To start at the beginning read Believe- A True Christmas short story ( part one)
Christmas in my family was definitely full of traditions. On Christmas Eve, we would all gather for a formal dinner. Every year it was something different. Mom would try her hand at cooking Cornish game hen, goose, ham, turkey, and my favorite, roast beef. We would start decorating the table the day before Christmas Eve. Continue reading “Believe- A True Christmas Short story (part two)”
The Girl of Fire and Thorns tells the story of Elisa who is born as the Chosen one. The Chosen is born to lead their people against evil. At her baptism she is bathed in a bright light and blessed with a god stone embedded in her naval. This godstone has magical powers that she will use to save her people. Or at least that is the legend. When we meet Elisa, she is an insecure, nervous wreck. Continue reading “This Chick Read: The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson”
Christmas has always been my favorite time of the year. When I was little, we used to go as a family to pick out our Christmas tree. My mom, dad, brother, sister and I would get in the car, around the fifteenth of December and drive to Ventura to the Green Thumb. You could smell the pine as soon as you stepped out of the car. Continue reading “Believe- A True Christmas Short story (part one)”
First- I love this title! Truth or Beard is an obvious play on words, and the characters do, at one point play truth or dare. More interestingly, Duane, the male protagonist, has a bushy beard. I can only think of one other romance book I’ve read where the man has a beard, and I loved that book too! Hmmm, something to think about anyway… Back to the book. Continue reading “This Chick Read: Truth or Beard (Winston Brothers book 1) by Penny Reid”
Bittersweet, a novel about a girl named Hudson Avery, a teenager, who has had a few hard knocks and is learning how to live with the consequences. This novel was aptly titled, as an adult, we all have times where we look back on our youth and with the gift of hindsight, wonder how our life may have been different if we had made another choice and walked a different path. Hudson, at her young age, is already looking back on those moments, and is agonizing over her past decisions that affected not only herself, but her whole family.
Continue reading “This Chick Read: Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler”
Heart Breaker is a second chance love story about Country music stars Jolene Hart and Chance Rivers. Recently, they have broken up but their manager is holding their butts to the fire. They are contracted to write another album and go on tour, and they need to get over their hurt feelings and get to work. Forced back together, their chemistry immediately ignites and all of the problems that broke them up are still unresolved. It gives them plenty to write about, but can they overcome their problems to find their way back together off stage as well as on. Continue reading “This Chick Read: Heart Breaker: A Nashville Nights novel by Erin McCarthy”
You First, an artfully written novel by Stephanie Fournet, explores how life altering events can rewrite your priorities and trusting love can expand your world. Continue reading “Blog Tour #Giveaway -This Chick Read: You First by Stephanie Fournet”
We were introduced to Rory and Max in The Trouble with Mistletoe, the second novel in the Heartbreaker Bay series. Rory works for Willa in her pet store, and Max has a dog who he brings in for grooming a lot more than a dog probably needs to get groomed, just so he can talk, or stare broodingly at Rory. In this short novella, we learn that Max and Rory have a past when he offers to drive her home for Christmas. Continue reading “This Chick Read: One Snowy Night (Heartbreaker Bay #2.5) by Jill Shalvis”
I am really excited to be a part of this Blitz Tour for Unbreakable Seal! It sounds like it will be an emotional thriller and I can’t wait to read it. Check out the synopsis below, and don’t forget to sign up for the Giveaway at the bottom of the page. Continue reading “Excerpt Blitz! #Giveaway ! Unbreakable Seal by Summer Lane”
I picked up this book because I received an email from Amazon declaring it their pick for best romance of the year. This book was surprising in many ways. The first being that I wouldn’t necessarily call this book a romance. There was a romance, but it was only a sub plot to the intricately wrought, brutal, murder mystery that I found myself enmeshed in. Yes, this book was fantastic, I agree! But it was a murder mystery in the same vein as Fargo. In fact as I was reading it, I thought it was funny that the main character, rookie cop Tana Larsson, called the little city she found herself living in very Twin Peaks-ish. Continue reading “This Chick Read: In the Barren Ground by Loreth Anne White”
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