Thursday, August 9, 2018

Just Let Go by Courtney Walsh




JUST LET GO

Author(s): 
Courtney Walsh
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A flower-store owner meets a self-destructive Olympic skier in this well thought out, down-to-earth, realistic second book in the Harbor Pointe series. Walsh doesn't just write the typical romance novel, where there are two main characters who fall in love, break up over something and then make up. She writes a totally relatable story that makes you feel for all of the characters, sometimes laughing and sometimes crying along with them. If you read book one, Just Look Up, you will recognize some characters that make a reappearance. However, this book can be read as a standalone, as Walsh does wonders with her character development details. Conflict begins right from the start, and past hurts get in the way of future relationships. Come along on this original, romantic and emotional adventure in the small town of Harbor Pointe, Michigan.
The flower shop has been in Quinn Collins' blood since she was born. Her earliest memories consist of her, her sister and her mother dancing around her mother's flower shop. The shop is now hers, and her next goal is to catch her mother’s eye at the upcoming floral exposé. She hasn’t seen or heard from her mother since she left Harbor Pointe twenty years ago without a word. Grady Benson represents everything Quinn does not want in her life. She is determined and focused and does not have time for anyone or anything to get in the way of her goals. The last thing she wants is help with her shop from someone who causes havoc wherever he goes, but that is exactly what happens when he gets in trouble and encounters Quinn's dad, the sheriff, and his longtime friend, Judge. Grady could possibly be the best thing to ever happen to her, if she can just let go of past hurts and let him past her defensive walls. (TYNDALE HOUSE, Jun., 416 pp., $14.99)
Reviewed by: 
Jenny Falcone
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The View From Rainshadow Bay by Colleen Coble




THE VIEW FROM RAINSHADOW BAY

Author(s): 
Colleen Coble
Image of The View from Rainshadow Bay (A Lavender Tides Novel)Coble is back with a new series called Lavender Tides, and book one, The View From Rainshadow Bay, opens with a heart-pounding, run-for-your-life chase. This exciting book will have readers questioning the heroine, and what she may have done to cause her attacker to come after her. Deaths are staged to look like accidents prior to the book opening and there is plenty more to come … unless our main character can overcome her past hurts and discover the truth. Will Shauna let her deceased husband’s best friend back into her life to help? Or will she continue to hold him accountable for the death of her husband and possibly be murdered as well? This book will stay with you for a long time, long after you flip to the last page.
Shauna is a widowed single mom of a five-year-old son and a helicopter charter business owner. Zach is an airport and emergency rescue service owner and has been friends with Shauna's husband Jack since childhood. Zach and Jack would loved to take risky outdoor trips, and during one such mountain-climbing trip, Jack fell to his death. Shauna cut off all ties to Zach and blamed him for the accident. A year later, Shauna's son has begged her to let Zach take him on a father-son hiking trip. Shauna is heartbroken, but concedes. When Shauna's mentor and surrogate father is caught in an explosion, she begins to think about all the recent "accidents,” and is determined to figure out what is going on. With Zach's help, all will be revealed ... but will her pride get in the way of letting him back in? (THOMAS NELSON, Feb., 336 pp., $15.99)
Reviewed by: 
Jenny Falcone
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Falling For You by Becky Wade

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Author(s): 
Becky Wade
When an ex-football player and a model on vacation team up with a 12-year-old kid to discover what happened regarding an old missing persons case, anything is bound to happen. The moderate pace and suspense of the second installment of the Bradford Sisters series keeps you reading to discover what happens next. Falling for You can be read as a standalone novel, but reading the series in order gives a total picture of past events. We encounter and sympathize with both characters as they work out their personal internal struggles. This book will stay with you for a long time.
Twelve-year-old Charlotte is determined to play detective after finding the only remaining possessions of her great-aunt, who vanished without a trace 40 years ago. Former NFL quarterback Corbin Stewart is all for helping his cousin’s daughter while he recovers from an injury that took him out of commission. Willow Bradford has experienced more than her fair share of loss, and has trust issues to boot. After a messy breakup with Corbin four years prior, she is hesitant to have anything to do with him, even though his best friend is Willow's sister’s boyfriend. She eventually decides to help to keep her mind off her conflicting feelings about her chosen profession, Corbin and the promise she made to Corbin's ill father. (BETHANY HOUSE, May, 368 pp., $13.99)
Reviewed by: Jenny Falcone for RT Book Reviews 


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Friday, July 6, 2018

MY HEART BELONGS IN CASTLE GATE, UTAH: LEANNA'S CHOICE by Angie Dicken


MY HEART BELONGS IN CASTLE GATE, UTAH: LEANNA'S CHOICE

Author(s): 
Angie Dicken
Dicken creates a sweet romance that portrays the very real prejudices that Americans had toward immigrants during the 1900s. This book puts into perspective the struggles individuals must face when they leave their own homes and adjust to life in a new country and the different class systems of the time. Our main characters will struggle to overcome the obstacles put in their way, not only from their families but from society as well. With well-written characters and descriptive scenes, the readers will get a clear mental picture, as well as feel many deep emotions.
Leanna McKee has every intention of leaving the coal-mining town of Castle Gate, Utah, after a mine collapse takes the life of her husband. The only thing keeping her there is a lack of funds and her teaching job where she educates the Greek children she has grown to love. Greek immigrants live on one side of town, Americans on the other, and never the two shall meet — except in the mine, of course. Until one day when Alex Pappas, a Greek miner who had tried to save her husband, comes by her house with his brother’s children. Alex's sister-in-law is on bed rest with her third child, and the family fears the fate of the children if they were to walk to school alone through the American side of town. The worst threat being from Leanna's neighbor, Coffey, who lives across the street. He constantly watches her and stirs up trouble for Alex with the other miners. Will Alex be Leanna's second chance at love, or will Coffey manage to run her off? (BARBOUR, Nov., 256 pp., $12.99)
Reviewed by: 
Jenny Falcone for RT Book Reviews
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Return to Whispering Pines by Scarlett Dunn

RETURN TO WHISPERING PINES

Author(s): 
Scarlett Dunn
In the second installment of the Langtry Sisters series, Dunn opens with our main character arriving with three orphans to her hometown; she hasn’t been back for almost 10 years now. Dunn gives great visual accounts of the town, with well-developed characters. We are introduced to new characters and reintroduced to main and sub characters from book one. You will enjoy seeing what past characters have been up to. With fast-paced writing and many unexpected twists and turns, you will want to keep reading to see the outcome. Like the first installment, this book leads the reader to strong emotions and opinions. Conflict begins right from the start.
Adelaide Langtry has returned to Whispering Pines with three siblings in her care and the backing to open a new orphanage in her grandmother's old home. Sheriff Jack Roper was an orphan and on his own much of his youth and understands what Adelaide's young charges are going through. Sparks fly when Adelaide and the Sheriff spend more time together. Old enemies show up, causing havoc. Then, one orphan is adopted without his siblings and Adelaide's ex-beau shows up to take them all back home with him. He is adamant that Adelaide not interfere. Since her ex is the son of the orphanage’s major donors, he is essentially Adelaide's boss. What will she decide to do when she knows something is not right with the adoption? Jack is determined to help her regardless of the ramification. (ZEBRA, May, 384 pp., $7.99)
Reviewed by: Jenny Falcone for RT Book Reviews 
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