Book Review: Cowboy’s Christmas Wife by Mary Sue Jackson and Leslie North

   

 

Cowboy’s Christmas Wife by Mary Sue Jackson and Leslie North

This story starts with Daryl and he's down on his luck taking care of the family ranch.  He's so overdrawn with bills he can't afford the bank note. He runs into a girl he used to know and had a thing for her in school. Laura hears him out and tells him her story. They decide the solution is to combine and conquer. They get married and move into his ranch house. She loves taking care of things on the intent so he can work on his leather goods. She also helps his brother with his business pages. The court trial they have to make it look like they are married and love one another. They are married and falling hard for each other.

Adult situations.  At least she got rid of her ex husband so he's not in control of her trust fund any longer. She can use the money for her daughter.

Love how his family welcome them into their home especially around the holidays.

Didn't think I'd enjoy this read as much as I did, couldn't put it down. Love hearing more about the area and their careers.

 

Jun 8 Deadly Tides Book 5 of Martha's Vineyard Murders by Raemi A. Ray

  

 

Deadly Tides Book 5 of Martha's Vineyard Murders by Raemi A. Ray

This story starts out with Kyra and she is taking care of Tarek at their house on Martha's vineyard. He even has a male nurse helping him with his workouts to get his strength back after all of his surgeries and getting wounded in the line of service. He is a forensic investigator. She is a reporter that sometimes helps out the police cause she sees things that others don't.  She talks to a lot of people and she gets a lot of hints from them. This one is very involved, one of the most involved ones I've read.  There's so much going on so many twists and turns.  It is a really good story. It kept me on the edge of my chair the whole time. I love the atmosphere and I am familiar with island living especially during the summer.  We know you can't drive your car you need to ride a bike.  You can get from point  A to point B a lot faster. I like how she gets others to help with Tar's mental health during the book. I like when she goes out into the island local places and she enlists the help of others. Very colorful characters. It all started with the death in the lighthouse. She collects clues along with the police chief and others that contribute. Really good story. I love the romance the travel the mysteries and the twists and turns and island life.  Can't wait for the next one already.

Received this review copy from Tule Publishing via Booksprout and this is my honest opinion.

 

Book Review: The Architect by Joanne DeMaio

  

 

The Architect  by Joanne DeMaio

Love this book because we get to catch up with everybody is doing since the last book.

Love the turmoil Shane has gotten himself into. It's catching up with him now....

We follow the crowd as they celebrate at Jason's house for a Halloween party. Love all the food sounds so good.  Costumes are hilarious. I can just picture them for real.

Love that the characters are from all different age ranges and the problems they have, and how they are solving them.

Love book Maris is working on and all the new facts about Neil come to light with the last film Neil had shot before his death.

Love all the pieces of the puzzle are starting to fill in. Even with Cliff as the sailor during the hurricane that hit.

Love trip to Maine and how Elsa takes over the coffee shop the only way she can. Love hearing all the technical drawing terms and what they mean and how they are solved. 

Book Review: Cowboy’s Christmas Homecoming by Leslie North

  

Cowboy’s Christmas Homecoming by Leslie North

Love that each of the boys got their own story and entwine with the lives of the family.

This story is about Will and he's the local vet. He's taken over a business but ... the inspector gives him the list of what needs to be fixed in a month.

His apartment is above the clinic.  He bumps into Serena, he knew her from high school....

She's just lost her job and shes worried about how to take care of her kids and the house now...He offered her the job of a receptionist and she takes it. So lucky and this never happens to her.

Nothing goes right at all the first week, then she gets the hang of things. Even offers suggestions to calm animals down when they come into the office. Will is able to teach her more about the computer software and it works. THey work very closely together and start dating.

Adult situations.  Her parents are coming for Christmas. Also her ex is back int own and he wants to get together with her and knows he was wrong in cheating on her and the kids.

Difficult decisions. So many struggles she's had to overcome...

Love her dream of a bakery and she bakes a lot in this book, even for show where the vet has a booth at. She made doggie treats  and ones people also. 

Great story. 

Book Review: Cowboy's Christmas Return by Leslie North

   

 

Cowboy's Christmas Return by Leslie North

Liked that we met Travis in another family book so am familiar with his character. He had first noticed  his fathers nurse when he arrived home for the big family Christmas gathering for Alex's daughters.

Travis is taking over for Alex on the ranch as he had gotten hurt and not able to do the work himself.  Scarlet, the nurse agrees to live at the ranch as the water pipe burst had destroyed their apartment.  Denver is her foster child. She was not getting anywhere til he realizes she knows Travis, the famous rodeo guy.

Travis also able to help teach Denver how to ride and also got Scarlet up on the horse...

He likes her well enough but he's a single kinda guy and needs to stay away from her...

Denver has a mother who he's not able to see due to her drug addiction. They system says no calls or contact with family members til they get used to the rehab place.

Love hearing how the horses can help heal you...

There are some misunderstandings after the press conference Travis gives with Scarlet nearby. He's told them all he's heading back to the rodeo. She breaks up with him because she did not want that for them at all.

Misunderstands and you wonder if they will ever get back together.

Love hearing more of the ranch and the descriptions.

Adult scenes. Fun to catch up with the others in the house also.

 

Book Review: Rancher’s Family Christmas by Leslie North

  

 

Rancher’s Family Christmas by Leslie North

This story follows Juniper and she's a crafty lady who runs her own stall at craft shows and has a local shop. During the holidays it's slammed with business. She also runs events for others to participate in, make their own ornament, etc

Story also follows Alex who's doing it all. After his wife and mother had passed away he's the only one on the ranch to handle his dad using a walker, his three little girls and the ranch. He has no time for himself but he learns his daughter wants a family Christmas this year with the whole family. He alerts his other brothers that they need to come home that year. He gets the girls excited by bringing them to the local event where they can make their own ornament. They have a blast especially because Juniper is there and she loves kids and makes them feel special.

Love how they do barter with one another to get what they need but one night she leaves the ranch with snow falling hard. He's worried because she never called to say she arrived home. He rescues her and she is able to spend the night. When she awakes up  Alex's brother is also there, the one she hung around with the most as they all lived next door. She's had a really tough life with no family and at times they made her feel very welcome. Like how the girls are able to get what they want for the holidays as if they are in control.  Things are going very well til Alex misses his little girls first tooth and he breaks up with Juniper. She takes it very hard and plunges back into work. It's Christmas and she's so depressed she doesn't wanna get dressed but gets a call to get more wood.

Love how this ends. Love snow ball fights and the holiday baking, gatherings and family time. 

Love learning how they each do their jobs and careers. So detailed.

 

May 27 Mossad Extraction by Ethan Jones

  

 

Mossad Extraction by Ethan Jones

Story starts out with Jack and he's with others to extract an operative but things go wrong. They are lucky to get out and cross back over the border to safety. The intel was right but that was 6 hours earlier. When they got to the point the operative had been moved to another location and nobody knew where that was.

There are quite a few characters to keep track of and for which side they are for, and against. So many different locations and like hearing about the traffic, city life and the food they eat at these areas.

Torture methods are varied mostly depending on where they are at and what weapons they have on hand. Like the strategic movements and how they are successful and other times they are not. Love the underlining story of Jack's family and his strive to find out any information about them throughout the book. Twists, mysteries, religious cultures, moles and how they are discovered, and a bit of romance. Something for everyone to appreciate.

Excerpt of the next book in the series as we follow Jack around the world.

Really great read