Book Review: The Montana Sweethearts Collection: A Sweet and Inspirational Cowboy Romance Collection, Books 1-3 by Josie Riviera

 

 

The Montana Sweethearts Collection: A Sweet and Inspirational Cowboy Romance Collection, Books 1-3 by Josie Riviera

three stories included.

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Hearts and Horseshoes: A Sweet by Josie Riviera 

Love this story so much. love finding out how they both do their career jobs and the other jobs they tackle.

She has arrived back on the family ranch. Her spouse, Mark died and she just couldn't bring herself to go there again. The bank has notified her it will be foreclosing on the property so she just goes there to hopefully make things better. She's reminded of Mark as there are pictures all over the walls. The ranch manager is Cole, Marks best friend and also a vet and he took over the care of the ranch as he promised Mark.  

Grace lands a job remotely and  it will bring her the money she needs to start putting the ranch into order. They discuss the local events and want to participate in the  Valentine party to show others that they are NOT giving up. Many others have approached them to buy it out but she doesn't like what they want to do with it so she's holding off. They get a lot more bad news with the cows and know what they have to do. They are working so hard tending to the births where days and nights they work through together.

Love how the town is there for them through thick and thin and how it all turns out. Love that her sister can be with her.

SO very romantic and imaginative with the holiday.  Recipes included at the end.

Hope to read more from this community.

Received this review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion.

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Wishes and Wildflowers by Josie Riviera

This story starts out with Lily and she's arrived at her sister's ranch. SHe is filling out job applications and hasn't decided if she wants to go to Boise, ID or to CA.  A little girl, Stella from a neighboring ranch stops by and she has a frog that she is going to put back in the wetlands.

She's truly a free spirit Reid informs her. His wife had died suddenly and he raises her with help from a tutor and housekeeper.  Love time Lily gets to spend with not only her own sister and their new baby but time with Reid and Stella. She is there for Reid when the calf got tangled in barb wire fencing and when she had found Stella injured from an exploration day she had. Stella was the first to find the little girl and took care to bring her home to Reid.  They do form a bond and it makes Lily not want to leave at all but Reid never asks her to stay.

Miscommunications  keep them apart.  Love scenery that is explained so beautifully along with fun things Stella brings to everybody: music, animals she has and finds more of, travel and adventures they find themselves entwined in.

Lovely story, one of the bests I've read this year. Can't wait for the next in the series.

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Faith and Fireworks: A Sweet and Inspirational Cowboy Romance (Montana Sweethearts) by Josie Riviera

This book starts out with Levi, a returning home chaplain in the military. He has moments when he remembers his best friend Danny who was also a neighbor.  

Story also follows Annie and shes in charge of the 250 America celebration and she has to rally to get everything in order to make it the biggest festival/day for the town.

She approaches Levi, a long time heart throb and asks him to be the host at the parade.

He declines and says he will just help her fix up the town with decorations. She does get him to open up to her, his past in the military and he even asks her what she did while he was gone. Interesting that they have a past and each has an eye for the other.

Love the interactions with the community. Town really wants to honor his service.

Never in a second realized the planning that goes into this big of a celebration for the community. Love that everybody is helping out. Levi does give a speech and Danny's parents are there and he has something for them from Danny. Love the time they are able to spend with one another and how Danny had felt about Levi.

So very descriptive from the first page, I can eel myself with blisters and calluses on my hands from the fencing work Levi is doing. 

Excellent read. There is an excerpt from another of the authors work at the end. Also her listing of all her works is included.

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Book Review: Romance Stories To Cherish Volume Two by Josie Riviera

  

 

Romance Stories To Cherish Volume Two by Josie Riviera 

This bundle includes three stories from the author.

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A Christmas Puppy to Cherish by Josie Riviera

Story starts out with Max and he's returned after 30 years to stay in Cherish for a month til his job starts after the holidays.

He has a lot of past to deal with having grown up in foster homes, some good but most bad ones.

He heads to music store and is able to buy a replacement harmonica and after speaking to the shop owner he is looking for a guide hiking to show him the sights.

She knows Sarah will be the perfect one as she also loves to hike and be outside-he runs the flower shop there.

They get along just fine, having so many of the same things in common. Love the bear and how she wards off an attack while they are hiking.

Love hearing about all the animals, birds, dogs, etc throughout the book as well as proverbs quoted and scriptures.

Sarah is holding a medical secret to herself and I love the Christmas gift she gives herself and others in turn.

Lack of communication will not allow them to stay together.... Amazing what one puppy can do.

Love hiking ornament, so precious!

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A Homecoming To Cherish by Josie Riviera

This story starts out with Nora and she's just arrived at the Inn where her daughter Samantha and her will be living for months to run the Inn while the owner recuperates.

We learn a lot about Nora and Samantha and their thoughts on a lot of different subjects. The one I am interested in are the ones about God. Nora has lost all hope to reaching out to God.

She meets Julian at the Inn while waitressing and doing other jobs. They form a friendship and we learn about how his past has brought him to rely on God.

Like hearing the scriptures verses throughout. Nora feels she's getting too close and God hasn't answered her yet and she wants to leave to head back to VA and her job.

Sam has started to make friends and is cheerful again about life and learning about God from others.

It's a wonder they don't split and leave the Inn with those running it.....

Enjoyed the read because it's about a woman over 30 and she has raised her daughter by herself.

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A Summer to Cherish by Josie Riviera

Book starts out with praise from others. Each chapter starts out with a quote from a famous person.

Story starts with Ashley and she lives in South Carolina. Love that she's a gardener and working with her hands.

She also teaches handicapped children.  The man in the story is David. He's an artist and he's going blind but he tries to make things work, just a bit different.

He donated a lot of his paintings to others and so many have never been shown in a gallery. Love hearing about his eye condition.

He has to end it with her after spending days together doing fun things outside. She tries to get him to bring God into his life again.

She's not been honest with him and hides much and you wonder if they will ever get back together again.

Love hearing of the sign language and how others are able to deal with their disabilities.

Bonus recipe included at the end.  Notes from the author are included at the end also.

Other works are listed at the end along with  an excerpt.

 

 

Book Review: Daisy Chain by Al Campbell

  

Daisy Chain by Al Campbell

Love this story. It starts with Daisy and we learn about her young past life and how tragic it is. The family have allowed her to get educated and also do many hobbies. She really enjoys painting and she's good at it. Some parties in the family invite others to view her paintings.

It's about time she marry and raise a family but she wants no part of it. She wants to pursue a career that makes her happy. Love the direction her life leads and how others appreciate her work for them.

Love relationships she forms with others even though she has no idea who some really are.

A close friend travels away and they got word he had died so she looks another companion that she's not really keen on but tolerates his time spent with her.

Love what the title of the book symbolizes in the story for the characters.

Didn't see the events happening as such but it's a beautiful story. Author is so descriptive I can see myself there as scene unfolds.

 

Book Review: Running Stop Signs by Nancy Mangano

  

 

Running Stop Signs by Nancy Mangano

Natalie is a  LA PI and she has an assistant at the office. She is able to track down others spouses to find out where they are going and what they are doing... Usually ends in a divorce due to infidelity.

She doesn't tell them who the other person is but some find out and go back for revenge.

She has a lot of cases ongoing and they all seem to point to one thing: a lot of infidelity but there are links to them all also. Never thought they'd all link together in one form or another.

She's tired of the PI life and wants to put her skills to work solving real crimes...

The cops do allow her to overlook the scene for notes on things they missed.

Fast paced action really keeps me interested in what's going on.

I like the style of wring the author has. Very descriptive and women are strong at their careers. Descriptions make me feel as if I'm in the car with her arriving at a scene.

Great story, can't wait to read more from this author.

 

Book Review: Wealthy Soul by James Rachor

  

 

Wealthy Soul by James Rachor

Endorsements for the author are starting this book. Story starts out with realizing the amount of days he has left and what to do with the years left, or hours.

Other people have left their seat for others...

Wealth to some it's about what high priced items you have at home. Wealthy soul is about a concept with different definitions. Harry Springer is his mentor and is defined in this book with his initials. He's been through so much, world wide.

The number 7 starts off the concept. Find 7 close friends, find fulfillment, helping others, daily tasks... Wealthy souls are good at one thing, at least. They are leaders and don't worry about failing. They turn into mentors. 

Like how if you only had 24 hours left to live you'd let all the post it notes go by the way side. Some days are the same everyday you go to work.  Someday island, been there, done that and we loved. Never thought it'd happen but we were in a rut and losing on expenditures for our house. Sold house for 6x the amount we paid and moved south to be near family. Then invited daughter and her family to live there also and it's all in place and we all love it. Keeping us younger as we have a live in grandson and feel so at peace.

Like how HS has his notes that he injects into the conversation from time to time. So knowledgeable: Insights into your next step.

Map your future. Someday island, never heard that phrase but makes sense to move on. I read a lot so educated myself about finance and we are doing great so it's not a worry at all.  Love chapters about relation, coaches as we need them from time to time and mentors and new people in our lifes.

This book covers all of that and so much more.

Chapters are summarized at the very end of the book.

Other key terms are defined at the end and which chapters cater to them.

Ends with author bio and so much of his life was dedicated to religion.

Great read.