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Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for The Heartfelt Formula by Leslie Kirby DeVooght, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: The Heartfelt Formula
Author: Leslie Kirby DeVooght
Publisher: Lanier Price Publishing
Release Date: October 22, 2026
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Women’s Fiction/Romantic Comedy

After another breakup, Atlanta attorney Hope Elliot decides to stop waiting for her happily-ever-after and write it herself. Inspired by her beloved Christmas romance movies, Hope crafts The Heartfelt Formula: a foolproof plan including snowball fights, cookie baking, and a perfectly timed first kiss.

Trading the big city for coastal Georgia, Hope sets out to find her small-town soulmate. But the actors in her carefully plotted scenes keep shuffling—especially when Brennan Taylor, her ambitious co-counsel continues to fill in for Cole Walker, the carefree furniture maker, who Hope cast as her hero.

Between courtroom drama, a mismatched leading man, and a mistletoe mishap, Hope must decide if she’ll trust her formula or accept a plot twist that might leave her all alone, or perhaps, with the happiest ending of all.

A faith-filled romantic comedy for anyone who believes love, like Christmas, can still surprise you.

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MY REVIEW

Hope is obsessed with happily ever after holiday romance movies and wants her life to be the same. After having another bad experience in the romance department, she comes up with the perfect “Heartfelt Formula” to meet a guy and fall in love just like the movies. Hope reunites with her Attorney friend Brennan at her stepdad’s firm and he reluctantly helps her with her formula for love.

This was a cute story with lots of laughs and great characters! I felt like Hope was overly dramatic at times, but I had to remember that she’s in her early 30s and didn’t have much life experience. I liked that this story included elements of faith with trusting God for the future and not trying to control every aspect of our lives. Although Hope was flawed in her romance thinking, she was very passionate about helping clients especially those who are too poor to help themselves. This was a clean holiday romance, fun to read!

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions and views expressed are my own.

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Tour Giveaway

(2) winners will each receive a Coastal Christmas ornament, plus signed copies of Taking a Second Shot, Stealing Magnolias, and The Heartfelt Formula!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight October 21, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on October 28, 2026. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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Nowhere to Hide: Marshals of Montana by Kathi Oram Peterson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a great, steady pace suspense with clean romance!

I enjoyed getting to know Deputy Marshal Olivia and her witness Dustin who is placed in U.S. Marshal protection after witnessing the death of his brother by the mob. Lots of twists around the holiday season as they try to stay alive wondering who can help them and why their location keeps being compromised. The holiday setting and blizzard conditions made for a good story along with character dynamics.

I enjoyed this Marshals of Montana story and recommend it if you like on the edge of your seat, clean suspense! I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions and views expressed are my own.

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Defending the Innocent Target by Carol J. Post
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved reading this book which is book 5 in the Canine Defense series. Easy to read with lots of suspense and drama. I loved the K-9 dog elements in this story.

Brandi inherits a home in New Orleans, Louisiana from a grandmother she never knew existed. She travels to the tiny community of Belle Chasse along the Mississippi River where she meets her neighbor Isaac and his canine dog Dakota.

After several attempts on her life, she begins to question whether her Florida stalker Ricky has found her or if it’s related to her grandmother and inheritance of the house.

Clean suspense and great storyline and characters. I can’t wait to read book 6 in the canine defense series about Brandee‘s brother Bryson.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions and views expressed are my own.

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Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for The Mistletoe Baby by Heidi Main, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: The Mistletoe Baby
Series: Home to Evermore Ranch Series
Author: Heidi Main
Publisher: Love Inspired
Release Date: September 29, 2026
Genre: Contemporary Christian Romance

They both long for a true home.
Can the holidays bring opposites together?

Saving his family’s Texas ranch is former bull rider Reggie Evermore’s Christmas wish. And he’s sure socialite Natalie Patterson can help him plan the perfect event to bring in cash. Pregnant, recently divorced and ready to prove her independence, Natalie needs a paycheck and a place to stay. So she accepts Reggie’s job offer. But planning a fundraiser is harder than attending them! When Reggie learns the truth, he’s less than happy. Can they work through their differences to transform the ranch and give love a chance to grow?

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MY REVIEW

I enjoyed reading this heartwarming, family centered, holiday romance story! I liked getting to know Natalie as she navigated her new life as divorced, pregnant, and ready to make it on her own. She starts to work at Paradise Guest Ranch and gets to know Reggie, Mama Jean and others.

Both Reggie and Natalie struggle with trust especially after being burned by past family relationships. They both work together to come up with ideas on how to raise money for the ranch while learning to trust in each other and their community around them.

I loved this sweet, feel-good Holiday story!

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions and views expressed are my own.

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Tour Giveaway

(1) winner will receive a signed copy of The Mistletoe Baby, a $20 Amazon gift card, an ornament, and a tote bag!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight October 12, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on October 19, 2026. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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Welcome to the Blog Tour for The Glades by Angela Hunt, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: The Glades
Author: Angela Hunt
Publisher: Hunt Haven Press
Release Date: October 13, 2026
Genre: Suspense Thriller

When Katherine Armstrong arranges a birthday weekend on her husband’s private island in the Everglades, she plans for everything: the guest list, the menu, the flowers, the careful distance between herself and the dark water beyond the dock.

She does not plan for the storm.

By nightfall, the power is gone, the mainland is unreachable, and something in the mangrove shadows has begun to move. Katherine has spent years building a life that looks flawless from the outside. Now, with her children beside her and the water on every side, she will have to decide what that life was actually worth.

Sixty years earlier, a World War II veteran named Conrad Boone made a decision on these same waters — one that seemed containable, even necessary, at the time. He passed the consequence of that decision to his family. They learned to live with it. And the island learned to keep its secrets.

Until the storm.

The Glades moves between a Florida that no longer exists and a Florida that is drowning in its own inheritance, between a man who thought he could manage what he’d done and a woman who never knew there was anything to manage. What lives beneath the water has been patient for sixty years.

It will not be patient much longer.

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MY REVIEW

I could not stop reading this Florida Everglades thriller story-Jurassic Park meets Nile Crocodiles!  I love visiting my family in Florida and this story was one of my worst nightmares come true!

The chapters go back and forth between present day and the late 1950s when Connie, who is known for being the best guide in the everglades, meets Victor Armstrong. Victor wants Connie to become his caretaker of Armstrong Island and help him raise his imported (secret) Nile Crocodiles. Over the years we see how Connie learns and takes care of the family of 4 Niles and then eventually his son Micco takes over as caregiver. Three generations of Armstrongs come and go from the Island where the present-day story picks up.

Micco and his granddaughter Yuna are trapped on the Island with Mrs. Armstrong, her kids and friends. After a deadly storm comes through, they have to figure out how to survive the crocodiles lurking underneath and make it back off the Island alive.

This fast paced, clean thriller was AMAZING and hard to put down! I really enjoyed reading it and getting to know the characters and how the Everglades helped shape their futures and beliefs.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions and views expressed are my own.

About the Author

Christy-Award winner Angela Hunt writes for readers who have learned to expect the unexpected in novels from this versatile author. With nearly six million copies of her books sold worldwide, she is the best-selling author of more than 160 works ranging from picture books (The Tale of Three Trees) to novels and nonfiction.

Now that her two children are grown, Angie and her husband live in Florida with Very Big Dogs (a direct result of watching Sandlot too many times). This affinity for mastiffs has not been without its rewards–one of their dogs was featured on Live with Regis and Kelly as the second-largest canine in America. Their dog received this dubious honor after an all-expenses-paid trip to Manhattan for the dog and the Hunts, complete with VIP air travel and a stretch limo in which they toured New York City. Afterward, the dog gave out paw-tographs at the airport.

When she’s not home writing, Angie often travels to teach writing workshops at schools and writers’ conferences. And to talk about her dogs, of course.

Readers may visit her web site at www.angelahuntbooks.com.

Tour Giveaway

(1) winner will receive a $50 Amazon gift card!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight October 13, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on October 20, 2026. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. No delivery restrictions. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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