This months’ question: Do you enjoy historical novels? Do you have an idea why? Please share and you might receive a free ebook! AND DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE HISTORICAL AUTHOR OR BOOK? (Doesn’t have to be mine.) Mine is Georgette Heyer! But only her regency romances! Ever read her?
Dear Mister Frost by Shanna Hatfield
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Not my cup of tea but well written with engaging characters and beautiful holiday setting. As an author, I have a pet peeve about people who write reviews and it comes out that I wrote a book that isn’t something that they like. And I think well, nobody forced you to read it. If you didn’t like it, why didn’t you just put it down? Anyway, I started reading this book and I was instantly intrigued by the characters, the setting, the initial set up of the two characters’ meeting. The prose was written beautifully, and I thought wow this is for me. However, I like a bit more action and plot in my sweet romance. Enough happened to keep me to about 76% read. Then I skipped ahead to read the ending. So I like more action, but if you like a romance, that primarily focuses on the differences in characters who are opposites and that is enough for you, this book is for you! Shana Hatfield is a great writer, and it was a charming story.
Small town, big hopes, warm hearts
Small town Hope, WI, is happy to welcome Habitat for Humanity as they volunteer to building homes on its newest street, New Neighbor Lane. But each family helping build their new house, needs more than a structure to live in. Past hurts, such as financial hardship, abandonment, loss of family members or painful divorce have left them hurting and doubting God’s love for them. But God isn’t finished with them. He has plans for them, plans to prosper them and not to harm, plans to give them hope and a future. Four books for 99 Cents Usually $9.99! Sale starts New Year’s Day and last s till January 7th! Click here to purchase!
The January Question: What’s winter like where you live? What do you like or dislike about this season? The photos is the peek out my door on a snowy April blizzard. That might give you an idea of what part of winter in the northwoods I don’t appreciate–winter that lingers into spring! Isn’t there a law against that?
Anyway what do you like or dislike about your winter? Leave a comment a perhaps win a free ebook!
And here’s my next book—coming out 1/14/2025!
No one has ever been on Anna’s side. Will that change in Texas?
In 1846, young widow Anna survives the grueling voyage from Germany to start a new life in the promised land of Texas. Forced by circumstances into servitude, Anna is now determined to leave her harsh master. But how can a single woman face the frontier on her own?
Texas Ranger Carson Quinn is responsible for leading her party of German immigrants through Comanche territory to the Hill Country. Drawn to Anna’s sweet nature, he watches her persevere through the physical and emotional hardships of traveling through this new and still wild land. He silently vows to do anything to protect her. But yet another war is brewing…
Mexico will not accept US annexation of the young Texas Republic without a fight. Though honor bound to defend Texas, Carson’s deepest longing is to lay down his rifle once and for all and forge a peaceful life with Anna. As American troops arrive in Texas, she watches the man she longs for torn between duty and love. Will the tide of history keep them from a future together?
One more time the Quinn family takes up arms in the cause of freedom.
Trusting His Love book 3 of the “Lone Star Courage” series brings the Quinn family saga to an exciting conclusion. Take advantage of its pre-order discount. Click here.–Merry Christmas!–Ly
Hey! Here’s a great holiday giveaway—The “12 Days of Christmas 12 Author Promo!” Each of the 12 Christian romantic suspense authors will offer an ebook free on their assigned day as a Christmas gift to readers! Now that’s a Christmas Extravaganza! Most of the books will be “Christmasy!”
Mine—Mistletoe and Sage, Season of Malice—will be Free on Dec 9th! Mine will continue free till Dec 13th, but most others will be free just on that day.
SO HOW CAN YOU ACCESS THIS 12 DAYS OF FREE ROMANTIC SUSPENSE BOOKS BY 12 AUTHORS, such as Robin Patchen, Lisa Phillips, etc? Just click here to see them all.
And if you’re bizzy (forgetful?:-) like me, a reminder would be good. Click this link and sign up for a daily email reminder, starting the 5th so you don’t forget! We may be too busy with the holiday to read all the books right away, but tuck them onto your e-reader for those after-holidays cozy reading times! Merry Christmas! Lyn
Falling for the Rancher: A Single-Dad Christian Cowboy Romance by Jen Peters
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is the first book by Jen Peters that I had read. But it will not be my last. She has a great touch with her characters so lively so real so engaging. I also liked the setting of the ranch, letting me in on what a real ranch does. And I liked the family that surrounded the rancher, the hero. Not the usual romantic conflicts. And a delightful little boy. Highly recommended.
Winter from my porch
Lyn here~I’l like to share my Christmas blessing.
My husband and I moved to the northwoods of WI in the early 2000’s. On the first Christmas morning I witnessed something called sublimation. Not psychologically but in chemistry. Here’s what I mean.
I was standing at the kitchen window and looked out and I saw what looked like snow but special snow I’d never seen before. And the sun was shining brightly–not a cloud in the clear blue sky. Where could snow come from without clouds? And it was the most beautiful snow I’d ever seen–like cascades of crushed diamonds–veils of them coming down in shimmering waves. I was transfixed. And when the blessing finally ended, the snowy ground glittered like a field of diamonds. I was uplifted, filled with joy. And this happened again on another Christmas morning. Twice–I was amazed.
My husband explained sublimation. Here’s the dictionary definition.
Chemistry.–to convert (a solid substance) by heat into a vapor, which on cooling condenses again to solid form, without apparent liquefaction.
He explained to me that the vapor was being translated into solid form–snow–without becoming liquid first.
Since it happened twice and both times on Christmas morning, I took it as a special gift from God–for all of us who witnessed it. Have you ever experienced a special blessing like this at Christmas? It doesn’t have to be from nature but from another person. Please share here. I will love hearing your special blessing.
Here’s another Christmas blessing, our granddaughter and her mom!
Hope you all enjoy the holidays WITHOUT becoming frazzled!!!–Lyn
Fall sunset on the lakePlease don’t get me wrong. I am not one who goes ALL-OUT CRAZY for the holiday season. But I’d be fibbing if I haven’t already started and already almost finished my Christmas shopping. (I don’t do much as you should suspect—from that statement! ‘-)
Newport Harbor House by Cindy Nichols
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I truly enjoyed this slice of life women’s fiction. It featured three lifelong friends and a family in transition and a beloved beach house. I could really idenitfy with the dilemma of a woman who wanted to preserve a precious place for family and the reasons other wanted to change it. Just a really pleasant read but it never moved too slow or bored me, And was not predictable! I have been reading a lot of cozy mysteries but have now switched to contemporary romance or clean women’s fiction. Need some ease in my reading!
AND THE NEXT BOOK IN THE SERIES–BENEATH NORTHERN LIGHTS– is on sale for only $1.99! Click here!
ASKS THE OCTOBER QUESTION TOO.
REVIEW
I’ve read many of Robin Lee Hatcher’s romances–contemporary and historical. This was a great historical romance and as usual I’ve learned some things about life in the West. The heroine is a spunky lady but she’s faced with a challenge–a disreputable and violent father and a disreputable loser for a brother. Into her life, becomes a man that who doesn’t know what he really wants in life and it’s completely different from any man she’s ever known. Soon marriage of convenience joins this unlikely pair through very odd circumstances. But God is in the story and he leads them to peel back the layers to find how much they really love each other. A really great romance. I highly recommend it.
To see the beautiful cover and perhaps purchase so you can enjoy it too, click here!-
October Question: Do you subscribe to bookbub.com? It’s a wonderful service. You choose which kind of books you like, such as Christian Fiction and Non-fiction or Cozy Mystery and they send you a free email everyday which features free or lower cost books in the categories you choose. Often my books are featured. In fact, next month on Monday October 7th my book FATAL WINTER, will be featured as one of their free ebooks. (remains free through October 10th).–Lyn
