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The Lost Heiress (Ladies of the Manor #1) by Roseanna M. White

9/10/2015

About the Book

Brook Eden has never known where she truly belongs. Though raised in the palace of Monaco, she’s British by birth and was brought to the Grimaldis under suspicious circumstances as a babe. When Brook’s friend Justin uncovers the fact that Brook is likely a missing heiress from Yorkshire, Brook leaves the sun of the Mediterranean to travel to the moors of the North Sea to the estate of her supposed family.
The mystery of her mother’s death haunts her, and though her father is quick to accept her, the rest of the family and the servants of Whitby Park are not. Only when Brook’s life is threatened do they draw close—but their loyalty may come too late to save Brook from the same threat that led to tragedy for her mother.
As heir to a dukedom, Justin is no stranger to balancing responsibilities. When the matters of his estate force him far from Brook, the distance between them reveals that what began as friendship has grown into something much more. But how can their very different loyalties and responsibilities ever come together?
And then, for a second time, the heiress of Whitby Park is stolen away because of the very rare treasure in her possession—and this time only the servants of Whitby can save her.

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About the Author

Roseanna M. White pens her novels beneath her Betsy Ross flag, with her Jane Austen action figure watching over her. When not writing fiction, she's homeschooling her two children, editing and designing, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna has a slew of historical novels available, ranging from biblical fiction to American-set romances to her new British series. She lives with her family in West Virginia.

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Review

Readers of The Lost Heiress by Roseanna M. White will be blown away from page one of this delightful historical romance novel. Full of mystery, deception, and intrigue, this Edwardian era novel will have readers at the edge of their seat wondering what will happen next. Booklovers will be unable to put down this page turning novel, even going so far as to stay up late to finish it. Filled with captivating characters and a beautiful, well-written story, I would highly recommend this novel to readers that enjoy mystery, history, and a bit of romance.

Series: Ladies of the Manor
Genre: historical fiction; Christian fiction; mystery; romance
Publisher: Bethany House
Publication date: September 8, 2015
Number of pages: 439

Other books in the series:
2-The Reluctant Duchess (coming in 2016)
3-The Waiting Lady (coming in 2016)

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Luther and Katharina: A Novel of Love and Rebellion by Jody Hedlund

9/9/2015

About the Book

She was a nun of noble birth. He, a heretic, a reformer…an outlaw of the Holy Roman Empire.

In the 16th century, nun Katharina von Bora’s fate fell no further than the Abbey. Until she read the writings of Martin Luther.

His sweeping Catholic church reformation—condemning a cloistered life and promoting the goodness of marriage—awakened her desire for everything she’d been forbidden. Including Martin Luther himself.

Despite the fact that the attraction and tension between them is undeniable, Luther holds fast to his convictions and remains isolated, refusing to risk anyone’s life but his own. And Katharina longs for love, but is strong-willed. She clings proudly to her class distinction, pining for nobility over the heart of a reformer. They couldn’t be more different.

But as the world comes tumbling down around them, and with Luther’s threatened life a constant strain, these unlikely allies forge an unexpected bond of understanding, support and love.

Together, they will alter the religious landscape forever.

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About the Author

Jody Hedlund is an award-winning and bestselling author of inspirational historical romances for both youth and adults.

As a busy mama-writer, she has the wonderful privilege of teaching her crew of 5 children at home. In between grading math papers and giving spelling tests, she occasionally does a load of laundry and washes dishes. When she's not busy being a mama, you can find her in front of her laptop working on another of her page-turning stories.

She loves reading almost as much as she loves writing, especially when it also involves chocolate and coffee.

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Review

Jody Hedlund has written a captivating and charming story that will tear at your heart strings as you witness the trials and pain, as well as joy of two unlikely lovers, religious leader Martin Luther and ex-nun Katharine von Bora. Jody has capture the beautiful relationship of this couple as they struggle through their own personal conflicts, issues with one another, and eventually falling in love. This delightful novel brings to life a story not previously often told. Readers will fall in love with the characters and the plot line from page one. I would recommend this novel to readers that enjoy learning more about significant historical events and people that inspire and lift the soul.

Genre: historical fiction; Christian fiction; romance
Publisher: Waterbrook Press
Publication date: October 6, 2015
Number of pages: 400

A review copy of this novel was provided by Blogging for Books.

The Inheritance by Marianne Perry

9/8/2015

About the Book

The Inheritance tells the story of a family disintegrating from conflicting loyalties in Calabria, Italy. Set during the period 1897 to 1913, the region was subject to earthquakes and tsunamis; the land harsh and poverty the norm. Superstition clashed with religion and a class system ruled the people. Calabria is the perfect backdrop for the tragedy that unfolds in The Inheritance.

Caterina is an atypical woman, and The Inheritance chronicles her life from birth to young womanhood. Born with an inheritance of loss into a society that has predetermined what she can and cannot do, she vows to live a life of her choosing. Caterina refuses to allow the limits of her gender, the constraints of her class and the demands imposed by those in power to stand in her way. Caterina remains steadfast in her commitment to become the woman she imagines. Her decisions ignite conflicts and fuel a chain of events that result in dire consequences for all whose path she crosses.

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Praises for The Inheritance

“Like a classic star-crossed love story, the novel is written with lush detail enriched with both likable and loathsome characters. In particular, Perry builds strong and decisive female characters. Although the key action doesn’t occur until the final chapters, Perry’s exquisite descriptions will transport readers back to the time and place of Lorenzo and Caterina’s romance-the brilliant colors in villa gardens, the smells and tastes of decadent food, and the menacing sounds of the ocean during an earthquake. After the engrossing storylines come to an abrupt end, a cliff-hanger will leave readers anxious for a sequel to continue Lorenzo and Caterina’s tragic story. Solid characters and vivid imagery capture the mood, traditions and uncertainty of the time.” – Kirkus Reviews, December 7, 2012

“The premise for The Inheritance was inspired by the author’s genealogical research in Calabria, Italy. Marianne Perry’s research trip to Cosenza province is obvious in her vivid descriptions of the setting of “The Inheritance”. The landscape, colours, culture, native food, plants and flowers, and even the weather are all vibrantly described……Perry deftly weaves secrets and betrayals throughout the entire book, not only among the two families but the supporting characters, as well….Marianne Perry weaves a very vivid tale that might well have happened hundreds of times over the centuries. “The Inheritance” will definitely make you think about how our ancestors came to be aboard a transatlantic vessel for a perilous three week voyage to being a new life.” – Amanda Morehouse, The Ontario-Canada Genealogical Society, August 2014

About the Author

Family dynamics, genealogical research to solve ancestral mysteries and international travel are Marianne Perry’s priorities. A second-generation Canadian-Italian, she is the author of The Inheritance, a historical fiction set in Calabria, Italy from 1897 to 1913 inspired by her grandmother’s early life in Calabria. With a thirty-year career in education and communications, Marianne holds a Master of Education Degree from The University of Western Ontario (Canada).

A past member of the Board of Trustees, the Canadian National Arts Centre Corporation, she has also published non-fiction genealogical articles throughout North America. As a girl, Marianne fell in love with The National Geographic Magazine and dreamt of exploring the world. With her recent visit to Antarctica, she achieved her goal of stepping foot on every continent. The mother of two grown children, Marianne and her husband live on the shores of the St. Mary’s River, which drains Lake Superior on the outskirts of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. She continues to research family history and write non-fiction genealogical articles. In addition, she is working on her second novel and planning further adventures.

Marianne blogs about genealogy, travel, family and writing on her website. Visit her at http://www.marianneperry.ca. You can also find her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Goodreads.

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Review

Author Marianne Perry has written a devastatingly heart wrenching story in her novel The Inheritance. Set with the back drop of Italy, this story discusses the themes of power, hatred, hurt, betrayal, happiness, and love. The many characters in this novel will tear at your heart strings as you discover the many different relationships of them in the story, some beautiful and some complicated. From page one, readers will be drawn into the experiences and emotions of the characters in this Italian historical fiction novel. I would recommend this novel to readers that enjoy historical fiction, as well as Italy and its culture.

Genre: historical fiction; Italian fiction
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication date: November 28, 2012
Number of pages: 280

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The Fruitcake Challenge (The Christy Lumber Camp Series #1) (Christmas Traditions #3) by Carrie Fancett Pagels

9/7/2015

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When new lumberjack, Tom Jeffries, tells the camp cook, Jo Christy, that he’ll marry her if she can make a fruitcake, “as good as the one my mother makes,” she rises to the occasion. After all, he’s the handsomest, smartest, and strongest axman her camp-boss father has ever had in his camp—and the cockiest. And she intends to bring this lumberjack down a notch or three by refusing his proposal. The fruitcake wars are on!

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Former “Yooper” Carrie Fancett Pagels writes Christian historical romances about overcoming. She grew up in Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where many of her stories are set. Possessed with an overactive imagination, that wasn't "cured" by twenty-five years as a psychologist, she loves bringing characters to life. Carrie and her family reside in Virginia’s Historic Triangle, which is perfect for her fascination with history. Carrie enjoys reading, traveling,
baking, and beading—but not all at the same time!

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Review

The Fruitcake Challenge is a fun, entertaining and inspirational well-written novel by Carrie Fancet Pagels. Full of characters that will have you laughing, as well as touch your heart, this story will leave readers appreciating Carrie’s writing style, as well as her inspiring story. It is book number three in the Christmas Traditions series and book number one in the Christy Lumber Camp series. I would recommend this novel to readers that enjoy a happy-inspiring holiday novel.

Series: The Christy Lumber Camp Series/Christmas Traditions
Genre: holiday; Christmas; inspirational
Publisher: Hearts Overcoming Press
Publication date: September 9, 2014
Number of pages: 121

Other books in the series:

The Christy Lumber Camp Series
2-The Lumberjacks’ Ball
3-Lilacs for Juliana

Christmas Traditions
1-Handcarved Christmas by Cynthia Hickey
2-Sadie’s Gift by Niki Turner
4-Christmas Lessons by Patty Smith Hall
5-Apples for Christmas by Darlene Franklin
6-Nutcracker Christmas by Jennifer AlLee
7-Holly Daze by Gina Welborn

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Old Amarillo (Amish Hourneys #1) by Sara Barnard

9/5/2015

Disillusioned and feeling there is more to life than can be found on her family's Indiana farm, atypical Amish girl Katie Knepp bucks tradition and leaves everything behind, bound for a supposed Mennonite settlement rumored to be somewhere around Old Amarillo, Texas. But the trail to Texas is a hard one, laced with disease, would-be-could-be bandits, and a drought so severe that turning back isn't an option. During her epic overland struggle, Katie discovers friendship, even in the ever-present outlaw element, a strength in herself she'd never dreamed she possessed, and those in her past who refuse to become unwilling memories. Katie's story isn't Amish, nor is it western . . . it is uniquely Texan.

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Sara Barnard and her family of six make their home deep in the recesses of Native America with a trio of rescue dogs, a trifecta of rescue cats, a flock of Easter Egger chickens, and a "tiny" herd of Dwarf Nigerian pygmy goats.

Some of Sara's works include The Calling (Prairie Rose Publications), The Saga of Indian Em'ly series (Painted Pony Books), Shootout in Old Amarillo (Prairie Rose Publications), The Everlasting Heart series, Rebekah's Quilt, and Desperado (all from 5 Prince Publishing). Sara is a certified elementary teacher and a bona fide coffee aficionado.

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This delightful quick read is both adventurous and entertaining. A member of the Amish Gasthof Village in Indiana, Katie dreams for a greater adventure in Texas. Old Amarillo is full of different adventures, including being robbed, held at gun point, and stuck in a fire as the main characters cross the plains to Texas. Author Sara Barnard has written a story that will cause readers to anticipate what will happen next in this novel, as well as the next novel in the series, Old Santa Fe. I would recommend this novel to readers that like a western historical fiction, romance-adventure story.

Series: Amish Journeys
Genre: historical fiction
Publisher: 5 Prince Publishing
Publication date: September 4, 1015
Number of pages: 159

Other books in the series:
2-Old Santa Fe

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Ten Behind the Scenes Facts About Old Amarillo

1. Sara wrote all original 51,000 words to Old Amarillo over a three-day period. It has since been trimmed to 47,000 words including a recipe!

2. Sara was ill with a massive upper respiratory infection that may have in fact been walking pneumonia, however she just came home from the clinic instead of having the diagnostic x-ray to make the determination.

3. She camped in front of the fireplace, writing, while her kids were in school and her baby was with Granny and Grandpa.

4. Sara wrote in between frequent naps and a constant stream of Dr. Quinn's and Hallmark-movie westerns.

5. Everyone is real in this book, except for Katie and Peter -- most even haunt Sara's own family tree.

6. Old Amarillo features characters from Sara's debut Amish novel, Rebekah's Quilt.

7. Old Amarillo also features flashbacks from Katie's Rumspringa to New York City . . . which is what the sequel to Rebekah's Quilt is all about. That book isn't yet released, but is coming soon.

8. Certain characters from Sara's debut novel, A Heart on Hold, cross over into Old Amarillo as well. Charlotte and Cotton come into Minerva's dress shop.

9. In Old Amarillo, Katie Knepp accidentally catches a tiny baby bat, or pup, on her dress as she leaves a cave. I took this from real life experiences when I worked at Carlsbad Caverns as a wildlife biology intern and caught a bat pup on my shirt after the bat flight one night.

10. One western Sara watched while writing Old Amarillo featured a woman named Amy, who was dying of cancer. She began seeking a wife to take her place for her husband, which she found in a prostitute played by Farrah Fawcett. That movie touched Sara deeply and left her distraught and crying . . . she blamed it on the infection. A few short months after, Sara learned that she was suffering with the same form of cancer that took Farrah Fawcett's life.

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Picture Perfect (Aliso Creek #1) by Heather B. Moore

9/3/2015

Summary
Since graduating from high school, Gemma has looked about the same. Right before a weekend getaway with some high school friends, Gemma cuts and dyes her hair to try to get her boyfriend’s attention. But not only does he not really like the change, he breaks up with her. For the past month, Gemma felt like her relationship with Randy had been off and the break-up helped prove that. Once on vacation, it is just Gemma, Liz, and Drew. The girls start teasing Drew when he states that he currently isn’t dating anyone and it doesn’t help when Liz tells Gemma that maybe Drew is waiting for her. Will Drew and Gemma end up getting together, or will the unexpected re-appearance of Gemma’s old boyfriend, Randy, throw a wrench into their new found relationship?

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Heather B. Moore is the author of nine historical thrillers, written under the pen name H.B. Moore (so men will buy her books). She’s the two-time recipient of the Best in State Award for Literary Arts in Fiction, and the two-time Whitney Award winner for Best Historical. Heather is also a co-author of The Newport Ladies Book Club series (2012), and the co-author with Angela Eschler of the inspirational Christian book, Christ’s Gift to Women. These co-authored works are written under her name (so women will buy them). Other women’s novels include Heart of the Ocean and A Timeless Romance Anthology: Winter Collection, as well as the romance novella Third Time’s the Charm: An Aliso Creek Novella.

Heather owns and manages the freelance editing company Precision Editing Group, just because she isn’t busy enough. Her editing website is www.precisioneditinggroup.com.

Heather lives in the shadow of Mt. Timpanogos, with her husband, four children, and one pretentious cat. In her spare time, Heather sleeps.

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Review
The first story in the Aliso Creek Series, Picture Perfect, is a fun, light-hearted, quick read. It is a contemporary-romance story involving the relationship of Gemma and one of her long time best friends from high school, Drew. The story discusses ideas of dealing with previous broken relationships and finding and falling in love again, especially when it is right before your eyes and you don’t even see it. I would recommend this novel to readers that enjoy stories of friendship and romance.

Series: Aliso Creek
Genre: romance; contemporary; anthology; novella; short stories
Publisher: Mirror Press
Publication date: February 1, 2013
Number of pages: 334

Picture Perfect is featured in the following novellas:
1-A Timeless Romance Anthology: Spring Vacation Collection
2-Aliso Creek Anthology Collection

Other novellas included in this series:
2-Third Times the Charm
3-The Daisy Chain
4-Lost Then Found
5-One Chance

A review copy of this novella was provided by H.B. Moore Fans.

Spring Vacation Collection (A Timeless Romance Anthology #2) by Josie S. Kilpack, Annette Lyon, Heather Justesen, Sarah M. Eden, Heather B. Moore, & Aubrey Mace

9/3/2015

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Moonlight Kiss by Josi S. Kilpack
Being in the same circle of people for emails for work, Clint reaches out to Sarah and they begin e-mailing and Instant Messaging for several months. Then Clint asks Sarah if she wants to extend their stay in Mexico a few days, along with a few other co-workers, after their work retreat. She says yes, in hopes of having a fun get away from being a single mom for the weekend. Little does Sarah know that Clint will constantly be drinking, as well as try to pull some moves on her that make her uncomfortable. Luckily, Mark steps in and helps Sarah escape an especially uncomfortable situation. Will Sarah decide that Clint is not really who she wants in time for a relationship with Mark to blossom before they all head home?

Chasing Tess by Annette Lyon
Tess has lovingly supported her boyfriend James the past three years while he attended law school, with the promise that when he graduates they will get married. She has ran errands for him and allowed him plenty of time to fulfill school obligations. James’s parents are throwing a huge graduation party for him and he has hinted to Tess that he a special surprise for the party. At the party though, Tess is shocked when James announces he is taking a prestige internship in New York, far away from where they now live. Feeling emotional and humiliated, Tess leaves the party early. Once back at the apartment that she shares with her sister, Hope, Tess comes up with the idea to go visit her mother in California. After making arrangements, she hopes in her car and drives all night to go be with her mom and so they can also discuss James’s bad behavior. Tess arrives at her mom’s way too early in the morning to ring the bell. So she goes to the beach and turns on her phone to discover a dozen or so missed calls, a few phone messages, and several texts, all from James. After turning her phone back off Tess hears James calling her name. Has he really followed her to California? Can they make up and solve their differences, or will James just break her heart again?

Dancing at the Flea Market by Heather Justesen
Mara is meeting up with old college roommate, Anna, for a spring vacation at the beach. While on vacation, Mara meets Carter, a widower of two years that is still grieving for his wife. They quickly become friends and start falling for each other, but Mara will be heading home to North Dakota and Carter to Texas, where he is an IT guy at a university. Once home from vacation, Mara and Carter keep in touch. Texting and talking on the phone almost every day. Will Carter be able to let go of the past and the death of his beloved wife in order to completely fall in love with Mara, or will he continue to grieve and lose Mara in the process?

The Best Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden
As a kid, Madison’s dad walked out on her mom and her. Ever since, her mom’s relationships with men have been rocky and they never last and Madison has developed a fear of people leaving her. Now her mom has a new boyfriend, Grant, that is supposedly the absolute very best. So, while Madison’s friends go on vacation to Cancún, she heads home to once again check on her mom and her new boyfriend. The only problem is her mom’s new boyfriend is her latest ex-boyfriend’s uncle. This reawakens her old feelings for ex-boyfriend, Derek, but she doesn’t want to face them. Two years ago she left him because of her fear that he would leave her first. Now Derek wants to get back together with her. Will Madison run away like last time, or will she confront her fears and move back home to be with Derek?

Picture Perfect by Heather B. Moore
Since graduating from high school, Gemma has looked about the same. Right before a weekend getaway with some high school friends, Gemma cuts and dyes her hair to try to get her boyfriend’s attention. But not only does he not really like the change, he breaks up with her. For the past month, Gemma felt like her relationship with Randy had been off and the break-up helped prove that. Once on vacation, it is just Gemma, Liz, and Drew. The girls start teasing Drew when he states that he currently isn’t dating anyone and it doesn’t help when Liz tells Gemma that maybe Drew is waiting for her. Will Drew and Gemma end up getting together, or will the unexpected re-appearance of Gemma’s old boyfriend, Randy, throw a wrench into their new found relationship?

The Science of Sentiment by Aubrey Mace
Science and art teacher Rose is still smarting from the breakup with her boyfriend, Kevin a year ago. Wanting a weekend away from everything, Rose goes up into the mountains to her Grandfather’s cabin, only to find Kevin there. Although they argue, but Rose ends up staying. They have a good time together, even when they don’t always agree. Will they be able to overcome their differences and discuss what happened in their relationship a year ago, or will their relationship go downhill from here?

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About the Authors

Josie S. Kilpack

Josi S. Kilpack is the author of eighteen novels, which include women’s fiction, romance, mystery, and suspense. Her suspense novel Sheep’s Clothing won the Whitney Award for Best Mystery in 2009, and she was the Best in State Award recipient for Literary Arts in Fiction in Utah in 2012. Josi is one of the co-authors of The Newport Ladies Book Club Series (Daisy, 2012 and Shannon, 2013). Baked Alaska, the ninth book in Josie’s Sadie Hoffmiller culinary mystery series, has a release date of winter 2013.

Josi and her husband, Lee, are the parents of four children and live in Northern Utah. In addition to writing, Josi loves to read, bake, and travel. She’s completed six half marathons to date, but may never run another one, because right now she hates running.

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Annette Lyon

Annette Lyon is a Whitney Award winner, the recipient of Utah’s Best in State medal for fiction, and author of ten novels, a cookbook, and a grammar guide as well as over a hundred articles. She’s a senior editor at Precision Editing Group and cum laude graduate from BYU with a degree in English. When she’s not writing, editing, knitting, or eating chocolate, she can be found mothering and avoiding spots on the kitchen floor.

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Heather Justesen

Heather Justesen earned a BA in English Literature from Southern Utah University, where she met her husband, Bill. She worked in newspaper for several years, and they spent two years as foster parents. They now live in the little town where she grew up in Central Utah, work on their local ambulance as Advanced EMTs, and raise a cat, two dogs, and a whole slew of chickens, geese, ducks, guineas, and a tom turkey, which is very vain. When she can squeeze in the time, she gardens and bakes. She also writes serial stories for BigWorldNetwork.com, available in e-book and audio formats.

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Sarah M. Eden

Sarah M. Eden read her first Jane Austen novel in elementary school and has been addictied to historical romance ever since. An avid researcher, she loves delving deep into the details of history. She was a Whitney Award Finalist for her novels Seeking Persephone (2008) and Courting Miss Lancaster (2010).

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Heather B. Moore

Heather B. Moore is the author of nine historical thrillers, written under the pen name H.B. Moore (so men will buy her books). She’s the two-time recipient of the Best in State Award for Literary Arts in Fiction, and the two-time Whitney Award winner for Best Historical. Heather is also a co-author of The Newport Ladies Book Club series (2012), and the co-author with Angela Eschler of the inspirational Christian book, Christ’s Gift to Women. These co-authored works are written under her name (so women will buy them). Other women’s novels include Heart of the Ocean and A Timeless Romance Anthology: Winter Collection, as well as the romance novella Third Time’s the Charm: An Aliso Creek Novella.

Heather owns and manages the freelance editing company Precision Editing Group, just because she isn’t busy enough. Her editing website is www.precisioneditinggroup.com.

Heather lives in the shadow of Mt. Timpanogos, with her husband, four children, and one pretentious cat. In her spare time, Heather sleeps.

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Aubrey Mace

Aubrey Mace lives in Sandy, Utah. She attended LDS Business College and Utah State University. Aubrey has three published novels: Spare Change, which won a Whitney Award for Best Romance, My Fairy Grandmother, and Santa Maybe, which was nominated for a Whitney Award for Best Romance. She has a romantic comedy scheduled to be released with Covenant Communication in early 2014.

When she isn’t at her day job or writing, Aubrey enjoys cooking gardening, traveling, and spending time with her family. She likes dark chocolate birds, and British comedy; the order of preference changes, depending on the day.

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Review

Authors Josie S. Kilpack, Annette Lyon, Heather Justesen, Sarah M. Eden, Heather B. Moore, and Aubrey Mace have teamed up to create a fun and romantic spring vacation novella collection. Each story is filled with characters that readers will fall in love with as they work through complicated or maybe not so complicated romantic relationships. Each author has a similar, but unique style of writing from the others in this novella collection. I would recommend this novel to readers that want to get away and go on a “spring vacation” into the wonderful world of the Spring Vacation Collection.

Series: A Timeless Romance Anthology
Genre: romance; contemporary; anthology; novella; short stories
Publisher: Mirror Press
Publication date: February 1, 2013
Number of pages: 334

Other books in the series:
1-A Timeless Romance Anthology: Winter Collection
3- A Timeless Romance Anthology: Summer Wedding Collection
4- A Timeless Romance Anthology: Autumn Collection
5- A Timeless Romance Anthology: European Collection
6- A Timeless Romance Anthology: Love Letter Collection
7- A Timeless Romance Anthology: Old West Collection
8- A Timeless Romance Anthology: Summer in New York Collection
9- A Timeless Romance Anthology: Silver Bells Collection
10- A Timeless Romance Anthology: All Regency Collection
11-A Timeless Romance Anthology: California Dreamin’ Collection
12-A Timeless Romance Anthology: Annette Lyon Collection
13-A Timeless Romance Anthology: All Hallow’s Eve Collection (August, 2015)
14-A Timeless Romance Anthology: Under the Mistletoe Collection (October, 2015)
15-A Timeless Romance Anthology: Mail Order Bride Collection (February, 2016)

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Love Arrives in Pieces by Betsy St. Amant

9/2/2015

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For so long, Stella was known for her beauty. Now, with her heart stripped bare, she must discover who she really is.

Former pageant queen Stella Varland doesn’t trust beauty anymore after her divorce. Her appearance betrayed her and led to her brokenness—so instead of being beautiful, now she tries to make beautiful things, but always falls short. So she keeps her passion for her secret art to herself and focuses on her interior design work. But if she doesn’t get another job soon, she’ll be stuck living with her parents.

Contractor Chase Taylor is determined to live a life of no regrets after losing his fiancée in a car crash. Now he lives life at full speed, striving to see how much he can accomplish. He knows if he slows down, he’ll fall apart. So he returns home to Bayou Bend to renovate the town’s old theater, and is shocked to learn former flame Stella is the designer for the project.

Forced to work together, Chase and Stella battle their chemistry and their pasts as they struggle to compromise and come together on a vision for the theater. Chase doesn’t understand why Stella is such a subdued version of herself, while Stella doesn’t get Chase’s constant need for productivity and speed. Their wills clash as they attempt to hide their brokenness—and their unresolved feelings for each other—until Chase breaks through Stella’s walls and convinces her to enter her mosaic tile art in a contest.

A near catastrophe, a fire, and a small-town gossip mill finally force both Stella and Chase to realize that they have a choice—to hold on to the shards of their pasts, or surrender their fragmented pieces to the One who makes a beautiful masterpiece from the broken.

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Betsy St. Amant lives in Louisiana with her young daughter and has a heart for sharing the amazing news of God's grace through her novels. A freelance journalist, Betsy is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers. When she’s not reading, writing, or singing along to a Disney soundtrack with her daughter, Betsy enjoys inspirational speaking and teaching on the craft of writing.

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Betsy St. Ament has crafted a well-written story of life—loss, pain, forgiveness, and most of all love. This novel will touch readers’ heart’s and pull them in from page one as they follow the story of Stella and her somewhat complicated life as a previous beauty pageant queen and current interior designer. Life is not always easy and can be full of pain and suffering, as well as success. An excellently shaped storyline and characters that touch your heart will bring readers back to this heart-felt story over and over again. I would recommend it to those that enjoy contemporary-romance fiction that comes from the heart.

Genre: contemporary; romance; Christian fiction; Womens fiction
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication date: June 9, 2015
Number of pages: 320

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Miss Landon and Aubranael (Tales of Aylfenhame #1) by Charlotte E. English

9/1/2015

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Tilby, Lincolnshire, 1811. Miss Sophia Landon is the daughter of an impoverished clergyman. Her father’s health is failing fast, but who wants to marry a woman without birth, beauty or wealth? Her prospects are limited indeed - until her friendship with the town’s fae denizens earns her passage to the otherworldly realm of Aylfenhame. Could her fate truly lie beyond the shores of England?

There she meets Aubranael, a young man with a warm heart and a ruined face. In Sophy he sees the answer to his loneliness, but how can a disfigured Ayliri hope to win her heart? When a mysterious witch offers him the temporary gift of beauty, he eagerly accepts: and so begins an adventure that could change his life, and Sophy’s, forever.

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Originally from England, Charlotte now in the heart of windmill country in the Netherlands. She has a degree in Heritage, and her interests include books, crafts, cooking and social history. She likes to write whimsical, colourful tales full of character and humour.

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In a world where magic is at play, Charlotte E. English has written a story that will captivate reader’s imaginations from page one. Told from the point of view of Mister Balligumph, a troll guarding a bridge that separates the human world from the magical one, this novel is full of humans and magical creatures alike. It is a story of adventure, magic, and most of all true love. Join Miss Sophia in a magical and mystical world of wonder and awe. I would recommend this novel to readers that enjoy regency fiction, as well as fantasy.

Series: Tales of Aylfenhame
Genre: fantasy; regency
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: September 30, 2013
Number of pages: 233

A review copy of this book was provided by the author, Charlotte E. English. Contact with the Charlotte was made possible through The Books Machine.

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