Review 📖 Forever and One Day by Jacqueline Simon Gunn

Redheads Have More Fun by Sharon Kleve

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Just a Little Christmas (A Cowboy Christmas #3) by Janet Dailey

Just a Little Christmas by Janet Dailey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Just a Little Christmas by Janet Dailey is a clean, contemporary, second-chance, cowboy romance set in a small town. I loved the warmth and sense of family as much as the storyline. The main characters Elle and Jubal are likeable characters with plenty of depth due to their backstories and their past relationship with one another. The supporting cast of family, friends, pets, and antagonists push the plot along and enhance the story.

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Ellie Marsden couldn't wait to shake the dust of Branding Iron, Texas, off her heels and chase after bright lights, big city, and a wealthy husband. Now she's come home, divorced, a little disillusioned, and a whole lot pregnant. Leave it to her one-time high school sweetheart, cattle rancher Jubal McFarland, to point out that citified Ellie is as out of place in small-town Texas as her teacup poodle. So why is there something about being back--and being with Jubal--that feels surprisingly right?

Jubal's eight-year-old daughter, Gracie, needs a mother, but he hasn't found the perfect woman. Or maybe the problem is that he did find her, and had his heart broken when she left town. Gracie's already falling hard for Ellie and that ball of fluff she calls a dog. And no matter how hard the rugged cowboy tries to resist, there's no denying the appeal of first love and sweet new beginnings--especially when there's a little Christmas magic in the air . . .

Janet Anne Haradon Dailey was an American author of numerous romance novels as Janet Dailey (her married name). Her novels have been translated into nineteen languages and have sold over 300 million copies worldwide.

Born in 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa, she attended secretarial school in Omaha, Nebraska before meeting her husband, Bill. Bill and Janet worked together in construction and land development until they "retired" to travel throughout the United States, inspiring Janet to write the Americana series of romances, where she set a novel in every state of the Union. In 1974, Janet Dailey was the first American author to write for Harlequin. Her first novel was NO QUARTER ASKED.

She had since gone on to write approximately 90 novels, 21 of which have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List. She won many awards and accolades for her work, appearing widely on Radio and Television. Today, there are over three hundred million Janet Dailey books in print in 19 different languages, making her one of the most popular novelists in the world.

Janet Dailey passed away peacefully in her home in Branson on Saturday, December 14, 2013. She was 69.

Review of ANOTHER POSTCARD BY Elle Christiansen 📖

Another postcard by Elle Christensen centers on the relationship between the two main characters and the tour of the band Stone Butterfly. A traumatic childhood backstory lends a vulnerability to strong-willed heroine Brooklyn. Her inner strength is clear as she cares for her sister and settles in as a newcomer to Stone Butterfly. A suspenseful subplot plagues hero Levi and eventually serves as a climatic point between the couple. I had a hard time relating again to Levi when his hostility during a misunderstanding seemed to spring out of nowhere since his love--not just lust--for Brooklyn had been stated time and time again. I was glad Brooklyn didn’t forgive him easily, and by the time in this HEA when they made up, he’d redeemed himself some. The plot was well developed and cleanly executed--the only side trips were numerous steamy encounters between the two lead characters. If you love a good read generously layered with lengthy love scenes, feelings at first sight, strong heroines, and dirty talking-alpha-male heroes who later prove to have a heart of gold, then you won't be disappointed.

Brooklynn Hawk is an enigma. Highly sought after for her incredible voice, her talent shines bright in the studio. But a dark past and a secret she holds close to her heart keep her from permanently stepping into the limelight.
Until her favorite band offers her the chance to chase her dreams.

As the lead singer for rock sensation, Stone Butterfly, Levi Matthews is wary of bringing in new talent. But, he has heard just how amazing Brooklynn is and when the need for another singer arises, he’s confident that she is the perfect addition.

However, he doesn't count on laying his heart at her feet.

But the world of music can be as dangerous as it is thrilling. Joining Stone Butterfly on tour was hard enough for Brooklyn, but when she finally succumbs to Levi's charms, the rock 'n' roll life turns deadly.

Will Levi and Brooklynn keep their voices and their hearts entwined? Or will the music prove too hard to survive?

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📖 Picking Daisy by Kimberly M. Miller

Picking Daisy by Kimberly M. MillerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars

Picking Daisy by Kimberly M. Miller is an enjoyable and inspirational read.

The story centers on the relationship between Daisy, the musically talented heroine whose life experiences have changed her forever physically and left her mentally scarred, and hero Robby, a once successful musician who is spiraling toward rock bottom because of some bad choices.

What I loved about this story is the very gradual progression of friendship to romance. The subtle spark between these two feels real from the start and kindles awhile before flaming up. The dialogue, humorous, angsty, and touching, is always real.

One of the subplots weaved into the plot which served as a climatic point and conflict between Robby and Daisy threw me. The way the conflict came about had me wanting to swipe back several chapters but I didn't (so possibly this is my misunderstanding). It seemed to me the thing Daisy felt guilty for hiding from Robby and the betrayal Robby felt by not knowing was technically not even in existence. Can’t say more without spoilers, and maybe it was just me, but the wording seemed off as the “big hidden thing” was a past thing and the words used made it seem like a present thing.

Overall, I loved this one and recommend it to anyone who loves clean romance!

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Review 📖 Montana Maverick by Debra Salonen

Montana Maverick by Debra Salonen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Montana Maverick by Debra Salonen is a heartwarming read. Meg Zabrinski researcher and wolf activist is determined to finish her book, so she spends this Christmas holiday in a remote Montana cabin.

Henry Frestone, Montana rancher, grandfather, and new guardian of 3 grandchildren after the loss of his daughter, sets off with the 3 grandchildren in his chopper despite a nasty snowstorm in an effort to get his sick granddaughter medical help when her fever spikes.

When the helicopter crashes, Meg hears it happen and hikes a good distance to rescue any survivors. Luckily, everyone aboard is physically okay but due to the weather, she ends up with a house full on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

There are a couple of underlying plots worth mentioning. Meg is at a point in her life where she desires to become a mother and has been looking into various methods of artificial insemination when Hank drops out of the sky with a ready-made family who are grieving and desperately need a mother.

Although she and Henry Firestone were on opposite sides of the wolf protection project, they are both open minded and mature enough to see both sides of a situation and do not harbor any resentment for one another. Their short friendship fizzles into passion. The children are each lovable with distinctive personalities and add a lot to this uplifting story.


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Tectonic (book 3 in the Double Blind Study series) by Author Heidi R Hutchinson

Published: August 28th, 2014 Genre: Contemporary romance          

Synopsis:

No matter how solid something seems, if enough pressure is applied, hearts and lives will shift. Shane Brookings, passionate surfer and accomplished athlete, was not a rock star, as much as he tried to represent himself as one throughout most of his adulthood. Mostly, Shane had always been kind of a jackass. A talented jackass, but still. So it really came as no surprise to him that the only two women he had seen a future with, chose actual rock stars to hitch themselves to. Feeling cold and hollow, he returned to California to focus on growing his brand. Determined to now stay serious about his life choices, he never anticipated Greta O'Neil's blatant shove into his life. Greta O'Neil, avid artist, surfer chick, and baby sister to a rock star, had a life that was anything but boring. Having a knack for pulling sad men out of their funk, she sets her talents on Shane Brookings. She has no intention of breaking her rules, which include getting too close, letting him in, and accidentally falling for the guy. But Shane is not like her other projects. Not only is he built like a Greek god, he's hardworking, passionate, clever and heroic. (Not that he believes any of those things about himself.) The rules she has so firmly set down to protect herself, are more than shaken up with Shane's every push into her life. Even as they both compromise to make room in their hearts for the other, outside forces put pressure on their burgeoning relationship. Shane's dream is put into jeopardy, ex-lovers surface at the worst moments, and their own faults threaten to violently tear them apart.  

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Heidi Hutchinson was born in South Dakota and raised the exact right distance away from the Black Hills. She had an overactive imagination very early on, and wasted no time in getting most of her friends in trouble due to her unrealistic and completely ridiculous ideas. Seeing as she was so lazy and also afraid people would think she was bonkers, she didn't write down any of the story lines that played out in her daydreams. During her high school years, she took pen to paper and filled more notebooks than she is proud of with angsty, depressing, self-depreciating poetry. This led to her writing down more things: notes, ideas, character bios, plot twists that had no plot yet to twist. After years of cleaning up her own scraps of imagination with nothing solid to hold on to, she sat down and wrote the story that had been in her head the longest. Fueled by coffee and her unwavering and perfectly normal devotion to Dave Grohl, she discovered a writer living inside of her. She still lives in the Midwest, though not as close to the Black Hills as she would prefer, with her alarmingly handsome husband and their fearless child. They eat more pizza than God intended and she listens to her music the same way she lives: loudly.  

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