Archives for July 2015

REVIEW: Surrendering to the Sheriff

July 14, 2015 Leave a Comment

5 STARS!

The continuation of the Sweetwater Ranch saga does not disappoint! Exciting drama awaits you throughout the book as you follow the continuation of the hunt for answers.

Jewell O’Neal is in jail awaiting trial for murdering her rumored lover, Whitt Braddock, 23 years ago. Her sister, Kendall is trying to prove her innocence, but hits a speed bump in her investigation when she has a one night stand with Whitt’s son, Aiden, that results in an unplanned pregnancy.

Aiden finds out about the baby as he’s trying to rescue Jewell from kidnappers who want evidence in the case destroyed. Will the lifelong feud between their families out way the feelings that fly between them every time they are close to each other? Read the book to see if Aiden can keep Jewell and the baby safe, and if love will prevail.

** Purchased **

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REVIEW: Breaking Her Rules

July 10, 2015 Leave a Comment

5 STARS!

Jennifer Snow has a knock-out on her hands here!

I really enjoyed this book! From the first couple of sentences of Chapter one, you are intrigued and drawn in to see what’s going on as Grace and Walker’s story starts to unfold. Grace is a MMA Fight Promoter in Las Vegas, and when her best friend Kylie calls her up needing a favor, she of course can’t say no. So what if she’s three weeks away from ending her lease and moving in with her boyfriend Erik, she still agrees to let Kylie’s big brother Walker crash on her couch until she moves.

Walker has just dropped out of law school to move to Las Vegas to take up MMA fighting full time and his disapproving father has cut off his trust fund, so he’s broke. Sparks start to fly as the old crush Grace had on him in school flares up and Walker finally notices she’s alive. Read the book to find out if their attraction will win out or if she will still be moving in with that boyfriend in a few weeks, and to see if Walker can pull off the first big fight of his career.

** Received free from Jennifer to review **

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TGIF!

July 10, 2015 Leave a Comment

I am having to tear myself away from a book to come and do this update, so I hope you enjoy it. 😀 I’m reading Breaking Her Rules by Jennifer Snow and it draws me in and won’t let me go. I’ll review it once I’m done reading it, but I can already recommend it to you just from the first few chapters.

I received a couple of packages in the mail this weeks from giveaways that I have won recently, so that was super exciting! First was a giveaway to celebrate the release of her newest book A Rancher of Her Own, and I won the back print book of my choice from Author Barbara White Daille … And she surprised me by throwing a second one in to honor the 4th of July when she was mailing it! That was super sweet and I can’t wait to read them! 😁

And the second package I received was from Author Susan Meier from a Facebook Party giveaway celebrating her release of the first in the Vineyards of Monte Calanetti series, A Bride for the Italian Boss! It’s an awesome t-shirt!

Super cute huh? Thanks again ladies!

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July 8, 2015 Leave a Comment

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Lots of reading …

July 8, 2015 Leave a Comment

Luckily it was a fairly quiet day again today, giving me time to do some reading and reviewing. I have a couple more books at the top of my list, but they’re coming right along. 😀

The evening is winding down, after a stop at the farmer’s market to buy some fresh veggies, and dinner with the hubby, it’s time for Jeopardy now and a little more TV afterwards. I’ll admit, I’m a bit of a reality TV junky, so tonight are two of my guilty pleasures .. MasterChef and Big Brother.

Hope you’re having a great one! 💕

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Preserving Family Recipes

July 8, 2015 Leave a Comment

3 STARS!
This book called out to me when I saw the cover and read the title. I am one of “those people” that has boxes of recipes from my Mom that need to be organized. I have the ones I truly treasure at this point, of being without her for over 9 years, that were written by hand. Just seeing that old familiar handwriting can take you back in time with just a glance. Then of course are the ones she cut out of magazines thinking to try someday.

In reading this book, I got some really good ideas on preserving the recipes, in particular her hand written ones, and some good points of how to showcase them. Some choose the recipe boxes, other binders that can be easily reorganized, and then others photo albums, etc.

I enjoyed the preservation and display info, and I enjoyed the writers stories throughout of her grandparents and parents through recipes that meant a lot to her. I did feel like there was a lot of filler in the latter chapters. I got the most personally out of Chapters 1 through 3 and Chapter 7.

** Received free from NetGalley to review **

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REVIEW: A SEAL’s Temptation

July 7, 2015 1 Comment

5 STARS!

Tawny just never disappoints … Sizzling HOT like always!

I really enjoyed meeting Lark and Shane. She’s a kind-hearted person who has given up her big city California dreams to step in to run her Mom’s dream coffee shop in small town Idaho. And he’s just a quiet, shy, all around nice guy who lives to be a Navy SEAL.

They are introduced via a plot by his sister, and sparks explode the second they set eyes on each other. They’re both convinced they are having a hot fling just while he’s in town, but will they be able to walk away? Read the book to find out the ups and downs of devotion to family, the heartache and guilt over loss, and the utter joy that the simple things can bring.

I couldn’t put it down!

** Received free from Tawny to review **

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REVIEW: A Rancher of Her Own

July 7, 2015 Leave a Comment

5 STARS

A lovely, family-oriented read!

Jane Garland returns home to her Grandfather’s ranch for a family wedding. While there, her Grandpa schemes to matchmake another wedding in the family by pushing her, and ranch Manager, Pete Brannigan together. Sparks definitely fly, but Pete is reluctant to have much to do with her because he believes she is as career obsessed as his ex-wife was. Over the weeks, he finds it hard to resist falling for her, right along with his kids, Rachel and Eric.

Read this heartwarming book about an extended family to find out what happens along the way, and if Pete and Jane can manage to overcome their differences to start a life together.

** Purchased **

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Quiet day

July 7, 2015 Leave a Comment

I believe it is going to shape up to be a fairly quiet day on the Homefront today. Dave is in an all day seminar, Lucy is outside on the deck basking in the heat that she loves, and Missy is here hanging out with me as I type:

She’s a cutie huh? She likes to be with one of her humans as much as she can, often following from room to room.

It’s quite hot here in Maryland these days. Mostly the humidity is what is making it uncomfortable. Right now it’s 81 at 11AM, but the humidity makes it feel 97 according to Accuweather. Yikes!

I just received Tawny Weber’s newest book last night to review, so I’m running off to bury myself in reading for awhile. Hope you have a great day!

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REVIEW: Under Fire

July 7, 2015 Leave a Comment

5 STARS

Exciting read!

The book grabs your attention from the very first page and doesn’t let go until the end. It starts out with a shoot out in Ava’s lab where she is the only employee left standing, then the gunman turns the gun on her. At the last minute she’s rescued by Max, who vows to keep her safe.

The book follows them on the run as they race to find a cure for Max’s brainwashing while at the same time, running for their lives from a covert ops agency who is trying to re-control Max.

Read to find out if they make it through, and to see where their desire for one another leads. Highly recommended read!

** Won in a giveaway from Carol **

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