Showing posts with label Romance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Romance. Show all posts

Sunday, April 7, 2024

To Spark a Match

Title: To Spark a Match (audiobook review)

Series: The Matchmakers #2

Author: Jen Turano

Narrator: Nancy Peterson

Publisher: Bethany House and Tantor Audio

Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romance,

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

To Spark a Match is the second book of The Matchmaker's series by Jen Turano. It can easily be read as a stand-alone story.

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Crosshairs

Title: Crosshairs

Series: Natchez Trace Park Rangers #3

Author: Patricia Bradley

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Suspense, Christian Fiction, Romance

Source: Own

My Review:

Crosshairs is the third book in the Natchez Trace Park Rangers series by Patricia Bradley. Each book in the series works well as a standalone novel.

Friday, January 5, 2024

The Souls of Lost Lake

Title: The Souls of Lost Lake

Author: Jaime Jo Wright

Publisher: Bethany House

Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense, Historical, Romance

Source: Own

My Review:

Jaime Jo Wright has another winner with The Souls of Lost Lake

Monday, January 1, 2024

You Make it Feel Like Christmas

Title: You Make it Feel Like Christmas

Author: Toni Shiloh

Publisher: Bethany House

Genre: Christian Fiction, Romance, Christmas,

Source: Library/Bethany House

My Review:

You Make It Feel Like Christmas has a beautiful, eye-catching cover. It is a quick read, and not just because it is a novella. 

Friday, October 20, 2023

First Line Friday #108-The Legacy of Longdale Manor

Happy Friday, my bookish friends! I hope you all have a great day and weekend! First Line Friday is hosted by Carrie at Reading is My SuperPower!!  I am also linking up with Gilion on Rose City Reader for Book Beginnings. This is where you share the beginning of the book that you are reading. This week I am reading The Legacy of Longdale Manor by Carrie Turansky.   

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Running to You Review + Giveaway

 Running to You JustRead Takeover + Review Blitz

Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for Running to You by Robin Patchen hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

Running to YouTitle: Running to You
Series: The Wright Heroes of Maine #1
Author: Robin Patchen
Publisher: JDO Publishing
Release Date: October 10, 2023
Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense

My Review:

Running to You by Robin Patchen is the first book I have read by this author. The beginning of a series seemed like a great place to try a new author.

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Tending Roses

Title: Tending Roses

Author: Lisa Wingate

Publisher: Berkley

Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Women's fiction, Romance

Source: Own

Challenges: 23 in '23 and Chantel's Read Your Bookshelf Challenge

My Review:

I found Tending Roses by Lisa Wingate hard to get into.

Thursday, October 5, 2023

An Inconvenient Beauty

Title: An Inconvenient Beauty

Series: Hawthorne House #4

Author: Kristi Ann Hunter

Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon

Publisher: Recorded Books

Genre: Historical Fiction, Regency, Christian Fiction, Romance

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

The Hawthorne House series is wonderful, and I recommend reading them in order.  I have enjoyed bingeing this series, and I am so sad that it is over! We finally get Griffith's story in An Inconvenient Beauty. I really enjoyed the narration from Ann Marie Gideon.

Thursday, September 21, 2023

An Elegant Facade

Title: An Elegant Facade audiobook

Series: Hawthorne House #2

Author: Kristi Ann Hunter

Narrator: Charlotte Anne Dore

Publisher: Bethany House & Tantor Audio

Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Regency, Romance

Source: Hoopla

Friday, September 15, 2023

First Line Friday #104-The Cake List

Happy Friday, my bookish friends! I hope you all have a great day and weekend! First Line Friday is hosted by Carrie at Reading is My SuperPower!!  I am also linking up with Gilion on Rose City Reader for Book Beginnings. This is where you share the beginning of the book that you are reading. This week I am reading The Cake List by Dianne J. Wilson.  

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

The Wedding Kiss

Title: The Wedding Kiss

Author: Hannah Alexander

Publisher: Hannah Alexander Books    

Genre: Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance

Source: Kindle own

My Review:

I love the cover of The Wedding Kiss by Hannah Alexander. It has been languishing on my Kindle for years, so I decided to finally read it. 

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

The Red Ribbon

Title: The Red Ribbon

Series: True Colors #8 (each stand alone)

Author: Pepper Basham

Publisher: Barbour

Genre: Crime Fiction, Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance,

Source: Library

My Review:

While The Red Ribbon by Pepper Basham is part of the multi-author series True Colors, it is a standalone novel.

Monday, August 7, 2023

A Life Once Dreamed

Title: A Life Once Dreamed

Author: Rachel Fordham

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romance,

Source: Own

My Review:

I was immediately drawn into the story of Agnes leaving her home behind because of a secret she discovered.

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Ranch Showdown Spotlight + Excerpt

Ranch Showdown JustRead Blog Tour

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Ranch Showdown by Tina Wheeler, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

Ranch Showdown

Title: Ranch Showdown
Author: Tina Wheeler
Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense
Release Date: July 25, 2023
Genre: Christian, Romantic Suspense

Excerpt:

“Shut the door.” A man she didn’t know strolled out of her kitchen, sporting black-framed glasses, a graying goatee and surgical gloves. He held a gun in one hand and a ceramic mug in the other. That had to be the coffee she smelled. He took a sip before placing the mug on the dining room table next to a teddy bear she’d never seen before.

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Counterfeit Faith Review + Tour/Giveaway

 Counterfeit Faith JustRead Takeover + Review Blitz

Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for Counterfeit Faith by Crystal Caudill, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

Counterfeit Faith Title: Counterfeit Faith 
Series: Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age #3 
Author: Crystal Caudill 
Publisher: Kregel Publications 
Release Date: May 16, 2023 
Genre: Christian Historical Romance 
 
My Review:

Counterfeit Faith is the third book in the Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age series. It can easily be read as a stand-alone novel.

Monday, May 8, 2023

Sprinkled with Sabotage

Title: Sprinkled with Sabotage

Series: Love and Danger in St. Claire #3

Author: Allison Pearl

Genre: Suspense, Christian Fiction

Publisher: Anaiah Press

Source: Own

My review:

Sprinkled with Sabotage is the third book in the Love and Danger in St. Claire series by Allison Pearl. It can be read as a stand-alone novel, but I recommend reading them in order.

Thursday, May 4, 2023

The Valet's Secret

Title: The Valet's Secret (audio)

Author: Josi S. Kilpack

Narrator: Justine Eyre

Genre: Regency Romance, Historical Fiction,

Publisher: Blackstone Mountain

Source: Hoopla

My review:

The Valet's Secret is the first book I have read by Josi S. Kilpack. I was drawn to this book by the cover and that it was a Regency Romance, something I discovered that I enjoy.

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Once Upon a Buggy

Title: Once Upon a Buggy

Series: The Amish of Apple Creek #2

Author: Shelley Shepard Gray

Genre: Amish, Christian Fiction, Retellings,

Publisher: Kensington

Source: Author provided/Net Galley

My review:

When asked if I would review Once Upon a Buggy, I knew I liked the author's books and figured I could squeeze it into my schedule. I had no idea it was a Beauty in the Beast retelling. I have not read the first book in the series, (yet) but Once Upon a Buggy can be read as a stand-alone novel. 

Monday, March 20, 2023

Mr. Gardiner and the Governess

Title: Mr. Gardiner and the Governess

Series: Clairvoir Castle Romances #1

Author: Sally Britton

Narrator: Jessica Elisa Boyd

Genre: Regency, Historical Fiction, Audio book, Romance

Source: Hoopla

My review:

Mr. Gardiner and the Governess is the first book I have read by Sally Britton. Jessica Elisa Boyd is the narrator, and she did a good job.

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Moving Target

Title: Moving Target    

Series: Elite Guardians #3

Author: Lynette Eason

Genre: Suspense, Christian Fiction, Romance

Publisher: Revell

Source: Library

My review:

Wow! Moving Target has a very involved, creative storyline, that grips you from the beginning! I had a hard time putting this one down.