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Review of Seeds by Wendy Stenzel Oleston Temptation is a battle of the flesh...  In SEEDS you will meet a dirty, sexy mec hanic with passion… a stand-up family man with faith… a handsome business man with plenty of money… and a cute, shy programmer with a loving heart. Which one would you choose? Don’t be too quick! One of them has a sex addiction, one thinks he might be gay, one has no respect for women and the other… loves pornography more than himself.  Sexual sin is a battle for everyone, but what would you do if you were faced with a make or break moment that was bound to change everything? Would you try half-heartedly, would you ignore it, would you follow the crowd, or would you do whatever it took to succeed? Only one of them will get it right… but don’t worry… everyone gets a second chance.  This book will make you swoon, scream, smile, shake your head, and swoon again. Come meet Cory, Blaine, Holden, and Lawrence and pick your favorite.  SEEDS...

Review of The Amish Christmas Kitchen by Kelly Long, Jennifer Beckstrand, and Lisa Jones Baker A dash of joy brings everything together . . .   Something’s always baking in an Amish oven, and at Christmastime, all the ingredients for joy are at hand. Wrap yourself in the warmth of the Amish home—and the Plain peace of hearts joined by love. Each story includes a recipe from the author! BAKING LOVE ON ICE MOUNTAIN Kelly Long Newly married, Clara Mast and Daniel Kauffman have little to give but love during their first Christmas season together. But generous hearts are always willing to be creative in this “Gift of the Magi” inspired story.   {Inaccurate description!  This is not accurate in depicting a teaser of novella, please see my review for accurate account.} MY REVIEW of Baking Love on Ice Mountain:  WORD OF CAUTION:   the book description/teaser for this novella is NOT correct.  This is not based on the "Gift of the Magi".  I looked ...

Review of The Christmas Secret:   Will an 1880 Christmas Eve Wedding Be Cancelled by Revelations in an Old Diary? by Wanda E. Brunstetter Bestselling author Wanda E. Brunstetter delivers a poignant historical story of a couple on the threshold of marriage who are suddenly pulled apart. Elizabeth Canning discovers an awful secret in her aunt's diary. Believing her chances for a happy marriage are spoiled, she leaves her fiancé a letter and flees town. Anticipating a Christmas Eve wedding with Elizabeth, David Stinner is confused by her letter and desperate to find her. Can David root out the truth about the past and bring back his bride? Or is the truth destined to bring an ultimate end to their romance? My Review:  Christmas Eve holds a special meaning for Elizabeth Canning as it is her birthday and she plans to make it even more special.  It will an unforgotten moment.  She and David are working to clean the little cabin they plan to make their f...

Review of s mall great things by Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is African American, to touch their child. The hospital complies with their request, but the next day, the baby goes into cardiac distress while Ruth is alone in the nursery. Does she obey orders or does she intervene? Ruth hesitates before performing CPR and, as a result, is charged with a serious crime. Kennedy McQuarrie, a white public defender, takes her case but gives unexpected advice: Kennedy insists that mentioning race in the courtroom is not a winning strategy. Conflicted by Kennedy's counsel, Ruth tries to keep life as normal as possible for her family—especially her teenage son—as the case beco...

Buy a Mystery:   Prose and Cons   by Amanda Flowers and Help Feed a Community Buy a mystery and help feed a community! By Amanda Flower Six years, twenty published books. It’s a staggering statistic for any author, and it’s still hard to believe that it’s mine . I’m living my version of a fairy tale. I’ve been lucky. I’ve been blessed. I’ve worked incredibly hard. But I wouldn’t be where I am without the kindness of others. My agent, my family, my friends, my editors, and my readers have all been on this incredible journey with me, and in honor of all those people, in honor of you , I’m giving back to a local food pantry with the release of my twentieth novel, Prose and Cons . I hope you will join me! Pre - order or purchase any edition of Prose and Cons , the second novel in the Magical Bookshop Mystery Series , between now and Tuesday, December 20, 2016, and I will donate $1 for every book sold to a local food pantry, The Landing, located in Akron, ...

Review of Healing of the Heart (Secrets on Sterling Street #3) by Loree Lough Ruby McCoy is haunted by her father's sins....When Ruby McCoy arrives in Fairplay, her ornate carriage is followed by an entourage who heft steamer trunks, hatboxes, and traveling bags into the hotel?  where she has booked the entire second floor.   Upon her notorious gangster father's death, the now-wealthy Ruby, hiding under her mother's maiden name, set out to right her father's wrongs.  Ruby is determined to spend every penny of the inherited "blood money" on those who paid the price for her father's crimes. Sheriff Rex Truett doesn't trust Ruby and doesn't care who knows it.  The keeper of Fairplay's law and order makes it his business to find out why a stranger; especially a beautiful, spoiled, rich, female stranger; would set up businesses, donate to schools, hire workmen to rebuild houses, and provide access to the best medical care.  But when a...