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Endless Mercy is the second book in the Treasures of Nome series. I am really enjoying this series. The authors separately write wonderful books and together they are just dynamic!
Life is hard in Nome,Alaska for three red-headed sisters whose mother has died recently, believe their father has died and live with a grandfather who has health problems.
They have one thing going for them, their musical talent which they have received from their beautiful mother. Playing and singing a few nights a week brings them money to survive.
This is the youngest sister Madysen’s story. She does seem a bit naive for 21 but she is a sweetheart, don’t let that fool you though. All of the Powell sisters have the gumption and fierceness that goes along with being a red-head and family first and foremost always wins out.
Madysen loves her family,her music,her Lord and her sheep.
Raising them isn’t easy and it can get down right messy but it brings in some much needed cash with the cheese and milk from these animals.
Will her head be turned by a make it big producer who promises her marriage and wealth from her singing if she’ll just leave Nome? Will she be able to leave her family behind and the attentions from someone she sees as genuine after her affections?
The book is so aptly named. Wonderful life lessons in this book. Though it’s not always easy to do we should give endless mercy as we ask for the same.
Love this series. I recommend you read it in order.

Published January 5th 2021
I was given a complimentary copy of this book.
All opinions expressed are my own.

GoodReads Synopsis

Madysen Powell has always been a forgiving person, but when her supposedly dead father shows up in Nome, Alaska, her gift for forgiveness is tested. With the recent loss of her mother, she searches for answers, leaning on Granny Beaufort, a neighbor in town, who listens with a kind heart. Still, Madysen is restless and dreams of performing her music around the world. The arrival of a traveling show could prove just the chance she needs, and the manager promises more than she ever dreamed.

Daniel Beaufort arrives in Nome, searching for his own answers after the gold rush leaves him with only empty pockets. Still angry about the death of his loved ones, he longs to start fresh but doesn’t have high hopes until he ends up helping at the Powell dairy making cheese. Drawn to the beautiful redhead with big dreams, will deceptions from the past tear apart any hope for the future?

About The Author

Websitehttp://traciepeterson.com
GenreHistorical Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Romance

Tracie Peterson is a bestselling author who writes in both historical and contemporary genres. Her novels reveal her love for research as well as her strong desire to develop emotionally meaningful characters and stories for her readers. Tracie and her family live in Montana.

pen name: Janelle Jamison

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A Plus One for Murder is the first book in a new series, A Friend for Hire. I really enjoyed it a lot and though I’ve read other books by this author I think this may be my favorite so far. Entrepreneur Emma Westlake runs a travel agency scheduling client’s dream vacations until that venture goes belly up. Talking to her elderly lunchtime teatime companion Dottie, who is a real firecracker she laments about needing money and how business has dried up. Never one to let the grass grow under her feet Dottie suggests a plan and even sets up her first clients for her. This is how A Friend For Hire comes into being. I really enjoyed her Client “Big Max” he’s trying to impress a certain lady and just “knows” if he takes Emma around this lady that she will see what a catch he is and want to date him. The trouble is when one of her clients drops dead at an open mic night that she is attending the trouble starts. We get clues along the way and I was sure Emma and her wonderful dog Scout had solved the case along with Super Sleuth Dottie who loves reading her cozy mysteries. Well received mystery and I look forward to reading more in this series soon. Pub Date 07 Dec 2021 I was given a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

GoodReads Synopsis

Entrepreneur Emma Westlake is reinventing herself as a hired friend when murder gets in the way in this exciting new mystery series from USA Today bestselling author Laura Bradford.

Emma Westlake has always wanted to be in business for herself. As a kid, she had her own successful lemonade stand and dog-walking business. And when she entered adulthood, Emma sunk all her cash into her dream job of travel planning. But as her customers became more and more internet savvy, the need for her services declined. At a loss for what to do next, she turns to an elderly friend who suggests she try to get paid for doing something she’s really good at–being a paid companion. Emma thinks it’s a crazy idea until requests start pouring in. Big Max from down the block wants her to act as his wingman at the local senior center’s upcoming dance, nurse practitioner Stephanie needs a workout partner, and writer Brian Hill asks Emma to be his cheering section at an open mic night.

Brian will be reading from his latest work and wants to know someone will clap for him when he’s done. When Emma balks at the notion that people wouldn’t, he tells her the room will be filled with people he’s invited–most of whom will likely want him dead by the time he’s done reading. Assuming he’s joking, she laughs. But when Brian steps up to the mic and clears his throat to speak, he promptly drops dead. Emma is one of the last people to see him alive, and so she becomes an immediate suspect. Now she’ll have to cozy up to a killer to save her skin and her new business. 

About The Author

Websitehttp://www.laurabradford.com/
Twitterbradfordauthor
GenreMystery, Fiction
Influences author: Mary Higgins Clark

Aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey.

While spending a rainy afternoon at a friend’s house nearly forty years ago, Laura Bradford fell in love with writing over a stack of blank paper, a box of crayons, and a freshly sharpened number two pencil.

Those early attempts at the craft had her writing and illustrating stories for young children. Wise beyond her years, Laura saved her first writing attempt in a hand decorated shoe box (complete with sparkly stickers) and moved on to her next idea. Her second book—O’Casey’s Wish—was so utterly brilliant, she sent it off to a well-known New York publishing house at the tender age of ten, confident she was on the verge of becoming the next Don Freeman (Corduroy) or Shel Silverstein (Giving Tree).

Months later, she received her first form letter rejection.

While she wasn’t of the mindset to save that first crushing blow for posterity, Laura did save the original copy of this particular literary masterpiece in the event the letter was a mistake.

Desperate to prove her flexibility as a writer, Laura soon found herself dabbling in jokes (for her Girl Scout troop’s newsletter), stories of angst (a somewhat autobiographical look at her teenage years), movie reviews (for the Xavier University Newswire), and countless news and feature articles (for newspapers in CT, SC, TN, and MO).

It wasn’t until Laura was home raising children of her own though, that she was finally able to dust off that rainy day dream and bring it back to its original form—writing fiction. Today, she is a bestselling mystery author with Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin Publishing), and an award winning romance author with Harlequin American. She lives in New York with her family.

Oh, and if you meet Laura at a book event in the future, ask her about O’Casey’s Wish. It tends to travel with her everywhere she goes.

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This is the second book in the American Royalty series. It can be read as a stand alone but I do highly recommend reading the series in order. It was a delight to meet up with these characters again in this book. After convincing her parents to Summer in New Orleans you can see the wheels in Flora Wingfield’s mind working, how to snag Teddy Day now that he’s a bachelor once again. All the ladies are clamoring for him and the competition is fierce with so many pretty ladies that Teddy seems to enjoy spinning around the dance floor at the many balls. Teddy’s main objective right now since being jilted in New York is to put his time and effort into competing with his brother to become the head of the family’s luxury riverboat business in New Orleans. Will Flora, or perhaps one of the other ladies be able to catch his hand and even his heart? I loved the humor that is intertwined in this story. It makes for a great plot along with escapades and nail biting situations Flora and her sister find themselves in. Full of humor, suspense and romance this is one roller coaster ride you won’t want to exit before it’s end. #HerDarlingMrDay #NetGalley. Pub Date 04 Jan 2022 I was given a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

GoodReads Synopsis

Jilted in front of all New York, Theodore Day decides to lose himself in his family’s luxury riverboat business in New Orleans and compete against his brother to become the next company head. The brother with the most sales by summer’s end will win the position. Thanks to Theodore’s fame as a suitor in Willow Dupré’s outlandish competition to find a husband, he has become very desirable royalty in southern society and thus has an advantage.

It took Flora Wingfield’s best work to convince her family to summer in New Orleans, but with Teddy Day a bachelor once again, she’s leaving nothing to chance. Desperate to stand out from all the clamoring belles, Flora attempts a bold move that goes completely awry, only to find it’s her interior design skills that finally catch his notice.

But when Flora learns her father has matchmaking schemes of his own, Teddy will have to decide where his happiness truly lies and what he is willing to sacrifice for it.

About The Author

Grace Hitchcock is the author of multiple historical novels and novellas. She holds a Masters in Creative Writing and a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in History. Grace lives in the New Orleans area with her husband, Dakota, son, and daughter. Connect with her online at GraceHitchcock.com.

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This is one of those types of books that you just want to savor, so that is exactly what I did. Helen Wilcox comes from money, she grew up among New York City’s Gilded Age elite. There is a certain expectation that comes along with this of course. Her marriage is unconventional in the sense that she married down, not in the same class as herself. Her marriage like all of them has it’s ups and downs. Her mother thinks she has married way beneath her class but there is no taking into account who your heart connects with. Yes, she knows her husband’s way of doing things is not conventional. He has a brilliant idea of making the family rich beyond belief if his plan for modern travel plans out but many wealthy investors are needed. Meanwhile Helen is preparing to present her daughters into society. With the family’s ebb and flow of wealth the girls must reexamine what they believe is important in life and even love. Excellent and highly recommended! #OurKindofPeople #NetGalley. Pub Date 11 Jan 2022 I was given a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

GoodReads Synopsis

Among New York City’s Gilded Age elite, one family will defy convention.

Helen Wilcox has one desire: to successfully launch her daughters into society. From the upper crust herself, Helen’s unconventional—if happy—marriage has made the girls’ social position precarious. Then her husband gambles the family fortunes on an elevated railroad that he claims will transform the face of the city and the way the people of New York live, but will it ruin the Wilcoxes first? As daughters Jemima and Alice navigate the rise and fall of their family—each is forced to re-examine who she is, and even who she is meant to love.

From the author of To Marry an English Lord, the inspiration for Downton Abbey, comes a charming and cutthroat tale of a world in which an invitation or an avoided glance can be the difference between fortune and ruin.

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A Heart Adrift was one of my most anticipated reads of 2022 and it lived up to everything I imagined it would be. I hope you have a mug of hot chocolate and a box of assorted chocolates with you while you’re reading this because you will definitely be craving it. The author makes the colonial time period come alive in the books she writes. You will get a richly, detailed history of the way things used to be as you imagine yourself being surrounded with the dialect,usual foods of the time,the customs and day to day life. It is an absolute joy to soak in her words, they go right to my heart. This author ranks high among my all time favorites. She continues to be the queen of historical fiction. I highly recommend this book! Pub Date 04 Jan 2022 I was given a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

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It is 1755, and the threat of war with France looms over colonial York, Virginia. Chocolatier Esmee Shaw is fighting her own battle of the heart. Having reached her twenty-eighth birthday, she is reconciled to life alone after a decade-old failed love affair from which she’s never quite recovered. But she longs to find something worthwhile to do with her life.

Captain Henri Lennox has returned to port after a lengthy absence, intent on completing the lighthouse in the dangerous Chesapeake Bay, a dream he once shared with Esmee. But when the colonial government asks him to lead a secret naval expedition against the French, his future is plunged into uncertainty.

Will a war and a cache of regrets keep them apart, or can their shared vision and dedication to the colonial cause heal the wounds of the past? Bestselling and award-winning author Laura Frantz whisks you away to a time fraught with peril–on the sea and in the heart–in this redemptive, romantic story.

About The Author

Christy Award-winning author, Laura Frantz, is passionate about all things historical, particularly the 18th-century, and writes her manuscripts in longhand first. Her stories often incorporate Scottish themes that reflect her family heritage. She is a direct descendant of George Hume, Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland, who was exiled to the American colonies for his role in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, settled in Virginia, and is credited with teaching George Washington surveying in the years 1748-1750. Proud of her heritage, she is also a Daughter of the American Revolution. When not at home in Kentucky, she and her husband live in Washington State.

According to Publishers Weekly, “Frantz has done her historical homework.” With her signature attention to historical detail and emotional depth, she is represented by Janet Kobobel Grant, Literary Agent & Founder, Books & Such Literary Agency of Santa Rosa, California. Foreign language editions include French, Dutch, Spanish, Slovakian, & Polish.

Readers can find Laura Frantz at http://www.laurafrantz.net

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Wow, Author Lynette Eason starts her new series Extreme Measures with title Life Flight. As soon as you start it you will find yourself on an adrenaline rush. When I started this book I read it all in one sitting til after 2 a.m. I just couldn’t put it down. The characters are flawed like we all are and this makes it even more realistic. I enjoyed seeing EMS helicopter pilot Penny Carlton and FBI Special Agent Holt Satterfield’s interaction. He was very protective of her, always having her back but in actuality I think she had his back more often, coming to his rescue many times. They have a good and respectful relationship, both working and personal. Nonstop action in this one doesn’t allow the characters for much down time. I did enjoy seeing the long standing relationship Penny has with her girlfriends and the time they spend together. A wicked storm has Penny out in it trying to land her medical helicopter safely on a mountain. Her stress level is already up but she then finds out about a serial killer on the loose in the area she is in. The author writes with such talent her books are very intriguing. I’ll tell you one thing, I drink a lot of tea and I will never think of it the same way again. Pub Date 04 Jan 2022 I was given a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

GoodReads Synopsis

EMS helicopter pilot Penny Carlton is used to high stress situations, but being forced to land on a mountain in a raging storm with a critical patient–and a serial killer on the loose–tests her skills and her nerve to the limit. She survives with FBI Special Agent Holt Satterfield’s help. But she’s not out of the woods yet.

In the ensuing days, Penny finds herself under attack. And when news reaches Holt that he may not have gotten his man after all, it will take all he and Penny have to catch a killer–before he catches one of them.

Bestselling and award-winning author Lynette Eason is back with another high-octane tale of close calls, narrow escapes, and the fight to bring a nefarious criminal to justice.

About The Author

Born in The United States
Website http://www.lynetteeason.com/
Twitter lynetteeason
GenreMystery & Thrillers, Suspense, Romance

Lynette Eason grew up in Greenville, SC. She graduated from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, and then obtained her masters in education from Converse College. Author of twenty inspirational romantic suspense books, she is also a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and Romance Writers of America (RWA). In 1996, Lynette married “the boy next door” and now she and her husband and their two children make their home in Simpsonville, South Carolina.”

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This was one of my most anticipated books of 2022 and it lived up to what I had imagined it to be. The eloquent writing style of this author has me hooked on it. Her books are sumptuous, I love the descriptions and can vividly imagine myself there . It was a delight to be reunited with characters in the previous book in the series and see the progression they made and also meet new characters that I hope to meet up with again in a future book. The characters are relatable and I enjoyed reading the faith thread throughout the book. I can’t wait to see what’s next from this author! Pub Date 04 Jan 2022 I was given a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

GoodReads Synopsis

Beth Tremayne has always been drawn to adventure. During her childhood, she fed that desire by exploring every inch of the Isles of Scilly. As an adolescent, she dreamed of love in London’s ballrooms. Now, stumbling across an old map on her family’s property, she’s found more adventure than she ever craved in the hunt for pirate treasure. Unfortunately, Beth can’t escape the attentions of her family’s guest, Lord Sheridan.

Sheridan has spent years pursuing whatever archaeological interests caught his imagination. And when he discovers that Beth’s search connects with one of his favorite pirates of history, he can’t help getting involved. Plus, he finds her irresistible, even though she insists he stole a prized possession of hers.

As they work together following different clues and drawing closer to danger, they start to piece together a story of tragic love and piratical adventure. But the true surprise is the treasure they discover in each other. 

About The Author

Websitehttp://www.RoseannaMWhite.com
TwitterRoseannaMWhite
GenreChristian, Historical Fiction, Romance

Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award nominated author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary. She and her family make their home in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia. You can learn more about her and her stories at www.RoseannaMWhite.com.
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I never thought I would enjoy time travel books that one of the time periods took place in ancient times. After all how could I possibly enjoy reading about a time period that is so different than mine? Well that was before I read Jody Hedlund’s, The Water’s of Time series. Now granted I only gave it a try because I LOVE the author’s books and figured why not give it a shot. The first book was excellent and somehow I thought this book was even better.
Her eloquent writing style left me unable to put the book down once I picked it up making for a late night read, but I’m okay with that.
I felt just as comfortable reading the time-travel areas as I did the modern times. The author pulls you in with her exquisitely researched book. The book has you holding your breath a few times wondering how the characters can get out of the situations they are in. This very intriguing book had me captivated with it’s fast paced suspenseful moments and the romance was spot on.
Highly recommended!

Pub Date 04 Jan 2022
I was given a complimentary copy of this book.
All opinions expressed are my own.

GoodReads Synopsis

In the last stages of a genetic disease, Ellen Creighton has decided to live out her remaining days at the estate of her longtime friend Harrison Burlington. Harrison cares deeply for Ellen, but as a wheelchair-bound paraplegic, he’s never allowed himself to get serious in a relationship. However, he’s desperately trying to save her by finding the holy water that is believed to heal any disease.

When he locates two flasks, Ellen refuses to drink one of them because she believes the holy water killed her sister and father. In an effort to convince her to take it, Harrison ingests the contents first, and when Ellen witnesses the effects, she can no longer deny the power of the substance in the bottles. Dangerous criminals are also seeking the holy water, and Ellen soon learns they will go to any lengths to get the powerful drug–including sending her back into the past to find it for them.

Bestselling and award-winning author Jody Hedlund plunges you into the swiftly flowing river of history in a race against the clock in this breathtaking, emotional second Waters of Time story.

About The Author

Websitehttp://jodyhedlund.com/
TwitterJodyHedlund
GenreHistorical Fiction, Romance, Young Adult

Jody Hedlund is the author of over thirty historicals for both adults and teens and is the winner of numerous awards including the Christy, Carol, and Christian Book Award.

Jody lives in central Michigan with her husband, five busy children, and five spoiled cats. Although Jody prefers to experience daring and dangerous adventures through her characters rather than in real life, she’s learned that a calm existence is simply not meant to be (at least in this phase of her life!).

When she’s not penning another of her page-turning stories, she loves to spend her time reading, especially when it also involves consuming coffee and chocolate.

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(The Snap Agency #1) Review

Publisher Revell Publish date November 2,2021 paperback copy 316 pages Author Natalie Walters The SNAP Agency Book #1 series

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I have read this author’s work before and was impressed. In this book she has really upped her game.
Her writing style has improved, I am very impressed. I spent too much time reading this past my bedtime but I just couldn’t put it down.
The plot was intense and I’d compare it to the well known, top authors my husband reads with his thriller books.
An intriguing plot, it had all the right elements to keep my attention, lots of action, many law enforcement agencies,terrorism,an international plot,danger around every corner,explosives,murder, etc.etc. This is a high action book that you won’t be able to put down!
Highly recommended. I can’t wait to read the next in the series.

Pub Date 02 Nov 2021
I was given a complimentary copy of this book.
All opinions expressed are my own.

GoodReads Synopsis

CIA analyst Brynn Taylor developed a new program to combat terrorism, and she invited members of foreign intelligence agencies to America to foster cooperation between countries. Now one of them, Egyptian spy Remon Riad, is missing.

Jack Hudson has been working for the Strategic Neutralization and Protection Agency (SNAP) for almost nine years and takes the lead in hunting down the missing spy. But he isn’t at all pleased to find out Brynn is involved. It’s hard to trust a woman who’s already betrayed you.

Every lead they follow draws them dangerously deeper into an international plot. Kidnapping, murder, explosions, poisoning–the terrorists will do anything to accomplish their goal of causing a digital blackout that will blind a strategic US military communications center and throw the world into chaos.

Can Brynn surrender control to a man who doesn’t trust her? And can Jack ever get over what she did to him? The fate of the world–and their hearts–hangs in the balance. 

About The Author

My world revolves around GIJOE and our three adult (or almost adult) children who keep my life anything but predictable. Our boots hit the ground wherever the Army sends us but home is when we’re all together no matter the zipcode. My passion is writing stories where adventure meets love and share my belief that life rooted in purpose is a story worth telling.

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November 2,2021 publish date,Author Elizabeth Goodard,Publisher Revell,Paperback 344 Amazon Buy Link

My Review

She’s done it to me again! Every time I read a book by this author I get totally impressed all over again.
With nonstop, continuous, edge of your seat action happening one after another no chance of a snooze fest happening with this book.
A shocking plot twist about 85 percent through changes the whole dynamics of the story ! WOW!!!!!!
This author’s books are absolutely not to be missed and auto-reads for me.
You need to read this NOW!!!!! Highly recommended!
#DeadlyTarget #NetGalley.

Pub Date 02 Nov 2021
I was given a complimentary copy of this book. Thank you.
All opinions expressed are my own.

GoodReads Synopsis

Criminal psychologist Erin Larson’s dreams of a successful career come to a screeching halt when she nearly loses her own life in a boating accident on Puget Sound and then learns that her mother tried to commit suicide. She leaves her job as a criminal psychologist to care for her mother in Montana. At least she is able to produce her podcast, which focuses on solving missing persons cold cases.

Nathan Campbell’s father was investigating such a case when he was shot, and now Nathan needs to enlist Erin’s help to solve the case. She’s good at what she does. The only problem? She’s his ex.

As the two dig deeper, it becomes clear that they, too, are being targeted–and that the answers to their questions are buried deep within the past Erin struggles to explain and longs to forget.

The race is on for the truth in this gripping and complex tale of suspense, intrigue, and murder from USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Goddard.

About The Author

With over one million books sold, Elizabeth Goddard is the USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling, award-winning author of over fifty romance novels and counting, including the romantic mystery, THE CAMERA NEVER LIES–a 2011 Carol Award winner. Four of her six Mountain Cove books have been contest finalists. Buried, Backfire and Deception are finalists in the Daphne Du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery and Suspense, and Submerged is a Carol Award finalist. A 7th generation Texan, Elizabeth graduated from North Texas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and worked in high-level software sales for several years before retiring to home school her children and fulfill her dreams of writing full-time.

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