Book Review for When the Heart Brings You Home by Robin Maderich with a GIVEAWAY

 

When the Heart Brings You Home by Robin Maderich

Publication date: November 1st 2022
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Holiday, Romance

Synopsis:

When the Heart Brings You Home, A Connor Falls Christmas Collection, is a heartwarming collection of three holiday novellas, all set in the small town of Connor Falls, Pennsylvania during the Christmas season, and each a story of family and love with a touch of romance.

Winter Light – a troubled little girl brings the Christmas Spirit back to her struggling single father and the woman he once kissed many years ago.

Light the Heart Home – two sisters with secrets reunite at Christmas, prodding old wounds and finding healing love.

Home for the Holidays – all Susan Hardwick wants is to find her way back home.

Comfort. Joy. Romance. Welcome to Connor Falls.

My Thoughts:  When the Heart Brings You Home is a collection of three short stories all set in Connor Falls.   Each story has a HEA and is a standalone. I enjoyed each short story.  They did not feel like short stories.   Each one had a HEA, but they also told an entire story for the characters.  I felt like I was reading a full-sized book.  

I really liked the small-town setting and the wonderful characters.   Each character was in Connor Falls for a reason, whether they knew it or not.   They needed Connor Falls and what it had to offer them.   Each character found what they needed, learned what was important to them, and found their HEA. 

When the Heart Brings You Home is a fun collection of three short stories. 

 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62824108-when-the-heart-brings-you-home

Purchase:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Ub1gj7

B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-the-heart-brings-you-home-a-connor-falls-christmas-collection-robin-maderich/1141588654?ean=9781734541977

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/when-the-heart-brings-you-home

AUTHOR BIO:

First published by Warner Books’ Popular Library, Robin Maderich has written numerous romance novels, from historical to contemporary paranormal, as Robin Maderich, Celia Ashley and Alyssa Deane. Ms. Maderich resides in Pennsylvania, the locale and inspiration for many of her stories. She is an avid fan of historical fact and fiction, as well as the infinite realm of possibilities.

Author links:

https://robinmaderichpublishing.com/robin-maderich/

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New Release from M Jameson, Author of Hate Games with a GIVEAWAY

 

Title: Hate Games

Author: M Jameson

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Enemies to Lovers

Release Date: November 29, 2022

"I love everything by M Jameson and this book was no exception! I couldn't put it down until I was through. Ryder and Ash were just gasoline together, chemistry off the charts. He was a perfect jealous/possessive alpha who loses his shit and can be an a-hole when he wants to." - Goodreads Reviewer

I knew she was trouble. The kind of trouble you’ll never be able to run from. The good kind.

When Asher moves in with her aunt in the elite college town of Rothwell, all she wants to do is keep her head down and remain the wallflower she's always been. But one encounter with the town's badest playboy threatens to unravel her plans.

Ryder's number one rule is 'no connections' but the new girl is getting under his skin. All his attempts to ruin her backfire when their hate games and sizzling chemistry collide.

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“Does humiliating a woman make you feel like a big man, little boy?” 

“What did you say to me?” I tilt my head, annoyed and intrigued that the tiny thing has the balls to insult me. She frowns, and I’m irritated to find I like her frown. She repeats herself slowly, likely for emphasis.

“You have no idea who the fuck I am, do you?”

She scoffs at me. “Just ‘cause your daddy thinks he owns this town and donated some money to get a school named after him doesn’t make you special, Ryder Rothwell.” 

Oh, the girl has no fucking idea how many lines she’s crossing. I close the short distance between us in a few strides. The closer I get, the more frustrated I become. The girl doesn’t flinch. She just stands with her hands on her small hips, chin jutted out in defiance. My eyes roam down to the slim column of her neck, and my fingers ache to reach down and wrap around it.

She cocks a brow. “Boys like you don’t scare me, never have, and never fucking will.”

“You sure about that, sweetheart?”

“Oh, I’m all kinds of sure.” She stares me down, shoulders past me, and walks toward Cassandra, who stands watching our exchange with a stunned expression. 

“You alright?” Marcella’s cousin, A — something, asks Cassandra. I didn’t even catch the girl’s name when Dylan was begging me to invite her to my party, but now I want to know, so I can make her regret ever talking to me the way she did.

“I don’t need you to stand up for me,” Cassandra snaps.

“See there, kitten. Some girls know their place.”

She turns toward me. “Where’s that?”

“At my feet.” 

Her cheeks redden, and I turn away, climbing into my Wrangler. Oh, she’s going to be sorry. Nobody crosses me and gets away with it.

M Jameson enjoys writing steamy, taboo, and forbidden stories. Sometimes dark, sometimes angsty, but sexiness and HEA (albeit not conventional) guaranteed. Jameson loves to delve into the hard topics and pushing the limits, so if you're looking for escapism and like your boundaries crushed, she's your go-to.

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Book Blitz for Baggage Claim by Julianna Smith with a GIVEAWAY

 

Baggage Claim by Juliana Smith

Publication date: November 26th 2022
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis:

Olive Moore has been avoiding her hometown for three years now. But a phone call with her mom has her agreeing to spend the holidays back home with her family, she lets it slip she will be bringing a boyfriend with her. The only problem with that is she has no boyfriend. That is until she meets a handsome—albeit annoying—stranger on the plane who makes her an offer she can’t refuse.

Finn Beckett has always had good luck, as demonstrated by the gorgeous blonde he’s seated next to on a flight to Aspen. One drink too many leads to Olive spilling her problems in his lap, and he feels compelled to help. So he makes her an offer: he’ll pretend to be her boyfriend to keep her family off her back and make this the best Christmas ever.

Olive and Finn spend the next two weeks going on spirit-filled Christmas dates with her family. Their ruse is working perfectly, but Finn can’t help but notice Olive is holding something back. Something that could ruin everything.

Their relationship may have taken off smoothly, but with all this turbulence, will they ever make it to baggage claim?

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62673957-baggage-claim

Purchase:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3i3A6gy

B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/baggage-claim-juliana-smith/1142260669?ean=9798823115452

AUTHOR BIO:

Juliana Smith is an author in a small town in Alabama. She is a full-time realtor, and part-time author, but she spends a lot of her time with her husband and daughter. Juliana writes heartfelt romance filled with laughter and warm fuzzies. She can usually be found in a Chic-fil-a drive-thru or listening to Star Wars theory podcasts, often at the same time.

Author links:

https://www.instagram.com/author.juliana.smith/

https://view.flodesk.com/pages/621fddb37e7ec064e82a10b3

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14430398.Juliana_Smith

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Cover Reveal for Perfectly Wild by Leesa Bow with a GIVEAWAY

 

Title: Perfectly Wild

Series: Beautifully Wild #3

Author: Leesa Bow

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Adventure romance,    Romantic suspense, New adult romance, Contemporary Women's Fiction

Release Date: December 12, 2022

Cover Design: RBA Designs

My experience in the jungle taught me how fate tested the balance of life and to never become complacent.

I thought returning to modern civilization would be okay because we have each other.

That our love would be enough.

That our family would be enough.

A perfect love.

Only Samuel is no ordinary man.

And the jungle calls to him.

In my heart, I sense I’m losing the battle.

I have to find another place for us to belong that doesn’t threaten our lives.

Because a love like ours is worth fighting for.

Fate has no idea what I will do or how far I’ll go for love.

Perfectly Wild is a contemporary romance/medical romance with a twist; a wounded hero; a feisty heroine who fights for their love. Running out of time love, with steamy moments, secrets, lies, and heartache that will hit you straight in the feels. Opposites attract, and the grumpy/sunshine banter you’ll love.

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Best selling Australian author, Leesa Bow writes alphas with a fierce determination to win, and the women who will push for them to fight harder. She is known for her steamy sports romance and her latest adventure romance.

Leesa lives in sunny Queensland, Australia. She spends her spare time with her family, and catching up with girlfriends for coffee or a wine.

Leesa loves to keep fit with pilates, and yoga, and keeping the fun with laughter in her life.

She loves nothing more than to curl up with a good book, and a glass of South Australian wine.

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