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by | November 22, 2015 · 6:18 pm

REVIEW – WILD COWBOY WAYS BY CAROLYN BROWN

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SOMETIMES ALL LOVE NEEDS IS A LITTLE LUCK.

Allie Logan isn’t the type to land a hot hunk of cowboy. Truth is, she’s given up on dating since shedding her no-good ex. But the new owner of the most ramshackle ranch in Texas might just change her mind about that. He’s six-foot-plus of tall, dark, and charming-the kind of guy who could make a girl throw caution to the wind . . . or the kind of guy who could break her heart.

Blake Dawson hopes he can make Lucky Penny Ranch finally live up to its name, but the property needs a ton of work. Allie and her carpentry skills are his best shot at getting things in order. Besides the fact that her brown eyes and dangerous curves have him roped and tied. Now Blake only needs to convince her that a wild cowboy can be tamed by love-and she’s just the one to do it . . .

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I was given a copy of this book by Netgalley for an honest review.

If you like Cowboys, then you will love WILD COWBOY WAYS. If you need work done on your place you want Allie Logan for the job. So when Blake Dawson needed a new roof, he hired her. Blake Dawson wants to make the Lucky Penny a success, he needs help in getting the house ready. So, when Allie comes to his doorstep to retrieve her Grandmother, he hires her to do the work. The Lucky Penny has been bad luck for the ones who owned it before, but can he turn that luck around and have good luck in winning Allie over. I love a good Carolyn Brown book. The stories that she write are heartwarming and funny. Sometimes I just fall in love with the secondary characters. WILD COWBOY WAYS will pull you in and won’t let you go until the end. I loved this book and recommend it to everyone. I give WILD COWBOY WAYS 5/5 STARS.

 

 

 

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by | September 28, 2015 · 6:17 am

REVIEW – HENRY AND TOM BY MICHAEL ATKINS & WID BASTIAN

HENRY AND TOM
Henry and Tom explores the world of animal emotions and the powerful bonds that can develop between animals and humans. In 1995 Tom, a spokesman at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, was involved in rescuing a beached juvenile sperm whale near San Diego, California. Tom names the whale Henry and the two form a strong emotional bond during the rescue. Twenty years later, Tom’s sailboat sinks on a solo voyage from San Francisco to Hawaii, and he and Henry are reunited thousands of miles from land. Henry rescues Tom and their incredible journey together across the Pacific begins…

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I was given a copy of this book for an honest review.

HENRY AND TOM is a heartwarming story. The characters and story line are very well-developed. This is a great story showing the love and trust of a man and whale. Henry finds Tom on the beach. He knows he has to help the whale and he calls a friend. When they get their, Henry starts to leave the whale, but the whale becomes agitated when Henry leaves. Now Tom has to stay with the whale why they try to get him back to the water. The crew attends the cuts that the whale had sustained from a shark attack that killed his mother. Be prepared to cry in this book, for it will pull at your heartstrings. It deals with finding yourself, family and marriage. This is not my usual type of story that I read, but I thought why not! I am glad I did. I GIVE HENRY AND TOM 4/5 STARS. 

 

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by | September 27, 2015 · 2:16 am

REVIEW – THE HEALER BY C.J. ANAYA

THE HEALER
A girl, a prophecy and two warring gods equals destiny!

Seventeen-year-old Hope Fairmont longs for a normal teenage life, but with a gift like hers, normal equals healing illnesses and injuries instantly. Keeping a secret like that isn’t easy, but a small town is the perfect place for her to heal those who can’t heal themselves, and an even better place for her father, James Fairmont, to hide his daughter from the rest of the world.

Life takes an unexpected turn when two handsome strangers move into town and begin unearthing other secrets concerning Hope’s future and past, revealing to Hope that her gift for healing may be the fulfillment of an ancient, Japanese prophecy gone wrong.

Staying away from these mysterious newcomers would be the smart thing to do, but Victor’s gentle, easy manner, and Tie’s mixed signals and strange mood swings draw her hopelessly closer to revealing the secret she and her father have been so desperate to hide.

Hope’s life is complicated further with visions of a previous life and the arrival of an unknown enemy sent to assassinate her before she learns what she is truly capable of.

With the support of her father, the fiery loyalty of her best friend Angie, and the child-like love of Kirby, a ten-year-old patient, Hope must fight against the forces of a relentless demon god while unwinding the tangled pieces of her past, proving to herself and those she loves that destiny isn’t determined by some cosmic reading of the stars, but by the individual choices one makes.

Embark upon a journey of heart-stopping adventure in this contemporary young adult paranormal romance filled with mythological creatures, Japanese gods, divine healing powers and a romantic love triangle. A romantic story of love, loss and second chances, this clean teen paranormal romance infuses traditional mythology, fantasy and contemporary themes to create a thrilling story readers are sure to enjoy.

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I was given a copy of this book by the Author for an honest review.

THE HEALER IS AN EXCITING, FUN READ.The characters and story line are well-developed.  Hope is able to heal anyone who has not crossed over yet. Her Dad tries to shield her so she will not use her power on all the patients in the hospital. He doesn’t want anyone to know. When a friend and her daughter is brought in, her father asks for her help to heal the girl.  That night when she visits a cancer patient she finds out something new about her power. I really enjoyed this book and give THE HEALER 4/5 STARS.

 

 

 

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by | September 26, 2015 · 12:58 pm

REVIEW – A TIGER’S BRIDE BY EVE LANGLAISE

a tiger's brideWhen at first you don’t succeed—turn to abduction.

It’s all in a day’s work when this Siberian tiger meets the woman he wants.

An accidental kidnapping? Check.

A forced marriage? Check.

A virgin bride? Damn. There go his plans for seduction and here comes the pressure into making her first time perfect. Because everyone knows that’s the one she’ll remember, forever. Gulp.

Add in a plane crash as well as hunters out to capture them and the heat is truly on.

Can this Siberian tiger meet the challenge?

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A TIGER’S BRIDE is a rip-roaring, good time. Eve Langlaise does it again, and has us rolling on the floor laughing with this installment of the Lion’s Pride series.  It starts up during the wedding of Teena’s sister Meena. Now Dimitri just wants a woman who can breed his strong healthy children. When he sees Teena he knows now his luck is about to change. She is an exact copy of her sister, except she is more demure than her sister. If she did not have bad luck, she would have no luck at all. Now Dimitri is not scared away by her bad luck, for he has enough good luck to help balance it out. For Teena is his, as in his mate. Now he promises that he will not kidnap Teena, but when he tries to call his henchmen and call it off, no one answers. Now they are on a plane to Russia, and Teena is his new bride. She is overjoyed to be married to Dimitri, now if only he would get to the bedding part. Befor that can happen, they have to survive an airplane hi-jacking, kidnapping and being rescued at a castle. Oh, did I leave out the angry Father who wants his baby girl back.  The life of a shifter with no luck. This book had me laughing and feeling sorry for Teena and Dimitri, because all they want is to be married to their mate and get to the bedding. A TIGER’S BRIDE IS AWESOME AND i GIVE IT 5/5 STARS.

 

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by | September 25, 2015 · 1:31 am

REVIEW- BOUNDARY LINES BY MELISSA F. OLSON

boundary linesFitting into the Old World isn’t going very well for Boulder boundary witch Allison “Lex” Luther: she may have earned a place in a vampire’s service, but now it seems as if every supernatural creature in town has found a reason to hate her. And when Lex and her partner are assigned to investigate the suspicious disappearance of two vampires during the night of the full moon, they find themselves with more questions than answers.

Was it murder…or mutiny?

The crusade for answers will lead Lex all over the Colorado Old World, from a prison cell for a broken werewolf to a haunted Denver brothel. And when Lex determines the responsible party, the hunt is just beginning: something has been awakened in Boulder, something as old and powerful as it is terrifying. Only the woman with death in her blood can stop what’s coming.

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I was given a copy of this book by Netgalley for an honest review.

BOUNDARY LINES grabbed me from the very first. This is the second book in the series, and the first book I have read of the series. I will definitely go back and read the first book. The characters and story very well crafted.  Allison “Lex” Luther is a boundary witch. Her magic deals with the boundary between death and life, and the other witches basically don’t want anything to do with her. They are afraid of what her magic does. Her magic has brought her back from the dead on several occasions. One time when she was younger, she drowned, and her magic brought her back. The most recent was her tour in the middle east in the military, when their convoy was hit by an IED. Everyone died, including her. Now she has to find out why magic has gone wonky in town. She will find out things about herself that she could not remember from her time of the IED attack. I love this book, and I give BOUNDARY LINES 5/5 STARS.

 

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