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First Line Friday: Jody Hedlund’s The Runaway Bride (with giveaway)

Welcome to another First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books, where I share a first line from a book I’m reading…or about to read. This week I’ve chosen the first line from Jody Hedlund’s new historical romance, The Runaway Bride, the second book in her highly acclaimed Bride Ships series. Jody is a stellar writer, combining beautiful prose, electrifying attraction, and impeccable research, and have loved her novels from her debut – The Preacher’s Bride. I can’t wait to read this story and hope the same for you. Thanks to Bethany House, you have the chance to …

Character Spotlight: Leah Garriott’s Margaret Brinton and Gregory Williams

I’m delighted to feature novelist Leah Garriott today and her charming protagonists from her acclaimed debut Regency romance, Promised, as a participant of the Promised Blog Tour. Not only does my dear friend, Rachel McMillan, recommend this story but Publishers Weekly has these words to say, “Promising Regency-set debut. Vivid period details and the hero’s grand romantic efforts will please fans of historical romance.“. But my favourite review would be this one from the Historical Novel Society, “With an Austen-like focus on minute emotional detail and some amusing secondary characters, Garriott’s gentle novel promises a …

Ruby Jane by Susan May Warren (with giveaway)

Synopsis:~

She loved…and lost.

Ruby Jane never thought she’d meet the man of her dreams while running from the police in Russia. That he’d steal her heart on a train to Siberia. But loving a former CIA officer comes with a price…a life of danger. A life of high stakes.

A life where he simply disappears…

He has no memory of the man he was.

Mack Jones has no memory of his past…just the dark sense that he is hiding. And, he wants to stay that way. Mack likes the life he’s built in a small tourist town, tucked away …

First Line Friday: Lisa T. Bergren’s Selah (with giveaway)

Welcome to another First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. I know you may have thought I’d given up on these posts, but the past few weeks have just been so busy by the end of the week I haven’t participated. Hopefully, I’ll do better going forward! I’ve chosen the first line from my current read, Selah, Lisa’s third and final Sugar Baron’s Daughters novel. I’m a long time fan of Lisa’s writing and own nearly every one of her novels, across multiple genres. Lisa’s backlist includes historical romance, contemporary romance, romantic suspense, women’s fiction, YA, and more. …

The Dating Charade by Melissa Ferguson

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Just when you think you’ve met your match . . . the charade begins.

Cassie Everson is an expert at escaping bad first dates. And, after years of meeting, greeting, and running from the men who try to woo her, Cassie is almost ready to retire her hopes for a husband—and children—altogether.

But fate has other plans, and Cassie’s online dating profile catches the eye of firefighter Jett Bentley. In Jett’s memory, Cassie Everson is the unreachable girl-of-legend from their high school days. Nervously, he messages her, setting off a chain of events that forces a reluctant Cassie back …

Bookchat with Mimi Matthews (with giveaway)

I’m delighted to feature Mimi Matthews in our bookchat today, as she celebrates the release of The Winter Companion. If you have read my review of The Matrimonial Advertisement, you will know that my dear friends Katie Donovan and Rachel McMillan first recommended Mimi’s historical romance novels to me and while I acted immediately on their nudge to read Mimi’s books and purchased three novels – these girls know what I love – I will admit they sat on my Kindle for some time. When Katie ‘pestered’ me to read them, I started with The Matrimonial Advertisement and …