Just The Way You Are by Barbara Freethy - 5 Stars!

I absolutely love Barbara Freethy’s books.  She writes characters that are so well written that you are thoroughly invested in them as well as the outcome of the problems and joys in their lives as you read her books.  This book did not disappoint in fact I started reading it and never closed the book until I was finished.  Her endings leave you satisfied that you have read a book that wrapped everything up and ended the stories in the best possible way.  This book ended that way as well.  The description is shown below.  Pick this book up or any of her books, you won’t be disappointed!

I received an advance reader copy of this book from the author, the thoughts and opinions are all of my own freely given.



Description:

Take a romantic journey to Tucker's Landing, Oregon, where Sam and Alli Tucker have made a life together ... a life about to be tested by the return of the only woman who can break them up ... Alli's sister, Tessa.

A baby brought them together — and even though Alli has always loved her strong, sexy husband Sam and the life they've built together, she has decided to set him free to follow his youthful dreams. It is no longer enough for her to be wife and lover when she knows she holds so little of his heart.

Sam has always dreamed of a life away from the close-knit world of Tucker's Landing, but marriage and fatherhood ended all that. Now Sam is torn between what was and what was meant to be. He must decide if it's time to rekindle the dreams of the past ... or accept Alli, and her love, just the way she is.

Don't miss this heartwrenching tale of a man torn between two sisters , the one he loved, the one he married ...


“Barbara Freethy has crafted a beautiful and emotionally satisfying story in Just the Way You Are. I was immediately drawn into these people’s lives and was unwilling to let them go until I had finished the story. The secondary characters are compelling and perfectly compliment the emotional attachment and age-old pain that Sam and Allie have to deal with in order to decide what to do with their future. I cannot recommend this book enough – it is a lovely story that will touch your heart.” Barb’s All Romance Bookstore

Healed By Grace by Jenna Brandt – 4.5 Stars

This book isn’t long you sure can finish it in a day.  In this day and age, something that takes you to another time and place showing that people who came through a very awful war that left so many with mental problems, nightmares, PTSD even though they didn’t know what that was at the time and seeing some come through it and find love and happiness together is a refreshing read.  The book gives hope and a feeling that love with prevail.  The characters are well written, you are invested in finding out how their story ends and it is a great read as usual.  I love Jenna Brandt’s writing.  This is a book in a series which I’ve not read any other books in the series and you don’t have to either, you’ll not miss anything.


I received an ARC from the author and have written this review of my own volition and all thoughts and comments on this book are my own and given freely.

Description as found on Goodreads:

Grace Abernathy helped wounded soldiers during the American Civil War. Now that it’s over, she has to find a way to move on. Her parents think having her stay with her cousins in Myrtle Grove, South Carolina, can help her do just that. She isn’t looking for love after what she went through, but when she spends time with a returning soldier she knew from a long time ago, she wonders if he might spark a rekindling in her heart.

Wyatt Hammond was conscripted to serve in the Confedrate military. Though he only served for a few months before the war ended, the horrors he saw during that time haunt him. He isn’t sure if he can ever be happy again, until he is reunited with an old flame who has the power to heal his broken heart.

Can Grace forget her painful past? Will Wyatt be able to let go of what he went through during the war? And what will happen when the man Grace is running from, finally catches up with her

The Green Dress by Liz Tolsma – 4 Stars Christian True Crime

I did enjoy this book. It was based on true stories, with a little poetic license taken by the author.  She had to change a few things to make her story flow and have it work out the way she wanted it to.  She explains that at the end of the book. I didn’t really like the ending, it seemed abrupt to me although I don’t know how she would have written it differently.  I wasn’t sure how they would go about proving who had been making the family members sick, although I had figured out who had been doing it and how before the end of the book.  I wasn’t sure where science was at during that time period but learned exactly where things were as they proved how the family members were dying through the science.  I was amazed at how much men were able to make put women in their place still during that time period.  I just couldn’t be so submissive to men as they were then.  I guess women have come a long way. 

Description

Fiction Based on Strange, But True, History
True, riveting stories of American criminal activity are explored through a unique story of historical romantic suspense. Collect them all and be inspired by the hope that always finds its way even in the darkest of times.

When Harriet Peters came to Boston in 1882, the Robinson family took her in like one of their own, and Harriet became closer to Lizzie Robinson than her own siblings. Now, four years later, Lizzie is deathly sick, failing quickly just like several others in her family have done over the past few years. How can so many in one family die from the same mysterious illness? Harriet doesn’t have answers, but she is determined to help the family, bringing in a new-to-the-neighborhood doctor, Michael Wheaton.
           As Harriet and Michael close in on the answer, putting their own lives at risk, can the cause be found before anyone else dies?

I received this book through Netgalley.com as an advance reader copy in kindle format.  It was not required that I give a review.  The review I wrote were my own ideas given freely. I enjoy helping authors get the word out regarding their books.   #TheGreenDress.  #LizTolsma. #Netgalley