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Mar 12, 2015

The Wife Maker w/ $25 Amazon or PayPal Giveaway

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Author: Karey White
Release Date; February 2015
Publisher: Orange Door Press
Genre: Contemporary Romance

This is a FANTASTICALLY FUN series!

You have seen Charlotte send every guy she has dated into the wedded bliss of another girls arms in The Husband Maker.

And you have traveled with her to Scotland in The Match Maker.

Now watch Charlotte as she pulls all her strength together in one last effort to be The Wife Maker...

This time SHE will be the wife.

Only problem?

She wants Angus...

But Angus is tired of waiting for her love and has moved to Kansas City in order to be rid of Charlotte.

His heart cannot take another let down.

This is Flynn's advice for her:

Excerpt
My phone rang before six the next morning. Who would call that early on a Sunday? I rubbed my bleary eyes and looked at the screen. The number was unfamiliar and a strange configuration. I almost shut it off, but on a hunch, I answered the call.

“Charlotte, it’s Flynn.”

“Flynn? Is everything okay?”

“Aye. I think we should talk. Turn on your computer and call me.”

Ten minutes later, Flynn appeared on the screen of my laptop.

“What’s going on?”

“I think you should move to Kansas City.”

I laughed. “What are you talking about?”

“Don’t laugh. I’m not jokin’.”

“I can’t move to Kansas City. My job’s here. My family’s here. And I don’t think Angus would even want me to.”

“Ah, he’d say he doesn’t want ya to, but I’d wager that what he wants and what he says he wants are two different things.”

I shook my head. “You’re crazy. This is what you wanted me to call you for at this hour of the morning?”

“Aye. And hear me out. I’ve been chewin’ on this all day.”

I was touched that he’d been trying to figure out a way to help me, but this idea was insane. “I’m listening.”

“You say you’ll wait for him to come back.” I nodded. “What about him? You might be willing to wait for ten years, but what about Angus? He’ll be meeting new people. He won’t be waiting around. If ya want to cook a chicken, ya have to put him in while the water’s boilin’.”

I snickered. “I don’t even know what that means, Flynn.”

“Sure ya do. If ya wait ‘til the water’s all cooled down, good luck cooking the bird. Right now the water’s boilin’.”

“No it’s not. He doesn’t want anything to do with me.”

“That’s ’cause the water’s boilin’. If it weren’t, he’d talk to ya all day long. He’s just tryin’ not to get burned.”

There was an absurd and comforting logic to what he was saying. “Keep going.”

“There’s not much more to say. Move to Kansas City.”

“That’s easier said than done, Flynn.”

“Tell me this. What needs more attention? The things in San Francisco? Or the thing in Kansas City?”

I didn’t answer him. I didn’t know what to say.

“Charlotte, give him a grand gesture. Show ’im he’s more important than the things you’ve left behind.”

“Wow. I should never have answered the phone this morning.”

We laughed. “Think about it. It might work.”

“It might not. And then I’ll be two thousand miles away from my family and I’ll have given up the best job in the world and . . . It’s all so scary.”

“But you’re brave. And if it doesn’t work out, you can go back.”

“I thought you were my friend.”

Flynn didn’t say anything right away. He just smiled. When he finally spoke, his voice was soft. “I am.”

Should Charlotte make the move?
Will Angus take her back?
What if it is all for nothing and she is left with... nothing?

LOVED. LOVED. LOVED. THIS. BOOK!
SO WONDERFULLY WRITTEN!
A TRUE MUST-READ!


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Karey White grew up in Utah, Idaho, Oregon, and Missouri. She attended Ricks College and Brigham Young University. Her first novel, Gifted, was a Whitney Award Finalist.

She loves to travel, read, bake treats, and spend time with family and friends. She and her husband are the parents of four great children. She teaches summer creative writing courses to young people and is currently working on her next book.

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Mar 10, 2015

Heart of Gold w/ $25 Amazon + Book Giveaway

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Author: Jeanette Miller
Release Date: March 2015
Publisher: Covenant Communications
Genre: Contemporary Romance

I absolutely adored this one!

So well written you actually feel the emotions as you anxiously turn the pages...wanting for more.

And emotions do run high in this book!

Ashlyn is grieving the sudden death of her husband, John.

She is also angry at him for his betrayal.

She has come back home and if feeling loved by her siblings and her parents, yet she is confused at their offers to set her up with a date.

Is her heart ready to trust another man AND why couldn't she have had her happily-ever-after with John?

She is grateful for and fully loves her three-year-old daughter, Katie.

Doesn't Katie deserve to have a daddy that loves her too?

And then there is Ryan.

Ryan and Ashlyn share a secret from their past.

But Ryan is now dating Ashlyn's sister.

Can the plot get any more emotional?

OH. YES. IT. CAN :)

Read to find out who else's emotions are involved in this wonderful tale of a young widow and her little girl.

LOVED. LOVED. LOVED. IT!
So want to read more from this author!
Don't miss out on this one!

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Jeanette Miller was born in northern California but spent most of her childhood in Guatemala, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica, where her father worked. She cherishes her experiences of living in Latin America. In her teenage years, she dreamed of becoming a teacher and a published author. Jeanette attended Brigham Young University, where she earned a degree in Elementary Education. After graduating, she taught third grade for four years in the Spanish Immersion program. There, she enjoyed writing and directing plays for her students.

As a young mother, Jeanette started writing in moments snatched between changing diapers and making peanut butter sandwiches—or whenever her nose wasn’t in a book. She loves all things Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. When Jeanette isn’t reading a novel in this genre, she’s watching their movie equivalents. She also loves scapbooking, designing jewelry, and eating chocolate. She would love to travel all over the world someday. Jeanette and her husband, Michael, have six children. They live in Pleasant Grove, Utah.

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Feb 27, 2015

Between the Lines

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Author: Paige Timothy
Release Date: February 2015
Publisher: Trifecta Books
Genre: Contemporary Romance

I LOVE SWEET, CLEAN ROMANCES!
This one really delivers!

Regan has been hurt before and so she has sealed her heart to love...

...desiring instead to spend her nights curled  up with a good book.

But all of her roommates are in love and so they are desperately trying to set Regan up with a blind date.

When Brennan, her roommate's boyfriend, suggests she go out with his cousin, Jesse, she says yes...

After all she has know Jesse for a couple of years, she just never really thought about dating him.

Of course, right now she never really thinks about dating anyone.

One date leads to two and possible a third before Regan starts to panic and pulls way back.

Giving it one more try she and her roommate and the two guys head out for a camping trip.

It is here that things get really interesting...

But in a totally different twist than you would think :)

GREAT creativity from the author!
a SUPERB story!


A FANTASTIC weekend read that will leave you wanting more.
Lucky for you there is more...

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About the Author
Paige Timothy is new to the romance scene, but she's certainly not new to the industry. Under her other pen names, she has published thirty books in a wide variety of genres. With her new series, the Main Street Merchants, Paige is embarking on a new journey that promises to be filled with adventure.

You can contact Paige via her e-mail address, authorpaigetimothy@gmail.com.

Feb 26, 2015

Reluctantly Married

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Author: Victorine E. Lieske
Release Date: January 2015
Genre: Contemporary Romance

SO LOVE this author!
SO LOVED this book!

Megan Holloway loves her job, a local morning show, and has big plans to move up.

She struggles with her co-host though.

Adam is good-looking... not a bad quality.

But he keeps goading her... like he is doing it on purpose just to get a reaction from her.

Since their ratings keep going up the producer encourages this behavior.

When they host a "relationship specialist" things get even more sticky.

Megan is put on-the-spot when this specialist suggests that she and Adam go on a date to see if he really has deeper feelings for her instead of just the surface teasing he does.

One thing leads to another and all of the sudden Megan and Adam are dating... on camera.

Bigger stations are looking at them and a lot of money is offered IF they keep dating on camera with a promise of a wedding at the end of the season.

Does Adam really have feelings for her or is this all just a hoax to get higher ratings?

A FUN, FUN, FUN READ!
TOTALLY ENJOYABLE!


About the Author
New York Times best selling author Victorine and her husband live in Nebraska where they raise their four children. They manufacture rubber stamps for the craft industry. Victorine self-published her first book, Not What She Seems, in April of 2010. In March of 2011 the book hit the New York Times best selling ebook list, where it stayed on the list for six weeks. By May 2011 she had sold over 100,000 copies. She is represented by literary agent Jason Ashlock of Movable Type Literary Group. Her book, How to Find Success Selling eBooks, details how she found success, and gives advice to other writers wanting to sell eBooks in the genre fiction market.


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Feb 18, 2015

Letters to My Future Husband

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Author: Lisa McKendrick
Release Date: February 2015
Publisher: Bonneville Books
Genre: Contemporary Romance

What a FUN BOOK!
LOVED. LOVED. LOVED. IT!

Not only are there letters to a future husband...

There are also wonderful dream-chats with her future daughter (really fun scenes causing much lack of sleep :)
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When Sophie is a little girl she hopes for nothing more than marrying her father.

Insisting that he is already married and therefore cannot marry her he gives her a book...

A book where she is suppose to write letters to her future husband.

And as she writes her letters her life goes on...

Until one day...

She realizes she is writing to the wrong man.

Follow Sophie as she discovers the greatest story of all...

Her story...

Of love and laughter and ... family!

A FANTASTIC BOOK!
Absolutely adored this one!


About the Author
Lisa McKendrick lives in Lakeland, Florida, where she divides her time between writing, carpools, and occasionally folding laundry.

The mother of seven children (all accustomed to wearing unmatched socks).

Lisa has been actively writing for many years and continues to hone her craft as a writer by attending SCBWI conferences in Florida. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a master’s degree in English, and has published three books in the LDS market.

Jan 29, 2015

Keeping Kate

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Author: Lauren Winder Farnsworth
Release Date: January 2015
Publisher: Bonneville Books
Genre: Contemporary Romance

WHAT A FUN BOOK!

Kate Evans lost her parents at an early age and was sent to live with an aunt and uncle.

Life was not easy and now that Kate is an adult she is determined to prove that she can make it on her own.

So when a job opportunity comes to be a nanny for a cute little girl named Addie on a Utah ranch, Kate jumps at the chance.

She is curious that her employer, Tyler, spends most of the year away from Addie working in New York.

When she finds out the real reason Tyler is gone so much Kate is filled with conflicting emotions.

To complicate things further Tyler's friend, Jonathan comes into the picture.

Through it all, Kate will have reasons to finally face her past...

And she will be forced to make hard decisions that will shape her future.

This romantic twist is filled with sparks, humor, romance, and a Jane Eyre feel.

LOVED IT!
A WONDERFUL read!

About the Author
Lauren Winder Farnsworth was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is an avid reader, a chocolate enthusiast, a musicophile and a CPA…who somehow also finds time to indulge in her real obsession—writing. She obtained bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from the University of Utah, and the only entity that holds more of her heart than her alma mater is her husband, Bryan. Lauren currently lives in South Jordan, Utah, where she spends entirely too time watching Gilmore Girls and looking for excuses not to clean.

Jan 9, 2015

Rough Around the Edges Meets Refined w/ $25 Amazon or PayPal Giveaway

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Rough Around the Edges
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Author: Rachael Anderson
Release Date: December 2014
Publisher: HEA Publishing
Genre: Contemporary Romance

LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. THIS SERIES!
FUN! CLEAN! WITTY! FANTASTIC!


Cassie's husband recently passed away and has left some deep scars. She doesn't want to repeat the past and has vowed to never marry again.

She has a chance for a fresh start and she is devoting all her time and money and talents in teaching dance.

Only one problem...

She wants to teach dance from home, but her basement is unfinished.

Calling on her friend Becky for help...

Cassie is surprised to open the door to not only Becky but Noah too.

Noah is Becky's neighbor and also the father of two of Cassie's dance students.

Becky quickly explains that Noah has to skills to turn her basement into something spectacular.

Noah just lost his job so he is grateful for this opportunity to work.

He is a single dad with two darling girls and the memories of his late wife filling up his life.

He is not looking to move forward in his love life.

But Becky has other ideas for both of them :)

Sometimes friends can push you "exactly where you need to go."

Don't plan on doing anything else until this book is finished, because you won't be able to put it down. SO. SO. SO. GOOD!

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USA Today bestselling author, Rachael Anderson, is the mother of four and is pretty good at breaking up fights, or at least sending guilty parties to their rooms. She can't sing, doesn't dance, and despises tragedies. But she recently figured out how yeast works and can now make homemade bread, which she is really good at eating.

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Dec 3, 2014

Twist of Fate

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Author: Rachael Anderson
Release Date: June 2014
Publisher: HEA Publishing
Genre: Contemporary Romance

A super cute, super quick read!

Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of this season you just need to take a time out and delve into someone else's Christmas plans.

Mackenzie Tyler lives in APT 201...
Tyler Mackenzie lives in APT 102...

And sometimes the mailman mixes up their mail!

Tyler (Ty) gets frustrated with Mackenzie (Kenzie) when she reads his mail from his mom.

But when Ty turns over a postcard in his mailbox meant for Kenzie the words are right there and he can't help reading it.

When he realizes it is a break-up notice from Kenzie's fiancé who is overseas...

Ty has a decision to make~

Should he give it to Kenzie and possibly ruin her Christmas holiday...

OR...

Could he use this "twist of fate" in his favor and get Kenzie to fall in love with him without him having to be the 'rebound guy.'

ADORABLE STORY!
PERFECT for Christmas break!


About the Author
A USA Today bestseller, I'm a part-time writer and full-time mother of four. Over the years, I've become pretty good at breaking up fights, or at least sending guilty parties to their rooms. I can't sing, don't dance, and despise tragedies. But I recently figured out how yeast works and can now make homemade bread, which I am really good at eating.

Some other random things about me...

I have serious decision-making issues. I hate making them. Be it where to go for dinner or what movie to rent (unless there is a new romantic comedy available), my typical response is, "I don't care." The worst part is that I married someone with the same problem. Sometimes we drive around for an hour before one of us finally decides.

I love peanut butter. I couldn't live without it. One of my favorite treats is a spoon full of peanut butter dipped in milk chocolate chips. Yum!

I really don't like to empty the dishwasher. It has to be one of my least favorite jobs. But I don't mind loading it. Why is that?

Anne of Green Gables is one of my favorite movies (second only to Pride and Prejudice). I still have daydreams of living on Prince Edward Island. I hope that is what heaven is like. What a perfectly gorgeous place to live.

I bite my fingernails. It's a disgustingly bad habit, but one I have failed to break over the years. Maybe someday.

I wither when the temperature rises above 90 degrees.

I am an obsessive reader. Mainly novels. My favorite are romantic comedies, followed by suspense, then fantasy.

I love to drive fast. My speeding ticket history proves that.

Embarrassingly enough, there was one year of my life that I received 4 W-2's. I had a hard time finding a job that didn't bore me to death after the first month. Thankfully, I've taken to motherhood. Although, there are some days . . . :)

I absolutely HATE shaving my legs.

I am incredibly afraid of bees. You'd think I'm allergic, but I'm not. I act like a complete fool anytime one flies near me. It's embarrassing.

I love British and Australian accents. Who doesn't?

New Zealand is at the top of my travel wish list. It used to be Australia, but thanks to my sweet hubby, I've been able to go there.

Whenever I have to speak in front of a crowd, whatever is left of my brain freezes and I turn into an idiot. Seriously. I was asked to say the prayer in church a few months ago, and I said, "We're grateful to be here this Saturday," instead of Sunday. I told my husband, who was saying the closing prayer, that he needed to say Friday so I wouldn't feel so dumb. He didn't. Where's the love?

I do NOT have the patience of Job.

My dream mom vehicle is a Toyota Sequoia. But I think I will always drive a minivan. I'm far too practical and would rather spend the extra money on a fun vacation. Maybe to New Zealand.

I have an intense fear of heights, yet I love extreme roller coasters. Explain that one.

I LOVE playing games. Ticket to Ride and Yahtzee Free for All are my current favorites.

One of the lights on our entryway chandelier has this large paint blotch on it, compliments of me. I have yet to figure out a way to get it off. I'm praying the light bulbs never burn out because then we'll have a very dark foyer.

I love watching my children while they sleep. Like perfect little angels. I'd be like that mother in the bookI'll Love You Forever, and pick them up to snuggle if I wasn't afraid that I would wake them up.

Dec 2, 2014

Under a Georgia Moon w/ $25 Amazon or PayPal Giveaway

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Under a Georgia Moon
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Author: Cindy Roland Anderson
Release Date: October 2014
Publisher: Winsome Press Publishing
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Addie Heywood thought she was doing okay after her fiancé dumped her just weeks before their wedding, claiming he’d found someone else more compatible with his health food tastes.

But when he marries the other woman three months later, Addie needs to get away.

Leaving her home in Idaho, she escapes to Mitchel Creek, Georgia to visit her Aunt Janie. She just wants to spend the next two weeks enjoying her aunt’s southern cooking, not dodging the guys her aunt is determined to set her up with.

Chase Nichols isn’t looking for love. His dream is to trade his computer mouse for his guitar and make it big in the country music world. If he can land a job in Nashville, he might have a shot at getting discovered.

His plans get derailed when he does his neighbor a favor and picks up her niece, Addie, at the airport. Things get even more complicated when his ex-girlfriend comes back into the picture. That’s when he hatches a new plan.

Since Addie wants to avoid her aunt’s matchmaking schemes, and he wants to avoid his ex-girlfriend, they’ll fool the world by pretending to date.

What neither of them counts on is actually falling in love.


EXCERPT
“You?” Addie said in disbelief. “You’re the friend my aunt sent?”
A slow, mischievous grin tipped his mouth. “Yes, ma’am.”
She stared at him, wondering if he was telling her the truth. “But…she said an old friend of hers was coming to get me.”
“I am an old friend of hers.”
Addie made a quick perusal of her surroundings, searching for an older gentlemen holding helium balloons. For all she knew Pretty Boy here could’ve stolen the sign since she’d mentioned it earlier. “If you are who you say you are then where are the balloons?”
“I left them in my truck.”
A likely story.
He started to laugh. “Look, I didn’t knock anyone off, if that’s what you’re thinkin’.”
It had been what she was thinking. “Then where did you get that sign?”
“From your Aunt Janie.”
“How did you know her name was Janie?”
That little smirk was back on his handsome face. “Because she’s known me since I was a kid.”
“Oh, really.” Addie leaned in close. “Then what’s her last name?”
“Caldwell.”
Drat. How did he know that? Unless, of course, he was telling the truth. “I’m going to need to call my aunt just to be sure. Could you give me your name?”
“Are you sayin’ you really don’t remember meeting me?”
“Well, yeah. You just helped me get my bag but I don’t remember us exchanging names.”
He grinned. “I meant before today. Chase Nichols? That doesn’t ring a bell?”
Addie’s mouth dropped open. “You’re Chase Nichols?” Her eyes skimmed over every inch of him. He was a lot taller and so much hotter. “You used to be short.”
Again, the smirk. “I had a late growth spurt.”

From the Author
Hi, I'm Cindy Roland Anderson. I write clean, contemporary romance with a combination of humor, romantic tension and some pretty great kissing scenes.

I'm lucky to be married to my best friend. I love being a mother and have five amazing children.

Our family has expanded by adding a son-in-law, a daughter-in-law, and four adorable grandchildren. I'm a registered nurse and work in the newborn intensive care unit.

I love to read, almost as much as I love writing. And I love chocolate, probably a little too much.

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Nov 17, 2014

The Match Maker w/ $25 Amazon or PayPal Giveaway

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Author: Karey White
Release Date: November 2014
Publisher: Orange Door Press
Genre: Contemporary Romance

WHAT AN INCREDIBLY FUN BOOK!
I so LOVE this author!

Charlotte's nickname is 'The Husband Maker' because every one she dates goes on to marry their very next girlfriend.

Her record stands strong as Kyle has just announced his engagement.

Now six months later Charlotte is ready to put herself out there again...

And so she and her best friend make a pact to line each other up.

Aleena wants Charlotte to go out with the Flynn, the tourist from Scotland that they just met.

And Charlotte has promise Aleena to line her up with Angus, Charlotte's other best friend.

Charlotte's heart is safe as Flynn will be going back home to Scotland soon.

And Aleena and Angus seem to be hitting it off well.

THEN Charlotte and Angus have a "moment" (LOVED this scene :)

But Angus is dating Aleena...and Charlotte cannot be the cause of Aleena's heartbreak.

So Charlotte plans a spur-of-the-moment trip to Scotland.

It is in this peaceful, beautiful, small town that Charlotte realizes who her heart really truly belongs to.

Now to make it all work out...

A SWEET BOOK!
SO WORTH YOUR TIME!
CANNOT WAIT FOR BOOK 3!


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Karey White grew up in Utah, Idaho, Oregon, and Missouri. She attended Ricks College and Brigham Young University. Her first novel, Gifted, was a Whitney Award Finalist.

She loves to travel, read, bake treats, and spend time with family and friends. She and her husband are the parents of four great children. She teaches summer creative writing courses to young people and is currently working on her next book.

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Oct 21, 2014

Painting Kisses w/ Giveaway

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Author: Melanie Jacobson
Release Date: October 2014
Publisher: Covenant Communications
Genre: Contemporary Romance

The detailed imagery in this book is AMAZING!
And so is the humor!

Your heart will also shatter along with the characters in a few places...

It's all in here...love, romance, humor, anger, frustration, hope, healing, etc...

Lia Carswell used to go by the name of Leandra Tate, a famous New York artist.

But when her paintings were sold to the highest bidder at any cost Lia realized they were only buying the paintings to claim they had one, not because they understood it.

And on top of that her marriage was failing...

So she ran from it all.

Back home in Salt Lake City Lia is a waitress at a local diner and is helping her sister raise her niece, Chloe.

Life seems to be content until they realize that the best school for Chloe to attend will take thousands of dollars.

How can they can come up with that kind of money?

Lia will need to paint again.

But can Lia put her soul back onto a canvas?

And what about Aidan and Griff?

This book will leave you sighing at the end!
SO. SO. SO. GOOD!


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Melanie Bennett Jacobson is an avid reader, amateur cook, and champion shopper. She consumes astonishing amounts of chocolate, chick flicks, and romance novels. After meeting her husband online, she is now living happily married in Southern California with her growing family and a series of doomed houseplants. Melanie is a former English teacher and a popular speaker who loves to laugh and make others laugh. In her down time (ha!), she writes romantic comedies for Covenant and maintains her humorous slice-of-life blog.

10 FUN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT MELANIE
1. I love roller coasters with a deep and abiding love.

2. I can't cross my eyes. When my kids want to make me feel bad about myself, they cross their eyes at me.

3. I love the beach but hate getting in the water.

4. I'm an NPR junkie. And This American Life podcasts are my happy place.

5. I keep a permanent supply of Dove milk chocolate on hand.

6. I always sneeze in threes. My grandfather did too.

7. We don't have cable and the only thing I miss is Project: Runway. But I realllly miss it.

8. I will always mourn not having been born a redhead.

9. I make really good Cajun food.

10. I organize the books in my home library by color. And it's awesome.

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Oct 2, 2014

Mountains Between Us

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Author: Jenny Proctor
Release Date: August 2014
Publisher: Covenant Communications
Genre: Contemporary Romance

What an INCREDIBLY WONDERFUL READ!
Filled with depth and love and hope!

Eliza has just taken a position at Rockbridge Academy, a rehabilitation facility for troubled teens.

She finds the work challenging, but rewarding, and living in the woodsy out-doors is a bonus.

She is intrigued with fellow employee, Henry.

He is of her same faith, however, everyone tells her that he keeps to himself.

She also quickly realizes that another employee, Flip, finds her attractive and seeks her friendship.

When her past family troubles catch up with Eliza, Henry offers to help.

Not really knowing why he was so bold in that move Henry finds Eliza's company comforting.

As each open up their hearts they are drawn towards one another.

Yet something is holding Henry back.

He has never let anyone get so close, especially after losing Allison.

Can they find a way to get around the 'mountain that is between them?'

I LOVED THIS BOOK!

While Eliza and Henry's stories are the main theme there are also DELIGHTFUL details and insights into the lives of Flip and AJ and Amber and Bill and others that will also touch your heart!

The writing is FABULOUS!
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book!


About the Author
The question people ask the most is when on earth I ever find time to write. The honest answer is that many days, I don't. I have six babies, see? And they keep a Mom most mighty busy. But somehow, by some miracle, my genetic code allows for me to exist on minimal hours of sleep. For the most part, my first book was written in between the hours of 11 PM, and 3 AM. My husband swears I took years off my life by staying up so late. And perhaps he's right. But what's a girl to do? When there are stories to be written, I can't very well not write them. I'm not very good at staying up late these days, so I've started writing early in the morning, before children are awake. I never thought I'd be a morning person, but there's truly something magical about 5:30 in the morning. . . (Did I really just say that?)

I've lived in Western North Carolina all my life. I love it here and hope I don't ever have a reason to leave. I love to hike with my family and spend time outside. I love to eat fabulous food. I love to swim and bike and run. (This is only because I love eating fabulous food, and well, that'll catch up with you.) And, of course, I love to write.

(A review copy was provided, however, all reviews are of my own opinion :)
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Sep 29, 2014

Jane and Austen

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Book Details
Author: Stephanie Fowers
Release Date: June 2014
Publisher: Triad Media and Entertainment
Genre: Contemporary Romance

What a FUN BOOK!

They were destined to be together for you see...
their names were Jane and Austen.

And to top it all off they both worked at the North Abbey.

But sad as it is Austen was very logical and wanted out of the North Abbey leaving Jane behind with a broken heart.

Jane, ever the romantic, moved on with life taking the job to plan her best friends wedding.

Her best friend is Miss Taylor Missy Elizabeth Weston who is marrying Chuck Frank Bigley.

Can you see where this story is going?

When Willard Dancey shows up at the North Abbey as a wedding guest Jane just knows that romance in the books is much better than the romance of today.

Working with bridesmaids Bertie, Bella Thorne, and Mary Musswood proves to be a challenge to say the least.

Now add in the other wedding guests: Captain Redd Wortham, Harry Crawley, Eddy and Elly MaFarey, and BeBurgy...

And the workers at the North Abbey: Junie Bennet Fairchild, Ann-Marie Dashner, Freddy Tiney, and Colin Minster...

And you have the makings of a truly FANTASTIC TWIST on every book Jane Austen ever wrote.

So what happens when Austen suddenly shows up as another wedding guest?

"The two have one thing in common: they can’t leave each other alone. Jane believes that if Austen could just experience a fairy tale romance, he would secretly love it. And Austen’s pretty sure that if one of Jane’s beloved heroes escaped from the pages of her dog-eared novels, she’d run and hide." 

"Both are about to be proven right."

LOVED. LOVED. LOVED. THIS. BOOK!
I laughed and sighed and fell in love with the characters!
A MUST-READ for every girl who believes in love and happy endings!


About the Author
I'm from a family of ten kids and I tie for middle, but I don't have middle kid syndrome because we're basically ALL show-offs. To be perfectly honest, being the middle kid is awesome because I can be best friends with the oldest siblings and the youngest. There never is a dull moment. Life for me is a Little Women and Little Rascals blend.

I've always had stories in my head. As soon as I learned to write, my pen took over the paper. When I read my stories out loud in second grade, my goal was to get my teacher to laugh so hard she'd fall off her chair. And it worked

I soon moved on to more mischievous times, and got my associates at BYU Idaho in English and (besides the below freezing temperatures), I loved the small town atmosphere complete with garage bands and pizza joints. Then I served an LDS mission in the Philippines. The people there have an intense past and culture that I want to write about someday. Their war heroes (and heroines) are amazing, and their people are so full of life.

After I got my bachelors at BYU (Provo) in English and communications, I almost went into advertising (I won enough Burger King crowns in my advertising class to encourage me)...but I decided to take the starving artist route instead. And now, here I am!

(A review copy was provided, however, all reviews are of my own opinion :)
 

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