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Meet Me at Willoughby Close by Kate Hewitt

October 10, 2018January 31, 2017

Title: Meet Me at Willoughby Close Author: Kate Hewitt Series: Willoughby Close #2 Riding on charm I would like to thank Kate Hewitt, Tule Publishing, and NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Ellie’s adult life has been about making the best of crappy circumstances. Getting pregnant at seventeen, dropping out of school, marrying a deadbeat husband, divorcing a deadbeat husband, trying to be a good single mother–she doesn’t regret any of it. …

Wild Horse Springs by Jodi Thomas

October 10, 2018January 25, 2017

Title: Wild Horse Springs Author: Jodi Thomas Series: Ransom Canyon #5 Holding on… Dan Brigman is the sheriff of Crossroads. He’s been alone for a long time, though not always lonely, per se. He loves his daughter, who’s grown and moved away, trying to figure out life for herself. He loves his job, and it keeps him busy. But it isn’t until he meets Brandi Malone, a singer who goes from gig to gig in an attempt to run away …

Mulberry Moon by Catherine Anderson

October 10, 2018January 6, 2017

Title: Mulberry Moon Author: Catherine Anderson Series: Mystic Creek #3 Suspend your disbelief and you’ll enjoy this book Sissy Bentley wants nothing more than to run a successful business and leave her impoverished past behind her. She is not in the market for a man; men only got friendly with her if they wanted something, usually one specific thing, and she learned a long time ago that she owed them nothing and needed nothing from them. When Ben Sterling begins …

My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella

October 10, 2018December 24, 2016

Title: My Not So Perfect Life Author: Sophie Kinsella Series: n/a A well-crafted illustration of the age-old adage about books and their covers I would like to thank Sophie Kinsella, Penguin Random House, and NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Life in London isn’t what Katie Brenner thought it would be. She doesn’t have a group of quirky friends to go out with, she has a hard time navigating the office politics, …

Another Chance by Kathy Clark

October 10, 2018November 1, 2016

Title: Another Chance Author: Kathy Clark Series: Austin Heroes #3 Intriguing plot, lovable characters, slow in spots I’d like to thank Kathy Clark, Loveswept, and Penguin Random House for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for an honest review. I really enjoyed this story. The suspense subplot was intriguing—and somewhat unsettling, because it’s completely plausible and I’d never thought about it before—and wove well into the larger picture, that of Luke and Bella’s rekindled love. I had a …

Once a Gypsy by Danica Winters

October 10, 2018November 1, 2016

Title: Once a Gypsy Author: Danica Winters Series: Irish Traveler Series #1 Fascinating I would like to thank Danica Winters and Diversion Books for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for an honest review. Helena O’Driscoll wants more out of life than marriage to a “good enough” Traveler boy and the subsequent brood of children. She longs to break free of tradition and do something she’s passionate about—pursue an education, forge a career…fall in love with kind, awkward …

Wind River Wrangler by Lindsay McKenna

October 10, 2018October 25, 2016

Title: Wind River Wrangler Author: Lindsay McKenna Series: Wind River Valley #1 Either very lazy or trying way too hard I would like to thank Lindsay McKenna, Lyrical Press, and Kensington Publishing Corporation for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for an honest review. Shiloh Gallagher is stressed to the max. Someone has been stalking her for the last six months, and she’s become terrified and distracted to the point that she won’t leave her apartment and can’t …

Wilde Side by Jannine Gallant

October 10, 2018October 24, 2016

Title: Wilde Side Author: Jannine Gallant Series: Born to be Wilde #2 A touching story that threw me a loop I would like to thank Jannine Gallant, Lyrical Press, and Kensington Publishing Corp., for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for an honest review. Devin Lockhart and Sawyer Wilde are drawn to each other the moment the lay eyes on each other. He’s the guide on a rafting trip she’s taken with her boss, a congressman seeking good …

Pull Me Close by Sidney Halston

October 10, 2018October 24, 2016

Title: Pull Me Close Author: Sidney Halston Series: Panic #1 Realistic and unpredictable if a bit dramatic I would like to thank Sidney Halston, Loveswept, and Penguin Random House for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for an honest review. Nick Moreno is beyond annoyed when a woman passes out in his club. He takes her home, makes sure she’s all right, and figures he’ll never see her again. But Katherine Wilson can’t stand to have him think …

Lizzie’s Christmas Escape by Christine Barlow

October 10, 2018October 21, 2016

Title: Lizzie’s Christmas Escape Author: Christine Barlow Series: n/a good writing telling a terrible tale I’d like to thank Christine Barlow, Bookouture, and Zaffre Publishing for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for an honest review. Lizzie Stevens is bored and lonely. Married and pregnant by nineteen, she settled into life as a mum and housewife, forsaking her ambitions as a seamstress. Her two daughters are grown and gone to college, and her husband has a daily routine …