Book Review: Cowboy’s Christmas Homecoming by Leslie North

  

Cowboy’s Christmas Homecoming by Leslie North

Love that each of the boys got their own story and entwine with the lives of the family.

This story is about Will and he's the local vet. He's taken over a business but ... the inspector gives him the list of what needs to be fixed in a month.

His apartment is above the clinic.  He bumps into Serena, he knew her from high school....

She's just lost her job and shes worried about how to take care of her kids and the house now...He offered her the job of a receptionist and she takes it. So lucky and this never happens to her.

Nothing goes right at all the first week, then she gets the hang of things. Even offers suggestions to calm animals down when they come into the office. Will is able to teach her more about the computer software and it works. THey work very closely together and start dating.

Adult situations.  Her parents are coming for Christmas. Also her ex is back int own and he wants to get together with her and knows he was wrong in cheating on her and the kids.

Difficult decisions. So many struggles she's had to overcome...

Love her dream of a bakery and she bakes a lot in this book, even for show where the vet has a booth at. She made doggie treats  and ones people also. 

Great story. 

Book Review: Cowboy's Christmas Return by Leslie North

   

 

Cowboy's Christmas Return by Leslie North

Liked that we met Travis in another family book so am familiar with his character. He had first noticed  his fathers nurse when he arrived home for the big family Christmas gathering for Alex's daughters.

Travis is taking over for Alex on the ranch as he had gotten hurt and not able to do the work himself.  Scarlet, the nurse agrees to live at the ranch as the water pipe burst had destroyed their apartment.  Denver is her foster child. She was not getting anywhere til he realizes she knows Travis, the famous rodeo guy.

Travis also able to help teach Denver how to ride and also got Scarlet up on the horse...

He likes her well enough but he's a single kinda guy and needs to stay away from her...

Denver has a mother who he's not able to see due to her drug addiction. They system says no calls or contact with family members til they get used to the rehab place.

Love hearing how the horses can help heal you...

There are some misunderstandings after the press conference Travis gives with Scarlet nearby. He's told them all he's heading back to the rodeo. She breaks up with him because she did not want that for them at all.

Misunderstands and you wonder if they will ever get back together.

Love hearing more of the ranch and the descriptions.

Adult scenes. Fun to catch up with the others in the house also.

 

Book Review: Rancher’s Family Christmas by Leslie North

  

 

Rancher’s Family Christmas by Leslie North

This story follows Juniper and she's a crafty lady who runs her own stall at craft shows and has a local shop. During the holidays it's slammed with business. She also runs events for others to participate in, make their own ornament, etc

Story also follows Alex who's doing it all. After his wife and mother had passed away he's the only one on the ranch to handle his dad using a walker, his three little girls and the ranch. He has no time for himself but he learns his daughter wants a family Christmas this year with the whole family. He alerts his other brothers that they need to come home that year. He gets the girls excited by bringing them to the local event where they can make their own ornament. They have a blast especially because Juniper is there and she loves kids and makes them feel special.

Love how they do barter with one another to get what they need but one night she leaves the ranch with snow falling hard. He's worried because she never called to say she arrived home. He rescues her and she is able to spend the night. When she awakes up  Alex's brother is also there, the one she hung around with the most as they all lived next door. She's had a really tough life with no family and at times they made her feel very welcome. Like how the girls are able to get what they want for the holidays as if they are in control.  Things are going very well til Alex misses his little girls first tooth and he breaks up with Juniper. She takes it very hard and plunges back into work. It's Christmas and she's so depressed she doesn't wanna get dressed but gets a call to get more wood.

Love how this ends. Love snow ball fights and the holiday baking, gatherings and family time. 

Love learning how they each do their jobs and careers. So detailed.

 

May 27 Mossad Extraction by Ethan Jones

  

 

Mossad Extraction by Ethan Jones

Story starts out with Jack and he's with others to extract an operative but things go wrong. They are lucky to get out and cross back over the border to safety. The intel was right but that was 6 hours earlier. When they got to the point the operative had been moved to another location and nobody knew where that was.

There are quite a few characters to keep track of and for which side they are for, and against. So many different locations and like hearing about the traffic, city life and the food they eat at these areas.

Torture methods are varied mostly depending on where they are at and what weapons they have on hand. Like the strategic movements and how they are successful and other times they are not. Love the underlining story of Jack's family and his strive to find out any information about them throughout the book. Twists, mysteries, religious cultures, moles and how they are discovered, and a bit of romance. Something for everyone to appreciate.

Excerpt of the next book in the series as we follow Jack around the world.

Really great read 

Book Review: The Herbalist’s Apothecary Collection: 501+ Easy, Step-by-Step Natural Preparations & Herbal Recipes for At-Home Natural Living by Clara Greenhart

  

The Herbalist’s Apothecary Collection: 501+ Easy, Step-by-Step Natural Preparations & Herbal Recipes for At-Home Natural Living by Clara Greenhart

Like this book as a reference to solutions of things that ail your body.

Lots of introductory material about the natural cures for your body and inside issues as well.

I love the recipes because there are many ways to actually 'take' them and each one is explained in detail.

The recipes start with a title and tells you what ailment it can help with. Also a color photo and short summary.

List of ingredients and step by step prep instructions.

How to use, how much, when, how often is explained  also with notes and tags that are associated.

So many natural ways to heal your problems from things you can get online or in nature food stores.

Great reference book to keep handy.

 

Book Review: Systematic Theology Workbook for Adults: 52 Weeks to Understand What Christians Believe and Why They Believe It. Build a Faith That Holds You Steady—and Stand Firm by Paula Hartwell

  

 

 Systematic Theology Workbook for Adults: 52 Weeks to Understand What Christians Believe and Why They Believe It. Build a Faith That Holds You Steady—and Stand Firm by Paula Hartwell

What I like about this book is the fact you can take your time and digest what you've read for a week before you move on to the next weeks reading challenge. Book consistently throughout enforces the 5 C's: clarity, confidence, courage, character, and compassion.

Each chapter starts with a theme and devotes the chapter to understanding it fully. Has sections on Key Passages, reading notes, supporting passages with a summary of what each is about pertaining to the theme, tension passages, life passages, bible first questions which you can do by yourself or with others.  Plain language teaching, micro doctrine clarity guided relections and so much more. Like that you can do this on your own time.

There is so much to learn about and fully understand.

Great reference book to keep handy.

 

Book Review: The Natural Healing Handbook: The Herbalist’s Collection of Ancient Natural Remedies & Simple Herbal Recipes to Nurture Everyday Wellness & Vitality by Mira Hawthorn

  

 

The Natural Healing Handbook: The Herbalist’s Collection of Ancient Natural Remedies & Simple Herbal Recipes to Nurture Everyday Wellness & Vitality by Mira Hawthorn

What I like about this book is when you first open it up and see the list of chapters in the book you realize it can help cure any issue you have with your body: sleep, brain fog, joints etc and recipes are included and sound so easy and simple to make and use. Love section for older adults the best. It's where I'm at right now in my life.

Love intro material about hydration and movement and just things everybody should be doing daily to keep going strong.

Each chapter starts out with a summary of what's included. Each item has a color picture, title, summary, list of ingredients, and step by step prep. Also tells you how ot use it, how often and how much, no guessing.

Also has notes and tag and clinical dada.

What a super resource book to keep handy in the kitchen.