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** Blog Tour / Book Review ** CATCH A FALLEN STAR Amy Vastine

I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

** Blog Tour / Book Review **  CATCH A FALLEN STAR  Amy VastineCatch a Fallen Star by Amy Vastine
Series: Grace Note Records
Published by Harlequin Heartwarming on December 1, 2016
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He's got to save his career—and himself

Hitting rock bottom has landed country star Boone Williams in the middle of his worst nightmare: a recording studio on a horse therapy farm hours away from Nashville. He has no interest in dealing with his problems or writing a new album. And he's definitely not interested in the gorgeous, feisty mom of one of Helping Hooves's young clients. She doesn't even know who he is! But his record label is one tabloid story from cutting him loose, and Boone can't seem to turn around without bumping into Ruby and her daughter, Violet. Clearly, Boone's not going to get what he wants. Could Ruby be just what he needs?

 

 

 

 

Emotionally gripping!  With the latest in her Grace Note Records series, Amy Vastine brings us the story of a legendary country music singer who has lost his way in life and is now on the verge of losing everything that ever mattered to him.  The characters are flawed in a a “we’re all human” type of way, and are fighting their way up, trying to get their heads out of the ever sinking reality of their life.  It’s edgy, it’s sad, it’s sweet … and the sass on this teen will have you laughing out loud!  Loved it!

Once great country music star Boone Williams has stumbled one too many times in recently months, and his record label is at the end of their rope with him.  He’s making his way in the right direction finally, but they want assurances that they are going to get some new music out of him again, so insist he needs to leave Nashville and hang out on a horse therapy farm a couple of hours away to do some healing and song writing.

Feisty single mom Ruby Wynn doesn’t even know who Boone is when she runs into him, but she’s got enough on her plate with a mouthy teen in whose eyes she can do no right.  The last thing she needs is a man with an attitude piling more onto her!  Once Boone gets to know Ruby and her daughter Violet, they make a peace with each other, and end up bringing out the best in each other. Will this visit end up being just what they both needed?

 

 

 


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Catch a Fallen StarCatch a Fallen Star
(Grace Note Records #2)
by Amy Vastine
Adult Contemporary Romance
Mass Market Paperback & ebook, 384 pages

December 1st 2016 by Harlequin Heartwarming

He’s got to save his career—and himself

Hitting rock bottom has landed country star Boone Williams in the middle of his worst nightmare: a recording studio on a horse therapy farm hours away from Nashville. He has no interest in dealing with his problems or writing a new album. And he’s definitely not interested in the gorgeous, feisty mom of one of Helping Hooves’s young clients. She doesn’t even know who he is! But his record label is one tabloid story from cutting him loose, and Boone can’t seem to turn around without bumping into Ruby and her daughter, Violet. Clearly, Boone’s not going to get what he wants. Could Ruby be just what he needs?

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Other Books in the Series

The Girl He Used to LoveThe Girl He Used to Love
(Grace Note Records #1)
by Amy Vastine
Adult Contemporary Romance
Mass Market Paperback & ebook, 368 pages
July 1st 2016 by Harlequin Heartwarming

The past will always be between them

He swore he’d never return home. Then a flat tire lands Dean Presley back in Grass Lake, Tennessee, and he’s forced to confront the woman he left behind. Faith Stratton was once the love of his life. Now her gifted brother could be the rising Nashville star Dean needs for his struggling music label. But it means taking Sawyer away from the horse therapy farm that Faith’s so proud of. That won’t be easy, especially since those old feelings that started all the trouble… Well, let’s just say he can’t go back there, because he doesn’t want to relive the memories of the terrible accident that drove them apart.

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Amy Vastine has been plotting stories in her head for as long as she can remember. An eternal optimist, she studied social work, hoping to teach others how to find their silver lining. Now, she enjoys creating happily ever afters for all to read. Amy lives outside Chicago with her high school sweetheart-turned-husband, three fun-loving children, and their sweet but mischievous puppy dog.

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Tour Schedule

December 12th: Launch
December 13th:
Harlie’s Books
Books, Dreams, Life
I Am A Reader
Nicole’s Book Musings
December 14th:
fuonlyknew
Zerina Blossom’s Books
Becky on Books
Book Lover in Florida
December 15th:
Reading Is My SuperPower
Christy’s Cozy Corners
Falling Leaves
The Silver Dagger Scriptorium
December 16th:
Thoughts of a Blonde
Rockin’ Book Reviews
Katie’s Clean Book Collection
Getting Your Read On
December 18th:
underneath the covers
Heidi Reads…
i blog 4 books
December 19th: Grand Finale

Tour Giveaway

1 winner will win a grand prize of The Girl He Used to Love, A Heartwarming Holiday anthology, winner’s choice of CD or MP3 of Tim McGraw’s album Damn Country Music, and a guitar Christmas ornament (US only)
5 winners will win an ebook of A Heartwarming Holiday anthology and a 20% off coupon for a Heartwarming novel of their choice from Harlequin.com (open internationally)
5 winners will win The Girl He Used to Love (paperbacks US, ebook international)
– Ends December 23rd

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** Review ** DEFYING HER BILLIONAIRE PROTECTOR Angela Bissell

I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

** Review **  DEFYING HER BILLIONAIRE PROTECTOR  Angela BissellDefying Her Billionaire Protector by Angela Bissell
Series: Irresistible Mediterranean Tycoons
Published by Harlequin Presents on January 1, 2017
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four-half-stars

"You need me to keep you safe…"

Marietta Vincenti is furious when her brother's best friend—private security tycoon Nicolas César—takes her to his Mediterranean island to protect her from a stalker. Because Marietta isn't weak. She survived the accident that cruelly stole the use of her legs and she'll survive now.

Nico is battle-hardened and scarred, and Marietta crashes against the impenetrable shields that surround this powerful magnate, sensing a kindred spirit beneath. But Nico unearths a passion in her that threatens to expose hopes and dreams she'd buried long before…

Can she take a leap of faith with this man who could undo her completely?


With the second book in her Irresistible Mediterranean Tycoons duet, Angela Bissell takes us on a journey of healing and second chances.  The characters are scarred by past experiences that they each carry their own guilt about, and while coming together during danger, they help each other to heal as they begin a foray into the unknown.  I liked the story line a lot … the only thing I wanted more of was a more realistic account of life in a wheelchair, and I was also surprised that it didn’t include Leo having a fit about their relationship since he was so outspoken and protective of her previously.  Over all, a nice conclusion to the duet and a lovely happy ending!

Independent Marietta Vincenti is not happy when her brother and his security expert friend start taking over her life!  Yes, she has a stalker that is getting way too close for comfort, but that doesn’t mean she needs her life dictated to her!

Nicolas Cesar whisks her away to his Mediterranean island to keep her safe while his people investigate every aspect of her life to see who is tormenting her.  He has his own past that he likes to keep private, so he’s not too keen on letting someone into his private sanctuary, but the more time they spend together, the more they enjoy each other’s company.  Will this all be over as soon as her stalker is caught, or will they decide they want a future together?

four-half-stars

** Review ** ONE TOUGH TEXAN Barb Han

I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

** Review **  ONE TOUGH TEXAN  Barb HanOne Tough Texan by Barb Han
Series: Cattlemen Crime Club
Published by Harlequin Intrigue on January 1, 2017
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five-stars

Small-town Texas with high-stakes risks

Alice Green lives with ghosts. A rogue cop whose mistake led to the loss of a young girl's parents, Alice is haunted by the decisions that halted her sterling career. And now the same girl who lost her parents has been abducted. And Alice will stop at nothing to find her.

Joshua O'Brien doesn't want to tell his brothers—fellow inheritors of his deceased parents' ranch—that he has bigger plans. Applying to work for the FBI brings the possibility of an exciting and illustrious career. But when he meets Alice, whose beauty is only surpassed by her brain, it doesn't take long for things to heat up. And while helping her crack a case might save a life…it could also cost him his own.


With the next book out in her Cattlemen Crime Club series, Barb Han thrusts us into Joshua’s story with a heart stopping opening scene that sets the stage for a book filled with intrigue and romance!  Looking forward to learning more about the mystery of this family.

Joshua O’Brien has begrudgingly returned home to his family ranch in Bluff, Texas, but he doesn’t know how to break it to his brother’s that if his dream job that he’s been chasing becomes available, he’s not planning to stay and run the ranch with them.

Alice Green is on her own trying to track down a missing teenager when Joshua runs across her.  When he hears the situation, he sets out to use his connections to help her with her search, but also to protect her from herself when she continually endangers herself without a thought because of her guilt of a day gone wrong that changed that girl’s life forever.

five-stars