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Miss Wilton’s Waltz (Proper Romance Regency) by Josi S Kilpack

I really enjoyed this story! It took me a couple chapters to get involved in the story line and characters, but once I did I was hooked! Lenora was an intriguing character, especially for that time period. Most women her age were happy to marry and have a family, but Lenora was wanting to teach music at an all girls boarding school in her Aunt’s town of Bath.

I really enjoyed the main characters-Lenora, Aunt Gwen and Aiden. Aiden’s niece Catherine’s character was so well written that I felt I was right there in the story dealing with her shenanigans and drama right along side them.

Very well written, great clean regency drama and romance. I highly recommend reading it! I have read many books by this author and her writing never disappoints!

I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

About the Book:
Lenora Wilton has spent her life hiding behind the keys of her beloved pianoforte and the vibrancy of her younger sister, Cassie. But Lenora is ready for a change and travels to Bath to live with her Aunt Gwen and teach music at an all-girls boarding school. She is different in Bath more comfortable with herself and enjoys the freedom and independence of her new life there.
When Lenora meets Aiden Asher, she finds herself attracted to him, but her unexpected feelings become more complicated when she learns that Catherine Lenora s newest and most troublesome student in the school is Mr. Asher’s niece. Catherine is a difficult student, and Lenora works hard to make progress with the girl.

When the chemistry between Lenora and Aiden increases, they share a passionate kiss by the River Avon, and Lenora feels it is the beginning of a new forever until she learns that Aiden has withheld an important detail about his life that changes everything.

Lenora closes her heart to him, and Aiden, caught between his obligation and his heart, must do what he can to make amends. And Lenora, after years of hiding from everyone and everything, faces a decision only she can make.

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About the Author
Josi S. Kilpack is the author of twenty-six novels, including A Culinary Mystery series and several titles in the Proper Romance series. Her novel A Heart Revealed was a 2015 Publishers Weekly Best Romance Book of the Year. She and her husband, Lee, are the parents to four children.

“Unforgettable” by Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen

This story had a good steady plot with lots of suspense and drama. Very well written with rich details about Germany, and the history and art from that time period.

I found some parts hard to follow, but overall I enjoyed it! I liked the main characters Haley and Joshua and how they worked together to figure out what really happened to her great grandfather and who is out to hurt her so she doesn’t uncover the truth.

I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

About the book:
Haley has always admired her strong-willed great-grandmother Grisa. The woman survived the disappearance of her husband and thrived after her immigration to America at the beginning of World War II. But when a shocking telephone call from a detective in Germany turns Haley’s life upside down in an instant, she finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about her heritage. The body of Ulrich Krauss has been found, and the renowned toymaker and artist has a shocking connection to Haley: he is her great-grandfather—not missing, but murdered. Now, at the request of her ailing great-grandmother, Haley travels to Germany to seek answers. What she finds instead are more questions and a growing sense of danger dogging her every step. Protection appears in the form of Joshua, an attractive man from Haley’s past who is in Germany on business. Together the pair embarks on an emotional quest for the truth, only to discover that a generations-old plot is very much alive, and there are those as determined as ever to keep the facts surrounding Ulrich’s death hidden—even if it means silencing his great-granddaughter for good.

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Biography
Award-winning author, Ronda Hinrichsen (also writing as Kathleen Marks) and her family own a small farm located between the beautiful Rocky Mountains and the Great Salt Lake where she regularly sees eagles, hawks, owls, and ducks. Lots of ducks. She is the author of independently and traditionally published non-fiction, romantic suspense and speculative books as well as numerous magazine articles and stories for children and adults. She also enjoys teaching about writing in conference and classroom settings. To learn more about Ronda, visit her website at rondahinrichsen.com.

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“Storm Front” (Montana Rescue #5) by Susan May Warren

This is such an incredible book and series! I absolutely love this author and her writing style and all the plots and characters she comes up with for her stories.

“Storm Front” is book 5 of the Montana Rescue series. I have read all of the books and in order, but they can be read as stand alone books. I prefer to read them in order for character and relationship development.

This was a great, fast pace story with lots of drama and some romance. Warning: once you pick this book up, you won’t be able to stop so be prepared to read this all in one sitting. 😉 I can’t wait to read more books in this series. The Peak Rescue Team is a great team of friends and family who are loyal and have a strong connection to each other and to helping others around them. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

About the Book:
A tornado has destroyed a small Minnesota community and among the missing are not only a group of students but PEAK Rescue team leader Chet King. Ty Remington will stop at nothing to rescue his mentor, not even when the girl he loved–and lost–walks back into his life. But Brette needs his help more than he knows, despite her stubborn determination to push him away. And when he gets a second chance, loving her just might cost him more than he can imagine.

A blogger for Vortex Storm Chasers, Brette Arnold didn’t expect her adventures to land her in the same place as Ty, the guy who she walked–no, ran–from over a year ago. She had her reasons–good ones. The kind that tell her that falling for him again would only lead to heartache. But Ty isn’t the kind of man to give up–not on the missing students, or on her.

Life and love hang in the balance in Susan May Warren’s breathless story of holding on to hope during a deadly summer of storms.

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“Everything She Wants” by Sarah Alva

I really enjoyed this sweet story! Lucy deals with real issues with being engaged to a man who she isn’t sure is right for her, but is the perfect match on paper. She tries to do whats right and to be a good christian mormon girl but doesn’t know what her life and future will hold. While escaping her present life drama, Lucy meets airplane pilot Emerson while heading to London with some girl friends.

Emerson has had his share of issues and grief and after many years decides its time to go back to church. Through out the book he struggles with his faith and desire to stay away from women and alcohol so he can be a better christian man.

As Lucy and Emerson continue to run into each other in London, they hit it off and enjoy talking and spending time together. I really liked their chemistry and how their friendship blossomed.

This story had a good steady pace with laughs, drama and romance. I liked that the story continued past their London vacation. I read this book in one night because I really enjoyed it and wanted to see if it had a “happily ever after” ending.

Christian, LDS specific romance fiction book. I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

About the Book:
Lucy Kappal can’t figure out why she doesn’t want to marry her sometimes-boyfriend, Charles. After all, he’s perfect on paper: a returned missionary, elders quorum president, a professor at BYU. Instead of giving Charles an answer to his unexpected marriage proposal, she boards the next flight to London only to fall at the feet of the handsome pilot. The encounter leaves her heart pounding in a way it never has with Charles, and she becomes even more smitten when she sees the pilot again at her hotel.
Emerson James is in London to deposit the last of his mother’s ashes in Kensington Gardens. And after a fifteen-year absence, he is attempting to return to the Church as a way to find peace with his mother’s death. But the Church’s culture feels foreign, and he’s about to give up on ever becoming a “good Mormon” when he meets Lucy in the hotel lobby.

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Biography
Sarah Alva lives in Salt Lake City but calls Arizona home. She graduated from the University of Arizona with degrees in creative writing and political science. In college, she once told a creative writing class she wanted to grow up and be a stay-in-bed mom. She is almost living that dream as a mom to two little boys who don’t like naps or sleeping in as much as she does. When Sarah’s not busy doing mom or wife things, she enjoys reading romance novels in excess, shopping online, and listening to National Public Radio. You can find her on social media at facebook.com/sarah.alva, @writerlysarah, or at sarahalva.com.

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