Undeniably Yours and Meant to be Mine by Becky Wade-book reviews






Undeniably Yours
A Porter Family Novel, #1
May, 2013

When Meg Cole’s father dies unexpectedly, she becomes the majority shareholder of his oil company and the single inheritor of his fortune. Though Meg is soft-spoken and tenderhearted  — more interested in art than in oil — she’s forced to return home to Texas and to Whispering Creek Ranch to take up the reins of her father’s empire.

The last thing she has the patience or the sanity to deal with? Her father’s thoroughbred racehorse farm. She gives its manager, Bo Porter, six months to close the place down.

Bo’s determined to resent the woman who’s decided to rob him of his dream. But instead of anger, Meg evokes within him a profound desire to protect. The more time he spends with her, the more he longs to overcome every obstacle that separates them — her wealth, his unworthiness, her family’s outrage — and earn the right to love her.

But just when Meg begins to realize that Bo might be the one thing on the ranch worth keeping, their fragile bond is viciously broken by a force from Meg’s past. Can their love, and their belief that God can work through every circumstance, survive?

MY REVIEW:
I read this book after reading number 2 in this series. It didn’t seem to make a difference but I would have understood the characters better if I had read this one first.
Undeniably yours was a fun, southern charm,clean, romantic read. The story line flowed and kept my interest the whole time. I didn’t want to put the book down! I would definitely recommend!! In fact, I had the kindle version of this book and bought the paperback so I could read this book again. I can’t wait for book 3 in this series to come out.



Meant to Be Mine
A Porter Family Novel #2
May, 2014

Ty Porter has always been irresistible to Celia Park. All through high school–irresistible. When their paths cross again after college– still irresistible. This time, though, Ty seems to feel exactly the same way about Celia. Their whirlwind romance deposits them at a street-corner Las Vegas wedding chapel.

The next morning they wake to a marriage certificate and a dose of cold reality. Celia’s ready to be Ty’s wife, but Ty’s not ready to be her husband. He’s a professional bull rider, he lives on the road, and he’s long planned to settle down with the hometown girl he’s known since childhood.

Five and a half years pass. Celia’s buried her dreams so that she can afford to raise her daughter. Ty’s achieved all of his goals. Or thought he had, until he looks again into the eyes of the woman he couldn’t forget and into the face of the child he never knew he had.

How much will Ty sacrifice to win back Celia’s trust and prove to her that their spontaneous marriage can still become the love of a lifetime?

MY REVIEW:
I read this book before reading number 1 in this series. It didn’t seem to make a difference but I would have understood the characters better if I had read book 1 first.
This is my first book by Becky Wade and I LOVED IT!!! It was such a fun, clean, funny, romantic book. The story line was well written and kept my interest through out the entire book. I loved how realistic the characters and their problems and memories were in the book.
I immediately went on to read book 1 after finishing this one. I would definitely recommend!! In fact, I had the kindle version of this book and bought the paperback so I could read it again.

***I’m a blog book reviewer for NetGalley so I was given this digital book complimentary in exchange for an honest review on my blog and social media-all opinions are my own.***

You can check out more of Becky Wade Books here: 
http://www.beckywade.com/my_books.html

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Week 1 #ActiveLivingChallenge with @LornaJaneActive @FitApproach

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#ActiveLivingChallenge Daily Challenges for Week 1: 
August 4th: Favorite summer workout move
August 5th: Favorite healthy recipe
August 6th: What active living means to you
August 7th: Favorite place to relax/ have quiet time
August 8th: Snap a #workout sweaty selfie!
August 9th: Moving/ working out with your friends!
August 10th: Something you’re grateful for
**Recap Week 1 of the #ActiveLivingChallenge in a blog post!

#activelivingchallenge this is one of my fav #exercise moves from #jillianmichaelsbodyrevolution workout program I started this summer. It’s challenging bc I’m working on my balance as well as lifting handweights at the same time! @fitapproach @lornajaneactivewear
Day 2 of #activelivingchallenge with @fitapproach and @lornajaneactivewear >>> healthy recipe. > I made my own #zucchini (from our garden) #glutenfree bread last week because I wanted something fresh, #glutenfree with very little sugar. My first time making bread and it turned out awesome!!!! My family ate it right up!

What does active living mean to me? #activelivingchallenge >spending time with my family doing yard work, taking walks outside, playing frisbee, dvd workouts…even when there’s chores and other things to do. >> @lornajaneactivewear @fitapproach #fitfamily

#activelivingchallenge yesterday: one of my favorite places to relax is my #fitness #exercise room in my basement! I workout almost every day at 6am before the family is awake. #movenourishbelieve #activeliving @fitapproach @lornajaneactivewear

#activelivingchallenge #workout #exercise picture for today’s challenge. #movenourishbelieve #activeliving @fitapproach @lornajaneactivewear

#activelivingchallenge today is working out with friends. I #exercise at home so I love to have my hubby and two boys join me! #fitfamily #activeliving @fitapproach @lornajaneactivewear
#activelivingchallenge today is something I’m thankful for… My two precious boys! We spent the morning on Saturday running errands, school shopping, and going to lowes #buildandgrow clinic. We go to home depot and lowes 2-3 times per month for free kids building activities and we are all getting to be good builders! 😉 I love my time with them! #activeliving @fitapproach


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It Had to Be You and The Convenient Groom- book reviews

It Had to Be You (Christiansen Family, #2)It Had to Be You by Susan May Warren
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read book 3 (When I fall in love) for blog review last month and loved it so much that I wanted to read books 1 and 2.
I read this book in one night because I loved the characters and story line so much I couldn’t put it down.(I stayed up super late and had a book hangover the next day LOL)
The book mostly followed Jace and Eden’s story as well as mentioning other family characters from the other two books.
I bought a copy of this book so I could read it again and again.
“It had to be you” is a clean, romantic, religious fiction and I would highly recommend it!
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The Convenient Groom (Nantucket, #2)The Convenient Groom by Denise Hunter
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely loved this book!!
Dr Kate has always had a gift with helping other people with their relationships and then finds herself in a very difficult personal situation. She makes the best decision she thinks she can at the time and then later finds out her life is very different than she thought. Relationships and marriage take alot of work, whether you feel like you are similar or opposites.
The plot was funny, romantic and clean; and I would highly recommend it!!
It kept my interest during the entire book and I will be looking up more books by this author.
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Week 4 #jillianmichaels Body Revolution pictures and weigh in from Phase 1.

Here are my workouts from last week! Finished up 4 weeks of Jillian Michaels Body Revolution!

Monday
Day 25 squat challenge, 35 mins workout 3 Jillian Michaels, 10 mins on elliptical 
Tuesday 
35 mins workout 4 Jillian Michaels 
Wednesday 
40 mins debbymack cardio DVD with toning 
I seriously did a workout in jeans! 😉 
Thursday 
35 mins workout 3 Jillian Michaels, 10 mins on elliptical 
Friday 
35 mins workout 4 Jillian Michaels, 15 mins on elliptical 
Friday 10 min blast workout:
10 min trainer lower body 
Saturday 
25 mins cardio 1 Jillian micheals 
Saturday 10 min blast workout 
Brisk walking with training poles 

Results from Phase 1 of Jillian Michaels Body Revolution:

I LOVE it!! I love that I’m doing 4 days of weight training. I’m not using the resistance band at all but she only does 1 or 2 moves with it anyway. I feel stronger-especially in my arms! 
AND I’VE LOST SOME WEIGHT!!
I’m not having the “crazy weight loss” that Jillian says I should be having, because I’m not eating 1200 calories-I’m eating more like 1600-1700 because I’m doing 60 mins of workouts most days.
These days I’m thrilled with any weight loss!!

How about you?

On to Phase 2!!

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In Perfect Time by @SarahSundin | Enter to win a Kindle HDX and a set of books!

Don’t miss Sarah Sundin‘s hot-off-the-press novel, In Perfect Time. Publishers Weekly gives it an enthusiastic thumbs up: “Sundin excels at well-researched historical detail . . . with such accurate depictions of culture and setting that we are fully immersed in the times as well as in the story. The strength of relationships forged in war and the apprehension of God in times of trouble infuse this well-crafted novel with substance and light.”

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Sarah is celebrating the release of her book with a fun giveaway!

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  • A Kindle HDX
  • The Wings of the Nightingale Series (With Every Letter, On Distant Shores, and In Perfect Time)

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on August 24th. Winner will be announced August 25th at Sarah’s blog.

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