My New Release Review of
The Christmas Company
by Alys Murray
File Size: 4498 KB
Print Length: 298 pages
Publisher: Hallmark Publishing
Publication Date: October 16, 2018
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B07HQZ4CKG
Publisher’s Description:
She’s out to save her town
from a real-life Scrooge…
The small town of Miller’s Point is known across the country for their annual Dickensian Christmas festival. When the celebration is threatened by Clark Woodward, a miserly, big-city businessman, Kate Buckner steps up to save her hometown, their traditions, and her favorite holiday. But, along the way, she realizes that the man she’s trying to protect her town from might need some rescuing of his own.
With a lot of heart and a little Christmas magic, Kate is convinced she can teach Clark to love her favorite holiday. But can such different people learn to open up and love each other?
My Thoughts:
I so enjoy this time of year when we are introduced to a plethora of holiday books and movies. This one is likely to end up being both since it is a Hallmark book although there isn’t a movie yet.
This book is a feel good mixture of a modern version of Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol” and Dr. Seuss “The Grinch”.
Like all of the Hallmark stories it is both sweet and a little sad.
This delightful Christmas romance is sweet and consuming. With it’s believable characters and well written, flowing story this is a very nice Christmas read.I gave this book 4.25 of 5.0 stars for storyline and characterization. It is after all somewhat predictable being based on beloved Christmas tales.
I received a complimentary digital ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley to read.
This in no way affected my opinions which were freely given and my own.
The Perfect Duke
Georgians Beyond the Pale Book 2
by Dawn Ireland
File Size: 1497 KB
Print Length: 328 pages
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing, LLC
Publication Date: March 11, 2013
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Language: English
ASIN: B00BT0NGOC
Digital List Price: $3.99
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Synopsis:
Known as The Marble Duke amongst the Ton, Garret Weston, the Duke of Kendal sets himself apart from his peers. Nothing will hinder his guilt-driven attempt to become a perfect duke. Nothing that is, save the alluring and imaginative betrothed he’d thought dead. His intended believes-of all things-that she is a Vicar’s daughter. The “perfect” duke needs a “perfect” duchess, but how was he to discern her suitability? Employing her as a governess to his niece seemed like an ideal solution. But whose “suitability” is being tested? His betrothed refuses to see he is beyond redemption. And most grievous of all, she stirs his blood, making him forget what’s important.
Cara believes fairy tales really can come true, until she meets the unrelenting and arrogant Duke of Kendal. He looks like a Prince, but acts like a Beast. Why must he challenge her at every turn? Her greatest peril is her attraction to the vulnerable, seductive man behind the title. A match between them would be impossible. But can she show him, without losing her heart, that “perfect” is in the eye of the beholder?
Coffee and Ghosts 1
Must Love Ghosts
The Complete First Season
by Charity Tahmaseb
File Size: 4353 KB
Print Length: 240 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Collins Mark Books
Publication Date: October 3, 2015
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Language: English
ASIN: B015VOROGM
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Synopsis:
Katy and her grandmother have always used coffee to catch ghosts. It pays the bills and keeps them in high-end beans. But after her grandmother dies and a rival ghost hunter moves to town, Katy fears things will never be the same.
She’s right.
From a beguiling and charismatic ghost whisperer to her new partner’s ghost swallowing brother and even a (short) stint behind bars, Katy navigates her new reality, uncertain her skills are equal to the tasks at hand. But are these things mere distractions–or do they hide something darker, far more sinister, something that has a long-held vendetta against Katy?
To survive, Katy must uncover an ancient secret. She must brew her very best Kona blend. She will need to rely on unexpected and unpredictable allies.
To survive, she will need to trust what’s in her heart.
Coffee Ghosts is a cozy paranormal mystery/romance serial told over five episodes. This series bundle contains all five episodes.
- Episode 1: Ghost in the Coffee Machine
- Episode 2: Giving Up the Ghosts
- Episode 3: The Ghost Whisperer
- Episode 4: Gone Ghost
- Episode 5: Must Love Ghosts
The Golden Rose of Scotland
The Ladies of Lore Book 2
by Marisa Dillon
File Size: 1439 KB
Print Length: 292 pages
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing, LLC
Publication Date: November 22, 2017
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Language: English
ASIN: B077678SYH
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Synopsis:
When poisonings are an everyday occurrence, healer Rosalyn Macpherson must be ready with an antidote. Unless it’s for the English Lord who means to claim her clan’s Highland castle.
What’s in a name? Everything, for Lord Lachlan de Leverton, a charismatic English aristocrat. He’ll break the law to sever his ties to his notorious family. But first, he must secure the deed to Fyvie Castle before the feisty Scottish lass wins it.
Because of their conflicting claims, Rosalyn and Lachlan are ordered to appear in Edinburgh’s royal court, and in an unusual twist of fate, they are assigned as guardians, rather than prisoners, to a caravan carrying the Golden Rose, a papal gift for the King of Scots.
When the royal decree becomes a forced union between the two, it’s not the remedy Rosalyn had hoped for, but by now she doesn’t hate this Englishman quite as much.
Before the knot is tied, the Rose is stolen and Lachlan’s suspected of the crime. Rosalyn then faces the hardest decision yet. Must she sacrifice her precious Philosophers Stone or the land she loves, or both, to save him?