked away from the forbidden outside world\u2013a world she\u2019s been raised to believe killed her parents. When David Warden, a rancher, brings in a herd much too close to the girls\u2019 secret home, her older sister is especially frightened, but Jo is too interested to stay away.<\/p>\n

David\u2019s parents follow soon on his heels, escaping bandits at their ranch. But his father is wounded and needs shelter. Josephine and her sisters have the only cabin on the mountain. Do they risk stepping into the world to help those in need? Or do they remain separated but safe in the peaks of Hope Mountain?<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Mary Connealy<\/strong> writes \u201cromantic comedies with cowboys\u201d and is celebrated for her fun, zany, action-packed style. She has more than half a million books in print. She is the author of the popular series Wild at Heart, Kincaid Brides, Trouble in Texas, Lassoed in Texas, Sophie\u2019s Daughters, and many other books. Mary lives on a ranch in eastern Nebraska with her very own romantic cowboy hero. Learn more at\u00a0www.maryconnealy.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MORE FROM MARY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

What it would do to someone to run wild from nearly their earliest memory?<\/p>\n

What if three young girls had the basic skills to survive a rugged life but no adults to guide them?<\/p>\n

Would they grow up to be a completely odd and untamed version of themselves, or the truest, in some ways most honest version?<\/p>\n

I wanted to explore that idea: wild children, tough young women, afraid of the invading world, but lonely, too.\u00a0So I created the plot for my Brides of Hope Mountain series by mixing the three little girls who\u2019d grown up wild on the top of a mountain with some fairy tale ideas.<\/p>\n

Book one, Aiming for Love<\/em>, is Josephine Nordegren\u2019s story. I had this vision of Ariel the mermaid seeing a man for the first time when strangers invade the high valley she lives in with only her two sisters. Curiosity is her besetting sin, or so she\u2019s always been told. She has wilderness skills, mainly in the form of owning a bow and arrow and understanding wild animals, but for the first time, she is drawn to a man.<\/p>\n

Jo needs to be tamed, or Dave, the man she can\u2019t stop watching from in the woods, needs to learn the ways of the wild, because they\u2019re out of place in each other\u2019s worlds.<\/p>\n

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BLOG STOPS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the Reads<\/a>, October 25<\/p>\n

Moments With Mercy<\/a>, October 25<\/p>\n

Bigreadersite\u00a0<\/a>, October 25<\/p>\n

Emily Yager<\/a>, October\u00a0 25<\/p>\n

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy<\/a>, October 26<\/p>\n

Happily Managing a Household of Boys<\/a>, October 26<\/p>\n

Books, Life, and Christ<\/a>, October 26<\/p>\n

Quiet Workings<\/a>, October 26<\/p>\n

D\u2019S QUILTS & BOOKS<\/a>, October 27<\/p>\n

For Him and My Family<\/a>, October 27<\/p>\n

Stories By Gina<\/a>, October 27<\/p>\n

Jeanette\u2019s Thoughts<\/a>, October 27<\/p>\n

Older & Smarter?<\/a>, October 28<\/p>\n

Betti Mace<\/a>, October 28<\/p>\n

Wishful Endings<\/a>, October 28<\/p>\n

The Becca Files<\/a>, October 29<\/p>\n

Adventures of a Travelers Wife<\/a>, October 29<\/p>\n

Mary Hake<\/a>, October 29<\/p>\n

Mamma Loves Books<\/a>, October 29<\/p>\n

A Baker\u2019s Perspective<\/a>, October 30<\/p>\n

Stephanie\u2019s Life of Determination<\/a>, October 30<\/p>\n

Britt Reads Fiction<\/a>, October 30<\/p>\n

For The Love of Books<\/a>, October 30<\/p>\n

Hallie Reads<\/a>, October 31<\/p>\n

Connect in Fiction<\/a>, October 31<\/p>\n

Christian Bookshelf Reviews<\/a>, October 31<\/td>\n

Abba\u2019s Prayer Warrior Princess\u00a0<\/a>, November 1<\/p>\n

To Everything There Is A Season<\/a>, November 1<\/p>\n

Daysong Reflections<\/a>, November 1<\/p>\n

Splashes of Joy<\/a>, November 1<\/p>\n

Moments<\/a>, November 2<\/p>\n

Simple Harvest Reads<\/a>, November 2<\/p>\n

Batya\u2019s Bits<\/a>, November 2<\/p>\n

She Lives To Read<\/a>, November 2<\/p>\n

EmpowerMoms<\/a>, November 3<\/p>\n

Seasons of Opportunities<\/a>, November 3<\/p>\n

Remembrancy<\/a>, November 3<\/p>\n

Blessed & Bookish<\/a>, November 4<\/p>\n

For the Love of Literature<\/a>, November 4<\/p>\n

Through the Fire Blogs<\/a>, November 4<\/p>\n

Tell Tale Book Reviews<\/a>, November 4<\/p>\n

Library Lady\u2019s Kid Lit<\/a>, November 5<\/p>\n

Stories Where Hope and Quirky Meet<\/a>, November 5<\/p>\n

Locks, Hooks and Books<\/a>, November 5<\/p>\n

Pause for Tales\u00a0<\/a>, November 5<\/p>\n

Texas Book-aholic<\/a>, November 6<\/p>\n

Debbie\u2019s Dusty Deliberations<\/a>, November 6<\/p>\n

janicesbookreviews<\/a>, November 6<\/p>\n

A Reader\u2019s Brain<\/a>, November 7<\/p>\n

Inklings and notions\u00a0<\/a>, November 7<\/p>\n

Leona J. Atkinson<\/a>, November 7<\/p>\n

Lukewarm Tea<\/a>, November 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

GIVEAWAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To celebrate her tour, Mary is giving away a grand prize package of a $20 Amazon gift card, a copy of Aiming for Love, and a copy of Fairy Tales from Around the World!!<\/p>\n

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.<\/p>\n

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