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I LOVE to read and I’m so excited for some upcoming book releases this year! Obviously this is not an inclusive list but it’s a list of the books I know about right not and can’t wait to read for 2019!

Code of Valor (Blue Justice) Paperback – January 1, 2019 – by Lynette Eason

Vow of Justice (Blue Justice) Paperback – August 6, 2019 – by Lynette Eason

Cold Dawn: (Cold Harbor Book 7)- January 27, 2019 by Susan Sleeman

Breach of Trust (Atlanta Justice) Paperback – February 5, 2019 – by Rachel Dylan

Secrets at Cedar Cabin (A Lavender Tides Novel) Paperback – January 22, 2019 – by Colleen Coble

Deadly Intentions Paperback – August 6, 2019 – by Lisa Harris

Strands of Truth Hardcover – September 10, 2019 by Colleen Coble

Jules is the sister to Joe, Ash and Wynn who are main characters in books 1-3. I love reading about the Sheehan family and I hope there are more to this series! There is so much love, fun times, and real life situations portrayed in every book.

After the death of her friend Glory; Jules is granted custody of her 2 young girls. However, Glory’s brother Cam comes back into town from traveling abroad and wants custody of the girls as well. Cam and Glory had a terrible upbringing and it’s hard for Cam to want to trust and love others. Jules and Cam have to decide if they are going to work together for the good of the girls or remain apart.

The author did a beautiful job of expressing emotions of grief and personal love & acceptance.

The kindle version will be available Feb 1st and the paperback version will be available January 15th.

I highly recommend this book and this entire series! This will be a set of books that I keep on my bookshelf to read again and again! I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

About the Book:
Falling for her convenient groom
Family Blessings lead to new beginnings
Jules Sheehan will do anything to keep custody of the two orphaned girls in her care—including a marriage of convenience with their uncle. Cam Quinn crosses the globe as a travel writer, but he’s ready to settle down. Now tough, tender Jules is offering the home he’s secretly longed for. Can this marriage in name only become a family of the heart?

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Biography
Award-winning author Stephanie Dees lives in small-town Alabama with her family, two spoiled dogs, and a very bossy cat. A Southern girl through and through, she loves sweet tea, SEC football, corn on the cob and air conditioning.

Wynn returns home to Alabama to live with her mom, Joe and Ash who are main characters in the other 2 previous books. I love reading about the Sheehan family and I hope there are more to this series! There is so much love, fun times, and real life situations portrayed in every book.

Wynn never wanted to return to her small town-she always had big dreams of making a difference in a big town. However, after being betrayed and finding herself pregnant; she returns home to a place of safety, love and acceptance. She runs into her old friend Latham who she cared about a long time ago but things have since changed.

I loved both characters, especially Latham! He wasn’t afraid to love and accept Wynn regardless of her condition! Wynn’s love and desire to help others, especially Latham’s grandpa was very admirable and sweet. I loved reading about the previous characters and foster kids mentioned in the other 2 books.

I highly recommend this book and this entire series! This will be a set of books that I keep on my bookshelf to read again and again! I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

About the Book:
He wanted roots. She chose career.
Can a baby bring them back together?
Wynn Sheehan planned to change the world—not return to Alabama alone and pregnant. Her life is in shambles, but at least she can help take care of Latham Grant’s ailing grandpa. Latham isn’t ready to trust the woman who eagerly left him and their small town behind. But can they ignore the spark rekindled by unexpected Family Blessings?

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Biography
Award-winning author Stephanie Dees lives in small-town Alabama with her family, two spoiled dogs, and a very bossy cat. A Southern girl through and through, she loves sweet tea, SEC football, corn on the cob and air conditioning.

Jordan Conley moves to Albama after her twin sister Claire inherits a mansion (later turned into a foster home) and marries Joe from book 1. I love reading about the Sheehan family and I hope there are more to this series! There is so much love, fun times, and real life situations portrayed in every book.

Jordan becomes a foster parent just like her sister and picks up her first child at the beginning of the book; a little boy named Levi. Unfortunately Levi has been very abused and malnourished and it takes a long time for him to trust Jordan and to make physical and emotional progress. It hurt my heart so much to read about his condition and his brief upbringing with his biological parents.

Jordan turns to Dr. Ash (brother to Joe, Claire’s new husband) for assistance with Levi’s medical needs and they immediately hit it off. I loved hearing about this progress with Levi and I loved reading about Joe and Claires new life as well and all the foster children.

I highly recommend this book and this entire series! This will be a set of books that I keep on my bookshelf to read again and again! I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

About the Book:
A Family to Call Her Own
After becoming a foster parent to a young boy, equine therapist Jordan Conley’s life gets turned upside down. Little Levi is in need of an exceptional pediatrician, which means seeking help from Dr. Ash Sheehan—a man that, despite her heart-pounding crush, isn’t her type. Her life is horses and hay, and she can’t imagine the suit-clad doctor in a pair of cowboy boots. As a confirmed bachelor, Ash has never been nervous around women, but there’s something about Jordan that flusters him, and working closely together doesn’t help. The last thing he’s looking for is long-term romance. But the more involved he gets, the more he wishes they could stay together…always.

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Biography
Award-winning author Stephanie Dees lives in small-town Alabama with her family, two spoiled dogs, and a very bossy cat. A Southern girl through and through, she loves sweet tea, SEC football, corn on the cob and air conditioning.

This is the start of the “Family Blessings” series which focuses on the Sheehan family, their extended family, friends and town members. I love reading about the Sheehan family and I hope there are more to this series! There is so much love, fun times, and real life situations portrayed in every book.

In this first book we are introduced to Joe, his mom, and angry daughter Amelia who is abandoned suddenly by her mom on Joe’s doorstep. Clair Conley moves into town after inheriting a mansion and has dreams to turn it into a foster home and equestrian therapy.

Claire receives major push back from town members about providing a safe haven for troubled and neglected foster kids; but with the help of Joe, Bertie and Amelia her dream is finally coming true. Claire is able to reach out to many town members, including Joe’s daughter; to show them how a safe place, equestrian therapy and animals can help heal a person.

I highly recommend this book and this entire series! This will be a set of books that I keep on my bookshelf to read again and again! I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

About the Book:
A Place to Call Home
Lawman Joe Sheehan is desperate to bond with the daughter he’s just discovered he has. But as a virtual stranger to twelve-year-old Amelia, the task seems impossible. Until Claire Conley moves to town. A social worker renovating a mansion into a foster home, Claire is the first person to get through to Amelia. Falling for the single dad was not on Claire’s to-do list. But with Joe and Amelia around, the house finally starts to feel like home. Claire’s ready to fight to convince Joe that together they’ve done more than fix a house…they’ve built a family.

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Biography
Award-winning author Stephanie Dees lives in small-town Alabama with her family, two spoiled dogs, and a very bossy cat. A Southern girl through and through, she loves sweet tea, SEC football, corn on the cob and air conditioning.