Happy Thanksgiving 2017

Here's hoping you have many blessings 

to give thanks for today!

Where There’s Smoke by Sandra Brown

I haven’t read any Sandra Brown lately and it was nice to see she still brings the heat.  I’ve said quite vocally I will not read a book with a shirtless guy on the cover.  I’m not fond of romances.  Sandra Brown is the exception she combines sex and violence with not a single shirtless guy on the cover.   This book charts the journey of a wander lusting cowpoke and a disgraced female physician.

The book read like a small scale version of the old TV soap opera, Dallas.   It has the hard nosed single mom running an oil company through intimidation and shadiness.  The setting is a small Texas town with closed minded, stereotypical small town people.   Toss in some scandal, a heavy lidded bright eyed cowpoke and international intrigue, leaven with a good hearted ex-con, a spinster sister and a heavy handed, trashy witch (Amazon doesn’t care for anything even smelling profane, which isn’t all bad.) and you get the gist of the story.

Dismayingly I enjoyed the book.

This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.

Spotlight on Royally Wed by Teri Wilson

About Royally Wed:

ROYALLY WED

Teri Wilson

The Royals Series, Volume 3

Pocket Star EBook

November 13, 2017

$4.99

ISBN 9781501160516

Praise for Royally Wed:

“Royally Wed is enchanting and entertaining. Teri Wilson created tension, anticipation, conflict, and banter. Ms. Wilson developed a strong cast of characters with the addition of some memorable Corgis. Fans of Ruthie Knox and Jamie Beck will enjoy Royally Wed.”

—Harlequin Junkie

In this retelling of the timeless movie Royal Wedding starring Fred Astaire, an American classical musician travels to London to perform at the festivities of the royal wedding of Great Britain’s princess, but soon finds himself dangerously attracted to the bride!

When Asher Reed, an American classical musician, is hired as a last minute replacement to perform at the royal wedding of Princess Amelia in Great Britain, he’s hoping he can shake his recent bout with performance anxiety long enough to get through the festivities and get his career back on track. Little does he know that his life is about to change forever.

As a guest of Buckingham Palace, he knows he has no business even speaking to the princess, but he’s completely awed by her beauty and more than a little intrigued by her rebellious spirit. Still, he definitely knows he has no business kissing her silly at the fitting of her wedding gown. He’s there to perform, not cause a royal scandal. But when he stumbles upon her groom’s appalling secret, the fate of the princess and the British Crown suddenly rest squarely in his cello-playing hands....

With Teri Wilson’s signature “endearingly charming and delightfully sizzling” (USA TODAY bestselling author Nina Bocci) prose, Royally Wed is a delightful whirlwind romance that will leave you breathless and have you out of your seat for a standing ovation.

Praise for Royally Romanov, Volume 2 in The Royals Series:

“This contemporary retelling of the Anastasia myth, chock-full of elegance in the most romantic city in the world, is a delight. Wilson (Royally Roma) crafts love scenes that are sexy and passionate and align perfectly with the backdrop and absorbing plot; this will have wide appeal.”

—Library Journal STARRED REVIEW

“Wilson’s second Royals contemporary (after Royally Roma) takes the reader on a journey to Paris, where an American museum curator falls for a man who may be Russian royalty… The romance between Finley and Maxim is magical, beginning as instant attraction and building to an intense love, and Wilson skillfully balances the mystery of Maxim’s identity with the ethereal beauty of Paris.”

—Publishers Weekly

Praise for Royally Roma, Volume 1 in The Royals Series:

“An all-work, no-play PhD student is moonlighting as a tour guide in Rome. She's almost too busy keeping it profesh to notice her client is bona fide royalty in this zippy e-book.”

—Cosmopolitan, April 2017

“Verdict Wilson’s (The Art of Us) series opener [Royally Roma] is a delightful romp that incorporates the culture of the Eternal city—a ripe environment for love—into this temperate romance. Readers will be just as enthralled with Rome as Nico and Julia are with each other.”

—Library Journal Starred Review

About the author:

Teri Wilson’s novel Unleashing Mr. Darcy is now a Hallmark Channel Original Movie, and she currently has two other films in development with Hallmark. She’s also at HelloGiggles.com, a lifestyle and entertainment website founded by Zooey Deschanel. Teri loves books, travel, animals and dancing every day. Visit her at TeriWilson.net or on Twitter @TeriWilsonAuthr.

This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.

Firefly by P.T. Deutermann

Deutermann never fails to grab my attention from the first chapter.   His style and plots force you to continue to read long after your self appointed bed time.   This book takes place in Washington D.C.  The main protagonist is a retired Secret Service agent who’s moniker is Swamp.   Swamp is pulled out of retirement to aid in the preparation for the inauguration of the new President.  He is given a firefly to chase down.  A firefly is the terminology for a possible threat that is most likely improbable. His task and the book’s plot all focus on determining the veracity of the threat.

Deutermann keeps you entertained the length of the book.  He intersperses action with insights into the characters and their motivations.   P.T. provides enough information about the characters that you can grasp their personalities and understand their motivations. 

Firefly did not disappoint and continues to fuel my admiration for Deutermann’s skills.

Web: https://www.ptdeutermann.com/

This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.

I Love A Book by Joe Rhatigan

It is not often that I can completely identify with a book title.  This is a beautifully illustrated book.  The illustrators are Olga and Aleksey who did a marvelous job!  It is also seldom that I am so profuse with superlatives when reviewing a book.  This is a picture book for early readers that inspires children to read. 

The ubiquitous nature of electronic entertainment generally leads a child to play electronically rather than read.  In my opinion, it is absolutely imperative to make reading fun and interesting.  Kids need to stretch their imagination and they need the interest piqued.  It is a hard, cold fact that reading skills have a direct impact on educational success.  This book provides entertaining encouragement to love books and what wondrous adventures they can provide.   If you are prone to reading yourself and if you have young children, I strongly advise getting them this book.  It provides delightful encouragement for the early reader.  It captured my personal feelings on books.  Kudos to the author and the illustrators. 

This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.