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My Reads
This is my list of books that I've read, loved, and recommend!
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Chasing Her Heart
By Allison Gygi
This is a new-to-me author and this is her debut novel. Chasing Her Heart is a well-written story with lots of descriptions and visuals. It was easy to read and the characters were fleshed out and real. Rory was the absolute sweetest, had the kindest heart, and he had the patience of a saint with Elise. These two decide to have a clean sort of fling while she’s in Ireland for a short time. Little did they know, their feelings wouldn’t be able to remain contained in those few months. Hop on a plane and fly to Ireland with Rory and Elise!
This is a new-to-me author and this is her debut novel. Chasing Her Heart is a well-written story with lots of descriptions and visuals. It was easy to read and the characters were fleshed out and real. Rory was the absolute sweetest, had the kindest heart, and he had the patience of a saint with Elise. These two decide to have a clean sort of fling while she’s in Ireland for a short time. Little did they know, their feelings wouldn’t be able to remain contained in those few months. Hop on a plane and fly to Ireland with Rory and Elise!
Riverbend Gap
By Denise Hunter
This is my second book by this author and I can say with confidence I will always be coming back for more! This story built up in ways I didn’t even realize until everything came crashing down! Like, seriously. There was a particular scene between the brothers that I thought was extremely well done…the anger, the hurt, and betrayal…it all felt so real! I’ve never read a scene with that level of emotion before and it impressed me. I could see it. I could hear it. And it made my heart hurt for those two. I sped through the second half of this book because I couldn’t put it down. The ending…oh the ending is perfect! 😍🥰 Can’t wait to read the next novel in the Riverbend series. But first, I’ll be reading her book, Autumn Skies. Just in time to start my autumnal reading 🍁
This is my second book by this author and I can say with confidence I will always be coming back for more! This story built up in ways I didn’t even realize until everything came crashing down! Like, seriously. There was a particular scene between the brothers that I thought was extremely well done…the anger, the hurt, and betrayal…it all felt so real! I’ve never read a scene with that level of emotion before and it impressed me. I could see it. I could hear it. And it made my heart hurt for those two. I sped through the second half of this book because I couldn’t put it down. The ending…oh the ending is perfect! 😍🥰 Can’t wait to read the next novel in the Riverbend series. But first, I’ll be reading her book, Autumn Skies. Just in time to start my autumnal reading 🍁
Falling Embers
By Catherin Cowles
This is the second book in the Tattered & Torn series. And just like Tattered Stars, this story went deep. These are emotional stories with lots of heartache to overcome. Cowles has a great writing style and excels at description and making you feeeeel everything. I love the suspense throughout the romance. It’s different from my typical clean, sweet reads. Great series so far.
Contains swearing and open door love scenes.
This is the second book in the Tattered & Torn series. And just like Tattered Stars, this story went deep. These are emotional stories with lots of heartache to overcome. Cowles has a great writing style and excels at description and making you feeeeel everything. I love the suspense throughout the romance. It’s different from my typical clean, sweet reads. Great series so far.
Contains swearing and open door love scenes.
Tattered Stars
By Catherine Cowles
This is a new-to-me author and is now a favorite. I’m already onto her next book! Tattered Stars went deep. Deep into the mind of a family who had gone through a life-altering experience. And deep into the mind of the girl who saved that family from absolute tragedy. I was on the edge of my seat from page one to the end. I never knew what would happen next. Excellent story telling abilities. Excellent descriptions of emotions and reactions. Very well done. Loved this book! It gets all the love!
The next book in this series is Falling Embers and it’s amazing so far!
This is a new-to-me author and is now a favorite. I’m already onto her next book! Tattered Stars went deep. Deep into the mind of a family who had gone through a life-altering experience. And deep into the mind of the girl who saved that family from absolute tragedy. I was on the edge of my seat from page one to the end. I never knew what would happen next. Excellent story telling abilities. Excellent descriptions of emotions and reactions. Very well done. Loved this book! It gets all the love!
The next book in this series is Falling Embers and it’s amazing so far!
The Lady's Mine
By Francine Rivers
This is one of my favorite authors. I’ve loved every book I’ve read! They are deep and emotional Christian stories. Kathryn and Matthias were a perfect, hard-headed pair. I felt every glob of mud and saw every speck of dirt. Can one person impact a community? That was the theme of this book. And the answer is absolutely yes. While this story didn’t go quite as deep or dig into the Christian Faith as much as I’d have liked, I still loved this book. Worth the read!
My favorite part was when Rivers title
dropped out of nowhere and I shouted, “Oh! That was good!” I’m telling you, it was brilliant.
This is one of my favorite authors. I’ve loved every book I’ve read! They are deep and emotional Christian stories. Kathryn and Matthias were a perfect, hard-headed pair. I felt every glob of mud and saw every speck of dirt. Can one person impact a community? That was the theme of this book. And the answer is absolutely yes. While this story didn’t go quite as deep or dig into the Christian Faith as much as I’d have liked, I still loved this book. Worth the read!
My favorite part was when Rivers title
dropped out of nowhere and I shouted, “Oh! That was good!” I’m telling you, it was brilliant.
A Proper Scoundrel
By Esther Hatch
Who doesn’t love a good scoundrel? Especially Lord Byrant. I found him cute and likable…the way he’d sit on the desk, the way he’d smirk, the way he’d deliberately push peoples’ buttons. Everything about this book was good. He’s a shameless flirt and his story is definitely one worth reading! It’s hard to talk about this book without giving anything away, you’ll just have to read it!
Favorite parts:
The closet scene
The nursery scene
The rocking chair
The Parliament scene
Who doesn’t love a good scoundrel? Especially Lord Byrant. I found him cute and likable…the way he’d sit on the desk, the way he’d smirk, the way he’d deliberately push peoples’ buttons. Everything about this book was good. He’s a shameless flirt and his story is definitely one worth reading! It’s hard to talk about this book without giving anything away, you’ll just have to read it!
Favorite parts:
The closet scene
The nursery scene
The rocking chair
The Parliament scene
The Hating Game
By Sally Thorne
This novel is now my absolute favorite. Yes, FAVORITE!! I think as an author, this book blew my mind. The depth of Lucy’s thoughts and emotions, and how thoroughly the author got them across, was astounding to me. The hatred was on a whole other level, but then again, so was the love. I don’t read books with swearing or open-door bedroom scenes, but I would read this story again and again and again. I wanted to start on page one as soon as I read the last word. Now I can’t wait to watch the movie!
This is not a clean romance, with swearing and open-door scenes.
This novel is now my absolute favorite. Yes, FAVORITE!! I think as an author, this book blew my mind. The depth of Lucy’s thoughts and emotions, and how thoroughly the author got them across, was astounding to me. The hatred was on a whole other level, but then again, so was the love. I don’t read books with swearing or open-door bedroom scenes, but I would read this story again and again and again. I wanted to start on page one as soon as I read the last word. Now I can’t wait to watch the movie!
This is not a clean romance, with swearing and open-door scenes.
Kiss the Girl
By Melanie Jacobson
Wow…I loved this book!! Page after page, line after line was funny and witty! I felt I knew the characters very well early on. Melanie has some serious skills when creating real, tangible emotions for her characters. Her kiss scenes never, ever disappoint, and are some of the best I’ve read. I’m about ready to binge every book she has ever published. I wholeheartedly give you all the stars I possibly can. 5 stars!
Wow…I loved this book!! Page after page, line after line was funny and witty! I felt I knew the characters very well early on. Melanie has some serious skills when creating real, tangible emotions for her characters. Her kiss scenes never, ever disappoint, and are some of the best I’ve read. I’m about ready to binge every book she has ever published. I wholeheartedly give you all the stars I possibly can. 5 stars!
Autumn by the Sea
By Melissa Tagg
This is a new-to-me author and I fell in love with her writing on page one! I knew it was going to be a good book! She has a way with words, so beautiful and descriptive. I could see and feel the scenery. The bonding she created between Sydney, Neil, his sisters, and dear old Maggie is so moving. So well done! It’s precious. While I was happy with the ending, a few things were left unresolved, and so I didn’t feel 100% satisfied. BUT! Still a great read! Go pick up this cozy autumn novel!
This is a new-to-me author and I fell in love with her writing on page one! I knew it was going to be a good book! She has a way with words, so beautiful and descriptive. I could see and feel the scenery. The bonding she created between Sydney, Neil, his sisters, and dear old Maggie is so moving. So well done! It’s precious. While I was happy with the ending, a few things were left unresolved, and so I didn’t feel 100% satisfied. BUT! Still a great read! Go pick up this cozy autumn novel!
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