Undeniably Yours

And it's that time again! Book Review! :)

This month we have "Undeniably Yours" by Becky Wade.

 First off, it looks amazing! I mean wow! The cover is great! The back is even better, see what I mean?

When Meg Cole's father dies unexpectedly, she becomes the majority shareholder of his oil company and the single inheritor of his fortune. Though Meg is soft-spoken and tenderhearted--more interested in art than in oil--she's forced to return home to Texas and to Whispering Creek Ranch to take up the reins of her father's empire.

The last thing she has the patience or the sanity to deal with? Her father's thoroughbred racehorse farm. She gives its manager, Bo Porter, six months to close the place down.

Bo's determined to resent the woman who's decided to rob him of his dream. But instead of anger, Meg evokes within him a profound desire to protect. The more time he spends with her, the more he longs to overcome every obstacle that separates them--her wealth, his unworthiness, her family's outrage--and earn the right to love her.

But just when Meg begins to realize that Bo might be the one thing on the ranch worth keeping, their fragile bond is viciously broken by a force from Meg's past. Can their love--and their belief that God can work through every circumstance--survive?


It was amazing! I loved Meg's character, her reality. suffering from panic attacks, and feeling stuck in a situation she can't avoid. And wow! I was immediately drawn to handsome Bo, even though, personally, I don;t like cowboys. Well, man, I'd go for Bo! :)

Their romance unfolded beautifully, and it had a twist ending that I loved. Plus the descriptions, setting and turn of phrase in the book made me laugh! I would LOVE to visit Holley, YX!

It was a GREAT read, and one I highly recommend!

Swept Away

My April book to review was "Swept Away" by Mary Connealy. 

I wasn't incredibly excited, as I'm not much of a western fan, but I do like to sit down with an occasional "rip-roarin romance" story. :) 

Here's the back of the book:

Laughter, Romance, and Action Abound in This New Series from Mary Connealy

Swept away when her wagon train attempts a difficult river crossing, Ruthy MacNeil isn't all that upset at being separated from the family who raised her. All they've ever done is work her to the bone. She prayed for a chance to get away, and then came the raging flood. Alive but disoriented, she's rescued by Luke Stone...so unfortunately, there are more chances to die in her immediate future.

Luke is heading home to reclaim the ranch stolen from his family. But the men who killed his father are working hard to ensure Luke doesn't make it alive. He has no choice but to keep moving. Still, he can't just abandon Ruthy, so she'll have to come along.

His friends--a ragtag group of former Civil War soldiers--take a fast interest in the pretty gal. Luke thinks that's rather rude--he's the one who found her. And the more time he spends around the hard-working young woman who is a mighty good cook, the more he finds himself thinking beyond revenge and toward a different future. For the first time in a long time, Luke is tempted to turn from his destructive path and be swept away by love.

I LOVED the first three chapters. They were great, the characters, the world, the plot, everything "swept" me in. Then, I read Chapter four, starting with "One month later" and started reading this confusing plot about characters I had never met before, and was like What?! I want more Luke and Ruthy!

In the end of course, it all made sense when they plot line picked up and all the characters merged, but the ending leaves you hanging for the next one, and maybe that's good, but me, I hate cliff hangers. :)

Overall, a great read, amazing characters and wonderful setting rich with history. she definitely did her research to make it come alive. And for a western, it wasn't half bad! 

The Tutor's Daughter

I LOVE Julie Klassen, and was SO excited to get to read this book!  

I LOVED the characters, and the family of  boys! :) It was neat to see them interact.. but I was kind of disappointed in the book, compared to her other books. It was great, just not up to snuff of her earlier ones. The mystery angle they play in the trailer was really good, but not typical of her previous writing. I confess it took a LONG time to reveal the answer in the book and that made it a harder book to read slowly! :) But the answer was amazing and worth it. ;)
 I also had a hard time following the climax.. it seemed to be pretty choppy. Maybe it was just me.

But the ending was happy, the plot line was good, and the characters were amazing! It just didn't seem to draw me into it as much as her other books did. 

But still, a 4 out of 5 stars. ;) 

And as a bonus.. she is a fellow Minnesotan! Klassen resides in St.Paul. I've always secretly wanted to meet her! :)  My absolute favorite book of hers is the "Silent Governess" SO good.

Change of Fortune

Book Review Time again! 

I have been so blessed to get such great books to read (for free!) from Bethany House.. I LOVE being a reviewer! 

The Book I read this week was "Change of Fortune" by Jen Turano. 

I LOVED the characters, but to be totally honest, that was really the only thing I liked about this book. It was hard to get into until about the third chapter, and even then I wasn't quite sure what was happening plot-wise. 

The plot was alright, sometimes not very believeable, but it was the characters that made me want to finish this book. The ending was great and I LOVED seeing how the characters changed. 

It wasn't such a bad read, just not one of my favorites. 

I'd give it 2 our of 5 stars. :)