tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41590863242566224132024-03-16T01:08:00.285-06:00Bookworm Lisa~Focusing on family friendly books.Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.comBlogger3307125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-77211472560888165442024-01-30T05:00:00.159-07:002024-01-30T05:00:00.131-07:00A Battle of Past & Present by Sharayah Maurice (Book Review and Deleted Scene)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjlBrb0311Ewu8FA-5WQr4L36vcpOB6LnfLgRhAP_sbzyw9UuEHcwdeF4_0-aQmZeuwgylzT0DaaOj9xPiV-4rkD-vVSmmsHy9E2Uc6eOcPakICyoavcSHX9n4UNFe2LyXFMfzFboOn9gqIHFpMGvWo6lCeezcwmoOp8G7JxoHnbN1fsN27sPuX8jRhU/s6912/Book%20Tour%20Blog%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="6912" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjlBrb0311Ewu8FA-5WQr4L36vcpOB6LnfLgRhAP_sbzyw9UuEHcwdeF4_0-aQmZeuwgylzT0DaaOj9xPiV-4rkD-vVSmmsHy9E2Uc6eOcPakICyoavcSHX9n4UNFe2LyXFMfzFboOn9gqIHFpMGvWo6lCeezcwmoOp8G7JxoHnbN1fsN27sPuX8jRhU/w640-h320/Book%20Tour%20Blog%20Banner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>The Battle of Past and Present</u></b> by Sharayah Maurice</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Rating:</b> 4.5 of 5 stars</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Genre:</b> YA Fantasy Romance</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Source:</b> Received to Review</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Release Date:</b> February 2, 2024</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Series:</b> <span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Chronicles of Tanithor: Age of the Oracle Book 2</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioydHC-Wcg0hK_GbX0Xcf7KYFlDT1Bbtn9lr1k2Y6VDxfvv2zr-nXpzLETXVu6YlTYawp6wOCLvCOZtNs1AcB0GQIxKa6PcjZwMZrSmwTkORky8MtBILwye0CxlHbNwYVEDEajsfWTpWTSwFjNZMk9Z6UM-3XlUCkn_1aj0EHk-qL_2CX1rkSV0sf3t-s/s2250/ABOPAP%20eBook%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioydHC-Wcg0hK_GbX0Xcf7KYFlDT1Bbtn9lr1k2Y6VDxfvv2zr-nXpzLETXVu6YlTYawp6wOCLvCOZtNs1AcB0GQIxKa6PcjZwMZrSmwTkORky8MtBILwye0CxlHbNwYVEDEajsfWTpWTSwFjNZMk9Z6UM-3XlUCkn_1aj0EHk-qL_2CX1rkSV0sf3t-s/w126-h200/ABOPAP%20eBook%202.jpg" width="126" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Book Description</b>: </span><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Journey back to Tanithor in A Battle of Past and Present, the action-packed sequel to A Bounty of Secrets and Rebellion where the threats are greater, the stakes are higher, and the future of Tanithor remains unknown. </span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It's been one week since Prince Fynnegan Corden Greenway arrived in</span><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Latera to claim his promised bride. Upon discovering the kingdom to whom he is to ally through marriage is mistrusting of his intentions toward their princess, the Gaellen prince has been hard at work restoring their faith in him. However, the one person with whom he wishes to find favor is the only one who seems resistant to his efforts. His betrothed. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fynn may be entitled to Alana's hand in marriage, but her heart is something he must earn on his own merit if he wants to have the future of which he has always dreamed.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Griff has been left reeling. After a shocking revelation in which he discovers an ability he never knew he had, he and Halyn seek to unravel the truth of his past while they struggle to survive in yet another foreign kingdom. Together they will face seemingly impossible odds while they, once again, attempt to return to Hoken where the fate of the kingdom's future hangs in the balance.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>My thoughts: </b>Why do I like to read books when they first come out? Needless to say, I will be anxiously awaiting the next book in the series! đ</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ok, this book takes place right after <u>A Bounty of Secrets and Rebellion.</u> It was wonderful to get back into the world Sharayah Maurice created. It was easy to get back in touch with the characters and resume their journey to bring peace to the Kingdoms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of my favorite things is that they all come together in this book! Yay! I have been waiting for this. This forces secrets out in the open and the young adults realize a lot is riding on their decisions for their future.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before that happens, they have battles to face as they travel Gaellen.. There are factions against the marriage of Fynn and Alana. Griff gradually realizes that his past is not what he thought it was, and characters from a new Kingdom join the story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I honestly love this story. It captured my attention and kept me flipping the pages on my Kindle. If you love fantasy and an eclectic group of characters, you definitely want to check this series out. If you haven't started the series, what are you waiting for?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ATK-GOLeA-XEjVfPLphzhRwnGvG1JBzMUBmp8ehLb8iNMzjBC3JB-7Smr2ZUgOVHqdV3447F0wenTk_WABxszej5UUhhaIkRJ1agjBgnr41i81xQii_xwZf3_0I6qxvA8nVnqSfCjdyHTBq0b3AZxYZt1kLEcwG__6ihQWU7G2wa9AYB1hlrNH2Abaw/s155/lisa.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="71" data-original-width="155" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ATK-GOLeA-XEjVfPLphzhRwnGvG1JBzMUBmp8ehLb8iNMzjBC3JB-7Smr2ZUgOVHqdV3447F0wenTk_WABxszej5UUhhaIkRJ1agjBgnr41i81xQii_xwZf3_0I6qxvA8nVnqSfCjdyHTBq0b3AZxYZt1kLEcwG__6ihQWU7G2wa9AYB1hlrNH2Abaw/s1600/lisa.png" width="155" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinz_hla9u3p40O7z0baOvfZqo8DLcQXi-cPzCFuZpqk792jBXqNKrAi3Xbqduj7_xrm050SONfMxVlyi7rnsrq9Vob1HBIK_v2Aj14BffbRjzABlzgpJpYDD6UoB0CmqqkDk7bVwj92VJqCEV5thp7fw0IAQ4ImjhKK0_hUPpg_dSslFfsxze6yal0cx8/s130/goodreads-badge-add-plus.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="41" data-original-width="130" height="41" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinz_hla9u3p40O7z0baOvfZqo8DLcQXi-cPzCFuZpqk792jBXqNKrAi3Xbqduj7_xrm050SONfMxVlyi7rnsrq9Vob1HBIK_v2Aj14BffbRjzABlzgpJpYDD6UoB0CmqqkDk7bVwj92VJqCEV5thp7fw0IAQ4ImjhKK0_hUPpg_dSslFfsxze6yal0cx8/s1600/goodreads-badge-add-plus.png" width="130" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Online purchase link:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/42a5tZG" target="_blank">Amazon</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Read a deleted scene!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #351c75;">********************</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">*authorâs note: I never intended for this scene to be a part of the book but when it came time to come up with some extra material for this book tour, I thought it would be the perfect scene to bring to life as part of Griffâs history. This scene is referenced in A Battle of Past and Present so when you read the book, you will have a picture of this moment.</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">To give you some context, and not to give away anything from book 2, this scene takes place in Viho village in Hoken when Griff was 15 years old and Alo was 14. Griff and Halyn were friends at this time but she is back in Elu village. I imagine that if she had been present, Griff would have capitalized on this opportunity⊠;)</span></span></i></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><i style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">I hope you enjoy! </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></span></i></div></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">âYouâre not going to get a girl just by staring at them,â Griff teased his baby brother. âYouâre more likely to scare them away with that approach.â He sat down on the overturned log next to Alo before the massive bonfire where a dozen or more Hokens were dancing and stomping around the flames in celebration of the Makawiâs union earlier that day.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">âWhat do you know about it?â Alo retorted with a huff. âYouâve never had a girl.â</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Griff bristled. âWho says I havenât?â</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">âIâve never seen you with one.â</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">âThat doesnât mean Iâve never had a girl,â Griff countered, watching the dancers hop and clap to the rhythm of the drums beating in the background.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Alo snorted in disbelief. âSure. I bet youâve never even kissed a girl.â</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">âIâve kissed plenty of girls!â He hadnât.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">âOh yeah? Name one.â</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">âThatâs none of your business.â</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Alo scoffed again. âYouâve never kissed a girl, because youâve never had a girl.â</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">âI can get a girl anytime I want,â Griff shot back petulantly. âAnd kiss them too.â</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">âProve it,â Alo snapped, shoving his shoulder.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Griff twisted and pushed him back with more force. âI donât have to prove myself to you. Youâre just upset because youâve never had a girl and donât know how to get one.â</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">âFine! Then I dare you!â Alo hissed, shoving him off the log with both hands.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Griff shot up to his feet, clenching his fists at his sides as he turned around to face his brother.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Alo smiled devilishly. âI dare you to find a girl here and kiss her.â</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Griff scowled at him. âFine.â</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">âFine.â</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">âFine!â</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Alo crossed his arms and quirked a brow. âWhat are you waiting for?â</span><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Griff lurched forward and pushed Alo as hard as he could, sending him toppling backward to fall in a heap behind the log before he turned on his heel and marched toward the fire.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">He released a heavy breath as he melded into the dancers around the flames, catching the beat and joining in on the stomps and claps. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Alo scramble back up to the log, perching himself upright to watch his dare unfold.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Griff made his way around the fire, dancing and laughing as the rhythm kicked up. He twisted and turned and clapped and stomped and then, mustering up his nerve, he reached for a girl heâd noticed earlier that day and pulled her into a partnerâs dance. Yazzie was her name, he thought. She had been part of the brideâs entourage through the village before the wedding ceremony began and had cast small glances his way throughout the day. Griff locked eyes with Alo and smirked triumphantly, pulling Yazzie around the bonfire.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Alo continued to glare.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">When the beat slowed and Griffâs confidence was boosted after Yazzieâs interest was made clear by her flirty smiles and playful attention during their dance, he discreetly shot Alo a pointed look before he tugged her away from the bonfire and behind a large tree for a bit of privacy.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">His heart was thundering against his ribs as he pulled her up next to him, the both of them giggling with nerves and excitement due to the attention of the other. Before he could give it another thought, he quickly leaned down, keeping his eyes open so that he could be sure his aim was right, and pressed his lips to hers. Yazzie puckered her lips in a quick return peck before she leaned back, face flushed with embarrassment. Griff gave her a goofy grin as she covered her mouth and giggled into her hand before she darted off back to the party.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="color: #222222; text-align: start;" /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Buoyant and slightly dazed, Griff loped out from the behind the tree and headed for Alo with confident swagger, ready to crow his victory to his younger brother. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #351c75;">********************</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtcFwP518VGzLXkAPHF7BmXBsaWCUcP-rgZGMrQtdukS-R9UoB5J0Po0VQM7H54GlX01HNaLf723-yGHiYaYmxGieZ4F7QD-gygOz-Lur7GumicB4wrNSdNF96Djz0_GmJzQWG99pevVDDiQ9rsjb0f6dqfkYQtwCqSH_CUdI7RU89-YN-j7quI1KCA1U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="700" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtcFwP518VGzLXkAPHF7BmXBsaWCUcP-rgZGMrQtdukS-R9UoB5J0Po0VQM7H54GlX01HNaLf723-yGHiYaYmxGieZ4F7QD-gygOz-Lur7GumicB4wrNSdNF96Djz0_GmJzQWG99pevVDDiQ9rsjb0f6dqfkYQtwCqSH_CUdI7RU89-YN-j7quI1KCA1U=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"><b>About the author: S</b><span style="text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;">harayah Maurice has been a lover of books since she first learned to read and has dreamed of being an author for just as long. She is the author of The Chronicles of Tanithor: Age of the Oracle series. Her stories are filled with adventure, political intrigue and swoony romance that will leave you desperate for more. 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Sowards - Perfect for all Historical Fiction Readers<p> </p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63062902-codes-of-courage" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Codes of Courage" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680799255l/63062902._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63062902-codes-of-courage">Codes of Courage</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5625040.A_L_Sowards">A.</a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5625040.A_L_Sowards">L. Sowards</a><div><div>My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5882659298">5 of 5 stars</a></div><div>Source: I received a review copy and I purchased my own.</div><div>Genre: Historical Fiction</div><div><br /></div><div>Book Description: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-weight: 600;">In a battle of torpedoes, depth charges, and secret codes, nothing is as vulnerable as the human heart.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915;">1940: Austrian refugee Karl Lang has lost everythingâhis country, his home, and his family. All that is left to him is a burning ambition to see the Nazis defeated. Desperate for work and a way to help the war effort, he finds the one place that will take a refugee like him: a supply steamer traversing a deadly path past enemy U-boats.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915;">Since their first meeting, Millie Stevens has felt an undeniable connection to Karl. As the war rages, she shares his determination to oppose the Nazis and finds work at the British codebreaking center at Bletchley Park. There she uses all her intellect and determination to break German codes and read U-boat transmissionsâor risk losing the man she loves.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915;">Rolf Denhart will do anything to defend the Fatherland, including long patrols in a cramped U-boat. But rumors from Germany leave him uneasy, forcing a choice between loyalty to his homeland, the safety of his family, and his peace of conscience.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915;">In the midst of war, three lives are woven together to create an epic tapestry of love and loss, joy and pain, sacrifice and courage.</span><br /></i></span><br /><b>My thoughts:</b> I'm writing this with tears in my eyes. I don't usually get emotional while reading a book. Codes of Courage is well written and I felt as if I were there with Karl and Millie. In my mind, I was with Millie when she eagerly read Karls's letters and telegrams. I was with him when his ship was torpedoed and he was on a lifeboat.<br /><br />I now have a better understanding of what life was like during WWII. <br /><br />I loved the book. I love reading about the period. I felt that the characters were real people and I was peeping in on their love story. I wish that it would have ended a little differently (a lot differently), but feel that it shows resilience and the domino effect and how a good person and good deeds can make a big impact.<br /><br />I highly recommend this book and all of the Heirs to Falcon Point books.
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As a reader, I enjoy a variety of books. As a writer, I create historical novels with a wholesome mix of action, adventure, and romance. My stories include a Whitney Award winner, several Whitney finalists, and a Gold Medal winner in the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards.</span></span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"><br style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">I'm a wife and a mother of three, and I've called Washington State, Utah, and Alaska home. I'm usually reading a couple books at once and working on multiple writing projects too. Other than that, my life is pretty ordinary. I'm grateful for that. 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My rating: 3.5<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5360094153"> of 5 stars</a><div>Source: Received to Review</div><div>Genre: Regency Mystery</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Book Description</b>:<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"> <i> </i><span style="color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;">Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in</span><span style="color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord<i>, </i></span><span style="color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;">a dazzling first entry in a terrific new Regency-era mystery series with a feminist spin.</span></span></div><i><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">When Lady Petra Forsythâs fiancĂ© and soulmate dies just weeks ahead of their wedding, she makes the shocking proclamationâin front of Londonâs loosest lipsâthat she will never remarry. A woman of independent means, Petra sees no reason to cede her wealth and freedom to any man now that the love of her life has passed, nor does she intend to become confined to her country home. Instead, she uses her title to gain access to elite spaces and enjoy the best of society without expectations.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">But when ballroom gossip suggests that a longtime friend has died of âmelancholiaâ while in the care of a questionable physician, Petra vows to use her status to dig deeperâuncovering a private asylum where men pay to have their wives and daughters locked away, or worse. Just as Lady Petra has reason to believe her friend is not dead, but a prisoner, her own headstrong actions and thirst for independence are used to put her own freedom in jeopardy.</span></span></i><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>My thoughts</b>: <i>Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord</i> is an interesting book. There are several twists and turns that can keep the reader engaged and eager to find out how they all fit together.<br /><br />Petra is an intriguing young woman. She grew up in a home where she was given leeway and didn't act like a lady should in some circumstances. I would say that she is a free spirit, something that was frowned upon during the Regency Era. She is also intelligent and curious. When the women of the ton start disappearing, including her best friend who died unexpectedly, she is determined to find answers.<br /><br />The plot is intriguing. While the book didn't conform to the time period. I read the story ignoring the time period errors, this helped me to enjoy the book and appreciate the plot and characters.<br /><br />The book contains sexual innuendo, crass views of women, and closed-door intimacy.<br /><br />Source: I received a complimentary copy of the book. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
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A lifelong devotee of historical novels and adaptations fueled by her passion for historyâplus weekly doses of PBS MasterpieceâCeleste loves reading and writing about women from the past who didnât always do as they were told.</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><br />Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-25039366642440592872023-09-29T07:02:00.002-06:002023-10-02T15:21:19.259-06:00An Unsuitable Heiress by Jane Dunn<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZiZmuttBQ21joH9CDYRYRli-ufQ3_-0z_R8GA-Wd3AwSKtC_ibYpz_quhQCWVtDBPcK68FBEIjGq5W3us2EaYUYOBG7YN9yez0vfa9SlnAovu_WbsO7pyfSs9H4oJ1sDhtzGDDtxIPy51jlpCS_HlpYlEV8OZfMzVTYVgG9X14DikimYzL6-EsxNXxA/s1080/An%20Unsuitable%20Heiress%20Book%20Tour%20graphic%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZiZmuttBQ21joH9CDYRYRli-ufQ3_-0z_R8GA-Wd3AwSKtC_ibYpz_quhQCWVtDBPcK68FBEIjGq5W3us2EaYUYOBG7YN9yez0vfa9SlnAovu_WbsO7pyfSs9H4oJ1sDhtzGDDtxIPy51jlpCS_HlpYlEV8OZfMzVTYVgG9X14DikimYzL6-EsxNXxA/w640-h640/An%20Unsuitable%20Heiress%20Book%20Tour%20graphic%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-65a4846f-7fff-a80c-d967-a35d8e8a9eb0"><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Title</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">An Unsuitable Heiress</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Author</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Jane Dunn</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Genre</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">:</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Historical Romance, Regency Romance</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Publisher</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">: â Boldwood Books (May 22, 2023)</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Length:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> (350) pages</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Format</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">: Trade Paperback, eBook, & Audiobook </span></p></li></ul><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> ISBN</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">: â978-1804835364</span></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Book Description:</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </i></span></span><span style="color: #1e1915; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Following the death of her mother, Corinna Ormesby has lived a quiet life in the countryside with her cantankerous Cousin Agnes. Her father's identity has been a tantalising mystery, but now at nineteen Corinna knows that finding him may be her only way to avoid marriage to the odious Mr Beech.</i></span></span></div></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915;">Deciding to head to London, Corinna dons a male disguise. Travelling alone as a young woman risks scandal and danger, but when, masquerading as a youth, she is befriended by three dashing blades, handsome and capable Alick Wolfe, dandy Ferdinand Shilton and the incorrigible Lord Purfoy, Corinna now has access to the male-only world of Regency England.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915;">And when she meets Alick's turbulent brother Darius, a betrayal of trust leads to deadly combat which only one of the brothers may survive. From gambling in gentlemanâs clubs to meeting the courtesans of Covent Garden, Corinnaâs country naivety soon falls away.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915;">But when she finds her father at last, learns the truth about her parentage and discovers her fortunes transformed, she must quickly decide how to reveal her true identity, while hoping that one young man in particular can see her for the beauty and Lady she really is.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;">Sunday Times</span><span style="color: #1e1915;">-bestselling author Jane Dunn brings the Regency period irresistibly to life in a page-turning novel packed with romance, scandal, friendship and colour. Perfect for fans of Jane Austen. Janice Hadlow, Gill Hornby, and anyone with a Bridgerton-shaped hole in their lives.</span></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>My thoughts</b>: I was intrigued when I read the book description. I like Regency stories where the heroine takes drastic steps to change her future. This book fits in that category 100%.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Corinna meets her new friends when she is about to be beaten and Alick steps in and saves her, I mean him. They take the weak, but amiable, young man under their wings and Corinna is introduced into the world of men of leisure. For a naive young lady, it is eye-opening. Particularly when they take her to a brothel. Oh, my stars! Don't worry, there is nothing graphic happening to her. A nice game of cards is in order.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The book explores Corinna's journey. The author pays attention to detail and takes the reader on a process. Corinna's desire to find her father to his death. She finds her place in the world with the encouragement of good friends.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Romance is not at the forefront of the story. It happens toward the end, but there are sparks between the two from the time they find out she is really a girl.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">All in all, I would say that the book is entertaining. I am glad that I picked it up and started reading. It is a little different than your typical Regency romance. You might find yourself falling a little in love with Alick too.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Source: Recieved to Review</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Rating: 4 of 5 stars.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, and the Sunday Times and NYT bestseller, </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Elizabeth & Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">. She comes to Boldwood with her first fiction outing â a trilogy of novels set in the Regency period, the first of which, </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Marriage Season</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, is to be published in January 2023. 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What's not to like?!ââ </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Jo, Jaffa Reads Too</span></p></li></ul></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div>Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-50669482266292327342023-09-05T06:30:00.024-06:002023-09-05T06:30:00.142-06:00What Would Jane Austen Do? by Linda Corbett<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDc7K-U03Y2CDLpRfEJ-0AC1PjJmc7gHX3ZSKfkGEhwoAfLvWfLutFoSzkdFvfi56XssNl0rEJHa1wT2sI5FMHBSCbFkZFD67BtSJ_XoUCc50wcaYbI7fu0JhHnF89Ha316soPntIUSA0qOaZaldCemWyYmEVWwPawG4Gc-kaLPTIIPOVZ2TxpKtNS53A/s1080/What%20Would%20Jane%20Austen%20Do%20Book%20Tour%20Graphic%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDc7K-U03Y2CDLpRfEJ-0AC1PjJmc7gHX3ZSKfkGEhwoAfLvWfLutFoSzkdFvfi56XssNl0rEJHa1wT2sI5FMHBSCbFkZFD67BtSJ_XoUCc50wcaYbI7fu0JhHnF89Ha316soPntIUSA0qOaZaldCemWyYmEVWwPawG4Gc-kaLPTIIPOVZ2TxpKtNS53A/w400-h400/What%20Would%20Jane%20Austen%20Do%20Book%20Tour%20Graphic%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62346321-what-would-jane-austen-do" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="What Would Jane Austen Do?" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1662767062l/62346321._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62346321-what-would-jane-austen-do">What Would Jane Austen Do?</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4751224.Linda_Corbett">Linda Corbett</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5699408829">4.5 of 5 stars</a><div>Genre: Contemporary Romance</div><div>Source: Received to Review</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #990000;">Book Description:</span></b> <span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>It's a truth often acknowledged that when a journalist and Jane Austen fan girl ends up living next door to a cynical but handsome crime writer, romantic sparks will fly! When Maddy Shaw is told her Dear Jane column has been cancelled she has no choice but to look outside of Londonâs rental market. That is until sheâs left an idyllic country home by the black sheep of the family, long-not-so-lost Cousin Nigel. But of course thereâs a stipulation⊠and not only is Maddy made chair of the committee for the annual village literary festival, she also has to put up with bestselling crime author âand romance sceptic â Cameron Massey as her new neighbour. When Maddy challenges Cameron to write romantic fiction, which he claims is so easy to do, sparks fly both on and off the pageâŠ</i></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span><b><span style="color: #990000;">My thoughts</span>:</b> Maddie enjoyed her time writing a "Dear Jane" advice column. She enjoyed it until she got fired. (Some people are just a little too sensitive.)<br /><br />She is offered the chance of a lifetime. She lives in her father's cousin's home for one year and inherits the mansion. What would a girl who was just fired from her job do? Take the deal. Unfortunately, the home comes with a neighbor who Jane has crossed paths with before, Cameron Massey, the crime author. Their ideas of worthwhile writing do not match. Maddie challenges him to write a romance, but it is too easy so he says. Hmmm.. time will tell who is right.<br /><br />I enjoyed this book. It falls into the trope of "enemies to lovers". From the moment they meet, you can see the potential for sparks. The story is fast-paced and has fantastic characters. I love the small-town vibe of the book. The neighbors are friends and the spirit of cooperation makes this a "feel-good" book. I enjoyed the plot and the characters.<br /><br />I have not read a Linda Corbett before, but I am very interested in picking one up in the future. The book contains fade-to-black intimacy and one instance of the "f" word.<br /><br />Source: I received a complimentary copy. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
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It also fills my need to see British colloquialisms on occasion. Yes! I highly recommend this book!ââ </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Michelle, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Tales Untangled</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></p></li></ul></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVL9uIRJQEA-9c9eZm7KEhE2Qi4-RFEVUhSGI-NV-Gb6oKvdOrDH7QZTFnbR9MbkBkx8MiBE5_l4xcxqwUbz9SkKv_fb1J5-tI_qBWoy04EoE_xnrSJfgonhDPFaL7HjgTM-CDJQP85RuRlga1uHwIRyJthlx_77eEYD00S69fmYkuLcNoZTuz7uKYaMA/s750/Linda%20Corbett%20author%20headshor%202023%20x%20750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVL9uIRJQEA-9c9eZm7KEhE2Qi4-RFEVUhSGI-NV-Gb6oKvdOrDH7QZTFnbR9MbkBkx8MiBE5_l4xcxqwUbz9SkKv_fb1J5-tI_qBWoy04EoE_xnrSJfgonhDPFaL7HjgTM-CDJQP85RuRlga1uHwIRyJthlx_77eEYD00S69fmYkuLcNoZTuz7uKYaMA/w200-h200/Linda%20Corbett%20author%20headshor%202023%20x%20750.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">About the Author:</span></b><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="color: #212529; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Linda Corbett</span><span style="color: #212529; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> lives in Surrey with her husband Andrew and three permanently hungry guinea pigs. As well as being an author, Linda is treasurer and fundraiser for Shine Surrey â a volunteer-led charity that supports individuals and families living with spina bifida and hydrocephalus. 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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5810253846">4 of 5 stars</a><div>Source: Received to Review</div><div>Genre: Fantasy<br /><br />Book Description: <span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>An historical alliance between two gifted races is threatened when Princess Alana Bell Sundry is attacked and a bounty is placed on her head. With powerful enemies on two borders, the kingdom of Latera is relying on her arranged marriage to the Gaellen Prince to strengthen their position in Tanithor.</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915;">Enlisting the help of a mysterious bodyguard to keep her alive until her prince arrives to claim her, Alana soon learns thereâs more to the undercover guard than meets the eye. As she spends time with her new bodyguard, she realizes that the attacks on her life arenât the only threats to the alliance. Her heart may prove just as effective at dismantling a union that has been years in the making.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915;">Meanwhile, across the Great River, Griff Shoshone is unaware of the political events happening around him. The girl heâs loved for years has recently been promised to his little brother, the future Chief of Hoken, and Griff must find a way to reconcile his heart to the Oracleâs prophetic declaration. However, after a fateful decision with deadly consequences leaves him and his brotherâs betrothed captured in enemy territory, Griff must now come to terms with his new fated destiny.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915;">A Bounty of Secrets and Rebellion is the first in the Chronicles of Tanithor YA fantasy romance series told from multiple POVs. If you like clean romance, characters with elemental powers, and action packed chapters with cliff hanger endings, then youâll love the enchanting world of Tanithor.</span></i></span><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>My thoughts:</b> I have to admit that I am a sucker for fantasy books. I was excited to start <i>A Bounty of Secrets and Rebellion</i>. I had no idea what was in store for me though.<br /><br />Sharayah Maurice is a new author and she did a great job in her debut novel. The plot moved along quickly, and I enjoyed the characters and how the different stories fit together. There is a ton of political intrigue and surprises throughout the book. I really am excited to read the next book.<br /><br />I also loved how some of the characters had elemental gifts. It's interesting to note that the"gifts" from the "All Gods" run in noble families. It's fascinating how the "gifts" can be used for good or bad.<br /><br />If you love a good epic fantasy, check this book out.<br /><br />Source: I received a complimentary copy. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5785748322">4 of 5 stars</a><div>Source: Received to Review</div><div>Genre: Fantasy</div><div><br /></div><div>Book Description: <i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> All she wanted . . .<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />Seventeen-year-old Iris Winn loves her quiet life with her father, studying the poisons that fascinate them both. But after his sudden death, Iris is now the ward of her estranged aunt and uncle. In order to claim her inheritance, she must live in the capital city of Lenzen for one year. While there, she must attend parties, balls, and participate in every other vapid thing the elite of Ryden value. Iris doesnât care about learning their rules or joining their ranksâher only goal is to endure the next year. Then she meets Prince Henri Kaelin.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />Everything they demanded . . .<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />Every young woman in Lenzen wants Henriâexcept for Iris. Unfortunately, the prince only has eyes for her. The king has decreed that Henri must choose a bride before his birthday, and Iris is determined it wonât be her. Dodging a princeâs focused attention while placating her relatives and the rest of Rydenâs high society is exhaustingâand more dangerous than Iris could have ever imagined. She is about to learn that not all games are innocent, and some smiles are more lethal than poison. Luckily, Iris is a quick study, and this is a game she is determined to win.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />She would take it all.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />*Crown & Serpent is a Fate of Eyrinthia prequel novella thatâs actually the length of a novel. This villain origin story was released after Royal Rebel, but it can be read at any point in the series.*</span><br /></span></i><br /><b>My thoughts: </b> Iris and Henri, the couple that is easy to hate. In the "Fate of Eyrinthia" series I have wondered how two despicable people get together and raise their sons.<br /><br />All my questions were answered and more. The problem was that I didn't hate them in the novella. I came to understand who they were and why they made the decisions they did. I actually sympathized with Iris in most of the novella. I actually felt sorry for her. It was actually easy to see her path to the amazingly evil person she would become. But, she didn't start out that way. She started as a young woman who loved her father and spent time with him studying poisons.<br /><br />Henri was just a prince who hated his father and wanted the throne. Together, they bounced ideas around that would define their rule during the series. <br /><br />If you love the series, you want, no need, to read this one. It explains so much!<br /><br />Source: I received a complimentary copy. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. 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After his speech, heâd ducked his head and spoken to his son in low, quick tones. Iris had a hard time looking away from Prince Henri. She was still reeling with the knowledge that he was the boy from the stable.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Henriâs expression was inscrutable as his father spoke to him, and Iris noted that he said little to the king. Was it a lecture, then? Iris had become quite familiar with them since meeting her relatives.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Finally, the king finished. He stepped back, and his guards were quick to surround him as he moved off the stage, clearly headed for the nearest vendorâs cart.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Henri stood there a moment, his guards at his back. Iris saw the way his fists clenched at his sides, but then his tension slowly released. He faced the crowd, his eyes sweeping the squareâuntil he found her.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Irisâs skin tingled in a peculiar way as their gazes locked.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Slowly, his lips curved. It was a secretive smile, speaking to what theyâd shared earlier. Her knees trembled slightly, though she had no idea why.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âFates,â Anora breathed. âHeâs looking right at you, Iris.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Her auntâs words snapped her back to reality. She looked away from Prince Henri, settling her attention on her relatives. Even Kell was gawking at her.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âWhy is he looking at you?â Lillin asked, her eyes wide.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âI donât know,â Iris said. And she honestly didnât. She didnât know why he looked so fascinated as he stared at her. She certainly didnât understand why he was sharing a smile with her, or why he hadnât told her the truth in the stable.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âHave you met before?â Anora asked, sounding a little strangled.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Before Iris could reply, her auntâs eyes widened on a spot beyond her. âFates, heâs coming this way.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Irisâs belly knotted. She twisted to see that her aunt was rightâHenri was already off the stage and moving right for them. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âStay calm,â Anora breathed to them all. âKell, Lillinânot a word.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Henriâs smile was full by the time he stopped in front of them, two guards flanking him. Everyone in the vicinity bowed, and Iris, Anora, and Lillin dipped into practiced curtsies.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Iris could feel many eyes on them, though Henriâs focus on her was especially tangible and unrelenting. âLady Iris,â he greeted smoothly. âItâs lovely to see you again.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She glanced up at him as she rose from her curtsy. âIndeed,â she said. It was all she could think to say. Her mind was utterly stalled.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The corner of his mouth twitched higher. âYou seem a little less verbose than when we last spoke.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The skin around Irisâs eyes tightened. âI probably said quite enough already, donât you think?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anora paled. Lillin looked positively scandalized. Kell stiffened, and Sevlin shifted to stand just a little closer to Iris.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âYour Highness,â her uncle said. âI didnât realize you knew my niece.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Henri regarded Sevlin, and in the absence of his stare, Irisâs breathing evened out somewhat. âOur acquaintance is quite new, Lord Winn. We only met today.â Henriâs attention shifted back to Iris, and his smile widened. âTo answer your question, Iris, noâI donât think you said enough. Iâm fascinated to learn more of your views on the world, though Iâm afraid I have several obligations today that will keep me quite busy. Will you be at Lord Thatcherâs ball?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lillinâs mouth dropped open.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anoraâs eyes couldnât possibly get any wider.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Iris knew she couldnât count on them for help. She cleared her throat and focused back on the prince. âYes, I will be in attendance.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Henri grinned. âExcellent. I hope youâll save your first dance for me.â He tipped his head, and without another word he strode away.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Winn family watched him go, none of them saying a word.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It was Kell who finally broke the silence. âWhat by all the blasted fates was </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">that</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Though they all looked at her, Iris had no answers.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">********************</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvx6eFMuq38fn7Pa4bQOC0CfbtoAd-3W6tgY4v2rXwJxB0d1wDkLfJ-PyLSWj82VOFeykNpjpYfqUJsPGfvS1whhDl06M1U58RZbbtwwyJOnDXCDQUZDSWH4oD64vVuD6K_Ykn6ddRcybrJpzTXPUAP1UNF0sO9elR-D-LsvvlriKEGtHMVSR4Jklyi04/s3264/Heather%20Frost%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvx6eFMuq38fn7Pa4bQOC0CfbtoAd-3W6tgY4v2rXwJxB0d1wDkLfJ-PyLSWj82VOFeykNpjpYfqUJsPGfvS1whhDl06M1U58RZbbtwwyJOnDXCDQUZDSWH4oD64vVuD6K_Ykn6ddRcybrJpzTXPUAP1UNF0sO9elR-D-LsvvlriKEGtHMVSR4Jklyi04/w150-h200/Heather%20Frost%20(2).jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>About the Author:</b> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Heather Frost is a #1 Amazon bestselling author who writes magical stories with breath-stealing romance. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEPIN3Zw8y16OxaAqidzsJcmJXrp409w3Dr_kyX1DhfXTatGUiAzWqeh_hOk66vRbImsTiwb-fuoKF0EAvLiNq-lvmZ8GY8J72zVD_KkTh2jQogPE5vCNWDn0kHuHbBAT5N-QJSVHz_pXNvwK6gw83eqFfiP7CrmdNb2Id28-JEyekOfKMyKQ6blwKLY/s1080/Wyoming%20Summer%20Book%20Tour%20%20Graphic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEPIN3Zw8y16OxaAqidzsJcmJXrp409w3Dr_kyX1DhfXTatGUiAzWqeh_hOk66vRbImsTiwb-fuoKF0EAvLiNq-lvmZ8GY8J72zVD_KkTh2jQogPE5vCNWDn0kHuHbBAT5N-QJSVHz_pXNvwK6gw83eqFfiP7CrmdNb2Id28-JEyekOfKMyKQ6blwKLY/w409-h409/Wyoming%20Summer%20Book%20Tour%20%20Graphic.jpg" width="409" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>A Wyoming Summer: Timeless Western Collection </u>by Carla Kelly, Christine Sterling,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> and Heather B Moore</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Genre: Historical Western Romance</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Source: Received to Review</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Book Description: </span> </b></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>A Wyoming Summer</u></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is the fourth book in the Timeless Western Collection, a bestselling anthology series from Mirror Press. The book features three novellas from acclaimed historical romance authors whose stories ask if true love can survive the changing seasons?</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">âEllen Found,â by Carla Kelly</span></span></i></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-2b53dba0-7fff-6070-e04a-b90d3da0097a" style="font-weight: normal;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Set in location of Old Faithful Inn, 1903-4. Working in a discouraging cafĂ©, Ellen escapes an awful situation in rough and tumble Butte, Montana, and goes to work as second in command to a wary cook in the shell that will become Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone Park. She meets Charles Penrose, head carpenter on the massive project of Old Faithful Inn, which is being finished in a harsh Wyoming winter. Will it really open June 1, 1904? Can Ellen start to trust the other workers? What will she learn about the other employees? And Charles. He's a widower with a young daughter there, too. Like Ellen, he wants more.</span></i></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">âThe Widow of Daybreak,â by Christine Sterling</span></i></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Doris Whistler is learning how to survive in a town taken over by outlaws. When the leader of an infamous gang murders her husband, her choices are to tuck tail and run, or stand her ground and make Daybreak as promising as its name. It proves to be a difficult task with the good citizens in fear of the corrupt mayor and godlessness that abounds. What she doesn't expect is the support of a traveling lawman who believes in her and the tiny town she loves so much.</span></i></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">âMay I Kiss the Bride,â by Heather B. Moore</span></i></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Viola Delany is not happy about being sent to the middle-of-nowhere, small town Wyoming. Yes, it will be good to let the gossips find something else to talk about other than her failed engagement. And yes, it will be nice to spend the summer with her Aunt Beth. But as Viola sits on the train heading for Wyoming, wondering how she'll ever occupy her time in such a small town, none other than a real-life cowboy sits across the way. She can't help but take peeks at him, noting that the condition of his unpolished black boots and scuffed rawhide jacket seem to be authentic . . . All right, he might be tall, dark-haired, and handsome if a woman doesn't mind green eyes and a dangerous-looking scar, but this man certainly has nothing to do with her. Besides she'll never see him again. What are the chances he's traveling to the same middle-of-nowhere small town? </span></i></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">My thoughts:</span></b> You can always go right with a book from the Timeless Collections. It doesn't matter the time period or where it is set. I know that I am about to read something good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love the variety of the three stories. You start off with the construction of the Old Faithful Inn. Along the way, we are introduced to an ornery cat, a couple of bears, military men, a disgruntled cook, a handsome carpenter, an adorable little girl, and a young woman looking to find a place that felt like home. It was such a cute story. I admired Carla Kelly's characters, writing, and attention to historical detail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next two stories take us into the "Old West". Christine Sterling is a "new-to-me" author and I looked forward to reading her story. I'm glad that I did. A young woman is left to care for her two young daughters after the outlaw in town kills her husband. A lawman is tasked by her brother to check on her and assess the situation. One of the things I love about Westerns is when the lawman swoops in and saves the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Heather B Moore has long been a favorite author of mine. I know when I pick up something she has written, it's gonna be good. A long train ride and chemistry, you know I want to read it. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a fantastic collection. You can binge-read a story or two in a day, or savor them over time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Source: I received a complimentary copy. 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She</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> likes writing about warfare at sea and ordinary people of the British Isles, rather than lords </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and ladies. In her spare time, she likes to read British crime fiction and history, particularly the</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> U.S. Indian Wars. She is a former park ranger, and double Rita Award and Spur Award </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">winner. She currently lives in Utah, has five interesting children and four grands. 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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5557200289">4 of 5 stars</a><div>Source: Received to Review</div><div>Genre: Historical Romance</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Book Description:</b> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> <span style="color: #1e1915;">In a bid to escape the incessant attentions of a man she does not love, governess Lucy Hayes embarks on a journey to begin a new post. But when sheâs stranded in a storm, her plans go shockingly awry. Desperate times call for desperate against her better judgment, she agrees to a foolhardy scheme presented by a handsome stranger, known to her as only William. But when her mysterious benefactor falls ill, she finds herself unwittingly drawn into his family home in a case of mistaken they believe she is Williamâs betrothed. Though she realizes she should admit the truth, the familyâs warmth and welcome make it all too easy to play along, just for a while. Until she meets Baron Lord Simon Calloway, Williamâs older brother. Simon is suspicious of his lovely future sister-in-law, a woman who seems completely unsuited to his self-important brother. As they wait for William to awake, Simon and Lucy are drawn ever closer together. But danger draws closer too, in the form of her unwanted suitor. Lucy knows that when Simon discovers the truth, he will despise her. Now she must find a way to keep herself safe . . . and avoid falling hopelessly in love with a man she can never have.</span></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br />
<strong>My thoughts: Just what I needed.</strong><br /><br />There are times when I feel overwhelmed and struggle to perform my usual tasks. Reading "What Dreams May Come" reminded me of the joy that comes from reading.<br /><br />Lucy and Simon started off on the wrong foot. They met while she was living surrounded by falsehood. Simon's family believed that she was the fiancee of Simon's brother. Circumstances forced her to let his family believe this untruth, she needed to hide from a man intent on marrying her. A man who scared her.<br /><br />This book may remind you of the movie 'While You Were Sleeping ". It has a few of the same ideas, but I love this book more.<br /><br />I loved the characters. I loved the time period and I loved the banter. This is a sweet story. One that took me past my troubles and brought hours of enjoyment.<br /><br />Source: I received a complimentary copy. 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<br /><br /></div>Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-28321360471361338582023-05-12T14:43:00.000-06:002023-05-12T14:43:06.210-06:00No Matter What by K.M. Frost<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznHHxo7kyjntbhUn2F2FNSWKJZoEDxYlel4vHfCmevgzWc5x6BrZlXrvKbXAOo74Pxd4z0asJMOSwDs72s9ZFGNXtAICz5csgIvDpDJP9dGMKkr5zA4birmz7T0d1C7pwyUOyYJ24M9R88DrxMbMVrGoDfV-Jk_Riq_NyQV8uabkT-7Kun7DJCyXF/s1920/Blog%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1920" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznHHxo7kyjntbhUn2F2FNSWKJZoEDxYlel4vHfCmevgzWc5x6BrZlXrvKbXAOo74Pxd4z0asJMOSwDs72s9ZFGNXtAICz5csgIvDpDJP9dGMKkr5zA4birmz7T0d1C7pwyUOyYJ24M9R88DrxMbMVrGoDfV-Jk_Riq_NyQV8uabkT-7Kun7DJCyXF/w640-h160/Blog%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsvXMLTDXTWWNk9pVdiW2tLaPAWLsSpG1nz-7FdqYpGDCzBpGaOfT3O9g7EZx6MNmj5lomGEfHskKLW4-be3O1ZG6dv4jdsJNMAmowW177lYLtlLRxIpm6R_wjV8Qp_jFXUFIgyx_CDcPv6P384BkmLdJceiXJhnB2dms1L6blKg8M-hJe1TUmVif/s4812/No%20Matter%20What%20Official%20Cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4812" data-original-width="3162" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsvXMLTDXTWWNk9pVdiW2tLaPAWLsSpG1nz-7FdqYpGDCzBpGaOfT3O9g7EZx6MNmj5lomGEfHskKLW4-be3O1ZG6dv4jdsJNMAmowW177lYLtlLRxIpm6R_wjV8Qp_jFXUFIgyx_CDcPv6P384BkmLdJceiXJhnB2dms1L6blKg8M-hJe1TUmVif/w210-h320/No%20Matter%20What%20Official%20Cover.png" width="210" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I'm excited to share an except with you from No Matter What by K.M. Frost. She is a new to me author and I will be watching for her books. This one and any she may write in the future.</p><p><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: inherit;">Book Description: Masonâs life is far from perfect, but it turns out it can get worse. When his mom ends up in prison, heâs shipped off to the middle of nowhere. Apparently heâs got grandparentsâparents of the father he knows nothing about. Masonâs not interested in bonding with these newfound grandparents. He just wants to survive until his eighteenth birthday so he can escape this backwater town and finally be free.</span></span></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-579fbeaf-7fff-ea5a-bd6f-f04c0e672fc0" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: inherit;">Emily is struggling to keep whatâs left of her family from falling apart after a horrible accident stole her mom. She has enough on her plate with mothering her younger siblings and protecting a secret that could destroy everything, when she runs into Masonâliterally. Her life doesnât need more complications, and this distractingly attractive, clearly damaged boy promises nothing but trouble. Still, she canât help but be drawn to him.</span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: inherit;">Mason and Emily are opposites in nearly every way, but neither can deny the attraction between them. Mason knows he isnât good enough for her, and Emily knows she should stay away, but that doesnât stop the pull they feel toward each other. Their tentative relationship is threatened when Mason is put in the crosshairs of the local gang and the town sheriff. Mason and Emily will have to decide what they really wantâand if theyâre willing to fight for it.</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">********************</span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">EMILY (POV)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mason stood on the sidewalk in front of the library, scowling at his phone. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Without letting myself overthink it, I closed my car door and crossed to where he stood. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âHey, are you okay?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He looked up, surprise sparking in his deep blue eyes, confirming my deduction that he </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">could hear just fine, even with those earbuds in place. âYeah.â He frowned back at his </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">phone, then slipped it into his pocket. âMy grandpa canât get away from the farm, so I guess</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Iâm chilling here for a while.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âDo you need a ride?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He blinked. âUh, Iâm good. He said heâll be here as soon as he can.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I tilted my head and smiled a little. âDonât take this the wrong way, but you havenât spent</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> much time on a farm, have you?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âNo.â His dark eyebrows tugged together. âWhy?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âLetâs just say there are no quick jobs on a farm. Everything takes a long timeâif you do it </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">right, that is. And if I know anything, itâs that George Peterson doesnât cut corners.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He crossed his arms over his chest. A streak of white paint had dried on his forearm and </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">momentarily distracted me. âWhatâs your point?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âMy point is you could be stuck here for hours.â I shrugged. âOr you could let me drive you </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">home.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I watched him process that and consider my offer. His lips pressed together, threatening to </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">reopen the angry cut on the lower one. My eyes skipped from his split lip to his black eye. They </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">hadnât slowed him down todayâin fact, he hadnât seemed to notice the bruises at all. Iâd wanted </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">to ask him about the fight heâd been in, but there were enough rumors swirling around town I </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">figured he was pretty sick of our curiosity.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âYouâll be safer in my car,â I said, to break the silence and keep my unsolicited questions inside.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He raised a single dark eyebrow in question.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I grinned. âI canât run you over if youâre in my car.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A short chuckle escaped his lips, both a surprise and a victory. âIâm sure you could find a way.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I let out a little laugh, too, then swung my keys in the air. âAre you coming?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He heaved a long-suffering sigh, but amusement still lit his eyes. âYou wonât drop this, will </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">you?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âNope. I can be very stubborn.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">â</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I believe.â He dug his phone out of his pocket and typed a quick message, presumably to </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">his grandpa. Then he gestured for me to lead the way. I did so with a smug grin.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We got into my car, and I immediately rolled the windows down. âThe ACâs on the fritz,â I </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">explained a bit sheepishly. Honestly, I was glad for an excuse to have the windows open. For </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">some reason, the car felt too small with him sitting next to me.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He shrugged and set his elbow on the windowâs frame, his fingers resting against the top of the </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">opening. âItâs fine.â Sunlight caught on the band of braided dark leather around his wrist, and I </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">had to force myself to look away and not stare like a creeper.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I headed south on Main Street and automatically turned up the volume on the radio. I froze with </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">my fingers on the knob. âAre you okay with country?â It was a stupid question, since he still </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">had his earbuds in. But it did make me wonder . . . âAre you actually listening to music, or do </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">you just wear those things so people wonât talk to you?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He seemed startled by the question. âYes, Iâm listening to music.â His voice was stiff, and I </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">mentally kicked myself for making things awkward. Then the corner of his mouth lifted. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âPeople not talking to me is just a bonus.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Was that a hint? Did he want me to stop talking to him?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">His deep blue eyes met mine, and I realized Iâd been staring. I jerked my attention back to the </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">road, which was thankfully clear.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âCountryâs fine,â he said, though Iâm pretty sure he rolled his eyes. âItâs kind of the soundtrack </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">for this place, isnât it?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I took a chance and teased, âItâs the law, yes. All farmers must listen to country music.â I almost </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">made it through without cracking a smile.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He shook his head, though that hint of a smile still hovered at the edge of his lips. âYou can </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">listen to whatever.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âReally? Whatever?â Taking up the challenge, I flipped to 106.3 and welcomed Elvis through </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">my speakers.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This time, he definitely rolled his eyes. âSeriously?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âYou donât like Elvis?â I asked innocently, upping the volume just a little.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âDoes anyone actually like Elvis?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âHeâs the king of rock and roll. That has to count for something.â I winked, and he looked like </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">he was barely resisting another eye roll. âAll right, what kind of music do </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">you</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> like?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âNot Elvis.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âObviously.â I took pity on him and turned down the radio a bit, but not all the wayâI wasnât </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">feeling </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">that</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> much pity. I glanced at his black t-shirt and read the faded letters. âRed. Is that a </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">band?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âYeah.â He waited almost expectantly, then added, ââAlready Overâ? âDarkest Partâ?â When I </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">didnât recognize the titles, he shook his head. âItâs kind of a crime you donât know what Iâm </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">talking about.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âWell, maybe you could introduce meâI always like discovering new music.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âI have a feeling theyâre not really your style.â The song on the radio changed, and he raised his </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">eyebrows meaningfully. âCase in point.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Beneath my tires, the road changed from concrete to packed dirt as we left the main road. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âWhatâs wrong with John Denver?â</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2f61ecaa-7fff-b0f0-c3fb-abdf1998bb68"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âNothing. I just thought all John Denver fans were in nursing homes by now.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">*******************</span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcwtbvV-y91AVAtT_HyEDBlIO8yT3tIbZi_Go3dHdBfNYb6SilNo6GKlBRun8-1QVRARWGTIU8R_sky08lGijVVCmSLT18YkWoOoDWZnbFXrRSL970tNC6DMk4N8omltktlF7BwDWG66UF8pQwfHdtCz-oEv42q3HK1r3Edqw2N9bz2UdYdSn4N1l/s1080/Promo%20-%20Soul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcwtbvV-y91AVAtT_HyEDBlIO8yT3tIbZi_Go3dHdBfNYb6SilNo6GKlBRun8-1QVRARWGTIU8R_sky08lGijVVCmSLT18YkWoOoDWZnbFXrRSL970tNC6DMk4N8omltktlF7BwDWG66UF8pQwfHdtCz-oEv42q3HK1r3Edqw2N9bz2UdYdSn4N1l/w400-h400/Promo%20-%20Soul.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Online purchase links:</b><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; 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text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: inherit;">K.M. Frost was brought up surrounded by books, and has loved stories of all kinds her whole life. Romance, comedy, and fantasy are some of her favorite genres to write, read, and watch. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, traveling, and graphic design.</span></span><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebb9383e-7fff-8f16-978f-25bdc5a7af9e"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: inherit;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">â</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">K.M. Frost lives in Northern Utah, and is the author of the YA sweet contemporary romance, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No Matter What</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and the YA dystopian trilogy, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reality Dreamers.</span></p><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: inherit;">Visit her online:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-4cefe31f-7fff-3df9-74f6-8ab967ee9cd2"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; 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text-align: center;"><br /></p></span></div>Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-66817517090541596662023-04-19T05:30:00.049-06:002023-04-28T16:31:24.995-06:00Royal Rebel by Heather Frost * Book Tour and Excerpt!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gTXq57Gp7Ki3s7x67blhhHYO5pE5oRThbmXx2HQ7t6j4W1rznDkn44OfZKMRsyfcrMeGVk4XaQvM8UmoxksIAYGaCQpF75Qv0Uvc2OUzR_ruWpcEyI4ynZqTnTKbcNUcz_N7ZP3QWcMdeNy6tfqkQjIC02EEuivO_FxdKUB9dguP6htqhcLT175R/s1338/Royal%20Rebel%20-%20Blog%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1338" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gTXq57Gp7Ki3s7x67blhhHYO5pE5oRThbmXx2HQ7t6j4W1rznDkn44OfZKMRsyfcrMeGVk4XaQvM8UmoxksIAYGaCQpF75Qv0Uvc2OUzR_ruWpcEyI4ynZqTnTKbcNUcz_N7ZP3QWcMdeNy6tfqkQjIC02EEuivO_FxdKUB9dguP6htqhcLT175R/w640-h326/Royal%20Rebel%20-%20Blog%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE329HoxqcqQsRPN5q6WZ4DXiCR_zi0nR5VSbp6PKxPPcH8speUhzGn1UOet1L7EYcUzzCsdfe48c5YmM_hV31oSyviBHlkx4np84fPIVxu5EAHYU4PtP_Wgy4ufiUhbMIqB8zeL-Ii0BqZtf405Vp-inCvDhU4doaminFGKoHHKqP0zj6iDDGtCuq/s4800/Royal%20Rebel%20Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="3156" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE329HoxqcqQsRPN5q6WZ4DXiCR_zi0nR5VSbp6PKxPPcH8speUhzGn1UOet1L7EYcUzzCsdfe48c5YmM_hV31oSyviBHlkx4np84fPIVxu5EAHYU4PtP_Wgy4ufiUhbMIqB8zeL-Ii0BqZtf405Vp-inCvDhU4doaminFGKoHHKqP0zj6iDDGtCuq/s320/Royal%20Rebel%20Cover.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-e5aac0b2-7fff-b47c-6353-bb9858d95ca0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Genre: YA Fantasy Romance</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Series: Fate of Eyrinthia Book 4</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Release Date: April 21, 2023</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: inherit;">Book Description: </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A PRINCE fighting to save a princess</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A SERJAH torn between duty and desire</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A PRINCESS willing to sacrifice everything</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A DECOY with nothing to lose</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A WORLD about to be torn apart</span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After his fatherâs latest punishment, Grayson isnât at his full strength. Trapped in Ryden and surrounded by enemies, he knows escaping with Mia will be more complicated than anticipated. Tyrell is determined to claim Mia for himself, and Henriâs plans for the rest of Eyrinthia are more horrific than Grayson ever imagined. Despite the increased danger, he and Mia must return to Mortise and warn Desfan of whatâs comingâeven though it may already be too late.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In Mortise, the palace is still reeling from the brutal attack that left many dead and even more wounded. Regardless of the chaos, Desfan is determined to continue with his coronation. As serjan, he hopes to bring stability to his country and solidify the peace with Devendra. But things in Eyrinthia are always complicated. When Prince Liam reveals they may be facing dangers from old enemies, Desfan will have to decide what kind of ruler he will be.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Devastating news from home has left Clare broken. Despite her heartache, she must once again be Sereneâs decoy when a terrifying report sends the princess on an unexpected mission to Zennor. Left at the palace, Clare helps Desfan build trust with the elite in Mortise while guarding a treasonous secret. Because as her grief transforms into a burning desire for vengeance, she is finally ready to embrace a new roleârebel.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Eyrinthia is consumed by uncertainty. Duty. Desire. Sacrifice. Every rebellion has its cost.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: inherit;"><b>My thoughts: </b>Eyrinthia, a fictional land that has captured my mind and imagination.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: inherit;">Heather Frost has a wonderful writing style. Royal Rebel is written from several points of view. Somehow she keeps the story flowing and easy to follow. The storylines make for one cohesive whole. War is coming. All of the characters are working for the same goal, to keep themselves out of the grasp of the King of Ryden. (The King is one of my least favorite characters.)</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">To keep the story straight I highly recommend starting with Royal Decoy. The books need to be read in order.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I love the fictional world of Eyrinthia. It is an intriguing place to pass the time.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Source: I received a complimentary ebook. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Rating:. 4.5 of 5 stars</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJGTEQiLCNHnjM10ft4IwkiuXKAWhWx4Kw9bb9qq177MCErep-e2qr2kUkxNvPdiMwZ5m8EkmvpzifSVgGwfXI_SrowdQ68td2Q_mFe7MA9ItzNjR_54dMcU-c1GunZvfRiQk-VngB4ZAPbj7pzwlcMAh3b4eUdC7SELrzZlqi8kARdczX-MJliIC/s155/lisa.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="71" data-original-width="155" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJGTEQiLCNHnjM10ft4IwkiuXKAWhWx4Kw9bb9qq177MCErep-e2qr2kUkxNvPdiMwZ5m8EkmvpzifSVgGwfXI_SrowdQ68td2Q_mFe7MA9ItzNjR_54dMcU-c1GunZvfRiQk-VngB4ZAPbj7pzwlcMAh3b4eUdC7SELrzZlqi8kARdczX-MJliIC/s1600/lisa.png" width="155" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Online Purchase Links:</span></span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://mybook.to/A9INRBX" target="_blank">Kindle</a> * </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Rebel-Eyrinthia-Heather-Frost/dp/1959122029" target="_blank">Amazon</a> * </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/royal-rebel-heather-frost/1143183858" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> * </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/royal-rebel-heather-frost/19841715?ean=9781959122029" target="_blank">Indie Bound</a> * </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83144096-royal-rebel" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Read an Excerpt!</span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">*********************</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Imara eyed Serene. âHow does Desfan seem? Is he all right?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âYes. He actually seemed quite happy today.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âGood. Iâm glad.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Something about her tone was wrong. Serene frowned. âAre you all right?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Imara took a slow breath, not looking at her as she released her hand. Looking at the quilt in her lap, she said, âI</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> kissed him.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Serene blinked. âWhat?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Imara blushed, but she managed to peek over at Serene. âLast night, when we hid in the pantry, I . . . well, he </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">kissed me. But I kissed him back. I think. Or maybe I didnât, and I just didnât stop him. It all happened so fast, Iâm</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> not sure.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Serene stared, unsure of what to thinkâwhat to feel.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Imara bit her lower lip, waiting.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Serene kept staring.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Her cousinâs mouth pressed into a line. âDesfan,â she said pointedly. âIâm talking about Desfan. Your betrothed?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> The man who just became serjanââ</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âI know who you meant, Iâm just . . . surprised.â But maybe she shouldnât have been. Imara and Desfan had </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">become friends quickly. Sheâd seen how at ease they were with each other, how frequently they exchanged</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> smiles and confidences. She just hadnât realized her cousin had developed feelings for him, but it was clear she </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">had. AndâobviouslyâDesfan felt something, too.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âIâm so blind,â she breathed.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âIt didnât mean anything,â Imara said in a rush. âFates, how could it? It was just the moment. Both of us nearly </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">died. Our emotions were high. He just leaned in and kissed me, and IâI really do think I may have kissed him </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">back. But we were interrupted by Karim and Razan.â She threw up her free hand in a staying gesture. âI promise,</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> they didnât see anything. This will stay between us. There wonât be any scandalââ</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âImara, Iâm not mad,â she said, interrupting the frantic spill of words.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now it was Imaraâs turn to stare. âYouâre . . . not?â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âNo.â She wasnât sure why she was unbothered. Maybe because she didnât love Desfan. Or maybe it was </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">because she loved Imara, and she wanted her cousin to be happy. It could have also been the fact that sheâd </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">kissed Cardon the night before her engagement to Desfan had become officialâand, even now, she was </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">desperate to kiss Cardon again.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She fiddled with the silver bracelet on her wrist. It was the hidden garrote Cardon had given to her for her </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">fourteenth birthday, mere weeks after theyâd saved each otherâs lives during a hunting trip that had taken a </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">dangerous turn. Even though sheâd been young, sheâd started to fall in love with him that day.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Imara released a slow, tense breath, pulling Serene from her thoughts. âYouâre really not mad?â Imara asked,</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> obviously disbelieving. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">âNo,â Serene assured her. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b011872f-7fff-96db-4b49-68c1ef0b6d50"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Imaraâs eyes narrowed. âIf I were engaged to marry Desfan Cassian and you kissed him, Iâd probably slap you.â</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">********************</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi7HHjeYZtotSU5cthy2uz2DgC18kxEKiSrjeqP3dnLKJbHQbh38gnwc77aNl7MwOJZSsn2X6SxSB4mU_r-HXIJ3cHDyq0XSCGGotxn4Ykgb1vtWUSrvCi877vdNLx3VS8MP39Y3iGStrqW1ynswuQxUpIOV2_MJsO1c3WDy13OJ9rItZZDo7KUoXZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="177" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi7HHjeYZtotSU5cthy2uz2DgC18kxEKiSrjeqP3dnLKJbHQbh38gnwc77aNl7MwOJZSsn2X6SxSB4mU_r-HXIJ3cHDyq0XSCGGotxn4Ykgb1vtWUSrvCi877vdNLx3VS8MP39Y3iGStrqW1ynswuQxUpIOV2_MJsO1c3WDy13OJ9rItZZDo7KUoXZ" width="160" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: inherit;">About the Author</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">:</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heather Frost is a #1 Amazon bestselling author who writes magical stories with breath-stealing romance. She is the author of the Seers trilogy, the Fate of Eyrinthia series, and Esperance. Her books have been Whitney Award and Swoony Award Finalists. She has a BS in Creative Writing and a minor in Folklore, which means she got to read fairy tales and call it homework. When sheâs not writing, Heather likes to read, travel, and re-watch Lord of the Rings. She lives in a beautiful valley surrounded by mountains in northern Utah. 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She hopes a trip to Lambern Lake will bring her family back together. What she doesnât expect is to grow closer to her new bodyguard, Cardon. Serene is about to learn that one day can irrevocably change the course of a life.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">How to Claim Your Gift:</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Simply pre-order Royal Rebel in any format, take a screenshot of your receipt and fill out the form here: </span><a href="https://forms.gle/M3CPw3Y6RaLLChdw6" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://forms.gle/M3CPw3Y6RaLLChdw6</span></a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCxfHGe0WdNsdUGNAA7YxNICxIiIria61zaNFSz4apIovnVYJ7c6eGwZVyM6hQkixa-5hCbmrhvrCLitzXYxresP2A3QXtua2xB6kE8d0PEypwiK6_0TT2amco8SAPDeFoPgz72VXLWLbIrq2CLcz5IH_qBUCl9wiDYJr-xZXKQ7Cj4XHhgoY8u25/s2625/The%20Princess%20and%20the%20New%20Bodyguard%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="1671" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCxfHGe0WdNsdUGNAA7YxNICxIiIria61zaNFSz4apIovnVYJ7c6eGwZVyM6hQkixa-5hCbmrhvrCLitzXYxresP2A3QXtua2xB6kE8d0PEypwiK6_0TT2amco8SAPDeFoPgz72VXLWLbIrq2CLcz5IH_qBUCl9wiDYJr-xZXKQ7Cj4XHhgoY8u25/w127-h200/The%20Princess%20and%20the%20New%20Bodyguard%20(1).jpg" width="127" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f1dbc728-7fff-7d25-adc6-e693bd1cca83"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: inherit;">New to Eyrinthia? You can start this romantasy series now for .99! Royal Decoy is on sale April 17-21 (US and UK Kindle stores)</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kindle: </span><a href="https://mybook.to/lvabZJ" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://mybook.to/lvabZJ</span></a></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Clare made a mistake when she saved the princessâs life . . .</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In one horrible night, Clare is forced to give up her life as a kitchen maid to become the princessâs decoy. Thrust into a dangerous new world of royals and deadly politics, she must learn how to be the princessâs perfect double to ensure her betrothal to an enemy prince. Desperate to survive, Clare throws herself into self-defense training, taught by her distractingly attractive bodyguard, Bennick. The spark between them is undeniable, though a relationship is forbidden. When a ruthless assassin begins stalking her, it becomes frighteningly clear that some will stop at nothing to end the tenuous peaceâand Clareâs life.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Across the northern mountains, Prince Grayson is his fatherâs ultimate weapon. His name inspires fear in all who hear it, but no one knows his heavily guarded secret. He carries out every brutal order only because his father holds power over the one person he cares about. Graysonâs silent obedience is tested, however, when his father reveals plans to exploit the marriage alliance between two of their greatest enemies. If Grayson submits, the blood of thousands will spill. If he resists, the girl who means everything to him will die.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The fate of Eyrinthia hangs in the balance. Some want peace. Some want war. All will be thrown into chaos.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: inherit;">Royal Decoy is book 1 in the Fate of Eyrinthia YA fantasy romance series told from multiple POVs. If you like swoon-worthy romance, complex characters, and non-stop action with epic twists, then youâll love the captivating world of Eyrinthia.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LcGGRVCEoZHyNsYUovfbMQFEaCnjqZVhkenP48qXNi8GgrkW0caaAnE-eNVlbE96fp84ULkyXNpXCLh-xWNxY22VzYHhOnKI29F2hdahipXxtJVh4SrUw1DVIfX7JEss_j6ARVSJX5JiNz316LSE0T5IbWxAVkeUEq_Jzw6FipzsnLnCKaw3eYil/s1080/Royal%20Decoy%20Sale%20Graphic%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LcGGRVCEoZHyNsYUovfbMQFEaCnjqZVhkenP48qXNi8GgrkW0caaAnE-eNVlbE96fp84ULkyXNpXCLh-xWNxY22VzYHhOnKI29F2hdahipXxtJVh4SrUw1DVIfX7JEss_j6ARVSJX5JiNz316LSE0T5IbWxAVkeUEq_Jzw6FipzsnLnCKaw3eYil/s320/Royal%20Decoy%20Sale%20Graphic%202.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></span>Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-71327430242547924442023-04-10T05:30:00.042-06:002023-04-10T05:30:00.204-06:00A Waltz With Traitors by A.L. Sowards<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5nea1RkN-Wuc93a7pV3Agq_uHGaQaALPLFE5yU9Qn6FD5XGdQkMPuhkvXHN3Msnu1kqxTGvDE6RVIORarwAWnoNb6nov7bsz_JxYTqz8VnLlElLg2o3qvWG23uYYS9wmcgPeNzM8mDCGHfwxY8ZVaY49EBToZh_0nIf77Fk-89u2ttnUvuM0Igfj/s1080/17_20230207_145407_0016.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5nea1RkN-Wuc93a7pV3Agq_uHGaQaALPLFE5yU9Qn6FD5XGdQkMPuhkvXHN3Msnu1kqxTGvDE6RVIORarwAWnoNb6nov7bsz_JxYTqz8VnLlElLg2o3qvWG23uYYS9wmcgPeNzM8mDCGHfwxY8ZVaY49EBToZh_0nIf77Fk-89u2ttnUvuM0Igfj/w640-h640/17_20230207_145407_0016.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63963105-a-waltz-with-traitors" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="A Waltz with Traitors" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1670276124l/63963105._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63963105-a-waltz-with-traitors">A Waltz with Traitors</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5625040.A_L_Sowards">A.L. Sowards</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5315586593">4.5 of 5 stars</a><br />Source: Received to Review and purchased my own copy.<div>Genre: Historical Fiction</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Book Description:</b> <span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit;">Czech soldier Filip SedlĂĄk never wanted to fight for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. So at the first opportunity, he defected to the Russians. Now he and others like him have formed the Czechoslovak Legion. Their goal: leave the chaos of Russia, sail to France, and help the Allies defeat the Central Powers, thereby toppling a hated empire and winning an independent Czechoslovakia. With the fall of the tsar, Nadia Linskayaâs life is in ruins. Her family is dead, her lands are confiscated, and her aristocratic world is gone forever. But Nadia is determined to elude the Bolshevik agent who destroyed her family and find a way to survive in this changed world. When Nadia takes refuge with the Czechoslovak Legion, the last thing she expects is an ally. But when Filip proposes a sham marriage to ensure her safe passage across Siberia, she takes it. Neither Filip nor Nadia expect real love, not when the legion has to take over the longest railroad in the worldâand then hold it against Bolshevik counterattacks, partisan sabotage, allied intrigue, and a set of brutal Siberian winters. At risk is the future of Czechoslovakia, the fate of Russiaâand their hearts.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b><br />My thoughts:</b> A.L. Sowards has done it again. She has crafted an amazing book featuring a time period in history that I was not familiar with. Her attention to detail is fantastic. She also brings the characters and time to life. I quickly got into the story of Nadia, Filip, and all of their friends.<br /><br />The story features a time period in Russia where the Czar has been executed and the chaos that ensues as Russians are fighting each other and a band of the Czechoslovak Legion is caught in the middle. <br /><br />Filip saved Nadia when she was nearly executed by the Communist Russians. She had the "misfortune" of being born the daughter of a Baron. She is given an opportunity to escape and enters into a "fake" marriage with Filip to escape by train. The road ahead is brutal as Philip fights his way to leave Russia and Nadia learns a new way of living. I loved these two characters. <br /><br />A.L. Sowards is meticulous with the events of the time period. She illustrates the brutality of war and how men treated their fellow men and women. Nadia has a particularly rough go of things. She doesn't go into detail but it is understood how badly she was abused by bandits. The events could be a trigger for those sensitive to sexual abuse and war violence.<br /><br />I give this book a very high recommendation.<br /><br />Source: I received a review copy and purchased my own.<br />
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</div><br />Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-32115674469433510882023-04-08T16:19:00.004-06:002023-04-08T16:20:43.252-06:00Spotlighting Jaime Jo Wright's The Vanishing at Castle Moreau<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWNfE_pOd0chgHv4gugFYHu2a5DVWCcCG3C4nFJrW0NQ9-wmPxQO27ZsSmt6F7emlVQQUr-cacQBqprWge8W7TnzeThiz5Nq1-Y7RaHAethaNE3C-vryDqyzC0d849RyvKcQDQ5EhwhDiozmumwflV4gUf7QsFhIaL5kPpNwRzApeXHtMS46UOfSs/s1200/The%20Vanishing%20at%20Castle%20Moreau%20Book%20Tour%20Horizontal%20Graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWNfE_pOd0chgHv4gugFYHu2a5DVWCcCG3C4nFJrW0NQ9-wmPxQO27ZsSmt6F7emlVQQUr-cacQBqprWge8W7TnzeThiz5Nq1-Y7RaHAethaNE3C-vryDqyzC0d849RyvKcQDQ5EhwhDiozmumwflV4gUf7QsFhIaL5kPpNwRzApeXHtMS46UOfSs/w640-h360/The%20Vanishing%20at%20Castle%20Moreau%20Book%20Tour%20Horizontal%20Graphic.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="color: #cc0000;">I missed the boat on posting for this blog tour, I didn't finish the book either. I could make all the excuses in the world, but I won't. I'll just say that due to personal reasons I messed up. Instead, I am posting a spotlight with a review to come in the near future.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfCITRv14UiRt4G5WWWc1cuzXQ-V-YTmlbCWvijUBQOZnwKIR9R68Fl0c3P8loaomSPBPIOSy4ztPgP9l4eGQrLo7pFko747gDN8teWT3BeAgEIsyL0OQphDQlJhSNmpPdmr-E_FLi2sDwa9_1x5ry_sGw0vKejFTXe-esOZVVPlMS_EGKtG8Wa49/s2000/The%20Vanishing%20at%20Castle%20Moreau.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1293" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfCITRv14UiRt4G5WWWc1cuzXQ-V-YTmlbCWvijUBQOZnwKIR9R68Fl0c3P8loaomSPBPIOSy4ztPgP9l4eGQrLo7pFko747gDN8teWT3BeAgEIsyL0OQphDQlJhSNmpPdmr-E_FLi2sDwa9_1x5ry_sGw0vKejFTXe-esOZVVPlMS_EGKtG8Wa49/w259-h400/The%20Vanishing%20at%20Castle%20Moreau.jpg" width="259" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: #cc0000;">I love the cover. It captures my eye and imagination. The mystery vibe is intriguing.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSO4G7JmgQVCL8MyK4ZCiJQA9hoa8f4OUkD7ccidPwFhQ3ytFBq5db_7wv9NyIRKzabfaS5ZzdDp0X1psoeHBjmYuj_tSDGuqjFxu6DWJMfYvvfmHBr96RYQU63IGDXCyi3YEMdBJlE1YH-tfvarNYdAjhq1uXwdHfDwxI6TcreqQnf5La9bN5W04/s155/lisa.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="71" data-original-width="155" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSO4G7JmgQVCL8MyK4ZCiJQA9hoa8f4OUkD7ccidPwFhQ3ytFBq5db_7wv9NyIRKzabfaS5ZzdDp0X1psoeHBjmYuj_tSDGuqjFxu6DWJMfYvvfmHBr96RYQU63IGDXCyi3YEMdBJlE1YH-tfvarNYdAjhq1uXwdHfDwxI6TcreqQnf5La9bN5W04/s1600/lisa.png" width="155" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">BOOK DESCRIPTION</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A haunting legend. An ominous curse. A search for a secret buried deep within the castle walls.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-dbdd9e95-7fff-0865-7523-47c554961139"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In 1870, orphaned Daisy François takes a position as a housemaid at a Wisconsin castle to</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> escape the horrors of her past life. There she finds a reclusive and eccentric Gothic </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">authoress who hides tales more harrowing than the ones in her novels. As women disappear</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> from the area and the eerie circumstances seem to parallel a local legend, Daisy is thrust into</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a web that could ultimately steal her sanity, if not her life.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the present day, Cleo Clemmons is hired by the grandson of an American aristocratic family</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to help his grandmother face her hoarding in the dilapidated Castle Moreau. But when Cleo </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">uncovers more than just the woman's stash of collectibles, a century-old mystery and the dust</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> of the old castle's curse threaten to rise again . . . this time to leave no one alive to tell the</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> sordid tale.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Award-winning author Jaime Jo Wright seamlessly weaves a dual-time tale of two women who</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; 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She's also the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Publishers Weekly </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">and ECPA bestselling author of two novellas. 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text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">GOODREADS</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">PRAISE FOR THE VANISHING AT CASTLE MOREAU</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">âWright (</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Souls of Lost Lake</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) captivates with a thrilling tale of two women who get </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">caught up in the secrets of a Wisconsin castleâŠThe twisting, fast-moving plot is loaded with secrets, and the characters remain morally ambiguous until the end. Readers wonât want to put this down.ââ </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Publisherâs Weekly</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Wright (</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Premonition at Withers Farm</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) pens another delightfully creepy tale where nothing is quite as it seems and characters seek freedom from nightmares both real and imagined.ââ </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Library Journal</span></span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a643410b-7fff-865b-a413-8d6b534bf8e3"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Jaime Jo Wright never disappoints, and </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Vanishing at Castle Moreau</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is no exception. With real, flawed characters who grapple with real-life struggles, this gripping suspense novel will draw readers in from the very first page. Good luck putting it down. I couldn't."â </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lynette Eason, bestselling author of the Extreme Measures serie</span></span></span></p>Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-74713730780737381282023-04-08T15:51:00.003-06:002023-04-08T15:59:56.828-06:00Spotlighting Hanna Linder's When Tomorrow Came<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTh_KzHesiYkB6gS3hhT-WzMcwy1FAUnBu6xT0dVQVTioWApJGrvt9BEe8YDnsxsGXPGxtaiU5GGuSiI5_wGcfDYzPqX1ruZuLDDnHs4ShCxJc8UdrlE_XfqRZmXalCXdRqR_aAgvHTbQVNAn-mPmXgtguPUKah64U5g8przbFcMT_6jPxrHf1MFpH/s1200/When%20Tomorrow%20Came%20Book%20Tour%20Horizontal%20Graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTh_KzHesiYkB6gS3hhT-WzMcwy1FAUnBu6xT0dVQVTioWApJGrvt9BEe8YDnsxsGXPGxtaiU5GGuSiI5_wGcfDYzPqX1ruZuLDDnHs4ShCxJc8UdrlE_XfqRZmXalCXdRqR_aAgvHTbQVNAn-mPmXgtguPUKah64U5g8przbFcMT_6jPxrHf1MFpH/w640-h360/When%20Tomorrow%20Came%20Book%20Tour%20Horizontal%20Graphic.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="color: #134f5c;">I am so late for the party! I should have had a review up a week ago, instead, I am posting a spotlight. Life has gotten the better of me lately leaving me emotionally and mentally drained. This is a book that I really do want to read, it will happen...soon. In the meantime, here is the info and it excites you to read the book too.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLL483l2H3Owze8tUZPd9FxsBkRWWNV5uAd-cuYtu0maBEb7vWQJZyI-_COccF49OalaQLyywncF1kzUuHIFThO9NzjYRSDD4StR59J2GAhhAy_nngvEsduX04aCdxaFJLHfrZ-DkOQ2njj_pE31rUp6N9_48N3yDDOpyjq-9mkCXDb4-dFpyfkU68/s155/lisa.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="71" data-original-width="155" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLL483l2H3Owze8tUZPd9FxsBkRWWNV5uAd-cuYtu0maBEb7vWQJZyI-_COccF49OalaQLyywncF1kzUuHIFThO9NzjYRSDD4StR59J2GAhhAy_nngvEsduX04aCdxaFJLHfrZ-DkOQ2njj_pE31rUp6N9_48N3yDDOpyjq-9mkCXDb4-dFpyfkU68/s1600/lisa.png" width="155" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1P00My6-CG1t3O3jPAaNMyGxG5FX7Q65eG1cLKEUjYyzHeDdLw5Aw_YF2qZVbtOUViPCZBJgIvIIKChOtg_S3xnmBuyhIkhlT86VeUB9aFDVGBQJ0VWi3sXudoJtMzHPHyMv08b5bK7ewKBcDCIP2PMXI7U7EOJp-UMaOBWjYVgSB5Gf_JojxLCqb/s1000/When%20Tomorrow%20Came%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="647" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1P00My6-CG1t3O3jPAaNMyGxG5FX7Q65eG1cLKEUjYyzHeDdLw5Aw_YF2qZVbtOUViPCZBJgIvIIKChOtg_S3xnmBuyhIkhlT86VeUB9aFDVGBQJ0VWi3sXudoJtMzHPHyMv08b5bK7ewKBcDCIP2PMXI7U7EOJp-UMaOBWjYVgSB5Gf_JojxLCqb/w259-h400/When%20Tomorrow%20Came%202023.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">They Waited Their Whole Lives for Their Papa to Return</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Nan and Heath Duncan, siblings abandoned by their papa and abused by their guardian,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> have no choice but to survive on the London streets. When a kind gentleman rescues Nan </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">from such a life, the siblings are separated and raised in two vastly different social worlds.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> Just when both are beginning to flourish and years have healed some of their wounds,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> their long-awaited papa returns and reunites them--bringing demands with him. Nan is </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">expected to marry a rich suitor she's never liked, and Heath is expected to forsake his gentle</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> spirit and become the hardened man his father always was. </span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-cafabc48-7fff-aca0-e0fa-e479726aec07" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Dangers unfold, secret love develops, fights ensue, and murder upsets the worlds Heath</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> and Nan have built for themselves. They've waited their whole lives for their papa to return,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> for tomorrow to come--but now that it has, will they be able to see through to the truth and </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">end this whirlwind of a nightmare before it costs one of their lives?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">PURCHASE LINKS</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-207b8e92-7fff-0403-1c9a-331222c93e34"><a href="https://amzn.to/3l9g99Y" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline;">AMAZON</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"> | </span><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-tomorrow-came-hannah-linder/1141757885?ean=9781636094410" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline;">BARNES & NOBLE</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"> | </span><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/When-Tomorrow-Came-Hannah-Linder/9781636094403?ref=grid-view&qid=1678745311166&sr=1-1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2zcvPbU8n7c0Rbb7SZ0FgoVhtKd6SIF0LYaRLjSGdU2CWpwhDvMVuek5p9KWw_M7vLtXe7FMDBwk88_npItG6ak-UnqTFSMRXp_yT9i9_u8h-Fts2obNsDOzbVEMwMXFurjsxMf2tbzeG2LFsVO0lH4wOMGW11dPqRlFr6U7EmkuP8mLsaoQnUu1/w178-h200/Hannah%20Linder%20headshot%202022%20(1).jpg" width="178" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Hannah Linder </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">resides in the beautiful mountains of central West Virginia. Represented by </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Books & Such, she writes Regency romantic suspense novels. She is a double 2021 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Selah Award winner, a 2022 Selah Award finalist, and a member of American Christian Fiction</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> Writers (ACFW). Hannah is a Graphic Design associate degree graduate who specializes in </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">professional book cover design. She designs for both traditional publishing houses and </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">individual authors, including </span><i><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Ne</span>w York Times,</i> USA Today<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">, and international bestsellers. She is also a local photographer and a self-portrait </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">photographer. When Hannah is not writing, she enjoys playing her instruments--piano, guitar, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">and ukulele--songwriting, painting still life, walking in the rain, and sitting on the front porch of </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">her 1800s farmhouse. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-09352401-7fff-7a29-fc06-6d72294306e8" style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://hannahlinderbooks.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">WEBSITE</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> | </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/hannahlinderbooks/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">INSTAGRAM</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hannahlinderbooks" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">FACEBOOK</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> | </span><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/hannahlinderbooks/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">PINTEREST</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> | </span><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/hannah-linder" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">BOOKBUB</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> | </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22462033.Hannah_Linder" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">GOODREADS</span></a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">PRAISE FOR WHEN TOMORROW CAME </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"The plot is full of intrigue, and itâs anchored by complicated characters whose secrets </span></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; 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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5406506381">5 of 5 stars</a><div>Source: Purchase and received a review copy.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Book Description: </b> <span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Pairs figure skaters Tyler and Amaliya have achieved the ultimate victory: a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics. But somehow, that victory holds less weight than what faces Tyler next: asking Amaliyaâs overprotective father for permission to marry his daughter. When Robert senses a disconnect in Tylerâs and his daughterâs goals, he withholds his blessing, and the couple must determine if what lies ahead for each of them can truly align. As they consider their next steps together, they are unaware that their careers are in jeopardy. They have caught the attention of dangerous and powerful menâmen who have vowed to never again allow the American pair to rise above the Sovietâs.</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915;">Amaliyaâs mother, Katerina, is haunted by the decisions of her past and longs to be reunited with her brother, who is trapped behind the Iron Curtain. But her attempts to see him do not go unnoticed. The KGB does not let its people go easily, and now they know where to find Katerina, the defector. With danger closing in on Katerina and the competition heating up for Tyler and Amaliya, it seems that their dreams for the future may shatter.</span></i></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>My thoughts</b>: Wow!<br /><br /><i>The Dream's Edge</i> series is so good. It began with the novella <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57508813.Dancing_to_Freedom__Dream_s_Edge__0_5_" rel="nofollow noopener" title="Dancing to Freedom (Dream's Edge #0.5) by Traci Hunter Abramson">Dancing to Freedom</a>. The final book, <i>Worlds Collide,</i> brings the series full circle.<br /><br />I have loved getting to know the characters. Tyler and Amaliya are very talented. After winning Olympic Gold they head to Canada to participate in the World's competition. There is more at stake than winning gold, Amaliya's mother wants to see her brother. She defected from Russia and knows she is at risk if she comes near the KGB or her brother. This book is intense with political intrigue, high-speed chases, romance, and reunions. I loved it!<br /><br />Traci Hunter Abramson's writing pulled me in. Her pacing and story are excellent. I highly recommend this series. I wouldn't mind if there is a spin-off series and I can reconnect with the characters.<br /><br />Source: I received a complimentary copy and purchased one for my library. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
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After graduating from Brigham Young University, she worked for the Central Intelligence Agency for several years, eventually resigning in order to raise her family. She credits the CIA with giving her a wealth of ideas as well as the skills needed to survive her children's teenage years. She is a seven-time Whitney Award winner and has written more than thirty bestselling novels. For more information about Traci, click here: </span><a href="https://linktr.ee/traciabramson" rel="noopener nofollow" style="color: #00635d; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/traciabramson</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Start where it all began: </div><br /><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=booklisa-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B08XWRNBH4&asins=B08XWRNBH4&linkId=2e127429d5c9f13ad075d2de2b1ad7e2&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-55998145435545742512023-03-03T15:44:00.004-07:002023-03-03T15:44:50.950-07:00Shifting Sands by Kathi Oram Peterson ~ Book Review<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXRA6f5J-s9ws_5DL1kc_HU0iOY5z0iJMVTpUIjidzKfPRNrsMDAJ1kTCy-lQLs9XonN0fvS0_hamVZ6uF2miPJiCiWXHqzneR9ILe4JF4G2N5os3LBIB5YVsa-91R7MOqsrlwFY4heDoxkOdvw4kEo0lgemQ2UAjXOSjjIusE0-3EP_e_rIg28Vh/s940/325365793_926151628761690_5586525123551433433_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXRA6f5J-s9ws_5DL1kc_HU0iOY5z0iJMVTpUIjidzKfPRNrsMDAJ1kTCy-lQLs9XonN0fvS0_hamVZ6uF2miPJiCiWXHqzneR9ILe4JF4G2N5os3LBIB5YVsa-91R7MOqsrlwFY4heDoxkOdvw4kEo0lgemQ2UAjXOSjjIusE0-3EP_e_rIg28Vh/w400-h335/325365793_926151628761690_5586525123551433433_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62852027-shifting-sands" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Shifting Sands" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1664752240l/62852027._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62852027-shifting-sands">Shifting Sands</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2779509.Kathi_Oram_Peterson">Kathi Oram Peterson</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5378097198">4 of 5 stars</a><br />Source: Received to Review<div>Genre: Romantic Suspense</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Book Description:</b> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> <span style="color: #1e1915;">All Gloryanna Griffin needs is a full-ride scholarship to finish her masterâs degree in marine biology in order to pursue her dream of saving the ocean. However, to be a serious contender for the money, she needs to publish in a prestigious magazine. A research dive off the Olympic Peninsula is a dangerous proposition but one that just might give her article the impact it needs. But when sheâs swept into an underwater vortex, she realizes her life may be the price she pays instead.</span></i></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915;">When she awakens on the rocky beachâmiraculously aliveâthe first person she sees is the handsome stranger who saved her. Over the years, Jonathan Dawson has saved countless lives from the perils of the ocean. But until now, no one has ever seen him. Nearly eighty years ago, he died on this same beach, and his spirit has been tied to the spot ever since. Now Gloryanna and Jonathan are irrevocably linked as they are plunged into a decadesâ old mystery that promises answers to the past and keys to the future. But they soon discover that some secrets may be better left undisturbed.</span></i></span><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>My thoughts:</b> As strange as it may sound, I wanted a human and a ghost to find a HEA.<br /><br />Gloryanna is a marine biology student on a dive with her instructor and another student vying for the same grant that she is. Strange things happen on the dive that lead her to be sucked into a vortex.<br /><br />Johnathan was a "sound pounder" during WWII. He stumbles into a situation he wasn't supposed to see and is murdered with his dog.<br /><br />Their worlds collide when Johnathan pulls her from the sea saving her life. The catch is that she can see and hear him. She is the first person who has been able to. It quickly becomes apparent that their fates are intertwined and that they need each other to solve a mystery that links the past and the present.<br /><br /><i>Shifting Sands</i> really pulled me in. It was an unlikely situation that worked! I quickly became fully invested in the plot and characters. Gloryanna and Johnathan work to solve the mystery surrounding them before Gloryanna loses her life to a killer. There are many trails that need to be explored before they can solve the mystery. All of them are plausible, this adds to the suspense and kept me turning the pages.<br /><br />I really enjoyed the time I spent in this novel. It has non-graphic violence.<br /><br />Source: I received a complimentary copy. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
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Her YA Time Travels bring readers to historical events as if they are there. Her novels have richly-drawn characters and plots that hook readers and make setting the book down nearly impossible.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">Keep connected with Kathi--and stay informed about special deals, new released, and other reader perks--by signing up for her newsletter: </span><a href="http://eepurl.com/cE52Y1" rel="noopener nofollow" style="color: #00635d; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">http://eepurl.com/cE52Y1</a><br style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">Visit Kathi at:</span><br style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">Her website </span><a href="http://authorkathiorampeterson.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" style="color: #00635d; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">http://authorkathiorampeterson.com/</a><br style="color: #181818; 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A woman who cannot be won.</span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-f5a9c082-7fff-dc4e-3706-ec06becd69ae" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Lord Featherstone has the world on his shoulders. Or at least his world. With two brothers and</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> a failing estate he must make funds somehow. But what happens when he falls for a woman?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> Will his tactics work when the situation is so close and personal?</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Everyone thinks Lady Loveluck is a wealthy widow. What they don't know is that she is on the</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> brink of hiring herself out as a Governess in order to pay for her next meal. The only thing</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> keeping her from employment is a growing reputation as a matchmaker. As long as she never</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> falls for another man, as long as she doesn't allow herself to be fooled into marrying, she will</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> be just fine.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">But she never counted on being caught up in the beguiling tactics of London's renowned and</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> not so secret matchmaker for men.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b>My thoughts:</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> Have you read a book by Jen Geigle Johnson? If not, why?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i>To Win Her Hand </i>has the elements that I love in a Regency romance. I love banter. It is definitely one of my favorites. This book definitely has that. I love likable and relatable characters. I love a good story with excellent pacing. All of the above are found in the pages of this novel.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;">A male and a female matchmaker make a friendly wager. They both have a client, the one who makes the first match wins. The stakes are high, the loser has to move from London and establish themselves in Bath. </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The matchmakers have finally met their match. I loved this story. </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Rating: 4 out of 5 stars</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">~Lisa~</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">PURCHASE LINKS</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; 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font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>About the Author</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jen Geigle Johnson</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is an award-winning author, including the GOLD in Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards and LDSPMA Praiseworthy's top award for Romance, </span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b32458a7-7fff-670a-bf4c-b2b807ba54a7"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jen has more stories circulating in her brain than can possibly be told. She discovered her passion for England while kayaking on the Thames near London as a young teenager. History is her main jam. Her literary heroes include the greats: Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. But she has modern sensibilities as well. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Six children and an inspiring husband keep her going and make certain she doesn't stay glued to a keyboard or lost in obscure fascinating details of old castles. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now, she loves to share bits of history that might otherwise be forgotten. Whether in Regency England, the French Revolution, or Colonial America, her romance novels are much like life is supposed to be: full of adventure.</span></p><div style="text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><a href="https://www.jengeiglejohnson.com" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WEBSITE</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | </span><a href="https://twitter.com/authorjen" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TWITTER</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJenGeigleJohnson/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FACEBOOK</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/author.jen.geigle.johnson/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">INSTAGRAM</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17273762.Jen_Geigle_Johnson" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GOODREADS</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div></span><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fe56d4c8-7fff-155f-7b37-25de6dc69c83" style="font-weight: normal;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">PRAISE FOR TO WIN HER HAND</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"I loved the character growth, watching them learn more about the otherâs heart and hardships, and the realization that perhaps they had more choices than they first thought. Such a sweet regency. Iâm so grateful I had the chance to read this one."â</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Makayla Branson, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reading Past Bedtime</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">âThe house party, the quiet moments, the collection of other characters, and much more all combined together made this is delightful read.ââ</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Julie Carpenter, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Goodreads</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">âTwo matchmakers with a wager. What fun for all! [A] heart touching story.ââ</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Shauna Jones, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Goodreads</span></p></li></ul></span></span></span></div>Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-79859924406191587222023-02-27T06:00:00.025-07:002023-02-27T06:00:00.221-07:00COVER REVEAL ~ A Winter by the Sea by Julie Klassen<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvk-Xt8rSv7zL47djfnM699RdbF19et2ATCqiwFIA6xIda4KzOfNhTrAvkKfxXrjBDmC-H1P7AqXI0KV20FBxPrHI6Kxa6Ds1y1BucCbg4_iLLdu_yAy9JBgZt1Rw2DJQu3JsooiWGucgrWGQOqt_NvTtHJNwJA54CrpJNnMwh5NDzLJ1nZaRHXjd/s1200/_A%20Winter%20by%20the%20Sea%20cover%20reveal%20horizontal%20(1200%20%C3%97%20675)%20V3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvk-Xt8rSv7zL47djfnM699RdbF19et2ATCqiwFIA6xIda4KzOfNhTrAvkKfxXrjBDmC-H1P7AqXI0KV20FBxPrHI6Kxa6Ds1y1BucCbg4_iLLdu_yAy9JBgZt1Rw2DJQu3JsooiWGucgrWGQOqt_NvTtHJNwJA54CrpJNnMwh5NDzLJ1nZaRHXjd/w640-h360/_A%20Winter%20by%20the%20Sea%20cover%20reveal%20horizontal%20(1200%20%C3%97%20675)%20V3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When the Duke and Duchess of Kent rent neighboring Woolbrook Cottage for the winter, the Summers sisters are called upon to host three of the royal couple's male staff in their seaside house. But they soon realize they've invited mysterious secrets and the sweet possibility of romance into their home.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meanwhile, Emily Summers approaches a local publisher in hopes of fulfilling her dream of becoming an author. When he turns her down, his dashing competitor promises to consider her novel if she will first write a new Sidmouth guidebook for him. Emily accepts and begins researching with the help of the Duke of Kent's handsome private secretary. But a surprise visitor from her past shows up at Sea View, leaving Emily torn between the desires she used to hold dear and her budding dreams for the future.</span></span><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Return to the Devonshire coast with the Summers sisters, where loyalties are tested, secrets come to light, and new love emerges.</span></span></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-fa51f768-7fff-0b68-7f3b-c2c4e16eb52a" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; 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font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BARNES & NOBLE</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | </span><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Winter-by-Sea/9780764234286?ref=grid-view&qid=1677011401999&sr=1-6" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BOOK DEPOSITORY</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; 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white-space: pre-wrap;">GOODREADS</span></a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWRkvSHwxu7buGK2Xj9bU8Qv9fd6IOkUBC52WK6PMSUF6rrh_sLQpaY98wQpPdodHxqRomCs2UBNMZixpnOmfD7CFpwU2Y91umhwk0Xeoj-Hmu-PtT-_YRiGo5dPgXSJdTicpIrDkuOzB6OG1YpcKE5IlJHKADvKXE-3UqRT1prhNA6FAXeiHFtm0/s2000/Julie%20Klassen%20author%20headshot%202022%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWRkvSHwxu7buGK2Xj9bU8Qv9fd6IOkUBC52WK6PMSUF6rrh_sLQpaY98wQpPdodHxqRomCs2UBNMZixpnOmfD7CFpwU2Y91umhwk0Xeoj-Hmu-PtT-_YRiGo5dPgXSJdTicpIrDkuOzB6OG1YpcKE5IlJHKADvKXE-3UqRT1prhNA6FAXeiHFtm0/w160-h200/Julie%20Klassen%20author%20headshot%202022%20(1).jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">About the Author:</span></b> <span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Julie Klassen</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> loves all things Janeâ</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jane Eyre</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and Jane Austen. Her books have sold more than a million copies and she is a three-time recipient of the Christy Award for Historical Romance. She has also been honored with the Minnesota Book Award, Midwest Book Award, and Christian Retailingâs BEST Award. A graduate of the University of Illinois, Julie worked in publishing for sixteen years and now writes full time. She and her husband have two sons and live in St. Paul, Minnesota.</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-92d44615-7fff-719a-0cdc-1153e1c7f69e"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit;"><br /><a href="https://julieklassen.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WEBSITE</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | </span><a href="https://twitter.com/Julie_Klassen" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TWITTER</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJulieKlassen/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FACEBOOK</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | </span><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/Julie_Klassen/_saved/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PINTEREST</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/julie.k.klassen/?hl=en" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">INSTAGRAM</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/928415.Julie_Klassen" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GOODREADS</span></a></span></span><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-34513a49-7fff-f2d4-be4c-7642a6a056ab"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit;">AUTHOR MESSAGE</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit;">Dear Readers,</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am excited to give you an insiderâs look at my December 2023 novel, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A Winter by the Sea</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. This is the second book in the On Devonshire Shores series. Book One, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Sisters of Sea View</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, has been enthusiastically received and reviewed. I am grateful for each of you who helped spread the word about it!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit;">During my research, I learned that the Duke and Duchess of Kent and their baby daughter stayed in Woolbrook Cottage (very near fictional Sea View) during the winter of 1819-1820. I instantly knew I wanted to include them in the novel to give readers a glimpse of the early life of Queen Victoria and her parents. The royal party arrived with too many attendants to accommodate at Woolbrook, so some were lodged elsewhere. I thought it would be fun to have a few staff members stay at Sea View, including a pastry chef who invades their kitchen, a man in desperate straits, and the dukeâs handsome private secretary.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was also interesting to write a seaside novel set during wintertime (it was unusually cold and snowy that year). Because I live in frigid Minnesota, cold weather details and sensations were easy to imagine. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">đ</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit;">When I began writing this series, I had not yet traveled to Sidmouth, where the series is set. I am happy to say I was able to visit in August 2022 and was thrilled to experience this delightful town in person. The highlight of that trip was meeting the staff and volunteers of the Sidmouth Museum who have been extremely helpful in answering research questions and checking setting details for me.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit;">A Winter by the Sea focuses on beautiful Emily Summers, who finds herself caught up in two rivalries. First, while striving to further her writing aspirations, Emily is torn between her loyalty to a well-established publisher & bookseller and his flamboyant competitor. Second, despite her best intentions, she is attracted to one of their new guests, but an old love comes to town, determined to renew their courtship.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit;">I hope you are eager to return with me to the English seaside for Book Two of the On Devonshire Shores series. Thank you for all you do to support my books, and readers everywhere! </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit;">Gratefully, Julie</span></span></p><br /></span></div>Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-25799746690576895132023-02-26T15:36:00.001-07:002023-02-26T15:39:20.627-07:00COVER REVEAL ~ Royal Rebel by Heather Frost.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9YkeTlTdgzLbAIKXkQ1YdrsYvkWyuNz9cpDvvlubr4zZWU3gMxqJSPJyg9IVsVa6_45P3pFN4H_z_IgJ3xHxbqrenspze8vH2lF_75QQWOxpXDP2ffk7hP3WFjSlmOzYRlXYzCv2mxICwm6ocd0OeRepZW45FW2SgmMtPp0KZbLrEdWtwH1tja2T/s1811/Royal%20Rebel%20Cover%20Reveal%20Teaser.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="1811" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9YkeTlTdgzLbAIKXkQ1YdrsYvkWyuNz9cpDvvlubr4zZWU3gMxqJSPJyg9IVsVa6_45P3pFN4H_z_IgJ3xHxbqrenspze8vH2lF_75QQWOxpXDP2ffk7hP3WFjSlmOzYRlXYzCv2mxICwm6ocd0OeRepZW45FW2SgmMtPp0KZbLrEdWtwH1tja2T/w400-h400/Royal%20Rebel%20Cover%20Reveal%20Teaser.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><b style="color: #222222;">A PRINCE fighting to save a princess<br />A SERJAH torn between duty and desire<br />A PRINCESS willing to sacrifice everything<br />A DECOY with nothing to lose<br />A WORLD about to be torn apart</b><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">After his fatherâs latest punishment, Grayson isnât at his full strength. Trapped in Ryden and surrounded by enemies, he knows escaping with Mia will be more complicated than anticipated. Tyrell is determined to claim Mia for himself, and Henriâs plans for the rest of Eyrinthia are more horrific than Grayson ever imagined. Despite the increased danger, he and Mia must return to Mortise and warn Desfan of whatâs comingâeven though it may already be too late.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">In Mortise, the palace is still reeling from the brutal attack that left many dead and even more wounded. Regardless of the chaos, Desfan is determined to continue with his coronation. As serjan, he hopes to bring stability to his country and solidify the peace with Devendra. But things in Eyrinthia are always complicated. When Prince Liam reveals they may be facing dangers from old enemies, Desfan will have to decide what kind of ruler he will be.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">Devastating news from home has left Clare broken. Despite her heartache, she must once again be Sereneâs decoy when a terrifying report sends the princess on an unexpected mission to Zennor. Left at the palace, Clare helps Desfan build trust with the elite in Mortise while guarding a treasonous secret. Because as her grief transforms into a burning desire for vengeance, she is finally ready to embrace a new roleârebel.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">Eyrinthia is consumed by uncertainty. Duty. Desire. Sacrifice. Every rebellion has its cost.</span></i></span><p></p><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJCYfu2ZbRCtUBDsIzmzYOKHuoJB6SOD3p3XAQPolnV_G8vGrJ_fRX4QaYi47oI0Ovl22twAyCUP8ppekSxVXT_WBbpM4FgsUuzwo1hcBtLhq0zPb8hDzK8Sm-cZSUraVhAUrckWrsAQPzV8OsoMdaButRJ9ivnz1XuWWGrZayg75W-t_bEFdbaLZ/s1811/Royal%20Rebel%20Cover%20Reveal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="1811" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJCYfu2ZbRCtUBDsIzmzYOKHuoJB6SOD3p3XAQPolnV_G8vGrJ_fRX4QaYi47oI0Ovl22twAyCUP8ppekSxVXT_WBbpM4FgsUuzwo1hcBtLhq0zPb8hDzK8Sm-cZSUraVhAUrckWrsAQPzV8OsoMdaButRJ9ivnz1XuWWGrZayg75W-t_bEFdbaLZ/s320/Royal%20Rebel%20Cover%20Reveal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I have been looking forward to reading this book for a loooong time. Heather Frost is one of my go-to authors. If she writes it, I want to read it. Royal Rebel releases on April 21st. You can pre-order a copy and get a gift from the author! Here are the details:</span><p></p><div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;">Pre-order ROYAL REBEL (Fate of Eyrinthia #4) in any format, then fill out the form below to receive an exclusive short story: The PRINCESS AND THE NEW BODYGUARD.<br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiga1av-3dRYseIYwyltSzoElzpvPzMNP08KLzPYvLuO7HAcHkPY-yjNqn7yEH_hH83skrsrlSb3o4Mrxz8_uCLnGHaOC-P69vC6tGbCFbBMWv1cKV5mR9g0c2mukjVIPcZLVYWS2BJ-XIPfMcHUeASrMI5QRwEwPsys23chYgbm9bEkbCdHeb_uM8v/s2625/The%20Princess%20and%20the%20New%20Bodyguard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="1671" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiga1av-3dRYseIYwyltSzoElzpvPzMNP08KLzPYvLuO7HAcHkPY-yjNqn7yEH_hH83skrsrlSb3o4Mrxz8_uCLnGHaOC-P69vC6tGbCFbBMWv1cKV5mR9g0c2mukjVIPcZLVYWS2BJ-XIPfMcHUeASrMI5QRwEwPsys23chYgbm9bEkbCdHeb_uM8v/s320/The%20Princess%20and%20the%20New%20Bodyguard.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"><br />About the short story: </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;">Serene knows things have been strained between her parents since the civil war ended. She hopes a trip to Lambern Lake will bring her family back together. What she doesnât expect is to grow closer to her new bodyguard, Cardon. Serene is about to learn that one day can irrevocably change the course of a life.<br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;">Pre-order Gift Form:<br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://forms.gle/M3CPw3Y6RaLLChdw6&source=gmail&ust=1677533458897000&usg=AOvVaw1aWFfBvR7LjbuGQWX_Dm_U" href="https://forms.gle/M3CPw3Y6RaLLChdw6" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/<wbr></wbr>M3CPw3Y6RaLLChdw6</a><span style="color: #888888;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"><br style="color: #888888;" /></span></div><p><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #888888;"></span> </span></p>Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-84590939190461257972023-02-26T08:00:00.037-07:002023-02-26T14:43:50.084-07:00Cover reveal ~ "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord: A Mystery" by Celeste Connally with a giveaway!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6sWoLA369znTdfsNykms1VKMxDV_QQl35HTJ-Br5gur-DKUbKTeIs8SL1fzIPEu-H6Qst4vMOkp8wls1UY4T1kTdsZ8G52n3sQbEWxSXI94ExLER-MPliYADOhjIAS7vdU376XNvXFw-XlGPuWNp4IKR7vfC_Ekn1YpebHZz7gwZateABt-r37El/s1200/_Act%20Like%20a%20Lady%20cover%20reveal%20horizontal%20(1200%20%C3%97%20675).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6sWoLA369znTdfsNykms1VKMxDV_QQl35HTJ-Br5gur-DKUbKTeIs8SL1fzIPEu-H6Qst4vMOkp8wls1UY4T1kTdsZ8G52n3sQbEWxSXI94ExLER-MPliYADOhjIAS7vdU376XNvXFw-XlGPuWNp4IKR7vfC_Ekn1YpebHZz7gwZateABt-r37El/w640-h360/_Act%20Like%20a%20Lady%20cover%20reveal%20horizontal%20(1200%20%C3%97%20675).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">a dazzling first entry in a terrific new Regency-era cozy series with a feminist spin.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">When Lady Petra Forsythâs fiancĂ© and soulmate dies just weeks ahead of their wedding,</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> she makes the shocking proclamationâin front of Londonâs loosest lipsâthat she will never</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> remarry. A woman of independent means, Petra sees no reason to cede her wealth and </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">freedom to any man now that the love of her life has passed, nor does she intend to become </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">confined to her country home. Instead, she uses her title to gain access to elite spaces and </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">enjoy the best of society without expectations.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">But when ballroom gossip suggests that a longtime friend has died of âmelancholiaâ while </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">in the care of a questionable physician, Petra vows to use her status to dig deeperâ</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">uncovering a private asylum where men pay to have their wives and daughters locked away,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> or worse. Just as Lady Petra has reason to believe her friend is not dead, but a prisoner, her</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> own headstrong actions and thirst for independence are used to put her own freedom in</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #4c1130; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> jeopardy.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ded1eeb5-7fff-c3b2-b08e-93f7da0482e0"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; 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font-family: inherit;"><b>About the Author</b>: <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Celeste Connally</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is an Agatha Award nominee, and a former freelance writer and editor. A lifelong devotee of historical novels and adaptations fueled by her passion for historyâplus weekly doses of PBS MasterpieceâCeleste loves reading and writing about women from the past who didnât always do as they were told.</span></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-134b8302-7fff-806a-22bc-d7777c65ad13"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://celesteconnally.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WEBSITE</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | </span><a href="https://twitter.com/cconnallyauthor" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Two (2) winners (selected at random by Rafflecopter) will receive one (1) advanced readerâs</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> paperback copy of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; 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One (1) winner (selected at random by Rafflecopter) will receive one (1) advanced readerâs </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">paperback copy of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> and a gift prize package containing the following: </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; 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Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-329956321154335042023-02-20T15:27:00.000-07:002023-02-20T15:27:12.302-07:00Miss Newbury's Lisa by Megan Walker #bookreview #regencyromance<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEityVbk9YIniZ_zpqZQcpAwzFNwfQVPvu_YGmbq0Y7H5n9W-lnjwunWJeQEDYdyn5t2-o34MPNFTOzDfn8cOq8KUl1Ny0QQLQkTvQcOLtkAQawzoajkHlCtYd2ipTHsQuUC_91q5K35x9ai-S5zRy9wb8kXG1K6xU5130oaXd275uxm4-Pto5rVPtNz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1650" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEityVbk9YIniZ_zpqZQcpAwzFNwfQVPvu_YGmbq0Y7H5n9W-lnjwunWJeQEDYdyn5t2-o34MPNFTOzDfn8cOq8KUl1Ny0QQLQkTvQcOLtkAQawzoajkHlCtYd2ipTHsQuUC_91q5K35x9ai-S5zRy9wb8kXG1K6xU5130oaXd275uxm4-Pto5rVPtNz=w258-h400" width="258" /></a></div><br /><p></p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60439686-miss-newbury-s-list" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Miss Newbury's List" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1645154818l/60439686._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60439686-miss-newbury-s-list">Miss Newbury's List</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4550370.Megan_Walker">Megan Walker</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5318003873">4 of 5 stars</a><div>Source: Received to Review</div><div>Genre: Regency Romance</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Book Description: </b><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;">Before Rosalind weds, she wants to experience ten things. Meeting Charlie wasnât on her list.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">England, 1820</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic;">Rosalind Newbury is counting down the days until her wedding to the Duke of Marlow, a man she has only met twice, and she knows exactly how she wants to spend her time. As a child, Ros created a list of ten things to do before her wedding day. So far, she has done none of them.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic;">She is determined to tackle each item, though sheâll have to accomplish them all in secret. After all, a soon-to-be-duchess is not usually allowed to bury treasure in the pasture, eat sweets all day, or learn how to swim. She enlists the help of her best friend, Liza, who brings along her cousin, Charlie, a prodigal son-turned-boxer who has come to the countryside to mend his reputation and learn how to be his fatherâs heir.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic;">Together, the three of them work to complete the list, and as each item is crossed off, an unlikely friendship blossoms between Ros and Charlie. The more time they spend together, the more Ros falls in love with this imperfect man and his good heart.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic;">With the wedding looming, Ros must decide to either admit her romantic feelings for Charlie and risk her familyâs future, or keep her promise to marry the duke and start a new life as a noblewoman.</span></span></span><br /><br /><b>My thoughts:</b> Miss Newbury is getting married to a Duke that she hardly knows. Her family has longed for a title to come into the family. It will help with her younger brother's prospects and give them a bit of respectability. She is being traded for a parcel of land that the Duke wants back as part of his estate.<br /><br />Rosalind is perfectly happy with this arrangement until her best friend returns to the country after a season in London. She remembers that she has a list of things she wants to accomplish before her wedding and seeks the help of her friend and her friend's cousin to complete the tasks.<br /><br />Some of the goals need the help of another. She quickly finds that learning to swim is not something she should do on her own. Fortunately, Charlie is able to swim and rescues her from drowning. They become friends as he helps her with the list. It doesn't take long for her to figure out that a loveless arranged marriage is not something she wants.<br /><br />This story was a joy to read. I loved, loved, loved Charlie and Rosalind. I also adored Rosalind's younger brother who will do all in his power to protect her reputation. Including beating up a pugilist who never loses.<br /><br />For a while, it appeared that there would not be a HEA in her future. She has to find a way for love to conquer all without ruining her family. <br /><br />Source: I received a complimentary copy via Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
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While earning her degree in Early Childhood Education, she married her one true love and started a family. But her imaginings of Regency England wouldn't leave her alone, so she picked up a pen. And the rest is history. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with her husband and three children.</span></span></div><br />Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-22243663087729727542023-02-02T16:35:00.001-07:002023-02-02T16:35:10.854-07:00Meriden Park by Julie Daines - A Delightful Robin Hood Retelling<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJcDOibfTCtmCArrWKOkJZEAterNrRdjVunXubClA6H5dNQEAI0XgTn1M9ivPAG-RGu52OsyL0hYcnhABo01c4tFvgEGBEyMnih9ueScXMheomAocbXrkC6K5rNiT08ulzw60zEQmc2IFGdt4IPs0g4fXeQHIk8-HIkoK8RTW3Pymrm5qImRsdzkMs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1797" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJcDOibfTCtmCArrWKOkJZEAterNrRdjVunXubClA6H5dNQEAI0XgTn1M9ivPAG-RGu52OsyL0hYcnhABo01c4tFvgEGBEyMnih9ueScXMheomAocbXrkC6K5rNiT08ulzw60zEQmc2IFGdt4IPs0g4fXeQHIk8-HIkoK8RTW3Pymrm5qImRsdzkMs=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></div><br /><p></p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61135337-meriden-park" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Meriden Park" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1653064023l/61135337._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61135337-meriden-park">Meriden Park</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6645634.Julie_Daines">Julie Daines</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5158125625">4 of 5 stars</a><div>Source: Received to Review</div><div>Genre: Historical Fiction/Retelling</div><div><br /></div><div>Book Description:<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> <span style="color: #1e1915;">Following her childhood rescue from the gutters of Calcutta, Mary Grace has lived an astonishing rags-to-riches tale. The Wellings raised the half-Indian orphan with all the love and care the childless couple possessed, allowing her to grow into a beautiful and refined woman. But upon Mr. Welling's death, it is time for Mrs. Welling to take Mary home to England- home to Meriden Park.</span></i></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915;">Despite her genial nature, Mary is received with suspicion by the villagers. For his part, however, Mr. Robert Markham is intrigued by the curious new beauty in town. Determined to make her acquaintance, he offers Mary a bargain she can't</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915;">refuse: a hot cross bun for a kiss. That seemingly innocent exchange is the first of many encounters between Robert and Mary, whose friendship blossoms into love during long walks in the privacy of Sherwood Forest. But the shadows of the forest hide a sinister secret, one Mary fears Robert might be a part of. As the mystery of the recent string of murders creeps closer and closer, Robert and Mary are drawn into a dangerous game, and unless she can unearth the truth, the couple risks losing one another forever.</span></i></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br /></i></span></div><div><b><br />My thoughts:</b> I have always been fascinated with the legend of Robin Hood. How could I help not loving a hero that robs the rich to give to those truly in need?<br /><br /><i>Meriden Park</i> is a welcome addition to the spirit of the legend. Robert Markham is a fantastic male MC. He loves Robin and all he stood for. He introduces the newest resident, Mary Grace, to the legend. It is helpful that she lives next to Sherwood Forrest. It adds to the mystery of the story. Someone is killing people in the forest. Mary Grace had the misfortune to run across a victim and put her life in danger.<br /><br />I loved the interplay between Mary and Robert. During that time period, they would be an unlikely pair. She is from India and he is an Englishman. Robert was a hero to me when he saw Mary for the smart and beautiful woman she was. Their first meeting will always be a favorite of mine. He offered hot-cross buns for a kiss. I really don't think that either of them thought they were in earnest when she accepted. I believe that I was grinning from ear to ear. This event set the tone for their future interactions and the playfulness of their mutual attraction.<br /><br />Julie Daines did a wonderful job of keeping an element of mystery running throughout the novel. While setting the stage for one of the villains. she was able to add twists that left me surprised at others.<br /><br />I really enjoyed the book. <br /><br />Source: I received a complimentary copy. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
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She was born in Concord, Massachusetts, and was raised in Utah. She spent eighteen months living in London, where she studied and fell in love with English literature, sticky toffee pudding, and the mysterious guy who ran the kebab store around the corner.</span></span></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #373e3e; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;">She loves reading, writing, and watching moviesâanything that transports her to another world. She picks Captain Wentworth over Mr. Darcy, firmly believes in second breakfast, and never leaves home without her vervain.</span></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Visit her <a href="http://www.juliedaines.com/" target="_blank">WEBPAGE</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-11928977058565057152023-01-19T06:30:00.000-07:002023-01-19T06:30:00.206-07:00Five Stars to "Scotland's Melody" by Katie Stewart Stone<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-8VraW4lKJtkYa7UmiOJF44t98-8QiA4_t4RkWhg4HtNjYXJ-w6dECbJGWj8-2Eva26zbmdQm5iR1zRljau-iYQ58p8-1atmCOc_bJCA0YhlX7t__7K-7Dfz5FmYKvHlKTW0V200MtHEQ3ic82-AmkvgIWWOePCL9hSI9DVHlJX1yNB397m4wQuPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-8VraW4lKJtkYa7UmiOJF44t98-8QiA4_t4RkWhg4HtNjYXJ-w6dECbJGWj8-2Eva26zbmdQm5iR1zRljau-iYQ58p8-1atmCOc_bJCA0YhlX7t__7K-7Dfz5FmYKvHlKTW0V200MtHEQ3ic82-AmkvgIWWOePCL9hSI9DVHlJX1yNB397m4wQuPG=w265-h400" width="265" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61828536-scotland-s-melody"></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61828536-scotland-s-melody" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Scotland's Melody" border="0" height="190" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1659398715l/61828536._SX98_.jpg" width="125" /></a>Scotland's Melody by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20173747.Katie_Stewart_Stone">Katie Stewart Stone</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5268427491">5 of 5 stars</a><div>Source: Received to Review</div><div>Genre: Historical Romance</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Book Description</b>: <span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #181818;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Melody Foster has been granted every luxury available save one: the ability to love whom she chooses. When her father reveals that she is to marry a wild Scot sheâs never met, Melody defies him and declares she will never marry without affection. Her choice to marry Richard, a footman in her fatherâs household, prompts her family to disown her, and she goes to London to risk everything for love. But she is blindsided. Without a penny to her name, her love is worthless to Richard, and he decides to change tactics. Perhaps she could still serve a purposeâafter all, her family canât sit idly by while she is held for ransom . . .</span></i></span></div><i><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">Desperate to escape the man she thought she loved, Melody finds allies to aid her: first, her old governess and then Cameron Findlay, a handsome stranger who is startled by the distraught young woman who catapulted into his life. Cam finds himself sympathetic to the young womanâs plight, so he and his sister agree to take her on as a servant in their household. Cam and Melody are powerfully drawn to one another, but can Melody ever trust her heart when it was so terribly wrong before?</span></span></i><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><b>My thoughts:</b> I made the mistake of starting this book in the evening. I didn't get much sleep. I woke up early to finish the book. I did not want to put this one down.<br /><br />Melody wants to marry for love. I wholeheartedly support this. She finds out the hard way that not all men are honest or have her best interests at heart. Her mistake of running away to the wrong man led her to the right man.<br /><br />I loved Cameron and his sister. She couldn't have chosen to hide in a better carriage. When she met them she found the path to happiness. Not to say that they were perfect or that there weren't challenges to overcome in the book. There is a lot of story in the middle that left me captivated.<br /><br />I could not give <i>Scotland's Melody</i> a higher recommendation. I loved this book and would want to read it again.<br /><br />Source: I received a complimentary copy. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
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With her debut work, Coming Home to Bellingham, Katie achieved a life-long goal of finishing and publishing a novel. She writes what she wants to read and rarely reads anything without a good romance. Katie graduated from Brigham Young University in 2012 with a bachelors in Therapuetic Recreation and spent six years working in the non-profit world, while writing on the side. When her beautiful boy was born in 2018, she quit her day-job and committed to finishing her first Regency novel. Now she spends her days dreaming up new ways to bring young lovers together in the most Regency-appropriate scenarios possible, along with carrying out her duties as a stay-at-home mother to two wonderful children who were named after Austen characters.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #181818; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #181818; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Visit her <a href="Http://www.absolutelyausten.com" target="_blank">WEBSITE!</a></span></span></div><br />Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-81693044297016580992023-01-18T15:24:00.006-07:002023-01-18T15:24:49.409-07:00To Win a Prince by Toni Shiloh #bookreview<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUN-4Inb8LqhfcvS1BpjYxCpx3CqAPgWwlITUlOBgwZIi3AdP74TeJd-bdAmiakw5Q6xEMMoQ5mLiJac-1LSIKzCKXXPmWyePJv8zus1LGCMTS8O0dgeKMxUZ0C1ehb1ssmLGCCKTC2GgNGVsCM1z_dGmdhCGS7z5KvH4qIa2usruUGJo0ProIqixo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUN-4Inb8LqhfcvS1BpjYxCpx3CqAPgWwlITUlOBgwZIi3AdP74TeJd-bdAmiakw5Q6xEMMoQ5mLiJac-1LSIKzCKXXPmWyePJv8zus1LGCMTS8O0dgeKMxUZ0C1ehb1ssmLGCCKTC2GgNGVsCM1z_dGmdhCGS7z5KvH4qIa2usruUGJo0ProIqixo=w258-h400" width="258" /></a></div><br /><p></p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60324192-to-win-a-prince" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="To Win a Prince" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1653272546l/60324192._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60324192-to-win-a-prince">To Win a Prince</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13656663.Toni_Shiloh">Toni Shiloh</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5276441126">4 of 5 stars</a><div>Source: Received to Review</div><div>Genre: Christian Fiction</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Book Description</b>: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> <span style="color: #181818;">As a fashion aficionado and best friend of the queen of the African island country Oloro Ilé, Iris Blakely dreams of using her talent to start a business to help citizens in impoverished areas. But when she discovers that Ekon Diallo will be her business consultant, the battle between her desires and reality begins.</span></i></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span id="freeText11391408897132246545" style="color: #181818;"><br />Ekon Diallo has lost everything: his princely title, his material possessions, his friends, and the respect of his countrymen. To pay for his actions against Oloro Ilé, he's forced to assist the charismatic Iris Blakely--but he can't allow his heart to distract him from regaining his status.<br /><br />As Iris strives to get her business off the ground while keeping her heart intact, will her dreams of happily ever after survive the challenges she faces?</span><span style="color: #181818;"> </span></i></span><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><b>My thoughts</b>: Toni Shiloh has created a beautiful country with Oloro Ilé. I really enjoyed <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58302844.In_Search_of_a_Prince" rel="nofollow noopener" title="In Search of a Prince by Toni Shiloh">In Search of a Prince</a>. This companion novel did not disappoint. I love how she created a vibrant culture. I would still love to visit if it weren't a fictional place. <br /><br />Iris is the best friend of Queen Brielle. The male MC is Ekon. He was part of a plot to keep the throne from Brielle in "In Search of a Prince". This is the story about his punishment and Iris who sees the good in people and situations. This is also a story about redemption and forgiveness.<br /><br />Iris and Ekon have chemistry from the start. The problem is that he is performing community service by working for her. It creates a hurdle that must be overcome for them to give in to their mutual attraction. The love story is a slow burn. It takes time for them to get to know and trust each other. There is also the problem that Iris is the best friend of Brielle. It's not easy to fall in love with the man who worked to overthrow her. It makes it a little awkward.<br /><br />There is so much to recommend in this book. It is Christian Fiction. There are religious elements that are vital to the plot of the book.<br /><br />Source: I received a complimentary copy. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
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Once she understood the powerful saving grace thanks to the love of Christ, she was moved to honor her Savior. She writes to bring Him glory and to learn more about His goodness.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Visit her <a href="http://tonishiloh.com/" target="_blank">WEBPAGE</a>!</span></h1><br />Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159086324256622413.post-89131672115160585472023-01-02T08:00:00.039-07:002023-01-02T12:08:05.395-07:00The Rose and the Thistle by Laura Frantz #TheRoseandtheThistle #BookTour #AustenprosePR #HistoricalRomance<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CWzEN_TdTUSV2QbusGt1a7lVKhdLQBmWKuaX88iNmCs4ZBclSzmVWPuHx4r13u2ceWzNha5XUDg_DoBtwTAc9kwH9TsJ_VTNoIchncu6G2KJpfFJPSnEZ_a7g5Oh9yoeA5EwKCwxWNeA3RKqCVrECfxhnyGpZ4l1FiSfGjwvYob7ecH5EAH7VhS6/s1200/_The%20Rose%20and%20the%20Thistle%20Book%20Tour%20Horizontal%20Graphic%20(1200%20%C3%97%20675%20px).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CWzEN_TdTUSV2QbusGt1a7lVKhdLQBmWKuaX88iNmCs4ZBclSzmVWPuHx4r13u2ceWzNha5XUDg_DoBtwTAc9kwH9TsJ_VTNoIchncu6G2KJpfFJPSnEZ_a7g5Oh9yoeA5EwKCwxWNeA3RKqCVrECfxhnyGpZ4l1FiSfGjwvYob7ecH5EAH7VhS6/w640-h360/_The%20Rose%20and%20the%20Thistle%20Book%20Tour%20Horizontal%20Graphic%20(1200%20%C3%97%20675%20px).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61137156-the-rose-and-the-thistle" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Rose and the Thistle" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1664754894l/61137156._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61137156-the-rose-and-the-thistle">The Rose and the Thistle</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2986307.Laura_Frantz">Laura Frantz</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5214231246">4.5 of 5 stars</a><div>Source: Received to Review</div><div>Genre: Historical Fiction</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Book Description:</span></b> <i> <span style="background-color: #d9ead3; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In 1715, Lady Blythe Hedley's father is declared an enemy of the British crown because of his Jacobite sympathies, forcing her to flee her home in northern England. Secreted to the tower of Wedderburn Castle in Scotland, Lady Blythe awaits who will ultimately be crowned king. But in a house with seven sons and numerous servants, her presence soon becomes known.</span></span></i></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-f8dd3000-7fff-4f3c-df39-fe716821edc2"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>No sooner has Everard Hume lost his father, Lord Wedderburn, than Lady Hedley arrives with the clothes on her back and her mistress in tow. He has his own problems--a volatile brother with dangerous political leanings, an estate to manage, and a very young brother in need of comfort and direction in the wake of losing his father. It would be best for everyone if he could send this misfit heiress on her way as soon as possible.</i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Drawn into a whirlwind of intrigue, shifting alliances, and ambitions, Lady Blythe must be careful whom she trusts. Her fortune, her future, and her very life are at stake. Those who appear to be adversaries may turn out to be allies--and those who pretend friendship may be enemies.</i></span></span></p><div><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">My thoughts</span>:</b> Beautiful</div></span><div><br /> Lady Blythe Hedley was forced to leave her home. Her father was Catholic and sympathetic to the Jacobites. Both were not popular or encouraged during a time of political upheaval. Her father sent her to France and then Scotland to protect her from danger.<br /><br />She flees to Wedderburn Castle where the new Laird recently lost his father. He has many things on his plate and an English Lady adds to his problems.<br /><br />This book is beautiful on the outside and on the inside. Laura Frantz's writing is gorgeous. Her attention to detail and her research makes the book effortless to read. I was captivated by the setting and the characters. Blythe and Everard are good and honorable. <br /><br />I loved their story. <br /><br />Source: I received a complimentary copy. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.<br />
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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">About the Author</span></b>: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Christy Award-winning author, </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laura Frantz</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, is passionate about all things historical, particularly the 18th-century, and writes her manuscripts in longhand first. Her stories often incorporate Scottish themes that reflect her family heritage. She is a direct descendant of George Hume, Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland, who was exiled to the American colonies for his role in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, settled in Virginia, and is credited with teaching George Washington surveying in the years 1748-1750. Proud of her heritage, she is also a Daughter of the American Revolution. When not at home in Kentucky, she and her husband live in Washington State.</span></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-aa5cdff8-7fff-d784-1b60-9eb66280243a"><br /><a href="https://laurafrantz.net/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WEBSITE</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | </span><a href="https://twitter.com/LFrantzauthor" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TWITTER</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LauraFrantzAuthor/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FACEBOOK</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/laurafrantzauthor/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">INSTAGRAM</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2986307.Laura_Frantz?from_search=true&from_srp=true" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GOODREADS</span></a></span><br /><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Read an interview with Laura Frantz:</span></b> <a href="https://austenprose.com/2022/12/07/an-exclusive-interview-with-laura-frantz-author-of-the-rose-and-the-thistle/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://austenprose.com/2022/12/07/an-exclusive-interview-with-laura-frantz-author-of-the-rose-and-the-thistle/</span></a></div>Bookworm Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276816188271550416noreply@blogger.com1