Thursday, November 20, 2025

Nov 20 Book Review: Poplar Springs: Books 1-3 by Mary Sue Jackson

  





 
Poplar Springs: Books 1-3  by Mary Sue Jackson
Trilogy of first 3 books in this series....
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Undone: a small town, second chance, cowboy romance Poplar springs, Book 1 by Mary Sue Jackson
This story starts out with Josh on his family ranch and his sister has Invited Zoe to stay with them a while to straighten out the website and bring more people to the ranch events.
He feels a spark when he shakes her hand to hand it all over to her to redo the website.
she will use it for her grad school education to further herself. They will spend a lot of time together so she can become familiar with his ideas and what he does already. Others do breeding, Josh offers horse rides, etc.
Zoe had left once before and Josh did not want to do long distance relationship. Now that she's back the spark is ignited again. She finds a grad school in NY and also one online.
Because of all the work she had done with the website everybody wants to come to the ranch and some days there is no one available to run the horse rides. Josh wants to fit in everywhere and he's burning the candle at both ends. He finally realizes he can dole jobs out to others and trust them to do them.
After she leaves he feels a loss. His sister is still in touch with Zoe and knows some more secrets. She has a talk with Josh and their sister Fiona who's also offered to help out at the ranch... Will the intervention help them to get back together...
Adult explicit scenes.
Love learning about the ranch, the environment, and all the activities. Love the bridal bunch, I would've shaken my head with what they had on their heads LOL
Super love Zoe's job and how good she does it with computer. 
Have read this author before and love her style and so glad this is the first of a new series for me. Next one is in a few months time.
 Received this review copy from the publisher and this is my honest opinion.
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Unbroken: A Small Town, Single Dad, Fate Dating Romance by Mary Sue Jackson
This story follows Eli who takes care of his son. He loves the trail riding expeditions and tending to the horses as his job.
His father sometimes gets to visit with Patrick til Eli learns the stories he's been telling Patrick...
Story also follows  Fiona who has family in the area. She left her job in CO quickly and ran home. Now thay she's been hired to team up with Eli for the trail rides they are forming a relationship again. With his ex around they are faking a relationship. But then things hit home. They body like each other after their early start and they like their jobs.  She's got an offer to return to the Co area for a job and he's applied for a job in a different part of the state that will leave him further away from his mom, who he uses for occasional babysitting. Patrick is heading to kindergarten in the fall...
Adult situations and either of them could leave...
 Received this review copy from the publisher via BookSprout and this is my honest opinion.

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Unyielding by Mary Sue Jackson
This story follows Declan who has aging parents in the area and he hopes with his degree he can take over the  animal vet job from Ruth who's ready to retire. He has seen a  handful of others who didn't fit the bill. He gets involved with the neighbors and the animal community.
Shannon has a horse who's aging and is expecting due to her relative leaving the gate open... Declan assures her after several visits that she'll be fine.
They start a relationship, from time he has. He's teaching her about AI and when I first heard that I though artificial intelligence. chuckle here. with the program she can gain more money for the animals as the science i s not wrong. She tells him a bout her plans and takes his suggestions.  Then she finds out Becca bought the horse she was going to buy because she had done all the background on that specific horse. Now Declan finds out he's not getting the vet job and he's on the outs with Shannon and the cattlemen don't trust him either.
He needs a miracle to fix it all. He had so much riding on it all... 

Nov 20 A kiss of Southern magic by Sinclair Jayne

  

 
Nov 20 A kiss of  Southern magic by Sinclair Jayne
Love this series and it's about sisters that form partnerships with their spouses and live nearby. They are inspirational for one another and the men in their lives really matter and help out every time.
Love careers the girls each choose and how they are pressing with them.
Confrontations occur with the family but women have dreams of their own in honor of their grandmother.
This one mainly follows Sarah the doctor and she helps out with the paperwork of the house also, trying to put things straight. She also has a little girl patient and her father is very tuned into her. She helps him out with things he should be doing to win over the judge for full custody but allowing the mother to visit when she's in the states.
Love cookbook and what it stands for and brings to the family.
So very magical for everyone especially children who need to imagine in their own way.
Love learning about Belmont and the area in the author's mind.
Received this review copy from the publisher via BookSprout and this is my honest opinion.
 

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Nov 19 A Montana Christmas Homecoming Book 1 of Big Sky, Small Town by Jeannie Watt

  
 
A Montana Christmas Homecoming Book 1 of Big Sky, Small Town by 
Jeannie Watt
In this story we find Jason and he's in Holly, MT in front of a judge due to a check that never got sent or the bill paid. Judge decides he needs to do 100 hours of community service and he sends him to the local foster animal location to help them out. He's a business guy who's always on the run from city to city. He has relatives in town and hopes to help them decorate. 
Story also follows Tess who gave up her lawyer career to be the towns animal shelter location and she has a bid in for town money if she can get the shelter cleared of all animals before Christmas. 
love the ideas she has with help from others and how the word gets out that helps others to come see what is offered.. So many festive activities in town. Love sweater for dogs and humans who go around town with flyers about the event. Jason helped build the staging for the dog event and he pitches in every time Tess needs an extra hand. He's smitten on her but also he has to run back to work with an emergency that occurs before the big event takes place..
Nobody knows when he will return. Love how the judge steps in to help find adoptees for the animals. It's a community challenge.
Love when miracles happen. Can't wait to read more from this series.
Received this review copy from Tule Publishing via Booksprout and this is my honest opinion.
 

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Nov 18 One Last Christmas Wish by Elle Douglas

  

 

One Last Christmas Wish by Elle Douglas

This story starts out with Quinn and she's with her whole family at Christmas and preparing for final Christmas there as family is selling the inn at Butterfly Lake.

They've invited a lot of repeat customers and family friends to stay for a week through the holidays. She is in charge of planning for events for them all to do, whether it be inside or out. She has a lot of things and details to tend to and she's real good at it.

Story also follows Declan who will be staying there, as he grew up at the lodge with her family. He has a family house in nearby. He's heavily involved in selling an app and after several days there, getting closer to Quinn he finds he has to leave Christmas morning to seal a deal. Love the compass race to find the star outside where all have a different trail and clues to the location. Great to catch up with the others in the family through the series and to see what they are doing now.

Such fun board games also and the food, just yum!

Things don't go according to plan til the end when Declan shows up for New Years Eve with news of his dealings.

Such a fun holiday read, can't wait to read more from this author.

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

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

Monday, November 17, 2025

Nov 17 The Firefighter's Christmas Book 2 of The Bloom Sisters by Nicole Flockton

   
 
The Firefighter's Christmas Book 2 of The Bloom Sisters by Nicole Flockton
Story starts out with Zach and he's a hot shot firefighter and the town has acquired him for their town. He loves the fire department and the work he does. His mother lives nearby and he doesn't talk with her often, they had a falling out and she's a famous actress.  Story also follow Tilly who is trying to recreate herself She's failed so often nobody believes she can do anything to the end. She writes a proposal to the town as the judges will visit along with other neighboring towns to judge the events taking place. She knows her work and also does data entry to pay the bills. Love her proposals to her sisters at the floral gardens the family tends to and I love the idea, especially around the holidays. She does so much research she can tell you where everybody buys poinstsettias from.....
Love that the mayor and chief of fire department team Zach an Tilly together. He is drawn to her and her to him. HE wants to go slow. She knows when something is bothering him and draws it out of him. He knows when she's down in the dumps also.
Just a few days from the event things fall apart and he boosts her up to get it done.
Love the surprises to the townsfolk and Tilly as the night plays out. Love Christmas festivities around town, so fun and
Received this review copy from Tule Publishing via Booksprout and this is my honest opinion. 

Saturday, November 15, 2025

Book Review: SAVAGE TEEN MONEY SKILLS: Personal Finance Guide To Build Savings, Conquer Budget Basics, Avoid Being Broke And Invest For Wealth & Independence by T.M. Karratti

  

 
SAVAGE TEEN MONEY SKILLS: Personal Finance Guide To Build Savings, Conquer Budget Basics, Avoid Being Broke And Invest For Wealth & Independence by T.M. Karratti
What I like about this book is the straight forwardness of the contents. It's not only for teens and kids but adults and even help for retired people.  Love hearing about the side hustles and I've looked into a few, simple things like answering surveys, playing games for points that you then trade into gift cards. Super gifts for birthdays and the holidays.
Lots of financial advice and be sure to do your own homework, what works for you. References are listed at the end. 
  

 
The Montana Cowboy’s Duty by Sinclair Jayne
Starts with how this series came about.
Story starts with Willow and her brother Jace grew up on the farm.  She’s a barrel rider for the rodeo..
She's pregnant and she's not sure still what to do...What I love about this story is you get to hear what’s in  her mind as she’s thinking it. Same with other characters, you learn about their past and all little details of how they grew up.
Story also follows Jake who's a bull rider at the rodeo.  So financially unstable they discuss flowers and wedding dress and she had plans for those already, with her money... Jake heads off to do his promotional work to earn more money.
The cowboy that's left behind is the best man of Jake, Huck and he served with her brother Jace in the war and will be escorting her down the aisle...
Lots of twists and turns and issues they all need to work through.
Love romantic gestures, caring for elders through thick and thin, to coming up with solutions to their own problems in a loving way.
Love all explicit descriptions of the locale, places I'm familiar with and the little things that matter the most.
Adult situations.
First time reading this author and I can't wait to read more.
About the author and her works are listed at the back of the book.
A KEEPER!