Three reasons to ask her to stay…

Will offering a helping hand

open the door to forever?

Rescuing a single mom and her triplets during a snowstorm lands rancher Finn Brightwood with temporary tenants in his vacation rental. But because of his past, Finn’s reluctant to get too involved in Ivy Darling’s chaotic life. When he starts falling for the three rambunctious little girls—and Ivy—he can’t help but wish this family would stick around for good.

Jill Lynn brings her Colorado Grooms series to a close with this sixth book in the series. I was sad to see it end, but now am looking forward to what else Lynn has in store for her readers.

Ivy Darling’s car runs off the road in a snow storm in Westbend, Colorado one night. Finn Brightwood is on his way home in the storm when he spots car tracks leading off the road. He stops to see what he can do to help and discovers Ivy and her triplet three year old daughters. He has to help them and his sister talks him into putting them up in his unfinished bunk house on his ranch. Finn definitely does not want to get involved in someone else’s mess at this point in his life, but it’s not long before those precious girls (and their mama) begin to get inside his heart. Can Finn get past the long held hurt in his heart and allow happiness to come inside?

This was a precious story that touched my own heart very much. We see old friends from the other books in this series and it was so good to see how they had allowed God to work in their lives. I truly hate to see this one end. Recommended.

My thanks to the publisher and author for a digital copy of this book. I received no compensation and the opinion in this review is entirely my own.

Publisher: Love Inspired
Publication Date: February 1, 2021
Genre: Inspirational contemporary
Length: 182 pages

One almost indiscretion didn’t count, right? Yet it could end up costing Grayson Turner everything.

When Belva Turner catches her husband about to kiss another woman, her whole world comes crashing down. Well, what’s left of it anyway. Truthfully, trouble has been brewing in their marriage since the birth of the twins. But this… this would be the end of it. The end of their arguing. The end of trying but failing to make it work. The end of their marriage.
Sure, he’d messed up big time, but the last thing Grayson expected was to come home to an empty house. His one mistake costs him everything he’s spent his entire adult life building. With nothing left to lose, Gray grasps the chance to make things right with God and rebuild better this time.

Belva may be ready to throw in the towel, but Gray will do whatever it takes to get his family back and fix their broken marriage—even if it means facing the painful roots that shaped who he is today. But how is he supposed to find redemption when his wife has given up and walked away without a backward glance?

‘Time to let the past be a lesson for a better future.’

When a couple, who are both Christians, married for 7 years, are separated, can they allow God to heal the pain and get past it to rebuild their marriage and lives?

This is the premise of Andrea Boyd’s story. And what a wonderful story it is. A true testament of what God can do in a person’s life if they will only allow Him to take control and do things His way. Incredibly moving and well written, Boyd sits us down and tells us this tale as if she were in our living room. Straight from the heart, the story is told in her unique way that has the reader settling down into it and it won’t turn you loose until the last page. Even then, you think on it more. I was in tears in many places. What a powerful spiritual message here! And not just for marriages in trouble. For our lives as believers. Boyd creates characters that are real, with real problems. She doesn’t shy away from the hard stuff in life, and delves deep into that hard stuff until the light of God shines through. I loved every single minute. I can highly recommend this without reservations.

My thanks to the author and publisher for a copy of this book. I received no compensation and the opinion in this review is completely my own.

She’d do anything for her child.

To secure their future…

she must face the heartbreak of her past.

Forced to sell her bed-and-breakfast, Piper Connelly’s happy to stay on as manager—until the pregnant widow discovers her former high school sweetheart is the buyer. While Max Evans has changed from the boy who once broke her heart, Piper’s not so sure about working with him. But what if the perfect home for Piper and her baby is right here with Max?

This was my first time reading a Gabrielle Meyer book and I just loved it. A wonderful story of how God gives second chances, how we shouldn’t let our past hurts determine whether we will step out in faith in the future. This thread really ministered to me in a situation. Truly it did. This is just a precious, precious story and I was great moved by it.

My thanks to the author and publisher for a copy of this book. I was not compensated in any way and the opinion in this review is entirely my own.

Publisher: Love Inspired
Publication Date: January 26, 2021

A story of second chances and secrets, this mysterious Regency romance will transport you to 19^th-century England as one young lady reunites with her childhood love to find his missing sister.

Her friend is missing.

After five years abroad, Charity Halliwell finally returns to Loxby Manor, the home of dear friends—and her lost love. No longer a young girl, she is now haunted by a painful secret and the demise of her dreams. Instead of the healing and happiness she hopes to find, she encounters a darkness lurking in the shadows of the once-familiar house. When her friend, Seline, disappears the very night of her arrival, Charity is determined to uncover the truth.

Her only hope is the man who broke her heart.

Branded a coward, Piers Cavanaugh has lived the last five years as an outcast far from his family home. When his sister presumably elopes with a stable hand, Piers joins forces with an unlikely partner—the one woman he thought he’d never see again. Together they launch an investigation that leads to strange nightly meetings in the ruins of an old abbey and disturbing whispers of a secret organization. The more they learn, the more desperate the situation becomes. 

The house seems determined to keep its secrets.

As they struggle to piece together the clues, Charity and Piers also endeavor to rebuild their friendship. One cryptic letter changed everything between them. To find happiness they will have to overcome the grief and shame keeping them apart. But first they must discover why Seline vanished and confront the growing fear that she may never return. 

Settle in, because once you start The Vanishing at Loxby Manor, you won’t be able to put it down. 

About Abigail Wilson

Abigail Wilson combines her passion for Regency England with intrigue and adventure to pen historical mysteries with a heart. A Registered Nurse, chai tea addict, and mother of two crazy kids, Abigail fills her spare time hiking the National Parks, attending her daughter’s gymnastic meets, and curling up with a great book. In 2017, Abigail won WisRWA’s Fab Five contest and in 2016, ACFW’s First Impressions contest as well as placing as a 2017 finalist in the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense. She is a cum laude graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and currently lives in Dripping Springs, Texas, with her husband and children.

Charity Halliwell has come home after five years spent abroad to stay at Loxby Manor, family seat of an old love,
who spurned her all those years ago. Her good friend Seline, goes missing unexplainably and Charity knows
that something is incredibly wrong. Then Piers Cavanaugh returns home to Loxby, he who spurned her. He has been an outcast from society. Piers and Charity must together try and find out what has happened to Seline and not the story that has been bandied about.

I loved Abigail Wilson’s last book, Masquerade at Middlecrest Manor. It was extremely well done and a wonderful Regency. This one is also quite good. I was so caught up in it and the mysterious goings on that I never had one inkling of the culprit. Highly recommended.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson Publishers through Net Galley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and I received no compensation.

Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Publication Date: January 26, 2021
Length 336 pages
Genre: Regency Inspirational
Amazon link:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085XN94WG/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i3

As part of the A Promise to Keep Book Birthday Bash tour, I’ll be celebrating the 1 year anniversary of the book’s release.

There will be a giveaway so make sure you enter to win a $5 Amazon gift card, and will run from Jan 18 – Jan 22. The winner will be announced the week of Jan 25^th.

Giveaway entry link at the end of this post.

I read A Promise to Keep when it first came out in Jan 2020.

This is what I said about it: “Well written, poignantly told, this debut novel from Melony Teague will touch your heart and have you cheering for these two.”

MELONY TEAGUE — Everyone Has A Story To Tell

‘She wouldn’t cry. She was done with tears…..with the fortitude of fragile glass.’

Savannah Sanderson promises her late husband that she will go to her 20th year high school reunion, which is the absolute last thing she wants to do. She finds a hiding spot behind a fern and that’s where she plans to stay until the night is over. Then another classmate, Michael McCann, spots her and drags her out. He’s changed his life completely since high school, too. He and Savannah decide to visit some old favorite spots from their high school years and soon their adventure turns into an emotional journey they are not sure they can navigate past.

Well written, poignantly told, this debut novel from Melony Teague will touch your heart and have you cheering for these two. Watching them reconnect after 20 years and seeing their hearts shine is something you don’t want to miss. Don’t miss this one, folks. Recommended.

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Country music superstar Lane McCay left his hometown of Bluff Creek for the bright lights of the big city and the lure of fame and fortune. For the past several years he’s lived the life he always dreamed of by sitting at the top of the country music charts, touring the country relentlessly and casually dating any pretty face that came along. With the end of five year contract with his record label looming on the horizon, a string of meaningless relationships and a label executive bent on making his life miserable, he begins to wonder if there is more to life than what he’s achieved. By chance he meets Melanie Michaels, a rising Contemporary Christian recording artist and no matter how many times he tells himself she is not his type, he can’t get the attractive singer off his mind. Despite opposition from almost everyone around them, Lane and Melanie begin a relationship. While trying to keep their relationship away from the scrutiny of the public eye, Lane finds himself developing feelings he had promised himself he would never allow himself to feel again. And while Melanie finds herself falling for Lane, she is disturbed by his complete avoidance of anything related to her faith in God, a faith that she depends on to guide her life. Feeling pressures from not only their respective labels, but friends and family as well, Melanie and Lane struggle to stay together. But as threats are made, and Melanie struggles with Lane’s lack of faith, they reach a breaking point that sends both of them into a tailspin. As they struggle with getting on with their lives, Lane comes face to face with issues from his past. Unable to deal with the unexpected turn of events Lane slips into old patterns of destructive behavior, while Melanie battles against the court of public opinion to get her career back on track. Each of them are pushed to a limit where they must decide if they will try to bend life to their own wills or are be willing to trust the unknowns of life to an all knowing God, no matter what that may bring their way.

‘It takes a lot more strength to forgive than it ever did to hold onto all that anger.’

This is a wonderful story of hard choices, unforgiveness, bitterness of the past. It is also a story of God’s grace pouring into those devastating circumstances and proving He is who He says He is. Also the importance of not being unequally yoked. I enjoyed this one from Amanda Mason. Recommended.

Sing Me Back Home: Bluff Creek Novel 2 (A Bluff Creek Novel) – Kindle edition by Mason, Amanda. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Neither wants to relive the past, but they need each other to face the future.

Connor Murphy lives by a code of honor and service. Dignified, duty-bound, and responsible, he’s spent the past eight years as a single enlisted airman, determined never to mess up another person’s life the way he did Sadie’s. As long as he follows orders, does his job well, and avoids romantic entanglements, he’ll do just fine. Of course, that last part was easier before Sadie rolled back into town.

Sadie Allen never intended to return to Sugar Pine—her hometown hosts too much regret—but she can’t face her health crisis alone. Not with a four-year-old depending on her. Even so, Connor Murphy’s proposal of a marriage of convenience wasn’t exactly what she had in mind. She can’t fault his reasoning—her prognosis is grim and her son could use a father—but her heart aches at the thought of a marriage without romance. Especially to the one man she’s never gotten over.

The day-to-day challenges of Sadie’s illness are enough to strain the strongest relationships, let alone one hastily conceived in the shadow of past mistakes. Will the pressure be too much for their marriage to withstand, or will they allow God to forge something beautiful through their pain?

Everything Behind Us, Book 21 in The Potter’s House Books Series (Two), is an uplifting and inspiring story of hope, redemption and second chances. It is also book three in Jennifer Rodewald’s Murphy Brother Stories (book One is Always You). Grab your copy and be encouraged today.

Murphy Brothers Stories:

Always You
In Spite of Ourselves
Everything Behind Us
This Life (Coming in March 2021)

About Jennifer Rodewald

Jennifer Rodewald/J. Rodes lives on the wide plains somewhere near the middle of Nowhere. A coffee addict, pickleball enthusiast, and storyteller, she also wears the hats of mom, teacher, and friend. Mostly, she loves Jesus and wants to see others fall in love with Him too.

She would love to hear from you! Please visit her at authorjenrodewald.com or at http://www.facebook.com/authorjenrodewald.

‘Lord, help.’

Jennifer Rodewald writes good books. I am a forever fan. She somehow manages to pull such depth of emotion from the characters in her books that it astounds me.

Here, in her Murphy Brothers, book three, we find Connor’s story. Along with Sadie, who has lived some pretty rough years. Now she is back in town, along with her four year old son and a devastating diagnosis.

Connor has prayed for Sadie for years and now feels a divine pull to marry her, even though neither loves the other. Watching this most honorable man, whose life is all about obedience to God, sacrifice what could be his entire life’s happiness, to marry a woman and give his life to take care of her and her son, was one of the most wonderful things ever. Connor Murphy’s heart is sacrificial and precious in the extreme to watch. And seeing how God rewards those who serve Him was incredibly moving. Well done! Highly recommended.

My thanks to the publisher and author for a digital copy of this book. I received no compensation and the opinion in this review is entirely my own.

Publisher: Rooted Publishing
Publication Date: January 12, 2021
Length: 171 pages