Book Review: Fate Finally Found Us: Tommy and Barbara Beal: A Compelling Story of Rock 'n' Roll, His Overcoming Addiction, and Rediscovering Love by Barbara Beal

  

 

Fate Finally Found Us: Tommy and Barbara Beal: A Compelling Story of Rock 'n' Roll, His Overcoming Addiction, and Rediscovering Love by Barbara Beal

Why I wanted to read this is because it's about music and it's the time frame I was growing up as a young adult.

Starts out with Barbara and her neighbor Tommy and just how compatible they are over the school years. They were there for one another throughout the good and bad times. As years go by, he serves in the military and life goes on.

Love hearing about the bands he brought to their tour destinations and the things he had to do to keep the occupants safe while he flew the jet.

Love hearing all about the bands music as they are some of my favorite bands as well. Such funny and touching stories.

Sad to hear of the demise of others from drugs and how it all effected Tommy. Barbara was right there for him when he needed her most, after a medical emergency. Such an entertaining book, so glad I was able to read this one!

Loved hearing about all the bands and what they do now.

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

Nov 21 Book Review: The Wrangler's Christmas Gift by by Roxanne Snopek

   

The Wrangler's Christmas Gift by by Roxanne Snopek 

Reader note/caution should go before the book starts, NOT at the very end.

This is not a good love/feel Christmas story.

I was very confused when reading this book. I had not followed the series, nor the characters and the family dynamics. I learned a little bit more about things in the 40-50's and knew an aunt who went through raising her child herself as she was only 16.

The story that was very troubling for me to read. I can't watch special victims series on tv because of child neglect and abuse.

Touching story but I felt it had so much heartache, pain and tragedy til the truth comes out for all of them to discover.

I do like how it all plays out at the end, saving grace.

Reader note/caution should go before the book starts, NOT at the very end.

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

 

Nov 19 Book Review: Wanted: A Cowboy For Christmas by Anne McAllister

  

Wanted: A Cowboy For Christmas (Cowboy, Come Home Book 6)by Anne McAllister 

Story follow Jess who works on the ranch with Nathan, the owner. His family had come and visited on and off for years.  After he dies the family comes in for the funeral and he reunites with Alison, Allie. She realizes that she has to just up and leave everything in NY and head to her grandfathers ranch...

She wants to learn everything about it and tags after Jess. She has hew oen ideas... They both have feelings for one another. Will
is read and both are surprised as to what is to happen to the ranch.

Love this story, so full of love, travel, ranch and managing it.

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

Nov 18 Book Review: Christmas Baby for the Cowboy by Jamie K. Schmidt

   

Christmas Baby for the Cowboy by Jamie K. Schmidt

Story starts with Loretta and her son She does all she can to keep him happy and healthy. She is an artist, a painter and her scenes of the rodeo have been noticed among the elite. She hopes to sell her paintings and pay off her debts within 5 years time. She's had a hard life but her sisters and parents keep her stable and help whenever they an.

Story also follows Taylor who has many jobs to help her out. He is a bull rider and has recently taken a job out of the country to show others how a real cowboy does things.

He does some things when he was not thinking straight and now he has to pay for them or maybe lose her forever.

Love how the paretns step in to help them out.

Great story and insight.

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

Book Review: The Viola Factor by Sheridan Brown

  

The Viola Factor by Sheridan Brown

Love this story because it's about the US history, salt mines, history and personal life and growth.

Viola starts out as a young woman teaching encompassing many states, VT, VA, etc. Like the parts where her teachings make a difference to those receiving them. She does lose her job when she attempts to teach a black boy, a slave how to read and write. She did not understand the rules of the state.

She finds other jobs and advances her career and ends up marrying a man who had lost his wife and she now inherits his ready made family. They do have children of their own.

The talks of their life, reading to one another, her work with the community, she style of landscaping and teaching others how to tend to it. 

Booker T. Washington was a child she took under her wing to educate him. Love hearing about the US presidents and rules of the land and how they effected her, her teaching, and her life.

Such an amazon, ententaining story of a strong woman. There is even a German favorite cookie recipe from the husbands family that I want to try. There are pictures, photos of letters, sketchings of various topics in the book. There are discussion questions at the end, resources are listed and even the slang of the language used..

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

 

Nov 14 Book Review: A Southern Christmas by Susan Sands, Sinclair Jayne, Laurie Beach

   

 

A Southern Christmas by Susan Sands, Sinclair Jayne, Laurie Beach 

This book contains 3 stories from three different authors. Super fun reads for the holiday season.

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 A Georgia Christmas by Susan Sands

In the first book Merilee is a hairdresser and she has her own store in the small town  of Moonshine. The story also follows Randy who is a detective that has been hired by the local authorities. He is hiding a lot of secrets but he just want to keep her safe. She agrees to rent him the garage apartment and also installs  security cameras. It's quite the mystery what really happens and how welcoming the family is towards him until they realize he is hiding something from them.... Great details on the sceneras and especially the investigation strategies with security.

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A Taste of Christmas Magic by Sinclair Jayne

This story follows the Mayes sister and their grandmother Millie. Love how this book came about and Jane Porter's small library outside her house.

In This story the grandmother needs to get one of the girls interested in following the family  magic traditions. One of them does speak up and takes on the task .  Chloe finds the magic love spell cookbook in her grandmother's small library.

Love hearing how  Chloe is able to get Rustin to help her cook for the huge holiday fundraiser.    The other girls help with other projects to make it a success. Family conflicts and who will end up with Rustin...

Love hearing about all the planning and how it's accomplished.

The love spell recipe book is just so precious to have something from her.

 

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A Saltwater Christmas by  Laurie Beach

Allie has a new job as an enologist in the lab at the winery. She also has a new roommate, Sam. She asked for a female and got Same a male. She likes the things he does for her. He is ex military along with this trained dog. She doesn't do holidays and he has decorated everywhere. Like how the others at work treat her, as if she's one of them. Big huge community effort.

Love ending with the child rescued by unlikely things and family connection.

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

 

Nov 19 Book Review: Cupid Tricks by Michelle Dayton

  

Cupid Tricks by Michelle Dayton

Story starts out with Jo and she has a group of other women who help the tech company. They are targeting married cheating husbands by enticing them with an affair with a single woman. They all have multiple personalities depending on the man they are targeting. They have plans in place for one who gets too close and wants more information about them.

Story also follows one of the subjects brothers, Jamie who knows who she is and has followed her around and approaches her at least once and they have a connection. The next time they meet he's trailed her to New Orlanes and when things get heated she gets called to help the other girls and he pitche in....She fears he is trying to take their group down.

Love how he really tracks her down and uses it to his advantage and she's willing... Kinda scary insistences but also thoughtful provoking events that you really have to be aware of and how to deal with them or you've been scammed.. Great details and lots of descriptions to the fashion, hairstyles and other things the women do to entice the men...It just all sounds so perfect, it can't last.

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