Thursday, May 28, 2015

Review of Montana Born Brides novella Finally His Bride

This is the fourth novella in the Montana Born Brides series. I liked it a lot. It is very closely connected to the third novella, Bride By Mistake.
 I loved the continuity between the novellas, to the extent of having a couple of the same scenes, from a different point of view. I liked the fact that the hero was the brother of the previous novella's heroine.  I liked that the heroine was involved in the wedding business, a baker by trade.
I look forward to reading more in this series. I look forward to the resolution of some ongoing plot points later in the series. I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

Goodreads review Bride by Mistake.

Bride by Mistake (Montana Born Brides, #3)Bride by Mistake by Nicole Helm
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the third novella in the Montana Born Brides series. I liked it a lot. It is very closely connected to the next novella, Finally His Bride.
I liked the fact that the hero was the heroine's brother's best friend and business partner, although there were some dangling partnership issues that neither novella addressed. I liked that the heroine was involved in the wedding business, a florist by trade. I liked the ending very much.
I look forward to reading more in this series. This series has some ongoing plot points that presumably get resolved later in the series. I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Goodreads review Where There's A Will

Where There's a Will (Whiskey River, #1)Where There's a Will by Katherine Garbera
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the prequel novella for the Whiskey River series. I liked it a lot.
My only objection was that is too short. I wanted more backstory.

I did like the tornado aspect of the story, very true to life, as I live in tornado alley myself. I liked that the heroine was ambitious, but is coming to realize home is not a house but a family. Loved that a lot.

I do want to read the rest of the series, hopefully not all stories are this short. I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

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Goodreads Review There Goes the Bride.

There Goes the BrideThere Goes the Bride by Catherine Mann
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is book 3, a novella in the Runaway brides series. I liked the other books in this series and I liked this one a lot.
I did like that the hero and heroine didn't instantly hit it off. He wanted to write a story about her famous family. To his credit, he never tried to hide that fact. She, coming from said famous family, didn't want to help him write anything, much less about her family.
I look forward to reading more in this series. I did receive a complimentary copy from NetGalley.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Goodreads Review His Forbidden Princess

His Forbidden Princess (Royal Holiday #4)His Forbidden Princess by Jeannie Moon
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is a short sweet contemporary romance, a novella in the loosely connected Royal Holiday series.
I liked this book. Second chance romance between a princess, Sofie, and an American, Ian, who was her college love and is now her security officer, and bodyguard.
I loved when they went to his family vacation house as a safe house. It was so sweet to see them reconnect, against the background of his family and memories.
I loved his uncle leaving them alone there, with a storm coming. The uncle knew Ian would protect Sophie from the storm, both weather and bad guys.
I think there is potential here for several more characters to have their own stories. I hope so. I felt this story was too short - I want more.
I got a complimentary copy from netGalley for an honest review.

Goodreads Review of The Way of the Warrior.

The Way of the WarriorThe Way of the Warrior by Suzanne Brockmann
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is an anthology of short stories and novellas to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project. Every story is part of another series. So this anthology is an excellent way to find another series about warriors - wounded or otherwise.
It consists of eight stories:
Hot as Hell , A Deep Six novella, by Julie Ann Walker
In Plain Sight, An Elite Force novella, by Catherine Mann
Torn, A Protect and Serve novella, by Kate SeRine
War Games, An Endgame Ops novella, by Lea Griffith
Beauty and the Marine, A Justiss Alliance novella, by Tina Wainscott
NSDQ 325, A Night Stalkers Romance, by M.L. Buchman
SEALed with Passion,A West Coast Navy Seals story, by Anne Elizabeth
Home Fire Inferno (Burn, Baby, Burn!), A Troubleshooters story eight months after Breaking the Rules, by Suzanne Brockmann.

I liked some stories more than others. My favorites were Hot as Hell and In Plain Sight, because the characters were believable and likeable without having read the rest of the series. Home Fire Inferno I liked but it has so much backstory that I think it would be confusing if you hadn't read the previous Troubleshooters stories first. War Games was another where I felt like I needed more backstory since I was not familiar with the Endgame Ops series.

I look forward to reading more of these series, and love having a new Troubleshooters story from Suzanne Brockmann. I received a complimentary copy from netGalley in return for an honest review.