Book Review: Wings Against the Wind by JoDee Neathery

 

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Wings Against the Wind by JoDee Neathery

This story starts out  out with Rachel and she's overseas in Paris, working at a shop and meets her lover Adam. He is married and ends up celebrating Rachel's 23rd birthday but then going home to a dinner party with his wife and others.  EMT's are not able to revive him and the strange disease he has that nobody knew about surprises me.  Paulina goes on without him, her 4th spouse and finds companionship with his step brother Knox. They travel around the European countries and also have sold the bookshop. Story also follows Rachel who's been sent to Germany to get on with her life and meets a friend that stands by her in times of trouble. So much occurs with she finds out she is pregnant with triplets. She reaches out to Knox but he's had a stroke... She keeps one baby Drew and takes the rest of her money and heads to the USA where she has a lead on where the other two children are. There are so many that help her along the way, she wants all of her children together. She secures a job and meets Hamilton a journalist and they seem to hit things off.

Love where this book goes. Love the different countries, the events that are outlined and focuses on fashion, food and the scenery.  Love hearing the Lindt company and all the famous places 

that I've read about. Such hardships Rachel has to endure and I love how she repays all those who have helped her.  Can't believe that Paulina shows up at the end with secrets from the past. So love them all.  Very descriptive details and so many feelings, down right to the core.

Part I love best is the action of donating bone marrow and what it means to the story and for real life.

Can't wait to read more form this author.

Apr 28 Roy Orbison King of Hearts by Jeff Apter

  

 

Roy Orbison King of Hearts by Jeff Apter

Enjoyed this book and I felt it read like a discography of the artists. Lots of events, who was there and what songs were played. Love the background details and the name dropping of other musical artists. Wish there was more content about his health concerns, especially his eyes.

Love hearing how his life changed with his guitar. Love that he only wanted a harmonica when e was very young. Love reminiscing with all his songs. I listened to this review copy and the book describes the pictures in the book but I did not see pictures, just text.

Love this book because I learned some new things about Roy and his music.

I received this review copy from Kensington Publishing Citadel via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

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Apr 28 Chasing the Clouds Away by Debbie Macomber

 

 

Chasing the Clouds Away by Debbie Macomber

This story follows Chase as he's left Chicago and on his way to Seattle to plan for his mother's funeral. Everything goes wrong and more. He ends up on the plane with a woman who he had seen in the newspaper store and ends up sitting next to her on the plane. He sets the rules before the plane takes off.

Maisey is heading back to her grandmother's in Seattle and she helps Chase get a ride to the funeral home. He offers to pay and he requests his donate it to charity. He finds a place to make a donation and he knows it's not what Maisey would've wanted it used for....

She talks to her grandmother about the encounter and they go to the service and find out so much more about Chases' mom. 

Chase heads back to Chicago for the next days meeting and also to talk to his girlfriend Astrid. He's not feeling the connection any longer...

Chase and Maisey do get together and he promises to never use his money when her family needs it. He gets a call from her calling off their relationship because he used his family money to buy the family business, pay grandmothers health bills, get truck for her older brother, etc.  Chase denies it but she won't hear anymore from him.

Such a misunderstanding and like how it all ends.

Received this review copy from Ballantine  Ballantine Books via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

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Apr 28 Book Review: Taming the Wild Cowboy by Jeannie Watt

  

 

Taming the Wild Cowboy by  Jeannie Watt

This story we find Maclyn and she's desperate for any job doing whatever she can. She's been let go from many places in the area. She has her two horses with her and her dog that all need feeding. She is able to stay in her truck at the fairgrounds so the horses have a corral at least. She answers a job ad and it's at the Tree Fork Ranch. Trev is there of course working. He had been engaged to her girl friend Brooke and things didn't go so well. He decides to hire her because she can drive the tractor, fix fences and help with horses. He really needed someone to help with all the cow calving going on...

Things heat up and he's not really sure she is a good fit for the place. He's only there for s short while before another brother will come in and put in his time. 

Lots of struggles for her and she had to clear the air with Brooke. 

Love learning about eh calving process and other issues that arise. Lots of others come to work at the ranch to lighten her load. More books in the series have these characters in them also.

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

Apr 28, 2026 The Island Club by Nicola Harrison

  

 

  The Island Club by Nicola Harrison

This story starts with the womeans' names and you learn a bit about each of them from how they got to the island, to what they are doing today.

Each has their own secrets that come to light over time. Like the island as it's a cool place, something for everyone to do. Sylvia and her spouse own the club house and run the tennis courts also. When she learns what her spouse did she takes things into her own hands to recoup and to be able to stay on the island.

Adele is the new female tennis instructor and she brings so many into the club.  She takes matters into her hands after losing her job at the Ferris wheel amusement park.

Milly is married and has two young children. When her spouse decides he's not coming back to the island every night, and gets an apartment in the city, she takes matters into her own hands and rents out the guest house. 

Love how they each have each others backs and pitch in to help.

Lots of twists and turns in this one, really enjoyed reading this and learning about the island and the womens lives.

Received this review copy from St. Martin's Press via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

 

Apr 28 The Sapphire Sea by Davis Bunn

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The Sapphire Sea by Davis Bunn

This story starts with Colin who is being raised by a housekeeper. His father is the sheriff of the small southern town. One day when he first goes to school he is brought into an office and he has to talk to a woman. End result is he leaves home to live at the school for geniuses where room and board and classes are all paid for. He had feared his fathers moods especially when he had been drinking. His mother had passed away but he never went to the funeral. He finds out later why that was. Love how he excels at what they can teach him. By the age of 12 he's ready for some college classes. Love his math professor because he will be teaching him new things. He is just so much more advanced than anybody thought.

Colin still sees his father at meals with his new wife and her two boys. He fears he will have to go live with them soon as he's heading up the political ladder. 

Colin is quite outspoken and he wants to learn how to swim and the school allows that to happen. Dr. Arnold he treats with respect and he can tell him everything.  Colin knows what he really wants to study he just has to hide it from everybody, for now... Hate that he's really a loner, wish he had a family.

Love the thing that interests him so much and he does his research. He's able to help others financially. Amazing where he goes to from there, he's just so determined.

Love how sea draws him closer to his mother...

Received this review copy from Kensington Publishing via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion

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Apr 28 The Island Club by Nicola Harrison

  

The Island Club by Nicola Harrison

This story starts with the woman's' names and you learn a bit about each of them from how they got to the island, to what they are doing today.

Each has their own secrets that come to light over time. Like the island as it's a cool place, something for everyone to do. Sylvia and her spouse own the club house and run the tennis courts also. When she learns what her spouse did she takes things into her own hands to recoup and to be able to stay on the island.

Adele is the new female tennis instructor and she brings so many into the club.  She takes matters into her hands after losing her job at the Ferris wheel amusement park.

Milly is married and has two young children. When her spouse decides he's not coming back to the island every night, and gets an apartment in the city, she takes matters into her own hands and rents out the guest house.

Love how they each have each others backs and pitch in to help.

Lots of twists and turns in this one, really enjoyed reading this and learning about the island and the women's lives.

Received this review copy from St. Martin's Press via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.