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American Adventure ~ Part 2

Short and sweet today as I’m heading to bed in preparation for an early start tomorrow when I’m off to Indianapolis and the ACFW conference and will finally get to meet so many of my fabulous author friends ~ waving at you, Ronie Kendig!!

Had a terrific day which ended on a high note with time with the gorgeous Tamara Leigh. It was such a wonderful privilege to spend time with Tammy and see some of the Nashville sights, followed by a delicious Mexican meal at Sopapilla’s, and LOTS of catching up and chatting about all manner of …

American Adventure ~ Part 1

Morning friends! Well, I’m actually in the good old United States….finally! It’s a pretty long haul across the Pacific, as you can imagine. Had a great flight, watched a few movies, and in case you’re worried my blog has turned into all things travel, I read Laura Frantz’s Love’s Awakening!! I think you are going to love Jack and Ellie’s story – I certainly did 🙂

So, my musings on the flight:

It’s great to get a window seat until the bathroom calls and the two burly American men sitting next to you are snoring – when manners made me

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Stranded by Dani Pettrey

Synopsis:~

Darcy St. James returns to Alaska to join a journalist friend undercover on the trail of a big story. But when Darcy arrives, she finds her friend has disappeared. Troubled by the cruise ship’s vague explanation, Darcy uses her cover as a travel reporter to investigate further.

The last person Gage McKenna expects to see during his summer aboard a cruise ship leading adventure excursions is Darcy. And in typical Darcy fashion, she’s digging up more trouble.

He’d love to just forget her–but something won’t let him. And he can’t help but worry about her as they are heading …

Character Spotlight ~ Anita Higman’s Lily Winter

Meet a quiet and unassuming woman in

Anita Higman’s

contemporary romance

Winter in Full Bloom

River North

The Story

Lily Winter’s wings are folded so tightly around her daughter that when empty nest arrives, she feels she can no longer fly. But Lily’s lonely, widowed life changes in a heartbeat when she goes to visit a woman who is almost a stranger to her-a woman who also happens to be her mother. During their fiery reunion, her mother reveals a dark family secret that she’d been hiding for decades-Lily has an identical twin sister who was put up for adoption …

Trapped by Irene Hannon

Synopsis:~

When librarian Laura Griffith’s sixteen-year-old sister disappears on a frigid February day, leaving only a brief note behind, Laura resolves to do whatever it takes to track down the runaway teen. That includes recruiting ATF agent turned PI James “Dev” Devlin to help. But the deeper he digs, the more he begins to suspect that something sinister is at work in the girl’s disappearance. And the closer he gets to uncovering the truth, the clearer it becomes that the situation isn’t just dangerous–it’s deadly.

My take:~

The second instalment in Irene Hannon’s Private Justice series returns readers to the …

Character Spotlight ~ Carla Olson Gade’s Honour & Joshua

Meet a tailor & a needleworker in

Carla Olson Gade’s

historical romance

Pattern for Romance

Abingdon Press

The Story

Honour Metcalf’s quilting needlework is admired by a wealthy customer of the Boston Mantua-maker for whom she works. In need of increasing her earnings, she agrees to create an elaborate white work bridal quilt for the dowager’s niece. A beautiful design emerges as she carefully stitches the intricate patterns and she begins to dream of fashioning a wedding quilt of her own.

When Honour is falsely accused of thievery and finds herself in a perilous position, merchant tailor Joshua Sutton comes …