A January Bride

A January Bride, from the Year of Wedding Novellas series, is the latest novella by Deborah Raney .  This is a fun short story that tells the tale of Madeleine Houser, a successful author who is having trouble meeting a deadline on her latest novel.  She has no idea what she will find, when she simply goes looking for a quiet place to write!

Madeleine has recently moved to Kansas from New York to be near her ailing mother.  When her home becomes over-crowded with contractors,  trying to update her house; she must find a place to escape and finish her latest novel.  Her elderly neighbor and new friend, Ginny, suggests a local bed & breakfast.

Madeleine problems are solved as she ventures into this quiet spot to gather her thoughts and put them to paper.  She thinks the B&B is owned by an elderly professor, Arthur Tyler, whom she daily communicates with by hand-written notes.  Madeleine's world is turned upside-down when she learns that Arthur is really a young, handsome widower!

This tale has a fun ending as Madeleine finds love where she least expected it!

I received this book from Thomas Nelson in exchange for my unbiased review

 

 

Princess Ever After

Princess Ever After is the latest novel by Rachel Hauck. 

You will meet Regina Beswick on the first page.  What follows is a fun ride as you follow Regina from working as a CPA to restoring classic cars to finally becoming what she was born to be - the royal Princess of Hessen!

Enjoy this fun book as you turn page after page, following Regina as she discovers this magical country that her grandmother left over one hundred years ago!

I received this book from Thomas Nelson in exchange for my unbiased review

 

 

 

Butterfly Palace

You will meet Lily Donaldson on the opening pages of Colleen Coble's latest novel, Butterfly Palace.

You encounter Lily, as she is sneaking off for time alone with her beau, Andy Hawkins.  Within moments, Lily and Andy discover that her house and stables are both on fire with both of their fathers inside!

Flash forward four years and you find Lily moving to serve in a wealthy family's home, the Butterfly Palace.  Shortly after her arrival, Lily "runs" into Andy, now going by the name, Drew Hawkes.  Her confusion over why her former love is in this place only adds to the overwhelming task of learning to live in this new place.

As Lily begins to blend into the Butterfly Palace, another mystery surfaces: 3 young girls have been recently killed.  The frightening fact is they all looked very similar to Lily!

This book keeps you turning page after page, as you seek to resolve all these questions in Lily's world!

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Smitten Book Club

  

Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Denise Hunter, and Diann Hunt tell the stories of Heather, Abby, Lia, and Molly in their latest novel, Smitten Book Club. 

This book contains four fun tales to fill your winter evenings as Heather, Abby, Lia and Molly each search for a treasure that is buried somewhere in Smitten.

These women soon learn that what they are searching for is not monetary, but the gift of love that only God can give!

I received this book from Thomas Nelson in exchange for my unbiased review

 

The Headmistress of Rosemere

It was fun to revisit William Sterling in The Headmistress of Rosemere by Sarah E. Ladd! 

William was a scoundrel in The Heiress of Winterwood; but in her latest novel, Sarah develops his character in such a way that you can understand why he has made so many poor choices thus far in his life.

The story opens with William being chased down and horribly beaten, due to a large amount of money he owes.  He ends up in the stable of Rosemere, a girls private school, to whom he leases a plot of his land.  Thus begins the story of his friendship with Patience Creighton, the headmistress of this school.  Still single at the age of 25, Patience considers herself a spinster.  She has no idea what is to come after she meets William!

Hang on for the ride as William and Patience develop their friendship and in the last pages of this story, learn of a dark secret from William’s past that touches them all!

I received this book from Thomas Nelson in exchange for my unbiased review

  

A December Bride

A December Bride is the latest novella by Denise Hunter.  This is a fun, easy-to-read-story, like only Denise Hunter can tell!  

Former friends, Layla O’Reilly and Seth Murphy, find themselves in a circumstance where they must pretend they are engaged.  Layla needs time to land a new job and Seth (who has been secretly in love with Layla for years) needs time to convince her of his love!

Hang on for this ride as these friends discover each other again and learn so much more!

I received this book from Thomas Nelson in exchange for my unbiased review

Carolina Gold

In Dorothy Love's latest novel, Carolina Gold, Charlotte Fraser and Nicholas Betancourt meet as they both are trying to find the answer about ownership to some land in South Carolina (they each feel they are entitled to). In those times, shortly after the Civil War, answers were hard to find! 

This novel was not as easy to read as Dorothy Love’s previous novels; however, it is worth the time to learn the final answer!!


I received this book from Thomas Nelson in exchange for my unbiased review