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  Saving the Mountain Man's Legacy by Misty M. Beller  4 Stars Book #8 in the Brothers of Sapphire Ranch Series  Read if you like: 💍Marriage of Convenience 🏔️Rocky Mountain Wilderness Settings 👶❤️ Family Saga Stories ⚡High-Stakes Danger and Suspense 💪 Strong, Protective MMC 💕 Slow-Burn, Sweet Romances  Faith Elements I really liked this one! I love a good marriage of convenience story and this one is my favorite of Misty's so far in this series. I really need to go back and read more of this series, because I am so connected to this family! Saving the Mountain Man's Legacy is the series finale in this series. We follow Jedidiah's daughter, Grace Hampton, who is one her way to town to see her father with the newborn baby someone left on her doorstep to raise as her own. She runs into Sampson Coulter, who is determined to undo his mistake he made that has jeopardized his family. Sampson takes Grace and the newborn baby girl to her father safely, yet her father isn...

Vlog to come out Monday April 28th 7:00 a.m. central "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39 The Voice We Find by Nicole Deese 5 STARS  Wow. Let's just say I have found another favorite book of 2025 and of ALL time. Nicole Deese tells powerful stories. Plain and simple. She is a top favorite of all time and I will forever recommend her books! Let's get into the review: The Voice We Find is technically book 3 in the Fog Harbor Book Series, but you can read it as a standalone book. They do not connect in the storylines. Book 1:  The Words We Lost Book 2: The Roads We Follow Book 3: The Voice We Find The Voice We Find doesn't just give you a good story....it gives you something much deeper: hope, healing and the beautiful remi...

ARC Review - Releasing June 10, 2025 Everything's Coming Up Rosie by Courtney Walsh 4 Stars 🎭When your Broadway dreams lead you to.....a retirement community? This is a story about losing it all and finding something even better. 💫  ⭐Read This If You Love:⭐ 🎭🎶🎬Books about Theatre & Music Production 💕💌🌸Clean Romance 🏡🧓🪴Retirement Community 🤗🏠🍲 Found Family ☀️🍉🕶️A Good Summer Read Rosie's journey is funny, real and inspiring. We follow a heartwarming and humorous story where she rediscovers her purpose after her dreams have shifted. Rosie has been wanting to be on Broadway and continues to strike out on her big dreams as a working actor. She goes home and is offered a job as the director of a regional theatre production of Cinderella - the catch? The job is in Wisconsin, not New York. She goes to take this job and realizes the job she accepted is actually in a retirement community and the "actors" are actually senior citizens.  We see Rosie really ex...

  Book Review: The Curious Inheritance of Blakely House by Joanna Davidson Politano  4.5 Stars  Wow, I really just need to read all of Joanna's books at this point - this was SO good!  Read if you enjoy: 🛠️✨Steampunk Elements 🛠️✨Christian Fiction 🛠️✨Gothic Settings 🛠️✨Invention and Mystery 🛠️✨Pirate Elements 🛠️✨Bookish Engineer FMC 🛠️✨Mysterious House 🛠️✨1901 Historical Fiction 🛠️✨Inheritance Plot 🛠️✨Light Romance Thread 🛠️✨Faith Elements 🛠️✨Hidden Family Secrets 🛠️✨Strong Female Protagonist  This was a very good blend of classic mystery meets whimsical invention!  We follow Sydney Forrester in 1901 who is a clockmaker that inherits Blakely House, an estate of an estranged uncle she has never met. He left behind lots of inventions and many of his family members and workers on the estate do not want Sydney there. They are all convinced she had something to do with his death, turning this into a mystery of who killed him....Sydney finds an ally i...

  Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys  4 Stars (3.5 to 4) Set in 1950, in the French Quarter of New Orleans, 17 year old Josie Moraine wants to get out of the Big Easy more than anything. She is the daughter of a prostitute, works in a bookshop and has always helped clean/pick up the brothel ran by Willie Woodley. She has a dream to get out of this life and go to college because books and learning new things are important to her. We follow this story of Josie's dreams, heartbreaks, and involvement in a murder mystery. I really enjoyed this book. My third Ruta book and while it wasn't as impactful as I Must Betray You and Between Shades of Grey, it was still a great story that I think is worth the read. Be aware of the content in this one -- some language, domestic abuse, prostitution details (not explicit but discussed), a brothel as a main location, innuendo (not graphic), a mother who mistreats her daughter, and mild violence. The content did not bother me for the most part pers...

Fearless by Lauren Roberts Book 3 in the Powerless Trilogy 3 Stars OK, let’s dive into the review! I have sat with this all day and I think I’m going to land on 3 stars for this one. Books 1 and 2 were solid 4 star reads for me, and while my experience reading book 3 felt like a 4-star moment....mainly because I was in that UNWELL STATUS and absolutely NEEDED to know what was happening....it didn’t quite hold up in the end. You know those "drop everything and read" moments? That was ME! Her writing is great and addictive - but looking at the book itself, it felt a little all over the place. The last 30% especially got kind of random and, at times, just plain ridiculous. I questioned some events going on that made me like...WAITTTT WHAT? HA! That said, I still had a blast with this series. It is definitely one that will stay close to my heart because I adored Kai and Paedyn so much. Love their romance and banter - it's what has made the trilogy for me honestly. Kai really ...

  Murder in the Appalachians by Susan Furlong - 4 Stars  This is probably my favorite love inspired romantic suspense book I have read so far! Really enjoyed the setting and fast paced suspense. Just the right pallet cleanse I needed. This was a random NetGalley ARC request and I am glad I requested it!  We follow Emma Hayes who is seeking answers after her brothers mysterious death - she goes back to get her brother's police notebook but someone was there looking for it themselves....she takes off and ends up off a riverbank. She wakes up to local ER doctor Logan Greer who is trying to help keep her safe and alive. He is helping her figure out what is going on, who is after her and who killed her brother....but everywhere they turn.....a killer could be right on them hiding in the mountains.  The faith content in this stands out, there's a great moment where Emma cries out to the Lord - really emotional for her and you as the reader. Really liked the backstory too o...

  Winter's Maiden by Morgan L. Busse  3.5 Stars  Book 1 in The Nordic Wars Series Winter's Maiden is book 1 in The Nordic Wars series and my first Morgan L. Busse book! I read this with some friends, which added to the experience. It's such an atmospheric read - feels like TRUE winter! If you like Viking style stories, Nordic wars, icy survival, warrior heroines and Christian fantasy books - check this series out. This has 2 POVs - Brighid and Kaeden. It's not a romance really - its a story of growth for our characters. Brighid is a clanless one - who was raised by the woman who helped deliver her. Her father left the day of her birth, leaving her unwanted, and her mother died in childbirth.  She earns her place among the legendary Nordic warriors. She’s gritty.... determined, and strong on the battlefield. Her journey from outcast to elite fighter is awesome.  On the other side of the war, Kaeden is a healer. I loved his spiritual depth his character brought ...

 Secondary Target by Angela Carlisle  Book 1 in The Secrets of Kincaid Series 4 Stars Angela Carlisle's debut novel Secondary Target is an intense, fast-paced, Christian romantic suspense that had me hooked from PAGE 1 Y'ALL! Let me tell yalllll, if you like high-stakes drama, second-chance romance and edge of your seat suspense - check this one out! I loved the suspense and romance in this one personally. Corina has worked to rebuild her life after the traumatic loss of her mother and brother 12 years ago. Strange events start to come up.....her father disappears....and she turns to her ex, Bryce Jessup, an army veteran recently back from the service. The story goes on from here as many secrets unfold from the past and someone eventually comes after Corina and Bryce has to help keep her safe. If you like Lynette Eason, Dani Pettrey, Lynn H Blackburn etc., check out Angela! Her book was great! I didn't love one item that happened in the end, so that's what made it more ...

  Reckless by Lauren Roberts (Book 2 in the Powerless Series) 4 Stars This book TOOK. ME. OUT. What can I even say when it's book 2 in this series without spoilers?! All I will say it, I absolutely loved where Lauren took this story. If you thought the stakes were high before.....PREPRARE YOURSELVES! Everything is more intense, dangerous and emotionally charged. Reckless picks up right where Powerless left off, throwing you back into a world of power, betrayal and lots of angst. Pacing is really good in this one with our main characters experiencing one thing after the next.  The plot thickens.....relationships are complex.......and Lauren Roberts just does a great job evolving her characters - Paedyn in particular. She is strong-willed and resourceful....but we do see ab it more of her vulnerabilities here, making you really empathize with her.  AND YES. IF YOU ARE HERE FOR THE ROMANCE --- WHICH WE ALL AREEEE -- the CHEMISTRY and TENSION is TOP TIER.  Fans of the sl...

🦋 Specters in the Glass House by Jaime Jo Wright 🦋 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 BIG STARS I am working my way through Jaime's books in my goal to read her to zero this year and Specters in the Glass House is now my 7th Jaime read -- and a NEW FAVORITE. She once again skillfully weaves two timelines that is bound to keep you engaged and on the edge of your seat!  🦋 Atmospheric Setting 🦋 Butterflies 🦋 Focus on Mental Health 🦋 Gothic Style 🦋 Greenhouse 🦋 Beautiful Faith Thread 🦋 Dual Timeline 1920s and Present Day 🦋 Romantic Subplot  🦋 Quick Read Set in 1921, the historical timeline follows Marian Arnold, an heiress struggling with the weight of her family's brewing empire as Prohibition threatens its future. She is isolated in her Wisconsin estate’s glass butterfly house and she becomes plagued by visions and a series of murders marked by dead butterflies.....a chilling signature of a serial killer. She turns to her childhood friend, Felix. He is a war veteran battling his own ghosts...bu...