Thankfully in Love Anna J. Stewart, Kayla Perrin, Melinda Curtis, Cari Lynn Webb

 Description:

USA Today bestselling romance authors come together for Thanksgiving to tell the stories of four women who have not had the best experiences with the men they have dated in their pasts. With the help of family and loved ones this holiday season, can they learn to open their hearts one more time? If they can dare to make the leap, they could find themselves finally, thankfully in love…

There's no place like home, especially during Thanksgiving. After spending ten years as an officer and analyst with a special division in a federal cyber-investigation, Tripp Atsila is on the brink of burnout. He returns home and meets Parker Rutledge, who changed her name and moved to a small town hoping to leave the damage her ex-husband caused behind. Now someone's found her; someone who wants to make her pay for her ex-husband's crimes. Can she trust Tripp? Can she trust anyone?

Miranda Cox isn’t looking forward to heading home for Thanksgiving. She’d raved to everyone that Matthew was the one; now she has yet another failed relationship under her belt. Despite working as a translator in Ottawa, and loving traveling abroad, she’s thirty-four and still single. Little does she know that a chance encounter at Union Station in Toronto with her childhood friend, Taz Morrison, will lead to a very special holiday. Is it finally their time? 

Chef Drew Barnett has been hired to create the perfect Thanksgiving for a potential restaurant investor and is forced to work in the client’s guesthouse kitchen due to a power outage in the main house. Jilted bride and food critic Claire Rothchild is pet-sitting a friend’s St. Bernard in the same guesthouse. Drew doesn’t know what to make of a food critic in his kitchen, just as Claire doesn’t know how to stop interfering with his dishes and passing tidbits to a mooching pooch. Is this a recipe for a Dog-Gone Holiday? Or for love? 

Born with a degenerative eye disease, photographer Kelsey Thomas knows two things: she will be blind within five years and her family wants to see her married and settled first. Then Kelsey's boyfriend breaks up with her one week before she planned to introduce him to her family at her grandmother's island commitment ceremony. At the resort bar, she meets Dr. Noah Lawson. He spends his life inside his lab developing cutting-edge techniques to slow the progression of vision loss. He’s been offered funding with strings—save the eyesight of a relative of a wealthy investor—but he’s reluctant to agree. Noah is smitten by Kelsey—so much so that he agrees to be her fake wedding date for the Thanksgiving holidays. Too late, he realizes her connection to his potential investor. Is this a set-up? Or fate? 

My thoughts on the book:

No Place Like Home- Anna J Stewart:

Sometimes coming home is all you need and I think Tripp found that out in this story. He was hard headed and burnt out but also ready to take on what was given. Parker is a fighter and also ready to take on what is handed to her. Over al this story was super cute a no a quick read

Second Chances- Kayla Perrin:

This story why it’s totally predictable it’s so cute. Remembering your first love and wondering what could have been. I liked Melanie she was your typical nosy sister but also wanted what was best for Miranda. Taz came off a bit intense but he seem to have a huge heart. Cute story over all! 

Dog-Gone Holiday- Melinda Curtis:

I mean dogs can talk and we can hear right?!! I loved Olly he was so cut and so full of personality for sure. I liked Drew he kept sticking his foot in his mouth but he was always fun to laugh with. Claire just wanted what was busy for Olly and you could tell her love for him throughout the story. This story was a clean read and fun! 

Love Guides the Way- Cari Lynn Webb:

Nothing good comes from keeping secrets and Kelsey's family seems to have a big one in this story. I liked Kelsey she faced life without her vision and she took the time she had left to enjoy life through the rest of her vision. I liked Noah he had a big heart and wanted to help everyone he could not matter what. I loved Gam she got her way not matter what a was a pistol if we all could be like her when we get older. Over all this story was super cute and a fun read.

I think the only thing I didn't like about all these stories where they were too short and I was left wanting so much more. Over all this was a fun story and I could not put it down so worth the read and will put you in the thankful spirit. 

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Where you can connect with the author:

Anna J. Stewart

Melinda Curtis

Cari Lynn Webb

Kayla Perrin


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Snowed in with the Single Dad Melinda Curtis -The Mountain Monroes #2

Description:


Never trust a Monroe—

Especially if she steals your heart!

To mayor and single dad Mitch Kincaid, Second Chance, Idaho, is something of a time capsule, and he wants to keep it that way. His problem? Gorgeous pregnant redhead Laurel Monroe, who, along with her family, now owns the town. But sometimes all it takes is an unexpected opportunity—and a snowstorm—to turn Mitch’s bad first impressions into a second chance at love!

My thoughts on the book:
Who doesn’t deserve a second chance? Well what better place to get it the Second Chance Idaho. The Monroe’s are back in this fun read. I was not a huge fan of Mitch at first I wanted to punch him. Shane and Gabby could be friends the way those two conspire to do things just killed me but they kept the book lively with there antics. Oh Sophia that women has mama bear written all over her she doesn’t just protect her cubs she protects this she loves, and Laurel was not exempt from that. I can’t wait to read Sophia’s story. Laurel has this was about her that I liked she’s fighting for her independence but not quite sure how to get it, I felt like as she discovered who she was and what she was fighting for she found herself. I really enjoyed this fun read. This book is a clean read which was refreshing as well. So worth the read you won’t regret it. I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley. I was under no obligation to post a review and have given my honest opinion

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www.amazon.com

Where you can connect with the author:
www.melindacurtis.net


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Kissed by the Country Doc Melinda Curtis- The Mountain Monroes #1

Description:

She came to sell a town…

But she found a home

Never in her wildest dreams could single mom Ella Monroe imagine co-inheriting the small town of Second Chance, Idaho—or falling for its curmudgeonly doctor, Noah Bishop. Despite his rough edges and protests for isolation, Noah has her believing in love at first sight again. But when she’s pressured to sell her stake, Ella is torn between family loyalty and following her heart.
My thoughts on the book:

I really enjoyed this love story. I enjoyed how independent Ella is and how what came across through the whole story was how important her daughter and her well being is. In this story Ella seeks a family and she needs to find who she is in order to find the family she has alway wanted. I really like how the other Monroe's made sure she felt like family and she was just as important as they were. I was not a huge fan of Noah he bugged me at first but he grows on you in the end. This book very much feels like you are catching up with friends and not reading fiction. I loved how clean this book was and how it was a quick and easy read. I can't wait to read more of this series and see what's in play for the rest of the Monroe clan. 

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Amazon
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Where you can connect with the author:
www.melindacurtis.net


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The Rancher's Redemption Melinda Curtis- Return of Blackwell Brothers

Description:
His family committed a terrible wrong

Ben Blackwell wants to make it right

The last time Ben saw Rachel Thompson was when her best friend left him at the altar. Now Rachel’s suing the Blackwells over river water rights. Rachel’s a triple threat—rancher, a fellow attorney and single mom—and Ben’s plan to win in court hits a snag when mutual attraction blooms. If he divulges a long-held secret, will his family forgive him? Will Rachel?


My thoughts on the book:

Rachel is ready to make things right as she promised her dad and she will stop at nothing to make that happen. Ben is back and only to fight for the water rights that his family has and will continue to expect there are some secrets that he has and he needs to decide if they are worth keeping and hurting those he loves or lose everything and be honest. 
I loved this sweet love story. The characters feel more like friends you are catching up with and less like a story your reading. The book draws you and you find your self reading to just find out what happens. I loved how none of the characters came off perfect but came more off as the average joe. I love how Ms. Curtis keeps her books clean so they are suitable for all readers. This book was such a fun read and makes you want more from this small town and the fun people in it. I received an advance copy. I was under no obligation to post a review and have given my honest opinion

Where you can buy the book:
www.barnesandnoble.com
www.amazon.com

Where you can connect with the author:
www.melindacurtis.net


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A Christmas Carousel Proposal Melinda Curtis & Carrie Lynn Webb

Description:

This clean romance kicks off the 2018 anthology written by Harlequin Heartwarming romance authors.

Lisa Garland has big plans for her grandparents' wedding anniversary on December 24th - the grand opening of Carousel House, featuring a fully-restored carousel in downtown Christmas Town. She doesn't expect the company restoring the carousel to go bankrupt or the only man available to help her make the deadline for her grandparents' anniversary to be her ex-fiance.

A decade ago, John Richardson walked away from Lisa for her own good. He's tried hard not to look back. But now Lisa needs a miracle and John might just be the only man who can deliver it. If only he can keep his undying love for her a secret. He's scheduled to return to duty on December 25, so all he needs to do is organize volunteers to finish the carousel and keep his heart under lock and key. But love has a way of opening doors and hearts, and John's holiday season may not go as planned.

A Christmas Carousel Proposal introduces many of the characters in the 12 Days of Heartwarming Christmas series, which begin the week after John proposes to Lisa. Six romances feature Lisa’s bridesmaids and six feature heroes working on the carousel. All full-length novels end on Christmas Eve.

My thoughts on the book:

Lisa is doing everything she can to get the carousel up and running in time for her grandparents 60th anniversary. John is back in Christmas Town to help with the carousel when he also comes face to face with the only girl he has ever loved and walked away from. Can they get the Carousel going in time or will the past be just too much to move on from? 

I loved this book it was a fun read. It was a quick read for sure but it was to the point and leaves you wanting more, not wanting it to end. I loved the fun characters in this book and the sweet love story not only between the main characters but between Lisa's grandparents. This book is a good clean read and you really can't go wrong with such a simple and quick read. 

I was given a copy of this book and was under no obligation to do a review the opinions are my own.

Where you can buy the book:
www.amazon.com

Where you can connect with the author:
www.melindacurtis.net


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Marrying the Wedding Crasher Melinda Curtis

Description:
This bachelor’s pretend girlfriend just made a shocking discovery—
She’s pregnant!
Although they dated for only a month, Harley O’Hannigan just agreed to be Vince Messina’s plus-one at a Harmony Valley wedding. Big mistake, given her deepening feelings for the tall, dark, unavailable bachelor. And what about Vince’s long-buried family history? Then there’s the growing secret that could transform this pretend relationship into the real thing…
My thoughts on the book:

Harley's life is turned upside down and nothing seems to be going right. When her ex boyfriend Vince makes her a deal and she try to find a solution that can work for both of them so that she can help him and get help to. Vince has to go home for a wedding but he has a list of secrets he's keeping and he knows it they come out they could destroy him. Can the both help each other and protect there hearts or will all the secrets come out and blow up in there faces?

OMG this is seriously the sweeter love story and book. I loved this story and the fun characters. I really enjoyed that this book was a good clean read and had some amazing fun through out. I also enjoyed the strong independent person that Harley is. I had a hard time putting this book down it just draws you in and I just seem like I couldn't get enough of it. The book does have some tough subjects that it deal with and it seemed nothing was held back. I just could not get enough of the fun town of Harmony Valley. If you are looking for the sweetest love story with some great adventures you will not grabbing this book. 

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Amazon

Where you can connect with the author:
www.melindacurtis.net


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Marrying the Single Dad (A Harmony Valley Novel) Melinda Curtis

Description:

A man called Joe
Building a new life for himself and his preteen daughter brings Joe Messina home to Harmony Valley. That and showing his town that the onetime bad boy is now a responsible single father. His first move is to get his grandfather's defunct garage up and running. Except now he's got the FBI poking around, and there's a beautician with her eye on the abandoned auto parts. An artist who's happiest turning rusty junk into sought-after treasure, San Francisco transplant Brittany Lambridge is making Joe think they can create something rare and special together. But he has unfinished family business that could jeopardize his fresh start. Is Joe ready to believe in himself as fiercely as Brittany's beginning to believe in him?
My thoughts on the book:

After a fall out in California with his uncle Joe comes home to Harmony Valley with a daughter and hope for a better life. He just doesn't get the welcome home he was hoping for but will stop at nothing to make a better life for his daughter. Brit followed her twin home and is disappointed that everyone keeps saying that she just into arts and crafts. She wants to make it big in the art world but it seems like she's working against all odds to make it happen. 

I really enjoyed this book and the storyline. I enjoyed that it was truly a clean story and it was completely enjoyable. There was some guessing on what was going to happen next. I enjoyed the fun and crazy characters in the book, they seemed to add another element to the book. I loved Sam and her spunky personality but all her softer and sweet side that she adds to the story as well. I hope there is more story to come from this fun bunch and I hope to hear Reggie's story I feel like there is more to her. Such a fun love story and worth the read. 

Where you can buy the book:
Amazon.com

Where you can connect with the author:
www.melindacurtis.net


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