She Wouldn't Change A Thing by Sarah Adlakha - 5 Stars

 

She Wouldn’t Change A Thing – Sarah Adlakha

Wow what a book!  It has an interesting premise and for a minute in the middle I couldn’t understand what was happening with the storyline.  When I figured it out, all I could think was wow what a premise. The twists and turns in this book made it hard to turn down.  There is romance and mystery and something that I can’t explain.  You have to read the book yourself to find out what happens because my lips are sealed! 

 

I was given this book in the kindle format from NetGalley.com.  My opinions and words are my own freely given, there was no requirement.  #SheWouldn’tChangeAThing #SarahAdlakha #NetGalley

 

Description as given from NetGalley.com:

Sliding Doors meets Life After Life in Sarah Adlakha's story about a wife and mother who is given the chance to start over at the risk of losing everything she loves.

A second chance is the last thing she wants.

When thirty-nine-year-old Maria Forssmann wakes up in her seventeen-year-old body, she doesn’t know how she got there. All she does know is she has to get back: to her home in Bienville, Mississippi, to her job as a successful psychiatrist and, most importantly, to her husband, daughters, and unborn son.

But she also knows that, in only a few weeks, a devastating tragedy will strike her husband, a tragedy that will lead to their meeting each other.

Can she change time and still keep what it’s given her?

Exploring the responsibilities love lays on us, the complicated burdens of motherhood, and the rippling impact of our choices, She Wouldn't Change a Thing is a dazzling debut from a bright new voice.

Blackberry Beach by Irene Hannon – 4 Stars

 A sweet romance with two people who have no reason to get involved with someone else.  Katherine Parker just wants to spend some time away from Hollywood and the paparazzi.  Zach Garret owns a Coffee Shop in Hope Harbor lives next to her rental home.  He’s already gone through a great loss and just wants to live his life quietly and has no plans on changing things.  Until he keeps running into Katherine at a home for foster children, which they recruited to help rehab.  Sparks fly then.  This is a very sweet romance with some interesting twists and turns.  I enjoyed the book, it kept me interested all the way to the end.

I received this book from NetGalley.com in the kindle format.  My opinions are my own and freely given they were not required.  #BlackberryBeach  #IreneHannon  #NetGalley

 

Description from NetGalley:

Katherine Parker is on the cusp of having everything she ever wanted--fame, money, and acclaim. So why isn't she happy? In search of answers, she comes incognito to Hope Harbor on the Oregon coast for some R&R. Maybe in her secluded rental house overlooking the serene Pacific she'll be able to calm the storm inside.

Coffee shop owner Zach Garrett has found his niche after a traumatic loss--and he has no plans to change the life he's created. Nor does he want to get involved with his reticent new neighbor, whose past is shrouded in mystery. He's had enough drama to last a lifetime. But when Katherine and Zach are recruited to help rehab a home for foster children, sparks fly. And as their lives begin to intersect, might they find more common ground than they expected . . . and discover that, with love, all things are possible?

Bestselling and award-winning author Irene Hannon invites you to come home to Hope Harbor--where hearts heal . . . and love blooms.

 

Paint and Nectar by Ashley Clark - 5 Stars!

 

Paint and Nectar by Ashley Clark

This is a complicated sweet romance that switches between 1929 and present day.  This book has some mystery and history, and it definitely held my interest all the way to the end.  It had many twists and turns and I was happy with the ending.  I can’t say that about everything I read.

 

I received this book in the kindle format from NetGalley.com and my opinions are my own freely given.  They were not required.  I gave this book 4 stars.  #PaintandNectar #AshleyClark #NetGalley

 

Description from NetGalley:

In 1929, a spark forms between talented watercolorist Eliza and William, a charming young man who has been hired to forge her popular paintings. Her aunt makes it clear Eliza should stay away from him because of a feud between their families over missing heirloom silver. But the source of the rivalry was long ago, and as the two get to know each other, they fall in love. William regrets the job that desperation led him to take and their families' ongoing bitterness, but setting things right comes at a cost.

In present-day Charleston, Lucy Legare has just inherited an old house from a mysterious benefactor, along with all the secrets it holds, including an old silver heirloom. Declan Pinckney is determined to buy the house for his family's development company. But as Lucy uncovers secrets about the house, garden, and silver, she becomes more determined than ever to preserve the historic Charleston property, not only for history's sake but also for her own.

 

Shelter by Catherine Jinks - 5 Stars

I read this book so quickly.  I did not see the ending or the last quarter of the book coming.  The ending was a surprise.  It was a good ending I’m not saying it wasn’t, it was just a bit unexpected. This book has mystery, and quite a story line.  I’m not going to give you a description as I have that shown below as found on NetGalley.com.

 

I received the book from NetGalley free in the kindle format.  My opinion and words are my own freely given.  It was not required.  #Shelter #NetGalley #CatherineJinks #WomenAbused

 

Description

Meg lives alone: a little place in the bush outside town. A perfect place to hide. That’s one of the reasons she offers to shelter Nerine, who’s escaping a violent ex. The other is that Meg knows what it’s like to live with an abusive partner.

Nerine is jumpy and her two little girls are frightened. It tells Meg all she needs to know where they’ve come from, and she’s not all that surprised when Nerine asks her to get hold of a gun. But she knows it’s unnecessary. They’re safe now.

Then she starts to wonder about some little things. A disturbed flyscreen. A tune playing on her windchimes. Has Nerine’s ex tracked them down? Has Meg’s husband turned up to torment her some more?

By the time she finds out, it’ll be too late to do anything but run for her life. 

No Journey Too Far by Carrie Turansky 4 Stars

I read this book at night when I couldn’t sleep.  I did really enjoy the book, it had some twists and turns to it, it does have quite a bit about the British Home Children.  Some of the children taken due to their parents no longer able to take care of them or they passed away and the children had no relatives to step forward and take care of them.  When they arrive in Canada, they are either adopted or given to farmers, etc. to serve as indentured servants. Grace McAlister finds a small trunk in her attic with belongings that came with her when her parents adopted her.  She finds the name of the place where she stayed until she was placed with her parents.  She really wants to find her family members.  Then a brother showed up on her doorstep.  Her parents don’t want to believe she has family members and even a Mother who was alive and they throw him out.  She is about to be presented to society as a girl ready to marry, marry the man who has be best family even if she doesn’t like or love him.  So, when Garth and his buddy show up at the ball, they sneak her away from her family to take her back to natural family.  There are other’s who are involved in this story and it is quite a tale.  This is the second book in the series, the first in this saga was “No Ocean Too Wide”.  I never read the first book and don’t believe you have to read it in order to understand and follow this story.  It’s a sweet romance, with mystery and history thrown in.  I do recommend this book if this is your type of read.

I received this book in the kindle format from NetGalley and my opinions on this book are my own freely given, I wasn’t required to do a review.  #NoJourneyTooFar #NetGalley #CarrieTuransky

Description as found on NetGalley.com:

A family long divided, a mysterious trunk, and a desperate journey across the ocean—all in the name of love. The epic saga of the McAlisters continues in this riveting sequel to No Ocean Too Wide. 

In 1909, Grace McAlister set sail for Canada as one of the thousands of British Home Children taken from their families and their homeland. Though she is fortunate enough to be adopted by wealthy parents, the secrets of her past are kept hidden for ten years until someone from her long-buried childhood arrives on her doorstep. With this new connection to her birth family, will she be brave enough to leave her sheltered life in Toronto and uncover the truth? 

After enduring hardship as an indentured British Home Child, Garth McAlister left Canada to serve in World War I. His sweetheart, Emma Lafferty, promised to wait for his return, but after three long years apart, her letters suddenly stopped. When Garth arrives home from the war to unexpected news, he is determined to return to Canada once more on a daunting mission to find the two women he refuses to abandon—his long-lost sister and his mysteriously missing sweetheart.

All That Really Matters – Nicole Deese - 5 Stars Loved the book!

 This is my first book by this author and I’ll be looking out for more of her books.  I couldn’t put this book down.  It was relevant to things as they are now and the romance between the main two characters and the texting between the two made me laugh out loud.  The author switches back and forth between Molly and Silas.  This book is a must read for those who enjoy Christian Fiction.  I loved the book! 

I received this book free in the kindle format from NetGalley.  My opinion of this book and my words are my own, freely given.  Not required.

#AllThatReallyMatters #NicoleDeese #NetGalley #ChristianFiction

 

Description as found on NetGalley:

Molly McKenzie's bright personality and on-trend fashion and beauty advice have earned her impressive social media following, as well as a shiny monthly paycheck. When her manager-turned-boyfriend tells her of an upcoming audition to host a makeover show for America's underprivileged youth, all her dreams finally seem to be coming true. There's just one catch: she has little experience interacting with people in need.
 
To gain an edge on her competitors, she applies to volunteer at a transitional program for aged-out foster kids during summer, only the program's director, Silas Whittaker, doesn't find her as charming as her followers do. But since forfeiting a goal has never been her style, Molly's only option is to accept the terms Silas lays out and submit to his rules--even the most ridiculous ones pertaining to social media.  

Soon as the residents of the home become more than a means to pad her career resume, and Silas becomes more than an obstacle on her path to fame, her once-narrow focus expands to include the deep needs of those she's serving... and perhaps the ones she's neglected inside herself as well. It took years to build her platform, but only one summer to discover what really matters most.