Nov 6 Book Review: Widow’s Walk by Raemi A. Ray

 
 

Widow’s Walk by Raemi A. Ray

Love this series on Martha's Vineyard. This story starts out with Kyra and she's heading to a get together to celebrate Thanksgiving with her relatives form England. Her boss is also in the picture as they are formalizing a deal and it's the last stages... Family gathering goes great. then they are all invited to the other gathering, during a storm,  where they were was to be about 100 guests but not that many show up. There are a lot of surprises. Love the tour of the mansion and all the hidden passageways.  Bit creepy but so fascinated how the clues add up and they discover what happened to many at the party.

Can't wait to read more form this series, great as a stand alone also.

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

Nov 4 Book Review: Catching a Christmas Cowboy by Leah Vale!

 
 

Catching a Christmas Cowboy by Leah Vale!

What I like about this story is that Noah has returned to a family's ranch to recoup after leaving the Special Forces. He needs to keep busy and heal.  Story also follows Emma who works on his brothers ranch and tends to the horses. She is usually really good at her job but this one horse has her baffled. Noah works his charm on the horse and gets it to do everything.

Love hearing of the romantic getaways and the Christmas festivities in town. Such a small town but the whole town shows up to partake at the ranch where free events are going on. Fire emergency throws a wrench into things and before you know it Noah's parents have shown up and he's heading to their house to spend the day with them.... Emma feels really left out of his life but is there enough time to him to make things right?

Love this story and the whole family. Can't wait to read more

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

Oct 29 Book Review: Wish Upon A Christmas Star by Elle Douglas

  

 

Wish Upon A Christmas Star by Elle Douglas

This story starts out with Jeannie, a first year lawyer for the firm. They all head out for a few drinks and she hopes to get a date with Ben. Problem is he is interested in the bar tender.

Story also follows Everett who is a writer/musician playing that night. He tries to get a date with Jeannie but she has to head to her relatives for the holiday festivities.

Love how it all comes together and how they are able to save the holiday. Love nature and all the events they are able to do at the lodge. Learned a lot of new words that sound really cool and how a wish can come true.

Great fun holiday read.

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

 

Book Review: A Chance this Christmas by Joanne Rock

  

A Chance this Christmas by Joanne Rock

This story starts out with Rachel and she's a designer and wants to make amends with the town and Luke.  She wants to make something so the town can get back to their roots. 

She's  come back home after her father was caught years ago embezzling town money.  She had been involved with one but was caught kissing another man.

Gavin has changed so much from when he was a teen. He has a vision for the town also. He is a snowboarder and still competing.

She is going to the wedding much to the anger from brides mother. Love the idea of cross country event that will raise money for the town.  They are neighbors and he wants to bring her to the bridal dinner the night prior to the wedding.

Details of the town and fashion is really fantastic. Her mother has a solution also... SO many misunderstandings twists and turns and you can't see how things can go right...

 

Oct 24 Book Review: Made for Mistletoe by Nan Reinhardt

  

Made for Mistletoe by Nan Reinhardt

In this story we find Cameron and he's home and working on a Christmas gift for his mom. He does other works for the neighbors and businesses, making cabinets and other carpentry work. He has the perfect designs that he saw from a local woman and wants her to paint them on the dresser.

He meets Harper but she's still suffering from the grief of losing her spouse. He had a military accident and it still effects things she does.

She did get out more often and even has her own apartment, goes to yoga with women and enjoys her time. She did finally accept to work with Cameron on the gift. They will experiment with the paints to find the right colors.

He is called away to help with an earthquake in another town and she knows she has to end it with him. She can not cope with a military man that she cares for, dying in an accident. Love hearing about all the towns festivities and how much others in the town are there for her. so supportive. Love his large family and how they wrap themselves around her also. Great festive read.

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

 

Book Review: Murder On Family Grounds: A Mary Wandwalker Mystery (Mary Wandwalker Mysteries Book 3) by Susan Rowland

  

Murder On Family Grounds: A Mary Wandwalker Mystery (Mary Wandwalker Mysteries Book 3) by Susan Rowland  

Like mysteries around this story. Starts out with Mary and she's just lost her job but there is another job she could do. The boss knows her hidden long ago secret and that's the information that the family need to solve the mysteries. There are a few characters involved but I felt like I was getting two stories for the price of just one book. She is able to go back in time to when she attended college and her financee and she was brought to the family house. Now that she's there she recalls so much more and pieces start fitting as to who killed who,  how and why. Surprises do happen in tis story. Never thought it'd be this entertaining. GREAT read.

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

Book Review: ONE MORE LIFE TO LIVE: EDWARD AND THE BRICKLAYER by STEVEN DECKER

 
 

ONE MORE LIFE TO LIVE: EDWARD AND THE BRICKLAYER by STEVEN DECKER  

Feels like I got two stories for the price of one.  Story starts out with Edward as a young child, loses his parents and is placed in an orphanage. By the age of 10 he is sent to Australia with others. He has a hard life being bullied and molested. He is able to get to safety and finds a great home, for the time and learns about love with the owners daughter.

Love all the travel, things he sees and experiences the good life considering how his young life was so tragic. 

If you have one chance would you come back?

He choose to do so and hopes to live a better life than previous.

I like the Second Life he is able to lead and how he makes retribution with forgiveness. Love all the super explanations of how the brick layers do their job and what the terms mean and the techniques.. Great story can't wait to read more from this author

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