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YOU AND ONLY YOU BY SHARON SALA

3/20/2019

Blessings, Georgia is my favorite fictional town and I am so happy that I finally got that chance to start the series from the beginning. If you enjoy small town, southern romances this book and series is an absolute must read for you!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Genre: Small town, southern romance.
Series: Blessings, Georgia #1 (can stand alone)
Pages: 320 pages
Format: Paperback. Purchased.

Welcome to Book One in the Blessings, Georgia series of Southern contemporary romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sharon Sala. With the support of her handsome, unassuming friend Mike Dalton, LilyAnne Bronte is finally ready to put the past in the past.

It's never too late

Mike Dalton has secretly loved LilyAnn Bronte since they were all children together in the small town of Blessings, Georgia. But one fateful day T.J. Lachlan roars into town and starts showering LilyAnn with his charm, and Mike feels his dream of them being more than friends slipping away.

To find the love you missed

LilyAnn, as anyone in Blessings will tell you, let herself go after her fiancée was killed in Iraq. The attention of the handsome new guy shocks her into a revelation: she's ready to live again, and maybe

HOMETOWN TROUBLEMAKER BY BRIGHTON WALSH

3/14/2019

Hometown Troublemaker is a fun and sexy small town romance with all the charm of the south! I really enjoyed this book and hope that there will be more books in the Havenbrook series.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: March 14, 2019
Genre: Small town, southern romance.
Series: Havenbrook series #2 (can stand alone)
Pages: 300 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

Aurora "Rory" Haven's life is in shambles. Her ex-husband's living with the woman he cheated with, her oldest daughter blames her for the divorce, and she's broke. To make ends meet, she partners with the too-young, way too hot local contractor she has absolutely no business fantasizing about.

Nash King is working overtime so he can take over the family business. He doesn't need the distraction of his best friend's sister, but the hot-as-hell, pearl-clutching divorcée barrels her way into his everyday life. He's managed to ignore his attraction to her for a decade. What's another couple months?

The summer heat and forced proximity has tempers flaring…and their chemistry sizzling. But Havenbrook's gossip mill is churning full-force, and the last thing Rory needs is everyone finding out she's crushing on a man eight years her junior. Except crushing doesn't have anything on what's really going on...

FOREVER MY HERO BY SHARON SALA

3/5/2019

This is one of my favorite series in the entire world! Each of these books are sweet, small town, southern romances with amazing characters and intriguing plots. If there were ever a fictional town I could move to it would be Blessings, Georgia.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: February 26, 2019
Genre: Sweet, Southern Romance.
Series: Blessings, Georgia #7 (can stand alone)
Pages: 384 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

Every storm they've weathered...has led them to each other

Dan Amos lost his wife and son years ago, when they inadvertently got in the way of a death threat meant for him. He's never had eyes for anyone since, and he doesn't want to. But fellow Blessings resident Alice Conroy sparks something inside him...

Newly widowed, Alice was disillusioned by marriage and isn't looking to fall in love anytime soon. Then a tropical storm blazes a path straight for the Georgia coast, and as the town prepares for the worst, Dan opens his heart and his home. The tempest is raging, but Alice and Dan are learning to find shelter...in each other.

TUMBLE BY ADRIANA LOCKE

2/24/2019

Tumble by Adriana Locke is the first book in the Dogwood Lane series. It's a small town, second chance romance with a single dad! I can't wait for the next one.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: February 26, 2019
Genre: Contemporary Romance.
Series: Dogwood Lane #1 (can stand alone)
Pages: 279 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

From USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke comes a witty romance about first love and second chances.

After being burned by her dream job in New York City, sports journalist Neely Kimber suddenly finds herself jobless and paying a long-overdue visit to her hometown in Tennessee. Her plan? Relax, reset, and head back up the corporate ladder. There’s just one unexpected step. Neely’s back in Dogwood Lane for barely a day when she sees the man she ran from nine years ago: the bad boy next door who was her first kiss, her first love, and her first heartbreak.

Devoted single dad Dane Madden knows he hurt Neely in the worst way. He’s got a lot to make up for. And as passionate as their reconnection is, it’s a lot to hope for. Having her back in his arms feels so right. But falling

THE GREAT ESCAPE BY CAHRLOTTE FALLOWFIELD

2/16/2019

The Great Escape is another hilarious addition to the Dilbury Village series! If you enjoy laugh out loud chick lit novels, I very much recommend this book (and the series).

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: August 31, 2017
Genre: Chick Lit. Romantic Comedy.
Series: The Dilbury Village series #2 (can stand alone)
Pages: 214 pages
Format: eBook. Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited.

A tropical beach paradise in Mexico was the last place Georgie Basset expected her decimated heart to be jump-started again, not after she’d been jilted the year before by her fiancé, leading to said breakage. But when she spotted Weston Argent jogging along the beach, all bronzed with ripped muscles like some Greek God out of a modern day Baywatch scene, she nearly choked on her cocktail. She knew immediately she was in trouble, she’d never reacted so strongly to a man on first glance.

However, after a disastrous first date with him, she headed back home to Dilbury, resigned to never seeing him again. That is, until Weston turned up unexpectedly at her dog grooming parlour with Bertie the French bulldog, a species she had a real weakness for. She couldn’t help but wonder if fate was playing a helping hand. But each time she saw him, their encounters never went smoothly, resulting in some

MOTORHOMES, MAPS, & MURDER BY TONYA KAPPES

2/11/2019

Oh, man! I just love Normal, Kentucky. It's also so much fun to visit this small town and the uproarious group of characters. If you are a cozy mystery fan, this is a must read series for you!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: February 11, 2019
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Series: The Camper & Criminals series #5
Pages: 300 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

Welcome to Normal, Kentucky, where nothing is . . . NORMAL!

Mae West, owner of Happy Trails Campground, never thought she would become an actress like her namesake. Calling herself an actress might be far stretch as she plays a minor role in the local Civil War reenactment BATTLE AT CAMP WILDCAT.

When the reenactment doesn't go as planned, not one but two of the town's folks aren't playing dead. . .they were MURDERED!
Come to find out there was a prison break and the serial killer is believed to be in Normal and someone has stolen a motorhome from Happy Trails Campground.

Are these connected?

Mae lets boyfriend and hunky detective, Hank Sharp, follow all the leads about the murders and on the trail of the serial killer because

THE GOOD ONES BY JENN MCKINLAY

2/10/2019

Squee!!!! I loved this book so much! It's a story about a soon to be bookstore owner (who is also a bookworm) and a cowboy single dad! This book made me SWOON and fall in LOVE.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Genre: Contemporary Romance.
Series: Happily Ever After #1 (can stand alone)
Pages: 336 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

A romance bookstore owner finds her own happily ever after with a single dad in a new romance series from the New York Times bestselling author of Every Dog Has His Day.

Ryder Copeland is an accomplished architect and one heck of a father...not to mention tall and sexy. He's everything a hero should be, and Lord knows, Maisy Kelly has read enough of her great-aunt Eloise's romance novels to recognize one when she sees one. But like all fairy tales, Maisy can't help but wonder if this Prince Charming is too good to be true...

Ryder is drawn to the shy, curly haired professor who hires him to convert the Victorian house she's inherited from her aunt into a romance bookstore. Attracted to a woman for the first time since his divorce, Ryder finds himself wishing for a future with Maisy that he knows is impossible. Ryder has never wavered from his plan to leave the small town of Fairdale, North Carolina, so he can give his daughter the life she deserves. But suddenly he's not so sure. And the closer he gets to Maisy, the harder it's going to be to walk away...

ONLY A BREATH APART BY KATIE MCGARRY

1/22/2019

Only a Breath Apart by Katy McGarry is a beautiful and emotional romance novels between two you adults who are struggling to come to terms with their families demons. If you are a fan of the author or the genre in general I highly recommend this!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 22, 2019
Genre: Young Adult Romance
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 368 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

Bestselling author Katie McGarry’s trademark wrong-side-of-the-tracks romance is given a new twist in the gritty YA contemporary novel, Only a Breath Apart.

Jesse Lachlin is cursed.

So the town folklore says, but while Jesse’s had his fair share of tragedy, the only curse he believes is in his grandmother’s will: in order to inherit his family farm he must win the approval of his childhood best friend, the girl he froze out his freshman year, Scarlett Copeland.

Scarlett Copeland is psychic.

Glory Gardner tells Scarlett she has hidden psychic abilities, but Scarlett thinks Glory is delusional. What is real is Scarlett’s father’s

BATTER OFF DEAD BY MAYMEE BELL

12/11/2018

A sweet and fun cozy mystery filled with southern charm and delicious desserts! I love this series to pieces and highly recommend it to any fan of cozy mysteries!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: December 11, 2018
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Series: A Southern Cake Baker mystery #2
Pages: 304 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

For fans of Joanne Fluke and Leslie Meier comes the second in Maymee Bell’s delectable Southern Cake Baker mysteries.

Sophia Cummings may be unlucky in love, but she knows that the way to a man's heart is through his sweet tooth. This evening, she plans to use that knowledge—and her skills as a New York City-trained pastry chef—to open the hearts and wallets of Rumford, Kentucky’s richest men. Sophia, proprietress of For Goodness Cakes, has been commissioned to cater the Heart of the Town Library charity fundraiser at Grape Valley Winery. She’s spent all her dough to make this a successful event, raise her profile, and win more plum catering jobs.

At first, the going is as smooth as an elegant chocolate ganache. After nibbling Sophia’s tasty treats, Ray Peel, the winery’s landlord, announces he will pay off Rumford’s library loan. But the evening soon turns decidedly frosty when Ray is murdered—before he can

ALL I WANT BY J. DANIELS

11/18/2018

It has taken me far to long to read this amazing series but I am in the process of remedying that as we speak! This series is easily becoming a top favorite of mine and I hop the author continues to write more books. I loved this one to pieces!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Genre: Enemies-to-Lovers. Second Chances.
Series: Alabama Summer #2 (can stand alone)
Pages: 318 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

From New York Times bestselling author, J. Daniels, comes the second COMPLETE STANDALONE in the Alabama Summer series.

Luke Evans is a heartbreaker.

I didn’t want to give mine to him. Not when he kept me out.
He gave me enough, just enough to make me fall in love with him. I say this to convince myself. But I know the truth.
I would’ve fallen in love with him at a distance.
Handing my heart over to Luke was the easiest thing I’ve ever done. I was naive when I wished for more, when I hoped he wanted the same things I did.
I try to hate him. I try to forget him.
But it’s not that easy.
Love is a ruthless bitch, and I’m her latest victim.

WILDER BY C.M. OWENS

11/14/2018

C.M. Owens is a newly favorite author of mine and I have found myself devouring her books like crazy. This book and the series is absolutely hilarious and a must read for rom-com fans!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: October 23, 2018
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Series: The Wild Ones #3 (can stand alone)
Pages: 282 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

Wild Ones Tip #349
If you don’t understand what’s going on, it’s because you haven’t been in Tomahawk long enough.

My sister and I decided to go to Tomahawk to learn more about our estranged grandmother and spend some time together doing something other than networking.

What we expected was some quiet town, a peaceful escape, and a little downtime.

What we got?
Two sexy mountain men...who actually wear a lot of flannel, bring fresh kills on first dates, and gripe about screaming a lot.
Hypothermia, a broke arm, a possible concussion, and more reckless fun than we've ever had.

GOING WILD BY C.M. OWENS

11/10/2018

Going Wild is the second standalone in the Wild Ones series! If you love small town romantic comedies with hilariously crazy characters then this is a must read for you!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: October 29, 2017
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Series: The Wild Ones #2 (can stand alone)
Pages: 285 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

Wild Ones Tip #109

We’re the reason the gene pool needs a lifeguard.

People often ask me what in the hell convinced me to move to Tomahawk, Washington, where the four corners of crazy are known as the Wild Ones. They want to know what possessed me to live next door to the Vincents—the same ones who think it’s acceptable to fish with dynamite if the fish aren’t biting the hooks they so generously attempt to use.

They want to know why I ever thought I’d make it in the woods with bugs, bears, and other things that want to take a bite out of me.
I tell them all the same thing…

It’s a long, crazy story.
And of course, I blame one girl.

THE SIMPLE LIFE BY TARA SIVEC

11/8/2018

Tara Sivec has always been one of my favorite authors so it comes as no surprise that she really delivered in The Simple Life. This book has her trademark humor, an amazing set of characters, and a beautiful single dad romance.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: October 19, 2018
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 329 pages
Format: Paperback. Purchased.

Brooklyn Manning thought her life was perfect in every way, until it crumbled down around her and turned into a dumpster fire. With her pride wounded and her tail tucked between her legs, she leaves New York and goes back to her tiny hometown of White Timber, Montana.

No more twenty-four-hour taco trucks, no more shopping at the best designer stores within walking distance, no more giving taxi drivers the finger when they angrily honk at her. She didn’t think it could get any worse. But then Clint Hastings walked into the room and insulted her.

Her arch nemesis from high school is no longer a nerdy computer whiz, masturbating to pictures in PC World magazine in his free time (allegedly). He’s grown up to be a hot-as-hell cowboy, and she has no other choice but to be a smart ass right back to him. After all, it’s what they do. It’s what they’ve always done, and twelve years apart hasn’t changed anything.

DEADLY NEWS BY JODY HOLFORD

10/30/2018

Deadly News is the first book in a brand new cozy mystery series and I have to say, I freakin loved it! This book is fresh, original, and filled with a fantastic set of characters. If you enjoy cozy mysteries make sure to grab a copy of this one!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: October 30, 2018
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Series: A Britton Bay Mystery #1
Pages: 239 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

Former Army brat Molly Owens is ready to put down roots, and the picturesque seaside town of Britton Bay on the Oregon Coast seems like the perfect place for it. Especially when she lands a job as editor of the local paper. But she’s got one colleague who’s very bad news . . .

As an experienced journalist, Molly is eager to bring the struggling Britton Bay Bulletin up to speed. But when she pushes Vernon, one of her less welcoming reporters, to dig a little deeper into the story of a prominent local family, the man ends up dead. The fact that he wasn’t well-liked makes finding the killer extra complicated. The lists of suspects range from his ex-wife to his own son to Molly’s boss, who has a secret of his own. But when Molly’s attempts to sleuth out the truth result in her receiving frightening threats, the trouble is just beginning . . .

FORESTS, FISHING, AND FORGERY BY TONYA KNAPPES

10/22/2018

I absolutely adore this cozy mystery series! If you are a fan of the genre, make sure to pick this series up. You can even read it for free with kindle unlimited. It's a total must read!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: July 31, 2018
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Series: The Campers & Criminals series #3
Pages: 273 pages
Format: eBook. Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited.

Welcome to Normal, Kentucky~ where nothing is normal.

It's Labor Day weekend in Normal, and if you know anything about camping and RVing, you know it's one of the busiest times of the year. Unfortunately, Daniel Boone National Park is in danger of being closed due to a drought and local businesses are scrambling for ideas to survive a possible shutdown.

Happy Trails Campground is at the center of a murder in which campers as well locals are suspects. It looks likely that a local resident is responsible for the dastardly deed since the victim is the one person who had the power to shut down the national park, which would be devastating to Normal’s small businesses.

Follow Mae West as she searches for clues to get to the bottom of this Labor Day campground caper

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