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Not Over You (Prosperity Ranch Book 3) by Heather B. Moore

I have now read all three books in the Prosperity Ranch series and I have greatly enjoyed them all. I have loved getting to know the Prosper family, their ranch, triumphs and struggles over the past three books.

This story focuses on Knox-the prodigal son as he comes back to town to face the people he wronged and had left behind. I enjoyed reading about his personal growth and his friendship with Jana. I loved all the characters and really liked Jana’s courage and how she dealt with her family.

Quick, easy reading-really enjoyed! Clean, contemporary fiction full of laughter, tears, regrets, forgiveness and love.

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

About the Book
He left her behind. She’s spent years ignoring him. But some things can never be forgotten.
Knox Prosper knows he can never go back in time and correct his mistakes, so he has to find a way to move forward, and start a new life. Become a better man, and a father, if only for his young daughter. His regrets have taught him to simplify and to focus on what’s real and important. Returning to his hometown to ride in the rodeo gives him a chance to spend time with his daughter and to continue mending bridges with the rest of his family. But what he doesn’t expect is to run into Jana Harris—the first woman he loved—the woman who faded from his life years before because Knox continued to mess up one thing after another. Someone as good and as sweet as Jana is the last person he deserves. Hope is dangerous. And hope can break his heart once again. Yet Jana might be the one person with the power to redeem his past once and for all.

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About the Author

Heather B. Moore is a USA Today bestselling author of more than fifty publications. Her historical novels and thrillers are written under pen name H.B. Moore. She writes women’s fiction, romance and inspirational non-fiction under Heather B. Moore. This can all be confusing, so her kids just call her Mom. Heather attended Cairo American College in Egypt, the Anglican School of Jerusalem in Israel, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University in Utah. Heather is represented by Dystel, Goderich, and Bourret.

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Reunion at the Shore (The Off Season Book 2) by Lee Tobin McClain

Small town romance, easy to read story about second chances and love.

Although the author touches on life alternating events like divorce, teenage peer pressure, drama, drugs and suicide; I found it realistic, heartwarming and hopeful.

Ria and Drew try to co-parent after their divorce for the sake of their girls but find it hard with the different family and extended family dynamics and traditions.

I enjoyed reading this clean contemporary romance-perfect for weekend reading. The characters and story line were engaging and kept my interest.

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

ABOUT THE BOOK:
Ria and Drew Martin’s chemistry had always kept their marriage together—until suddenly it didn’t. Now a single mom, hotel manager Ria is at a loss when one of her teen daughters starts spiraling. Panicked, she calls on her estranged ex-husband for backup, but she’s not prepared for the man he’s become—or the unresolved emotions that still linger between them.

After his divorce, Drew pulled away from everyone when he lost his eyesight and his job on the police force. Now that he’s realized how much his daughters need their dad, Drew is determined to make things up to them. He’s less sure where he stands with Ria. They had real reasons for ending their marriage, but they’ve both changed during their time apart. And being with her again in the place where they first fell in love brings back memories of all that they once had. Can they overcome their past to reunite their family, this time forever?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
USA TODAY bestselling author Lee Tobin McClain watched Dr. Zhivago way too young and developed a lifelong passion for angsty romance. When she’s not writing, she’s probably FaceTiming with her college-age daughter, mediating battles between her goofy goldendoodle and her rescue cat, or teaching aspiring writers in Seton Hill University’s MFA program. She is probably not cleaning her house. For more about Lee, visit her website at www.leetobinmcclain.com.

“A Change of Fortune” by Traci Hunter Abramson

I have ready many, if not all, of this author’s published books because she is an amazing writer and this book didn’t disappoint. It was easy to read with great characters and engaging story line.

I liked Brooke’s business sense and how she managed her finances and made decisions, even when it threatened to jeopardize her new relationship. I read this book in one day because I had to know what would happen and if Brooke would ever get her “happily ever after”.

Clean contemporary romance-highly recommend! I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

ABOUT THE BOOK:
Law student Brooke Sherman leads an enviable life, with an impressive education, a prestigious internship, and an ambitious boyfriend who any girl on campus would love to date. But one phone call shatters everything: her father, the optimistic man who insists on buying lottery tickets and dreaming big, has terminal cancer. Desperate to get home and predictably unable to rely on her boyfriend, Brooke finds an unlikely hero in the form of her classmate.
Jason Ramsey has had a crush on his study partner Brooke for months, but he’d never encroach on someone else’s girlfriend even if the guy doesn’t treat her the way she deserves. But when he learns of Brooke’s father’s diagnosis, Jason steps up to help however he can. In the weeks and months following, Jason is Brooke’s rock, and after Brooke’s breakup, Jason becomes much more than just a friend. But even as they plan for a future together, things get complicated: Brooke’s father had a dying wish, that his daughter buy one last lottery ticket. She never dreamed that fulfilling that wish would jeopardize a future with the man she loves.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Traci Hunter Abramson was born in Arizona, where she lived until moving to Venezuela for a study-abroad program. After graduating from Brigham Young University, she worked for the Central Intelligence Agency for several years, eventually resigning in order to raise her family. She credits the CIA with giving her a wealth of ideas for suspense novels as well as the skills needed to survive her children’s teenage years. She has gone on to write a number of bestselling suspense novels that have consistently been nominated as Whitney Award finalists. She considers shoes an optional accessory which became evident when she won her first three Whitney Awards in 2013 (Code Word), 2014 (Deep Cover), and 2016 (Failsafe.) Safe House won Whitney Awards for both the mystery/suspense category as well as 2017 Adult Novel of the Year. She currently lives in Virginia with her family where she enjoys sports, travel, writing, and coaching high school swimming. Follow Traci on BookBub at https://www.bookbub.com/profile/traci-hunter-abramson and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/tracihabramson/

Rakes and Roses (Proper Romance Regency) by Josi S. Kilpack

Another win for the Mayfield Family Regency Romance series! I really liked the main character Lady Sabrina and her determination to make a better life for herself and to give and serve others. I liked her philosophy with helping others with rules and expectations, and not just giving out free handouts.

This story was easy to read with great characters. Very engaging story line with some drama, especially with Harry Stillman. He was very funny and caring once he got serious about life and was sober.

These books can be read as stand alone books, but previous characters are mentioned which makes it more engaging and fun if you read them in order. I can’t say enough good things about this series! I definitely recommend this funny, never stuffy “proper regency” book!

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

ABOUT THE BOOK:
A Mayfield Family Romance – Vol. 3 in the standalone series

Lady Sabrina endured an abusive marriage, a miscarriage, and early widowhood to emerge as a smart, successful, confident woman who found a way to make her mark in a man’s world. She has friends and purpose, but cannot hide from the emptiness she feels when the parties are over and the friends have gone home to families she will never have.

Harry Stillman may be charming and handsome, but he’s a gambler and a rake who has made a mockery of his privileges. He turns to the mysterious Lord Damion for financial relief from his debts, but still ends up beaten nearly senseless by thugs and left in an alley.

When Lady Sabrina comes upon Harry after the attack, she remembers the kindness Harry once showed to her six years ago and brings him to her estate to heal. Though their relationship begins on rocky footing, it soon mellows into friendship, then trust. But Lady Sabrina needs to keep Harry at a distance, even if he is becoming the kind of man worthy of her heart. After all, she is keeping a secret that, if exposed, could destroy everything she’s so carefully built.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Josi S. Kilpack is the bestselling author of several Proper Romance and Proper Romance Historical series and a Cozy Culinary Mystery series. Her books, A Heart Revealed and Lord Fenton’s Folly; were Publishers Weekly Best Romance Books of the Year. She and her husband, Lee, are the parents of four children.

“The Trustworthy One” (Walnut Creek Series #4) by Shelley Shepard Gray

I have read the other books in this series and really enjoyed them and getting to know “the 8”-a group of close knit friends from high school. Each book focuses on a couple of the kids from this group which includes flashbacks of high school, growing up and present day. Although this is a series, they can be read as stand along books.

This is not a light-hearted Amish read. This story deals with issues like addiction, neglect, severe abuse, depression, suicide and bullying. Despite all that, it was still enjoyable to read and realistic and emotional. The characters and town were great to read about and kept my interest from beginning to end.

I really liked the main character Kendra and her desire to improve her life and not let her past define her. I liked that although she let go of the anger and bitterness of the past, she didn’t just simply forgive and move on. In my opinion, that’s not realistic…especially with trauma and abuse victims. I believe a person can heal and move on without telling an abuser that they “forgive” them-Christian or not.

I liked Nate’s true remorse and persistence to make amends and help Kendra and her family. He was a great character and it was nice to see the maturity and responsibility.

I am sad to see this series end and I look forward to reading more books by this author. Her writing and books over the years has definitely changed my opinion of Amish Christian books.

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

About the Book:
Kendra Troyer always knew she would leave Walnut Creek the first chance she got. When she was accepted into design school, she tried her best not to look back at the four siblings she was abandoning, but ahead to Columbus, where she was determined to stay—far away from her abusive home and far away from Nate Miller, the boy she vowed to despise for the rest of her life.

Though she suffered through dark times in Columbus, Kendra found her faith in the Lord again, and years later, when she learned one of her good friends had died, she realized it was time to go home to those she left behind.

Back in Walnut Creek, Kendra has a life she never could have imagined: her own design shop, a pretty little house, and a tight-knit group of friends. After she settles down, though, unexpected visitors come knocking and dark memories begin to resurface. Complicating things even further is the ever-present Nate Miller, who now owns the hardware store two doors down and whose very presence stirs in Kendra a fierce need to turn away and hide from her past. But Nate is persistent in setting things right between them.

As Kendra tries to come to terms with the anger she holds from her childhood, will she be able to open her heart to forgiveness and find the comfort she has always longed for in Walnut Creek?

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About the Author
A practicing Lutheran, Shelley Shepard Gray is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than eighty novels, translated into multiple languages. In her years of researching the Amish community, she depends on her Amish friends for gossip, advice, and cinnamon rolls. She lives in Colorado with her family and writes full time.