Remembrancy

The Dad Next Door by Stephanie Dees – Review

January 8, 2019 by Suzie Waltner Leave a Comment

Have you ever read the first book in a series and loved the characters so much, you immediately check to see who will star in the other books in the series? Well, that’s exactly how I felt after reading Stephanie Dees’ The Dad Next Door (book one in the Family Blessings series).

About the Book

A Place to Call Home

Lawman Joe Sheehan is desperate to bond with the daughter he’s just discovered he has. But as a virtual stranger to twelve-year-old Amelia, the task seems impossible. Until Claire Conley moves to town. A social worker renovating a mansion into a foster home, Claire is the first person to get through to Amelia. Falling for the single dad was not on Claire’s to-do list. But with Joe and Amelia around, the house finally starts to feel like home. Claire’s ready to fight to convince Joe that together they’ve done more than fix a house…they’ve built a family.

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A Bound Heart by Laura Frantz – Review

January 7, 2019 by Suzie Waltner Leave a Comment

I’m going to admit something here that will have a few of you scratching their heads. This is the first Laura Frantz book I’ve read! I know, I know, with so may blogger friends loving Frantz’s books so they repeatedly show on best-of-the-best lists, you’d think I would have read this author sooner. And after reading A Bound Heart, I can see what all of the excitement and gushing is about!

About the Book

Though Magnus MacLeish and Lark MacDougall grew up on the same castle grounds, Magnus is now laird of the great house and the Isle of Kerrera. Lark is but the keeper of his bees and the woman he is hoping will provide a tincture that might help his ailing wife conceive and bear him an heir. But when his wife dies suddenly, Magnus and Lark find themselves caught up in a whirlwind of accusations, expelled from their beloved island, and sold as indentured servants across the Atlantic. Yet even when all hope seems dashed against the rocky coastline of the Virginia colony, it may be that in this New World the two of them could make a new beginning–together.

Laura Frantz’s prose sparkles with authenticity and deep feeling as she digs into her own family history to share this breathless tale of love, exile, and courage in Colonial America.

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Week in Review – 12/30/18 – 1/5/19 + a Giveaway

January 5, 2019 by Suzie Waltner 13 Comments

Well, we’re easing into another year and my schedule is picking back up (but that’s great news for book lovers because there are a few giveaways happening this week, not to mention several great new reads. I’ve made it through two of them plus caught up on a couple of 2018 reads).

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We Hope for Better Things by Erin Bartels – Review

January 5, 2019 by Suzie Waltner Leave a Comment

Debut author Erin Bartels delivers a gripping and thought provoking read in We Hope for Better Things.

About the Book

When Detroit Free Press reporter Elizabeth Balsam meets James Rich, his strange request–that she look up a relative she didn’t know she had in order to deliver an old camera and a box of photos–seems like it isn’t worth her time. But when she loses her job after a botched investigation, she suddenly finds herself with nothing but time.

At her great-aunt’s 150-year-old farmhouse, Elizabeth uncovers a series of mysterious items, locked doors, and hidden graves. As she searches for answers to the riddles around her, the remarkable stories of two women who lived in this very house emerge as testaments to love, resilience, and courage in the face of war, racism, and misunderstanding. And as Elizabeth soon discovers, the past is never as past as we might like to think.

Debut novelist Erin Bartels takes readers on an emotional journey through time–from the volatile streets of 1960s Detroit to the Underground Railroad during the Civil War–to uncover the past, confront the seeds of hatred, and discover where love goes to hide.

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A Cowboy in Shepherd’s Crossing by Ruth Logan Herne: Blitz & Giveaway

January 4, 2019 by Suzie Waltner 4 Comments

Welcome to the blog blitz & giveaway for A Cowboy in Shepherd’s Crossing by Ruth Logan Herne, hosted by JustRead Tours.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: A Cowboy in Shepherd’s Crossing
Series: Shepherd’s Crossing #2
Author: Ruth Logan Herne
Publisher: Love Inspired
Release Date: January 1, 2019
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Cowboy bachelor Jace Middleton was ready to leave Shepherd’s Crossing for good – until he learns his family’s unspoken secrets.

Now Jace finds himself not only caring for his twin baby nieces, but working with beautiful, strong-willed designer Melonie Fitzgerald to renovate his grandmother’s run-down estate.

Love wasn’t part of the plan… but Jace soon finds himself wishing Melonie could become part of his unexpected family.

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